Anna kissed him back then leaned her head back against his shoulder, "I love you too..." She smiled somewhat then swung her legs up on the bed and laid down next to him, patting the bed next to where he sat. "Come on Pretty Boy... you need rest. You're still recovering from everything and I doubt the others are awake yet... Are you hungry? I can go grab you some breakfast..."

~*~

Ms. Karp smiled kindly, "Of course... you need this first in case he wakes..." She handed Serena a small silver ring, "It'll help when things get bad for him and it starts to slip into you..." She sighed, "There's also something else you should know, as a Guardian you will end up facing Strigoi... The more you kill the closer you become with shadows. You may begin to be able to feel them nearby and... sometimes you may see things. You must close them out and never let them in, they will push you to madness. If you do these things it is possible you will live a long and happy life, if you do not... the darkness may eat away at your sanity. That is the price you pay for such a bond..."

~*~

Sebastian woke in a cold sweat, his mind spinning. Where was he? Why was he restrained? The Strigoi had him? Was he being kept as food? He struggled against his restraints, Anya's face haunting him. He closed his eyes against the image, no.... No, she was dead. He'd seen them put a stake through her heart after she'd... after she'd killed. He struggled harder and a nurse came running, hearing his yells.

"Sebastian you are safe! Calm down!"

"No no! Where is Serena?! What did you do with her?! I brought her back! I know I brought her back! Let me go!"

The nurse withdrew a syringe from her lab coat and frowned, "Sebastian, you have to calm down or I'll have to sedate you again."

"Why is SHE here?! She's dead I saw her die... blood and screaming and...." He shuddered all over... Anya's red eyes glaring down at him as she hovered in the air above him. Somewhere in his mind he knew she wasn't there, that he was hallucinating but he couldn't make himself believe it. He was lost...

~*~

Anna heard the yelling and flinched, "Seb must have woken... they've been trying to keep him sedated to moderate his recovery. They're hoping if they keep him under until they restore his... light... they can keep the damage to his mentality from getting worse..."