AB Drabble: One Bullet

[mhalachai]

Yeah, I'm in a fractured mood, so I'm writing tiny angsty pieces.

One Bullet
An Anita Blake drabble for abvh100

Word Count: 100
Characters: Anita

~~*~~

As I breathed around my shattered ribs, I heard a sound behind the closed door. No.

I didn't have to check my gun to know I only had one bullet left. Dead vampires surrounded me, the remnants of a murderous crew. I'd had a warrant, but they hadn't gone down without a fight.

Ignoring my broken right arm and the fact that I couldn't feel my legs, I raised the gun left-handed as the door handle turned. I had one bullet left.

Zerbrowski and a crowd of cops burst through the door, guns out.

I let my gun fall.

Finished.

Comments

[thekams.livejournal.com]

Oh, I liked this! It may be angsty, but it's just so Anita. And Zerbrowski...always there for the rescue, even if Anita's already killed everybody and left no one for him. You have to admit, you write good angst! LoL

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Angst is love. Unless it's too angsty, in which case it makes me cry. But yeah. And Zerbrowski is love, in all his many forms.

But it's just Anita, all over. She'll never give up.

[deepfishy.livejournal.com]

Awesome. There's a wonderful tension in the last stand, made all the more sweet if the cavalry arrives (yay Zerbrowski!).

So very Anita - never giving up, never lying down to die (at least, not for long).

[rose1thorn.livejournal.com]

Have you ever noticed that Zerbrowski is one of the very few people to whom Anita can show weakness?

[sabriel-0405.livejournal.com]

Great. As usual. As always.

[jaydeyn-sitari.livejournal.com]

Ok, now all wibbly.

Sheesh.

Angst much? :(

Nicely done though, desperation and that steely determination that is so Anita. And Zerbrowski! :)

:)
Jaydeyn

[practical-puss.livejournal.com]

:sigh:
Fangirls of yours should have some Zoloft around the house. I liked it. Interesting how any mention of Zerbrowski, no matter how small, improves something.
[i]Ignoring my broken right arm and the fact that I couldn't feel my legs, I raised the gun left-handed as the door handle turned. I had one bullet left.[/i]

Very Anita, very cool, very depressing.

[elle-blessing.livejournal.com]

Woo! The calvary arrived! Though, I wonder what they thought about little Anita surrounded by dead vampires...more scary stuff...(OMG Danse Macabre is almost here!!!!)

♥

[ansku]

Good one.