Part Eight

Mia drove with speed toward the hospital. However, as she turned the corner, she was caught off guard as another vehicle struck the side of her car. Sora felt an overwhelming pain as the car was rammed from his side of the vehicle. He let out a groan as he slowly slipped into unconsciousness.

Mia groaned as she slowly came to her senses and winced as she felt a pain in the side of her head. She was shocked to see she struck her head against the side window when the car was slammed against a nearby street light.

"D..d*mn.." she grunted, slowly sitting up a bit.

Mia was then hit with a sudden feeling of dread and she turned to Sora beside her. Sora was slumped against the side of the car door, the side window having become cracked due to the impact. Completely ignoring her pain, Mia removed her seatbelt and began to try and shake him awake.

"Sora? Sora!"

Sora only let out a weak groan in response.

"C'mon! Stay with me, Sora!" Mia tried.

Sora groaned as he began to stir.

"Mia?"

"C'mon, Sora! We've gotta g-!"

Mia was suddenly cut off as the door to the driver's side of the car was smashed open. Mia spun around and was horrified to see it was the robber Sora had gotten arrested.

"Get out of the CAR!" the man shouted, grabbing Mia by the arm.

Sora immediately snapped awake as he recognized the voice. He stared on he recognized the man was the same man who attacked the woman at the electronics store. The man pulled out a loaded gun, pointing it at Mia as he began to pull her out of the car. Forgetting his agonizing pain, Sora immediately forced his way out of the passenger's side of the car. The man continued to force Mia to the ground, pressing his knee hard onto her back as he pointed the loaded weapon against the back of Mia's head.

"Stop!" Sora shouted. "Leave her alone!"

The man immediately looked up and turned to see Sora standing a few feet away.

"There you are," he growled. "I TOLD you I'd be back for you, Punk!"

"Leave her OUT of this!" Sora shouted. "It.. It's ME you want! Not HER!"

The man sneered and only pressed the gun harder against the back of Mia's head.

"STOP! P..please.." Sora whimpered. "L-let her go..!"

"Why should I let this b*tch live?" the man countered. "She's just a WITNESS."

"Just..! J-just let her GO..!"

The man glared at him and struck Mia in the back of the head, knocking her unconscious.

"MIA!"

Sora felt the side of the gun strike him in the head, hitting him in the left side of the head and knocking him down. Sora made a strangled grunt of pain as he was forced to stand up, the man using the chain necklace Sora was wearing to lift him up. Sora coughed and winced as the tightness of the chain around his neck began to make him lightheaded. Sora fought through the pain to glare at the man who was standing before him, his vision beginning to blur in and out of focus. Just as Sora was about to pass out, the man loosened his grip and Sora collapsed to the ground. Sora coughed and winced as he rubbed at his neck but soon let out a cry of pain as he felt his arm forced behind his back with such force, he felt his shoulder crack painfully.

"Don't want ya passin out, now do we?" the man sneered.

Sora winced painfully as he was forced to stand up again. He took that moment to look over to see Mia lying on the ground. He felt a pain in his heart as he saw his friend unconscious on the ground.

"If you do anything to fight, I will kill her and then I'll kill YOU." the man growled.

Sora could feel tears forming in his eyes as he stared at Mia's still form lying on the ground. The thought of someone who had done everything she could to help him losing their life caused Sora to stay completely still. Sora swallowed hard as he closed his eyes.

"I won't fight," Sora replied. "Please, just let her go.."

The man chuckled and soon began to force Sora to start walking, the end of the gun pressed against his left temple where the stitches had been torn, causing Sora to wince in pain. He, however, did not fight back. Sora knew as long as Mia was okay, it was all that mattered.

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Mia groaned as she slowly regained consciousness. As she opened her eyes, she realized she was lying on the ground.

"D...d*mn it..."

Mia slowly sat up and could hear a mesh of voices as people were gathering around her.

"Ma'am! Are you okay?" asked a young man, helping her to her feet.

Mia ignored them as she snapped completely awake and looked around.

"Sora? Sora!"

She frantically looked all around and could see the door to the passenger's side of the car had been forced open.

"Ma'am, you need to go to the HOSPITAL!"

"Screw the hospital!" Mia shouted. "I've gotta find my FRIEND!"

With that being said, Mia took off down the street, a feeling of horrible dread building in her chest as she searched for her true and only friend.

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Sora cried out in pain as he was forced against the rough brick wall of a building, cracking the side of his head against it. Sora cringed as the man then began to secure his arms behind his back with something strong yet thin. Once finished, the man shoved Sora to the ground before stepping down hard on his back. Sora cried out in pain as the man put all his weight onto Sora's back.

"I'm gonna enjoy taking yer life, you stupid punk." the man grinned.

Sora closed his eyes as he felt the barrel of the gun press into the back of his head. As he waited for the inevitable, Sora couldn't help but think of his friends back home. What will happen to them? Would they even know what happened to him? He could feel his tears forming again at the thoughts of never seeing them again. His thoughts then went to Mia. Sora couldn't help but think of what would happen to her. Would the guy even keep his word of not hurting Mia? He didn't know, and that scared him more than anything else. He didn't care about what happened to him. As long as his friends were alright, it was all that mattered.

Author's Note: I will try to get more up soon..