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Chapter 11

I was in rage. I could smell his blood the moment I was in the building but seeing him laying there bleeding out, was too much for me to process emotionally. I lunged at her wanting nothing more then for her to die.

"Stop!" She commanded but it didn't work. She had no control over me. Not anymore.

I sliced into her flesh. The shock on her face was amusing. She knew she didn't have control over me. With that realization she got into her attacking stance. We both waited to see who would make the next move. Jimin was scrambling to tie his leg with his belt to slow down his bleeding. Good.

She noticed I was distracted and lunged at me. Good thing I had years of training in the fight club. I grabbed her and threw her against the wall, like she had done to Jimin. The wall dented, and she landed on all fours.

"How is this possible!" She snarled.

I said nothing and just focused on her. We kept fighting. She was good at it, but I was slightly better. When I had cut her body some more she demanded Jimin to hold his breath and he did as she commanded. His heart beat was slowly beginning to fade. I must have been too fast for RM to follow me here. So, the only person that could save Jimin was me. As his heart beat slowed we continued to fight. Killing her was the only way to save him. It was unfortunate all her minions would die with her. But death is better then being controlled by her. She attacked me full force. Her hand piercing through me. She was now close enough.

I grabbed her head and twisted it with all my strength, removing it completely from her neck. As I did this the vamps on the chains went limp. And I was left standing.

Jimin gasped for air and I ran to him. I pulled the belt around his leg as tight as I could without breaking it. He screamed in pain. He was so pale that he already looked dead.

"I'm going to get you out of here." I said trying not to show my fear to him. He didn't look good and I didn't think he'd make it out of here alive.

"I knew you would come. I knew she was lying about you using me" He whispered.

"Shhh don't speak." What could she have said to him? She tried to make him lose hope. Force him to see me as the bad guy. His blood was still exiting his leg.

"I'm going to be honest with you, you're not going to make it." I told him.

"I know"

I was holding back my tears.

"I could change you. That might save you."

He shook his head no. "We can't spread the disease more than it already has and I don't want to risk not being myself."

He was right, I hated it, but he was right. Most vamps when they change, loose themselves and don't always come back the same.

"I don't want to live without you." I said.

"You will. Because I'll always be with you." his heart beat was fading.

"I love you."

The light in his eyes faded. All I could do was scream as tears came down my face.

...

I wasn't allowed to visit him. My best friend had to go under many operations and has been unresponsive. RM won't tell me anything. For all I know Jimin could have died and RM doesn't want to tell me the truth. I live in Jimin's underground apartment. Away from everything. It's the only apartment where I can feel accepted. Alone.

I have hunted down other pure bloods to end the spread of disease. I resort to drinking from blood bags from the black market. It's disgusting and cold but good enough to keep me going.

Everyday I miss him.

I miss his smile, his warmth...

I fell into bed hoping to be greeted by his scent left over from the sheets. But there was nothing. Has it been so long since I last saw him? I rolled onto my side. My life has been such a blur I can't remember how long it's been.

Feels like forever.

I closed my eyes, drifting into another nightmare filled night. I dreamed that I was in bed. The room dark and cold. A warm arm wrapped around me delicately. Good job Tae, now your torturing yourself even more in your dreams. This dream was the worst of them all. I missed this feeling. Him against me, his breaths so calming and rhythmic. I could even remember his scent and the strength of his beating heart. I turned to face him. Expecting he wouldn't be there as these dreams usually go, but he was there.

Looking back at me.

I wasn't dreaming.

I touched his face to make sure this was real.

He grabbed my hand and pulled me in. His lips were lingered on mine for a moment.

"I'm sorry it took me so long to come back to you." he said sweetly.

I can't believe it! He's ok! He's alive! He's here! I embraced him tightly. I never want to let him go.

"RM wouldn't let me see you."

"I didn't want you to see me." he said

I looked at him. "Why?"

"I didn't want to see you in pain. I'm sure you blamed yourself for everything..."

I did. I understand why he wouldn't want me to see him that way. I would feel the same if I were in his shoes.

"You don't hate me?" I blurted without thinking about my words.

He smiled. God, I missed it so much.

"Why would I hate the man that saved me?"

I was fighting back tears of relief when he pulled me into his arms. We both stayed like this the rest of the night.

...

In the morning we talked and caught up on things while he ate breakfast and I drank blood from a mug. I know, classy right?

"JK01 came to visit me. He wanted to take me in for some sort of test. Said my injuries would be good for research. Obviously, I declined but RM and I found it very strange." Jimin explained.

My brows furrowed. "I remember a time when Crimson spoke with him. She declined her funding for a project of his because she thought it wasn't ... Good?." I explained.

"If that witch thought it was bad, then it must be something really shady." We looked at each other knowing we were ready for the next chapter in our lives.

"I'm sure RM would be interested in this, maybe we should consider joining" I winked at Jimin.

"You might be right." We both laughed.

Thinking about the future made me excited. For once I really did feel like I could live a good life. Help people when they can't help themselves. RM has a great goal in improving our city and I respect that. I want to be a part of something great and forget about the past. With Jimin beside me I know I can feel human again.

No matter what came our way, we would get through it.

Together.

END