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held his nose as they walked through the double doors and disappeared into the crowd . “ Jack ! What were you thinking ?” “ I ’ m sorry . I just won ’ t let them do that to you .” “ Jack , you don ’ t need to fight my battles . I can do it myself .” The bell rang . “ Shoot . We ’ re late .” We ran into the hall . It was empty . “ Go straight to class and if anyone asks where you were , say you got lost .” I told him , sternly . “ I ’ ll see you later . Love you , bye . I ran down the hall and turned the corner . The walls were black and dark blue , lined with posters for school events . I opened the door quietly , the lights were dim , the classroom was dark , it was silent . I walked around cluelessly , looking for a light switch .
My leg brushed against something furry , then something cold as ice . I stumbled on a chair leg and fell down . I was staring into 2 cold , dark eyes . Oh no . I crawled backwards and hit the door . Or I thought I hit the door . “ Fresh meat boys .” The lights turned on , very dim but just bright enough for me to make out the people ' s faces . A werwolf was in front of me , vampire behind me , 2 demigods and 3 zombies . I ’ m screwed . The door opened , blasting light into the room . The monsters backed away and crawled into the darkest corner of the room . “ Hey Davis , where is home es …” Jack dropped his schedule and stared . I didn ’ t respond . I was paralyzed with fear . “ Look who decided to join us . A little boy , scared , his bloods pumpin ’. “ But what about the light ?” The vampire ripped off the zombies are and hit him with it . “ Forget the light you idiot .” The vampires voice dropped into a whisper . “ I have hypnotism .” “ Yeah .” The zombie said dumbly , trying to pop his arm back into place . “ Hey ! Hey kid !” Jack looked at the vampire . He realized his mistake and tried to look away but couldn ’ t . “ Turn your head , Jack ! Don ’ t look . At him !” I had found my words again , but it was too late . “ I can ' t Davis !” Jack said , scared . I got up , shaky . I looked into Jack ’ s eyes , scared and worried . “ Davis , I-I ’ m scared .” Jack was still looking at the vampire , the fear in him faded and his eyes had a haze over them “ Jack !? Jack !” I shook him , his face was drained of all emotion , and he was expressionless . I grabbed his hand and ran towards the door , I didn ’ t get very far .
The werewolf jumped from table to table , he jumped next to me , and then , he was in front of me . He stared for a minute . “ You go . Boy stay .” He pointed at Jack . “ No .” I was unable to hide the fear in my voice . “ Okay .” The werewolf grabbed my arm , preventing me from leaving and sunk his talons into me . With my other hand I pushed Jack out of the room . Blood dripped down from my arm , standing the floor . “ You ’ re not going anywhere .” I slid my foot along the floor . It hit the door , I used the tip of my toe to open the door . Light flooded the room ; the monsters cowered into their corner again . I ran out of the room , panicked . I rushed over to where Jack was standing . He was conscious , but at the same time , looked unconscious , stuck in a trance . “ Jack , I ’ m so sorry . You wouldn ’ t be like this if it wasn ’ t for me .” I whispered , sadly . I swore to fix Jack , no matter the cost . I took his hand and walked down the hall , towards the infirmary . Jack followed me , walking funnily because I was pulling him . He wasn ’ t in control of his body . The vampire scrambled his brain . “ Ill save you , no matter what . I ’ ll protect you .” I whispered into his ear . I swore I saw him give a slight smile . “ Keep fighting .” After what felt like an eternity , we turned into the infirmary . I started screaming , out of panic . “ Someone help me ! Please ! My brother needs help !” A nurse came up to me . “ Hello Davis . I ’ ll go get your file . What happened this time ?” The lady said , annoyed . “ It ’ s not me , it ’ s my brother . He ’ s stuck in a trance ” “ Bring him here .” She helped me guide Jack and lift him onto a bed that was very similar to a hospital ’ s , the only difference was that theirs weren ’ t stained with blood . “ Is he going to be okay ?” “ Patience boy . Let me do my work .” She connected a couple of wires to his head and pressed a butting on a tall , thin , blue machine .” There were multiple screams , one had his heart rate which was abnormally