[center][color=#B0E0E6][b]Skills:[/b][/color] Teleportation[/center]

The next five minutes moved painfully slow. Christian was very aware of the time ticking down while he watched Penny struggle from the chair to the stairs. Several times, Christian wanted to take her by the hand and pull her along, but he couldn’t break any more rules today. He could already feel the curious presence of [i]something[/i] brushing along the corners of his mind. 

[i]What are you doing, young one?[/i] It whispered. Christian tamped down the voice and followed Penny as she finally ascended the stairs. 

They came across another vampire frozen near the top of the stairs. The pair of them slipped around the undead creature and made the final push to the door. However, Penny stalled out again. Christian shifted his weight nervously while Penny waited, precious seconds ticking by. Finally, she moved again, and Christian released a heavy exhale before following her outside. 

Alright, she made it. I should go now before I get in any more trouble. He followed her around the corner when she collapsed. He stared at her, listening to the phone call she made before she went limp. In the distance, Christian heard the signs of time moving forward once more. Birds chirped, car horns sounded, and a concerned 911 operator continued to talk to Penny even though she wasn’t responding. And back around the corner, Christian heard a front door open and slam shut. Time was up, and Penny was about to die. Again.

[color=#B0E0E6][i]”Putain,”[/i][/color] Christian violently cursed before he winked into existence. [i]Three rules broken.[/i] 

Christian bent down and scooped Penny up. He hung up the phone, tucking it into his pocket. He held her body effortlessly, having no real concept of what was heavy and what was not. 

“Hey! You! Give her back, she doesn’t belong to you!” Christian turned his head to look at the vampire that charged towards him. He tilted his head slightly, a slight smile tugging on the corners of his lips.

[color=#B0E0E6]”Actually, you’ll find she belongs to no one,”[/color] he stated before teleporting to the nearest hospital. [i]Four rules…[/i] 

Christian walked into the ambulance bay of the hospital and found a gurney. He laid Penny down and brushed the hair off her face. Christian wasn’t sure why this human, out of the thousands he had already ferried over to the other side, was the one he chose to listen to and give a second chance. But she was, and he hoped it worked out for her.

Christian pushed the gurney forward, disappearing again as he did so. He didn’t need to be asked a series of questions followed by a request to stay and answer more once the police arrived. Penny looked like the victim of a torture room. She was going to have a hell of a time explaining to the doctors what happened in the first place. If she were smart, she would fake ignorance and pretend her mind had blocked the whole sordid affair.