Taken By Fate
Better Run, Better Run...
Harry had parked and I waited 3 mintes to run out, grab a gun from the trunk, then hide in the basement of the house. I sat waiting, hearing every footstep and conversation in the living room and kitchen above me. I decided this might take a while and pulled out my phone to play temple run, i had manged to grab that before putting my life at risk today. I sighed falling off the trail then put the phone away because I herd a car drive away. I widened my eyes worried that I had missed Simon coming then snuck out of the basement and opened the glass door to the kitchen with Zayn's key that I had never returned to him.
I looked around the kitchen not seeing any movement then herd someone in the living room. I took steps foreward to the door and cracked it opened looking into the living room. The wooden round table sat nearest me at the eating area connected to the large living room but in the room stood a man I had never seen. His eyes were a bright color of blue but somehow they held darknss within their bright color. I squinted behind my thick glasses watching him talkining to someone. I looked closer to see Katherine, his daughter.
"Where are they, Kathy?" He asked.
She sighed, "Dad, please call me Katherine. I dont like that nickname."
"Of corse, baby. Let me put aside time to pull your entire name out my ass, Katherine Phoenix Maxwell."
My eyes grew wide to his smart words to his daughter and all she did was look down.
"You know, you dont have to treat her like shit." Zayn walked in behind Simon.
Simon turned around with an evil grin, "Hello Zayn, how are you?"
"I'd be better if you wernt treating my girlfriend so rude, especially since she is your daughter but I guess that would involve caring about someone other than yourself. You just arent into that, are you?"
I was mentally clapping, cheering 'GO ZAYN, YEAH!' But obviously I stayed quiet with a dumb smirk on my face from the words he said. I herd Simon sigh as he wiped his chin with his pointer finger twice in thought. His thoughts were probably something along the lines of killing Zayn for his remark but somethin tells me that Zayn does this often to Simon.
"Now Zayn, you knw if I didnt care you would be dead."
"I am oh so thankful to be alive sir, especially to whitness your oh so verry kind behavior to the girl I love."
"Love... such a strong word for such a weak boy."
Zayn watched him with hard eyes tryin to figure him out. I watched them both then looked over to Katherine as she wiped a tear from her face. She turned looking at me and her eyes widened. She quickly turned back to watching her father and Zayn. Simon walked past him and looked up the stairs before turning back to Zayn and smiled.
"Where are the others?" He asked.
"Harry went out, you just missed him. He's getting a hair cut I think."
Simon nodded his head, "Liam? How's he doing? I always liked him, thought he would be good for my Kathy but it seems she chose you... I suppose if you arent around though-"
Simon held up a gun and pointed it to Zayn.
"Tell me where they are and where the girl is."
Zayn looked at him as if he weren afraid just stairing.
"Niall- shower, Louis- asleep, Liam- Liam's on a date."
"Mhmm... well I need them here. Harry included."
"Why dont you call them then?" Zayn asked as if fearless.
"Then you would have nothing to do now, would you?" Simon asked evil dripping from his fake smile.
He lowered the gun and sat it on the table.
Zayn called Harry and Liam then went upstairs an woke up Louis before knocking on the bathroom door for Niall. I knew it was dumb for me to still be up there but I saw my chance to get rid of Simon but first my dad has to notice my absense and by the vibration of my phone in my pocket I knew he saw that I was gone. I slowly removed the gap between the door and wall closing it where no one could see the movemen because it was so slow and slight. I backed up opening the walk in pantry and stepping in closing the door and answered in a whisper.
"Daddy, here's the address. Be here as soon as possible."
I then told him the address since Harry finally told me on our way to my house earlier that day. My dad jumped from listening to me to running to his car and calling a squad of people. I could hear his heavy breathing as he told me that him and others would be there. I hung up the phone hearing two boys run down the stairs then Zayn's slow footsteps. I know it was Zayn taking his time because he clearly was not afraid of Simon. I listened to them all talkin then Liam stepped into the conversation.
"Where's Harry?" He asked.
"Erm... I dont know, Lou?" Liam asked.
"Beats me, I just woke up." Louis responded.
"I think he said sometin about getting a hair cut." Niall said.
"So pretty boy here didnt lie about that, he is notorious for being the least honest of you boys to me. Dont blame me for the worry Zayn my boy." I could imagine Zayn's intense stare to Simon at his words because no sound came from him.
"Anyways, if you can show me the girl I will gladly move on and let you live your day without any bother from me."
"Unless we try to go home." Niall cut in.
"Well, if she's dead I'll let you each go home for the rest of your day. If you can make it there and back before 5 am tomorrow, you may go."
"Dont listen to him," Katherine spoke, "it's a lie. He'll kill you the second you see them."
"No, no, I give my word."
"As if that means a thing anymore." Katherine spat, "I'm going to get a drink. Anyone else want anthing?"
"Pringles?" Niall asked.
I was worried that when she found me she would expose me but soon Katherine prooved me wrong. I saw her and gave pleeding eyes and she nodded her head then whispered to me that she would protect me because we were friends. I smied in thanks then sighed telling her what I was planning to do. She smiled slightly and nodded her head before looking back, "please dont kill him." I shook my head no saying that i didnt have the heart to kill anyone.
Katherine came and gave Niall the chips then the sound of her gagging shocked me. I opened the door rushing to the door being stopped by Tiffany. She grabbed my arm and put a hand over my mouth shushing me quietly then we both listened.
"I know she isnt dead, I'm not an idiot. Bring her to me or I'll kill this one instead. It may not help me with taking over the thrown but it should make you all understand how serious it is to listen to me." He threatened as Katherine gagged out, "daddy... please... you- your hurting m-me..."
I pulled from Tiffany's grip and pushed through the door. All eyes turned looking worrily at me then Katherine was released. Simon smiled and looked at me.
"See how easy that was to just come to me, doll?" Simon said.
I looked at him angry, "What do you want from me."
"Well you see, you are a princess not only that your step father I suppose is who he really is, he wants to protect you. That's where carin gets you, so I want him on a never ending search for you."
"Alright, then do it. Kill me."
Simon shrugged his shoulders then began turning around before turning back to me. He smiled that same evil smile he wore like it was the natural form of his face.
"Actually, I want to make these boys suffer for not listenng. Appearently they have taken a fancy to you because obviously you are still alive. Come stand here, love."
Simon grabbed my shoulders and walked me over to the wall that faced the side of the stairs. I looked to my right at the front door then to my left where the boys stood. No, where my friends stood. I turned my attention back to Simon. He looked to them and then back to me asking for any last words. I smiled then pulled the gun from my pocket in attempt to shoot him. He grabbed the gun and pulled my arm around my back and took the gun from me whispering a cold dark whisper into my ear.
"Not fast enough, love. Now I dont have to waste my own bullets. I can use yours."
He let go of me stepping back and pointin the gun at me. Simon was about 8 feet away from me, yet it was too close for me. I sucked in my last breath of air then everything felt like it wen in slow motion.
Harry burst through the door and his eyes widened looking at my soaking wet ones. He saw the gun then I herd it's shot. Harry immediately jumped in front of me and I closed my eyes slightly ducking. I felt my breath get caught in my throat as Harry an the bullet became too close. It went through him and did not hit me. I screamed and fell to the floor after him before hearing another shot and expected to find myself at my mother's side in Heaven the next second. I opened my eyes to see Simon's eyes wide and in complete shock. His body fell to the ground then began screaming with anger and hurt. His leg was ooshing out blood then another shot went to his arm. He winced and I looked over to see Katherine holding Simon's gun he sat down just earlier.
"I'm sorry but Kathy is not my name and those are my friends. Stay down or be dead." She threatend him and I looked at her shocked before hearing Harry wince. My tear fell down my cheek looking at him in such a painfull state.
"Harry... oh my gosh, no. NO!" I screamed while sobbing. I rested my hands on his chest and he sat holding to his upper chest as well because that had been shot. My tears fell on his shirt before I sat up and looked over at the wound. I picked up my phone as my father burst through the door with men at his side. An ambulance sat outside as well as a large metal box car with the word police written all over it.
"I- daddy. Help." I cried out sad while looking at Harry. Two men took Simon and put him into an ambulance then I looked at my dad. "Harry, he need the ambulance! Where are they going?!"
"There's another one coming, baby, dont worry. He'll be fine."
"Daddy... I love him." I said crying while he seemed to loose consciousnss. "Do you hear me Harry?! You cant leave me! I love you, idiot! DONT LEAVE ME!" I cried my heart out then kissed his cheek.
"I love you too, Scarlet..." he mumbled looking into my eyes before taking my hand and closing his eyes.
"No..." I whimpered quietly. "Harry...."
I looked around the kitchen not seeing any movement then herd someone in the living room. I took steps foreward to the door and cracked it opened looking into the living room. The wooden round table sat nearest me at the eating area connected to the large living room but in the room stood a man I had never seen. His eyes were a bright color of blue but somehow they held darknss within their bright color. I squinted behind my thick glasses watching him talkining to someone. I looked closer to see Katherine, his daughter.
"Where are they, Kathy?" He asked.
She sighed, "Dad, please call me Katherine. I dont like that nickname."
"Of corse, baby. Let me put aside time to pull your entire name out my ass, Katherine Phoenix Maxwell."
My eyes grew wide to his smart words to his daughter and all she did was look down.
"You know, you dont have to treat her like shit." Zayn walked in behind Simon.
Simon turned around with an evil grin, "Hello Zayn, how are you?"
"I'd be better if you wernt treating my girlfriend so rude, especially since she is your daughter but I guess that would involve caring about someone other than yourself. You just arent into that, are you?"
I was mentally clapping, cheering 'GO ZAYN, YEAH!' But obviously I stayed quiet with a dumb smirk on my face from the words he said. I herd Simon sigh as he wiped his chin with his pointer finger twice in thought. His thoughts were probably something along the lines of killing Zayn for his remark but somethin tells me that Zayn does this often to Simon.
"Now Zayn, you knw if I didnt care you would be dead."
"I am oh so thankful to be alive sir, especially to whitness your oh so verry kind behavior to the girl I love."
"Love... such a strong word for such a weak boy."
Zayn watched him with hard eyes tryin to figure him out. I watched them both then looked over to Katherine as she wiped a tear from her face. She turned looking at me and her eyes widened. She quickly turned back to watching her father and Zayn. Simon walked past him and looked up the stairs before turning back to Zayn and smiled.
"Where are the others?" He asked.
"Harry went out, you just missed him. He's getting a hair cut I think."
Simon nodded his head, "Liam? How's he doing? I always liked him, thought he would be good for my Kathy but it seems she chose you... I suppose if you arent around though-"
Simon held up a gun and pointed it to Zayn.
"Tell me where they are and where the girl is."
Zayn looked at him as if he weren afraid just stairing.
"Niall- shower, Louis- asleep, Liam- Liam's on a date."
"Mhmm... well I need them here. Harry included."
"Why dont you call them then?" Zayn asked as if fearless.
"Then you would have nothing to do now, would you?" Simon asked evil dripping from his fake smile.
He lowered the gun and sat it on the table.
Zayn called Harry and Liam then went upstairs an woke up Louis before knocking on the bathroom door for Niall. I knew it was dumb for me to still be up there but I saw my chance to get rid of Simon but first my dad has to notice my absense and by the vibration of my phone in my pocket I knew he saw that I was gone. I slowly removed the gap between the door and wall closing it where no one could see the movemen because it was so slow and slight. I backed up opening the walk in pantry and stepping in closing the door and answered in a whisper.
"Daddy, here's the address. Be here as soon as possible."
I then told him the address since Harry finally told me on our way to my house earlier that day. My dad jumped from listening to me to running to his car and calling a squad of people. I could hear his heavy breathing as he told me that him and others would be there. I hung up the phone hearing two boys run down the stairs then Zayn's slow footsteps. I know it was Zayn taking his time because he clearly was not afraid of Simon. I listened to them all talkin then Liam stepped into the conversation.
"Where's Harry?" He asked.
"Erm... I dont know, Lou?" Liam asked.
"Beats me, I just woke up." Louis responded.
"I think he said sometin about getting a hair cut." Niall said.
"So pretty boy here didnt lie about that, he is notorious for being the least honest of you boys to me. Dont blame me for the worry Zayn my boy." I could imagine Zayn's intense stare to Simon at his words because no sound came from him.
"Anyways, if you can show me the girl I will gladly move on and let you live your day without any bother from me."
"Unless we try to go home." Niall cut in.
"Well, if she's dead I'll let you each go home for the rest of your day. If you can make it there and back before 5 am tomorrow, you may go."
"Dont listen to him," Katherine spoke, "it's a lie. He'll kill you the second you see them."
"No, no, I give my word."
"As if that means a thing anymore." Katherine spat, "I'm going to get a drink. Anyone else want anthing?"
"Pringles?" Niall asked.
I was worried that when she found me she would expose me but soon Katherine prooved me wrong. I saw her and gave pleeding eyes and she nodded her head then whispered to me that she would protect me because we were friends. I smied in thanks then sighed telling her what I was planning to do. She smiled slightly and nodded her head before looking back, "please dont kill him." I shook my head no saying that i didnt have the heart to kill anyone.
Katherine came and gave Niall the chips then the sound of her gagging shocked me. I opened the door rushing to the door being stopped by Tiffany. She grabbed my arm and put a hand over my mouth shushing me quietly then we both listened.
"I know she isnt dead, I'm not an idiot. Bring her to me or I'll kill this one instead. It may not help me with taking over the thrown but it should make you all understand how serious it is to listen to me." He threatened as Katherine gagged out, "daddy... please... you- your hurting m-me..."
I pulled from Tiffany's grip and pushed through the door. All eyes turned looking worrily at me then Katherine was released. Simon smiled and looked at me.
"See how easy that was to just come to me, doll?" Simon said.
I looked at him angry, "What do you want from me."
"Well you see, you are a princess not only that your step father I suppose is who he really is, he wants to protect you. That's where carin gets you, so I want him on a never ending search for you."
"Alright, then do it. Kill me."
Simon shrugged his shoulders then began turning around before turning back to me. He smiled that same evil smile he wore like it was the natural form of his face.
"Actually, I want to make these boys suffer for not listenng. Appearently they have taken a fancy to you because obviously you are still alive. Come stand here, love."
Simon grabbed my shoulders and walked me over to the wall that faced the side of the stairs. I looked to my right at the front door then to my left where the boys stood. No, where my friends stood. I turned my attention back to Simon. He looked to them and then back to me asking for any last words. I smiled then pulled the gun from my pocket in attempt to shoot him. He grabbed the gun and pulled my arm around my back and took the gun from me whispering a cold dark whisper into my ear.
"Not fast enough, love. Now I dont have to waste my own bullets. I can use yours."
He let go of me stepping back and pointin the gun at me. Simon was about 8 feet away from me, yet it was too close for me. I sucked in my last breath of air then everything felt like it wen in slow motion.
Harry burst through the door and his eyes widened looking at my soaking wet ones. He saw the gun then I herd it's shot. Harry immediately jumped in front of me and I closed my eyes slightly ducking. I felt my breath get caught in my throat as Harry an the bullet became too close. It went through him and did not hit me. I screamed and fell to the floor after him before hearing another shot and expected to find myself at my mother's side in Heaven the next second. I opened my eyes to see Simon's eyes wide and in complete shock. His body fell to the ground then began screaming with anger and hurt. His leg was ooshing out blood then another shot went to his arm. He winced and I looked over to see Katherine holding Simon's gun he sat down just earlier.
"I'm sorry but Kathy is not my name and those are my friends. Stay down or be dead." She threatend him and I looked at her shocked before hearing Harry wince. My tear fell down my cheek looking at him in such a painfull state.
"Harry... oh my gosh, no. NO!" I screamed while sobbing. I rested my hands on his chest and he sat holding to his upper chest as well because that had been shot. My tears fell on his shirt before I sat up and looked over at the wound. I picked up my phone as my father burst through the door with men at his side. An ambulance sat outside as well as a large metal box car with the word police written all over it.
"I- daddy. Help." I cried out sad while looking at Harry. Two men took Simon and put him into an ambulance then I looked at my dad. "Harry, he need the ambulance! Where are they going?!"
"There's another one coming, baby, dont worry. He'll be fine."
"Daddy... I love him." I said crying while he seemed to loose consciousnss. "Do you hear me Harry?! You cant leave me! I love you, idiot! DONT LEAVE ME!" I cried my heart out then kissed his cheek.
"I love you too, Scarlet..." he mumbled looking into my eyes before taking my hand and closing his eyes.
"No..." I whimpered quietly. "Harry...."
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6/26/13