[She doesn't think she deserves any thanks, it was as much selfish as selfless after all.]
I thought someone was following me home from the hot springs, but I lowered my guard when he spoke to me. We've talked before, and he was perfectly friendly.
And then out of nowhere he grabbed me. I tried to fight back and I got him to release his hold, but he was too fast for me. He tackled me to the ground and pinned me down and...
[Remembering it is upsetting, so rather than detail what happened Lacus gently pulls the bandage off her neck, wincing a little as the dried blood sticks to the gauze. By the twin puncture wounds on her neck, it's all too obvious just what attacked her.]
[She clutches at his arm, trying not to think about her body getting cold and her pulse slowing as Spike gorged himself on her blood.]