Justin's POV
After Brian left Dr. Clair wheeled Daphne into my room. I basically hopped out of bed to hug her granting me a glare from Clair. We hug awkwardly because she has a broken arm and leg. And it's hard to stand with my ankle but we hug until the doctor insist that I sit back down
"I'm so happy you're okay" she said her eyes shiny with tears
"Back at ya. But they told me you were in a medically induced coma" I said confused
"Na I had some internal bleeding and a concussion. And obviously the broken limbs but I'm alright. I've mostly been worried about you" she said squeezing my hand and holding something back. I give her my spill it look.
She rolls her eyes before saying "Whoever told you that had their info mixed up. Ted's the one in the coma, Hobbs hit him in the head a lot. Like more than five times. And Ted had a lot of internal bleeding in his head as well as a lot of brain swelling. So they put him in the coma until the swelling goes down"
"Jesus" I said exhausted and rubbing my eyes
"You're not sitting here blaming yourself are you?" she asks
"I'm trying to but no one's giving me a chance" I tell her
"Well lets talk about something else like how gross the food is here" she said
I can't help giving her a guilty look "I wouldn't know, Brian went to Al's Steakhouse and got me something" I confess
"Of course he did" she said rolling her eyes "you know he spoils you right?"
"Brian? Spoil me, that is so not true just because-"
A loud gunshot sound interrupts my sentence waking up my mom. Suddenly the officers standing guard outside burst into the room talking frantically into their radios. My hands and fingers go numb, and my heart is beating like crazy. I start breathing really hard I-I think I'm having a panic attack. I try to calm myself down, it doesn't work until I remember Brian. He would've been back by now to check on me. By the time I'm refocused Carl is in the room yelling.
"Wh-What happened?" I ask
"Hobbs was outside he...he shot one of my guys..." he doesn't finish
I give a strangled hysterical laugh "he uh...he took Brian. Didn't he"
"We're gonna find him" he said
"You've been saying that a lot, but you haven't done anything! I mean we found Justin, we lost him but we found him. And I hate to say it but the only reason we got Justin back is because Hobbs gave him back!" Daphne said
"Daph calm down" I said but I don't think she's listening
"I mean he wouldn't really hurt Justin because he's obsessed with him. We found more than enough evidence of that. But he hates Brian he's gonna kill him!" she yells
"What evidence?" I ask
"Um...just a few pictures" Carl said
"I wanna see them" I said
"Justin...honey I don't think that's a good idea" mom said
"I need to see this evidence" I said to Carl
He looks at me for a few minutes before leaving the room. He comes back a couple of minutes later with a folder. He hands it to me quietly and goes back to talking into his radio. I take a deep breath and open the folder.
I look through the pictures quietly each one more disturbing than the last. I feel violated and naked, hell in some of these pictures I am. There are pictures of me alone, with my mom, with Daphne, fucking at Babylon with Brian. Everything that I thought was private, my whole life or at least the last five years. Just splayed out for him to look at whenever he wanted. I don' feel numb anymore I feel angry, and it's almost like the anger makes me see clearly. I know where Brian is.
"Could uh...could you two give us a minute" I said to mom and Carl
"What are you thinking?" Daph asks warily when their out of the room
I hop off the bed and look in the bag that mom bought over for me. And thankfully there are clothes in them I change into a black long sleeve shirt and some jeans. I can't really fit my foot into my sneaker so I just have to use one shoe. I rip up the blanket and carefully wrap up my other foot.
"I know where he took Brian" I said putting on my coat
"Where?" she asks
"He took him to the school, where I jerked him off. Where all this really begin" I said
"And where do you think you're going?" she asks
"Just give me a head start like maybe ten minutes, then tell Carl" I tell her
"I don't know" she said
"Ten minutes with this ankle I'll probably get there at the same time they will" I said trying to convince her
"Fine ten minutes but how are you getting outta here?" she asks
"I'll find a way" I said slipping out of the room
The hallway is surprisingly empty then I hare the voices. Everyone must be around the corner, luckily the elevators are clear. But I'm sure it won't be for long, I can hear the officers coming back to guard my door. I slip into the elevator before they spot me. The only thing I can think about on the way down is that I hope I get there before he kills Brian.
Brian's POV
I was a little surprised when Hobbs took me to St. James. But when he tied me up in what looked like an equipment room then I remembered Justin telling me about this spot. This is where Justin first hooked up with Hobbs. I knew Hobbs was crazy but I think he's actually snapped. I mean everything else has been pretty carefully planned out up until this point. But this was just sloppy and predictable, I'm sure it won't take long for Carl or Justin to figure out where we are. I just hope Justin doesn't try and get me by himself.
Hobbs has had me here for about an hour now and he's not even here. He tied me up and left, I've been struggling with the rope and it feels a little looser but I still can't break free. I look up when the door opens and Hobbs walks in.
"Nice to see you haven't gotten out. At least I can still tie a knot" he said
"What were you doing planting another bomb?" I ask
"Nope no more bombs. I was just walking down memory lane. Justin and I had our best times in this building. And our greatest time in this room" he said with a disgustingly eerie look on his face
"You really are insane aren't you? I mean you know Justin wouldn't call any of his memories at this school good right. I mean because of you he hated school, he couldn't wait to get out of here. Then you even took that from him!" I yell
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about! Everyone else was at graduation while, because of you, he spent that time in a fucking coma! Jesus do you even realize how much you've ruined his life!? The panic attacks, the nightmares, not to mention the permeant physical damage!" I yell
"That whole prom mess was you fault not mine! If you hadn't showed up-"
"If I hadn't showed up Justin would probably be dead and we both know it" I said cutting him off
He's quite for a second while he thinks about it "yea you're probably right, but I was different back then-"
"Doesn't look like you've changed that much to me. Your still the same violent and crazy animal you were back then!" I growl at him
The next thing I know he has a knife against my throat. He's pressing it so hard I feel blood trickling down my neck.
"Truth hurts doesn't it" I said making him push the knife further "go ahead do it! It's over we both know that, you'll spend the rest of your life in a padded cell. And that's if you lucky, I mean you killed a cop and accidents happen all the time"
"You think your real tough don't you 'Mr. I Laugh in the face of danger' that's why I didn't just kill you in the first place. I knew you'd find a way to take all the fun out of it" he said sounding irritated
"Sorry" I said shrugging
"It's okay because when I kill you Justin will blame himself. And he'll be miserable and he'll never forgive himself." He said mocking me
I see something in the corner of my eye but I can't make it out
"So why don't you think about that before-"
Hobbs doesn't get to finish because he gets hit in the back with a bat. When he turns around to see who it is he gets hit in the head and goes down. The knife that was in his hand skids right next to the gate. I look up and see Justin holding the bat and staring at Hobbs.
"D-Do you think he's down?" Justin asks with the bat still raised
"Probably not for long" I said staring at him "you should be in the hospital"
"Yea well you said you'd be right back" he said taking the knife and cutting the rope
"Well I got a little tied up" I said
"You're not funny" he said smiling a little while cutting the other rope
Then everything happens really fast, Hobbs grabs Justin and stomps on his already sprained ankle. I hear a stomach churning snap right before Justin screams. Hobbs grabs me by my throat and squeezes as hard as he can.
"You know before I kill you I just think you should know that..." I don't even have time to respond to what he tells me before he buries the knife in my stomach.
"Brian noooo!" Justin yells he tries to crawl over to me but Hobbs grabs him
I can't breathe, I cough and blood comes out I reflexively pull the knife out and wince. It kind of doesn't hurt, but I can't remember if that's a good thing or a bad thing. He took him again, I'm bleeding and I feel shity, but I won't let him take him. I get up and follow Hobbs and Justin, at least where they were going. That's when police cars and ambulances show up.
"Brian! Are you alright?" Carl asks looking at the wound
"I'm fine, he took Justin and they went that way" I said pointing as paramedics rush towards me.
"We'll find him while you get patched up" officer Artie said
I don't believe them, I have to get him myself. Before anyone can stop me I run towards the empty ambulance and drive off. I can hear them yelling after me but I don't care. I drive for at least three minutes before I see them. Hobbs is dragging Justin along towards a car. I speed up and open the door.
"Justin move!" I yell
Justin is quicker than Hobbs. He hobbles out of the way just in time for me to slam the ambulance into Hobbs nailing him to a tree. When I look up there's a fountain of blood pooling out of Hobbs mouth and his eyes are open but glazed over. I did it Justin's safe.
"Are you crazy?!" Justin yells his voice still choppy from crying. I can't help but laugh.
"Well that's the last time I save someone's life" I mumble
"Do you know how dangerous that was!? Ambulances explode all the time. Sometime for no reason at all. Do you know how lucky you are!?" Justin lectures dragging me out.
I turn grab him and crush my lips to his. He kisses me back, tears rolling down his face.
"You're safe" I said after breaking the kiss
"Yea we're safe" he sniffles
"More you then me" I said, Justin looks at me confused until I almost collapse.
"Brian!" he yells setting me against a tree. "No! No y-you hold on okay help is coming"
"You're gonna be okay sunshine" I tell him weakly as fresh tears stream down his face
"We, we're gonna be okay" he sniffles "you can't leave me"
"I did what I needed to do you're safe" I said feeling relaxed, which I know is bad.
"No! I need you. I need you to hold me at night when you think I'm sleeping." He said making me laugh or choke I'm not sure. I sit up trying to suck in more air.
"Plus we still have to get married, and spend the rest of our lives trying to forget this ever happened. Or knowing me, I'll convince you to go to therapy. And you'll hate it but you'll go because you love me. And I have to dance with my mom at our wedding, then she'll make you dance with her. We have so much to do Brian you can't leave me. Not after everything that's happened."
Everything he just said sounds nice but I won't get to do it with him. But he's still young he'll find someone else. It might take some time but it'll happen.
"I love you always have always will" I said closing my eyes
"No I won't let you!" he said then I hear him get up. I want him to stay. "You're not dying on me you shellfish bastard" Justin said sitting back down next to me.
"Not nice to say to a dying man" I mumble, then I feel Justin rip open my shirt. "I don't think I'm in the condition for that right now sunshine" I said smiling.
He ignores me mumbling to himself and tracing lines on my chest. It feels nice his fingers are warm, against my cool or cooling skin.
"No that's not what you're supposed to do" he said to himself
His fingers start to move on my arm. Like he's looking for something, then there's a sharp stabbing pain in my arm. After he's done doing whatever it is he's doing I grab his hand and hold it tightly. Then I cup his cheek.
"If this is the last thing I see" I said staring into his deep blue teary eyes "I'm okay with that"
"Keep your eyes open okay, k-keep looking at me" he said pressing my hand to his cheek
I do, then I hear the police sirens and the other ambulance but it's too late.
"Brian...Brian no! Help I need help!" I hear Justin yell.
I feel panicky and I shake a bit, then Justin is yanked away from me. But I can still hear him, he's talking to someone. I can't keep my eyes open, but I want my angel back.
"Justin?"
"I'm still here"
"I love you" is the last thing I say before I fall into beautiful numbing darkness.