House of Night

*I believe they are trying to get into the secret tunnels (that run all through the school)*

Matt - Vampire

With Lilith free, Serena took my hand, and we ran, well, she ran. She ran so fast it was incredible, beautiful, amazing. Lilith and Serena both by my side, an expression of relief covered their faces.

Serena ran, dragging me behind her, dodging the humans bullets, until we reached Scarlett in the tunnels.

"Are you guys ok?" Asked Scarlett as soon as we stopped.
"I'm pretty sure I am", I replied.
"I'm ok", said Serena, slightly puffed.

"Thank you so much", Lilith said.
"No problem" replied Serena, her hand was still in mine.

Then, Scarlett's face dropped in shock and horror, she was staring out into the battlefield.
"They've got Phelix." She barely whispered.

Serena
She watched how her friend's face dropped in horror as she watched Phelix being taken. Serena suddenly watched how Scarlett ran after him in the crowd.
"Scarlett!" She yelled, trying to run after her to help her but Matt's strong grip kpt her from doing that.

"Serena" he said to me. "we have to keep Lillith safe!"
But I couldn't help to think what my happen to her and that I would feel guilty if I did nothing to help her.

"Matt let me go! I have to help her" She tried to let go but he wouldn't, he jsut wouldn't.

"She wouldn't want you to..."
But before he finsihed, with all her strength he escaped from his firm grip and ran to help Phelix. But she thought something that she was sure Matt heard.
I'll find you, no matter how, I will jsut help Lillith.

Alex, wereolf

As Koree told me Ezra was hurt, all the old feelings came back. The reason I had stopped changing. What if I had done it? What if I had hurt Ezra, or....or killed him? I wouldn't be able to stand living in my skin, or having the fact torture me. I ran with her to a tunnel off the side of the stage where Ezra was sitting, hunched over. Wishing I could talk to him, to comfort him with hands, not disgusting paws, I settled for nuzzling him softly. "Hey bud," He said weakly, hands clutching his stomach. I sniffed him. What if a human had carved his guts out, or blown up his insides, or cut him open like a fish, or-

I stop myself there, not wanting anymore images in my head. I look to Koree, a concerned expression on her face. "Alex," She says slowly. "Alex, I need you to carry him." I nod my massive, furry head, willing to do anything to help Ezra.

Matt - Vampire

I'll find you, no matter how, I will. Just help Lillith.

As Serena ran off, I felt like a part of my heart had almost been torn out.
"Matt." Said Lilith.
"C'mon", I said, and turned back towards the darkness of the tunnels. "Lets go." I said firmly, and walked into the darkness ahead.

Lilith - demon

They quickly caught up with other students, Ezra, Koree, Alex, and Asher. They were moving Azra onto Alex's back (who was in his wolf form) so they could move more quickly.

"Asher!" Lilith shouted and ran to the only person she had ever considered even close to a friend. He was hurt, but holding it together.

"Hey," he said, wincing.

"What happened out there?" Lilith asked, looking back through the dark tunnels. There were so many questions to be asked, that she was sure no other student could answer. Why did the humans come? How did they find the school? And so many more...

*eh, it's not great. oh well.*

Sorry I haven’t been here for the last two days had a lot to catch up too


Sabina-werewolf

Sabina curled up in a ball in the curtains. She knew what was coming. She saw everyone was safely inside the tunnel except the Scarlett, Serena, Phelix- who lied helplessly on the floor-, and there was Jonathan going on a fear hunt. That kid Mathew thinks he knows all the ways of the tunnels well he’s wrong, deeply wrong, she thought to herself. She sensed the full moon upon her. Her body started shaking convulsively, “Damn it” she cursed to herself. The transformation began. Claws ripped through the red curtains, there Sabina stood in her wolf form, two times a male lion, she was a beast. The bark/roar rang through the auditorium. A torrent of bullets flashed before her, but she was to fast for them. Sabina’s mind voice was small in the gigantic body.
“You are not fighting; you are just saving Scarlett and her loyal friend, and also the ragging flea bag Jonathan. You’re saving your chess pieces from the opponent, no need for killing,” she stated simply to herself, trying to control her beastly side.
“Human instincts remember Sabina and also remember you weren’t in the fight in the first place so there is no reason to fight.” Kill, her wolf side told her menacingly.
She started searching for them. The bullets wiped past her fur, she was an easy target but she guessed that her pitch black fur kept their eyesight blurred in confusion.
A small ticking sound rummaged through her mind, “OH, no! I set the door to close in five minutes. This better be the longest five minutes of your life, Sabina!”

*Ill just let you guys say if Sabina saves you or not. And if you decide she doesn’t, then Ill figure something out.

Scarlett

"Phelix!" Scarlett called, running. Why couldn't she run faster?! Her legs had run closer distances in much more speed, but why wouldn't they move now?! "PHELIX!" She screamed again. Why were all these people in her way? Doing quick and strong movements to try and pass, Scarlett moved far too slowly. She felt a sharp pain, on her left side, and as she reached it with her hand, it came back full with sticky, crimson red blood.

Ignoring the pain that was now aching, she kept on moving, throwing everything away from her. She could hear Serena a few feet behind, calling her name. She didn't want her there; it was only her obligation to save Phelix, not at the price of Serena. They kept dragging him away, his body apparently lifeless.

"PHELIX! Wake up!" She shouted. Pushing something that was in her way aside. The forms were starting to dissolve, everything looked unfocused.

*Is he going to be really taken or is it for her to save him?"

Ezra - Demon

Ezra groaned as another wave of pain hit him in the stomach and clenched his hand in Alex's fur so that he didn't fall off.
"Don't let me go, bud," He whispered quietly, burying his face in the thick fur at Alex's shoulder and trying not to cry out again. He gritted his teeth and hooked his arm more securely around Alex's large body.
"Where are we going?" He muttured to nobody in particular.

Jonathan, zombie

There was an ear-piercing scream as a blonde-haired shape streaked towards Pehlix and his captors, brought on by the smell of fear.

His eyes danced madly as Jonathan grabbed one by the arm and pulled him down. The man began screaming in terror and pain, but soon it was cut short.

He looked up at Scarlett, breathing heavily. She was afraid for Phelix. With a leer he stumbled towards her.

She didn't know where they were going either, but anywhere would be better than here. As she was leading them down the tunnels, they ran into Lilith. Thank whoever made us! She was talking to Asher, and obviously glad to see him

"Lilith? Can you help me carry him? I don't think he's strong enough to run on his own." Koree asked, and shot a glance over at Ezra. He was hurt pretty bad.

"Don't worry, I can handle it. Make sure Ezra is ok." Lilith said, taking Asher out of Koree's grip. She didn't want to leave him, because he was injured, but she could tell that Lilith really cared for him. Besides, Ezra needed her.

"Ezra? Are you ok for now?" She smoothed back his hair out of his eyes, then grabbed his hand.

"Yeah, I think so." He tried to smile, but it seemed too painful for him. Koree knew she had to get them out of here.

"Ok guys, we'll get out of here. Lets go." Koree started walking quickly, but held Ezra's hand while they walked. Hopefully, the tunnels would out into the city. Hopefully, it wouldn't be a sunny day.

Asher- demon

I kept my eyes straight ahead, trying to ignore the pain in my chest, the wounds had closed, but the bullets weren't out yet.
I was now being supported by Lilith, a flash of anger made me pull myself away. I had never really had to rely on someone and I didn't want anyone to see me show any weakness at all. "Asher, don't be a prat," I heard Lilith mutter behind me, "I can see that you are hurt, I'm not blind."
Not allowing her to see my face, I grimaced and continued on without her help, though I was aware that she was behind me all the time and, I hoped, ready to catch me encase I fell.
With my mind filled with Lilith, pain, and thoughts of all the ways I might have been able to avoid killing, for the first time in a while, my thoughts were totally devoid of Isaac.
Without the whole Isaac thing, I would have felt content, just hanging out with Ezra, Koree, Alex and Lilith.
Without Isaac The words seemed to almost echo in my mind.
Without Isaac, I wouldn't be one of the most hated guys in the school. With out Isaac, I might have had lots of friends from year one. Without Isaac...
My senses returned, Where was Isaac?
I stopped and turned around, a new purpose in my step Lilith stood in my way, "where are you going?" she asked.
"I need to go get Isaac! He won't be out yet!"
"Do you really think that you will be able to do anything with those wounds?" She asked cynically.
"Hey," I grinned, "Do you think the almighty demon lord Asher who is feared by all would be hindered by a couple of lumps of metal in his chest?" She laughed, with out really thinking, I casually asked, "So, you wanna come save the moron?"

Isaac

A smeared trail of blood led to one of the nearby classrooms, the beginning of the red path starting where Isaac had fallen due to the teeth of the fiery, biting bullets.

"Idiot girl," he panted, his feathers wildly askew. Serena may have thought she was doing him a favor, but really by sealing his wounds he would only bleed from the inside. Already the red substance was rising in his lungs, drowning him. The bullets were embedded deep within them and they needed to get out. He was contemplating gouging them out himself as he leaned against the classroom wall, grunting with the pain of his wounds. Suddenly, the door burst open. With a snarl he grabbed the nearest weapon; a bloodstained gun that lay near the body of a soldier. With a click he prepared it to fire, holding the heavy weapon up only to greet Asher and Lilith.

Swearing, he flung the gun to his side and struggled to his feet.

"What the hell did you think you were doing, man?" Asher's angry words were flung across the room at him. "Look what you started! Hundreds of kids have died because you could keep your damn temper."

Breathing deeply and clutching the nearby desk for support, Isaac felt his feathers ruffle madly. "Started? Are you stupid?" he spat. Snatching the gun up from the ground, he dislodged the magazine to reveal rows of strange looking bullets, each one containing a silvery, liquid substance.

"Silver nitrite, Ash. They planned the whole thing. They prepared to shoot us all down." Silently he began rifling through all the other weapons, showing Asher and Lilith another strange bullet.

"UV rounds... for the vampires. It would burn them from the inside." With silent contempt he flung the retched thing from him, feeling a sickness deep in his gut. "Normal bullets would do for us."

Silently he raised his head in challenge of his once brother. "Think about that before you storm in here, accusing me of something like that." With that he grabbed some weapons, spat at Asher's feet, and staggered past them both angrily.

"Where are you going?" came Lilith's voice.

"To... rally what's left. If we don't get Taelmus back, we've got no hope of surviving." He stopped, orange eyes scanning the carnage in the now silent hall, picking his way through the bodies, his jaw set and his mind raging.

Asher- demon
Thoughts immediately whizzed through my brain, no one would listen to Isaac, then he would go in there and get shot to pieces and I wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Like always, a plan came up in my head, a plan that would save Isaac. Isaac passed by I sighed and grabbed his shoulder. "Don't touch me!" He hissed.
I held on and looked straight into his eyes, "I hate you," I said calmly, Isaac's eyes widened in shock, "You always speak the bigest load of crap. Do you really think anyone will listen to you? I wouldn't even follow you! Face it Isaac, you would be going on a suicide mission, and your death would make me, your 'only friend' look bad."
"Shut up!" I let go of him.
"I really don't know why you bother," I continued, racking my brains for things I could say to get Isaac to go away, things that would make him hate me, "Look, Isaac, I don't need you any more, I have my own friends now, people who I actually care about unlike you. I was getting bored with you anyway-"
He cut me off, "At least I'm willing to try you spineless bastard."
The door slammed behind him. I quietly said, "Lilith, go after him and hold him up for as long as possible. He's in no condition to be fighting when he's in that kinda mood."
"What about you?" She asked.
"Forget about me." My reply.
I walked out the room after she was gone and headed towards the assembly room changing into my demon form along the way.
I ran into the assembly room unleashing my white flame to much the surprise of the humans.
By the time I had forced the humans to retreat, I was a bloody mess, I couldn't keep the whole of the room covered so some humans had got through and has stabbed me or shot me at close range before meeting a quick end. Others had just stood out of range of my flames and had just lobbed poison grenades over to me or had tried to shoot me. Isaac was right, they had come well prepared.
My whole body was numb, my only support; a wall my back was against. I could barely feel the blood gushing out of my mouth and my vision was blurry and had black drifting around the edges. My eyes drifted downwards to the increasing circle of blood around me. Two large black blobs appeared in the red of the blood, I heard noise but I couldn't comprehend it, I tried harder and picked out the end on the sentence, "...idiot but... as spineless as... thought."
I used the last of my strength to smile, Isaac had come.

¬¬ Wow that was long... Oh yeah, Moo are you joining the new assassins storybook?

Lilith - demon

Holding up an angry Alan was harder than she had expected. It only worked for a matter of minutes, in which she could hear everything happening in the auditorium. It was almost all she could do to run in there herself.

"Out of my way!" Isaac said at last, pushing her. "Now I'm the one who has to save the idiot."

"Not without me you're not!" Lilith shouted after him, running to catch up.

Isaac rolled his eyes. "What's your deal with Asher anyways?"

"None of your business!" Lilith said, holding back the blush on her face. "Right now, Asher is in there fighting by himself. Let's go."

Isaac ran ahead with Lilith trailing behind. When they entered the auditorium Asher was laying against a wall in a puddle of blood.

Lilith focused in on Asher, while Isaac mumbled something. Asher smiled pathetically at Isaac.

"Idiot," Isaac mumbled.

"Come on," Lilith said. "We have to get him to the nurse or something."

Phelix:

I awoke when i was being dragged on the ground. I felt the muzzle of a gun press against my head as the officer saw that i was awake. Finally he dropped me to the ground, and spoke to me.

"You move, and i put a bullet in your head," he threatened.

My body still felt numb, and my eyes still fizzled in clarity. I heard Scarlet roar.

"Better watch out, I'm the least of you problems." i warned and slumped back into unconsciousness.

*Ummm, well i think scarlet will be the one to finally save him. But, he will actually get captured too.*