Hey guys, I'm so sorry it's been so long since I've updated! I haven't been feeling well for a few weeks and this week school started up again, unfortunately. But HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope everyone had a great New Years and that this year is already fantastic for you guys! I guess my writing schedule will be on the weekends now (Friday-Sunday), unless I get time to update during the week. Thank you to everyone who reviewed and followed/favorited my story, you guys are awesome!
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Chapter 25
"So what were you busy doing last night?" I ask Lexy and she narrows her eyes.
"You're very nosy," she says crossing her arms defensively. She's obviously not going to tell me what she was doing. Well, I'm not above beating answers out of people, especially if it's to protect my family.
"It was a family dinner, and you are dating Eli, so I thought you would be there. I think Eli was a little sad that you missed out on our first Christmas Dinner," I tell her.
"I was busy," she snaps.
"Too busy to spend a few hours with your boyfriend and his family."
"Why don't you mind…"
"Was Henry taking up your time?" I ask cutting her off and she gapes at me. She clearly didn't know that I knew who she was and what she's up to. Now I just have to get her to admit it.
"How do you…"
"Eli told us about your goblin tattoo. It wouldn't have really meant anything to me except I know you're a Dragon. So the question is, are you a traitor or a spy?" I ask her and she freezes.
"I didn't want to have to do this, Jinx," she says.
"What, try and kill me?" I ask her and she pulls out a gun.
"You're more perceptive then I thought. People are looking for you, you know. A lot of them want you dead, and to think I could be the one to kill you," she says smirking.
"That won't matter much if you're dead," I tell her and she glares at me.
"You will die if you kill me, you know that don't you?" I ask her and she tightens her hold on the gun.
"Not if I get away first."
"There are cameras in this hallway, the guards already know that you're pointing a gun at me. Who do you think they're going to go after when they find my body here all alone?"
"It won't matter, because they won't be able to find me," she says arrogantly.
"Why are you dating Eli?" I ask her and she rolls her eyes.
"Why do you think?" she asks grinning.
"Because you couldn't get close to Roman."
"Good answer. Except now you ruined the plan," she hisses at me and pulls the trigger. I hear a loud squeal as I dodge the bullet and we both turn to the noise. Standing there wide eyed are Maddy and her parents. I smell something strange and look for the bullet. It's lodged in the wall and it looks like it's eroding away the wall. There must be some kind of poison in it. Roman would freak if I get shot with one of these bullets. Now I'm going to have to evade all of them.
"This is unfortunate," Lexy says before pointing the gun at Maddy. I gasp before running and knocking Maddy down to the ground just before Lexy shoots.
"Stay down, the bullets are poisonous," I tell her before pushing myself up off the ground. She crawls backwards and I go to stand next to Sebastian who has pushed Victoria behind him.
"Put the gun down, Lexy," Sebastian says cautiously.
"I can't do that. You should have left when you had the chance, because now I have to kill all of you," Lexy snaps and Maddy starts sobbing behind us.
I get ready to jump and as Lexy shoots at Sebastian I move her arm to the side with telekinesis before knocking her to the ground. She snarls at me and goes to shoot me but I turn the gun around and shoot her in the stomach. Immediately the stench of burning flesh hits the air just as the sound of running feet come from down the hallway.
I knock the gun away from Lexy just as she pushes me off of her. She growls before rushing me but I jump out of the way. The wound is slowing her down, other wise I'm sure she would have been a worthy opponent. She turns and tries to punch me but she's severely injured and the gaping hole in her stomach is getting bigger, so I grab her fist and squeeze. I feel the bones in her hand breaking and she opens her mouth in a silent scream.
"Lexy what are you doing?" I look behind her and Eli is standing there, along with Roman and my family. He looks shocked.
"Oh my god," Izzy says horrified as Lexy turns to look at them. She must be looking at the hole in Lexy's stomach.
"Lex, what happened?" Eli asks trying to walk up to her but a guard stops him.
"Jinx did this to me," she says softly as her eyes fill with fake tears and Eli looks over at me. I can see hurt and a little bit of anger in that look.
"She was going to shoot your father. I would have taken the bullet, but they're poisonous," I tell him annoyed and he swallows before looking back down at Lexy.
"Is that true Lexy?" he asks her in a hurt voice.
"Why would you believe her? You know she shoots before thinking of the consequences!" Lexy shouts at him and his eyes widen. I would feel insulted by that statement if it weren't true.
"Don't listen to her, Eli! She was going to kill all of us!" Maddy yells and he looks pained.
"Shut up you stupid bitch!" Lexy yells before grabbing the gun and shooting at Maddy. I'm moving before the I can think of the consequences. I feel the bullet enter my chest and the burning starts immediately.
"Jinx!" Roman yells running up to me as I fall.
"Don't touch the wound," I tell him as he tries to stop the bleeding.
"Jinx, you're going to bleed out!" he yells.
"It will burn you too," I tell him and he pales.
"I don't care if I die, Jinx, as long as I bring you with me," Lexy says grinning before she falls to the ground and starts coughing up blood.
"We need to get you to the clinic, Jinx," Roman says starting to panic.
"Why are you doing this, Lexy?" Eli asks her. I can see tears in his eyes and I debate on whether or not to tell him that she was just trying to get closer to Roman. But I don't want to embarrass him.
"She was trying to get close to Roman through you Eli," Sebastian tells him and Roman looks shocked before glaring at Lexy. I guess he wasn't worried about embarrassing Eli.
"What did you want with me?" Roman asks her and she looks up before grinning a bloody smile.
"What do you think, you're Highness?" she says laughing.
"Who are you working for?" he asks her as he holds me tighter against him and she glares at him before squeezing her gun. I know what she's going to do before she does it but I have no desire to stop her. She puts it in her mouth and shoots herself. I look up at the others and Eli has his eyes squeezed closed. I feel pity swell in the pit of my stomach and wish he weren't here to witness what just happened. I could tell that he cared for her.
"I'm sorry she hurt you, Jinx," Eli says opening his eyes to look at me.
"It doesn't hurt that much, Eli," I tell him just as I flinch.
"Ok, I'm taking you to the clinic," Roman says picking me up and I gasp.
"Roman, I can walk," I tell him panicking a little.
"No, you can't," he says before starting to run. We're at the clinic in two minutes.
"What happened?" one of the doctors asks looking horrified at my stomach.
"It's a poisonous bullet. Just take it out and the burning will stop," I tell him.
"How do you know that, Jinx?" Roman asks as he puts me on one of the beds.
"I've been shot with one before," I tell him just as the others run in.
"Ok, you all need to wait outside," the doctor says glaring.
"I'm staying," Roman says and the doctor looks annoyed.
"I'm staying as well," Derek says walking up to us.
"Please be ok, Jinx," Izzy says running up to us. She gives me a quick kiss on the head before following everyone out. I can feel myself sweating and I can't ignore the pain anymore.
"Just get the bullet out!" I yell as I start squirming on the bed. I look around for the doctor but can't find him so I reach down to my chest.
"No, Jinx, don't touch it!" Roman yells grabbing my hands.
"Where's the doctor?" I groan in pain.
"He's right here, Jinx, it's going to be ok," Roman says brushing my hair out of my face.
"Roman, she ruined my Christmas sweater," I tell him, trying to struggle out of his hold.
"I'll buy you a new one, Jinx. I promise," he says softly just as the doctor runs up. The doctor grabs my sweater.
"What are you doing?" Roman asks him annoyed.
"I need to cut the sweater off. If you're going to question everything I do, I'm going to have to ask you to leave," the doctor says before cutting my sweater and shirt in half, leaving me in my bra.
He starts wiping off my chest but the poison just burns away the cloth. Since he doesn't seem to understand the fact that he needs to get the bullet out of my chest I push the doctor out of the way before sticking my hand inside.
"Jinx, no! Let the doctor do his job!" Roman yells grabbing my hand.
"Then why isn't he doing it? It hurts!" I yell.
"I know, Jinx, just one more minute. He needs to be able to see what he's doing," Roman explains. I see the tears in his eyes that he is trying to hold back.
I can feel the tight control that I hold on myself slipping. I can feel myself start to sweat and I can't ignore the pain any longer.
"Roman...I can't...bre...athe," I gasp gripping his hand.
"Do something!" Derek yells just as Roman pushes the doctor out of the way and sticks his hand into my chest. I want to tell him not to hurt himself but I have no energy to speak. I see Roman's guards come up and try and pull him away but he pushes them back. My vision is becoming blurry and the burning sensation is becoming worse.
"I got it," Roman groans as he pulls his hand out of my chest.
"I got, Jinx, it's out, everything is going to be ok," he whispers in my ear as I feel his tears drop onto my face. . I wish I could see him, I wish I could tell him that everything is going to be ok.
"Can you breathe, Jinx?" he asks. I feel a tear roll down my cheek as everything goes black.
I can hear voices around me as I start to become conscious. The burning sensation in my chest is gone and I can breathe again. Opening up my eyes I see I'm still in the clinic, hooked up to a bunch of wires. How annoying.
"Jinx, you're awake!" Izzy says running up to me.
"I'm so glad you're ok. How are you feeling?" she asks just as I feel someone enter my mind.
"Jinx!" I gasp and sit up, clenching the sheets.
"Jinx! What's going on?" Roman asks running into the room.
"Jinx, where are you?!" I recognize the voice as Cristof's, but for some reason I can't respond to him.
"Calm down, Jinx, everything is fine," Roman says softly and I snap out of it and realize that my breathing has sped up as if I were having a panic attack.
"Lay down, Jinx, you're ok," Roman says and I slowly lay back on the pillows.
"When can I leave?" I ask him and he chuckles. My voice is scratchy and I'm thirsty.
"You haven't even see the doctor yet. How are you feeling?" he asks.
"Fine," I tell him as Derek walks in with the doctor.
"When can I leave?" I ask him.
"Let's do some checks and we'll see," he says before telling everyone to leave. Roman holds my hand as the doctor does the checks.
"You gave us all quite a scare," he tells me.
"I knew I would survive," I say and Roman tenses.
"You have healed very nicely," the doctor says.
"So I can leave," I say hopefully.
"How about you stay for the rest of the day so that we can monitor you and if everything is fine you can leave tonight or tomorrow morning. How does that sound?" the doctor asks and I groan.
"Just relax, Jinx. We'll bring you some food," he says.
"Pasta and steak," I say and he chuckles.
"I'm sure that can be arranged," he says before leaving.
"I was so scared, Jinx," Roman says.
"I couldn't let Maddy die."
"I know, Jinx. And I'm glad that Maddy wasn't hurt, but it makes me so angry that you were the one who got hurt," he says pushing my hair out of my face.
"I'm ok now," I whisper.
"No more bullets, Jinx, please, I can't take it anymore," he says.
"I know, Roman and I tried to, I really did."
"I thought you were going to die, Jinx. Your heart stopped a few times," he says as he buries his face in my hair. I can feel the tears that he was trying to hold in fall on my neck. I reach up and run my fingers through his hair.
"You can't get rid of me that easily," I tell him and he kisses my neck.
"You're so brave," he says standing up before running his finger over the front of my neck. I wonder about his actions for a moment until I see the scars on my wrists.
"Oh my god," I say sitting up and pushing his hand away.
"It's ok, Jinx," Roman says.
"I didn't want you to see them," I say before I close my eyes and shift my form slightly to hide all of my suicide attempts.
"You don't need to hide from me," Roman says.
"I just don't want you to worry or to think that I'll do it again," I tell him shrugging.
"Jinx, I'm always going to worry about you," he says. I guess that's true, he does worry a lot.
"How long was I out?" I ask him.
"Three days, the longest three days of my life. I thought I was going to go insane," he says.
"I'm sorry."
"You don't need to apologize, Jinx, I'm just glad that you're ok," he says just as there is a knock on the door and he calls for them to come in. Derek walks in with Izzy and Landon.
"Jinx, how ya feeling?" Landon asks kissing my cheek.
"Fine, but the doctor is making me stay longer," I say annoyed and he chuckles.
"He's just trying to make sure you're alright," he says.
"How's Eli?" I ask and everyone tenses.
"He's not mad at me is he? I wouldn't have shot Lexy if she weren't trying to shoot Sebastian," I tell them.
"He knows that, Jinx, and he's not mad at you," Roman tells me.
"Yea, in fact he's worried that you're going to be mad at him," Landon says.
"Why?" I ask.
"Because his girlfriend shot you," Roman says bluntly.
"Well I'm not," I tell them.
"We know, Jinx," Izzy says.
"Sebastian wants to talk to you," Derek says.
"Why?"
"It's about whatever you and Lexy spoke about," he says and I nod. I guess my secret would be coming out; I'm kind of surprised it lasted this long.
"I'll go get him," Derek says walking out.
"How's Maddy?"
"She's fine, Jinx, just shaken up," Izzy says.
"I'm hungry."
"I know, Jinx, the kitchen is making your food and it should be here soon," she says as everyone chuckles. I look over at Roman and he smiles at me.
"I'm so glad you're ok, Jinx," he says just as the others come in.
"Jinx, I'm so sorry," Eli says.
"It's ok, Eli, I don't blame you. And besides, it didn't hurt that much," I tell him and I feel Roman tense beside me.
"It looked pretty painful," Eli says giving me a sad smile.
"It looked worse than it felt," I tell him.
"How did you know they were poisonous bullets?" Maddy asks me.
"I could smell it after Lexy tried to shoot me for the first time and I saw it eroding the wall," I explain.
"I'm sorry she hurt you, Jinx. I should have known she was too good to be true," Eli says.
"Don't worry about it. She was trained, you never would have known if I hadn't suspected something was off about her," I tell him shrugging.
"How did you know? And did it have to do with her tattoos?" Sebastian asks me.
"And who's Henry?" Victoria asks. Wow, I guess they heard everything then. I look around for a moment before I find Brandon.
"Do you know someone named Cristof?" I ask him and he tenses.
"A long time ago I did, but he's dead, why?" he asks me.
"Because he's not dead," I tell him and he just stares at me.
"He has your tattoo," I say and he narrows his eyes.
"You said that only people who are part of the King's Guard have that tattoo and that everyone gets it done by the same person."
"Where is the tattoo?" he asks.
"His wrist."
"How long have you know Cristof?" he asks me.
"Since I was thirteen."
"What does this have to do with Henry?" Sebastian asks me.
"Henry is the leader of a gang in California, the Goblins. Cristof is the leader of the Dragons. They're rival gangs," I tell them.
"And how do you know this?" Roman asks me.
"Because I'm a Dragon," I tell him.
"That explains your dragon tattoo," he says.
"You're in a gang," Izzy says and I nod.
"Is that why you know how to fight and how to shoot a gun?" Brandon asks.
"Yes."
"How did you join the gang?" Derek asks me.
"I was put in karate classes as a way to get myself under control, so I knew how to fight. One of the times I ran away from my foster home I wandered into a fighting ring. I got myself into one of the fights and a Dragon saw me and thought I was a good fighter and asked me if I wanted to become a Dragon. I saw no reason not to and a few months later I met Cristof when someone asked me to give him something," I explained.
"So what was Lexy?" Sebastian asks.
"From what Eli told us she had a Dragon and Goblin tattoo, so she was most likely a traitor. She was a Dragon first and then became a Goblin."
"Why would you say that?" he asks.
"If she was a Goblin before becoming a Dragon she wouldn't have been able to keep her Goblin tattoo. Either Henry didn't know she was a Dragon when she decided to join or he let her keep the tattoo so she could spy on the Dragons," I tell him.
"I want to see Cristof," Brandon says.
"How did he "die"?" I ask him.
"In an attack he was thrown off of a cliff. When we went to go look for him we never found his body."
"Is Cristof looking for you? Does he know you're here?" Derek asks me.
"He's looking for me but he doesn't know I'm here, at least I don't think he does," I say.
"Is there a way for you to contact him?" Brandon asks.
"I'd have to go to New York City to do it," I say. He can clearly contact me but I can't respond. I'll have to figure out why the next time I see him.
"Then let's go to the City," he says.
"Is this man dangerous, do we really need to meet him?" Izzy asks nervously.
"If this man is the rival of the Goblins, like Jinx says, then maybe he'll have some kind of idea about what the Goblins want with Roman," one of Roman's guards says.
"What if he doesn't know about their plan and takes Jinx?" Izzy asks.
"He's not going to take Jinx, Izzy," Derek tells her softly.
"How do you know? He's a gang leader! He's probably used to doing whatever he wants!" she says starting to freak out.
"Calm down, Izzy. All Jinx is going to do is contact him, she doesn't have to even see him. Brandon is the one that wants to see him," Derek tells her, while pulling her into a hug. If I contact him he's going to know where I am, so I'm not sure if that plan is going to go over well.
"We can just meet in a public place, he can't do anything in a public place," Brandon says.
"Ok, we'll do this when Jinx is released," Derek says. I really hope my food shows up soon because I am starving.
"What's this guy like?" Landon asks me.
"He's not a bad guy. He saved me you know," I tell them.
"How?" Roman asks.
"When I woke up in the hospital I was basically human. I didn't know I was different from everybody else until months later. I hid what I could do, because I knew bad things would happen if people knew what I could do. Because of what happened to me I was out of control and no one knew how to handle me. When I met Cristof he knew what I was; he was the first person I'd met who wasn't human and he taught me how to control my abilities and myself," I explain.
"But he made you join a gang to do it," Landon says annoyed.
"No he didn't. I was already in the gang when I met him. You don't have to meet Cristof to be initiated into the gang. He has lower level bosses who are like his Generals, in different parts of California. I just happened to meet him because someone needed me to deliver something to him."
"Why didn't he convince you to leave the gang?" Roman asks.
"Even though gangs are bad, being a Dragon saved my life. They taught me a level of discipline and control I couldn't get anywhere else, that my foster family wasn't willing or able to offer me. Being a Dragon made me feel like I wasn't different, I didn't have to hide who I was and I wasn't judged for being different. I wouldn't have left even if he tried to convince me to," I say shrugging.
"Will you go back?" Landon asks me softly and I see the others freeze. I almost don't want to tell them.
"When I first got here I thought about going back. I didn't know anything else and I wanted to find out if Derek and Izzy were my parents before leaving…"
"You can't leave, we just got you back," Landon says grabbing my hand tightly.
"I'm not going to leave, Lanny," I tell him and he relaxes slightly.
"I would miss you too much, Jinx," he whispers and I nod.
"I…I would miss you guys too."
"If he's in California how are we going to be able to see him?" Landon asks.
"He's in New York City," I say.
"How do you know?" Brandon asks.
"He tried to contact me, it wasn't a very good connection but I knew he was in the City," I tell him shrugging.
"You spoke?"
"No."
"We'll figure everything out once we get to the City," Derek says just as my food is brought in. Finally. Roman fluffs my pillows behind me before bringing over some kind of table tray thing to put the food on.
"Thanks," I say before taking a drink of water. Hopefully they won't ask any more questions about me being in a gang, since I know they won't like the answers I give them.
So this chapter was actually supposed to be shorter but when I went to proof read it I started adding more. In the rough draft Jinx isn't even shot! I'd originally wanted Jinx to be shot but when I started writing it just didn't happen. Usually when I go over the chapter I add a few things and this time I was able to add something that led to this. Hope you guys liked it!
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