Maska: Thank you for pointing out the Annie thing... It's kinda hard to keep them straight when I'm writing both of my stories...
Chapter 8- Saved by a Ghost
Somehow Jayden seemed to have been prepared for Annie to crumple on top of him. He didn't even stumble when she collapsed on him. He simply and calmly picked her up into his arms and walked slowly down the steps of the stage, being very careful not to drop her or fall over himself. Josh waited on the bottom step for Jayden to bring down Annie. He had made a comfortable pillow for her with his hoodie, and had laid it on the floor, so Jayden could set Annie down.
Jayden laid down Annie calmly and placed her head on the sweatshirt. Then he took off his own coat and laid it over her, she did not react to any of the movement. Josh raged and fumed at him, fire burning in his eyes, "What the hell did you do to her!" He screamed angrily. The fury welled up inside him and he pushed Jayden's shoulder, sending Jayden to land hard on his back. (Author's note: 'Shut up you stupid fop!')
Jayden looked angrily at Josh, complete loathing in his eyes. "I did not do anything." He retorted. "She just had trouble breathing. Probably the hear from the stage lights…" then quietly he added so only Josh could hear, "Or maybe another source of heat." He emphasized the word 'heat'. A slight leer decorated his dark, and handsome face.
Josh glared back at him returning Jayden's look of hate. He opened his mouth to say something, but Mr. Reyser had pushed through the crowd now, and Josh did not dare risk it.
Jayden backed away slowly from the crowd, disappearing into the shadows in the corner of the room. Josh remained at Mr. Reyser's shoulder, keeping watch on Annie the whole time.
Mr. Reyser pulled a bottle of dark cologne from his jacket pocket. He struggled with the lid for a minute and finally succeeded in unfasten the cap of the bottle. He threw some onto the sleeve of his long sleeved shirt and held it under Annie's nose. He held it there for a minute before he got a reaction. Her eyes fluttered and she awoke, gagging and gasping from the smell. She tried to sit up, but Mr. Reyser held her firmly down.
Josh was at her side now, looking at her with deep concern. "Are you okay?" He asked.
Annie nodded her head. "Yes, yes… I'm fine." She looked around at the multitude of people surrounding her. Everyone was waiting for her to say something, or do something. "What happened?" She said to Mr. Reyser, who had finally let her succeed in sitting up.
"Well," he said, "You seem to have passed out, either from heat or hyperventilation, or something else…" Annie nodded, encouraging him to continue with the story. "Then Mr. Remsen carried you down here and I woke you up with this cologne, that if it hadn't been for you… I would have found useless."
Annie's head flipped right and left. She had ignored most of the story, hearing only of how Jayden had saved her. "Where is Jayden?" she asked, but just as she finished asking, she spotted him. He was standing in the corner, arms folded. An enormous smirk resting on his face.