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CHAPTER TEN

They both emerged from the guards next to Jeb. All the kidnappers eyes fell on Emmy when she stepped forward. Still flushed from her moment with Cain, her grin was bigger than ever.

"Hi all. I just wanted to say one thing to the princesses first, before things get spastic here. You two remember the story DG told about when she was young and going to school. And what they told her to do if they were to ever catch fire?"

They were afraid to speak, so they both nervously nodded their heads yes.

"Well do the second thing you are suppose to do……NOW!!!!!"

With that Cain and Jeb quickly drew their guns. Each taking out the princesses kidnappers. The two princesses immediately dropped to the floor covering their heads. Emmy made a swift movement with her hands. Over half the men fell to the ground gasping for air. She held them there for awhile before blood tickled from her nose and she started feeling light headed. She then snapped her fingers instantly killing them. The ones still standing were in shook for a moment till someone shot at Emmy. She fell to the floor blood seeping from her, her hair started to become red from the blood. Everyone started firing back. Emmy passed out before finding out what happened.

She sat up in her bed gasping for air, confused at where she was. She looked around the room realizing she was in the infirmary. That's when she remembered what happened and her wound. Which started throbbing. She lifted her shirt up and their was a bandage on her right side of her stomach where she was shot. Slowly and carefully she laid back down. That's when someone entered the room. It was the alchemist, to come and check on her. When the alchemist left she heard him say for who ever it was that they were able to come in since she was awake. But they weren't to stay that long since she needed her rest. In walked in the queen, the consort, and Azkadellia. AZ hung in the back by the door.

"How are you feeling?" The queen asked.

"Horrible, like I've been shot or something." Emmy smiled as she let out a little chuckle.

"We are indebted to you and the others for saving our daughters." The consort told her.

Emmy waved her hand. "You gave me a job to protect you and your daughters."

"We still are very grateful." The queen added.

"So I'm guessing we won right? Where's Cain and the others? They are ok, right?" Emmy looked to the queen and consort, then to AZ and seeing her face she panicked. "What happened?"

Tears fell down AZ's face. The queen walked over to Emmy and took her hand. The consort went to Azkadellia. Now Emmy was getting even more nervous and she couldn't fight back the tears.

"Jeb and DG are ok, they are with Cain. He, on the other hand isn't doing so well. Cain took a few bullets, and after surgery, the alchemist say it will be a miracle if he lives." The queen looked very old when she was saddened.

"I got to go see him, he needs me." Emmy pulled the covers off.

The queen tried to hold her down and the Consort came to her aid. They kept telling her she needed to rest and get better. Emmy laid back down in pain and crying.

"Just rest for today and tomorrow you can go see him." The queen assured her.

Emmy wouldn't eat or drink anything, the entire day. All she did was cry and refuse to talk with anyone. She finally cried herself to sleep that night. Emmy woke at the crack of dawn, she shuffled herself to Cain's room. Her breath had caught in her throat as a single tear rolled down her face. He looked so small laying there. DG and Jeb were in the corner of the room. She couldn't believe they were comfy in those chairs. Sometime during the night they had fallen asleep holding each others hands. Emmy quietly and carefully walked over to Cain and slipped into bed with him. She laid on the covers and placed her head on his shoulder. Lacing her hand with his, she fell asleep. Jeb and DG woke an hour later to Emmy laying in bed with Cain. They made sure to get out without waking her. It was around noon when Emmy stirred. She grabbed one of the vacant chairs and sat by the bed. She didn't care how much she was in pain, she wasn't leaving Cain's side. Their Emmy sat as over a week passed and not even a stir from Cain. At least she was eating everyone thought. It took them four days to convince her that she should eat something. Emmy was sitting by his bed and holding his hand, the door was slightly ajar. Jeb had stopped just outside the door with a tray of food when he heard Emmy begin to speak. He figured it was something he shouldn't intrude on and tried not to listen.

"Cain please don't leave me. I will never ask for another thing from you ever again. The first time I lost you it was to Adora…" Jeb started to listen when he heard his mothers name. "After that I definately can't handle losing you a second time. And I don't even have a women who out shines me in every way possible here. I love you more than life it's self and would take your place in a instance, if it meant Jeb wouldn't be losing his father a second time. I know what your thinking, what does Jeb have to do with us? Family you have, I don't have anyone who would miss me the way he would. Jeb and DG so love each other and one day, I have a feeling they will get married. And every son should have their father on their wedding day." Emmy rested her head on the bed sobbing.

Jeb quietly entered the room, setting the food on a nearby table. He went to Emmy's side placing a hand on his shoulder as he bent down next to her.

"Everything is going to be ok Emerald. Father is too stubborn to die." He rubbed her shoulder slightly.

Blood shot, water filled eyes, Emmy looked to Jeb. "I don't know what I'll do without him."

"Well we won't ever have to find out. Now you should eat something. I will never hear the end of it from him when he wakes up that I didn't look out for you." Jeb smiled as he went and got the tray.

"I am kind of hungry." Emmy took a piece of bacon.

"I gotta ask you, and I hope you don't think me rude, but how do you still smell like flowers when I only ever seen you leave the room to go to the bathroom?"

Swallowing some bacon, "I read in a book once when I was little, a spell where it was like I went and took a shower without actually doing it. If I didn't like taking baths so much I would do the spell everyday of my life without ever entering a shower or a bathtub. I found out later that it was a spell some women named Elphaba made up."

"That is a great tick." Jeb stood placing the tray on the floor next to Emmy. He went to the door and turned back to her. "Hey Emmy."

Looking to him, "Yes Jeb?"

"I'm glad you came back in my father's life. I couldn't of picked a better person to make him happy and touch his heart other than my mother." Then Jeb left the room.

Emmy didn't finished her food, she just ate two pieces of bacon and a piece of toast before going back to holding Cain's hand.

"If I could break the spell, I'd run to him today. And some how I know he's on his way to me….he and I were meant to be, for longer than forever."

"Where did you get that?" Cain mumbled.

"I heard DG singing it one day. CAIN!!!!!!!!" Emmy shot up showering him with kisses.

"Emmy, Emmy I love this but you're kind of hurting me." He smiled.

Tears of joy ran down her face. "They said it would be a miracle if you lived."

Cain placed a hand on her cheek wiping a tear away, "I love you too much to break your heart a second time."

"You……You love me?" She had to ask to make sure she heard it right.

"Very much so." Emmy leaned forward kissing him lightly on the lips

"You don't know how long I have waited to hear those words from you." Emmy stood up "I'll be right back." She ran out the door.

She ran down the hall in search of Jeb. She found him coming out of DG's room. Running over to him, she jumped on him giving him the biggest hug ever, he caught her just in time. But the impact was to much and he fell to the ground with Emmy. She sat up straddling Jeb as he propped himself up.

"He's awake and he said he loves me." Emmy chanted with a big grin.

"Could you've said that without taking out my boyfriend?" DG was standing in the doorway to her room.

Shaking her head "Nope. I'm just to excited." Emmy hopped to her feet and went back to Cain.

Emmy was right, DG and Jeb announced they were courting and soon after that they were engaged. Cain was Jeb's best man and one of Jeb's good friends was his groomsmen. DG had Azkadellia as her maid of honor and Emmy as her bridesmaid.

A/N: Hope you are enjoying this. Comments are highly appericiated.