Sweet Surrender [MxM]

Chapter 11

I only have one thing to say- prepare for a mass update.

Slipping his phone back into his pocket, Dr. Nhik froze at the scent of blood. Lifting his nose to smell better, he whirled around and dashed into Varian's room. The stronger scent bombarded his and he clapped a hand over his nose at how badly it reeked. Running up to where Varian lay motionless on the bed he watched as thick, black blood ran from both of his nostrils and ran down his face, spilling onto the pillow and seeping through, soaking the mattress with inky black goop with a scarlet sheen.

Reaching out he touched the fluid and pulled his hand back recoiling from the sticky tar like feel of it. The clotting stuff stuck to his fingers from where it was based on the pillow, pulling away in stringy black and crimson threads. Jerking back away he sped out of the room.

"Nurse! Nurse Gale!" he called running out into the hall.

She came running, huffing, her pregnant belly making her slow down. "What? What is it?"

Dr. Nhik grabbed her arm and drug her into the room. She took one look and ran for the trash can where she bent over and threw up, gasping for breath. "Call for help," she wheezed.

Punching the call button on the wall he heard several alarms go off and people came running down the hall.

Varian's time was getting shorter, and Dr. Nhik wasn't sure how much longer he could keep him alive. They needed to figure out exactly what was wrong with Varian.

Just after first period Nathan walked through the hall, trying to find Justin around the crowds of people. It wasn't exactly an easy task. On top of that he was avoiding Andrea, who had been bothering him more than usual. He was just lucky she hadn't followed him out of first period...

"Nathan!"

Turning, Nathan rolled his eyes when he saw Justin and Andrea walking toward him, stopping in his tracks to wait for them.

 "What's got you in such a rush this morning?" Andrea asked curiously.

"I need to find... Jeck... Ji..."

 "... Jecklynn?" Justin supplied as Nathan nodded. Andrea frowned slightly, crossing her arms over her chest.

 "What do you need her for?" Justin asked. Nathan simply shook his head, leaning from one foot from the other. "Well, she's in Marine Biology with me, so just go down that hall and you should find her." Justin directed, pointing in the direction he had just come from. Nathan quickly nodded, stepping around the twins to go in the direction he needed, still avoiding other people.

"what's been up with him lately?" Andrea asked. Justin shrugged, turning to walk away.

"Who knows. It's Nathan. Just go with it."

Nearly running down the hall, Nathan slowed when he noticed the back of someone who vaguely looked like the girl he wanted. Pushing past a few people to get to the girl, he didn't pause until he was standing in front of her, effectively blocking her way.

Jecklynn looked him over for a minute with a curious expression. "Have we met before?"

Nathan sighed quietly, having already decided he didn't really like this girl. "Not really. I'm a friend of Varians. Which is why I need to talk to you."

Jecklynn stiffened, glancing around. "... Can we go somewhere more private then?" she asked, shifting nervously. Nathan nodded back.

 "I'd actually prefer it. Any ideas?"

"There's an empty classroom a few rooms over." she suggested. Nathan nodded again, heading in the direction she had mentioned quickly. They couldn't afford to be caught by a teacher.