Madness of Two

A/N: This is an Emery fanfic based off of MTV's Scream Tv Series, Season 2 finale: (2x12) "When a Stranger Calls". The title of the fic is based on one of the concepts of the episode. One of them was solving who's the Lakewood Slasher before people start to die. The other concept is how the Final Girls, Emma Duval and Audrey Jensen, are going to finish the killer's game. Mrs. Lang convinced by the evidence that implicated Emma and Audrey as the killers, called their relationship the, Madness of Two.

Any events that take place after the finale are of my interpretation of Emery. All leading up to the three months later mark. I don't own the show or characters just the actions in this story.

CH 1: Is starting off with Two weeks later after the finale. Audrey and Emma dealing with the aftermath of (SPOILER) Kieran being revealed as the killer.

Enjoy :)

Chapter 1: Final Girls

Two Weeks Later

If you'd ask Audrey Jensen that the girl she grew up with, former best friend whom she had romantic feelings for then later pushed away because of those feelings, would have that very girl, Emma Duval, resting against her chest listening to her steady heartbeat, eventually lulling her to sleep.

Well, she'd say you were batshit insane.

Not that she'd be complaining, but she had just gotten Emma back. Surviving the hands of two psychopaths within a year can destroy you as a person more mentally than physically. And the short-haired girl was fortunate enough that after all that had transpired, Emma was still by her side. Still alive. Still breathing.

Audrey holding Emma while she slept had become the new normal for them within a couple of weeks after Kieran was revealed as the killer. That night changed things for the Final Girls, they were starting the process of coming to terms, grieving, and comforting one another after the exhausting events that had transpired within those 48 hours of death, wrongful framing, and a shocking reveal. Except it was different everytime, occasionally Audrey would be held by Emma and in return Audrey would hold Emma. Whether it'd be cuddling, holding hands, endless whispers of reassurance; they both had their own special ways of comforting one another.

Two Weeks Before

(Emma's POV)

All you remember feeling in that moment of holding her face in your hands, telling her its over is numbness. Because in that moment you had just found out that your boyfriend, well ex-boyfriend now, was a mass murderer. The betrayal stung but only lasted mere moments as she told you to run. To leave while you still had a chance. She had also told said that if you'd leave, at least one of you both would survive. You chose to stay and fight because it needed to end, and it did. You and Audrey had beaten the killer..., Kieran, at his own sick game. You and your friends are safe, no more unknown phone calls, no more bloodshed, no more surprises.

They'd just taken Kieran away in handcuffs, Audrey making her way to you, still in cuffs and chains. As you both watch as the officers clear out, you put an arm around her rubbing her back in small circles as she rests her head in the crook of your neck. You wish she didn't have to go through this, none of your friends do. Just thinking how close you had come to losing Audrey again, when you had just gotten her back in your life terrifies you. It's true that she lied to you about knowing Piper, but it wasn't her fault. She was played as a pawn. You run your hand that was on her back to her scalp to let her know you're here, you both are alive, this isn't a dream nor a nightmare.

"Hey let's get you out of these cuffs," you say breaking the silence, gesturing to her still binded hands.

"Yeah I'd like that. My wrists are starting to get sore," Audrey nods.

"Plus we should be heading over to the hospital to see how Brooke, Kieran was able to attack her at the theatre," You tell her and her face instantly hardens but stops realizing she can't do anything to Kieran because of him being in police custody.

"Let's get out of here and see if she's okay," Audrey said trying her best to not think of the worst.

"Alright I'll call Noah and let him know we're on our way," you inform her.

The two of you left and are currently on the way to the hospital. The car ride is silent and its because you and her are lost in thought. You're constantly replaying the event over and over in your head trying to convince yourself that Kieran being the slasher made sense but it's still starting to set in so you forget about it till now as you pull into the parking space. Unbuckling your seatbelt you remain frozen in your seat.

Audrey unbuckles her seatbelt and you can feel her immediate gaze on you. Blue eyes piercing in the side of your face reading you. And you feel like lying to her by telling her you're okay. But You don't try to bother, she can see through your lies and truths so easily. She always understands you inside and out.

"Em," nothing.

"Hey Em, you okay," she tries again. This time reaching across the center console to take your hand in your lap.

"We'll talk later okay? Just….. just not now," you say shaking your head, eye fighting a battle to not shed any tears.

"I promise we'll talk later. Let's just go see if Brooke is okay," you tighten the grip on your hand to let her know you're keeping your word.

Audrey nods silently, squeezing your hand back before letting go and getting out of the car. You ignore the cold feeling your hand now feels without her touch and follow her to head inside the hospital to find Brooke and Noah.

(Normal POV)

After visiting Brooke and finding out that she will make a full recovery and will be staying there for observation a few days before being released from the hospital. Noah had been keeping Stavo company while Brooke was getting some rest. During this time Stavo's dad had called his son to inform him that the killer has been arrested and in custody. Stavo also found out that the killer was Kieran from his dad.

He had told his dad that he'd be staying at the Maddox residence to help Brooke recover after her release from the hospital. Officer Acosta was reluctant but allowed his son to help out, he understood how much she had meant to his son.

Noah and Audrey had talked about how they had found out Kieran was the slasher, how Eli was killed by him, how he had tried to killer her and Emma all while Kieran was planning to be the "Hero". After their discussion they were driven to Noah's place by Emma, and Audrey made sure that Noah was doing better from his injuries inflicted a few days back. Emma already had gone home and lost of a ride, Audrey decided that for once it was safe to walk home again.

As soon as Audrey had gotten inside her house she headed upstairs to her room and showered, got dressed in her PJs and went straight to bed. She plopped down on her bed and reached for her phone charger plugging it in her phone to charge.

The short dark-haired girl lay awake going over the events of the past several hours and how they had gotten to that point because of what had transpired months prior. Then an overwhelming feeling of guilt washed over her. But then she had rage quickly replacing any guilt. All of it caused remembering how Kieran had mocked Emma back at the orphanage. How he had told the blonde, that the best part of their fake relationship was that Emma told him that she loved him.

"That son-of-a-bitch is lucky I wasn't holding that gun, I would've ended him right there," the short-haired girl thought.

All of her friends. Noah and Brooke almost stabbed to death, Emma having a huge target on her back, Jake, Zoe, Riley, and Will's deaths; she blames herself for it all. The worst part was Rachel; that sick psycho piece of shit killed her, and Piper was only used as a distraction. Audrey felt the guilt return and feeling stupid for allowing herself to not have seen it sooner. She had almost lost all she had left in her life, everything that mattered to her.

Most importantly, Emma.

Emma.

Audrey grabbed her phone and tapped on her contacts and scrolled to her name, contemplating on calling her. "She'll call and talk to you remember. She promised," she thought.

The blue eyed girl looked at Emma's contact photo once more to remind herself she's alive and well. All the madness is over. She eventually gives up the nerve to contact the blonde and sighs before dropping her phone back on her nightstand. Eyes closing ready for sleep to claim her.

*BUZZ BUZZ* *BUZZ BUZZ* *BUZZ BUZZ*

She grabs her phone again to see who's calling…..Emma.

Audrey slides it open, "Hey Emma. Are you okay. It's nearly 2 in the morning."

"I… I had another dream, a nightmare. That….that the killer is still coming for me. He had killed everybody, all our friends, my mom," the phone went silent.

"Em, you still there. Talk to me."

"Yeah. I… Audrey in my dream he made me watch you die. And I couldn't do anything to stop it, he made me watch and feel helpless." You can hear the blonde start to cry on the other line.

"Emma, I'm right here. You're talking to me. I'm alive, our friends are alive, your mom is okay. We're still here. We won," the dark haired girl tried to reassure her. "Are you at home I'm coming over."

"I'm already outside your door, I didn't want to wake your dad so I called."

"Okay hold on, Em. I'm on my way down."

The shorter girl literally skips two steps at a time on her way down the stairs. Eager to comfort the blonde, to tightly hold her in her arms and never let go.

She opens the door to find Emma holding herself with old tear tracks mixing with new ones. Blue eyed were too focused on the taller blondes features to notice that she was already being met in an embrace. She snaked her left arm around the taller girls waist and the right to her upper back rubbing small circles. She's starting to shake and wet the other girl's shirt collar with tears. Both the final girls broke apart, but Audrey kept an arm wrapped around Emma's waist.

"C'mon, let's get you up to my room," she said guiding her upstairs.

When they're both inside, the taller girl quickly sits on the bed without another word, her head hanging, hair forming a curtain around her face.

Audrey wishes she could her tears away, but holds back because she doesn't want to scare her away and make their friendship awkward. So she settled for sitting next to her and bringing her arm back around her to let her know she's right here and patiently waiting for her to open up.

"Why?"

Audrey's eyebrow crunch together in confusion, "Why, what?"

"Why would you tell me to leave….to leave you with that monster at the orphanage? Audrey, why would you sacrifice yourself for me, especially when I've treated you so badly before. Recording you and Rachel, not fighting hard for our friendship back. Why were you so willing to die for me," Emma had got up from the bed, each word spilling from her lips sounding angry. Not sure if angry of herself, you or this entirely fucked up situation.

"Em, I wanted you to live. He would've won this sick twisted game if he'd succeeded on killing you. I wouldn't let that happen to you, I…" She stopped suddenly, closing her eyes visioning a cold-lifeless Emma staring back. She continues, "And I don't care what happened in the past that hurt us. I couldn't lose you again. I'd rather be me dead instead and knowing you would have a fighting chance at escaping," the short dark haired girl finished as she got off the bed to walk closer to the standing blonde, each step feeling a heavy. Emotions being battled an unsteady war, threatening to spill out. She fights it.

She pulls her gaze down from blue eyes to her feet. "You were always stubborn you know," She whispers still looking at her feet. "Always hardheaded for a good reason, always by my side when I needed it the most. Always protecting me." She says finally looking back up at her, blue meeting hazel.

"Just promise me that it doesn't cost you your life." Another tear making its way down her cheek.

"I'm always going to be like this Emma. I do what I do to make sure no one I care about get hurt," she says as she wipes away that single tear from the girl's face.

Holding her cheeks she continues, "I am not going anywhere, anytime soon. I'm afraid you're stuck with me Emma Duval," she teases with smirk on her face, trying to make light of the conversation and to get her to relax and it works because she's smiling.

Emma chuckles, "So you're stuck with me huh, forever?" she asks.

Shorter arms brings the blonde in for a heartfelt hug, her arms looping around her neck slimming through soft blonde hair to bring her down to the shorter girls height so she can whisper in her ear.

"Forever, you have my word."

Back to Two Weeks Later

(Audrey's POV)

As you recall the events of that night you've realized that you can't lose her ever again. Even though you'd promised her forever, you can't help it that you still are madly in love with her. Bi-curious, bisexual, lesbian or not. It's Emma Duval that has your heart. What happened at the barn only brought back or uncovered the fact that you never stopped loving Emma. You need an answer, as to how she feels about it, but you push it aside because you don't want to make her uncomfortable. So you settle for waiting to bring it up again, and for Emma Duval you'd wait an eternity.

You suddenly feel said blonde move her head off your chest to look at you with sleep filled hazel eyes meeting your blue.

"Why are you awake?" she asks with a groggy voice placing her head back down onto your chest.

"Just have a few things on my mind. Nothing important worth talking about right now," you reply hoping she doesn't push on.

"Yeah well whatever it is, try turning your brain off and get some rest. I can't sleep with you brain going on constant overdrive," she mumbles half-heartedly.

"Sorry. Go back to sleep, okay," you say rubbing her back lulling her back to sleep, noting her normal breathing returning back to deep slow movements of chest. It wasn't hard with your touch because she seems to responds well to it. Always knowing how to sooth her. You sigh once more still rubbing and drawing patterns on her back before kissing her subconsciously of the crown of her head.

Whispering into the dark, "I'll wait forever for you, and if not I'll spend the rest of my life by your side. I love you, Emma Duval."

You're rubbing stops to squeeze her softly and burrow your face in soft blonde locks, closing your eyes as sleep claims you.

Unknowingly to you, Emma woke up as soon as she felt a soft pair of lips press a gentle kiss on her head. She had hear what Audrey said, thinking she wouldn't hear her. She smiles and presses herself further against Audrey's chest hearing her strong heartbeat against her ear. Wrapping her arms a little tighter around her waist, she closes her eyes.

"I love you too, Audrey Jensen."

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