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Chapter 11

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They pulled them back and strapped them to their beds. They gave them injection and left the room. The continued to scream for a while longer before the medicine they had been injected with started to take effect. My aunt was white and shaking I looked down at my own hands, which were shaking as well. The file was on the floor all strewn about. A nurse came in though the door and ushered us outside I tried to move my legs but they weren't working, my eyes flicked back to the window before rolling up into my head and passing out.

I woke up in a hospital bed for the second time since finding out I was a witch, only this time there were no voices around me but I wasn't alone in the room. I lay still deciding on whether to open my eyes or not. Of corse that depended on who was in the room with me. They weren't moving that was for sure. Before I had even realised what I was doing I had somehow let my mind lose and let to tendril like things reach out and 'feel' about the room for the person. I felt my mind 'touch' over the objects. The bedside table, the couch, the crash trolley, the corner where the walls meet, the window…. As my mind skimmed over the window I felt the presence standing in front. Their back was towards me; I mentally got up and walked over to that person. Trying to identify them with my mind tendrils. I needed my eyes…I needed to see. Bit by bit I tried to mentally open my eyes as I 'walked over' to stand in front of him. I peered around the shoulder and looked at the person in my room. I almost gasped out loud when I saw his face. The surprise 'threw' me painfully back into my body. I must have jolted because I heard him move and walk over to my bedside. He took my hand and held it gently. What was he doing here? I listened as my door opened and closed, admitting someone else into the room.

"Nate?" I almost groaned with frustration, it was Liam. Just what I needed Nate and Liam in my room. He let go of my hand in what I though would have been a discreet manner had I had my eyes open. And took a step back from the bed. The tone of Liam's voice had been one of questioning.

"Liam" I heard Liam walked over silently and check on me. I lay still and tried to look unconscious. I heard them move over to the couch and sit down. One of them sighed and I though that they might leave considering how I was asleep. "You look troubled?" Nate asked quietly. I heard Liam give a short, harsh laugh.

"Yeah" he answered absentmindedly

"Care to share? It's not like we will be going any where soon" they were silent for a while and I was almost drifting back to sleep again when Liam finally spoke.

"It's Aurora," he said dejectedly. I felt my stomach sink; he was going to tell him that they had slept together. Then everyone would know and were going to think of me as some slut that will open her legs to the first guy that comes along. "The other night when we were meant to go over to her house and cancelled last minute?"

"Yeah?"

"Well when I got there to tell her that we couldn't come her door was open already. I knocked on it a few times and called he name but she didn't answer. I was about to shut the door and leave again thinking that she might have just gone out quickly when I heard a blood curdling scream from inside her apartment. It was cut of quickly before it started again. I ran into the apartment to the sound of where the screaming was coming from. I had never heard anything so desperate in my entire life. I pushed open the door which happened to be the door of her bedroom and found some vampire had blind folded her and tied her wrists up and was about to take a bite out of her. So I pulled him off and hit him. He was much stronger but when I started to call the wind to help he just vanished" I groaned slightly to try and get there attention off the subject at hand, but it had been to quiet. There was nothing I could do to stop him from telling Nate unless I got myself into a difficult situation. They were best friends anyway, so Nate was going to find out one way or another eventually. I rolled over and buried my face into the pillows listening to there conversation.

"I thought she looked a little shaken up. That's twice she has been attacked"

"Yeah well, it's not so much as the attack that has got me worried but what happened afterwards"

"I don't get you"

"Aurora and I never got off on a good foot together as friends like the rest of you did. I have been jumpy around her ever since I first met her. I thought it was because I couldn't trust her, because there was something slightly shady about her but I was wrong. We slept together that night; everything was going fine until Leau walked in on us the next morning. Aurora got upset because she felt guilty about hurting Leau even though we weren't together and won't talk to me now let alone touch me"

"Oh, so you guys slept together" there was a pause where I assumed Liam nodded. "Now you're pissed off at her because she is…."

"Blowing everything out of--" the sound of the door opening and closing stopped Liam mid sentence "who the hell are you?"

"I don't think that is any of your business" not knowing who had entered the room I decided that now would probably be a good time to wake up. I groaned, loudly this time, and rolled over blinking a few times.

"Did anyone catch that guys number plate?" I said mostly for effect as I rubbed my head and sat up, the unknown person was standing near the door in the shadows. I squinted as if I had just woken up and looked towards him. "Who are you, sorry?" I asked trying to be polite. He stepped out of the shadows and moved towards the bed slightly.

"Kian" I smiled at him and stuck my hand out.

"Aurora. Your vampire" he nodded

"Half actually" he said suspiciously "what of it?" I smiled a little uncomfortably. Not knowing what else to say, I threw back the covers and began to get out.

"You right there?!" Liam said quite suddenly, I turned my head quickly to look at him.

"What?" I couldn't look at him for some reason so instead I focused on a point just below his right eye.

"WHAT? Look at yourself?" I looked down and noticed that they had removed my pants for comfort and was only wearing my underpants and t-shirt. I blushed slightly and got back under the covers.

"Sorry. Guys I hadn't realised" I felt bad that I had done that now and Liam had got even angrier with me. I looked across a Nate quickly. "Could you pass me my pants please?" I don't think I had ever been more embarrassed than I was at that moment. I was a red as a tomato when he passed my pants towards me.

"You have a tat?" I looked at him out of the corner of my eye as I slipped my pants on under the covers.

"Two actually" after I had slipped them on I slid out of bed quietly and walked over to grab my jacket.

"What are you doing?" I ignored Liam's question and turned towards Kian.

"So, why exactly did you come into my room? Not to sound rude, but I don't know you do I?" he shook his head.

"I just had to see if some of the rumours were true. There has been a lot of talk about you lately, I came to see if they held any truth" with that he turned and shifted out of the room. I quirked my eyebrows slightly.

"Because that was not at all weird" I put my jacket back on and walked over towards the door only slightly clumsily.

"Again, what are you doing?"

"Leaving, what does it look like?" I said still heading towards the door, I knew that it would piss him off but he already seemed to be in a bad enough mood with me anyway so it didn't really seem to matter. He came around to stand directly in front of me.

"I don't think that is a good idea, you can't even walk properly" I turned my eyes towards him, there was only so much shit I would take. He could be pissed with me all he liked but if he was going to do it to me then he better well expect it back.

"You know what? Piss off Liam! If you had seen what I saw today then I doubt you would be walking properly either ok" I turned my head away and bit down on my lip as the memories that I had been fighting so hard not to think about pushed there way effortlessly into my head. "Just get out of my way" I pushed passed him and all but ran out the door.

Jared

I watched as she fought with the young guy again and storm out of the hospital. So his name was Liam, I would have to remember that. I had wondered what Kian was doing there at first; everybody knew he was an outcast in the vampiric society. Strange that he should show himself now of all times. It would be just like him to make friends with the witch so he had some power on his side for a change. Get into the higher circle by association. I moved around to the hospital entrance as she walked out causing her to run straight into me.

"Sorry" she mumbled as she stumbled to get into her footing.

"Aurora! What are you doing here…are you ok?" I put my hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner. She was crying.

"I'm… fine. Thanks" she said pulling back. Damn it! She didn't trust me.

"Damn it. Aurora I swear I was never after you, I would never bite you" she looked up at me uncertainly. I looked at her directly into the eyes to make it look like I meant it. "I promise" she gave a small smile and I smiled back at her. "Are you sure you don't want to talk?" she hesitated for a minute before agreeing. I led her over to an outside bench and sat her down opposite me.

"It's nothing, my parents are patients here. In the insane ward. I saw something today, something they did, and it shook me up a bit. I passed out. Woke up. Fought with a friend. I'm ok now though, I was just on my way home actually" I looked at her sceptically.

"You aren't in any condition to drive. Let me give you a lift home" she shot me a wary glance.

"I don't think that would be the best idea. I know you promised that it wasn't you that attacked me but the person did look and sound a hell of a lot like you. So it's a bit creepy for me still"

"Well why don't I go find your friend and get them to drive you home"

"NO!" I grinned to myself "I guess you could drive me home" I smiled and walked back over to her taking her hand.

"We aren't going but car"

~*Interlude*~

It stood watching once more in the shadows. Things had escalated dramatically in a short time, though she was still far from harm. She had been to visit her parents, seen what had been done to them, how they had be driven insane. It had rattled her somewhat, yet she still managed to hold herself together. Yes, she was like her mother. If it couldn't have her? Why not have the daughter? A low dark laugh emerged from the lips of the creature. Oh yes, it would have the daughter. Nothing was going to get in the way this time.

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Ok, what has it been months! So sorry. Anyway i thought while i am on hols that i would read over some work an found this story again. So there you are. The LONG awaite and most likely LONG forgotten chapter 11. i actually have 12 read to go as well. I might get on and post tomoz.

lyra