*I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE! So I told you at the end of the last chapter I want ya'll to listen to a song while reading Jane's death scene if you can't do this I understand sometimes I get distracted by the song and can't finish. But I'm gonna try to write to the song. The song is: Everything Burns by Anastacia ft. Ben Moody. So yea. Anyways. On with the story.

Chapter Nine: Death's Doorstep

Jane held her head high as they carried her out to the stakes. She tried her hardest not to cry, she didn't want to give them that satisfaction. She looked towards her brother, whose head was bowed and eyes were completely unfocused. She hated that they would kill him too. He didn't do anything. Stupid People, she thought. We're just children. Your only killing us because we're different. She scanned the faces of the crowd until she found three she had hoped not to see. The tears spilled over as she saw the faces of her adopted parents and her brother. Jane couldn't believe. Sure, she knew they had never exactly shown their love, but how dare they show up here with torches. Until this moment, she'd never realized how alone she and Alec really were. She cried quietly while they tied her to the big wooden stake, staring at their older brother all the while. He watched her with cold eyes, making it so much worse. He turned to one of his school friends and laughed. Jane suddenly couldn't breathe. An ear-splitting scream ripped its way through her throat.

Alec turned to look at Jane. Their eyes connected and Jane could see the pain in Alec eyes, the tears that rarely ever spilled from his eyes. The entire crowd was nervous after her scream. Stepping closer and closer with their torches, ready to light two children on fire. Alec wanted to scream as well, but he kept himself composed. He scanned the faces. He saw teachers, boys from school, people who had ridiculed him his entire life. Then in the mist of it all, both he and Jane watched as two guards brought out another figure. Not to burn, but to watch. They dragged Demetri out into the crowd as he fought the entire way. They both heard him scream as he realized what was going on.

"Have you all lost your minds?" he screamed. "They are just children. Why are you sentencing them to die?"

One of the guards slapped him across the face, silencing him. Jane's sorrow spilled into anger. "No!" she screamed. "Don't hurt him. He had nothing to do with us."

Alec decided to join in, "He didn't know what we were capable of. Please let him go."

Demetri's eyes met Alec's in confusion. Alec had never cared before. Alec watched as tears fell down Demetri's face.

Then they started the fires. Jane could feel the fire climbing its way towards her. The heat was unbearable. Quickly it would reach her, burning her slowly while everyone watched with some sick pleasure. She accepted her death then at that moment. She whispered a goodbye to the only two people who'd ever really cared. Then she saw them.

Three figures in black robes. Their hoods were pulled down over their faces and the robes reached down to the ground. White hands peeked under the sleeves, looking like claws to Jane. It was really over, she thought.

"They've come for us!" she screamed. "They've come for us. Please let us live. Please." She begged until she passed out. Alec passed out shortly after her. All they could feel, all they knew was burning. Fire was everywhere. People were leaving. Jane could hear Demetri's screams as he was dragged away from the fires. Even the guards left. Why should they stay? The children were practically dead.

Three hooded figures moved gracefully toward the children. Quickly removing them from the fire and carrying them swiftly away.

*So the song made this chapter ten times more emotional then I had planned for it to be. I don't really have anything to say after this chapter. I could almost feel the fire myself as I attempted to throw myself into Jane's mind.