Scared of the dark

Overide

Phil's pov

I hated it. How Mark could control my senses he would take away my sight when I walked, so that I would fall. I would have nightmares that I was back in that chair. Ones that would make me scream in my sleep and thrash. Dan had to wake me most nights.
Sometimes I couldn't smell, sometimes I couldn't hear.
But I hated most of all wen I lost my speech. I couldn't even tell anyone what was wrong.
I hated this.
Right now my voice had been taken and once again I was fighting back the burning sensation that quickly would grow stronger and stronger. Then when I couldn't take it I would black out. This seemed to be the most common thing, it hurt the most and annoyed me to no end.

I was pulled out of my thoughts when Dan slammed on the breaks of the car.

" Stupid rabbits" he swore under his breath as he started the car again.

" Anyway" I herd Sean talk in the back.
" The only base of Marks we haven't checked is just west of here" Sean told us.

Dan nodded.
" If he isn't here then I'm going to-".

I put my hand on his shoulder. Comforting him. I knew how angry he would get when we didn't find anything.

Dan let out a breath and tightened his hand on the steering wheel.

" Did he ever say or do anything that would tell us where he was going?" Dan asked me.

I swallowed my saliva. I knew I wouldn't be able to speak. In response I just looked at Dan.

My facial expression told Dan all he wanted to know.
" He took your voice again?" Dan asked.

I slowly nodded while Dan sighed.
Suddenly I left a sharp pain in my gut. I hunched over and held it while I winced. I could not scream or groan from the pain. But I would if I could.

" Are you in pain?!" Dan asked as he pulled the car over.

I nodded while I held my gut, hunched over. I clenched my jaw and tired to breathe evenly. This would happen often at least one a day or more. Sometimes it was worse then before, other times it was just annoying.

" I hate being powerless to stop this!" Dan half yelled while he punched the window, but not strong enough to break the glass.

Dan put a gentle hand on my shoulder.
" Can you tell if this one will last long?" He asked.

I can usually tell if they last long.
I nodded knowing that this one wouldn't go away or hours.

" Lay him down in the backseat" Sean told Dan.

The two got out of the car and sprinted to my door. Once they gently lifted me out of the car I was put in the backseat, laying down. By now I was in really bad pain, I had started to sweat and I couldn't breathe properly.

" I saw a hospital just around the corner, I'll go steal some morphine. We'll see if that works" Sean told Dan.

Then without either of us saying anything he sprinted off.

" Just try to breathe, stay with me" Dan pleaded sitting next to me.

I held his hand tightly.

" I don't know how to help you" I herd Dan's broken voice say.

I opened my eyes to see Dan with a single tear running down his face. He wiped them away as soon as he knew I saw him.

I tired my best to smile at him. But I don't doubt that it came out broken. Suddenly I started to cough and I felt like my lungs where on fire. I covered my mouth to try and stop it but I only got worse.
That's when I coughed out blood.

I felt the warm sticky substance on my hand and I stopped coughing. I looked down to see it and Dan saw it too.

" Phil you can't put up with this much longer, you're body won't be able to hold out" Dan said to me, his voice straining.

I nodded, knowing this but unable to answer. I held the bite Mark I got from Mark on my neck. It always hurt when these things happened.

" I just wish I could help you and I wish Sean would hurry up!" He pleaded.

Pain was surging through my whole body. The burning through me just like blood veins. It felt like I was on fire from the inside. But I felt ice cold on the outside. I forced my eyes open and looked up into Dan's brown ones.

I could see the pain in his eyes. The want to help me.

I took my hand off of my neck and reached up to touch Dan's face. Wiping away a tear from his check.

'Don't cry' I mouthed.
I winced again as I felt my heart hurt both from seeing Dan like this and the strain on my heart. I knew my heart would give out soon but I didn't want Dan to know that.
Although him being a vampire he probably knew this. He could probably hear how fast my heart rate was and how bad that was.

Dan held my hand and nodded.

" Can I try something?, I want to try and override his mark with my own" Dan asked, his voice broken.

I weakly nodded as black spots seeped into my vision. I would pass out soon.

Dan leant down towards my neck. I knew what he wanted to do. I turned my head so he could have easier access. Then braced myself.

Soon enough I felt Dan's own vampire teeth on my wound. It hurt enough but as Dan's fangs pierced my skin I gasped. I hurt like hell but not as much as everything else. I could tell Dan was trying not to hurt me, but that was impossible at this point.

I couldn't take this pain anymore, I just wanted it to all fade. I wants to faint like I had many times before. But that would freak everyone out including me. Dan told me that him and Sean didn't know if I was going to wake up and I didn't know if I would ever wake up either.
So I tired to hold on.

Dan leant away and he covered his mouth, moving away. I knew he was trying not to drink my blood, that would be the last thing that Dan wanted to do.

I didn't know what he did. But the pain slowly started to subside. I could now breathe properly. I felt the burning slowly retreating and I felt like I could talk.

" T-thank you" I whispered as I couldn't talk properly yet.

Dan looked at me with hopeful eyes.
" It worked! I can over ride it!" He cheered.

I nodded as I felt myself get better and better.
It was slow.
VERY slow.

But at least it was working.

Suddenly the drivers door swung open and Sean got in a hurry.

He threw a paper bag at Dan. Which I assumed has the stolen morphine in it.

Sean started the car in a hurry and sped off.

" What took so long?!" Dan asked, slightly angered.

Sean sped the car up more. Taking a corner very fast. Causing me and Dan to tumble over. Dan fell on me, his face no inches from mine.

Whatever moment we might have had if this was a movie was ruined when we herd police sirens.

" I had some trouble with security, apparently they don't like their property being stolen. Especially when it's drugs" Sean told as he took another corner fast.

This time Dan managed to sit up but because of the force I fell onto his lap. I winced as I was still in pain.

This was going to be one wild ride.

Hopefully we would find something up west.