So here is the start of my updated version of my first ever fanfic 'Balance'...looking back at it now I cringe when I read some of it. lol! So here is what I hope is a better version. I will be leaving the old one up until I have compleated this one and uploaded it all. Enjoy.

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Nikki walked alone on the abandoned railway platform as she slowly made her way past the out of date billboards showing adverts from a few years previously, graffiti scrawled over the dull grey walls and a map of the old train routes. It was ten o'clock in the evening, a cold night in September and it was already very dark, the only light she had was from the torch she carried in her hand and the very few overhead lights that worked in the station. At some times the light of the moon shone down on the platform she was on, and cast eerie shadows on the ground. A noise somewhere behind Nikki made her jump and she spun around with a surprised gasp, her torchlight catching the eyes of a curious fox, it barked at her and then trotted away. A gust of wind blew up suddenly and litter flew past her feet, old newspapers, cans and bottles all rattled along. Hoping the police backup would be with her soon Nikki pressed on. When she had radioed in, the man on the other end told her to stay in the main foyer of the station to wait. Her curiosity got the better of her and she had ignored the order as she always did, she knew she shouldn't have done but it wasn't in her nature to wait for help, she jumped in feet first no regard at all for the consequences. Nikki looked cautiously around the outside of the guards station and placed a hand on the graffiti covered wall. The guards room was pitch black and flimsy soft spiders webs hung on the inside and outside of the dusty windows, dead flies and other insects still collected in the corners, the eight legged occupants either having abandoned the place or were just not hungry. Her eyes spotted a figure laying on the dirty station floor just to the left of some old rusty chairs. She slowly walked over and crouched next to the body, her fingers found the woman's neck but felt no pulse like she knew she wouldn't but she knew she had to make sure. Nikki looked up, hoping to hear the police coming along behind her but no luck, sighing she shook her head and wondered what was keeping them. Nikki never heard the guards door open behind her as she swept her torch light over the area in front of her hoping for some clue as to what might have happened to the woman, and to shed light on the area, Nikki didn't like the dark very much. Neither did she hear the soft footsteps or the slight rustle of a coat, what she did hear was the labored breathing somewhere behind her and she stood up slowly, her heart hammering in her chest. Nikki turned swiftly and tried to hit the figure, but her arms were held back by the other person's strong ones. She gasped in pain and went to pull away but felt a sharp twinge just above her waist, then a hot searing pain burnt through her stomach . She staggered back with the force of it and fell over the first body, falling to the floor she screamed as fresh pain shot through her body. Her shirt was already soaked with her blood and she placed her hand lightly on her stomach, this too, was quickly soaked in the red liquid and she fell back to the floor gasping for breath as the reality of what had just happened seemed to hit her. Blood welled up in her mouth and she coughed, it sprayed out and down her chin, some of her soft blonde hair that was plastered to her pale sweaty face turned red. Footsteps were heard, then gunshots, a loud thump next to her.

"Nikki" came a voice from in front of her and despite the situation Nikki had to groan inwardly, Bob Mumford was coming towards her with an unreadable expression on his face "Shit" he breathed as he took off his coat and pressed it to her stomach causing her to moan loudly and squeeze her eyes shut with the pain "I'm sorry" he whispered and to Nikki it sounded as though he meant it "Get an ambulance" he shouted to someone else and Nikki coughed again spraying the front of Mumford's shirt a red colour, one that he would have found quite nice if it wasn't Nikki's blood.

"Don't..leave me" Nikki choked out and Mumford shook his head

"I'm not going to" he replied and pressed his coat a bit harder on her stomach, trying carefully to avoid the knife that was still sticking out of her stomach, he realized that she didn't seem to know it was still there and tried to keep her mind away from it "What would Dr Cunningham say if I left you?" he joked "He'd kill me"

"Harry?" Nikki mumbled and her eyes drifted closed as the pain and blood loss got too much for her

"No Nikki stay awake" Mumford panicked "You can't sleep yet"

But it was too late as Nikki slumped in his arms and became instantly heavier causing Mumford to pull her closer to him and check her pulse with his blood stained hands, he heard the distant sounds of an ambulance siren and breathed a sigh of relief.

And yes Mumford is in it this time, I do love him! XD

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