Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious or the characters of Jade and Cat. I can say with quite certainty that I do own a very weird Papier Mache of an Umbreon that I made with my own two hands. No, you can't have it.
A/N: So...Just a heads up, I may have been quicker with this update but I'm not sure how quick my next update will be. Don't like...want to throw water balloons filled with slime at me because I might be late or I might be right on time or something. Things are all hectic-y and as much as I wish that I could predict the future, I cannot. And in all honestly, this entire story has not been mapped out ever since the second chapter. In fact, I didn't even have the main plot of it until like, chapter 4 or something, and I still have no idea how I'm going to end this, but it will be ended, and I am going to stick to my word about that. But, I do want to say how grateful I am for each response that I have gotten for this story. I want to just tell everyone that they're freaking awesome, because you, right there, in that chair or bed or toilet reading this, are very awesome. Remember that. And also, although I am not a Star Wars nerd, May the 4th be with you!
Okay, enjoy :D
Jade POV
My body continued to fall the great length and the air was forced out of my body. Tears that I didn't cry out were stinging my eyes and my hands were whipping around everywhere, thinking that there was something to hold on to when there clearly wasn't. I was expecting to crash land into cement and be immediately knocked out by the force, if I was lucky, but instead, my body slammed into a whole bunch of crate boxes that were filled with foam peanuts. The edges of the crates dug into my skin and caused more bruising, but I've never been so fucking happy to see foam peanuts. They honestly were just fun to squish into nothing, but I guess that they did have purpose after all.
"Ugh…" I groaned aloud. My body was as limp as a doll's, and I was so exhausted that I couldn't even open my eyes. The fall was definitely how I expected it. It took out the adrenaline that I had at the top of the fall. The scream probably caused the rest of it to be exerted.
"Jade!" I heard my name being called. I had enough sense to know that it was Cat, but I wasn't sure at all what was going to happen next. Delta should call her watch dogs soon enough to lock me up forever this time. I probably broke their most special glass.
"Cat, stay over here." That was Delta's voice this time. It was commanding and as forceful as I remembered. The mere sound of her cut into my skin and dug deep in my heart. If I wasn't so tired, I would have shuddered.
"Jade..!" I heard Cat yell again. I felt the wind of someone approaching but was too weak to actually look. My heart sped up thinking that it was Delta, ready to grab onto my arm and throw me away to some place where the sun didn't shine.
But I wasn't yanked away from my makeshift bed in the boxes. Instead, a soft hand touched my bruised cheek with such kindness that it could only be Cat. The touch caused pain, but the fact that it was from someone who wasn't out to kill me made it bearable.
"Cat…" I muttered weakly, making sure that she knew that I was still conscious. It probably would've been better not to be awake, but I knew that the third time that I would be knocked out may be the charm to make sure that I never woke up.
"I'm right here," she assured me in that high voice of hers.
"I'm so… freaking stupid," I choked out. A giggle escaped from Cat's lips, even though we were still in such a terrible place. Her sounds of happiness made me smile a little.
"Get away from her." Another voice interrupted us. Cat's hand was quickly taken away from my cheek and with that, all my happiness was taken away as well.
I heard some scuffling a few feet away from me. I forced my eyes to open, and it took so much strength to, but I did. My eyes were greeted with the lovely sight of Cat. She was bruised and cut, but probably not as bad as I was. Her brown eyes held anger, such a different emotion for her. I looked closer at what she was angry about and recognized Delta's blonde hair and cold eyes. Delta didn't look too pleased either.
"What- What are you doing, Cat? She is the enemy. The enemy!" The words were forced out of Delta's mouth, as if Delta couldn't believe that she had to say them in the first place.
"No she's not!" Cat fought back. "You're the enemy! Look at what you've done to her! You almost made her kill herself!"
I could just see the small tear drops dripping down Cat's face as she said the words that could've been my reality. It finally hit me that I really did almost kill myself. If the boxes hadn't been in my way, I would be a broken doll that would never regain consciousness again. Fuck, love really does such stupid things! How the hell did I get in this position in the first place?
"She had it coming. It would mean that we wouldn't have had to do anything to her."
"You provoked her!" Cat was screaming now. The few teardrops that she had before were now waterfalls cascading down that terrified face of hers. Her cheeks were flushed as she was standing up to someone that I knew was almighty in her eyes. "Not once have we actually killed someone who instigated us. Not once! You almost broke our most sacred rule. You planned this from the start!"
Cat's thoughts were written clearly on her face. She was figuring out a plan of Delta's. I could just see the gears turning in her head, and it made me proud that I was able to break her away from the fuzziness so she could finally think logically.
"You brought me in here knowing that Jade was up there," she pointed her finger angrily at the room that I was in before I jumped. "And then you forced us to kiss just knowing, you fucking knew, that she was watching! What the hell did you think she was going to do?"
I was surely stunned. Cat never cussed. Even was she was at her boiling point, she deliberately forced herself not to say the words that would cause the utmost offense. Delta must've known that too because she was frozen in her position.
"I didn't know that she was going to break through the glass," Delta almost whispered. Just watching the two go at it made my thought process work overtime. It was obvious that Delta had feelings for Cat, but her reaction from Cat cursing at her made me think that those emotions were stronger than I thought. There was supposed to be loyalty with Cat, but now Cat was choosing me over her family. That was probably breaking the poor, cruel heart of Delta's, and it was a different heart than one that held love for a sister.
The thought caused me to laugh and the two looked my way.
I knew that I had to act and just laying here so comfortably won't do me any good. It took all the strength that I had in me, but I was able to roll myself out of the box-bed and onto the floor with a nice slam. I was about four feet from the ground, but the fall shook my body. I probably just caused the last good skin on my face to break, but I didn't care. I just tried to get on my hands and knees, and it took a lot of effort, but I was able to get there. Sweat was beading down the sides of my head and I knew that this was as far as I was going to get, but at least I wasn't trapped turtle-style; left on my back with no way to flip around.
"It's so funny," I huffed out, looking straight at Delta even though my hands and knees were on the floor. "Even after you've beaten me up, shocked me, shown me something that broke my heart, planned on ruining my entire life with a mistake that should've made me innocent, convicted me to a life of misery and woe, Cat still chooses to be with me over you. You have all the power, can manipulate anyone you meet, give fear with just a look, and can pretty much do anything you want. I mean, I understand the fear thing but with the other stuff, I just can't compare. But, Cat doesn't even want to be with you. Not in a sister way, and definitely not in a lover way. That just makes me wanna laugh hysterically."
I knew I hit hard and in the right place because Delta's face fell. The composure that she once had, that was probably well perfected, just fell like someone pushed a book off a shelf. I looked at Cat to find her staring at me. I figured that the guy that held me hostage upstairs was looking at me as if I belonged in a nuthouse, too. Maybe I did belong there, but if I did, then so did everyone here.
"T…Take her away." The voice that was once commanding was no longer anywhere as strong. She practically muttered those words, but they were loud enough for one of her steroid abusers to hear. The doors to the room opened with a bang and out marched a man whom I saw walk in before to talk to my guard. His face just screamed pissed off and it looked like he was ready to cut off a finger of mine. Or maybe even an organ.
I should've shivered with fright, but I was far too exhausted and was just on a crazy loop. The lack of food, energy, and everything else caused my brain to be foggy and on the verge of collapsing. They may be sending me to execution, or maybe I shocked Delta enough for her to see some sense. That didn't stop the man from approaching me and grabbing onto my limbs to hoist me onto his back. Guess it was an easy way to transport people.
"Just…take her to any room, Kev."
"Don't take her anywhere!" Cat seemed to come back to Earth as she was forced out of her state of paralysis and ran over to the man that was carrying me.
The guy was just standing there, and I couldn't really see what he was doing but I saw his head looking back and forth.
"Uhm…" he spoke with confusion. His head kept bobbing like he was watching a tennis match. "I…"
"JUST TAKE HER!" Delta screamed out of nowhere. That shook both me and this Kev guy. I guess even a guy taking steroids would be afraid of a girl like Delta.
"If you take her away then I'm leaving you!" Cat's voice rung in the place, and even though she said it demandingly, it wasn't nearly as powerful as Delta's was previously.
"You're already gone, hun. I never had you. Don't you think that you had me played a fool from the beginning. I knew that you were never into me, but I knew that I could have you in my clutches. But unfortunately, you abandoned your family." There was a long pause before anything else was said. "Take her away too, Kev."
Delta's voice lost all of the hatred and was filled with despair. I would've felt bad for her, but the fact that she got what she was supposed to get, and that Cat wanted to be with me, made me just smirk through my weak state.
I expected Cat to fight back but was surprised when I saw her figure standing next to the Hulk, here. She didn't look at me, but took the guy's hand and then we started to move out of the room.
Before the door closed, I heard one thing that maybe brought some hope into this situation after all. A sob escaped from a weeping girl that was standing in the middle of the room.
It took a long walk, and I'm not going to describe everything that happened because it honestly almost lulled me to sleep. No words were said, and no other sound was made except the stomping of Sir Giant and the soft steps of Cat. We finally approached a room that had no significant markings on it and seemed just plainly bland.
Cat opened the door and stepped in willingly. I couldn't tell what emotion was on her face but I knew it wasn't anywhere near happy. Considering everything that happened before, this was probably the highlight of my day. Maybe even my whole week.
At first I was just laying on top of the Steroid Stud's shoulder, but then I felt his arms grab onto my waist and force my body onto the ground of the room. He might've softened the drop a little, but I didn't notice if he did. The many wounds on my back heightened the pain regardless.
"Thanks, Kev…" Cat said quietly. I wonder if she was thanking him for not killing me, for not placing us in a room filled with a tank of acid and sharks, for not wanting to do surgery on my body, or what. I looked at the two of them to just find Cat being all sad and that Kev guy showing morose. Maybe the man who took off limbs for funsies wasn't all that bad on the inside. Or maybe everyone had a soft spot for Cat. Who wouldn't?
Kev nodded his head and went to close the door but took one last look at Cat, his emotions just reeling with self conflicting thoughts. The door was then closed, but it wasn't slammed. That should mean something.
I thought that Cat was going to look at me as soon as the door was shut and just show off all of her feelings of longing and missing and all those things that Cat normally displays but she didn't. The girl with the red hair just stood there, staring at the door with such misery that I wanted to comfort her. It was too damn bad that my body wasn't working properly.
I couldn't even place myself in her shoes. This girl just lost two families in less than a year apart. I only lost one, and see how that messed me up. This girl was so sensitive that I was positive that her heart was breaking in so many ways.
"Cat," I croaked. I must've looked as bad as I sounded, and I really didn't want to look at myself. It's a good thing that they don't have mirrors in this place.
My voice seemed to break Cat away from her thoughts and she turned her body to face me, a small smile was on her lips. I couldn't tell if it was forced or legitimate, but I really hoped that it was real.
"I'm pretty stupid too," she said to me. I looked at her quizzically before remembering that I told her that just moments ago because of my fall.
"At least you aren't banged up because of it," I attempted with a grin. It hurt to smile, but just seeing her face lighten up a bit at my joke made it worth it.
"Not on the outside, no. But everything is so confusing."
The girl made her way over to where Steroid Man plopped me down and she sat by my head. One of her hands wrapped around mine, and the tingles that I got from that connection were sent all over my body. She squeezed my palm a bit.
"A part of me wants to cry right now because I just lost the only people that cared about me."
I could just see the tears that threatened to overflow again. I expected them to, but the girl turned her head towards me and smiled.
"And the other part wants to cry out of happiness because we're finally together again."
I stared right into her loving brown eyes and saw those emotions battling one another. I wanted to reach out and touch her cheek but my body was so tired that it was a struggle just to stay awake.
"It's okay to cry. You can do so now if you want. You've been through a lot."
Cat only laughed at my words and I cocked an eyebrow at her in confusion.
"What's so funny?" I asked, slightly amused.
The way that Cat was smiling at me made me think that she was in her own little world again, but she couldn't have been unless…being with me was enough of a drug to cause that.
"You said that I've been through a lot when you can't even squeeze my hand without needing a rest to breathe."
She giggled first before I chuckled, which hurt me internally so I had to stop.
"Well, I did fall down a couple of stories into something that was not a pillow."
"Yeah," she murmured. Her eyes cast down on me and her thumb started making circles on my hand. It kind of made all of the other pain go away, and I consider it pretty amazing that one person had such a power. Then again, it was pretty amazing that I was still alive.
"I've missed you," my voice spoke. I blinked when I realized that I didn't even make myself say that, it just flew out of my mouth.
Cat smiled sadly and continued to stare into my eyes. "I've missed you so much. It was torture knowing that you were in danger and I couldn't do anything about it. I didn't want to kiss Delta. I never wanted to. Please believe me when I say that."
"I believe you, Cat. It was pretty obvious from the way you just casually left that bitch's side. I'm glad that you chose me."
There was a good few seconds of just a comfortable silence between us. Cat was still smiling at me, but she then bent down closer to my body and very lightly kissed my lips. I tried to capture the moment in my heart but I knew that it wouldn't go any further because Cat was being careful of me. If Cat thought that I would break into a million pieces from a sheer kiss, then I really didn't want to know what I looked like.
"I would never choose anyone else," Cat whispered after distancing her lips a few centimeters from mine. "I'm only yours, and not even a pill will change that."
I was pretty sure that by then, that was the happiest moment in my life.
"Do you know that I love you?"
Cat giggled and her chocolate brown eyes beamed with glee.
"Yeah. But I love you more." She decreased the distance between our lips and pecked me again. "I'd snuggle with you but I'm afraid that if I touch anything, you'll shatter."
"I'd argue with you about that whole 'who loves who more' thing, but I'm not sure that I'd win considering that you're here with me as we wait for our ultimate doom. Although, I'm pretty sure that I won't break under your kind touch."
I winked at her and I could just see in Cat's eyes how much she just wanted to hold me.
"Please?"
I've never been one to plead, but I wanted this just as bad as Cat did. Cat looked a bit uncertain, but she laid down on the floor next to me and held out her arms. I didn't want her to feel like she was going to crush me with her hands, so I used all of my effort to roll over onto my side. After a few agonizing bursts of pain shot through my body, I was able to get to that position. It's a good thing that I can hold in grunts of pain because I'm sure that they would've been so loud that Delta would hear. But screw Delta. It was just Cat and I now.
Cat closed the distance between us so I wouldn't have to scoot back and she spooned into me, one of her arms wrapped around my torso. Even with the cement floor beneath us, this was probably the most comfortable position I've ever been in.
"I would be happy if I died here, like this," I commented quietly.
"Don't think like that. We're not going to die." Cat's breath was warm against the base of my neck and tingles were sent down my spine. There was no way that I would love this any less.
"I'm pretty sure that that last move both of us made sent Delta over the edge. I already knew that she was going to ruin my life, but I don't think that she's going to let me live after this."
Cat shivered against my back and it made me wonder what was going on in her head. Since she actually knew what these people did, maybe she was going through some of the tortures that they made people endure.
"It doesn't help that I kind of called her out on her never winning the girl. It really doesn't surprise me that she's even into them in the first place."
"She was…she was just trying to get what she wanted. She's really smart, Jade.""As smart as I?" I chuckled.
I felt the girls lips touch the back of my head and I inwardly sighed.
"Maybe. I just can't stop kissing you, Jade. I feel like I'm never going to be able to do this again."
Her voice broke at the end of that sentence and her arm tightened around me, causing a little bit of soreness to be recognized.
"Careful about where you squeeze, Cat. I'm as delicate as a puppy, here."
The sniffles had already started with her but I heard a soft laugh through them.
"And it's my turn to take care of you."
Her other hand started to run through my hair as her sniffles subsided. I knew that her emotions were sensitive, and I'm surprised that I didn't burst out into tears. I didn't want to think about the future; I just wanted to live like this forever. Why was it that every good thing had something bad happen to it?
"I'm sorry," I said, remembering something in the past that started out good but ended terribly.
"What for?"
"For making you feel bad in the first place, before, back at the motel."
Cat was quiet as her mind took her back to the memory that I mentioned. I allowed her to before I continued my apology.
"I didn't mean to laugh at you being thrown in a straight jacket. It was a little funny but I thought that you were okay with it and was laughing along at the embarrassment. If I never did that, then you wouldn't have gotten mad at me and locked yourself in the bathroom and I wouldn't have left you all alone. Then we wouldn't even be here; we would be back at the motel watching some lame ass infomercial about some hair remover."
I was hoping that Cat would laugh at the joke but she was quiet. I waited a few seconds, and was going to try again, but she then spoke very softly.
"I think that things would have been worse if you didn't leave."
"What do you mean?"
She stopped running her hand through my hair and instead placed her head carefully on my shoulder.
"I don't think that they broke in because you left me vulnerable. I think that Kev and Mark would have tried to abduct me whether you were there or not. It might've been a surprise that you weren't around when they did. If you were there…I don't even think that I would've been able to make Delta believe that I would be with her because I would've tried everything in my power to stop them from taking you, and then they would know that you were a weak spot and just get rid of you altogether. I think that it was meant to be that things happened the way that they did. I mean, at least we found each other again."
I nodded my head a little bit because the pain stopped me from doing it correctly. What Cat was inquiring made sense, and I was certainly glad that in the end, we were able to be together.
"AHHH!" A shrill voice screamed somewhere. The sound had echoed in the hallway outside and it was so unexpected that the both of us flinched. It hurt enough when my body did it, but since Cat flinched into my body, it just caused the pain to increase.
"Ow…" I muttered, unable to hold the sound in.
"Sorry."
"What was that?"
Cat didn't answer immediately. In fact, she just held me closer to her as if creating a bond around us that she didn't ever want to break.
"Kev is probably breaking off someone's fingers or toes or…"
The quietness made my mind head off to other things that could possibly be broken.
"He does this often?" I pondered, hoping to get the conversation away from that thought. Although, I don't think that was the right question, but I was still curious.
"Yeah. It's like a hobby to him."
"Do you think he's going to do that to me…? I mean, he obviously isn't going to hurt you. Not even Delta would be able to influence him to."
"What makes you say that?"
"You only had to see the way he looked at you before he closed the door. He was so sad for you, like he couldn't believe he had just shoved you in an isolated room."
"I wanted to be here."
"But he doesn't want you to."
I heard Cat sigh.
"If you could, how many people in this gang do you think would back you up against Delta?" The thought came to me quickly and it made me think that if enough people loved innocent Cat, then maybe we both stood a chance at walking away from this without a missing body part.
Cat moved her position behind me like she thought that this subject was uncomfortable.
"Probably a few…but I don't know. Delta is pretty scary."
"She seems to be a sort of dictator here, and no one likes a controlling dictator." Emphasis on the dick. "I think that if we get enough people to side with you, we can take her down."
"I guess…"
"What's wrong?" Cat should've been on board with this. She wanted us to walk away free, right? What the heck was holding her back?
"It's nothing, actually. I'm just trying to think this through."
I didn't believe her, but I couldn't say anything back because there was a slight knock on the door. The mere sound made my heart go into overdrive, and I thought that Delta had finally come to rip us apart and send me on some way to be a flaming shish-cabob. But thank the heavens, it wasn't her.
The door creaked open to show Steroid Man, but this time he had a plate full of food with him. I didn't even register the fact that I was starved until I smelled the very goods that he was holding. My stomach growled angrily and I wished it would shut up before he decided that starvation was a good torture method.
It was too much of a surprise for the both of us to split apart when he came in, so we ended up just lying there with him staring down at us. I looked at him from the corner of my eye and he looked at us with mixed emotions. Cat took a few moments to realize the problem and she unwrapped her arm from my stomach to sit-up. I immediately missed her warmth.
"Uhm. What are you doing here, Kev?" she asked kindly but with confusion.
"Mark gave me some food to give to you after I was done with my chores. He said he would've given it to you himself but Delta has him doing something. I supposed you were hungry so, uh, here."
He didn't dare cross the line into this room but Cat stood up and took the food so that he didn't even have to. It was obvious that he wasn't comfy here and it probably was because of me.
Cat nodded her thanks and started to close the door, but the sound of a bump stopped her from doing so completely.
"What?" Cat was even more confused now.
"You have no idea what that friend of yours has caused," Kev hushed his words and spoke fast. "Delta is really taking a toll on this."
"What's going on?"
"Shh! We can't speak loudly about this. The stuff that went down about an hour ago has been spreading throughout the entire family. People are taking sides, secretly, but they are."
"What do you mean, sides?" Cat started looking scared. Her hands were clenched onto the plate of food that was mocking me.
"It's like one big gossip case. Some people think that you should be defended and some people are about getting rid of that girl before things get even worse. Delta has gone on a mad trip, sending at least fifteen people on Bone Brigades. Did you hear a scream earlier?"
I saw Cat nod her head and her facial expression only worsened with every word this man was saying.
"That was mine to blame but it was only because the chick was found sleeping by the wall opposite of our warehouse. She was crazy drunk, and probably wouldn't remember a thing in the morning, but Delta wouldn't have it and sent me to break a few ligaments."
I had to compliment this guy on vocabulary, even if he didn't consider me a human with a damn name.
"This isn't good…what are we going to do? This has never happened before…"
The man only shook his head with grief written all over his face.
"Honestly Cat," he said sternly. "Mark and I have talked this over as he was giving me the food. We're not sure what to do because Delta has been with us forever but you've been with us for years, too. Now, the only things we've seen her," he pointed at me. "do is wreck a few things because of you. I'm not sure if you fed her a pill that makes people clingy but whatever you did, you made her bond for you strong. Hey, you!"
By then I realized that he was talking oh so kindly to me. I was still lying on my side away from him and didn't bother to roll over. Still, being an ass wasn't going to help the situation now.
"I have a name," I commented. Just because I wasn't gonna be an ass doesn't mean that I wasn't going to be a bit bitchy. These people didn't treat me with respect the second I walked into this joint. Why should I treat them any differently?
This guy didn't take any bull though.
"Right now, your name is going to be 'dead meat' if you don't cooperate."
"Please don't fight," Cat intervened. "She's just been through the worst things in her life. Please don't fight now." The way Cat said those words were practically wrapped with heartache, and Kev noticed it.
Quietly, Kev asked, "…what is her name, then?"
"It's Jade," I answered for her. I figured that, to make Cat happy, I should roll over so that I wasn't trying to distance myself from this very important conversation. As carefully as I could, I pushed my body onto my back, but no matter how careful I was, it still hurt.
"Damn the person who created bruises," I muttered with my teeth gritted.
"Wow. You really are messed up." I looked up into the buffoon's eyes as he looked into mine. His comment just made me sore.
"You should see me on a bad day," I shot back at him.
I really believed that this guy didn't have a single funny bone in his body, but when he cracked a smile at me, I changed my views to think that the world didn't make any sense instead.
"This girl's got jokes. And not half-assed ones, either. I'm not sure why Delta didn't even think to give you a try."
"It's because she'd rather just have dear Cat all to herself and I want the same thing. We just didn't see eye to eye."
"Well, if you didn't before, you can't now. You've messed this entire place up, you know."
His look of humor changed to seriousness once he said that, and I knew he wasn't lying.
"I guess we've got some things to talk about. Can you help me sit up, Cat? I think I'm getting more sore from just being on this terrible floor."
"It came with the place and we were too lazy to fix it up," Kev smiled. Cat was just quiet as she scurried over to me and placed the food down on the floor before using her delicate hands to lift me up and scoot me over to the wall to lean on.
"Kev and Mark spend a lot of time together," Cat whispered into my ear. "Normally, Kev is a real jerk face except to me, but Mark is kind. That's why Kev can be both brutal and sincere. I think he might be slightly bipolar."
I just stared incredulously at Cat.
"Cat…I know everyone in this entire effed up building is bipolar."
Cat only giggled and sat down next to me, bringing over the food and dipping a fork into it before bringing it towards my mouth. I accepted the food gratefully.
"This is all for you. I'm not hungry," she told me.
As Cat was feeding me, Kev only looked at the two of us. I could just imagine the thoughts that he was thinking and I prayed that they were nothing like Delta's. But if he wanted to comment, he didn't. He just closed the door and sat down on the floor in front of us, and then he started to talk.
We all chatted for maybe two hours. I ate the food in probably ten minutes but Cat didn't leave my side when I was done. She just kept rubbing my arms or holding my hand or any action that made sure that our skin was touching the others'. I was glad that she was so anxious about me being there, making sure that I didn't disappear on her. I really didn't want her to disappear on me.
The three of us discussed what was actually going on. Cat mostly talked because I was a bit nervous around Kev. I wasn't sure if he actually saw me as an ally, or someone he could just deal with. But Kev knew of the entire tale, and I added in the bits that only happened to me as I learned what happened to Cat.
The entire time, Kev was incredibly eyeful of us. He watched each movement that Cat made and most of them were her changing how she would touch me; from my hands to my hair and then my back. One time, Cat even kissed me lightly on the cheek. It was when I was discussing my attempts to find her and right when I was at the part where I split up from Beck to look for her, she just leaned her head in and her lips pressed carefully onto my cheek. Kev definitely noted that, but he didn't look displeased. I think he was actually a bit comforted at the sight. I hope he isn't demented.
So, with the whole tale spread out, Kev knew of everything, except Beck's location. I told about how Beck was with me and he disappeared when we split up, but Kev knew nothing of the text messages. In fact, the whole phone situation was never told at all. But Kev didn't pick up on the slight lie, and I figured that it was good that he didn't.
Kev then discussed everything that we didn't see with Delta. He told us about her plans of making my life miserable, which I was already aware of, and the technicalities of it. Delta knew some very important people and I was surprised to find that out. I thought she was just the head member of a gang or something.
The guy then told us about Delta's reign of terror after we were escorted to this room. Turns out that it hit Delta harder than I thought. The other members didn't know that she was crying, but I assumed then when she recomposed herself, she went all out. She sent fifteen people to torture others, a small set that included Kev to be at a meeting later to discuss what to do about me and Cat, and countless others to get a new shipment of pills, some that Kev didn't even know of.
"I've been hearing these rumors about these new super pills that just came out, and Delta was talking about being the first to try them. I thought that they were just rumors, but I'm afraid that they're not. And I'm not very excited to see what they're going to do," Kev had told us.
By the time that Kev left, Cat and I were knee-high in grief. The last thing that was mentioned was the fact that there were a group of people that didn't believe that things were going to be okay and just wanted me out of here, but they didn't necessarily want to hurt me. I guess that should've made me feel better but it kind of didn't. I'm still insignificant to these people.
But Kev did promise to come back with more information and more allies. He just wanted us two to escape from here and have Delta no longer after us. We'd keep quiet about this whole thing and they won't do anything else to me. I figured that was an okay deal.
And then Kev left and we finally had a moment to ourselves. Neither of us had anything to say to the other, though. It was only quiet as Cat held me, her emotions unreadable. She had to be scared. She just had to be. But there wasn't anything else we could do except be here and hope that the other was strong enough to make the bad feelings go away. It certainly was better than pills.
Not ten minutes later did we hear another knock at the door.
"Wow, Kev is certainly fast," I said aloud.
The door opened, and it wasn't Kev that wanted to grace us with his presence.
"There you are," Beck said as he stepped into the door with a big smile on his face.