A Court of Guns and Glass Chapter 12, an a court of thorns and roses fanfic

Disclaimer: So I still own nothing except my interpretation. The song in this chapter is Unstoppable by The Score, it starts after the first verse or so because some of the lyrics are already in chapter 8.

A. N. Hey so it's been another like 4 months since I posted. Sorry not sorry, I have this thing called school, and I'm working on writing a book. I mostly haven't posted because of the book thing. Like, this fic is long enough to be a book, but I am actually trying to write something for myself.

Never Again Part 3 (Continued from Chapters 4 and 8) (Last Part)

I haven't quiet reached him when it happens. I don't even really register it at first. One-minute Rhys is standing there, dancing goofily and grinning at me, and the next he's stumbling away, his hand covering his face, and blood seeping through his fingers where his nose is. I start to search for the responsible party. It takes less than a second for me to find him. Tamlin. Standing there, shaking his right hand as if it hurts.

Instantly uncontrollable rage fills me, and I see red. I begin stomping towards the man. For once, wishing that we were at an official D'Angelo event. So that one, Azriel would be here, and two, he would have the clearance to just kill Tamlin where he stood.

Oh woah, we're unstoppable
Oh woah, we're unstoppable

Tamlin gives me a Cheshire grin and I grit my teeth. I am going to kill him. I am going to kill this son of a bitch, so he can never touch my family again. He is dead. Dead.

I don't look away from Tamlin, glaring him down so that hopefully my eyes alone could cause him to drop dead. My movement is abruptly halted by Rhys though. He has stepped in front of me so quickly that I can't stop myself as I collide with his chest.

I fixate my glare on him, not caring what consequences my anger will cause. He looks down to me and I can see the love in his eyes.

Every spotlight
Every sound byte
Everybody who gave up
Is just the fuel for
Wanting it more
Than anybody against us
Ooh, they can say what they want now
Ooh, 'cause we'll be screaming out

"Don't. Don't sink to his level." Rhys' voice is a whisper in my ear.

"No."

"Yes Fey, just let it go."

"No, I will not just let it go. This is the last time I'm dealing with his bullshit."

"Feyre." He has taken a tone that has less love, and more warning.

"That's what it is Rhys. It's complete and total bullshit. And if you don't let go of me right now, then god help you, I'll put an end to your bullshit too."

A smile graces his lips. "No, you won't."

"Why won't I?"

"Because Feyre, we're in public. And…" He falls silent.

"And I'm your wife now."

He swallows but remains speechless.

We can be heroes everywhere we go
We can have all that we ever want
Swinging like Ali, knocking out bodies
Standing on top like a champion
Keep your silver, give me that gold
You'll remember when I say
We can be heroes everywhere we go
Keeping us down is impossible
'Cause we're unstoppable

I push my finger into his chest. "Well listen up buddy, just because we're married now does not mean that I'm going to stop being me. It does not mean that I'm instantly going to go along with everything you say, okay? I'm still me and I'm still gonna be me until the day I die, so get with the program or you'll find yourself single before you can get the next condescending order out of your mouth."

His jaw slackens, and his eyes go wide. He looks like he wants to say something, and I change my expression so that it's a challenge. I'm daring him to argue with me and he knows it.

He eventually leans down and hisses in my ear "We're not done yet." But he does step aside and let me past.

Oh woah, we're unstoppable
Oh woah, we're unstoppable

"No, we're not." I snap as I walk past him and up to Tamlin. The bastard still has that smile on his face.

"Feyre." He purrs my name and I ball my hand into a fist. "I see you've made the right decision finally, it's good to…" He stops talking mid-sentence as I get close to him and reach up to smash my knuckles into the side of his face.

He staggers away from me, shock written across his face. I curse at the pain in my hand and try to shake it out. Ianthe rises out from behind Tamlin and starts towards me. I look up just in time so that I catch her arm as her hand reaches out to slap me.

She screams in aggravation.

Ooh, they can say what they want now
Ooh, 'cause we'll be screaming out

I reach with my other hand, and she shrieks again, but for an entirely different reason. I can't help the grin that breaks across my face at the sound my palm makes when it connects with her face.

I drop her wrist as she backs away from me, her face held between her hands.

"You're a monster!" She hisses at me. My grin somehow widens.

"No honey, that's you."

I turn back to look at Rhys once more. "How much longer do we need to stay here?"

He looks around at the small crowd that's gathering around us. "I'm actually going to say that it might be wiser to leave than to stay."

I nod but say nothing as I turn over my shoulder and march myself out of the room. I don't even so much as stop to make sure that Rhys is following me before I'm out the glass doors and standing on the cracked concrete of the sidewalk.

Once outside I take a moment to revaluate what's going on with me. I look down to find that my hands are shaking like an earthquake, and my entire body is trembling. I close my eyes, put my hands on my knees, and lean over. I take long, measured breaths until I begin to feel the tremors fade.

Once I feel strong enough I righten myself. I then turn to see Rhys standing behind me with his blazer draped over his forearm. His eyes meet mine and I give him an apologetic smile. He looks away and shakes his head, but when he turns back to me he's smiling.

Oh woah, we're unstoppable
Oh woah, we're unstoppable
Oh woah, we're unstoppable
Oh woah, we're unstoppable
Oh woah, we're unstoppable
We're unstoppable

I shiver involuntarily as the nights breeze catches my bare shoulders and arms. Rhys walks over and places his jacket over my shoulders and I slide my arms into the sleeves. I'm wolfed in the thing, but it smells like him and I'm happy.

His arm slips around my shoulders as he lifts his hand to flag down a taxi. "What do you say we go home? I think we've had more than enough excitement for the night."

I look up to him. "You don't want to actually fight now do you?"

He grins at me. "Nah, I'm over it if you're willing to forgive me."

"Forgive you? I thought I was the one out of line."

"Feyre, I was being a misogynistic prick and I'm sorry. That man just does something to me."

I nod and lean harder into him. "I know, he does something to me too."

Rhys places a kiss on the top of my head. "Well then, let's just blame him for the almost fight and move on."

I press my hand into his chest. "If we blame him can we still have makeup sex?"

He laughs, loud and hard. "Yes. We can still have makeup sex if we blame the fight on Tamlin."

"Good." A taxi pulls up to us then and we get in.

A. N. So as usual R&R! I'll try to be better, but seriously guys, I'm writing a book.

A.A.N. As always, PM me if you have questions for me about anything.