A/N: Ok, so I got a couple mean reviews for last chapter. I thought you would be mad for me killing Luke, but I didn't expect you to completely hate me for it. :( It needed to be done, though. Ok, so this chapter was kind of hard for me to write, I don't really know why, but it was. I tried to get it out sooner, but I couldn't think of the right way to write it.. so it took me a little longer than I thought. Anyways, thanks for all of the good reviews I got! I hope you still enjoy my story!
Disclaimer: I don't own it. Simple as that.
Now, without further ado, the 4th and final chapter of Hostage,
Previously:
"I'm so sorry, Ror. We have to get out of here before he wakes up." Tristan whispered to her. He put his arm around her and pulled her to him. She laid her head on his chest and started to cry. Luke couldn't be dead. He just couldn't. Nothing could hurt Luke. He's never even gotten sick. He couldn't be dead now. As Tristan was comforting Rory, another gunshot was heard and Tristan fell backwards onto the floor as Rory screamed.
"Tristan!" Rory screamed as he fell backwards on the floor. She looked up and saw the gunman on the floor with another gun in his hands. He had an evil grin on his face, as if he was enjoying watching Tristan fall to the floor. Rory immediately dropped to the floor beside Tristan.
The gunman stood up. "Back away from him now!" He yelled at Rory.
"Why the hell are you doing this! You've killed two people that I really care about! How could you do this to me?" Rory screamed while hot tears ran down her cheeks.
"You won't be in pain much longer, sweetie." The gunman said as he pointed the gun at Rory. A loud gunshot echoed through the gym as the gunman fell to the ground with blood trickling down his face. Rory looked towards the entrance and saw about 15 armed police officers. One of them came up to her.
"Are you okay, ma'am?" The officer asked her.
"I'm fine, just help my friend!" Rory said frantically as she pointed to Tristan. Another officer ran over to Tristan and another went over to Luke.
"This one didn't make it." The officer said, referring to Luke.
"This one's alive! We need a paramedic in here now!" The officer yelled as he checked Tristan's pulse.
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Lorelai was pacing in front of the school as 3 students came running out of the building. The police officers walked up to them and checked to make sure they were unarmed. When they were cleared, they all ran up to there parents. Lorelai looked around for Rory, but couldn't find her. Lorelai walked over to Paris.
"Paris, is Rory okay?" Lorelai choked out.
Paris looked at the ground. "There was a gunshot and we all ran out of the caferteria. I thought Rory was behind all of us, but I guess she wasn't. I'm sorry."
"Wait, was Rory shot?" Lorelai panicked.
"No, there was this older guy that came into the cafeteria. He said that he had to make sure Rory was okay. He was the one that was shot." Paris whispered to Lorelai.
"Luke." Lorelai whispered to herself.
One of the officers inside paged the paramedics and told them it was safe to come inside. The team of paramedics rushed inside the cafeteria. Lorelai walked up to an officer.
"Can I go inside now? I need to see my daughter." Lorelai asked the man.
"I'm still not sure if it's safe for you to go in right now, ma'am."
"Please! I have to see my daughter and make sure she is okay!" Lorelai shouted.
"I'm sure your daughter is fine, ma'am. You just have to wait until they come out." The officer explained to Lorelai.
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Rory saw the paramedics rush through the door. The police lead them over to Tristan. They all immediately dropped to his side and inspected the wound on his left shoulder. He was having trouble breathing, so they had to start pumping air into his lungs.
Rory looked over at the doctors who were examining Luke. They loaded him on a gurney and covered him up. Rory ran over to him.
"Luke, you have to wake up! You can't leave us yet! You shouldn't have came in here! If I had just got out of the cafeteria quicker, then you would still be alive." Rory let the tears fall freely down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry, miss. He's gone." A paramedic told Rory. It's weird, really. Only two words can ruin your life. Two words. That's all it takes. 'He's gone'. Rory held on to Luke.
"I'm so sorry, Luke." Rory whispered to him. The paramedics pulled her away from him and rolled him out the doors. Rory wiped the tears that continued to fall.
"We're losing him!" Tristan's paramedic yelled. They performed CPR on Tristan, hoping he will start breathing again.
Rory ran over to Tristan and dropped to the floor beside him.
"Come on, Tristan. You have to breath. Please! I can't lose you, too." Rory said to an unconsious Tristan.
"We have a pulse!" One of the doctors yelled. "He's breathing again." Rory sighed in relief.
Tristan's eyes fluttered open. He looked at Rory and she gave him a small smile.
"I thought you were gone for a second there." Rory whispered to him.
"I'm not going to leave you yet... Mary." Tristan said before he closed his eyes again.
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There was people shouting as paramedics came through the doors pushing the gurney that had Luke on it. Lorelai immediately ran up there.
"What's going on in there? Is my baby alright?" Lorelai asked the doctors frantically.
"There is a girl inside. She's fine. There is another boy in there also. I'm not sure if he's okay yet. Unfortunately, this one didn't make it. He was real brave for going back in there."
"Who is it?" Lorelai asked, already knowing the answer.
"I'm not sure of his name. From what I heard, he snuck in and saved some of the kids." The doctor told her.
"Can I see him?" Lorelai asked quietly.
"I don't think I can let you do that, ma'am." He said.
"He might be my friend that came with me today! I have to know if it's him!" Lorelai shouted at the man.
The doctor walked to the side of the gurney and gently pulled back the sheet. There was Luke. He looked like he was in a peaceful sleep. Lorelai could only stare at him. She was in complete shock. She walked over to him and laid her head down on his chest.
"Luke," Tears were burning in her eyes "Why did you have to go back in there? You saved her. You saved all of them."
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but we have to take him to the ambulance." The doctor said to her.
"No! He has to stay here! Rory needs to see him!" Lorelai was screaming now. "He doesn't have his hat on! He needs his baseball hat! He's not Luke without his hat!" Tears were flowing down her cheeks.
"There was nothing we could do. I'm sorry." The doctor covered Luke back up and started to roll him to the ambulance.
"Wait! You can't take him yet! He's not supposed to be gone!" Lorelai yelled at him.
"Ma'am! You have to stay back." The doctor told her firmly. Lorelai dropped to the ground sobbing. She couldn't stop the tears from falling. Her best friend was being taken away. Luke was the strongest person she knew. He couldn't be dead now. She would never get to tell him how she really felt now. She loved him so much.
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Inside the cafeteria, the doctors were putting Tristan on a gurney so they could take him to the hospital. Rory stayed by his side the whole time, thinking that if she left him, something would go wrong and she would lose him, too.
"Miss, we are going to take him to the ambulance now. Do you want to ride to the hospital with him?" A paramedic asked Rory.
"Yes, please. I don't want to leave him yet." Rory said to him. They all walked outside together. Rory automatically saw her mom on the ground with her head in her hands. Rory assumed that she saw Luke because they brought him out first. Rory ran over to her mom and threw her arms around her. It shocked Lorelai at first, because she didn't know Rory came out yet. Lorelai wrapped her arms around Rory, scared to let go.
"Thank God you're okay." Lorelai whispered to her.
"I was so scared, mom."
"Me too, kid. Me too." They just sat there for a few minutes holding each other.
"Luke risked his life to save mine, mom. He said he needed to make sure I was okay. That's why he came inside." Rory whispered to her mom.
"I can't believe he's gone now. It all seems so unreal. Like a bad dream." Lorelai said. If only it was a bad dream. Then she could just wake up and go get some coffee from Luke. Everything would be alright.
"Miss, did you want to ride in the ambulance to the hospital?" The doctor asked Rory.
"Are you hurt? What's wrong?" Lorelai asked panicked.
"No, I'm fine. Tristan was shot. I was going to ride in the ambulance to the hospital with him." Rory explained to her mom.
"No. You are staying with me! I'm not letting you out of my sight." Lorelai said.
"Mom, I have to do this. Tristan saved my life. I have to go with him." Rory told her.
Lorelai sighed. There was no way she was going to talk Rory out of going. "Fine. I'll meet you at the hospital."
"Thank you, mom. I love you."
"I love you too, kid." Lorelai said. Rory got up and got into the ambulance with Tristan. She sat down next to him. He was awake right now.
"Rory? What are you doing here?" Tristan asked softly.
"I wanted to stay with you. I need to make sure you're okay." Rory confessed.
"You should be with your mom. Not with me."
"My mom's meeting me at the hospital. I just want to stay with you." Rory said shyly.
"I'm glad you did." Tristan smiled slightly.
"If I kiss you, will it hurt?" Rory asked him.
Tristan laughed a little. "No, it won't hurt at all." Rory smiled and leaned down and gave him a small kiss.
Tristan smirke at Rory. "So it takes a hostage situation to make you finally kiss me?"
"What can I say, I like to make things difficult." Rory smiled at him. Tristan was going to be okay, and right now, that's what mattered.
THE END
Now seriously, did you really think I would be mean enough to kill Luke and Tristan? That would be just cruel! So, what did you think of the final chapter? I decided to end it here because that basically covered all of the hostage stuff that I wanted to write about. I didn't really want to write about what happens after the whole thing, because I think that would be boring. Thank you for reading my story! I really hoped you enjoyed it, and if you did, please take the time to review! Thanks again!
Roxy