Don't Leave Me, chapter 13
~*~*~Recap~*~*~
By now, I could clearly see what was standing infront of me. It was Rachel. Her arms extended infront of her. And in her pale, thin hands was a gun. It's muzzle pointed at my chest.
~*~*~End Recap~*~*~
I slowly put my hands up.
"Please don't do this! I'm sure we can work something out!" I said, trying to control the panic attack that threatened to seize my steady breathing.
"Work something out?! We could have done that earlier up in your room. Before that stupid bitch, you claim to love, interrupted us." She spat. Rage surged through my body.
"Don't call her that." I snarled, balling my fists.
"I'll call her what I want to call her." She said. As if on cue, Natalie stepped out into the night air. She closed the door behind her and looked up.
"Oh my god" She said. Her lips parted slightly and her eyes opened wide.
"Natalie, go back inside. Now." I said to her. I didn't want her to get hurt.
"No, if you take one step closer to that door, I will shoot you. And I'm sure you don't want that." Rachel said intensely.
~*~*~Natalie's POV~*~*~
I did as I was told and stood still.
"Now Billie Joe. Tell me how you could love her more then me. And don't give me some bullshit answer!" Rachel ordered. Billie Joe opened his mouth to say something, but then shut it again.
'Please, whatever you say, don't let Rachel think its bullshit!' I silently begged.
"You know what? I don't love Natalie. I have had very strong feelings for you, for a long time." Billie Joe finally spoke. At first I felt like just shooting myself with that gun, but then I realized what he was doing and played along.
"How could you Billie Joe?! I love you so much." I burst, pretending to start sobbing.
"I...I thought you felt the same" I added a little quieter.
"I feel bad for using you, but I wanted to get closer to Rachel. I'm sorry." He said and turned to me. He winked and quickly turned back around.
"You're lying! Both of you!" Rachel yelled, shaking the gun around. She was making me very nervous.
"Why would I lie about this?! If I really cared about Natalie, I wouldn't be saying this in front of her!" Billie Joe said, desperately trying to get her to believe him. Rachel paused for a moment.
"True. But I still don't know for sure!" She said again.
"Come on, Rachel. You have to trust me" Billie Joe said and cocked his head a little to the side. He always left me breathless when he did that. And we both knew that it would probably work for Rachel too.
"I have loved you ever since that day Natalie brought you guys home from the bar." She said and sadly shook her head.
"I felt the exact same this whole time!" Billie said thoughtfully.
"But it killed me when I saw you kiss HER" She said viciously and flung her arms in my direction. I let out a small whimper. You have NO idea how scary it is having a gun pointed at you! I almost pissed my pants.
"So that's why I went out with Tre. To make you jealous. But I soon found that that wasn't working because you were always all over that whore!" She said and once again flung her arms in my direction furiously. Now, tears were freely flowing down her face. It was at this moment, that I realized Rachel needed help. And for a few seconds I felt bad for her.
'What a great fucking time for my conscience to kick in!' I thought angrily to myself. The girl is pointing a gun in my direction and I feel bad for her! What the hell?!?!
"But now we can be together!" Billie Joe said again. He acted as though he had been in this type of situation a million times before. I wished I could give him a huge kiss at that moment for handling this so well! I was scared for my life and could barley talk. I was keeping my eye on Rachel when I saw Tre sneaking up behind her. I have never in my life been so happy to see him. Rachel pointed the gun back at Billie Joe.
"No, we can never be together." She said through gritted teeth and cocked the gun.
"AHHH!!!" Tre yelled and tackled Rachel. But before they fell to the ground, an earsplitting bang shattered the quiet night air. I saw Billie Joe fall to the ground.
"NNOOOOO!!!!!!!!" I screamed and ran to him. He laid motionless on the ground. I collapsed to the grass next to him. I buried my face in my hands and began to sob. Then, I felt something touch my face. I took my hands away. Billie Joe's hand was caressing my cheek. I gasped and looked down at his face. He smiled a little.
"Holy crap?!" I yelled and frantically unbuttoned his leather jacket. I ran my hands all over the surface of his abdomen trying to find where the bullet had pierced his body. There was no entry wound. I was dumbfounded. But at the moment all I cared about was that Billie Joe was obviously ok. He slowly sat up. I threw my arms around him and started crying all over again. I cried because I was so happy that he was ok. He rubbed my back soothingly. By this time, everyone that was in the house, was now outside staring at the scene. Tre was pinning down a very histerical Rachel, a gun laying on the ground about 4 feet away from them, and then me and Billie clinging to each other in the grass.
"Shh...it's ok. I'm ok. Thank god we are all o-fucking-k!" He said still hugging me. I pulled away and put my hand to my chest and let out a huge breath.
"You scared me so bad! Don't ever do that again!" I yelled at him and let out a relieved laugh.
"It's not like I'm planning to get shot again." He laughed. Then he remembered...where was the bullet that hit him? It wasn't in his body. He started searching through the pockets on the inside of his jacket. He smirked and pulled out a metal box. It was one of those metal boxes that you put your cigarettes in so that they didn't get crushed or something. There, in the box, was the bullet that could have killed him.
"This is the only fucking time a dude's cigs would save his life." He said, holding up the box. I laughed.
"Uhh...I still have this crazy, psycho, bitch pinned down here! Can someone call the cops!?" Tre suddenly yelled.
"Yeah, I will!" Ashley said and pulled out her cell.
"Ahhh!! Don't call the popo!! NOO!!!" Rachel screamed, still trying to wiggle away from Tre's grip.
"You were bad, now you must be punished." Tre said to her and smiled evilly at her.
"You haven't seen the last of me! I will be back!" She yelled. Tre smirked.
"I don't think you so...Do you guys agree?!" Tre yelled to everyone.
"Hell yes!!" We all yelled back simultaneously.
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~*~*~Ashley's POV~*~*~
The cops took Rachel away after talking to Billie Joe and Natalie. I couldn't believe this was all happening. Everyone felt bad about Billie Joe being shot so they all helped clean up the house. The only ones left were me, Tre, Mike, and Maggie. And Michelle and Jason, who had showed up as the cops pulled out of the driveway. I looked at my watch. It was 3:30 AM.
"I'm gonna get going. Thanks for inviting me, Nat. It was really good to see you again." I said and hugged her.
"Stop by any time." She replied. I walked over to Tre and handed him a piece of paper.
"Bye, here's my number. Call me!" I said and laughed.
"I most definitely will." He smiled and gave me a hug. I said my good-byes to everyone else, got into my car, and drove away.
~*~*~Natalie's POV~*~*~
I closed the front door behind Maggie and Mike. They were the last to leave. I turned around and looked at Billie Joe. He smiled at me and wrapped his arms around me. I hugged him tighter then I ever had before. I was just so happy he was ok. After a second he pulled away and winced.
"Oh, god. Sorry I forgot. Come here and let me see it." I said and brought him into the kitchen. He unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it to the side. I gently put my hand over the giant bruise on his chest that formed from the force of the bullet.
"Holy crap." I said under my breath.
"Being shot hurts. And the bullet didn't even go through my body." He said and winced again.
"I'll get some ice." I said and opened the freezer door. I took out handfuls of ice and wrapped them in a dish towel.
"Thank you." He said and kissed my cheek. He took the ice from me and lightly put it over the bruise. I had to look away to keep from crying all over again. Too late, a single tear made it's way down my face. Billie Joe saw and wiped it away with his hand.
"I thought you were gone. I thought you were dead. I was so scared." I said. Now, more and more tears flowed freely down my cheeks. Billie pulled me into him and hugged me. He rocked me back and forth until I finally stopped crying. I looked up at him and smiled.
"I love you so much." I said.
"I love you too."
By now, I could clearly see what was standing infront of me. It was Rachel. Her arms extended infront of her. And in her pale, thin hands was a gun. It's muzzle pointed at my chest.
~*~*~End Recap~*~*~
I slowly put my hands up.
"Please don't do this! I'm sure we can work something out!" I said, trying to control the panic attack that threatened to seize my steady breathing.
"Work something out?! We could have done that earlier up in your room. Before that stupid bitch, you claim to love, interrupted us." She spat. Rage surged through my body.
"Don't call her that." I snarled, balling my fists.
"I'll call her what I want to call her." She said. As if on cue, Natalie stepped out into the night air. She closed the door behind her and looked up.
"Oh my god" She said. Her lips parted slightly and her eyes opened wide.
"Natalie, go back inside. Now." I said to her. I didn't want her to get hurt.
"No, if you take one step closer to that door, I will shoot you. And I'm sure you don't want that." Rachel said intensely.
~*~*~Natalie's POV~*~*~
I did as I was told and stood still.
"Now Billie Joe. Tell me how you could love her more then me. And don't give me some bullshit answer!" Rachel ordered. Billie Joe opened his mouth to say something, but then shut it again.
'Please, whatever you say, don't let Rachel think its bullshit!' I silently begged.
"You know what? I don't love Natalie. I have had very strong feelings for you, for a long time." Billie Joe finally spoke. At first I felt like just shooting myself with that gun, but then I realized what he was doing and played along.
"How could you Billie Joe?! I love you so much." I burst, pretending to start sobbing.
"I...I thought you felt the same" I added a little quieter.
"I feel bad for using you, but I wanted to get closer to Rachel. I'm sorry." He said and turned to me. He winked and quickly turned back around.
"You're lying! Both of you!" Rachel yelled, shaking the gun around. She was making me very nervous.
"Why would I lie about this?! If I really cared about Natalie, I wouldn't be saying this in front of her!" Billie Joe said, desperately trying to get her to believe him. Rachel paused for a moment.
"True. But I still don't know for sure!" She said again.
"Come on, Rachel. You have to trust me" Billie Joe said and cocked his head a little to the side. He always left me breathless when he did that. And we both knew that it would probably work for Rachel too.
"I have loved you ever since that day Natalie brought you guys home from the bar." She said and sadly shook her head.
"I felt the exact same this whole time!" Billie said thoughtfully.
"But it killed me when I saw you kiss HER" She said viciously and flung her arms in my direction. I let out a small whimper. You have NO idea how scary it is having a gun pointed at you! I almost pissed my pants.
"So that's why I went out with Tre. To make you jealous. But I soon found that that wasn't working because you were always all over that whore!" She said and once again flung her arms in my direction furiously. Now, tears were freely flowing down her face. It was at this moment, that I realized Rachel needed help. And for a few seconds I felt bad for her.
'What a great fucking time for my conscience to kick in!' I thought angrily to myself. The girl is pointing a gun in my direction and I feel bad for her! What the hell?!?!
"But now we can be together!" Billie Joe said again. He acted as though he had been in this type of situation a million times before. I wished I could give him a huge kiss at that moment for handling this so well! I was scared for my life and could barley talk. I was keeping my eye on Rachel when I saw Tre sneaking up behind her. I have never in my life been so happy to see him. Rachel pointed the gun back at Billie Joe.
"No, we can never be together." She said through gritted teeth and cocked the gun.
"AHHH!!!" Tre yelled and tackled Rachel. But before they fell to the ground, an earsplitting bang shattered the quiet night air. I saw Billie Joe fall to the ground.
"NNOOOOO!!!!!!!!" I screamed and ran to him. He laid motionless on the ground. I collapsed to the grass next to him. I buried my face in my hands and began to sob. Then, I felt something touch my face. I took my hands away. Billie Joe's hand was caressing my cheek. I gasped and looked down at his face. He smiled a little.
"Holy crap?!" I yelled and frantically unbuttoned his leather jacket. I ran my hands all over the surface of his abdomen trying to find where the bullet had pierced his body. There was no entry wound. I was dumbfounded. But at the moment all I cared about was that Billie Joe was obviously ok. He slowly sat up. I threw my arms around him and started crying all over again. I cried because I was so happy that he was ok. He rubbed my back soothingly. By this time, everyone that was in the house, was now outside staring at the scene. Tre was pinning down a very histerical Rachel, a gun laying on the ground about 4 feet away from them, and then me and Billie clinging to each other in the grass.
"Shh...it's ok. I'm ok. Thank god we are all o-fucking-k!" He said still hugging me. I pulled away and put my hand to my chest and let out a huge breath.
"You scared me so bad! Don't ever do that again!" I yelled at him and let out a relieved laugh.
"It's not like I'm planning to get shot again." He laughed. Then he remembered...where was the bullet that hit him? It wasn't in his body. He started searching through the pockets on the inside of his jacket. He smirked and pulled out a metal box. It was one of those metal boxes that you put your cigarettes in so that they didn't get crushed or something. There, in the box, was the bullet that could have killed him.
"This is the only fucking time a dude's cigs would save his life." He said, holding up the box. I laughed.
"Uhh...I still have this crazy, psycho, bitch pinned down here! Can someone call the cops!?" Tre suddenly yelled.
"Yeah, I will!" Ashley said and pulled out her cell.
"Ahhh!! Don't call the popo!! NOO!!!" Rachel screamed, still trying to wiggle away from Tre's grip.
"You were bad, now you must be punished." Tre said to her and smiled evilly at her.
"You haven't seen the last of me! I will be back!" She yelled. Tre smirked.
"I don't think you so...Do you guys agree?!" Tre yelled to everyone.
"Hell yes!!" We all yelled back simultaneously.
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~*~*~Ashley's POV~*~*~
The cops took Rachel away after talking to Billie Joe and Natalie. I couldn't believe this was all happening. Everyone felt bad about Billie Joe being shot so they all helped clean up the house. The only ones left were me, Tre, Mike, and Maggie. And Michelle and Jason, who had showed up as the cops pulled out of the driveway. I looked at my watch. It was 3:30 AM.
"I'm gonna get going. Thanks for inviting me, Nat. It was really good to see you again." I said and hugged her.
"Stop by any time." She replied. I walked over to Tre and handed him a piece of paper.
"Bye, here's my number. Call me!" I said and laughed.
"I most definitely will." He smiled and gave me a hug. I said my good-byes to everyone else, got into my car, and drove away.
~*~*~Natalie's POV~*~*~
I closed the front door behind Maggie and Mike. They were the last to leave. I turned around and looked at Billie Joe. He smiled at me and wrapped his arms around me. I hugged him tighter then I ever had before. I was just so happy he was ok. After a second he pulled away and winced.
"Oh, god. Sorry I forgot. Come here and let me see it." I said and brought him into the kitchen. He unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it to the side. I gently put my hand over the giant bruise on his chest that formed from the force of the bullet.
"Holy crap." I said under my breath.
"Being shot hurts. And the bullet didn't even go through my body." He said and winced again.
"I'll get some ice." I said and opened the freezer door. I took out handfuls of ice and wrapped them in a dish towel.
"Thank you." He said and kissed my cheek. He took the ice from me and lightly put it over the bruise. I had to look away to keep from crying all over again. Too late, a single tear made it's way down my face. Billie Joe saw and wiped it away with his hand.
"I thought you were gone. I thought you were dead. I was so scared." I said. Now, more and more tears flowed freely down my cheeks. Billie pulled me into him and hugged me. He rocked me back and forth until I finally stopped crying. I looked up at him and smiled.
"I love you so much." I said.
"I love you too."
