"You fucking psychopath" Yelled the man strapped down to the surgical table.

"I'm sorry but you have a very nasty virus and I need to examine it and the only way I can do that is by opening a gap in your chest. And if you are wondering why I am not using any anesthesia, it's not because I'm a sick psychopathic bastard but it's because I fear it may affect the specimen" said Uriel with a surgical blade in hand.

Uriel slit the man open just beneath his ribs then made a second cut from his ribs to his belly button. The man struggled beneath his restraints and would have been screaming if Uriel had not clamped his mouth shut. Uriel peeled the skin back and he could see the agony in the man's eyes. Uriel could see his diaphragm moving along with the third stage of the flesh eating virus.

He could see its thin pale body in the fetal position where his left lung should be. Uriel grabbed his steal gloves and cut the being out of his lung. Uriel then placed the being into a jar with the help of his assistant Mary. She then filled the jar with a yellow liquid that would preserve its body.

"So what do you think about this one" said Mary tapping the glass.

"It should still grow but I need to cut this one up. I need to understand how these things function" said Uriel as he picked up the jar.

He walked with Mary to another room with other jars and other specimens. He picked up one of the larger jars and moved to another room in the facility. The white halls were spotless and had automated machine guns on the ceiling. They stepped into another room with another table ready for their next operation. Two guards would stand in each room at all times and the doors would slide shut after.

The doors could only be opened and closed by the control room. Only seven people knew the pass codes for the control room. They had taken every precaution in order to make certain nothing would ever escape. They even had the facility built on another planet miles underground. The entire facility even had multiple atomic weapons inside in order to erase all living things within as a precaution.

Uriel strapped the dog sized being down to the table and spilled some blood on its face. The being had sunken in eyes and slits for a nose. It's endless rows of teeth had a human esk look. The way its body was formed was also similar to humans. The being woke up and began to look around the room. It screeched and struggled in its restraints. Uriel pulled out a knife and slit its throat spilling its black blood. It struggled for a moment the stopped.

"Cut the crap I know that didn't kill you" said Uriel as the being locked eyes with him.

The black blood began to drift back into the beings cut. Uriel then slammed the being's face and gouged one of its eyes out. He continued by jamming a knife in its chest and slashed its arms. Then got pliers and started ripping some of its teeth out. Mary placed her hand on Uriel's shoulder and he stopped. The being looked at Uriel as he stepped up to its thin body and began to cut. He removed its skin and cut pieces of its flesh off. He pulled a drill out and made holes in its bones. He then placed a black explosive in its bones.

"Well I'm done for today" said Uriel placing the knives down.

He slowly left the facility into the massive Mars slums. He was dressed in tattered clothing and so was Mary. They were careful knowing many mercenaries would give anything to kidnap one of the most influential people alive. The U.N didn't exactly like him either, after all he was charged with crimes against humanity. But those charges were dropped after the witnesses went missing and all evidence was destroyed.

They walked to the home Uriel had built. There was a massive pack of dogs guarding the building. Several children sat alongside the dogs. The dogs were almost like unpaid babysitters because they guarded the children until their parents returned, and the child also agreed to leave. Sometimes the dogs would go home with the children to protect them. Mars was no longer the red planet but a super lush forest with a thriving ecosystem.

"Hey kids treating the dogs nicely" said Uriel with a kind hearted grin.

"Yes we are Mr. And" said the small girl with ashy hair.

The little girl named Ka sat atop the biggest of the dogs, Titan. He was Darwin's younger brother. Uriel walked inside to find a pile of dead animals on the kitchen floor.

"Well it looks like we don't have to buy food again" said Uriel picking up a dead animals.

“Titan brought home a boy last time. Good thing he didn't try to eat him” Continued Uriel.

Uriel cooked the rabbits, birds and other animals who all had their necks crushed. Uriel setup the plates for the dogs to eat from. They came over to eat their cooked meal one by one, taking turns.

"What do you want to eat" said Uriel glancing at Mary.

Mary brushed her light pink hair out of her face. Mary had a face that made it hard to determine her age to begin with and her eyes were something else.

"What do you want to make for me" said Mary standing across the room.

Her long hair reached down just beneath her waist. It would be hard to believe such a young and cute girl was one of the best assassins alive. Considering how clumsy she was it would seem she could barely survive on her own.

"Well nothing very hot because you might burn yourself and nothing hard to swallow because you might choke" said Uriel looking at his ingredients.

"I can take the heat" Yelled Mary quickly grabbing and eating a random ingredient. She had eaten a ghost pepper.

Her face turned red and her eyes began to water. She stood there trying to make it seem as if she had done it on purpose. Uriel grabbed a gallon of water and handed it to her. She instantly began to drink the water and spilled most of it all over herself. Her pink shirt did her no favors at that moment. Uriel left the room knowing she would be upset if he saw her the way she was. He walked out of the building and wondered if he should enter the forest. He walked one step out the door and felt Mary's hand on him.

"You can't go anywhere alone remember" said Mary glaring her eyes at Uriel.

"Please just for a while I promise I won't do anything stupid" said Uriel with a pleading grin.

Mary gave the expression of are you fucking kidding me.

"Ok fine can you at least drive me into town" said Uriel.

"Fine but try to not fall off this time and just so you know you are supposed to hold me when I am driving" said Mary pulling the keys from her pocket.

Mary walked Uriel to the motorcycle and she placed her helmet on.

"Where did you leave your helmet" said Mary looking at Uriel.

"Well you see..."

Uriel was interrupted by Mary who said "Don't give me that, I know you got rid of it".

She took off her helmet and handed it to Uriel. After he place the helmet on they began the drive. Uriel gently held Mary attempted and not to fall from the motorcycle. They rode towards the larger town about thirty miles away. Mary had to stop every so often because Uriel would get dizzy. Before they could reach the town they were stopped by three men with guns.

"We are the Baysin city police and we need to look at your bags to make certain you aren't carrying any illegal substances" said the man in a thick leather jacket.

Mary knew that this was just some lowlifes who wanted some easy cash. She shot two of the men in their legs and the third who was closest in the arm. She had shot straight through the bone of every target and only the man she shot in the arm remained conscious. She walked up to the man and placed the red hot barrel of the gun in his mouth. She could see him struggled to escape but the more he moved the more it burned him.

"Do you still need to see what we have officer" said Mary with a bright smile.

The man only looked at her in fear as tears ran down his face.

"Well if not I guess we will be leaving now" said Mary standing up and getting back on the motorcycle.

"Why did you do that?" said Uriel glancing back at the men.

"Because they wanted to rob you and I can't let that happen. What kind of a body guard would I be if I did" said Mary with a smile.

They arrived at the town and got to a pharmacy. Uriel looked around and picked an entire aisle of medication. He got everything. With the help of Mary he placed it in a cart.

"Sorry for asking for so much help I'm just not what I used to be" said Uriel with a grin.

"Don't worry about it we can just share a bed tonight and we can call it even" said Mary.

"For the last time you are too young for me. I can't do that, it would just be wrong" said Uriel looking into her eyes.

Mary walked along in silence glancing at Uriel every so often. Uriel walked up to the counter and gave the man seven thousand dollars or three thousand five hundred Marks.

"That's a lot of medication" said the man selling them the medicine.

"Yes, yes it is" Replied Uriel walking away with the bags full of medication.

Mary notice that Uriel was smiling but did not see anything that could make him happy. He only smiled when interacting with people he liked. They made their way back home and saw most of the children still playing with the dogs.

"Hi there Ka, are you still feeling sick?" said Uriel.

"Yeah, my tummy still hurts" said Ka with a half smile.

"Have this it'll make you feel better. It's painkillers." said Uriel handing her a container of medication.

"Thanks, but how did you get this? I heard it's really hard to get it from Earth" said Ka.

"It's not, and remember if you ever feel sick write it on the help board on my door. And remind everyone else for me will you, I don't want anyone feeling sick" said Uriel patting her head.

She looked up at Uriel with her light green eyes and gave him a hug. "I wish you could be my dad" said Ka with a enormous smile.

Mary hugged Uriel from behind and said "We could be your parents". Uriel could feel heat run up his spine and stop at his face.

"Really!?" Yelled Ka jumping up and down.

Uriel had been pinned into a mental corner and could not get out. He knew if he said no he would break Ka's heart along with all the other kids that sat beaming with joy behind Ka. Mary must have been joking but Uriel now had to tell the children something.

"And you will be having a baby sister soon" said Uriel placing his thick arms around Mary.

Mary now had to think of a plan to tell the kids that they were not going to get a sister or find a way to get a baby. Uriel had forced her into a situation just as difficult as his. Mary and Uriel now had to take care of the children or think of a way to make them forget.

"We'll be inside" said Uriel with a smile.

"Bye daddy, bye mommy" said the children with smiles.

When Uriel and Mary got alone he said "Why did you say that, I can't take care of all of them".

"But we can" said Mary stepping closer to Uriel.

"You did this on purpose" said Uriel.

"Yeah I did so now we have to share a bed" said Mary.

"That has nothing to do with this" said Uriel placing his hands over his face.

There was a knock at that door and Uriel left to open it.

"Hello" said Uriel just before the thin man lunged at Uriel with a clawed hand.

His body flew back as the bullets from Mary's shotgun sprinkled his body. Mary had no need to shoot again because half of the massive dogs had begun to tear the man apart. They ripped him into six pieces, but he had not stopped moving at that point. This was no normal human, but whatever it was wanted Uriel dead.

"Boys drop that into the pit" said Uriel in a oddly calm tone.

The children tried running over but the six other dogs would not let them pass.

"Titan find where this man came from and report back when you're done" said Uriel looking at the pit.

"Should we call the police?" Asked Mary, as she was attempting to clean up the blood on the floor.

"Why are you asking me if you're already hiding the evidence" said Uriel shrugging his shoulders.

Uriel looked at the children who stood behind the rest of his dogs.

He walked over and in an attempt to distract them said "Here is two hundred Marks go get something from the store with everyone".

Uriel handed Ka the money and they all ran off with the dogs. Uriel cleaned up all the blood and turned on the incinerator in the pit. Uriel felt sleepy most likely due to his old age and decided to go to sleep. As usual he placed several blankets outside along with sleeping mats for the children who liked to be with the dogs more that being home. Mary placed the milk and cereal outside for them to eat if they got hungry.

The out door refrigerator was filled with other snacks for them to eat along with some food to take home. Uriel made his bed and layed down to sleep he drifted into sleep after minutes. He could hear it again that low gurgled breathing and feel its thin human like body pressing against his feet.

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It had most of its spine popping out against its thin light gray skin. He could hear it say his name whenever he closed his eyes. He knew he should be able to move but fear held him down. It was a fear so strong that he had to tell himself to keep breathing. That let him know that the being was intelligent was that it always woke him at two fifteen.

It would always crawl under his bed and disappear the next morning. It would sit in a fetal position with its long claws reaching all the way across its scared back. It's blood stained claws matched its gaping mouth. It would move in a natural way never in fluid motion only in a quick jerking motion. But the night Uriel heard it called the name of his children he knew he had no choice.

The instant it moved he shot up and smashed it out the third story window. He fell with the being and used it to soften the impact. He immediately began to tear chunks of its flesh out with his teeth as blood covered his face. He could feel the warm blood cover him as he continued to eat as the being howled.

It continued trying to claw him apart but it lost most of its bodily function after Uriel clamped down on its spine. He could not stop this feeling knowing he had killed and eaten the thing he so feared. He continued to eat its flesh well into the night. He ripped piece after piece of the being's flesh off and soon had only blood and bone. He then began to drink the blood and break the bone in order to take its marrow.

When nothing remained he took the body and hid it in his basement. He washes its blood way and tossed a lamp out the window to make it look as if it had fallen out and smashed the window. The taste of its flesh had never left his mind and he feared it never would. It was like a drug hundreds of times more addictive than cocaine. His memory drifted to the one thing he wanted more than its flesh, her lips.

He could see her fiery red and green blue eyes once again. Her form was beyond what he could call devine.

The only way he could word her was "Beautiful". He walked up to her and wished this was more than a dream. Tears ran down his face in both reality and his mind. He embrace her and for the first time he did not grasp at emptiness. He could feel her soft hair and flawless lips. He pulled her close and kissed her. She began to fade and he knew he would have to let go. Something felt off he could feel her still holding on as he woke. When he opened his eyes he could see pink hair and a pink shirt.

"Pervert" said Mary before kissing him again.

Uriel knew she was gone, but felt wrong and tried to get away. He fell off the bed a knocked himself out. Uriel shot up smashing his nose against her head. Uriel fell back down and clasped his nose. He began to roll around on the floor in pain.

"What were you doing" Yelled Uriel with watery eyes .

"I was placing ice on your head" said Mary with a grin.

"No I'm asking why you kissed me." said Uriel holding the ice.

"You kissed me first pervert. You even grabbed me a little" said Mary crossing her arms.

"Why were you in my bed" said Uriel attempting to stand.

"You said I could so I did and you were more active tonight" said Mary before Uriel interrupted.

"Why the hell were you in my bed" said Uriel with a glare.

"That's not the point the point is we just kissed so is that your way of saying you want to be together?" said Mary with a adorable smile.

"No for the last time you are way too young and I am far too old" Replied Uriel rubbing his head.

"Age is just a number if we love each other nothing matters" said Mary patting Uriel on the shoulder.

"You are probably around the same age as my son" Said Uriel.

"It's not nice to talk about a woman's age" said Mary with a psychopathic glare.

"Sorry but what time is it" said Uriel looking for a clock.

"It's seven thirty" said Mary.

"We got to go" said Uriel walking out the door still holding the ice.

They walked to the hidden entrance to the facility and passed the several guards that protected the area. They were lowered hundreds of feet straight down into the facility. He walked back to the room where he had tormented the being. He walked into the dark room and the being lay on the table free of wounds.

"Well hello there" said Uriel as he pulled a knife out of his pocket.

He slit one of the being eyes open and collected a blood sample. Mary would always look away when he did things like this.

"They are immune to every poison known to man did you know that Mary. They don't even get cancer no matter how much radiation I expose them to. The one thing I can do is expose them to sunlight. They really don't like the light" said Uriel void of emotion.

He left the room and walked to the experiment chamber. A massive bear sat in one corner of the room and in the other sat one of the beings. Uriel opened the doors to their cages and at that instant the being bolted to the bear.

It began to tear the bear apart as it tried to fight back. It swung at the being missing every strike. The being was cutting the bear's skin to pieces but never made any deep wounds. It had immobilized the bear and began to skin it. It then began to eat the bear after it had removed all the skin. It began to grow then vomited up a smaller version of itself.

"They're parasites, and are incapable of replicating on their own" said Uriel with a passive face.

"Didn't you have to teach a class today" said Mary. Uriel looked at his watch and smacked his forehead.

"It's tomorrow but I still have to get to Earth. We should leave soon and we still need to adopt those kids". said Uriel almost absent minded.

"We?" said Mary with a wink.

"No I mean I should and just to make this clear to you we are not together" Replied Uriel.

"Are you breaking up with me?" said Mary in a over dramatic way.

She gestured as if she were about to faint and one of the guards caught her.

She coughed and said "Hold me closer Jim do you see that man, he's a horrible man h-h-he broke my heart". She place her hand on her head plan facing out and acted as if she were dying.

"See what you have done Sir you've killed this young woman. You have broken her heart and she can no longer live. Why Sir, have mercy and give her a dying kiss" said Jim joining in the theatrics.

"Please my love" said Mary reaching out.

"You two really need a new hobby" Replied Uriel.

"You're so mean" Yelled Mary sitting up as the rest of the guards clapped tossed roses that Mary had undoubtedly given them.

"Were you all in on this?" Yelled Uriel.

"Just give the girl a damn kiss" Yelled one of the guards.

Uriel was surprised by how much effort they had put into this. He walked over and was about to kiss her on the cheek. She turned instantly and kissed his lips. She could feel him attempt to stand for just a moment then stop because she had hit several pressure points on him. His body was stuck for just long enough for her to have fun. Two seconds later he jumped back and spit.

"What the hell is wrong with you" Yelled Uriel rubbing his neck.

"You were going to kiss me you perv" said Mary.

"What the hell is your problem you asked for a kiss" Replied Uriel.

"Never said from who" Replied Mary.

Uriel walked away and got into the elevator. He took the motorcycle and forced Mary to walk home. He had had enough of her craziness and was not going to have it. He got home and finished with the adoption papers. He visited the families he was adopting the children from and talked to the parents. He finished all the paperwork for the children so they could go to Earth. He sat down the second he got home and took a nap. He awoke an hour later with Mary sleeping on his lap. He knew he could not be mad at her and he did not want to hurt her. He waited until she woke up despite the fact she was hurting his leg. She was half asleep but he needed to get to the airport. He picked her up and walked slowly to the taxi he had called. He had gotten a bus for all the kids and they would all be there.

"Long night?" Asked the taxi driver.

"No, just likes to sleep" Replied Uriel holding Mary's far smaller body.

"You look familiar have I seen you before" said the man.

"I don't think so" said Uriel as Mary shifted.

They continued with the back and forth banter until they reached the airport. Uriel played the man and lifted Mary out of the car. He walked to a car he had parked at the airport a week before and drove to the facility that they used to teleport. Uriel walked passed all the guards who knew exactly who he was. He walked to the teleporter and waited.

The massive stadium sized teleportation room had millions of small black spheres lining the wall and ceiling. The light around them seemed to swirl, then they disappeared. The appeared in an identical facility on Earth. Uriel walked up from the basement in the the hallways. He walked still holding Mary who had been asleep for at least two hours. He drove home and walked into his house.

"Keep going and just a little deeper" Was the last thing he wanted to hear. Mary made a noise as Uriel grip shifted.

"Who's there?" Yelled a Voice. Uriel tried to run as silent as possible.

"Who is this girl on top of you" said another voice.

Uriel no longer cared about making noise and ran. He wondered if the voice was yelling at him or Atlas.

Mary woke up from all the shaking and said "You really like holding me don't you".

Her light blue eyes looked at Uriel as she fell to the floor. She rolled around for a moment and began to cry.

"You're so mean" She cried with tears running down her face.

"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hurt you" said Uriel holding Mary once again.

"Can you give me a kiss to make it feel better" said Mary holding back her tears.

"Why do you always do this" Asked Uriel.

"Because I know if I hold on long enough you will fall in love with me one day" said Mary with joy.

"Maybe I would have if things were different" Replied Uriel patting her head.

Mary sat up and said "I said a kiss not a pat". Uriel quickly kissed her on the cheek and walked away.

"So how are your kids doing" Asked Mary trying to start a conversation.

"What?" Replied Uriel.

"How are your kids" Repeated Mary.

"Good, they're good" Answered Uriel.

Uriel who finally had time to sleep before he had another work day.

"Well I have twice slept once this week so I'm going to hit the hay" said Uriel stretching his arms.

"And I will join you to make it absolutely certain that you fall asleep" Replied Mary with a wink.

"No thank you I am completely capable of sleeping on my own" said Uriel as he walked to his room.

Uriel walked into his symmetrical room and locked the doors.

(Meanwhile in Mary's mind) "He probably just wants some space, all couples need space right? But what if someone got in his room and is going to kill him the second he falls asleep?! I can't let that happen I have to protect him. All I have to do is lockpick the door and lay in bed beside him to protect him. But what if he is cheating maybe he has someone else with him and that's why he wanted to be alone. That cheating son of a bitch could have another girl with him right now. I'm going to kick his fucking ass!".

(Meanwhile in Uriel's mind) "Finally I get to sleep without any problems".

Uriel hugged his spare pillow and a small tear ran down his cheek. An image of vibrant red hair flashed in his mind. The sound of the door being kicked open shot through the room. Uriel let out a deep sigh "Not again".

Uriel turned on the light walked over to Mary and grabbed her hand. He sat her on the edge of his bed and layed back down. He slept nearly a full day but still managed to wake up before six without an alarm. When he woke he saw Mary still sitting beside him on the bed. She had not moved or it seemed as if she had not moved.

Uriel placed his hand on her shoulder asking "Did you sleep at all?".

"I only sleep when I need to dream of you. Just kidding, I today passed out" Replied Mary.

Uriel rubbed his eyes and changed into his suit. Mary looked through Valery's cloths and found something she found interesting.

"What do you think" said Mary giving a twirl as her pink hair swung side to side.

"You look so freaking hot" is what she wished he would say but she got was "I like the blue".

Uriel walked to his car and noticed that someone had left a pair of glasses. He recalled they belonged to one of his students by the name of Sam. Uriel drove to the college campus with unnecessary haste. He saw far more students than be expected to join his short term extra credit class. He was going to have a replacement take over the class anyway.

Mary walked beside him like a proud girlfriend who was too shy to hold his hand. She help his suitcase with both hands. Her light pink hair had two small braids that dangled just in front of her ears. Her round face matched well with her plump lips but did not match her hourglass figure.

"New girlfriend Sir" Yelled a boy named Chris.

"No just my assistant" Replied Uriel walking into the classroom.

The classroom had at least a forty students inside and seem to be mostly female.

"Hello Raven" said Uriel to a particularly small students.

"You look very handsome today" Replied Raven running up to Uriel.

"And you look absolutely lovely as always" said Uriel with a smile.

(Meanwhile in Mary's mind) "How come he called her lovely and only said my dress was nice. Am I not enough for him, and how old is she? Maybe he's a pedo or just a pervert. I have to make sure she knows Uriel is mine".

(Meanwhile in Raven's mind) "Maybe I should ask how Atlas is and if he's still single. I did see him with another girl yesterday, but maybe they're just friends. I will ask and find out, yeah I can do this just ask if my teacher's son has a girlfriend".

Before Raven could even utter a word Mary kissed Uriel.

"I'm going to get a drink be right back" said Mary holding his tie.

"Just be back soon" Replied Uriel.

Mary look awestruck for a moment then walked away.

"Your girlfriend is so pretty" said Raven clasping her hands together and pressing them against her left cheek.

"She's just a friend and please sit down the class is going to start" Replied Uriel in a cold voice.

The class shifted every now and then as the students took pictures of the mathematical formulas for spooky motion. He explained how objects could be moved without physical interaction. He continued and explained that they had accomplished this in a lab with two hydrogen atoms. He continued with this type of talk for another hour.

The class ended and most of the students left. Only five students remained and they waited in a line in order to ask after class questions.

"Come on ask away" said Uriel waving his hands.

"Well we all have the same question" said Chris pulling down his hoodie.

"Well out with it I don't have all day" said Uriel leaning back in his chair.

"You know how you said you were going to send five people to Prime for a few days, when is that happening?" Asked Chris sticking his hands in his pockets.

"Well because I'm so old I booked the hotel rooms on the wrong day so you will all be leaving tomorrow morning" said Uriel with a grin.

All of their eyes and mouths were wide open. They began to cheer and jump from what Uriel guessed was joy. Mary walked into the room holding a basket full of what seemed to be bread and chocolate.

"I brought you something" said Mary as she walked over to Uriel as if down a runway.

"Thank you very much that is so kind of you" said Uriel giving Mary a hug.

All the students could see her once fair skin turn bright red.

"Aww you are such a cute couple" said Raven along with Alexia and Sosha.

"We aren't a couple she just kisses me without permission" Replied Uriel.

Amethyst walked up to Uriel. Mary blocked her lips with a piece of bread and pulled a handgun out of what seemed to be thin air. Uriel didn't give Mary enough time to let anyone see it and grabbed her hand.

"Amethyst I'm sorry to inform you that I don't date my students" said Uriel as he placed Mary's handgun in his pocket.

"What if I drop out of your class?" Responded Amethyst with a wink.

"I'm a married man" Responded Uriel.

"So you are cheating on her with Mary?" said Raven tilting her head.

"My wife died a few years back but she is the only person I have ever loved" said Uriel.

Amethyst took a step back saying "I'm so sorry I had no idea".

Mary had the look of grief on her face but it soon vanished.

"Don't worry about it" said Uriel sitting back down.

"You should all go home and get your clothing together" said Mary glaring at Amethyst.

"Yeah, we should all go" said Raven.

Raven was at the back of the group and stopped as they left.

"I have a question" said Raven slightly moving side to side.

"You can ask it" Replied Uriel.

"Will Atlas be joining us" said Raven.

"I'll ask him if he wants to join you now that you mentioned it" said Uriel thoughtfully while taking a bite of a piece of bread.

"Thank you very much" said Raven as was walked away.

Mary waited until the door was closed before she asked "Why didn't you freak out like you usually do".

"I have to act like a respectable teacher even if it means letting you kiss me" Replied Uriel.

"So are you saying you don't love me?" Asked Mary.

"I am saying I don't love you like that" Replied Uriel.

Uriel felt his body go limp as he fell to his knees. A bone chilling cold ran through his body and numbed most of him.

"Are you OK" said Mary holding Uriel up.

"I don't know. Do you mind driving me home" said Uriel shaking from pain.

Uriel began to shift in and out of consciousness as Mary arrived. After they arrived Uriel could hardly stand. Mary held him and walked him to his room. Uriel pulled a box from his drawer and took a needle with a light red liquid with small gray specks. He was far too shaky to inject himself so he handed the needle to Mary.

Mary took a couple deep breaths and slid the needle into his chest. Uriel shifted as the needle pierced his veins.

"I'm sorry I forgot that I broke my spare when you were asleep in the car" said Uriel between breaths.

Uriel now had black eyes and thin red ring where his corona should be. Mary gave Uriel a rag to bite into so he would not break his teeth.

When the pain subsided he held Mary's hand and said "Thank you".

He was still shaking heavily but hoped the next one would be that painless.