EPOV

I couldn't move, I just sat there stunned, her words going round and round in my head. She was right, I told her I was falling in love with her and then I go and pretty much destroy her life. Jesus I'm an ass. Yeah she hurt me, but looking back on it now, I did much more than hurt her. I help turn her friends against her, I humiliated her, fuck... I strangled her, I took away her will to live, I took away her fight. But she wishes it was me, after everything I did how could she possibly want that? She's either mentally unstable or completely amazing. You know the answer to that you idiot, that's why you love her, I love her. Right... why am I still sitting here?

Without even registering I practically rip the door of it's hinges as I fly out the room and down the stairs. Rushing down the corridor, I pause when I see Neferet walk passed me a evil grin and smug expression plastered on her face. I whip my head round and look through the doors she just came through, looking out into the rain I don't see anything, then something moved in peripheral. Throwing open the doors I lean out to take a close look at the movement, it's the I see the figure collapsed on the ground.

My breath catches in my throat as I get closer, it's a body, it's...

"ZOEY!" I scream I as fall to my knees beside her, taking in the rivers of blood that are flowing from her body. "Zoey, come on baby open your eyes." I plead as I gently tap the side of her face. My stomach clenches as I take in the paleness of her skin and the blue tint of her lips.

Scooping her up in my arms my first thought was to take her to Neferet, but something inside me was screaming at me 'NO'. Holing her close I used my newly developed speed to carry her to her room.

Erik burst through the doors of the girl's dormitories, breathing a sigh of relief as he saw Jack, Damien, Aphrodite and the twins all waiting up or Zoey.

"Oh my god Zoey" Jack exclaimed as he saw Zoey laying limp in Erik's arms.

Feeling her blood begin to seep through his white shirt, Erik rushed Zoey upstairs to her room, everyone else trailing behind him.

"What happened?" Damien asked panicked, "Was it another Raven Mocker?"

"No" Erik replied coldly as he lay Zoey on her bed.

"Move." Aphrodite ordered as she appeared at Zoey's side with a first aid kit, gasping as she saw Zoey's injuries. "They've reopened." She stated, "But they couldn't have, they were....Oh God!" Aphrodite exclaimed as realisation hit her, "tell me she didn't." she said looking at Erik, who met her eyes only for an instant before looking back at Zoey. "Do you know how much blood she's lost?" Aphrodite asked as she set about cleaning and dressing Zoey's wounds.

"Too much" Erik replied dejectedly.

"Is there anything we can do?" Erin asked, worry lacing her voice.

"Pray for a miracle." Aphrodite answered.

17 hours later Zoey slowly began to open her eyes, blinking rapidly as she took in her surroundings, trying to remember what had happened. The last things she could remember was laying on the floor, bleeding, and some one screaming her name. As her eyes flicked around the room Zoey soon noticed that she was not alone, her friends, all of them were there, and she could feel the hope and joy swell inside of her, and began to wonder how she could have ever doubted them. Looking around she knew, that even if she screwed up, when the worst came to worse she knew they would be there at her side. As this realisation hit Zoey she could feel the tears begin to roll down her cheeks.

"Hey, you ok?" Erik's soft voice asked, "Are you in pain?" he questioned concern written all over his face.

"No" Zoey replied quietly.

"Then why the tears?" Erik asked gently wiping the tears away from her eyes.

"Just realised how stupid I've been" she smiled softly making Erik smile in reply. "You saved me." Zoey said softly. It wasn't a question or a statement, t was mealy a fact.

"Of course I did, you silly girl. Do have any idea how much you scared me, I thought I was gonna lose you, Z. When I saw you lying there, and all that blood... I just.... I felt like..." Erik stammered as tears began to form in his eyes.

"Hey, I'm ok. I'm gonna be ok." Zoey comforted cupping his cheek in her hand.

"I can't lose you Z." Erik confessed, locking his eyes with Zoey's.

"You won't" Zoey whispered, as Erik began to lean his head closer to hers.

"Zoey! Your awake!" Shaunee exclaimed, waking everyone else, causing Erik to sigh in disappointment and slight frustration.

"Please tell me you were not wondering around on you're own again!" Aphrodite scolded, "Do you not understand the whole you die, we all die thing."

"I just needed to think." Zoey replied.

"And you couldn't have done that with one of us around?" Damien asked.

"No" Zoey answered honestly, her lack of strength showing in her voice.

"Alright guys that's enough!" Erik ordered sternly, "Zoey's been through a hell of a lot these past few months, we haven't helped in the slightest, and now she's got mythical begins and our psycho of a headmistress trying to kill her, don't you think we should be thanking Nyx that she's still alive right now!" He scolded before turning back to Zoey, "Z, you need blood." Erik said softly.

"No" Zoey whimpered in replied.

"You have to, we can get some from the school stores" Erik explained.

"I don't really have a choice do I?" Zoey replied weakly.

"No" Erik chuckled.

"Ok, nerd herd, which of you is coming with me?" Aphrodite asked, as she made her way to the door.

"Why exactly do you need our help?" Shaunee asked sceptically.

"Because I need one of you to keep look out, whilst the other get some food for everyone else" Aphrodite replied as it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"We're gonna finish this conversation Z" Erik said quietly, as the others discuss who would be going.