meredith slowly stroked her hair, and used the warm water to get some of the blood out of it.she inhaled sharply and what seemed like thousands of scents filled her nose. she let out a little gasp,and exhaled just as sharply. she had smelled once agian the musky sweet smell of alucard,a hint of vanilla,and several kinds of alchohal, she even smelled traces of make-up everywhere.she soon had litlle tears streaming down her face, and was wiping them away in a frantic haste.she had to deal with this. All her life she had done things on her own, because it proved she was tough, but now all she wanted was someone there to help. she set her arms on the table and let her head drop between them. her hair now surounded her, she was encased in the smell of her shampoo.suddenly she felt hands on her back. she jumped up,and turned, but found nothing.