The next week went by perfectly. Deacon and Lily spent every minute
they possibly could together. Lily felt safe with Deacon and was quickly
adjusting to her new life. She had totally forgotten about Gunner until
one night, she and Deacon were sitting out by the pool talking when Mercury
came running out to them.
"Deac, something's happening downstairs." She said.
"What?" Deacon asked as he and Lily quickly stood up.
Mercury looked at Lily.
"No." Lily said.
Deacon turned around and looked at her.
"It's Gunner."
"He's not gonna get you, baby. I promise." He walked into the living room and picked up his headset. He held it up to his ear and before he could say anything, he heard someone say 'he's in the elevator. He's going up to the penthouse.' He dropped the headset as the elevator door opened. He grabbed Lily's hand and stood in front of her.
Quinn came flying out of the elevator and landed hard on the floor. Then Gunner stepped out and walked toward Deacon and Lily, gazing angrily at Lily the whole time. Quinn stood up and Gunner punched him hard, knocking him back down, without breaking his piercing gaze away from Lily. Mercury grabbed as his walked past her and he turned to face her. She threw a punch at Gunner's head. He ducked to dodge it and threw a punch of his own, hitting her in the stomach. She doubled over in pain but quickly recovered. She then tried kicking him in the head several times but all her kicks were dodged or blocked. Gunner kicked her hard in the chest, sending her flying back. She hit the wall hard and landed on ground, unconscious. Then Gunner stepped forward and was face-to-face with Deacon.
"Are you done yet?" Deacon asked mockingly.
"Get the fuck out of my way. Lily, you little bitch, I'm gonna kill you."
She let go of Deacon's hand and stepped back.
"Leave her alone."
"Shut the fuck up! You're the fucker who stole her from me! If it wasn't for you, she'd be with me right now! I am NOT leaving this fucking building without her! Get the fuck out of the way NOW!"
"You want her, take her. But you'll have to go through me first."
"I can work with that."
He threw a punch at Deacon's head. Deacon dodged the punch and delivered one of his own, hitting Gunner in his stomach. He stumbled back but was quickly on the attack again. The two vampires fought hard, throwing punch after punch and kick after kick. Gunner finally got the upper hand when he punched Deacon hard in his face then swept his feet, knocking him to the ground. He started kicked him in the ribs hard, causing him to spit blood. Lily looked away, unable to bare the sight of her lover being so brutally attacked. When Gunner thought that he did enough damage to keep Deacon down, he turned his sights on Lily. He started walking towards her and she backed out the door and stopped when she realized the only way to go is into the pool.
He grabbed her by the throat and pulled her close to him. "I'm really going to enjoy this." He hissed in her ear then licked the side of her face. He turned her head and leaned in to bite her.
Before he could bite down, she kneed him in the groin. He pushed her away as he moaned in pain. She stumbled back and fell in the pool. She started to pull herself out of the pool and looked up in time to see Deacon punch him. As the two vampires struggled with each other, getting closer and closer to the edge of the seventeen story building, she quickly pulled herself out of the pool. When she turned to face them, Gunner pushed Deacon and he slipped off the side of the building.
"DEACON!" She screamed in horror. Tears came to her eyes and, in anger, she came up behind Gunner and pushed him off the building. She looked over and saw Deacon barely holding on to the building. She reached down and grabbed his arm to help him climb back up on the ledge. "Are you okay?" She asked, placing her hand on his cheek.
"Yeah, I'm fine." He said, grabbing his ribs. "Are you okay?"
"I'm okay." She said and hugged him tightly. Then she looked over the side of the building and saw Gunner's lifeless body laying on top of a parked car. She knew that he wasn't dead but at least she was safe for a little while longer.
"Deac, something's happening downstairs." She said.
"What?" Deacon asked as he and Lily quickly stood up.
Mercury looked at Lily.
"No." Lily said.
Deacon turned around and looked at her.
"It's Gunner."
"He's not gonna get you, baby. I promise." He walked into the living room and picked up his headset. He held it up to his ear and before he could say anything, he heard someone say 'he's in the elevator. He's going up to the penthouse.' He dropped the headset as the elevator door opened. He grabbed Lily's hand and stood in front of her.
Quinn came flying out of the elevator and landed hard on the floor. Then Gunner stepped out and walked toward Deacon and Lily, gazing angrily at Lily the whole time. Quinn stood up and Gunner punched him hard, knocking him back down, without breaking his piercing gaze away from Lily. Mercury grabbed as his walked past her and he turned to face her. She threw a punch at Gunner's head. He ducked to dodge it and threw a punch of his own, hitting her in the stomach. She doubled over in pain but quickly recovered. She then tried kicking him in the head several times but all her kicks were dodged or blocked. Gunner kicked her hard in the chest, sending her flying back. She hit the wall hard and landed on ground, unconscious. Then Gunner stepped forward and was face-to-face with Deacon.
"Are you done yet?" Deacon asked mockingly.
"Get the fuck out of my way. Lily, you little bitch, I'm gonna kill you."
She let go of Deacon's hand and stepped back.
"Leave her alone."
"Shut the fuck up! You're the fucker who stole her from me! If it wasn't for you, she'd be with me right now! I am NOT leaving this fucking building without her! Get the fuck out of the way NOW!"
"You want her, take her. But you'll have to go through me first."
"I can work with that."
He threw a punch at Deacon's head. Deacon dodged the punch and delivered one of his own, hitting Gunner in his stomach. He stumbled back but was quickly on the attack again. The two vampires fought hard, throwing punch after punch and kick after kick. Gunner finally got the upper hand when he punched Deacon hard in his face then swept his feet, knocking him to the ground. He started kicked him in the ribs hard, causing him to spit blood. Lily looked away, unable to bare the sight of her lover being so brutally attacked. When Gunner thought that he did enough damage to keep Deacon down, he turned his sights on Lily. He started walking towards her and she backed out the door and stopped when she realized the only way to go is into the pool.
He grabbed her by the throat and pulled her close to him. "I'm really going to enjoy this." He hissed in her ear then licked the side of her face. He turned her head and leaned in to bite her.
Before he could bite down, she kneed him in the groin. He pushed her away as he moaned in pain. She stumbled back and fell in the pool. She started to pull herself out of the pool and looked up in time to see Deacon punch him. As the two vampires struggled with each other, getting closer and closer to the edge of the seventeen story building, she quickly pulled herself out of the pool. When she turned to face them, Gunner pushed Deacon and he slipped off the side of the building.
"DEACON!" She screamed in horror. Tears came to her eyes and, in anger, she came up behind Gunner and pushed him off the building. She looked over and saw Deacon barely holding on to the building. She reached down and grabbed his arm to help him climb back up on the ledge. "Are you okay?" She asked, placing her hand on his cheek.
"Yeah, I'm fine." He said, grabbing his ribs. "Are you okay?"
"I'm okay." She said and hugged him tightly. Then she looked over the side of the building and saw Gunner's lifeless body laying on top of a parked car. She knew that he wasn't dead but at least she was safe for a little while longer.