Hollywood Blonde Chapter 11

Lola's POV

"Oh, my god. Michael, are" I tried to ask, before letting the tears stream fast, and hot down my face as Michael dove into the pool.

A second later he came up with Zoey, slipping her onto the ceramic tile of the area surrounding the pool. I ran over, trying to feel a pulse, or something. At first, I felt nothing, just wet, warm flesh. Then, I shifted the position of my fingers slightly, begging to feel something, and I just barely could. I pressed down on Zoe's chest, hoping above all hopes that I wouldn't have to give her mouth to mouth, luckily, I didn't. After a few pushes, she sputtered up water, and opened her eyes meekly.

"Are we in Heaven?" She asked, a slight smile playing on her facial features.

"Not even close." I answered, just as Michael came up with Chase in his arms.

"Is he okay?" Zoey asked, suddenly all business, as her eyes widened at the unmoving mass in Michaels arms.

"I think he's unconscious." Michael answered, plopping Chase softly on the tile before climbing out of the pool on his own.

"His hearts beating." Zoey confirmed after a minute of pressing her ear to his chest.

"So…what do we do?" I asked, not really knowing what to do for someone who was unconscious.

"911." Zoey answered, her eyes level, as she reached out a hand to me, knowing I had my cell, I handed it over.

She stepped away to give information to the operator and Michael scooted over closer to me. I leaned into his broad chest as he wrapped his arms around me.

"It'll be okay." He whispered in a mild voice that calmed me down instantly.

"I hope so." I answered, looking down at the curly haired boy that my best friend had always been in love with. How tragic it would be if they ended up like Romeo and Juliet. Well…kind of like them.

"Okay, they'll be here soon." Zoey stated, walking back over to me and throwing my phone into my lap before settling herself by Chase's head and lightly running her fingers through his wet curls.

WE all just sat there, silence filling the air around us, crushing us with it's weight. But for the first time, none of us knew what to say to each other. It was almost like we were strangers who'd just happened to meet in the middle of a tragedy. And I suddenly wondered, 'if Chase doesn't make it through…is this what it'll be like for now on?'

Quinn's POV

"Logan…doesn't it seem too quiet in here?" I asked suddenly, before sitting up straight on the bed that we were laying on.

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure everyone's just watching TV or outside or something." Logan answered, twirling a piece of my hair around his finger.

Then suddenly, a loud noise interrupted our peace and quiet, and blue and red lights were haphazardly thrown across the walls.

"Ambulance?" I asked, crawling off the bed and over to the window to see a white ambulance with a police car on it's tail heading over to the pool where three figures were sitting with a fourth splayed on the ground between them.

"What is it?" Logan, coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around me.

"We've got to get everybody." I answered, before leaving the room and screaming in the living room, which instantly made Dustin and Nicole's door open.

"What's going on?" Dustin asked, coming out in just pajama bottoms with his hair ruffled, obviously from sleep.

"There's an ambulance at the pool! And there are four people there." I answered quickly while opening the door to Michael, Chase, Lola and Zoey's room. Empty.

"Well, who is it?" Nicole asked, coming out from behind Dustin, in a tank top and shorts, her hair in a messy bun.

"I don't know. We're the only ones here!" I answered, before running for the door, hoping everyone was behind me.

Dana's POV

"Is that…an ambulance?" I asked, breaking off a kiss with James, while pointing towards what I remembered as the pool area.

"I…think so." He answered, before grabbing my hand pulling me along as he ran toward it.

"What's going on?" He asked the ambulance workers once we were there.

"Collin showed up, kidnapped the girls, shot me, tried to drown Zoey and Chase jumped in to save her, before becoming unconscious." Michael answered, while being moved in front of us on a stretcher.

"Collin? His roommate from England? Are you okay? Is Zoe okay? What about Lola? Chase gonna wake up?" James asked, his eyes widened from the tale.

"Yup. Should be, if I ever get off this damn thing. Fine, just worried. Perfect, as always. Their not sure. " Michael answered, systematically answering all the questions James had rushed out.

"Good. What hospital are you going to?" He asked, as Michael's stretcher was being shut into the ambulance.

"Generous Heart." The worker answered as he shut the door and they drove off with Michael struggling against the ties that held him down and un moving Chase beside him.

"You guys alright?" I called over to the two girls who were slowly walking towards us, their hands intertwined as Lola whispered things to Zoey who looked like a zombie.

"Yeah. Can…we're going to the hospital. You wanna come?" Lola started it as a question, but then, with a look at Zoey, changed it into a statement.

"Of course." James answered as another guys voice yelled "Us too!"

We all looked over our shoulders to see Quinn and Logan in Zoey's car, and Dustin and Nicole in his. James and I climbed in with Quinn and Logan while Zoey and Lola joined Dustin and Nicole and then, we were all off, ignoring all rules of the road and speed limits.

Zoey's POV

By the time we got to the hospital, they had moved both Michael and Chase into a room together, and had determined that Chase should wake up soon. While everyone else gathered around Michael and Lola as they told the tale of the night, I stayed by Chase's side, holding his hand and willing him to wake up.

"He'll be okay, you know." My brother said quietly as he appeared beside me.

"Why does everyone keep saying that? None of us know what's going to happen1" I screeched out, giving him a dark look before continuing to stare at Chase.

"Because, we all know he has something to live for." He answered, wrapping an arm over my shoulder and giving it a light squeeze.

I harrumphed at that, before asking, "And what is that?"

"You. Love prevails above everything else." He answered, before quickly leaving and pulling the curtain around the bed to keep the two of us from view.

Then it hit me, maybe, if my little brother was right…this story was like Sleeping Beauty…only twisted. I decided to at least give this thought a try, so I bent down, and lightly pressed my lips to the slightly cold ones of the boy I'd always love. I pulled away after a second, feeling foolish. And then I couldn't even look at him, instead looking at any other thing that I could. I stayed doing that for maybe five minutes, before I finally looked down to see Chocolate brown eyes peering up at me.

"What, were you doing?" HE asked, shaking his eyes softly and laughing a little.

"Just…looking at everything." I answered, smiling despite myself.

"Uh huh. Weirdo." He said, laughing a little louder, and making everyone at the bed beside us, quiet down for a second.

"I believe…that was my best friends laugh." Michael said after a moment.

"It was." Chase answered simply as Lola pulled back the curtain and everyone smiled to see that Chase was awake.

"I love you, Zoey." He said after everything had calmed down and everyone was lazing about, waiting for the two boys to be released.

"I love you too." I answered, leaning down to kiss his lips, the smile that had been on my face since he awoke, still there.