FROM HELL

CHAPTER 4

It was the dark place, the room. She locked me in here. Said this was home and I could never leave. I wanted to so much but I couldn't, was too scared of her.
In here there was only a table which i was currently sitting on. The walls were bare. I had traced each one of them and never even found a slight dent. I never knew if its day or night. But she promised she would come once a day.
Not that I asked for.

So every night she would come and watches me for a while, or strike me with her rope like weapon and disappear through the door saying good night. Two days before there was a mouse here but it died. I didn't do anything but it just died. I thought we could friends my only friend. When she saw the little dead mouse she became so happy and said
"If you were hungry you should have ate it not drain it."

After staring into the nothingness for a while, the door swung open.
She stood there. She had tanned skin just like me but also some diamond shaped scales on her cheeks and her hands. It shined when she moved. She was wearing a black dress. She carried herself with grace. She was beautiful but dangerous. I had seen the small scales grow and cover all her body when she fights and her midnight black wings.
Today she was carrying a tray covered by some kind of steel spherical cover. I cautiously slid off the table and stared at the tray. Smiling she placed the tray on the table.

"Eat up my little demon"
I stared at the tray. She lifted the cover to reveal a heart. But the most disturbing part was it was still beating.

"No" swung my hand at the tray but she caught it in mid swing. Taking a handful my hair in her other hand she made me face her.
"You. Will. Eat."

"NO!!!" I screamed

Screaming I tried to sit. Strong hands wrapped around me and I struggled against it. It was keeping me down.
I should get out. I should run. I should escape.
I kicked and smashed. The hold never loosened it got firmer.
"It's ok, everything is fine"
my eyes flew open at the familiar voice. I stopped struggling but was still pressed against his chest. We were sitting on a bed of some kind of infirmary.

"Nate?"
He loosened his grip and sniffed into my hair. Slipping out his grip I tried to stand up and regretted it almost immediately. The whole room started to spin. Nate almost instantly appeared beside me and caught me.

"Easy, grasshopper"
He helped me sit and kneeled in front of me. He was wearing a gray t-shirt and jeans. His blue eyes were studying me intently.
"I'll get the doctor"

"Why the doctor? Where am I? Why are you here?"

"Easy, easy. This is an infirmary. You lost a lot of blood yesterday"

"Yesterday? That's not right. How long have I been out? Wait. The wolf. He's hurt. Help him" I took hold of his hand when I said the last part.

He patted my hand which gripped on to his arm.
"He's fine"

"No. He's not. He's hurt. I have to find him." I started to panic and tried to get up. Now he grabbed my two arms.

"Robin, calm down" I ignored him. Trying to figure where exactly in the woods I found the wolf.

"Robin" too distracted I ignored him again.

"ROBIN!!"

"WHAT?!!"

"He's here"

"What?, WHERE?"
He took my both arms and kissed it. Too stunned i just stared. His eyes.. his eyes turned entirely yellow. Just like the wolf.

"Y.ou.. you are.."

"I am the werewolf"

"It is lovely to watch two love birds snicker but I really must check up on my patient"
Our little chat was interupted by a voice from the doorway.

"Dr. Charls" Nate said while he stood.
Dr. Charls moved with an authority. He was infornt of me in moments and started examining me. He was strong and attractive too. May be in his late twenties.

"You are a werewolf too isn't it?"

"Yes, dear I'm a were just like your friend here and the pack's doctor"

I laughed at that and stopped short when I registered the confused audience.
"Ohh, I'm sorry. It just that. Yesterday I was questioning you're existence and now I'm sitting here talking to you"

"And you took in the situation quite calmly. I may say that's intriguing, Robin. Umm may I call you Robin"

"Sure. That's my name alright and I had information about you"

"Information how?"

"Is this some kind of introgation or something? It's that I'm so not getting the point why I'm spilling my beans here"
becoming defensive and I instantly felt Nate stiffening. He stood close with arms crossed.

"So, is she infected?"
Nate asked looking restless and something else I couldn't place.

"Yes and no. Robin, your blood now contain werewolf virus but it's mostly suppressed. The thing that intriguing me is that your blood structure is completely different from normal human beings. It's like it's... Alien."

Alien. All my life I wanted to know about my alien blood line and when I found it I never wanted it.

"That's not possible. Is she alright"

"Yeah other than her usual blood she's completely alright"

"Robin" I looked at the source of the sound. Nate looked concerned.

"I.. I'm.. I'm hungry" he smiled at that and took my hand helping me stand.

"I need to discuss" Dr. Charls came in the way and stopped when Nate gave a low growl. I think I saw his eyes shin yellow for just a split second.
"Doctor, Robin here is my.. my guest and she needs food. So you need to get out of our way."

"Umm. Okay. I'll see you again, Robin"
Nate led me out of the infirmary still holding my hand. The girl at the counter smiled at us. I think Nate smiled at her too.
We took the only car in parking lot.