"I can't feel her either, but it doesn’t mean she's dead-"

"No. But she's lost to us."

Stopping her struggle and deeming it useless, Gabrielle had fallen into an uneventful sleep, never feeling the bumps of the road under the car and waking only once they had stopped moving. Gangrel had stopped the car. In pure darkness, with her sensed robbed from her, she couldn’t tell where she was.

"Interesting dream you've been having." Gangrel remarked, opening the door to the car and pulling her out. Gabrielle made no attempts to run away, because there was simply no point. He knew what she was thinking, every thought at every second. Opening her mouth, she was thankful he had at least given her back the gift of vocalization.

"It’s the same one I've been having for as long as I can remember." She said quietly as he pushed her towards the small house, seemingly just outside the city.

"its all about the brothers, you know. And it’s the root of your greatest fear."

"Which is?" she asked flatly.

"Abandonment." He said sharply, forcing her up the stone stops and into a darkened hallway. This house was much smaller than the house in the city.

"Yes, this is indeed where I have been reduced to living. Jeff and his brother know it well, and somewhere in his mind, Christian remembers it. Edge found him here, and now I get to share it with you." Gabrielle looked up at him, trying not to let fear seep into her brain. "Oh, I expect you to be scared, my child. Its only natural." He continued moving her and she had no choice but to descent the stairs, or be pushed. Complete darkness obscured her sight, and she silently wished Gangrel would let her have her vampiric gift of sight back.

"Of course, my child." He whispered behind her. A light seemed to flare before her eyes, and she could see. The basement was empty. No life, not even rats or other vermin crawled on its dirt floor. There were no chairs, nothing to rest on, and the bricks of the wall had long ago been scorched black with fire. She spun around to see the door close at the top of the steps. Gangrel had left her down there. She was alone. For the first time in her life, she was utterly, totally alone. Gabrielle's greatest fear come true. Curling under the stairs, the only place in the basement with an inkling of shelter, and let darkness wash over her, hoping for someone, anyone to come because it was true. She couldn't stand being alone and it was killing her.