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Once driven to the hospital, James was taken to the E.R. while Rachel had to sit in the Waiting Room. After a few tense hours, a doctor came out looking for Rachel. He lead her to the room that James had been moved to.
"He was lucky that the bullet went straight through and didn't hit any vital organs"
"So he's going to be ok?"
"After a few days, yes, he'll be good as new"
"Thank you doctor"
"It was no trouble at all"
The doctor opens the door and shuts it once Rachel enters the room. Rachel took a few steps forward and looked to her left to see James lying down on a hospital cot. Their eyes met for a moment before Rachel walked up next to his cot and knelt down next to him. She gently rested her head by his side.
James gently placed his hand on Rachel's back to comfort her. He could feel her shake as he rubbed her back.
"I-I thought I lost you" Rachel says with tears running down her face
"Come on now, I'm ok. Don't cry, sshhhh"
James scooted over a bit, letting Rachel crawl up onto the cot and lie down next to him. James wrapped his arms around her as she curled up to James's chest. Looking at a clock, James sees that it's 1:00 A.M. He takes notice of Rachel's gentle breathing, signifying that she fell asleep. Closing his own eyes, James falls asleep with Rachel held in his arms.
Time Skip
Rachel woke up with a sore arm. Looking around, she sees that it's the hospital room that James was put in. Locating the source of her pain, she sees her arm had wrapped itself around James, and they were latched onto each other. Gently prying herself loose, Rachel quietly left a note and exited the room.
One her way out, the doctor that operated on James told her that normally he would have asked her to leave, but she was a special exception. Rachel headed for school a bit confused at the comment, but shook it off as she walked to her locker. Luckily her teachers didn't assign any homework, so she was set.
After getting her things, Rachel went to her classroom and sat next to her best friend, Jill Valentine.
"Hey Jill"
"Hey Rach. I tried calling you last night but you didn't answer. Something wrong?"
"No, everything's ok..."
"Hmm...does it have anything to do with the shootout at a local club?"
"I...I don't know what you're you talking about"
"Rrriiiiiiiiigggghhhttttt"
"*Sigh* Ok...I was at the club, but I wasn't there when everything went down"
"From what I heard, the club owner actually left his office, with his elite enforcers. Juggernaut armor and such"
"Damn, I'm glad I wasn't there"
"Yeah, and you never answered my question, where were you?"
"I was with James at the hospital"
"So that's who got shot. Heard about that too but I wasn't told who was shot. Is he alright?"
"As well as expected after being shot"
They stopped talking and focused on class a bit before having to go to their next class. The day went by without anything too interesting. Soon it was time to leave, and Rachel was getting her schools things packed into her backpack. Unfortunately, she was cornered again by Richard while walking to the hospital.
Richard pulled her into an alley between a couple buildings and shoved her into a small clearing. Looking for an escape, Rachel only sees a ladder that's to high for her to reach. She accidentally backs herself into a corner as Richard walks up to her.
"I should be hitting you right now, but for good reason I'm not" Richard says
"W-what?"
"I need information, and you're the only one I know that can give me the info i need"
"Well...what do you need to know?"
"Who was that Carter guy at the club, and yes I know you were there"
"He...he's James' cousin...that's all I know, well, besides the fact that he's a jackass"
"Hmm...consider yourself lucky then"
Richard then backs off and leaves a confused Rachel behind him. Getting her barrings, Rachel leaves the alley and heads to the hospital. Once entering she goes to James' room and talks to him for a while. She fills him in on what happened with Richard, making James a bit nervous at what was to come.
"James...is there...something you should tell me?"
"Yes...but I can't say here. Look, I get released tomorrow. I should probably tell you at your house, since I don't want Carter listening in"
"Ok...but you'd better have a good explanation"
James was true to his word, because when Rachel left school the next day James was waiting for her. Together they walked to Rachel's home and she brought him to her room.
"Ok, now what's this all about?"
"Well...I haven't been with the most respectable people. I've been involved in gang activity"
"What!? Why!?"
"I'm doing this to protect you"
"You don't need to go to extremes"
"You don't understand. Do you know what my cousin would do to you? He could torture you, in a vulgar and disgusting way. I can't let that happen to you"
"James..."
James' wrist watch started beeping.
"I need to go, but..."
"I understand...just stay safe"
"Alright"
As James starts to leave, he quickly gives Rachel a peck on the cheek, making her face go red.
"See ya Rachel"
James leaves the building and heads to the rendevous point.
"See ya" Rachel says
Shaking her head, she starts working on her homework. Getting frustrated after a couple hours, she shuts her school book and leans back in her chair. Letting out a sigh she hears the front door open. Assuming her parents just arrived back home, she closes her eyes to relax for a moment.
Her bedroom door opens, and a figure wearing a ski mask enters. Finally taking notice, Rachel stands up in fright and looks at the man in front of her.
"Who are you?"
Nothing.
The figure starts walking towards her, and she moves back. Rachel suddenly finds herself cornered as the masked man walks up to her. He grabs her by the throat, as she tries to pry his fingers off. He then tears at the front of her shirt, and exposes her chest. Feeling her chest he moves his knee between her legs. Whimpering in fear, Rachel tilts her head away and lets out a strangled cry as he knees her in her sensitive area.
Suddenly, she wakes up on her bed, with everything the way she left it. Folding her knees to her chest, she starts crying. It seemed so real. She started thinking that perhaps she might need James and his gang after all.
The door downstairs opened with a creek. Rachel grabbed a combat knife that her father gave her as protection and waited behind her door. As the door opened she heard the person say, "Rach? You there?". Realizing it was James, she dropped the knife and grabbed him in a tight hug. Surprised, James merely hugged back, but he could tell something was up.
James gently lifted Rachel up and carried her to her bed. He laid her down and sat down beside her. She was clinging onto his arm is if her life depended on it. Taking his boots off, James laid down beside her and wrapped the blankets around them. Rachel cuddled up to James and placed her head in the crook of his neck. All the while she was whispering, "Don't leave me...don't leave me..."
The next morning, Rachel woke up to find that she had entangled their legs together. Blushing a bit, she only closes her eyes and tries to rest a bit more. Soon she feels James shuffle a bit, signifying that he was partially awake. He opens his eyes to see Rachel looking at him. Wiping away some loose hair, he looks into her eyes once more.
Rachel rests her head on James' chest and says, "I don't want to go to school today"
"Want me to call you in sick?"
Rachel nods in his chest.
James pulls out his phone and calls the principal. He tells him that Rachel isn't feeling well. Hanging up, James lies his head back on the pillow, and Rachel laid her head back on James' shoulder.
"I'm guessing that the reason you were up so late was because of a nightmare?"
Rachel nods.
"You know I'll protect you"
Another nod.
From downstairs, someone was trying to open the front door. It sounded like he was picking the lock. Soon they both heard a click, and sprang they into action. Rachel hid in her closet while James picked up the knife that Rachel left on the floor. The bedroom door slowly opened and the figure walked inside. He was wearing a black ski mask, and was holding a G-17 Pistol with a suppressor.
James quickly grabbed his by the neck and aimed the knife at his throat.
"Alright, who sent you?"
"I ain't tellin' you nothin'"
James dug the blade in a bit deeper, almost drawing blood.
"It was Carter, alright!?"
"You're just a grunt" James says as he takes the pistol, "Now get out of here"
The grunt was about to leave, but quickly remembered something.
"I was suppose to give a note to a girl named Rachel. Think you can pass it on?"
"Yeah, just get out of here"
The grunt left, and the click of the door signified his departure. Rachel got out of her hiding place and swiped the note from James.
"Rach, be careful. You don't know what he might have wrote"
Rachel skims over the note, and becomes pale as she drops the note and curls herself up at her bed. Looking at the note, James tears it up and sits down next to her. He wraps his arm around her shoulder, and she quickly clings onto James. He could feel her sobbing into his shoulder, and she was shaking in fright.
"Why me? Why me?" Rachel keeps repeating
"Shh, sshhh, I'm here...I'll protect you"
"P-promise?"
"I promise"
James spent the rest of the day comforting and defending Rachel. He only left when absolutely necessary, and gave Rachel the pistol for protection. They both knew that their future was going to be a challenge.
So a lot of things happened. Nothing else to say right now so...yeah
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