Immortality (English)

Death row

        I didn't know how many days it has been because I went in and out of consciousness all the while they were sticking my body with loads of antidote to help me with the virus. I saw my Mom and Jim visiting but they never really talked. It was as if I'm in limbo, seeing people who would look at me and murmur things between themselves. People came and gone checking my vitals or sticking a needle on my wound to aspirate samples. I couldn't help but feel like I'm a lab rat. A bitten individual would only survive within a few hours as a human before turning. Much like the zombie apocalypse movies I hated watching.  

        In my case however, they were amazed that my body not only rejected the virus, but also made immunity against it. They tried to replicate my immunity but they would always fail. Come to think of it, as a kid I never got that much sickly. I'd only have fever and it'll go away, but my classmates would be sent to hospitals because of the same flu. My mom called me a miracle child. I called myself a fluke. But then Xed and I never really fitted into the crowd. We were the only two who doesn't really get sick that much often. We were over achievers. We were different. 

        My body hurt like it's dead already, not to mention the bite site where I could feel Xed's teeth still lingering like an ass that he is. And lethargic moments came and gone. That was my routine, waking up seeing faces then sleep. Sleeping like it's the only thing I was capable of doing to survive the virus Xed had infected me. 

        I am not sure, but maybe I was in one of those lethargic episodes when I saw him. He had his back on me, his long black as midnight hair was tied in a loose pony-tail. I was so tempted to run my fingers on it. It's weird that I that I hate him but I couldn't help myself from wanting him. He is that one person that made me want to loose control over things, because I know he could save me if I messed up. But I never messed up, until now that is.

         He had his usual clothing on, white button up long sleeved shirt, half of it's button's open exposing this god chiseled chest muscles, with his pants sexily hanging low like it'll fall at any given moment. He was looking out side the window with sun shining through, illuminating his skin. And it confused me on how he can stay under the sun for a long period of time without even developing rash  or wounds that other bats get when they stay longer than a minute. They don't die but it's a big discomfort for them to be exposed to the light. Xed, standing there like posing for a girl's magazine with all his emotion turned mournful, it pierced my heart to see him like this. I wanted to comfort him.

        "I can't sense her, Jhared. But I know she lives...I just know..." He said sighing with all the frustrations laced in his voice. "It's my fault...I was so hungry and her blood smelt so good. I couldn't help myself. I wanted her to be mine." Turning to look at the man staying in the shadows with a lit cigarette on his fingers. I looked at him, a was familiar to me, I just don't know when or where did I saw him. "The taste of her blood was so sweet. Even sweeter than I could imagine." I saw him closing his eyes, I could literally see how he reminiscence what happened at the battle field that day. How he wanted to take me so bad. "I bit her but I think it was not deep enough to make her my mate. If She would have been mine I would have been connected to her by now. Now I'm just afraid that I just killed her instead. But I know in my bones that she is alive." he sighed. "You received the call from the shelter yet?" but the man just shook his head no.

        'Recieved the call from the shelter? There's a spy?' I thought to myself as I listened to what he just said but he suddenly looked at my direction with alertness. His eyes constricted to cat like slits on its hunting modes. 'Oh Crap! He heard me!' I thought again.

        "My Lord, you sensed the presence?" the man in he shadows said. I looked at him as Xed nodded in agreement. "Who ever this individual is, its an immortal, human's cannot pass through my barrier undetected. So the chances of it being your beloved paramour is a mist." he said causing all hope in Xed's eyes to vanished. 

        Xed walked near me as I staggered back. "I can sense your eavesdropping! Get out!" With his words I felt something pushing me away. I tried staying but the more I do so the harder it became. "Get. Out!" He shouted then I saw blood trickling down from his nose. It destructed me causing me to stumble and be taken by that powerful force away from the two of them and back to the hospital facility where I was held a prisoner. 

        I saw the flickering florescent light over head, then darkness. I was back at limbo, where everything was vague. People coming and going. I was lucky if they would only poke my arms once or twice. No sound, no feelings, no clarity, just numbness. 

        I didn't know how long I stayed that way but one day, I opened my eyes and was greeted by the white florescent light reflected by the tiled wall. It was different, clearer. I was like inside a morgue rather inside a hospital. I tried sitting but I was tied on the bed. Looking around, I saw a mirrored wall on my right side, "Excuse me." I said calmly looking at the mirror, I know it's a one way mirror where my nurse and other people would be. "Can you please take this off me. I'm pretty sure I'm normal." I know usually the changed individual would have that blood lust going crazy and attacking anyone in sight. But I can see that my hands were not that pale like the vamps would be. 

         I heard muffled sounds outside when door of the room opened and my friends came rushing in. "Fran!!!!" they said in unison. Chealsea started taking the strap off of my arms while Mushka took of the ones on my legs. Queencie and Noelle slowly stopping all the tubes  connected to me.

        "Geez I'm not deaf." I said smiling. "Where were you guys when they're experimenting on me. You owe me." I was just kidding but the four of them looked at me dead serious. "Alright, alright...I'm fine...and normal...except for this." I said pointing on the bit site, which was still bruised and looking angry. "It feels like it'll explode at any moment." I said trying to look at it. They finally freed my restrains and slowly sat me up. "Sorry for worrying you guys." I hugged them smiling."Now can you take me out of this room? I want to see my Momma." They giggled and helped me walk out the threshold of the room. My body felt fine. I think I'm even well enough to fight bats.

        "They are thinking that the bite wasn't deep enough to penetrate the nerves. That's why you are fine." Queencie informed me. "And you developed an antigen specific to the one which bit you. Though other vampire virus had different strain from the one that you've got, so the samples that we've got are useless, that's what gramps said. He's a geneticist, I think he worked with your dad."  But it did not explain how on earth did I get to see Xed while I was in coma. Was my soul travelling like some psychic would say.

        "Well what is important is that you're back." Noelle said smiling at me with all sincerity. She then touched my face as if making sure I was alive. "Chealsea was crying all day when you were sent to facility. She was blaming it all on herself."

        "No, Cheal, it wans't your fault. I know the risks of my job so no harm done. I'm one though chick to kill." I said hugging Chealsea assuring her that all is well. "If you haven't got me on time I would have been already dead for how many days was I out?" She smiled at me all teary eyed.

        "Wait til you hear what I got to say." Mushka said sing-songly in a very excited tone waving her left hand in an odd manner. I raised my brows and gave her a confusing look. "Alright, you are so low in getting what I mean." she sighed irritated. "Alfonse and I are getting married!!!!!!!" She squealed then hugged me. I never saw that coming but I swear I am happy for the two of them.

        "Really! I volunteer to be the pretty little flower princess to literally flood your path with tons of petals." I said acting like a ballerina swinging from side to side. We all laughed until the Shelter General made his presence known by coughing. That literally put us in our lines with salutes.

        "It's good to see you well, Major." He said to me with that military voice of his that kids would surely flinch on hearing. "You girls better butter up and get ready. In three days time I'll meet you in my office for a briefing." Queencie raised her hand. "Yes, that includes you little girl. I heard about your stories, the five of you had accomplished many things even before the war. And I know you'll be capable of what I've got in mind. Now, Dismissed." We saluted him and marched away.

        "What the heck was that about." I said sighing. I know I'm not that important in the military to be visited by the Commanding General himself, not to mention I'm still in my hospital gown with my butt sticking out. But for him to visit me with such great urgency I could sense that something big was coming. Maybe just maybe, I'm still on my death row.