Ember's pov- You think with how fast i fall asleep i would be a heavy sleeper well thats totally wrong. After that nightmare i suffered with Emily my body kind of learned on its own to be aware of anything strange. So when i woke up hearing the door slowly creek open i had no time to waste.

"Max run!" I yelled. I threw the blanket at the intruder and they stumbled backwards from the shock that he was found out and from something being thrown at him. I took this chance and tackled into him. Max who was now completely awake stood by the door in complete fear not knowing what to do.

"Max get out of here get help quick!"

Max yelled back. "Ember look out!" I barely grabbed Jefferson's wrist that held along needle that he was just about to jab into me. I was using every muscle i had to keep his wrist at bay.

"I've come to far to lose now and i won't let some flaming cunt stop me."

I was losing the struggle. "Max run now please!"I begged

Finally with tears in her eyes she bolted out of the room. "No Max come back!"

Jefferson kneed me in the gut hard knocking the wind out of me and he immediately ran past me after Max.

"Stay away from her you sick fuck!" I yelled in rage as i pushed through the pain to go after him. I left my room and saw Max was very close to the dorm stairwell with Jefferson not far from her. But before i bolted after him. Two bodies tackled into him from the room on the left as he was just about to past it.

"Stay away from Max you psycho!"

"You fuck with one of us you fuck with all of us, bastard!"

I cried out. "Dana, Julie!" I started running towards them as Dana and Juliet fought him. But two teenage girls weren't going to stop a fully grown well built man. He shook them off and punched Juliet across the face, hard. She stumbled and fell to the ground knocking her unconscious.

Now i was furious and i could tell Dana was to. "You mother fucker!" He turned to me as i said that but that was a big mistake. Dana jumped onto his back and leaned all her body weight backwards as i tackled into him with all my might. Finally we got him on the ground. Dana wrapped her arms and legs around him as i sat on his chest trying to keep his arms pinned. "You little bitches! get off me!" He yelled as he tried shaking us off.

"In your fucking dreams asshole!" Dana yelled.

She may have sounded confident but me and her were sweating heavily as we tried keeping him pinned down. "Fuck does he take steroids?! Well in horror movie's the psycho's always were stronger than normal people." I didn't know how much longer we could keep him down but a couple of voices rang out.

"We're coming hold on!"

"Don't let him go!"

"Yes fucking reinforcements!" "Stella, Brooke hold down his legs! No matter what we cannot let him get back up!" I ordered and they followed my instructions.

They both pretty much stage dived onto his kicking legs using there entire bodies to keep them at bay.

"I swear i will kill all you fucking whores!"

We all ignored his rants as we concentrated on holding him down but i was starting to lose control of pinning his arms i was just about to slip till i glanced up and saw a terrified Taylor and Victoria.

"Victoria Taylor help us hold his arms down please! Don't let him get away with what he did to Courtney!"

That seemed to light a fire in them. From looking terrified to determined they rushed over and they each took an arm held them down with all there might.

"I hope you rot in hell for what you did to Courtney you sick fuck!"

"I can't believe i looked up to you i feel sick just thinking about it, i won't let you get away with what you did to one of my best friends!"

Now's my chance to do some damage. I sat up and punched him across the face

"You think you can take my Max away from me you fucking monster!?" Another punch.

Now all my hatred towards this man was coming out and there was no stopping it.

"You will not hurt anyone again!"

"PUNCH"

I"ll kill you you cock sucker!"

"PUNCH"

"This is for Kate!"

"PUNCH"

"This is for Rachel!"

"PUNCH"

"This is for Courtney!"

"PUNCH"

"This is for my dad!"

"PUNCH"

This is for Chloe!"

"PUNCH"

"And this is for Max!"

"PUNCH, PUNCH,PUNCH,PUNCH,PUNCH,PUNCH."

Nothing existed for me except me him and red all i saw was red and rage i wanted this man dead for all the pain he's inflicted on the people in my life punch after punch after punch.

Then i felt a hand on my shoulder. "Ember stop! it's Over please stop!"

I immediately stopped as i heard the voice of the woman i loved.

I panted as i looked into those beautiful eyes that looked worried.

I slowly looked down at my handiwork. Jefferson was unconscious and his face looked like it was in a meat grinder all the girls were standing to the side with they're looks of worry. I slowly looked at my blood covered hands.

Then i heard another voice speak to me softly and kindly and helped me up. "Come on Ember lets get you to the hospital we'll take it from here."

I let David escort me to the paramedics and Max put a hand on my arm for comfort. But i was in to much shock to respond to anything. I barely notice them wheeling Juli out of the dorm with a crying Dana following.

"Everything will be ok Ember."

I couldn't look at Max right now i felt horrible i feel no better than that monster that hurt people. Next thing i know i was being laid down on a stretcher and heard someone say. "Everything will be fine, this will help you relax."

I felt a little sting in my arm and as they carried the stretcher down the stairs i drifted off to sleep with Max still holding my hand.

I opened my eye's slowly and noticed i was in a hospital room. I looked around and smiled as i saw Max sleeping on the right side edge of the bed holding my hand and on the left was my mom sleeping in a chair.

I sighed in relief knowing that Max was ok.

I heard groaning and looked over to see Max waking up. "Hey babe." I said tiredly

Max looked up at me smiled and cried out. "Ember!"

She hugged me and cried . "Im fine Max but are you ok?"

Max nodded not breaking the hug. "I'm ok."

I felt someone holding my other hand. I smiled over at my mom who smiled back. "Hey mom sorry for worrying you."

My mom rubbed the happy tears from her eyes and said. "It's fine sweetie i'm just glad your ok, but jeez between you and your father im going to grow grey hair from worrying so much about the two of you."

Me and Max chuckled then heard a commotion outside.

"Ma'am please return to your room you'll open up your stitches.'

Then i heard a voice i recognized. "Excuse me? Please i got more ball's than most the men in this building, and that's my daughter who's in there i ain't stopping for shit!"

Me and Max snickered as my mom shook her head with a small smile as my dad limped in. "Hey squirt how you holding up?"

"I'm doing ok dad but you should really listen to the doctor you'll open your wound back up."

My dad just waved it off and sat in another chair that my mom scooted over to the bed next to her. "You know Ember im really proud of you, your a fighter just like your old man."

I smiled. "Thanks dad, and your not old you got a few years left on ya."

"Kiss ass."

We all laughed and Max sat on the bed next to me. "How's Juli and the rest of the girls holding up?" I asked Max.

"Juliet still asleep but there was no head trauma so they expect her to wake up soon, Dana is with her and the rest are just shaken up but are ok."

..."And Jefferson?"

Max sighed and squeezed my hand. "His skull was broken and his brain bled...he's dead."

My whole body trembled. "I'm..a murderer." I may have killed Emily's attacker but that was self defense and the only way out. This was different there was no reason for giving him the beating i did.

My mom held my arm. "No no sweetie you are not a murderer that is not you."

My dad continued. "She's right Ember your not a killer your a protector, you saved Max's life, you defended yourself and stopped him from hurting anymore girls, it's not your fault."

Max kissed my cheek and said. "Alex is right, he almost killed you, tried to take me and he hurt Juliet, none of this is your fault. Your not a murderer you are nothing like him."

I took a few shaky breaths trying not to cry. "I'm sorry i.."

Max laid down next to me and cuddled beside me resting her head on my shoulder. "It's ok Ember...let it go."

I couldn't hold it in anymore as i began to cry. My parents held my hand and Max held me. "There right im a protector not a killer, he hurt so many people but he won't anymore..never again and now Max can finally move on...we can move on." I couldn't ask for a better family.

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