~Running~

She ran as fast as she could. Her breath was ragged and her legs were burning as if her muscles were on fire. Every step she took was struggled, she had to think before one foot would even move, eventually she fell into a pattern where she was able to just keep moving. She didn't know where she was going or what exactly she was doing, all she knew was she had to get away from Serana.

She kept on stumbling. There was just too much hidden debris hiding under the show, her feet kept finding them. Every time she stumbled it was out of sheer luck that she didn't end up flat on her face... But eventually her luck did finally ran out.

Skylar stumbled and with wide eyes ended up sprawling onto the ice cold, snow covered ground. She left a trail behind her as she tumbled several times before she came to a stop. There was a bit of blood that turned the snow dark from a gash that was now on the side of her head, Skylar didn't have to guess that it was from the ice... Ice wasn't as smooth as you would think... There were parts that were just so sharp that if used the right way could be used as a weapon.

She laid in the snow for a few moments before she finally found the strength to push herself up and onto her hands and knees. She lifted her hand and rubbed the side of her head, not surprised when she pulled her hand away to find that it was red. "Great..." She sigh as she blinked a few times. Her vision was beginning to blur. Maybe she hit her head a little harder than she thought.

Her injury didn't hurt at all... Maybe that was because of how cold it was? Maybe that was a good thing. Pain would just slow her down now. She couldn't slow down she had to keep moving. She just had to, she couldn't go back.

She coughed and she wheezed as she tried to catch her breath, her lungs were burning from how hard she had been running, and not only that, they burned because of the cold. It was not a very good idea to be running in weather like this. Her eyes were closed for a few moments before she reopened them. She could see her own breaths every single time she exhaled. That was how cold it was. She couldn't feel her feet or her hands. It was then she realized just how unprepared she had been. She left so fast that she didn't even think that maybe she would have needed better and warmer clothing before she decided to make her way to the snow covered areas of the mountain.

Skylar mentally kicked herself. She was from Skyrim! How could a bit of cold be effecting her like this... But then she realized that when they got to the island they did pack away their normal clothes and bought some lighter ones... The heat was so intense when they first arrived. It was like a desert... How could an island have weather like this.. It made no sense.. Although it might have something to do with the volcano...

She gave her head a shake and looked around. She didn't know where she was or what direction she should go.. In fact she didn't know which direction she had come from. The snow was falling so hard that it had already covered up her own tracks.

She didn't know exactly how long she had been running for, all she knew was that she ran long enough to get to the colder side of the island. Her entire body was shaking for overexertion. She closed her eyes again and lowered her head as a small whimper escaped her lips. She felt weak and vulnerable. Why did she abandon Serana like she had? What was Serana going to think? The Vampire probably knew that she was gone by now and was most likely panicking.

Skylar knew exactly what the Vampire was going to do, she was going to come out looking for Skylar, alone...

"Stupid, stupid..." Skylar whacked herself on the head a few times, ashamed with her own choice. But at the same time Skylar knew it had to be done. She was just to dangerous to be near Serana at the moment... Skylar could hurt her. And in her mind she almost did.

When she woke to find herself in Serana's arms she had a moment of intense rage when the smell of Vampire filled her nose. She had thought of her scent as disgusting and revolting, Skylar wanted to be rid of it. The stench had been all around her. She had wanted to scratch her nose off in hopes that she didn't have to deal with the smell.

For that entire moment Skylar was so angry that she was in contact with Serana, she remembered thinking the word 'leech' and how she wanted to kill Serana right then and there. All she had to do was change into her werewolf and do it, it would only take a second. Once swipe of her mighty paw...

But as soon as Skylar had thought about hurting Serana she realized that this was far more serious than they both thought it was... Would Skylar really hurt Serana?

Skylar had not stayed long enough to find out.

She slipped out of Serana's arms carefully, quickly, and quietly as possible and ran without looking back. She didn't give Serana the chance to know she had left. She didn't leave a note or anything. In fact Skylar didn't even take any supplies, no health potions, nothing. She wouldn't risk staying long enough for the vampire to wake. If she woke Skylar didn't know what she would have done...

For the safety of her lover, Skylar had to put as much distance between them as possible. At least until the Key around Harkon's neck was broken and the collar was off, Skylar could not go near Serana.

Skylar looked around in search of something, anything... Any clue that would lead her to Harkon. Where would he hide? Where would he go? She didn't know. The only chance she had was wandering the island looking high and low for any clues, or maybe even stumbling upon Harkon herself.

If she found Harkon... She didn't know what she would do... Maybe she would try to sneak up on him and grab the key and break it before he even had the chance to say anything?

If he saw her... He had the power to make Skylar do anything he wanted. She couldn't give him the chance to see her, she couldn't give him the chance to speak. the moment he gives her an oder it was all over.

It frustrated Skylar knowing that all Harkon had to do was speak and he would have the upper hand. It wasn't fair!

Not only did he have the werebears on his side but he now had Skylar in the palm of his hand... It was almost as if Skylar had so not only stay as far away from Serana as possible but Harkon as well. She didn't stand a chance.

Then she heard it.

Skylar's head snapped up and her eyes went wide, her heart began to pound in her chest as panic sunk in.

Heavy footsteps.

Skylar was so disorientated that she couldn't even smell properly, but that probably was because her nose was stuffed up from running around outside in the bitter cold like she had been doing. She had almost no sense of smell and didn't know where she was. She wouldn't be surprised at all if she was ill.

The sound of heavy footsteps was all around her and the falling snow was beginning to fall even harder.

Skylar frantically scrambled to her feet only to find a patch of ice. She slipped and fell directly on her back before she tried to scramble to her feet a second time.

She was bent at the hips slightly and her legs were wide apart in an obvious attempt to keep herself from loosing her balance. The wind was blowing so hard and the snow was blinding her. She used her hands to shield her face as best as she could before her hood was blown off her head.

"Stay back!" Skylar ordered, but the wind caught her voice and threw it back in her face, she actually began to choke on her own breath. The wind was making it so hard to breath!

She caught sight of huge bodies making their way towards her. She could only see the dark outlines. The snow was falling too hard for her to really see them.

Her heart was pounding in her chest as she began to panic even more. There was only one thing that came to mind as she stared at the figures that were slowly approaching her. WEREBEARS!

She stumbled back and turned on her heel ready to start running.

But as soon as she was facing the opposite direction her eyes went wide once more and she felt like her heart had sunk down into her stomach. "No.." She whispered as she fell to her knees after realized that she was surrounded.

There were too many of them.

They were in all directions.

It was like they had been following her and keeping their distance the entire time. And when she finally fell from tripping, and staying down from exhaustion did they finally show themselves.

Skylar doubled over and looked towards the ground. Her vision was beginning to blur and her head was pounding. "Stay back..." She ordered again as she ran her hands over her face. When she pulled her hands away she looked down at her palms when she realized that her hands felt... Wet?

At first she thought it was from the snow... But then she realized that the liquid was red.

She thought it had been from the injury that was on the side of her neck. But then she reached up again and realized that the blood was on her cheeks... It was coming from her eyes? That was not normal at all...

"What is wrong with me?" She whispered shaking her head. She began to tremble out of fear. She was scared because not only was she surrounded but now blood was coming out of places that it shouldn't be!

Skylar tilted her head back and looked up towards the sky not knowing what to do. She closed her eyes and listened to the sound of the footsteps growing closer and closer. "Just go away." She groaned.

In her eyes the world looked as though it was spinning around and around. It made her feel sick to her stomach. Every time she opened and closed her eyes it seemed as though the world around her only began to spin faster and faster.

Finally she buried her head in her hands before she fell onto her side. A small groan of pain was heard from her. She closed her eyes as the sound of heavy footsteps stopped. They were right there. They were all less than a few meters away looking down at her.

All Skylar wanted to do was find the strength to jump to her feet and run as fast as she could.

She didn't want to be mauled to death.

After searching and trying so hard all the strength she had left was only enough for her to open her eyes for only a few seconds. What she saw only confused her.

Instead of massive monstrous creatures she saw massive men and a few woman. All had thick winter coats on. They were looking down at her with unreadable faces. They seemed confused and very dangerous.

One of the men stepped forward and knelt in front of Skylar, tilting his head to the side. "What is your name?" He asked in a very deep voice. He waited for Skylar to answer, his brow furrowed when he realized that the girl was having some difficulties even so much as keeping her eyes open.

Skylar opened her mouth but no sound came out, she shivered and tried again.

But Instead of finding her voice she simply closed her eyes and fell into the darkness unable to fight it anymore.

The man in a thick fur coat grunted as he watched the small girl fall unconscious. He couldn't help but to wonder just how long this girl had been wondering around on her own like this.

But when he saw the blood his stomach twisted. That certainly was not normal... Usually tears are the only liquid that came out of the eyes, but tears of blood. Now that was something he had never seen before. He looked at her up and down and realized that the collar around her neck was not normal either. Just looking at it made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up on end.

He even had a moment where he wanted to stand up and walk away and act like he had never found the girl in the first place. The collar just put him right on edge. But he sighed and knew that would not be fair at all. This girl needed help...

He took one look over his shoulder and knew that his friends were all thinking the same thing.

With a sigh he reached down and picked the girl up, not surprised to find that she weighed next to nothing.

"Let's go." He ordered as he motioned with his shoulder for the others to follow him.

What a strange day this was...