Warning: This will make you cry.
I just made it back to the car when my phone started going off.
'And they say that a hero could save us, I'm not gonna stand here and wait.'
"What's up Caleb?" I asked as I took out my keys and got behind the wheel. The tears had stopped flowing which I was grateful for; I couldn't risk driving with teary eyes.
"Don't tell me you went to see him." Caleb pleaded.
"I didn't go see him." I deadpanned as I started the car and pulled away from the dorms.
"Haley, we told you not to. We begged you not to." Caleb said.
"I just needed to see for myself, alright." I sighed as I continued down the road.
"We're all freaking out Hales, especially your brother." Caleb told me.
"I'm sorry. I'm heading back to Tyler's now." I promised.
"No one's there. We're all at my house; waiting impatiently, I might add." I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
"I'll be there in two." I said, hanging up the phone and stepping on the gas. I knew that I shouldn't be driving this fast but the speed made me feel a little better, the whole Chase situation behind me. That was, until I got to Caleb's house. My brother, along with our friends was waiting by the front door with their arms crossed.
"Haley Rebecca, what the hell is wrong with you." Reid immediately pulled me into the house and held onto me tightly as the other guys followed us in. "I told you to stay with Tyler, away from Chase. Who knows what he would've done."
"He didn't do anything Reid." I said, pulling away from him. "I needed to see it for myself and now that I did, I'm fine."
"Haley, he could've hurt you." Caleb told me.
"He couldn't hurt me anymore than he already has." I muttered, looking down. It was quiet for a few moments and I felt real awkward standing there.
"You should get some sleep." Caleb said, breaking the silence. "We all should."
"I don't think I can sleep." I said, shaking my head.
"At least go lay down. Maybe sleep will come to you." Caleb practically pleaded. I could tell that he was beat and just nodded as Caleb led me upstairs and into a spare bedroom. He pulled me to him, hugging me close and kissing the top of my head before leaving me alone in the room. I walked over to the bed and sat down, trying to push all thoughts of Chase out of my head. It had been easier when I was going close to 100 miles an hour, but now it was hard since I was still and I didn't have anything to focus on. Frustrated, I stood up again and Used quickly, soundproofing the room so no sound I made within would escape. I walked over to the desk and picked up the chair, throwing it across the room. I watched as it broke apart into little pieces as it came into contact with the wall. My eyes still black, I turned to the bed and sent that sailing across the room as well, watching it crash to the floor. I then looked at the lamp, sending that crashing into the wall as well. I was sure that the guys could feel me using, I knew Chase could feel me Using but I just continued breaking everything in the room until I had nowhere to move. When that happened, I fixed everything before destroying it again. I watched as the wood splintered and cracked while the glass shattered into a million pieces on the floor. When I tossed the mirror, it shattered but instead of the pieces just falling to the floor, they came toward me and the tiny shards cut up my arms something awful. It wasn't as bad as the cuts I had caused myself but there were a lot of them; glass still stuck in some of the scrapes. I didn't care; I just finished destroying everything in the room until it was practically unrecognizable. I started feeling dizzy after a while, I guessed from the overuse of power. With a last attempt, I fixed everything back up and collapsed onto the ground.
"Hales. Haley wake up." I groaned, feeling someone shaking me. "Haley, open your eyes." Slowly, I opened my eyes, looking up at my brother and the guys who were all staring down at me.
"What the hell were you thinking Using that much?" Reid asked, sounding angry but mostly worried.
"Sorry. Won't happen again." I said moving to sit up, only Reid, Tyler, and Caleb all pushed me back down.
"You seriously Used a lot Hales." Tyler said.
"I said it won't happen again. Now let me up." I said annoyed.
"Haley, you Used some serious power and collapsed. You should stay down." Caleb said.
"I'm fine now move." I muttered angrily, eyes flashing black. They all took a step back, allowing me to stand and head for the door.
"Haley, you're not going anywhere." Reid said, taking hold of my arm.
"Don't touch me Reid!" I yelled, pulling my arm away. I really didn't feel like being touched right now. "I'm just going downstairs." Reid nodded and I turned around, leaving the guys behind. I walked down the stairs and into the large kitchen, in search of something to eat. I didn't know if I could actually get anything to stay down in the state I was in but I had to try. I looked over at the clock on the stove and saw that it was almost one in the afternoon. That meant that it was Saturday which meant it was getting closer to Caleb's ascension time. I tried not to think about it as I opened the fridge and started digging through it. There wasn't much in there that I could probably force down so I turned to the pantry and found a container of Oreos, taking them out and walking into the living room. I found Tyler and Reid sitting in there already and took a seat in the empty armchair in the corner as I started eating the Oreos. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw both Tyler and Reid looking at me sadly. I only ate Oreos when I was depressed and now here I was shoveling them into my mouth like there was no tomorrow. Then again, there might not be. Tyler had turned on American Pie but I couldn't find it in me to laugh at all. And I always laughed at American Pie. And drooled over Stiffler, though I'd never admit it. I finished the container in record time, putting it on the table beside me and pulled my legs up onto the chair, hugging them to my body and rested my head on my knees. My mind started drifting and I soon remembered a time when Chase wasn't the enemy.
Chase and I were laying in his room, the television was on but we weren't paying attention to it.
"I can't wait to be a mama." I said in a small voice, almost a whisper.
"You'd be a great mother." Chase told me, kissing the top of my head.
"I think I want a little boy. Little Connor." I muttered.
"Connor?" Chase asked.
"I like the name. It's cute." I said as Chase took my hand in his. "Connor Garwin."
"You know, more than likely the kid will take the father's last name." Chase told me.
"Oh right. Connor Kane." I smirked, thinking about Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane.
"You're going to marry and have a child with a hockey player from Chicago?" Chase asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yep." I nodded with a smirk. "I'ma move out there and marry the boy."
"Oh, I see how it is." Chase said, moving to get up.
"I'm kidding." I tugged on Chase's arm, pulling him back down to me. "Maybe." I let out a small squeak as Chase flipped me over so I was lying beneath him and held my arms up over my head with one hand.
"I think I like Connor Collins, don't you?" Chase asked, kissing his way down my neck and ended up kissing my stomach playfully. I just giggled.
"That tickles." I said, trying to squirm away. Chase smiled and moved back up so his lips were just inches above mine.
"Connor Collins." He whispered before bringing our lips together.
"Haley." My eyes snapped open, meeting Tyler's worried ones.
"What?" I asked.
"Caleb said we should get ready." Tyler said, helping me out of the uncomfortable position I was in.
"Ready for what?" I asked, confused.
"Fall fest." Tyler said, leading me upstairs. "He thinks we'll all be safer there."
"I really don't want to go there Ty." I said as he led me into the room I destroyed the previous night.
"Hales, Chase said he'd kill all of us if Caleb didn't will him his power. Caleb isn't taking any chances." Tyler told me.
"How am I supposed to go to a party when one of my brothers is fighting the man I…" I couldn't finish the sentence; I just sank down onto the floor and cried. Tyler slid down beside me and put his arm around my shoulders like he had done so many times in the past two weeks. I leaned into him and cried into his chest. I hated feeling this weak but I wanted my Chase back. The Chase who said he loved me more than I could ever know and who had basically told me that he wanted to be with me forever. I pushed those thoughts away and started thinking just like everyone else. Chase was evil and needed to be stopped. I instantly stopped crying and pulled away from Tyler, heading over to the closet and pulling out the dress that was waiting for me. I dark purple dress that reached just passed my knees with one inch straps.
"Tyler, can I get changed?" I asked, not looking up.
"Sure." Tyler said, getting up and leaving me alone in the room, closing the door behind him. I quickly shed out of my clothes and slipped into the dress. I looked in the mirror and sighed. I wished that Chase would be meeting me there.
'No I don't.' I yelled inside my head and started doing my make-up. Light purple eye shadow, some glittery shit that Chase had said he liked once. 'No thinking about him.' I threw the rest of the make-up on quickly and looked in the mirror. I thought I looked pretty nice, except for the emptiness in my eyes. They weren't their normal sparkly happy emerald green but instead a dull, dead green. I turned away from the reflection and walked out of the room and downstairs to meet the guys; finding Caleb talking to his mother. I tuned out their conversation and moved to stand between my brother and his best friend.
"You look beautiful Haley." Tyler said, looking down at me. I didn't acknowledge the comment; instead I waited for all of us to leave. I didn't want to go to the Fall Fest but I didn't want to stay here either. The only place I did want to go, I couldn't.
'Stop it!' I yelled inside my head. I was done with this. Done with him. As if on auto pilot, I made my way outside to Tyler's Hummer, the guys and Sarah following behind me. I took a seat in the back behind Reid while Caleb said a few words to Sarah before helping her into the car to sit behind Tyler.
"Don't do anything stupid." Caleb told us before Tyler pulled away and headed for the school. No one said much during the ride; I guessed that everyone was anxious to see the outcome of the battle. Or maybe they were just scared to say anything about it around me. Tyler had put on the new Simple Plan and I was staring out the window, listening to the lyrics.
I see you next to me but still you feel so far away
Where did we go wrong?
(Where did we go wrong?)
I guess this is the part where you look at me
And say goodbye
Don't, don't let me go
It's not the end, whoa
Girl you know it's not so bad
It's not the end, whoa
You know it's not the end
Don't, don't let me go
It's not the end, whoa
Girl you know it's not so bad
It's not the end, whoa
You know it's not the end
"Tyler, turn that shit off." I yelled angrily, eyes dark. Before Tyler could turn it off, however, sparks emitted from the stereo. It sparked and crackled a few times and I knew that it wouldn't be working for quiet awhile. The car got silent again and I looked out the window, the lyrics still echoing in my head, even as I tried to push them out.
When we got to the school, I jumped out and tried to leave the guys behind, but Reid quickly caught up to me and held my arm firmly.
"We don't split up Haley. I know you're upset…" Reid started.
"You don't have any idea how I feel Reid. All of your relationships are just meaningless one night stands." I saw the hurt in Reid's eyes but continued anyway. "I actually fell in love Reid, something you'll never feel."
"The only reason I'm not kicking your ass for that…" Reid started, eyes full of hurt with a hint of anger.
"Oh great, be like dad. I'm sure that would suit you." I glared, arms crossed. I knew I didn't mean any of it and I knew that Reid knew I didn't mean any of it but it didn't hurt him any less.
"Tyler, will you watch over Haley which I watch Sarah." Reid said through clenched teeth.
"Yeah." Tyler nodded as he wrapped his arm around me and led me toward the school. I really didn't want to be touched but I didn't fight him as we walked up to the school grounds where all the students were partying without a care in the world. Lucky.
"Haley, just because you're hurt doesn't mean…" Tyler started.
"Don't start baby boy because I can say so much worse about you." I said in a low voice. I saw the hurt in Tyler's eyes but ignored it as I leaned against a wall.
"Caleb, what's up man?" I turned to look at my brother who had just answered the phone. "No, no sign of him."
'Haley.' I turned my head but didn't see him, but the voice was unmistakable. 'I'm sorry for what I have to do.'
"Yeah, hang on man, she's right here." Reid turned to give, I guessed, Sarah the phone but she was nowhere to be seen.
"She was just here." Tyler said.
"What's going on?" I heard Caleb's voice on the other end of the phone. I then heard the sound of his car screeching to a halt and then the sound of glass shattering. There was nothing we could do but hang up the phone and look around anxiously.
"We need to find Sarah." Reid said.
"She's not here." I muttered as the boys started to move.
"What do you mean?" Tyler asked.
"He obviously has her. A little bargaining chip." I told them. "How dense are you two really?"
"So what, did your little boyfriend tell you this himself?" Reid asked.
"No but it's the most obvious thing ever. He's done something to her; probably put her under a sleeping spell so she can't escape until he releases her from it. And once he gets Caleb's power, he'll release her." I said, looking down. "Or when Caleb kills Chase, she'll be released."
"We should still look around. Just incase." Reid said.
"You're not going to find her." I yelled after him. Tyler stayed behind for a second and gestured for me to follow him. "I'm not looking for someone when I already know where she is. You go ahead."
"Reid told me to watch after you." Tyler protested.
"And then he told you to look for Sarah so go. I'll stay right here." Tyler nodded and left without another word.
'Haley. I wish I didn't have to do this.' I heard Chase's voice in my head.
'Whatever. I don't care what the fuck you do. It's your life.' I thought to myself.
'Can I see you just once more?' I sighed, my eyes going black momentarily. Tyler's keys appeared into my hand and I ran away from the school, hopping into the hummer and driving toward Putnam barn. I kicked off my high heels, finding it harder for me to drive in them.
I knew that I was breaking just about every driving law there was but I couldn't stop. Chase's voice was still in my head, begging me to see him. No matter how much I wanted to hate him, I couldn't resist the pleading in his voice. Well, my head. Whatever, it was confusing to explain to myself. Why was I even trying to explain this to myself? Probably to keep my mind off of what I was going to see.
I got to Putnam barn in record time and ran through the rain to the barn. I could see that flames had erupted inside and wondered if Chase and Caleb were still inside. When I got to the barn door, I was just in time to see Caleb get the upper hand, sending Chase to the ground. All anger and sadness forgotten, I ran into the barn and over to Chase, falling to my knees beside him.
"Chase." I whispered, looking down at him.
"Haley, get out of here." Caleb yelled to me. I just ignored him and stayed by Chase's side.
"Haley." Chase said finally, looking up at me.
"Yeah. It's me." I gave him a sad smile. "Please stop this. All this can be over now if you just give up." Chase actually seemed to contemplate this as he looked into my eyes. I guess he noticed the difference in them, the emptiness that had taken over after we fought.
"Haley…" Chase started. I cut him off by bringing my lips down to his in a tender, soft, loving kiss. I needed him to know that I could forgive him if he just stopped now. When I pulled back, his eyes had gone back to their blue that I loved so much.
"You can stop Chase, I can help you." I told him. Chase was about to respond when Caleb interfered.
"Haley, you can't possibly forgive him after what he did." Caleb yelled. "He hurt Kate, almost killed Pogue, and threatened to kill you."
"I never said I'd kill you." Chase whispered to me.
"He can't change. No one can forgive him for what he's doing." Caleb said angrily. I could feel Chase's power rising.
"I guess you're going to have to get that husky without me." Chase said before getting up, eyes black again as he threw Caleb out of the barn and into the front. I wanted to go after them, ask what the hell Chase was talking about but from the looks of it, Sarah needed my help more. The flames were dancing dangerously close to her hair and arms; I was shocked she hadn't been burned yet. There was a roar of thunder somewhere behind me, making me jump and turn around. I couldn't see Caleb and Chase anymore so I turned back to Sarah and tried to get her down.
"The flames aren't touching her." I muttered to myself. "The flames aren't touching her. Chase is protecting her."
"Caleb, stop." I yelled, running for the door. "He's protecting her!" Before I could make it out, though, there was an explosion above me and I was out.
I looked around, trying to figure out where I was. Everything around me was pure white so I thought that I might be in the hospital but there was no one around. Then I remembered the explosion.
"I'm dead?" I asked no one in particular.
"No." I turned to find Chase standing behind me. "But I am."
"Chase." I ran into his arms and cried into his chest. "You were protecting her. You put a force around her to save her from any damage. And Kate, you raised her temperature and gave her the marks but she wasn't in any real damage."
"I knew you'd be sad if they died." Chase said.
"And Pogue…" I started, thinking to myself for a second.
"He came at me at high speeds. I was just going to knock him out but after he flipped off his bike, he attacked me so I fought back." Chase told me. "If I wanted him dead, I could've done a lot more to him."
"Are you really dead?" I asked, looking up at him. His blue eyes held sadness.
"I will be soon enough." Chase answered. I felt tears slip down my cheeks at this information. I didn't want him to die. I tried hating him, that didn't help; I tried loving him, that got him killed; now trying to live without him, that would get me killed.
"Do you believe that people can come back Haley?" Chase asked.
"After being dead?" I asked, confused.
"Yeah, like as another person? Or something else." Chase answered.
"Don't tell me you think you're coming back as a fuckin ficus." I said, giving a small laugh as I remembered the Dane Cook special we had watched together just days earlier.
"Not exactly." Chase chuckled softly, making me smile. It felt like it had been months since I heard his laugh, even though I hadn't even known him that long. "But I do know I will be back."
"Why can't you just come back as you instead of something else?" I asked.
"Because only one of us can make it Haley." Chase muttered, kissing the top of my head. "And I choose you two."
I sat up in a hospital bed, looking around for any sign of Chase. I wanted to know what he meant by his last statement. Instead, I found Reid and Tyler sleeping in chairs beside me. I extended my hand and placed it over Tyler's, who immediately shot up.
"You're awake." Tyler said surprised as he stood up and hugged me close.
"Why is that such a surprise?" I asked, confused.
"When Caleb and Chase were fighting, Caleb through him into the barn. There was an explosion and I guess you were under it because a beam collapsed on top of you and crushed a lot of vital shit." Tyler explained. "Caleb's been feeling horrible for weeks Hales."
"Weeks?" I asked. "How many exactly.
"Two. Kate and Pogue have already been released." Tyler told me. "We were all scared that you wouldn't pull through."
"Well I did." I said, looking down at my brother who had dark bags under his eyes. It looked like he'd gone a few rounds with Aaron. "How's he been?"
"Hasn't slept very much." Tyler sighed. "He felt like shit because the last thing you two did was fight. Well, mostly you did the yelling."
"I'm so sorry." I muttered, moving his hair out of his face. There was a cut on his cheek and I looked up at Tyler confused.
"Got into a fight with Aaron a few days ago." I gave a small laugh that I had been right.
"How long has he been out?" I asked.
"No clue. I guess we passed out around the same time." Tyler answered, now back in his seat.
"He was protecting her Tyler." I muttered, looking down at my hands in my lap.
"What are you talking about?" Tyler asked.
"He would never hurt her. He was protecting her from the flames. Kate was an illusion; she wasn't in any immediate danger. Pogue was self defense; he wasn't going to hurt him as bad as he did." I answered.
"What about Caleb? He wanted the power." Tyler said.
"He was going to stop Ty." I cried, looking over at him. "I had practically talked him out of it but Caleb interfered and look what happened now." Tyler stood up again and sat beside me on the bed, letting me cry against him. Tyler didn't say anything, just held me. I knew that he wouldn't say anything; he wouldn't know what to say.
The crying passed soon but Tyler still held me close. That was until my brother woke up.
"Hales?" My brother sounded just as surprised as Tyler had.
"I'm sorry Reid." I said before Reid pulled me to him in a tight hug that said 'I'll never let you go again.'
"I shouldn't have said anything. I knew you were upset." Reid was now crying on my shoulder.
"I shouldn't have said all that stuff Re. None of it was true." I whispered, forcing the tears back. I was sure I'd dehydrate with all the crying I'd done.
"It was all true Hale." Reid said, pulling back to look at me. He brushed my hair out of my face and gave a weak smile.
"No…" I started.
"Yes, it was. No more arguing." I just rolled my eyes at Reid's attempt to make things a little better. I gave a small laugh, which he responded to and laughed himself. He ruffled my hair playfully, my reminder that I was the younger one. His baby sister. I swatted his hand away and fixed my hair as well as I could. Reid just gave me his 'baby sister' look again.
"So, when can I get out of here?" I asked, putting a hand on my stomach. "I'm starved. I could so go for a whopper. Or pizza hut." They guys just laughed at me.
"I'm sure you're going to be stuck here for a few more days." Reid told me.
"Well then maybe I should just persuade my doctor…" I started, contemplating the option.
"No!" Reid said sternly, shocking me. "You're definitely staying this time Hales."
"But Reid." I whined, putting on my 'little sister' pout.
"No." Reid was not letting me out of this bed anytime soon, I could sense it.
"Fine." I crossed my arms over my chest and lay back in bed. Tyler switched on the TV and turned on the only thing good we could all agree on, a Blackhawks game. As I watched it, I remembered the last words Chase had said.
'Only one of us can survive Haley. And I choose you two.'
So who else cried?? I know, I cried writing it. I had two ways to go with this story, and this is the first one I thought of. It just seemed to stick in my mind. Chase is now gone, kinda. Confused? Then my work here is done. lol. But I will tell you this, I had this Idea before I read SlytherinSecret418's story but I'm still gonna give credit to her since she had hers up firstest. I figured if she made it work, I could give it a shot. Plus, I have real adorable ideas for later chapters revolving around this one little thing. lol.
And as you could probably tell, I love Hockey. I'm watching a Blackhawks game as I type. Lol. Patrick Kane is so mine. lol.