Bite ➳ Nick Furcillo

Chapter 10.

Ryan was looking worse and worse by the minute. Ignoring Bobby's threats from behind the door you skulk away deeper into the dark house.

As you stumble through a few hallways practicality carrying Ryan you spot Bobby. Why the fuck does he keep showing up.
Ryan pushes himself out of your arms and draws Bobby's attention. "What are you doing?" You hiss under your breath.

"You don't have to do this" he reasons with the man.

"Family first" the man says back without a hint of emotion in his tone.

Ryan sighs and you watch in astonishment as he removes the knife from himself and stabs it into Bobby's chest.

"Ow! You stabbed me" he yowls "it...it really hurts!"

"Yeah it fucking does don't it?" Ryan growls.

"Ryan jesus!" You yell as you drop to his side. Blood was pouring out of his wound fast.

"How bad is it?" He whines.

You flinch when you hear growling before you realize it's Laura. "Ryan" she gasps.

"Hey"

"I shouldn't have let you come, I'm so sorry" she mutters seeing the pool of blood forming around him.

"That bad huh?" He chuckles "well you're not the boss of me"

"I have an idea" you interrupt the banter.

Both of them share a puzzled expression. "What's the idea? He's lost a lot of blood"

Ryan frowns "it'll heal though right? I'm not dying"

"Well" you breathe deeply "it could... if one of us bites you"

"But then he'd also be infected" Laura adds.

"Yeah I get it, big bad wolf" Ryan sighs.

"We don't- we don't have much time" you tell him. Both you and Laura were already developing freaky werewolf senses.

"You'd have to kill Chris, end this for us" Laura tells him.

"Do it" he nods.

"Uhm which one of us do you want to-" you begin but Laura cuts you off.

"You should. If you're okay with that, it's just that you two are friends right? I don't know it feels weirdly intimate"

Both you and Ryan chuckle "sure" you shrug and take his arm.

She was right, this was weirdly intimate. Trying not to think to much about it you sink your teeth into him until you can taste iron blood in your teeth. He hisses in pain and you drop his arm. Maybe this is the werewolf talking but blood tastes really, really good.

"You should feel it soon" Laura reassures him.

You look away as you lick the blood off your lips, it was weird but it's not like you could help it.

There's shouting outside the door and you curse "fuck we gotta move" Working together Laura helps you carry Ryan.

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"How do you feel now?" Tou check in with Ryan.

"Not great"

"You should start to feel better soon" Laura sympathises.

"What about you guys?" He asks cracking a weak smile.

"I feel pretty good actually" you say observing the energy buzzing through your limbs.

"Me too" the blonde agrees "hey y/n do you... smell that?"

"I think so" you reply taking a deep inhale. The metallic tang of blood filters in your nostrils but beyond that - meat.

"Can you two stop that" Ryan huffs getting creeped out.

"Okay, lets find Chris and go"

Taking a few steps around the musty attic you see a cluster of needles on the floor. "Hey Laura look"

She peeks over your shoulder and hums "means we're on the right path"

"What?" Ryan asks from his spot hunched against a wooden beam.

"It's the stuff they used to sedate them" Laura tells him showing him one of the needles.

"Uh, I think we're more then on the right path" you whisper.

Laura shoots you a look of confusion and you point her to a disfigured beast chained to the floorboards.

"Holy shit is that-" Ryan mutters.

"Chris Hackett" Laura cuts him off.

Chris swings him arms violently snapping the chains free. The weight of his body makes the wood lurch as he rushes towards you. Before he can reach the three of you the flooring shatters and for the second time that night you find yourself falling.

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This time there is no pool of water to land in and you feel the full force of the fall rattle your skeleton.

The impact has your head spinning and everything suddenly becomes overwhelming. The lights hurt your eyes and the smell of flesh drowns your senses. "No come on, come on" you grunt shaking your head. Laura is feeling it too slamming her palm against her face trying to snap out of it.

With a scream she transforms right infront of you and goes immediately for the only other human in the room, the officer who had captured her earlier. She smashes his body into the wall causing a mirror to shatter. Chris snaps his jaws around Bobby's neck and rips into him, you let out a gag at the gory sight. Then you turn around, Ryan stands shakily holding a gun and in the blink of an eye fires a bullet into the monsters face.

Chris Hackett falls backwards. Laura's body turns back to her real self and your mind stops racing with intense stimulation. All three of you take a minute to catch your breath. "You did it" you pant, patting your friend gently on his back.

In shredded clothing Laura takes in her surroundings "thanks for not killing me" she says to the officer who sat against the wall, glass shard gripped tightly in his fist.

"Yeah, same goes for you" he nods.

"I'm going to see Nick" you announce.

Laura stiffens "umm"

"Umm what?" You snap.

"I kind of destroyed the breaker"

"So?"

"So the cages lost power and opened"

"Meaning he's probably long gone" you sigh pinching the bridge of your nose.

She rubs her neck awkwardly "sorry"

"Whatever at least there's no more werewolves running around so he's safe"

The police officer coughs to get everyone's attention "actually it isn't over"

"Excuse me?" You snarl "who even are you?"

"Travis, the guy who held me in a cell for two months" Laura huffs.

"Listen your friends aren't safe until we finish this" Travis informs.

"We just did, Chris is dead so everyones back to normal" Laura retorts earning an annoyed look from the officer.

"Chris wasn't the first"