"Ugh..my head- what?!?" Uzi called, realising she was in an abandoned cabin, surrounded by what seemed like piles of bloody human flesh.

Instinctively Uzi tried to sit up, only to realise that someone had tied her arms to a pole behind her, and her legs were achy and bruised. "N..." Uzi muttered on impulse, praying he'd either hear her cries or sense her pain, though she knew the first was impossible as her voice came out as a whisper.

Uzi...are you okay?!

Wait what?

I got so caught up with V- please be okay...

N? What the-

Stupid Alpha urges! Uzi matters more- I should have left V there... UZI!!

The sounds stopped. It seems that N had closed his mind from Uzi, not that she ever knew it could be open, apparently the soulmate bond did more than she thought.

Maybe he could hear her!

N...hurt..help...N..Khan

She couldn't keep her thoughts straight, if N could hear her, he'd only be receiving nonsense. Uzi couldn't help but cry out slightly from the hopelessness and aches in her body.

"Не пробуй это Узи (Don't try it Uzi)"

Looking up as much as the rope would let her, Uzi saw an injured Doll staring back at her, she was wounded heavily yet seemed ready to strike at Uzi no hesitation. "Нам нужно поговорить (We need to talk)" Doll claimed, leaning on the wooden wall behind her, alarmingly peaceful for someone who had tied up their former classmate and had murderous eyes.

Uzi stared back at Doll, challenging her to try anything, not that the Russian girl would. She genuinely just needed to talk with Uzi. "Вампир придет за тобой (The vampire will come for you)"' Doll stated as a fact, making Uzi nod slightly in response, she didn't understand what Doll was trying to get at.

"Мне нужно, чтобы ты кое-что понял о нас, Узи. (I need you to understand something about us Uzi)".

The purple haired human raised an eyebrow at the blue haired, clearly not understanding whatever Doll was trying to communicate, she wished she'd hurry up. Doll simply stared back, taking in the sight of Uzi all tied up and helpless, it did nothing for her expect fill her with pity. She took no joy in her victory or authority over her prey, she had only tied Uzi up to keep her here, once she'd said her piece she'd let her go.

Sighing, Doll finally explained "Нас обоих укусил один из этих вампиров Узи, Ви укусил меня, а Н укусил тебя, но что, если я скажу тебе правду? Как мы всегда собирались стать такими, с перекусом или без? Что это даст? (We were both bitten by one of those vampires Uzi, V is the one who bit me and N bit you, but what if I told you the truth? How we were always going to become this with or without a bite? What would that do?)"

Uzi said nothing. How was she supposed to believe anything Doll said? Plus she hadn't even explained what she meant yet, she was still dancing around it.

"Keep going" Uzi muttered, sitting up properly to glare at Doll, who almost looked concerned at her.

Whatever Doll says- take with a grain of salt.

As if reading Uzi's mind, Doll sighed again "Ты мне не веришь? Тогда ты никогда не поймешь. (You don't believe me? Then you'll never understand.)"

Uzi prepared a retort- but stopped at a sound echoing through her ears again- it sounded like N...but different.

What was happening to him? What was he saying?!?

UZI! I NEED- UZI!

She yelled back in her mind that she there, but N seemed unresponsive, his cries grew worse.

Uzi.Uzi.Uzi.Uzi.

Tears welled up in Uzi's eyes as she tried to make N hear her- was he hurt? Why was she only hearing her name?!? Had V done something again? What was happening to make N think like this?!?

"Doll- please- let me go...N needs me" Uzi cried desperately, unable to withstand N's voice howling within her head any longer.

Her captor just raised her eyebrows, not understanding why Uzi would choose to race after that vampire than worry about herself, she had never felt the desperate urge of a soulmate before.

Suddenly a sharp pain came into Uzi's chest, she knew it wasn't N's pain, it was her own.

I haven't fully transformed yet...

A searing pain raced through Uzi's body, screaming at her for remedy as she shook her body aggressively, her front teeth reshaped themselves as her back once again felt as though it was being pierced.

This was a pain Doll knew, so of course she raced to Uzi's side, understanding that this was far too brutal for her to shove off. Uzi cried and screamed for the pain to end, feeling nothing but pure agony as she sought any kind of comfort, Doll tried but was unable to cure her suffering.

"N!!!!!" Uzi screamed, tears racing down her face as she pounded the floor, she was helpless- she needed N. She needed the safety his arms provided and the feelings of power she gained from his presence. Doll looked stunned at Uzi, but gave into her cries and sat in front of her.

Without a word Doll placed her forehead on Uzi's, and silently gripped her shaking shoulders. Though no word had been spoken, Uzi seemed to read Doll's mind, understanding what she was suggesting.

N. If you can hear me, I'm in pain, follow our bond, I'm safe but need you. Please N...

All the way on the other side of the forest, N heard Uzi's voice and rose from his pity party, V standing at his side as he raced away into the dark.

I'm coming Uzi. Stay strong. I feel you.

V stayed back and observed N racing away, she sighed and smiled weakly, she really had lost him hadn't she? Their brief moment together was no more than a moment to him, while it meant the world to her, it didn't sting like it used to really.

Maybe she was moving on slightly. As great as N was she knew she'd changed, while he hadn't, it wouldn't work now. It just couldn't, and she'd finally excepted it.

Ahh shit- I stubbed my toe

"Huh?" V turned around to find the source of the mysterious voice, but nobody was behind her, or seemingly nearby. So who was she hearing? Unless..

Jeez stomach bug again? I'm in for a rough week.

Whoever it was seemed familiar, but it wasn't N, J or even the purple freak. It was a new voice.

A new voice she could hear despite there being nobody nearby, a voice that echoed in her mind, a voice she craved.

She couldn't possibly have moved on so quick? She only just got over N like 5 second ago?! Though this may have been building up for a while now...

Whatever it was, V felt hunger rise in her body, not for N this time, but for this mysterious voice. She wanted to know who it belonged to...wanted to see how they looked, taste their blood, feel their presence.

If her feelings for N had been hunger, her new sensation was starvation, yet she shoved it aside for now. She should follow N.

Or I could see who managed to cure my fascination with that dummy.

V called him a dummy in her thoughts again- she had definitely moved on. Maybe accepting that N wasn't hers anymore was all it took for her to have someone else. A new soulmate.

Conflicted, V closed her eyes to try and sense her new soulmate, but all she could hear was the sound of laughter from seemed to be a group. Whoever it was wasn't nearby and seemed busy, N meanwhile was about to die from something that was arguably her fault.

Groaning, V sped after N, shoving away any doubts. She couldn't have a new soulmate that soon anyway...could she?

No...

Maybe?

Yes.

Regardless V continued her race towards N, still attached to him despite her sudden revelation, he was her alpha after all.

Not more than a 4 minute run ahead, N slammed into the door of what seemed to be a rotting cabin, it gave way instantly and N immediately saw Uzi leaning against a wall- howling into Doll's arms.

Immediately N raced to grab his soulmate from Doll, cradling her in his arms as he sat on his knees, the ropes around Uzi had loosened from the meltdown enough for N to snap them unintentionally.

Doll sighed at the sight of Uzi gripping N's shirt, she looked pathetic, though Doll remembered the strain of her transformation. "Прости меня, вампир, я сделал то, что должен был. (Forgive me Vampire, I did what I had to)." 

N couldn't care less about whatever Doll was saying, he had Uzi safe in his arms again, that was all he wanted. All he needed.