Tainted Blood [3]

Chapter 2

When I woke up the girls were still asleep, I got up and went downstairs, it seemed like it was early in the morning since I was the only one awake so I decided to run downstairs into the basement to the training room. I was still in my clothes from yesterday, unfortunately all my scars were uncovered, that will be a very bad conversation when Archer sees them. I wrapped up my knuckles and started working on my punches, after an hour I put my hair up in a ponytail and took a breather.

"Looks like your working hard," I turned to Nadia panting.

"Yeah, still a little on edge," I turned back to the punching bag and started up again.

"Can't get rid of that paranoia feeling ?" Nadia came and stood next to me, wrapping up her knuckles.

"Nope," I stopped punching and held the bag for Nadia to punch. "Woke up in the middle of the night, for the first time in months it's my own nightmare."

"Me too," She answered as she worked on her right hook. "I woke up and forgot where we were, I just kept imagining you walking in, covered in blood all over again."

"I know, but we're safe here, and I'm not going to let them take you away again," I pushed some strands of hair away from my eyes.

"Got you this by the way," she passed me a black cardigan. "Thought you may want to cover them up from everyone here."

"Thanks Nad," I put it on and pulled the sleeves up.

"The scars," I froze at the mention of them. "Did he give them to you the last time ?" We both knew who he was.

"Yes, although I don't remember most of that time," I kept my face void of any emotion. "I knocked myself unconscious once he had pinned me to the floor."

"Did he..." She left the question unasked but I knew what she was asking. Did he touch you in that way?

"Why do you think I knocked myself unconscious ?" I avoided her eyes.

"Av-" I stopped her.

"Don't," I walked over to the stairs. "Come on, lets go get breakfast," we walked into the kitchen and I started to make food like we had been doing since we met, I saw a glass of water on the counter and put it in the sink.

"Hey, wow, you guys have been busy," Dayton smiled and stood opposite us. "Anything I can help with ?"

"Sure, can you make the coffee ?" She nodded and put the kettle on. "Oh, you guys haven't properly been introduced, Nadia meet Dayton, Dayton this is Nadia, she was in Stefan's prison with us."

"It's nice to meet," Dayton shook Nadia's hand.

"You too, I've heard a lot about you, Avalon speaks fondly of you" Nadia pulled out a few plates. "How many plates do we need Av ?"

"We need... ten plates in total," She nodded and started to set the table.

"Morning," Archer walked in, still shirtless. "Morning Snow," He wrapped his arms around my waist from behind and kissed my neck.

"Morning," I put the final pancake on a plate before turning around and kissing him on the lips. "You want some pancakes ?"

"Of course," He quickly grabbed my legs and wrapped them around his waist, making me squeal, picked up the plate of pancakes and walked us over to the table where when we sat down I was straddling him. "I think I like this position," He leaned in and kissed me again.

"Yeah," I laughed and pulled back, making him pout. "I like the position, just not at the table," I gave him a peck before moving off his lap and sat in the seat next to him.

"Aww, poor Cujo got rejected," Nadia cooed and passed me a mug of coffee.

"Shut up Dracula," Archer narrowed his eyes.

"Hey, calm down you two, I am not being the Bella of your Twilight," Nadia burst into laughter and Dayton walked in then passed a coffee to Archer who was pouting.

"What I miss ?" Dayton sat ext to Nadia, opposite Archer and I.

"These two decided to go all Twilight on me," I rolled my eyes. I picked up my knife and began cutting up my pancake when I caught my finger on the knife. "Damn," I put my finger in my mouth in hopes of stopping the blood.

"Av.." I looked up and saw Nadia's fangs out.

"Right, you need blood," I went to get up when a terrifying thought hit me. "Nad, if you're hungry, what about Vicky ?" A blood curdling scream came from upstairs which made me and Nadia sprint up the stairs. We found Chloe on the floor propped up on her elbows looking frightened by Nadia and Vicky's door, Hunter, Raine, Tyler and Max all ran out of their rooms.

"What happened ?" Tyler ran to Chloe's side, Nadia and I ran to the door, but it was locked.

"Vic open the door!" I pounded on the door, jiggling the handle.

"I don't want to hurt you!" Vicky sobbed, It broke my heart to hear her like that and by the look of Nadia's face she felt the same.

"Nad get a knife, now," she ran downstairs while I moved back from the door. "Vic, it's not your fault, now please just open the door before I bust it down!" Everyone looked confused by the whole situation. Nadia ran back up and threw me the knife, which I caught. "That's it," I kicked at the door and it flew back, I cut open my wrist and ran over to Vicky. "Eat up, now," she nodded and sank her fangs into my wrist, from the corner of my eye I spotted Nadia struggling to keep her cool. "Nadia go grab me a glass."

"Okay," she left, leaving everyone looking at Vicky scared. "I'm sorry, she hasn't been around anyone with blood since the transformation besides me, she just needs to have a healthy amount of blood and she'll be okay."

"I knocked on the door and her fangs were out and her eyes were dark," Chloe gulped.

"She's just hungry," Vicky finally let go of my arm then wiped her mouth with the back of her arm.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," Vicky let a few tears slip.

"It's okay, it's okay," I shushed Vicky and waited for Nadia to return.

"Av, she needs more blood," Nadia came back with a glass. "You can't keep giving her your blood, she needs more then you have."

"So do you," I used the knife and squeezed my hand around it so I could fill the glass with my blood.

"Av I can live without blood for a while, honestly."

"But you shouldnn't have to," I gave her the glass and accepted the bandage Dayton passed me to stop both bleeds. "Drink, I'll go find a blood bank and find you some clothes."

"Thank you," Nadia sheepishly drank from the glass.

"There's breakfast downstairs, why don't you all go and eat," they all left except Dayton, Hunter and Archer. Archer walked over to me and help my cut up hand.

"I don't like seeing you hurt," he kissed both bandages before pulling me in for a hug and kissing my forehead.

"Loni if you needed blood you know we would of happily given it to you," Hunter gave me a stern look.

"Sorry, guess I didn't really think."

"Well why don't you and Day go to the blood bank and Archie and I will keep Nadia and Vicky safe and sound," Hunter kept an eye on Nadia as he said each word.

"Wait why can't I go with her ?" Archer's arm tightened around me.

"Because I don't trust you to not jump her in the car," I blushed and hid my face in his chest as Archer chuckled.

"Fair point," He made me look at him and give him a kiss. "Have fun."