Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters used, this story is a making from my mind only
Jade's POV
We were listening to Sikowitz blabber on about method acting and how important it is or whatever when we heard the fire alarm go. Beck shoved my legs off of his lap and pushed me towards the door, standing close behind me as everyone tried to leave. We all made our way for the doors but Sikowitz stopped us.
"Everybody sit down now." He said seriously which was weird to hear, Sikowitz always had some comical tone to his voice, even when he was trying to be serious, it was chilling, and not the fun kind.
"But there's a fire!"
"That's not the fire alarm, little one." Sikowitz told Cat as he slammed the shutters closed over the doors and windows. Okay, now I was really freaking out inside, why were we being locked in?
"Then what is it?" Beck spoke up, still embracing me from behind, making me feel a tad less anxious than if he hadn't been. I loved it when he got protective of me, it always made me feel secure, like he was mine and no stupid girls like Vega or Meredith were gonna have him.
"All you need to know for now is that alarm means we have to stay here until further notice."
"But what's it for?" Tori asked, ugh, shut up Vega, you're gonna freak everyone out.
"Shut up, Tori!" I yelled at her.
"I just wanted to know if we're safe," Tori started, making Cat let out a squeal of fear "it's okay Cat, there's probably nothing to worry about."
"Nothing to worry about." I mocked her annoying voice.
"I don't talk like that!" She yelled at me, she kinda actually does though, at least that's how I hear her all the time.
"Girls, girls, now is not the time." Sikowitz grit his teeth, he was clearly worried which really wasn't a good sign.
Tori got out her phone to call her Mom but Sikowitz snatched it off her.
"Ugh, Sikowitz!"
"No phones!" He threw Tori's phone onto the stage.
"What? Why?"
"Okay." Sikowitz sighed "Everyone but Cat circle around me."
"What?" Cat looked up, clearly offended "why can't I know to, that isn't fair."
"Play with the pretty keys." I handed Cat my key ring, hopefully she won't swallow it this time.
"Kk" she giggled, distracted by the sound my keys were making.
Beck grabbed my hand and we joined the group that were gathered around the stage listening to Sikowitz.
"...there's an intruder in Hollywood Arts." I just about heard the last of his sentence as we listened in.
"Armed?" I asked, Sikowitz gave me a look and I nodded discreetly.
"So why aren't I allowed my phone?"
"It's policy, I know I'm usually pretty laid back with the rules but in situations like this we are following the rules to a tee, you understand?"
"Yes sir..." everyone mumbled, me included.
"So is that why all the blinds are down?"
"Precisely." He nodded.
Everyone started walking away before he called us back "And none of you breathe a word to Cat, the last thing we need is anyone freaking out, you understand?" Everyone murmured yeses and nodded before disbanding.
"You okay?" Beck asked me, placing his hand on my shoulder.
"Fine." I smiled
It felt like hours had passed, we had no concept of time as we weren't allowed to use our phones but we could just about see the sun coming down through the shutters.
"Can we leave yet, I actually have a life unlike some of you people." I complained, trying to act bored but Beck knew I was scared too.
"It's okay." I heard him whisper in my ear, pulling me closer into his lap. We were sat on the floor now as after a while the plastic chairs were getting really uncomfortable on our backs.
Beck was sat against the wall with his legs out and I was laid out in front of him, my head resting between his stomach and chest as I waited for this nightmare to end.
"Jade, quiet!" Robbie yell whispered at me.
I only glared at him before receiving a light slap on the arm from Beck.
All we were told is there was an intruder in school, from the looks Sikowitz and I shared we both knew the intruder was armed, I just assumed everyone else guessed as much as well. But none of us wanted to admit that's what he actually meant.
Fortunately Cat was completely oblivious as usual, thinking we were just having a sleepover, I mean we've had a sleepover with Sikowitz before but not in the classroom. Sometimes I seriously wonder how she got this far. Which reminds me...
"Cat, can I have my keys back now?"
"Oh yeah, sure," she said quietly, handing them to me.
"What's wrong?" I ask, sensing something's up.
"You okay, Cat?" Tori butted in, eavesdropping as usual.
"What's this really about?" She asked sadly, crawly up to me and Beck, and sitting on her knees.
I sighed "we'll be out soon."
"That's not what I asked."
"Then ask something else!" I raised my voice, snapping at her, making her cry.
"I'm sorry, Jade..." she garbled tearfully, saying sorry over and over again as she held her head in her hands, shaking her head backwards and forwards repeatedly.
"Cat, I'm sorry,," I kneeled in front of her, trying to get her to remove her hands "Cat, Cat please look at me..."
"You yelled at me." She said sadly, removing her hands from her face.
"I know, I'm sorry,"
"Why?"
"Jade's just stressed." Tori piped in, I rolled my eyes, glaring at her.
"Oh." She let out a small smile "is it shark week?" I heard Beck snort behind me as he heard Cat say that.
"Sure." I grit my teeth, faking the biggest smile you've ever seen.
"Jade." Cat tapped me on the shoulder.
"What's up?"
"There's a man at the window." She pointed to the shuttered up windows, now I really was scared but I'm gonna keep calm for Cat, also for my reputation.
"It's probably just the janitor." I brushed it off, noticing the shape of a man through the shutters as well.
"He's tryna look inside."
"Everyone duck under the windows now." Sikowitz whispered, hearing what Cat was saying and seeing for himself.
"This isn't a sleepover is it."
"No, sweetie, it isn't."
"Why you being nice?" She squealed "Don't be nice to me, be really mean and rude like always then I'll know everything's okay."
"I..."
BANG!
We heard a loud gun noise and Cat screamed out, meanwhile I was just tryna keep it together, I could feel tears in my eyes and my breathing getting faster, Beck noticed and grabbed my hand, squeezing it tightly in his and he brought it up to his lips and laid a kiss on the top of my hand.
"I'm under my bed, I'm under my, I'm under my bed..." Cat repeated over and over, rocking as she held her hands to her ears.
"I know you're in there..." we heard the intruder, his voice sounded familiar, but no, it couldn't be.
I could hear his footsteps draw away from the outside window so I peaked my head up to look through the shutters at who it was, no, no it can't be.
A few minutes drifted by and I knew he hadn't gone, for some reason he was trying to find a way into this room in particular.
"Why do I always have to be right." I quietly whispered to myself.
"What?" Beck looked at me. I pointed to the figure that was now at the door, he gasped before pulling me into his arm, allowing me to be weak but I wasn't going to allow myself, at least not yet.
The intruder started banging against the door, I'm not sure if it was with his fists or the butt of his gun or whatever, I didn't really care, I just needed it to stop because it was freaking me and Cat, I really didn't need this, not today especially.
I pushed Beck away and crawled up to the door, keeping low and ignoring protests from Sikowitz and Beck. I knew who the shooter was now, maybe I could reason with him.
"Hey, quiet!" I yelled, he stopped banging on the door "I know who you are, what I don't understand is why you're doing this."
"I'm not talking to you, Jade."
"Maybe you'd like to talk to the police then, how about that?"
"The police can't come in for their own safety, this is technically a hostage situation, they won't come in until they know exactly where I am and how to take me down. It's gonna be a long night for all of you unless you open the door."
"You think I'm that crazy, I know how this works, I open that door, you'll shoot."
"You know me, Jade, you know exactly why I'm doing this too so why not just open the door!" I heard him yelling, getting angrier, maybe I should just open the door.
"I don't know why you're doing this!" I yelled back.
"You're all I want, Jade, I promise I won't hurt anyone if you open the door."
Against everyone's protests, I turned the knob that locks the door.
"Good girl, Jade." He stepped in.
"Sinjin Van Cleef?!" Everyone said together, I just rolled my eyes.
"Well, isn't this a Scooby Doo moment." Tori joked.
"Zip it, Vega, can't you see he has a gun?!"
"You let him in!"
"He just wants to talk." I shrugged, returning my attention back to the creep "so, talk."
"Wow, Jade West, everyone's hero, you're the one who caused all THIS!." He growled, I stepped back a bit, feeling Beck stood behind me again. I felt safe.
"You got 5 minutes, Sinjin."
"Haha, not every day you get an audience with the main people!"
"Just get to the point."
"You guys are always taunting me, putting me down, HUMILIATING ME!"
"You humiliate yourself." I sighed, faking boredom.
"Whatever! Well, now it's my turn, look at you, so scared, clinging onto your precious boyfriend. How's that anxiety treating you Jade?"
"I'm not anxious, I'm fine." I stared him down, stepping towards Sinjin and away from Beck "you're gonna be begging for something as mild as anxiety when I'm through with you, you are gonna wish you'd shot yourself when you had the chance because you're gonna rot, you little freak..."
"Jade, remember he has a gun," I heard Beck warn me.
"Stop it," I heard him say quietly
"Oh, I'm sorry did I hurt your little feelings, well good!" I yelled "look at you, you're pathetic..."
"Stop it, stop it..." I heard him say again,
"...the only way you can gather an audience is by threatening us with a gun, you belong in an insane asylum, in fact they should just...
"I SAID STOP IT!"
BANG!
I heard the gun fire followed by a scream, I think it was my own, it was unclear though, the scream felt far away but near. The pain was unbearable, I just wanted to scream my lungs out until I could no longer breathe, it felt like a hole had been ripped right through me. Is this how my mom felt?
"Beck," my voice sounded so foreign, what the fuck. Where's Beck, where is he? Wait a minute, who's holding me, if it's not Beck then...I squint my eyes open and see Tori above me before fluttering them closed again, I'm finding it hard to catch my breath and all I want is Beck. I try calling for him again but fail.
"Beck, leave Sinjin, Jade needs you." I heard Tori call him, he most have been beating up Sinjin or something.
Before I know it, Beck is beside me, but I'm no longer on the floor, I'm in a bed, I can feel his hand around mine and...I try to open my eyes, if only for a second, I fail. I try again and keep them open for a couple seconds, the lights are bright and make me wince, it feels like we're moving so I'm guessing we're in an ambulance, I feel like I'm gonna throw up.
"You're such a fucking idiot." I hear him say through a nervous laugh, obviously trying to keep his cool guy act with whoever else is in the ambulance, I know him better though.
I almost feel peaceful, like I'm drifting through space, "Jade, don't you dare!" I hear Beck yell, what's wrong, I'm fine.
To be continued...
Author Note: Sorry, I couldn't resist lol. The next chapter will be in Beck's POV so that should be interesting.
Let me know what you think, also did you guess the shooter would be Sinjin, he kinda reminds me of that photographer from 13Reasons, forgotten his name, but you know who I mean, the stalker with all the guns.
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