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Hunter immediately let go of Sebastian and ran after the blonde with his gun, knowing his priorities. He did not get far, as Nick grabbed the knife that was on the table and stabbed it to the older man's thigh, hard.

The last thing everyone heard were the two loud bangs from Hunter's gun going off twice.

The second Sebastian could stand up, he ran out the door. He spotted the blonde boy standing just outside the door frozen in fear and shock.

"Come on! Come with me! Let's get out of here!" Sebastian exclaimed, tugging on the teenager's arm. He didn't know what happened to Nick as he couldn't see him while he was running out, but he knew he would want him to protect Jeff.

"N..No." Jeff whispered in response, coming out of his shock. "No. No, I need to find Nick!" He pulled his arm away from Sebastian and ran back inside the house, the gun he had earlier still in his other arm. The man swore under his breath and pulled out his phone, calling 911.

"Nick!" Jeff called out, looking and running around the house. "Nicky! Where are you?" He ran across the halls and nearly passed one corner, when he saw Hunter. The man was sat down and obviously injured, bleeding out from his thigh. He was, however, still conscious.

Silently, Jeff approached him, lifting his gun to point it at him. This was his chance to end it. He needed to be brave for once.

Hunter did not seem to be bothered by the fact that he was about to be killed. He just stared up at the boy, challenging him. "Do it."

Jeff took a deep breath. He needed to do this. Hesitating for a while and then recovering, he pulled the trigger.

Disappointment was clearly seen on his face as the gun clicked, but there was no bang and the bullet did not come out. And he knew the gun only had one bullet.

Hunter laughed. "Pathetic. A failed bullet always sucks doesn't it?" He then raised his own gun that was still in his hand. "This one doesn't have any, though." He pointed it at the blonde.

Jeff slowly put the now empty gun down, and for a moment considered running while he still could. But hopelessness quickly filled him again as he realized Hunter had good aim and could still shoot him even if he ran. He let out a strangled sob. This was it. His life was about to come to an end. He'd never graduate, he'd never go to college, he'd never marry the man of his dreams, he'd never have the perfect children he always wanted. At least he might be able to see his parents again. "Just do it." He whispered.

Hunter seemed to think it over, still staring up at the boy. "What do you think I am?" He asked, with a little twitch of the gun. "Do you really think I'm a monster?" He slowly lowered his gun.

Jeff did not respond to that, shocked by the extremely sudden change of heart. He got over it quickly, however, and took his chance to run and continue looking for Nick.

He did not have to look far, as the young man was on the other side of the room, bleeding out through his stomach, unconscious.

"No!" Jeff cried out, when he saw him. He quickly ran to him and knelt down beside him. "No, no Nicky please." He sobbed, pulling Nick closer to him. "Please you can't leave me." Receiving no response, he continued to sob and took one of Nick's hand, just chanting "Please" over and over.

"Please what?" A weak voice responded. Jeff looked down and cried in happiness when he saw that the young man now had his eyes open and was looking up at him. "Nicky." He sobbed, hugging him closely yet gently.

"Don't worry." Nick gave him a reassuring smile. "I won't give up, Jeff."

"Thank you, Nicky. Thank you so much." The blonde choked on his words, overwhelmed by sobs. "You saved me, Nicky. You saved me. Thank you so much."

"No, Jeff." Nick whispered, reaching up and cupping his cheek. "It was you. You saved my life when you came here. You saved me."

In the midst of everything, Sebastian slowly came in worried, but slightly relieved when he saw both Nick and Jeff okay.

"Hey, Seb." Nick gave him a small smile, which the other man returned.

"I called police and ambulance." Sebastian stated, softly. He tensed when he saw Hunter across the room, standing up. "What do we do about him?"

"Let the police arrest him." Nick said, trying his best to glare at the tall man while he himself was on the floor.

"No, Nicky." Jeff said, with a shake of his head. "I think we have to give him a chance. I know it sounds crazy, but he spared my life, Nicky. He could've killed me earlier, but he chose not to. I don't know why, but maybe he had a change of heart. And if it was genuine, then I forgive him for putting me through this."

Nick sighed. "Okay. I trust you. It's gonna take a while for me, but if that's what you want, okay."

The three of them turned back to see Hunter approaching them, unarmed. He was barely limping and they wondered how he could handle the pain in his thigh.

"I'm sorry." Hunter started. "I got too paranoid. I should've believed you when you said you weren't going to turn me in. I guess I did for a while, but I was too proud to back off." He sighed. "If you do change your mind about turning me in to the police now, you should be able to identify me. My name's Hunter Clarington."

Jeff, who had already forgiven him, just nodded in response, still wary, but willing to give him a chance. Nick was still glaring at him, not trusting him that easily quite yet. Sebastian, however, who was now staring at him able to see him up close with no distractions or fear, felt butterflies in his stomach from everything he was also put through by Hunter, that he just realized he actually might've enjoyed. He was not ashamed to admit that if it was not a matter of life or death, he would love to be held in the arms of a man with Hunter's physique.

His trance was interrupted when policemen came in, and asked where the intruder was. The three looked at each other and seemed to agree on something, so Sebastian stated, "He got away."

As Nick was being loaded into the ambulance on a carrier, Jeff stayed with him holding his hand. Nick smiled up at the boy, then noticed something. "You're not wearing your camera."

"Yeah." Jeff responded with a smile. "Looks like I finally took it off."

A/N:

Did you guys like it? Sadly this is the last chapter, but there might be an epilogue if you guys want it. Hope you guys like it! R&R please!