Darkness surrounds me. Where am I? I turn swivel around to try to take in my surroundings, but there's one problem. There aren't any. The last thing I remember is tumbling out of my truck, and then my family ran out to me. Did I bleed out? Am I dead!? I wonder what everyone thought when they saw my banged up truck, as well as a blood covered figure on the ground next to it.

"Help!" The voice was distant, but I couldn't see a source. Then, out of nowhere, the surroundings are filled in. I'm back in the warehouse. That god-forsaken warehouse. I've seen this before... The five men, the chair, there's only one difference. I'm not the one in the chair.

"MATT!" Rainbow shrieks in the chair. My heart races in my chest, and adrenaline courses through my body. I charge one of the men, but when I go to tackle him, I just phase through him and end up tumbling across the floor. I look up so see the man with the gun. He hadn't killed me, but maybe-

*BANG*

It was like it was in slow motion. I saw the bullet going through the air. I watched it travel at any incredibly slow speed... Then it made contact.

The chair toppled backwards along with Rainbow. All I can see if Rainbow's eyes looking into mine, but there's no life in them, the spark is gone. Instead, all I see is a bloody hole on her forehead...

Then it was all gone...

"Ah!" I gasp sharply and try to sit up, only for my arm to prevent me from doing so. It feels like its on fire, and I grab it with my other hand.

"Oh, you're awake!" The only person in the room says. A nurse. I squint my eyes and look out the large window in front of me. I can see the entirety of the city, and the sky is pitch black.

"What... happened?" I sigh with relief. It was only a dream...

"You lost a lot of blood Mr. Green." The nurse says as she checks a chart. "You had to get a transfusion."

"What? Who was the donor?"

"Well well well. Look who came back to us." Alex walks into the room with a cup of water. There's a bandage on his upper arm.

"You did?" I say with an amused smile on my face. I didn't even know we were the same blood type.

"You bet I did. Your mom called practically everyone she knew to come to the hospital. I rushed over as soon as I heard. Turns out we got the same blood type man."

"Where's everyone else?" I ask, my voice scratching due to being dry.

"They all went home. I'm the only one here right now. To be fair it's like, three in the morning."

"Well, looks like I'm missing school tomorrow." I say with a light chuckle.

"Yeah. Man you should have seen Rainbow when they told her she couldn't be the one to donate blood to you. Turns out she's A just like you. They were worried that her blood might have some weird effect on you, so they had me do it instead. She flipped out when they told her that."

"Sounds like something she would do. Hey, come to think of it, how are you still here at three in the morning?"

"I told them I wasn't feeling so hot after they drew my blood, and they let me stay till I felt better. To be honest, that was a total lie, I just didn't want my best friend to be alone in a hospital."

"Ha, thanks man. Yeah, I'd be pretty upset if I woke up alone. I'm glad you stayed."

"Mhm, Rainbow also freaked out when they said she had to leave. She was grabbing onto your bed and everything screaming bloody murder. She said something about you dying or something if she wasn't there."

"Yeah, remember when I disappeared for a week? Ever since then, if she isn't around me, she thinks something bad will happen."

"Well, it looks like she was right. You went out without her and almost bled to death. Hey, nobody knows what happened to you, wanna explain?"

"Some of those douches that kidnapped me had friends apparently. I think they wanted revenge. They chased me through town until we got onto the highway. They had a gun pointed at me, and I swerved into them, and we both crashed into the guard rail. I guess some of the glass from my windshield broke off and hit my arm."

"Wait, you said revenge, what the hell did they need revenge for? I thought they wanted Rainbow for money."

"Oh... um well..." I look around the room and into the hallway to make sure nobody can hear me. "Close the door first." Alex gets up and shuts the door, then sits down on the couch next to the bed.

"Okay, what happened exactly?"

"First of all, you can't tell ANYBODY about this got it? Only Rainbow knows about this."

"Got it."

"Well, when those men first took me, they held me in this warehouse for a couple of days. Do you honestly think they just let me go? No, I had to fight my way out. I... I did some things that I still regret even now. Alex I took the lives of five men that day. They weren't innocent, but I still feel horrible about it. But, at the same time, I'm glad I did it. You know why? Because I proved to myself that I wasn't weak like I had always thought I was..."

"Wow... that's, something man." Alex rubs the back of his head while looking at me. "Man, my best friend is a bad-ass." He says with a little chuckle.

"Heh, I guess. I probably could have made it out without doing that though. I just kinda panicked in the moment of it all."

"I'd probably do the same thing. So what happened once you escaped? You were still gone for like five days after that."

"I wandered around the woods of what I guess was Georgia. You wouldn't believe how hard it was, it's nothing like it is in the movies. I was ready to give up until I found this cabin, and the guy living there brought me back here."

"Dude, you're like a survivor. I never knew you were this cool." Alex says with a hearty laugh.

"Just call me Jack Shepherd and throw me into a jungle. I got that shit." I say, grateful that the mood is lightening.

"Well, you weren't on an island to be fair."

"Ah, fuck your technicalities."

Alex stays with me through the night, and even destroys his perfect attendance to skip school. At about eight, I hear the sound of hooves clopping down the hallway, and Alex wakes up at the sound.

"Matt, get ready for the most emotional girl that ever existed." Alex chuckles as he stretches.

"Don't I know it." I know she's gonna come in here and flip the fuck out that I'm awake, so I come up with a straight up EVIL plan. "Alex, play along, act like I'm in a coma or something."

"Dude, you are pure evil." He laughs, but I can tell he's gonna do it. This might piss Rainbow off, but I think it's worth it. Call me an asshole, but jokes on you, I already knew that.

"Alex! Is he awake!" Rainbow bursts through the door. I've covered my head with the sheets so Rainbow can't see me smiling my evil smile.

"No, he never woke up. Rainbow, it's not looking so good... They don't think he'll ever wake up." Alex sounds like he's choking through tears. I'll give him this, he's a damn good actor.

"What!?" Rainbow screams as she practically jumps on me. She wraps herself around me, and thankfully she doesn't pull the sheets down, or my cover would be blown. "Matt!"

"Ah!" I suddenly jerk upwards and wrap my good arm around her. She shrieks and twitches before going silent. I let the covers drop off of my face and stare at her, the sunlight coming in through the window behind her.

"You... You idiot! She looks angry now. "How could! You... do..." She starts to break down again before falling back on me. She sobs and sobs into my chest while I try to ignore the shooting pain through my arm. According to Alex, they had to reattach some tendons in my shoulder that had been torn by the glass. Thankfully, they said I should be back to normal pretty soon as the tears were fairly small. What really concerned the doctors was the amount of blood I had lost. Once they got that all sealed up, they said I'd be better in no time.

"Don't bucking do that again!" She says rather loudly as I stare into her eyes just inches away from me.

"I won't, I won't." I laugh lightly. "How did you even get here? Did my parents bring you?"

"No... I kinda... sneaked in..."

"So you flew here? Alone!?"

"Yeah, I had to see you!"

"I told you not to go anywhere alone Rainbow. What if somebody had taken you or something?"

"Me!? What about you Matt!? You almost got yourself killed!"

"I'm not worried about me, I'm worried about you. I don't care about myself as much as I care about you."

"Are you two gonna kiss or..." Alex says from the other side of the room.

"Yeah, I am." I say as I quickly pull Rainbow's face down to mine.

"Ugh, gross lovey stuff. I'm going to the bathroom." Alex gets up and walks into the hallway, leaving Rainbow alone with me.

"Matt... what happened to you."

I explain what had happened to me while I had been out running. Rainbow flips out on me that I should have either stayed home or taken her with me. I'm glad I didn't bring her with me. I don't want her to have to go through that, even if she could just fly away.

A few hours later, they let me out of my bed, and I can change back into my normal clothes. They want me to stay at least until they know I can get around fine on my own. I walk with Rainbow down to the cafeteria, my arm bouncing around in a sling.

Rainbow and I grab some food for lunch, which is basically some soda and a small salad. I'm about to pay for the food when a voice calls out from behind me.

"Hey Green!" I know that voice. Fuck, this is just my luck... I turn around and my assumptions are proven.

Jack...