Kickdrum Beating in My Chest Again (Alternate Version)

Chapter 97

!!!!!!!!!Author's Note!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone! Happy Friday (pretty damn close)! I hope you all had a good week! Mine kinda sucked because I'm still sick. I am starting to feel better very slowly, so there's that. We are going on two weeks now and there's nothing the doctor can do other than treat the symptoms because it's a virus. That's ok, I'll live.

Anyways, this week, Brad burns while Gabe watches. Shane shows up and Gabe leaves him with Brad to go see his vampire friend, Eric Halvorsen. He feeds on a guard and steals his uniform on the way there and gives it to Eric while also informing him on what he will be doing later that night with Patrick. Brad begs Shane to help him, but Shane refuses. Gabe returns, allows Brad to burn for longer before eventually extinguishing it and driving his message home. This chapter is a bit gruesome so check the tags and stay safe everyone.

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Chapter 97

********Trigger Warning for Graphic Violence and Gore********

Vampires take a very long time to burn and burn very clean with a small amount of smoke, but Gabe doesn't plan on letting it go for that long. He doesn't want to kill him, just injure, burn, and scar him. Brad's been on fire for about thirty minutes now. Gabe was very deliberate where he poured the lighter fluid so it wouldn't spread to the rest of the room. He'd also taken the liberty of disabling the smoke alarms in the area so that they would be left alone. He thinks back to when he told Shane to pick one of the meeting rooms at the front that wouldn't be used for twenty-four hours. Brad's screams of pain are music to Gabe's ears. Each scream seems to have its own unique sound to it, making it almost seem musical. His thoughts are interrupted by a knock on the door. That should be Shane with the fire extinguisher. Gabe stands, walks to the door, asks who it was and hears Shane's voice, unlocks the door, and steps out.

"What's going on in there, boss?" Shane asks.

"A vampire punishment for damaging my property." Gabe replies.

"Ok. I brought what you asked for." Shane states.

"Good. Put the fire mask/rebreather on, go inside, and continue to let him burn for at least another hour. He will continue to scream out in pain, but there is no one to hear him except you and me. I need to speak with someone and will be back before then, but I can't leave the fire unattended. You can also take the fire extinguisher into the room with you. I will lock the door once you are inside until I return." Gabe orders.

"Ok, boss." Shane says as he puts the fire mask/rebreather on, grabs the fire extinguisher, walks into the room, and sits down at the table.

Gabe locks the door, leaves, and heads to C-45 to speak with Eric Halvorsen about helping him out tonight and being a "guard" in Brad's place.

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Joe and Patrick had just finished their boxing lesson. Patrick had done very well and picked up the new stuff very quickly. Now Patrick was sitting on his bed, and Joe was sitting in the chair next to his bed while they caught their breath. Patrick looks over at Joe.

"Thanks for the lesson, Joe. I'm hoping I can learn more soon." Patrick says.

"Sure thing! You were a very quick study, and I will teach you more each day from now on." Joe replies.