Bella noticed that Kira started to slip in her own world. She kept walking until they saw the hospital in the distance. "There it is." she said trying to get Kira out of her trance.

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"Oh yes," Kira said as she entered back into the real world, "Sorry Bella, I have a lot on my mind right now."

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"It's fine I am the same way sometimes." Bella said. She opened up the doors to the hospital and walked inside.

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Kira immediately covered her mouth and nose. This place stunk. Bella and her walked around through the halls past all of the dead corpses with Kira periodically calling out to see if anyone else was there.

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Bella also helped calling out to people. She looked at all the bodies and wondered what could have caused this disease. She thought she heard something in another room so she took out her handgun and pulled Kira into the room to check for anything.

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(Bella.. we need to wait for Frosty. Jack is the one in the hospital.)

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((oh yeah I forgot))

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Brendon held Trudy with one arm and supported the hand that Shonnalen was going to be working on with the other.

Shonnalen had Trudy make a loose fist, the numbed it with the ice. The coldness of the ice stopped it from bleeding as well as hurting. She watched as Trudy turned her face away, effectively burrying it in Brendon's shoulder, then quickly sewed the gash closed, and wrapped it in the bandage Kira had brought. "There now... all done, that wasn't so bad was it?" She asked when she had covered the stiches with the soft bandage.

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(Wow...all of you post so fast...don't think I will ever be able to catch up with you... )

Aliana shook her head in dismay and she quietly exited the room. Trudy was in good hands under their leader, Shonnalen, and Bella and Kira had gone to the hospital for supplies. Yet, she kicked herself for not aiding when the mob attacked, she should have been there to prevent Trudy's injury. Walking along the dark hallway she scanned for any sign of danger. It was highly unlikely that the mob would be so foolish to attack again, but she knew that thieves loved the cover of night-where all of their crimes where hidden in shadow. Seeing a dark shape flicker across the wall, she quickly gave chase, her hand straying to the gun strapped at her side. "Freeze!" she shouted, unfastening her weapon, only to see an empty hall. Suddenly she heard the soft landing of someone behind her and before she could react felt a sharp kick to her back that sent her sprawling across the floor, the gun flying from her hand. Groaning, she tried to rise, but a sharp kick in the side caused her to double-over in pain, her rich brown eyes filled with a mixture of fury and anguish. The man grabbed her by her dark locks, leaning in close so she could feel his warm breath on her cheek. "The clock is ticking." he mocked. "What are you going to do? What can any of your pathetic group do?"

"Curse you!" Aliana uttered through clenched teeth as she swiftly struck him with the back of her hand and quickly rose to her feet, turning to face him for the first time. A malevolent smile twisted his face, accentuating his sinister features. His green eyes were cold and unforgiving and across his right eye he bore a deep scar. "Only one year left." he said with a sinister laughter as he released a smoke screen and retreated from the hall.

Aliana choked as the smoke enveloped the room and grabbed her spare gun, aiming for where the man stood. Yet, by the time smoke cleared, he was gone, vanishing into the darkness of the night. Cursing to herself, she re-strapped the gun to her leg and searched the hall until she found the gun she had lost in the fray. Putting it back in her holster she sank to the ground and leaned back against the wall. Was this another mob attack? she wondered. If so they were becoming more brazen. Yet, deep in her heart, she highly doubted it. His words disturbed her as no other attack had done before. Only one year left. His voice echoed in her mind, and tears streamed down her cheeks as the harsh reality hit her once more. No! she chided herself. I shall not dwell on this. I will not. With that she angrily wiped the tears from her face and rose to her feet. Her boots echoed softly down the hallway as she walked back to the room to check on Trudy.

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Shonnalen watche the way Aliana acted when she returned to the room. She walked over and softly said, "There is something on your mind." She made the statement sound like a question so that it could be taken either way. Her blue eyes were filled with concern, "And you are probably going to have a rather spectacular set of bruses from whatever hit you." She said noting the way the girl rubbed absently at her side. "Trudy is fine, the stiches should heal fairly quickly and now... " she trailed off. "Come talk to me." She pushed open the door and waited for the other girl to follow.

Brendon glanced up as if to ask what he needed to do, then decided to stay with Trudy. "She's had a tough day, what with the stiches and all." He thought to himself.

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(Yeah this RP is very fast moving, but not as fast as some of the other ones I have seen on here. Just let us know and we'll give you a brief summry of what has happened if you get left behind somehow. )

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wile shonnalen was stiching her hand, Trudy was sobing into Brendon's sholder..wile the ice stoped the bleeding and helped take some pain off. it didn't take it all away. Trudy felt every stich go in. once shonnalen was done she held her hand close to her as if to protect it from anyone who might want to touch it. Trudy looked at Brendon's sholder where she had been crying and saw tear marks..." im sorry...i just, couldnt help it..." she wiped another falling tear from her face.

Brendon smiled at her. " it's alright, love. you've had a hard day. " he pulled her onto his lap. " why don't you go to bed now. it's late, your tired." Brendon patted the bed they were sitting on. he set Trudy down and pulled down the covers. he then swooped up and picked Trudy up like a baby and laid her in bed and covered her up. " now sleep..." he instructed.
"will you stay with me tonight?" Trudy gave him puppy eyes.
Brendon sighed.." sure" he laid ontop of the covers and held her good hand until they were both asleep.

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After Trudy and Brendon were asleep, Bret stood in the doorway watching them. He turned away and sighed. <i>I should talk to her about it.</i> he told himself. He knew he should confront Trudy about it, but he didn't know what he would say. He would rather just leave it alone and hope the problem would resolve itself. <i>Maybe there's not even a problem.</i> he thought, then shook his head. <i>I'll talk to her tomorrow.</i>
Bret wasn't tired, so he wandered around the abandoned mall for awhile.

(Thanks Lady Gweniven McAlester-I will probably need a summary if I can't post as often as I would like to)

Aliana nodded and followed Shonnalen into another room. She waited until the leader had shut the door and took a seat with her before speaking. "I am glad to hear that Trudy will be alright." she said neutrally, relief written on her face. A slight smirk crossed her lips then and she thought about Shonnalen's comment about a new set of bruises. "Yes." she said quietly. "But I have sustained worse injuries in the past. This is the least of our problems now." With that she averted her eyes for a moment and a silence passed between them. "Tonight as I strode through the halls, I encountered a stranger-one highly skilled in the martial arts. His green eyes were cold-like those of a killer and about his right eye he bore a scar. Yet it is not his skills that trouble me. He knows things, Shonnalen." she said, her voice low and intense. "Either he is working for whoever or whatever spread this plague or has been hired by another a rival group to spy on us." She turned away again and another silence passed between them. "I shall never forget his words. "The clock is ticking. What are you going to do? What can any of your pathetic group do?" he mocked. "Only one year left."" With that she rose and paced in front of Shonnalen before stopping, her brown eyes meeting the leader's blue ones. Aliana knew that her words needed no further explanation-that the one year left was meant as a barb for their leader. "His choice of weapons were also unusual." she added. "He escaped by using a smokescreen. A weapon of old, but rather effective as I could not get a clear shot at him.” Aliana sighed in frustration. “I am sorry I could not apprehend him. His information could have been of use to us." she said sadly, as she took a seat once more, waiting for Shonnalen to speak.

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Shonnalen listened intently as Aliana spoke, then she sat silently in thought. "I do know the man you speak of, I don't know his name or who he works for. He tried to kill Brendon and I quite a few years ago. Brendon was only 12. I was the one that put that scar over his right eye." Shonnalen looked over at Aliana, "I don't know what he wants with me or why he wants me dead, but ..." She stopped her brow furrowing as she thought. "The poliece never found the man who murdered my parents. " She said quietly. "And there was no motive behind the actions." She stood and walked over to the large window that looked into the abandoned mall they called home.

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Brendon awakened several hours later still holding Trudy's hand. He carefully stood and brushe the hair back from her forhead and lightly kissed it being careful not to wake her. He walked out of the room and sat on the stairs. The mall was peaceful, most of the others were asleep, but there were a few that had lights on.

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