Half-Breed

Chapter 5

I waited until they were further away than they were before I closed the computer and got out of the bed. I stopped when the little girl grabbed my hand, making it so that I could go no further than the edge of the bed. "What?" I asked softly, staring intently at her.

I tried not to get annoyed with her, but I couldn't help it. I had a job to do, and I was running out of time. I could not let Timothy die in the Pit.

It was very dangerous, and I knew that he wouldn't survive.

A lot of Committee members did not survive being taken to the Pit, so we had no idea what happened nor how dangerous it actually was.

"Where are you going?" the little girl asked, her voice barely above a whisper. Her eyes were wide with fear and concern while she studied me, and I could tell that she was concerned for my safety. She didn't realize that I was older than her, and I hoped that she would trust me enough when I came back for her and the others looking like my normal self. "You could get yourself killed if you leave."

"My comrade will get killed if I don't leave," I replied curtly, and she frowned and cocked her head in confusion. I shook my head and pressed my lips into a thin line, praying that she wouldn't ask me any questions nor keep me there any longer. "Don't worry; I'll be alright."

I hope...

"But you are a little girl. What can you do?" She pressed her lips into a thin line and studied me. She had no idea what she was saying, and I knew that she didn't know what I could do.

I bit back a smirk and dipped my head a little. My whole body hummed in anticipation, and I yearned to start a fight or to finish one.

Unfortunately, I knew that I had to be patient; I had to get to Timothy first before I could start one. If I didn't, then I could hurt both of us or get us killed, and I did not want either option to happen.

"I can do a lot of damage to someone, trust me," I replied. I took my arm out of her hand and watched her, letting go of her hand after I squeezed it reassuringly, praying that she wouldn't grab me again. "Get some rest. It is going to be a long night and day for you."

The little girl nodded and laid down, and I had to make sure that everyone was close to falling asleep again with the help of a small powder substance that would last only for a few minutes, but it would give me enough time for me to escape without someone trying to follow me nor alert someone else that I was leaving. "What about you?" she asked, her voice becoming softer, and I could tell that she was about to fall asleep with the help of the powder.

She closed her eyes before she opened them again, trying to stay awake and listen to what I had to say. She was a strong fighter against the powder, and I was a bit impressed but more annoyed because it meant I had to wait longer. "You need to sleep, too."

"I'll sleep later," I promised, thankful that I didn't need as much sleep as normal human beings and because the powder didn't affect me at all. "Promise."

I didn't tell her that I would sleep after everyone was rescued because I knew that it would lead her to ask more questions on what and who I was, and unfortunately, I did not have enough time for them because I had to make sure that my comrade was safe and that we were still able to rescue the kids even if our plans had to change because of this inconvenience.

Thankfully, the little girl nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She closed her eyes and gave in to the sleeping powder, and I bit back a sigh of relief while I watched her fall asleep. "Be careful," she mumbled, her voice so low that even I had to strain my hearing to hear her. "Don't get killed."

And with that, she was silent, even her breathing was quiet, and it was barely above my hearing range, which was higher than normal humans.

I took the blanket from where it laid and covered her with it with a little smirk on my face. "I'll try to be careful," I whispered, even though I had a feeling she couldn't hear me because she was off in a dream world. "And I'll try not to get killed."

I walked to the door, making sure that all of the kids were safe before I stopped in front of the door that kept us in. I pulled off a piece of wall that one of our comrades had commented on and saw that there was a keypad behind it.

Mimicking what the male had done on this side, I opened the door and bit back a smirk, relieved that it worked. Silently, I walked out of the room and listened to the door go back in place, hoping that everyone was unaware that they were missing one child.

I knew that I was going to have to be careful while I made my way through the halls because I knew that there were guards around that was to make sure that everyone stayed in the rooms until the morning bell that would wake everyone up and let them start the day.

I could not get also caught, even though I knew that the Sire knew who and what I was, but I had a feeling that he wouldn't do anything because he hadn't said a word to anyone else.

Everyone was counting on me to get this right and to save Timothy because they couldn't get in yet.

This was our only shot at ending this nightmare of a group and to protect the rest of the children that lived on Earth before they were wiped out by the Addisans.

If we failed this and didn't get our job done, then the world as we knew it was over.

The Committee would fall, and the Addisans would reign supreme, taking over the humans like the majority wanted to and to stop the peace between the planets and the other alien species that called Earth home.