The Darndest Places - (Eachann)

[Katie Mae (DELETED 3987)]

Katie listened to him stunned at the carnage that had been visited upon the memorial. ‘Someone obviously didn’t hold to their vow of secrecy’ she pondered, her eyes on Eachann. She wondered how much he knew about the vampires worked together and their rules. Not even their small group knew all the answers and they had had vampires help them. Currently with the on in their midst and they were still learning. So obviously there were some who seemed to go rogue and didn’t mind if they were found out. A massacre like that would cause questions amongst the law community and possibly even at the federal level. Katie determined to go home and do some research and see if she could get a grasp on how often they tended to go rogue.

“That’s just awful that people came from all over for an already sad occasion and it ends like that.” It’s insane.”

Not being prepared for this next confession she blinked as the words were spoken. Katie’s mind was in overdrive. The name was unusual enough that there couldn’t be that many in the city. She reasoned there could be no way that the two women were one and the same. Her heart bled for him as she heard the woman had been pregnant, wondering what kind of a monster kills a pregnant woman.

As the man turned from her to look about the window she stood and went and hugged him, holding him tight. She could only imagine what was going through his mind. “I’m so sorry. You’ve lost so much since coming here. Don’t try and hold it in, it’s only normal to hurt and tears are just natural.” She stroked his hair trying to comfort him. “How did she get killed?” She asked the question, deep inside already knowing the answer but praying she was wrong.

The room quiet except for the sound the IV machine clicking off as the liquid flowed into his veins. The sound of the nurses laughing and talking coming from the station down the hall. It was as if time stood still waiting for his answer.

[Eachann Christie (DELETED 4713)]

He didn't mind that she was touching him, and in fact, he leant in against her caresses just glad of that human contact right now. The noises of the nurses and the hospital continued all around them in that moment of silence, the cars driving by outside making a distant rumbling noise - and all the while there were monsters walking the streets and killing people.

"Ah dinnae ken hauw it happened. Bit, ah used mah power - tae hunt a fanger doon. 'N' it led me tae oor hoose, tae her..... She'd been feckin turned intae a fanger!"

His face crumpled again and a couple of tears fell down his cheeks to be absorbed into the bandages before he could continue.

"This is why'm heer. Ah jis went 'n foond a fanger 'n' went baws oot mental. It wis me or her, 'n' the night - it wisnae either ae us."

He shook his head, totally devastated by the whole sorry affair.

[Katie Mae (DELETED 3987)]

Katie was thankful he couldn’t see her face. The shock registered clearly on it. She smoothed his hair making comforting noises like a mother makes to her child when hurt. “It’s ok” she murmured softly against him, holding him tight. “Let it out, it’s not good to hold it in.”

Her mind was racing a thousand miles an hour realizing it had to be the same person, trying to figure the odds that she was wrong. What ramifications did this hold for all of them she wondered? In Katie’s eyes this gave her more reason to not trust her. What kind of a woman with plans to be married and carrying a child would risk its life? Especially after she had promised to back off. Katie closed her eyes as her thoughts raced quickly.

“So you never tried to kill her?” Katie asked the distraught man, hating to ask him the painful questions but needing the information to try and determine how she felt and what she should do if anything. “Have you two talked since you found out? I mean, maybe she felt really bad for what she had done and is trying to not be like them. Who knows maybe she’d work against them?” She tried to sound more positive than she felt. She just wanted to throw up right then and there but she couldn’t let him know what was on her mind, at least not yet until she had more answers.

Katie sent a silent prayer upwards for wisdom. This was much more complicated than the man in her arms would ever be dreaming of right now. There was no love lost between the two women and this wasn’t helping to fix that. Katie had never quite trusted her, her being a vampire only exacerbated the problem. If she indeed was the same woman, Katie had a lot to ponder.

[Eachann Christie (DELETED 4713)]

"Mah powers, they tuik me tae her. Ye ken? They power that leads yeh tae a fanger? Weil, it led me tae her. I didnae hit her, ah culdnae. I spoke tae her, and ah telt her tae call me an the phone. But she didnae. Not a wurd. Nuthin."

He was going to say more, but a nurse came in and looked at the woman on the bed with a frown.

"And what do you think you're doing in here young lady? Can't you see this man needs to rest? He's been through a lot and should be resting. Come on. Out. You can come back in a couple of days if you're family. Come on, shoo!"

She fussed and flapped ushering the woman out of the door and not taking no for an answer. Meanwhile, Eachann just seemed to deflate and didn't turn around to look. Instead, he just sank into his pillow and closed his eyes, trying to get rid of the thoughts that had driven him to where he was now - unable to think of the future. To him, there was no future - not without Dominique.

[Katie Mae (DELETED 3987)]

Katie couldn’t blame him for not hurting the newly turned vampire for he seemed to love her deeply and completely. Even though she had most likely been a much easier kill at that point, making the decision to kill someone you love would be almost impossible. It was obvious he still loved her, the pain was so vivid in his eyes it made her own heart hurt. She wondered why Eachann wasn’t able to put his disgust of vampires aside like Verne to be with her. Surely the woman must still love him or did the turning kill that kind of thing. Katie wish she had knew more about the creatures.

As Eachann began to speak the nurse came into the room and before anything could be said she was pulling Katie away from him and shoving her through the door. The nurse was twice her size and used to manhandling people but Katie managed to stop long enough to look at the forlorn man once again. “I’ll check on you soon Eachann” as she left the room.

Once outside the door the nurse lectured her on his condition and asked if she really thought it was appropriate to be visiting. The girl looked the nurse in the eyes, wanting nothing more than to punch her she smiled sweetly and answered, “I was leaving and there was an emergency earlier and I was asked to give him his drink. You don’t like it go write that nurse up there,” she pointed to the nurse who smiled and confirmed her story as true. As she saw the nurse ready to keep on with her lecture she turned to leave vowing she would check on Eachann soon.

Katie walked to the front lobby of the hospital pulling out her phone ready to text Jason to see if he could come pick her up but then closed it deciding to go to her place. She had a headache but more importantly she had some thinking to do. She had planned on talking to Verne to see if possibly Eachann would be a good addition to The Order. He had experience with fighting those beasts but he needed help so possible he wouldn’t land in the hospital every time. But now with this revelation there was no way in hell would Verne would ok it.

Katie walked slowly lost in thought, wondering if this meant anything to their little group. She prayed that God would keep them all safe and give Verne wisdom in how to lead them to beat this scourge. She prayed Eachann would heal quickly and that he could find peace in his heart. Sometimes all you could do was pray.