The Breed

"How bad are her wounds?" Monanoke asked.

Drake gave her an angry look. Monanoke knew instantly the answer to her question. Drake motioned towards the door, and Monanoke followed quickly behind him.



*sorry its short*

Jenna (sorry, kinda switched to first person)

"Where's Alana?" I mused to myself, worried for the girl from the flat above mine. We weren't exactly close, but suddenly it seemed I should have introduced myself as more than "Hi, I'm Jenna, I don't like loud music, I'm a bit of a scatter brain, I always forget my groceries, but if you need any opinions on Hamlet come right down. Bring your own biscuits."

It was cold outside. I shivered, but knew I couldn't go back in.

Suddenly Percy turned up and threw a clean shirt at me. "All we've got for you." he said.

"Thanks," I said and rushed to the bathrooms to change it. I slipped the pale blue cotton over my head, and rolled Sam's up.

"You'll have to throw that away." a woman said. "In here, I mean. It has far too many scents on it, way too information for a rogue."

I looked at it, blinked back a tear and dropped the last relic I had of my brother on the ground.

"So do I have to stay the night or what?" I asked going back into the main room. "Because I don't want to miss my class in the morning."

She gave me a sympathetic smile. "Your building's been targeted nine times in the past two months. It's far too dangerous. I think you're going to be staying here every night."

Drake

I stepped into the compound, Alana in tow. Getting her to a bed and tending to her arm was all that mattered at the moment...then I'd be out to deal some pain to some more Rogues.

Calm down, man. You have to keep your cool.

Which was hard.

I entered the infirmary to find the others tending to Alex as well.

"Got room for one more? A Rogue slashed her."

Alana-

Alana felt herself set on a bed like things then somebody touching her arm. She wanted to scream but she couldn't. She slowly opened her eyes to see two people, doctor looking people looking down at her.

"Welcome back." One smiled, it was a lady.

"Huh?" Was all Alana could utter.

"You passed out after losing to much blood. I wouldn't try to sit up or anything. YOur still pretty weak and you dont' have enough blood." The lady smiled, "But like this other girl, you'll be fine in a little bit."

Naomi~

Naomi sat on the balcony, staring at the town below. One pair of red eyes stared up at her. Jace. She thought as she stared back. One pair quickly turned to two then to four. Jace. Innocence. Miche. And Darkel. Naomi's sister and best friends had given in to the rogue life. Am I next? I'm so young, vampire wise. I might just give in. The thought of sickly sweet blood filled her head. Naomi shook it away and turned her attention to the moon, and away from the four pairs of used-to-be-friendly eyes. All of a sudden Naomi began to sing. Her voice soft and pure.

" I just can't understand the ways
Of all the men and their mistakes
You give them all your heart
And then they rip it all away

You told me how much you loved me
And how our love was meant to be
And I believed in you
I thought that you would set me free

You should've just told me the truth
That I wasn't the girl for you
Still, I didn't have a clue
So my heart depended on you, whoa." Her voice sang throughout the night, carried by the wind, and into each room.

I checked in on Alana and Alex, and thought that not wanting to make a fuss I would spend the night in the infirmary on a chair.

Just then I heard a voice coming from the balcony.

"I love that song," I said, stepping up. "My brother used to go around the house singing it. Mum and Dad thought he was gay." I grinned when I saw it was Naomi. "You okay after the fight?"

"I'm fine," she said wiping her eyes. "Just-"

"Just what?" I said sitting on the railings next to her. "A problem shared is a problem halved, that's what I say."

"It's nothing you'd get."

"Vampire thing I suppose?" I said bitterly. If they dragged me into their lives they couldn't exactly shut me back out again.

She nodded quickly, but I could see she was genuinely upset.

"Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I'm feeling a bit down too. They're making me stay over, they most certainly do not have a copy of Hamlet and they just made me throw away the last relic of my brother I own."

"What happened to him?" she asked with a little interest.

"He's a rogue," I said bluntly, waiting for her reaction. "Now, tell me what's going on."

Drake

I walked along the street. My shoulder was still sore, but it wasn't bleeding. Thank goodness.

But Alana...

Her blood was all over me. I had not even bothered to change; I'd taken her into the infirmary then left...seeing her injured and unconscious had left me shaking in fury.

Why hadn't I been there? Why had I sent her off on her own?

That was a major mistake.

I sighed. I couldn't find the stench of Rogues anywhere.

I headed back to the base, Alana on my mind.

Alana-

"Can I get up, now, please." Alana called to one of the doctors. She walked over,

"For a little bit, don't go far and move slowly, your blood is still low." The lady smiled, Alana smiled and sat up. Her head started to spin and she froze. When it stopped spinning she stood up and walked towards the door. She moved slowly to a window and barely sat down in time before her eyes went black. She blinked a few times before everything finally cleared back up. She stood up and it went black again. She growled inwardly as she started sitting back down.

(I'm switchin to first also...and Stella have you really heard 'Because I'm a girl' by Kiss? I love it!)

Noami~

I stared at Jenna in disbelief. "Your brother's a rogue?" I asked. Jenna nodded and looked out at the town, a tear forming in the corner of her eye.

I smiled slightly and began to talk, "My sister and I always grew up hating rogues. One day, all of my vampire friends and a human were hanging out together, skateboarding at night. Well the human fell and cut her arm on a metal railing. I ran to her aid, but my sister pushed me out of the way and all of them slowly k-killed the human. The next thing I knew all of them had became r-rogues...the vampire girl you saw today was m-my sister, Jace. Those four vampires down there," Naomi pointed in the direction of all her old friends, "are my old friends. Their hearts are now tained with black and I wonder...if I'm next." Naomi looked at Jenna, waiting for a reply.

Alana looked over to see Monanoke sitting in a chiar next to her bed, asleep. She just stared at her. Alana was surprised she had stayed with her through the night. Perhaps she felt alittle guilty. Alana squinted when she heard the blacked haired girl snore.

"So much for peaceful sleeping." She giggled.

*No I haven't heard the song. I'll look it up *

I stared at her. She looked so anguished. I couldn't help but slip off the railings and put an arm round her.

"I could never fight my sister like that," I said softly, as tears welled up, crystal in her eyes. "That was a very brave thing to do."

"Well I couldn't let her get you and Alex could I? I didn't have a choice!"

"You could have. A lot of people would have. But you didn't, and that's what matters, the fact you didn't even stop to consider the alternative."

"But it was wrong, it was my sister it was-"

"And you never fought when you were little? Come on. Heather and I used to have full scale wars when we were younger. I guess you never grew out of it."

She gave a little smile. "I guess. But what if I turn out like her?"

"You made your choice, and she made yours. Just like Heather and Sam made their choices and I made mine. Mine just sort of backfired." I looked her in the eye. "As long as you know what you want, nothing can change you. You won't turn out like that, I can tell."

"Well, you're here now."

I shrugged. "Maybe, subconsciously, I wanted to be."

"And you don't worry?"

"No. Sam is my brother and I'll always love him. And Jace and you are exactly the same. It's just that sometimes, love isn't enough."

"But sometimes it is?"

"Most of the time it is," I reassured her.

Noami~

I smiled and nodded slowly, looking at Jenna. "Thanks." Was all I could manage.

"You don't mind if a finish singing do you?" I asked, truly wanting to sing to my sister.

"Not at all." Jenna smiled and sat back on the railing. I nodded and smiled back.

"Although I'll say I hate you now
Though I'll shout and curse you out
I'll always have love for you
Because I am a girl

Been told a man will leave you cold
Get sick of you and bored
I know that it's no lie
I gave my all, still I just cry

Never again will I be fooled
To give my all when nothing's true
I won't be played again
But I will fall in love again

You should've just told me the truth
That I wasn't the girl for you
Still, I didn't have a clue
So my heart depended on you, whoa." I finished my song and stared down at my friends, they ran off, but Jace still sat there, staring up at me. She smiled slightly, a tear rolling down her cheek. She stood up and took off, towards my friends. I smiled and looked at Jenna. She herself was crying. I hugged her and began to cry and laugh lightly at the same time.

I laughed and rubbed Naomi's back. It was funny how less than an hour ago she had been nothing but a friend of a flatmate and now I felt like I had known her my whole life.

I wiped my face, knowing my make up couldn't run anymore than it already had done.

I managed a grin and said "I'm going to go and check on Alana. You coming?"

I began to make my way in.

Naomi~

Naomi nodded and quickly follow Jenna through the large building.

(Soo Sorry i'm really tired...)

Alana-

Alana slowly moved away from the window when she saw something move below it. She leaned against a door frame closing her eyes, she was tired suddenly, probably meaning she needed to sleep, but she didn't want to. She wanted to be able to help the others. She looked for a vampire to ask a question. She wanted to know what had happened to Drake. She owed it to him to make sure he was ok, he had helped save her in a way. Plus, there was just soemthing about him. She would have to think about that later when she wasn't feeling so dizzy.