~MARS~ My whole body aches, but I’m glad that Lucien let go. Still, I lay on top of him, not yet having the strength to get up. I can’t even lift myself off him even if I wanted to. I can hear his heartbeat pick up, returning to how strong it used to beat. I still don’t completely understand what is going on, and how I feel so weak. However, I manage to lift my finger and touch my shoulders, where he bit me. Nothing. There is not a single sign that he really did bite me. There is no wound. My skin is smooth with no sign of a scar. Still, I don’t feel so strong and my eyes keep fluttering, urging me to give in to sleep. Lucien. What did you do? Unable to keep my eyes closed any longer, I let sleep pull me in. ------------------------- When I wake up again, it’s dark outside.

