Riding a tiger is much harder than it sounds, especially when your running through a forest with branches and bushes that you have to dodge every few seconds. My thighs hurt from trying to stay on to Alex's back. I hear a monstrous yowl from behind, but when I turn I don't see anything. Alex magically burst forth with more speed and I almost fall off.

Another yowl sounded behind me followed by a loud thud I turn to see Milo biting the neck of a very large hellhound. Then the site disappeared behind a bush, just as I turn back around I feel claws tear into my back.

I scream in pain, but hold on tighter to Alex. Please lord get us out of this alive I pray as I feel the blood soak into my already dirty shirt.

Turning sharply to the right, Alex runs head first into a bush then bursting out of the bush Alex runs straight for a tree. He digs his claws into the ground throwing me off of him. Morphing in a man he catches me, I cry out in pain when his hand grabs my back. When he pulls his hand back and sees my blood on his fingers his eyes darken in anger. Though he doesn't say anything I know what is going through his mind, murder.

"Alex we need to leave." I say desperately. He grabs me agin this time carefully and lifts me on to the lowest branch of the tree then scrambles up to me. Repeating this proses until we were far from the ground.

Then Alex placed me down on my stomach reveling my torn up back. Judging my his silence it probably doesn't look to good. I'm starting to feel dizzy so I close my eyes, unfortunately it doesn't help.

I feel him lift my shirt, and I let out a hiss in pain as it peals away from my damaged back. I hear the zipper to my book bag open and him rummage around inside till he found what he needed.

Then the sound of a case being opened, "what are you getting into back there." I say I hear him set down that case and say "alcohol and bandages for your back." I hear a sloshing sound and know that it's the alcohol. "This going to hurt." without another word he presses the rag of alcohol down on my back. Searing hot pain goes through my back and before I have time to scream I blackout.