When A Stanger Returns

Chapter 10

The silence was awkward and uncomfortable as Ryan and Jill waited for Doctor Crane to come back with Logan.

It didn't help that Jill was feeling so tense because she was tied up. That and the fact that she'd be seeing Logan again and wasn't sure what was going to happen to her.

Ryan seemed comfortable to simply sit on the table and stare at the wall but Jill couldn't stop fidgeting. Every sound that came from outside the room made her jump as she thought that it might be Doctor Crane returning.

"So," Jill said once the silence became too unbearable. "You're Doctor Crane's brother then."

Ryan stared at her with a frown on his face. "I thought that much was obvious," he drawled.

"Hmm," Jill replied, slightly put off. She hadn't expected to have a long conversation with him but he'd at least try to make conversation with her.

"You know I-" she started again, only to be cut off by Ryan jumping up.

"Look," he said, walking towards her. "I don't want to talk to you. I want to hurt you okay, and it's obvious that I'm not allowed to do that."

"I just don't understand," she whispered as he stood in front of her.

"Do you think I really care?" he replied, still looking angrily down at her.

"You should care," she muttered.

"What?" he shouted at her, leaning down so his face was close to hers.

This made Jill angry. "I said that you should care. You can't just hurt me if you have no reason for doing so. It's stupid."

Jill knew instantly that this was the wrong thing to say. A sudden look of complete rage flitted across his face. "Are you calling me stupid?"

Jill quickly tried to backtrack. "No, I-" She was cut off by Ryan reaching forwards and grabbing her arm roughly.

"Don't you ever call me stupid you insolent little girl. You don't know how clever I've had to be. You don't know what I've had to do."

"I'm sorry-" she started, only to be cut off once again.

However, this time she wasn't cut off by Ryan but instead by Doctor Crane opening the door to the room.

"Ryan," a voice warned from behind Doctor Crane. Jill felt a wave of fear run through her as she recognised that voice. How could she forget?

Jill stared in shock as she saw Logan walk out from behind Doctor Crane. Her mouth opened and closed repeatedly as she tried to find the words to say.

Eventually she just closed her mouth and just continued to stare at him.

The only thing that had changed about him was his hair had grown slightly longer. His eyes were still dull and lifeless. He also still scared the life out of her. She could barely manage to look at him for more then a few seconds without flinching away.

He spoke once again and she bit down hard on her lip to try and stop the fear that ran through her.

"Let go of her Ryan. Do you not remember what I said to you?"

Grudgingly Ryan let go Jill's arm. She was trying to avoid Logan's gaze but she couldn't help but look up as he walked towards her, until he was standing directly in front of her, next to Ryan.

"Aren't you going to thank me Jill?" he asked, a smirk on his lips.

She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to defy him in case he hurt her, but she didn't want to apologise as it would only please him. Deciding to go between the two she muttered a thank you that was so quiet that she doubted he even heard her.

However he must have decided that it would do because he nodded and looked over at Doctor Crane.

"You can leave now," Logan said.

Doctor Crane frowned. It was obvious that he was not expecting this. "Why should I leave? I think it would be best if I was here?"

Logan gave him a cold look that would have scared Jill so much that she would have done whatever he'd asked. However Doctor Crane was seemingly not affected by it and he stared just as coldly back at Logan. "I really think I should stay."

Logan frowned and made a strange noise in his throat that almost sounded like a growl but eventually he nodded. "Fine, stay here then. But don't get in my way. Now give me the gun." His smirk was back now and Jill was instantly suspicious.

Without hesitation Doctor Crane reached into his jacket pocket and brought out a gun before handing it over to Logan.

Jill flinched and shrunk back as Logan held the gun in his hands. "This room is definitely sound proof, right?" he asked Doctor Crane.

He nodded.

Logan smirk grew wider as he pointed the gun at Jill. However what happened next completely surprised her.

Just when she expected him to shoot her in the face, he turned suddenly and pointed it at Ryan's foot before pulling the trigger.

A scream emanated from Ryan as the bullet pierced through the skin, muscle and bone of his foot.

"What the fuck?" he shouted as he collapsed to the floor in pain.

Doctor Crane's shout matched his brothers. "What the hell did you do that for?"

"I told you to leave the room Crane. You should have listened to me. Always listen to me. It's like some kind of motto that you should live your life too." Logan was almost laughing as he spoke.

His laugher stopped abruptly however as Doctor Crane launched himself at him. "You fucking bastard!" Doctor Crane screamed, lashing out wildly at Logan.

"Stop it!" Ryan shouted from the floor. It was no use however and Doctor Crane continued to punch and hit Logan.

It was at that point Jill realised that somehow, throughout the beating that he was receiving, he had managed to keep a hold of the gun. That was why she saw what came next.

A loud bang was heard from somewhere in the middle of the fight.

Jill watched in horror as Doctor Crane shakily got to his feet. At first it looked as if Logan had been shot because he was lying on the floor.

Then Jill saw the bloody hole that was now in Doctor Crane's chest. She watched as he fell to the floor, face first. He didn't get up.

Jill looked down at Ryan who was still on the floor, clutching his bloodied foot. He was simply staring at the unmoving form of Doctor Crane. As she continued staring at him she watched, strangely saddened, as he started dragging himself across the floor towards his dead brother. His foot was dragging uselessly behind him and it was obvious that he was in immense pain, but he continued to slowly drag his body along.

"Rob," he cried, when he finally reached his brother. "Come on Rob. Don't do this to me. You're my big brother. You've got to look after me!"

Jill felt tears come to her eyes as she saw the sheer grief and sadness in Ryan's eyes.

She gasped however as someone suddenly appeared in her eye line. It was Logan. "Come on. We need to leave."

"No!" she shouted at him. "Leave me alone! If you're going to kill me then just get it over with, please."

"That would be boring Jill. I want to make it more fun."

"I hate you!" she screamed at him.

He ignored her. In his hand she now saw that he held a knife. He leant down and cut the ropes that tied her to the chair before grabbing her roughly by the arm.

"Ryan!" she shouted at him. He looked up at her but his eyes were blank and filled with confusion. Then his eyes went to Logan and they were filled with an intense rage.

"You killed him!" he screamed. "You killed my brother!"

Logan ignored him and continued to drag Jill towards the door.

Just as Jill was wondering how they were going to get out of the prison, Logan lifted up the knife and held it against her throat before opening the door.

As they walked down the corridor two guards suddenly appeared. They both looked shocked as they saw Logan dragging Jill towards them.

"Put down the knife!" one of them shouted, pulling out a taser gun.

"I don't think so," Logan said, moving the knife closer to her throat until it drew blood. "If any of you try to stop me then I swear that I'll slit her throat without a second thought."

Both guards paused and Logan took this opportunity to move further down the corridor.

"I'd radio through to the rest of the guards if I was you. Anyone gets in my way and the girl's dead."

Jill didn't get to see their reactions to this because at that moment they turned a corner.

"What are you going to do me?" Jill whispered, fear tinting her voice.

"Lots of great things Jill," he whispered into her ear, causing her to shiver. "Well, great for me anyway. I'm thinking that they're not going to be so great for you. They'll be painful Jill I'm sure but it'll be an interesting way to die. You might even enjoy it."

He laughed and tears fell down her face as she thought of her dreadful fate.

She was never going to escape him, she could just feel it. She was going to die in the most painful of ways and there wasn't a thing she could do about it.

A/N: I'm sorry my updates are so slow but I've been busy. I hope you like this chapter. I've only gone two more chapters left! Ah! :)