Blair's Last Stand/
Death.
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal.
All clapping and rejoice over those saved from the mine had died away. Mouths had dropped open and the mood faltered quite a bit. No one said a word, The only thing heard for miles was Mary Margaret Blanchard's desperate cries. "BLAIR! Oh god she's not breathing! Why isn't she breathing?!" She clutched her daughters almost lifeless body. Everyone watched not even processing the thought that-
Mary Margaret's daughter
Henry's best friend
The girl people watched grow up and loved
Blair Magica Blanchard
Was dead.
****24 hours earlier****
Warmth spread across my face but all I saw was darkness. I slowly blinked my eyes open and saw Henry's loose figure slumped next to me.
I moved on my side more to face him pulling the blanket closer around me and relishing in the warmth that the bed brought opposed to the chilly morning air.
A smile played on my lips when I thought about the fun time me and Henry had last night through the whirlwind of all the fairytale crap happening lately. I was about to try and go back to sleep when Henry spoke all exhaustion seeping out of me. "You fell asleep watching Gossip Girl." Henry informed me and a yawn escaped me as I stretched my aching and stiff muscles.
"I still can't believe you like Dan and Serena more opposed to Chuck and Blair." I remarked as he sat up against the head board. Henrys eyes fell shut as he sighed, acting as if we had already has this argument a million times- I mean we had but doesn't mean I didn't think his opinion wasn't stupid. "Blair and Chuck are toxic to each other."
I smacked him playfully in the arm, "Hey I get offended since I am like Blair," I said pretending to flip my hair glamorously. It rose a chuckle out of Henry and a comfortable silence ensued as he started to wander around the room and clean up the mess of popcorn and chips from last night.
"Plus some would say the same about you and me, you're obsessed with this whole fairytale thing and I keep chasing after you. We're toxic really," I muse. Henry shot me an arched eye brow as I slipped off the bed wrapping his blanket around me. "I have to go, my mom thinks I shouldn't be friends with you anymore." I said dryly the mere thought of my moms demand making my head throb, at all the yelling she did a few days ago. "Eh she knows you were freaked out about the mine earth quake thing so it's alright." Henry shrugged stuffing our trash from last night into a trash bag. I gave him one last smile running my fingers through my tangled hair before walking to the door, taking his comfy blanket with me I might add.
"Hey Blair!" Henry called right before I was about to exit. I turned around looking at him expectantly. He opened his mouth looking like he wanted to say something, but on the other hand a force was stopping him. "I love you."
I swallowed back the smile that washed over my face as I simply replied, "I love you too little bro." With that I swiveled on my feet and walked out, unaware of the danger Henry would pull me into later.
"I am a horrible person." That's right folks I got home to a pity party.
"How could you be a horrible person? You're my mother." I announced, making my presence known, while dropping my bag to the floor, and strolling toward the kitchen. My mom sent me a smirk and I steal a fry off her plate and pop it into my mouth. I pecked her cheek as a form of hello as she sighed with frustration. "It would be easier if she were a terrible person, but she's just SO nice." I hop onto the stool next to Emma, as she regards my mom with an arched eye brow.
My mom already knew my opinion on this subject.
"This what?" Emma asks pointedly and it reminded me of how my mom used to scold me when I was little. My mom lets out a frustrated breath, "This nothing."
I couldn't help myself ok? I started clapping. What? I was delighted that my mom wasn't going to go after a married man.
"That's great, because honestly I thought having Whale as a stepfather would be bad enough, but a guy that is married that just got out of coma, would be even worse." I said all of this in one breath and all they did was laugh at me when I was done, making me huff. Before I could make any more smart comments, the door bell rang. "I'll get it," I offered swiveling around in my stool. I jumped off, and hurried towards the door. I swung the door open and gasped. Henry was mumbling on about something and crying, tears running freely and rapidly down his face leaving a flustered image in their wake.
I had legit just saw him a half and hour ago! What could have possibly happened in half an hour?
Emma was by my side in a second, my mom as well, my gasp must have alerted them. Emma embraced Henry but I clenched my fists at my sides. Henry had told me this morning that he had an appointment with Archie today... and I knew Archie was having his suspicions about the whole fairytale thing. "Archie?" I hissed, if there was one thing that would get my blood boiling it was seeing Henry in such a state. Henry nodded through his tears and that's all I needed to fuel the fire inside of me. I stalked past him and walked with determination all the way to Archie's office. I pounded my fist on his door, my limbs still burning with anger. "Archie open up!"
I paused awaiting him to open the door but silence ensued. "Archie I swear if you don't open up, I will break this door down myself!"
A whirlwind of blonde clouded my vision, and then the door was flying open. I blinked. Whoa I didn't know Emma had followed me. By the looks of it she was just as mad as me, and there Archie was just kicking back with some scotch. "What the hell Archie! You tell me to keep his imagination alive but then you do this!" Emma raged, lurching into the room without hesitation. "I don't have to explain my job decisions to you." Archie scoffed, I clenched my teeth keeping a snarl back as Emma's phone blared. She answered it with an annoyed click. "No I dropped Henry off at your place!" Emma protested. Hearing Henrys name my defenses melted, I shared a worried look with Archie. "I think I know where he is.." Archie began to say but his words got stuck in his throat.
"No." I breathed as I let the words sink in. He wouldn't. He couldn't. Then again this was my idiot best friend we were talking about.
On reflex it I took off.
Pushing everybody out of my way, and running as fast as I could. My long hair whipped around my face, as my feet pounded on the hard ground. I skidded down the hill, leading towards the mines, without even a second thought, and crawled through the crumbling stone entrance. I cut my hand while crawling past the rocks, and I winced in pain. I would have to worry about the injury later. Henry needed me. I had to find him.
My breath started coming up short, as I whipped my head around in all directions, trying to find him. I thought I saw a glimpse down one of the tunnels, and I quickly ran into the tunnel at full speed, and I tackled Henry to the ground.
We both fell towards the ground, there was sure to be bruises in the morning, but that was the least of my cares.
I straddled Henrys lap, so he wouldn't be able to escape. "What the heck Henry! Was this your plan all along? Was that why you said that earlier today? To distract me? I can't believe you Henry!" I roared. His eyes widened, and he proved his strength when he pushed me off of him, and jumped up. I was dizzy at the sudden change of movement, but Henry grasped my shoulders, keeping me steady. "Blair, what are you doing here? I'm trying to prove something important!" He hissed back, his voice was strained and full of anxiety. "You've got nothing important to prove! Look, this is a suicide mission! I know I didn't listen before, but I'm listening right now!" I said trying to get it into his thick skull, I pushed his hands completely away from my body. "I have everything to prove!" His tone turned even more defensive. "But you can't be here!" This time I placed my hands on hips, locking eyes with him. Did he really think I was just gonna scamper away and leave him in this dangerous situation?
"This is MY choice! You got that? And no one will make it except for me."
He rolled his eyes, which made me utter a small gasp- Henry never physically rolled his eyes at me. "But it's not safe! I don't want you here!" He yelled back and I could tell he was getting frustrated. "You may not want me here because it's not safe, but you made me apart of this! Now it's either you walk out with me right now or I stay with you, because like it or not we are in this together and I am NOT leaving you!" I yelled, making sure to get my point across. His eyes fell and he slowly released me from his grip backing away. It was all fun and games until I raised my voice.
He scowled as he walked further into the mines, me not too far behind. I had won this battle.
I heard water dripping behind me as the air seemed to get colder. We walked further into the mine. "This is gonna make a great book some day," I commented making sure to keep in step with Henry. "I can see it now, me hunching over a desk pen in hand, paper in front of me. 'It grew darker and colder as Henry and I traveled through the mines, and I feared as oxygen grew short in supply that the only thing they would find left of us would be our mangled bodies." I taunted and Henry jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow causing me to stumble. "What? Somebody has to make a movie about this. It might as well be me!" I defended and he simply rolled his eyes at me, for the second time today!
Something glistened in the corner of my eye and I spun on my heel. Henry perked up and raced toward it, I trudged behind him my stomach doing flips. He reached out tentatively and took a shard of what looked like a crystal in his hand. I leaned over his shoulder to study it; it did look like a crystal, but with strange runes carved into it.
"What is that?" I breathed.
He never got to answer my question, because something started to shake above us. The ground vibrated and my heart started to race.
This was not happening.
The boulders started to crumble right before my eyes, but I was paralyzed with fear. My stomach was flipping around but my feet were frozen. "Get back!" I barely heard Henry yell over the rumbling of the boulders. Suddenly I was yanked backwards, and Henry and I both toppled to the ground Henry shielding me with his body.
I squeezed my eyes shut tightly as rocks, pebbles and god knows what else, fell everywhere. Henry pressed tightly into me his face against my neck making sure his body covered mine so I wouldn't get hit. Once the sound of clattering stopped I popped one eye open to find Henry's terrified eyes staring back at me.
His eyes made me tense up even further, I had never seen Henry show fear to this extent before.
I swallowed as his body lifted off of mine and then he pulled me to my feet. I really hoped the look I was sending him showed how thankful I was for him. Since I didn't really get to say thank you with Henry taking off in the opposite direction. I let out a groan of annoyance before I took off after him. My feet pounded as I raced to catch up with Henry.
"Blair!" Archie gasped once I rounded the corner, I blinked in surprise, did he just come out of nowhere?
"So you don't believe me!" Henry pressed. Whoa, what conversation did I just walk into? Archie opened his mouth before snapping it shut. "I'll prove it to you! You'll see!" Henry hollered before pushing past me. I sucked in a deep breath before sidestepping ready to go after him. Archie caught my wrist, effectively keeping me in my place.
"Blair I would think about it before going after him,"
I locked eyes with him, humor but sincerity both swirling in me. "I thought everyone in this town knew," I paused a smirk dropping onto my lips. "He's my best friend I would do anything for him." I said before my feet were moving and I was sprinting after him once again.
I swear I heard Archie curse under his breath.
Once I caught up with Henry my side was cramping up so bad that I felt like I was gonna keel over and possibly throw up. Henry was digging around in the rocks and in my head I was screaming at him. Being underground I guess was getting to me and was making me feel overwhelmed. I grabbed Henrys chin and forced him to look at me. He tried to pull away to keep going with his stupid little scavenger hunt, but I just made my grip on him more firm.
"Look at me Henry!" I demanded. "I am here for you and you can't just run away from me like that!" Regret tinged at the corners of his eyes.
"I fear for you right now. Henry this needs to stop!"Archie's voice shrilled through the air behind us. An argument started between Archie and Henry and honestly I didn't have the energy to deal with them anymore, I was so worn out from chasing after Henry all the damn time. So I tuned them out, leaning against the mine wall for support as I tried to catch my breath. I know right probably not a good idea since the mine was literally caving in on us. But what can I say; I have my dumb blonde moments.
"No not again!" I cursed as the mine wall started to vibrate behind me.
This time the avalanche came quicker than any of us expected. I saw the ground rapidly shooting toward me before I felt being hit with something and falling. When I made contact with the ground I instantly folded in on myself trying to block out any penetrating rock. There was a ringing in my ears as my vision zoned in and out.
For a moment there I couldn't feel anything but then I felt myself being picked up, I felt the movement of someone carrying me as a buzzing started in my head and dizziness took over. Archie I was guessing, since I didn't think Henry would have the strength to carry me, held me close to his chest. I put my fingers up to my forehead, and winced when I made contact, but a groan slipped its way past my lips when I felt the drops of blood on my fingers.
Great I was bleeding.
"It's an elevator shaft." Archie's faint voice echoes through my mind. My vision finally came into focus as I felt the cold touch of metal, and much smaller hands pulled me close. I shook my head a few times trying to fight off the waves of dizziness and take a good look around. "You never answered my question." Archie states randomly. My head was throbbing, and I lay my head on Henry's shoulder. Henry shrugged bumping my head slightly and I winced. There was a buzz in my head that I just could not shake, no pain just a buzz. "It's just there has to be something better out there than Storybrooke Maine."
"Wow thanks." I said dryly, my voice cracking. Henry ran his fingers through my hair, I could tell he was trying to lessen the pain in my head but it didn't help that much, I appreciated that he tried though. "Not you B, I would take you anywhere." He promised continuing to run his fingers through my hair.
"I just feel lost." Henry whispered and I could tell it was more to himself than me or Archie.
"Well I was lost and you found me." Archie said sweetly. "Now I know the man I wanna be." Archie said more quietly, I couldn't tell if Henry heard but his recognition brought a smile to my face. I reached up to glance at Henry but a pebble flew between us. I looked at Henry curiously and he stared right back before craning his head up to see the debris filtering through the air. I squinted trying to see past the crumbled rock and light streaming through.
"Did someone call for a rescue team?" Emma's voice called down, it was the best sound on earth- seeing her smile was even better.
A grin spread across my face, "I have never been so happy to hear your voice." Henry helped me to my feet but I swayed so he placed his arm securely around my waist to steady me. "You still dizzy?" He asked voice laced with concern. Even though I was, I quickly answered him no. What? I didn't want him even more concerned than her already was.
We had much bigger problems on our hands.
I clung to Emma almost desperately as she pulled me up. I briefly felt Emma clip something around me through the daze I was in. I think lack of air was getting to my head and making the buzzing louder. "Are they safe?" Archie exclaimed up to us. I nodded against Emma's strong arm that was wrapped around me, and pressing me to her tightly.
My eyes widened and my heart thudded murderously as the elevator shaft only two feet beneath me began to violently shake. I don't know how but it instantly clicked in my brain that Emma had clipped a harness around me. "I'm so sorry Archie!" Emma exclaimed, tears bubbling up in her eyes.
"I can save him." I managed to whisper out shakily.
Emma stared at me realizing what I meant, "Be safe baby." Were her words and that's all I needed.
My hands trembled and my thighs burned with the strength of holding my own weight as I lowered myself down making a desperate attempt to reach Archie. The shaking was ringing in my ears now and it felt like my head was being pierced with needles. I finally grasped the edge of the shaft, just as it dropped me going with it.
Falling.
You truly don't know how it feels until you are.
You watch yourself, fall.
Hair whipping around, the air coming out from under you. Drifting on air. That is until you come to a stop.
My vision turned white and my hearing started to fade. The whip of the harness around me, it made it so much worse that was attached to the harness- and the crack of what was sure was my neck snapping.
I remember that it hurt.
I remember feeling the wind knocked out of my chest, not being able to breathe. I remember that the only sound I could hear was the pound of my own heart beating faster, desperate for more oxygen.
And I wasn't even sure that was my beating heart anymore...
3rd POV:
Blair was reflected into the poor boys eyes that she had called her best friend. As her best friend, watching her fall was the hardest thing he's ever had to do. Urgency to help her surged up in Emma and she jerked around for the rope that was bound to Blair. She griped it at the last second and gave it a good tug as Blair's hair flew around her.
Blair came to a sudden and abrupt halt dangling off the harness and slamming her head against the stone mine wall.
Watching Blair fall was the worst sight for Henry and hearing the sickening crack that came from her unconscious body when she stopped, was the worst sound he had ever heard. His voice was strained but he managed to gasp when the one final jerk sent her already limp body to hang like no bones or anything was holding her up.
"BLAIR!"
His yell tore through the air, shredded right through it. Tears instantly started rolling down his cheeks, as silent sobs racked his body. Emma's heart stopped when she saw Blair, and frankly so did Archie. Guilt overwhelmed him when he realized she had fallen because she had been trying to save him, and he had just hooked onto Emma. Emma forced Henry's face into her chest.
"Henry don't look. Oh god please don't look."
Her lashes were now damp from unshed tears that wanted to come out so badly, but were shoved back down. She needed to stay strong for Henry.
All clapping and rejoice over those saved from the mine had died away. Mouths had dropped open and the mood faltered quite a bit. No one said a word; the only thing heard for miles was Mary Margaret Blanchard's desperate cries. "BLAIR! Oh god she's not breathing! Why isn't she breathing?!" She clutched her daughter's almost lifeless body. Blood started to drip out of Blair's nose as Mary shook her. Henry fell to his knees right beside Mary Margaret shoving his mother away as she tried to hug him. His breath quickened as he reached a trembling hand to tuck one of Blair's matted curls behind her ear. He shivered involuntarily when he felt how cold her skin was. Emma was biting her lip furiously as she dialed away 911. "I need an ambulance to the old mine tunnels quickly please," Her voice was trembling so severely she could barely get the words out.
No one moved to comfort the sobbing mother on the ground. Mary felt like her whole world ceased to exist; the only thing she could focus on was cradling her daughter in her arms. She was nothing but a shell. The ringing of an ambulance siren broke her out of her trance and she looked up to see men she didn't recognize carrying her daughter away. Blair's head was swinging mercilessly as she was placed in the ambulance. Mary Margaret jumped up and raced toward the ambulance climbing in with much haste. Mary Margaret held out her hand for Emma, who took it and climbed into the ambulance right next to her. Henry wiped at his eyes and headed toward the ambulance with every intention on staying with Blair every second until she was recovered.
But Regina had other plans, she blocked Henry's path giving him an arched eye brow. "Where do you think you're going young man?" Hate brewed at the fiber of Henrys being, along with so many other emotions accompanying Blair's fate. "I'm going with my mom and my best friend; I can't even stand to look at you knowing you caused this." He spat before making his way past her.
Regina was rigid as she watched Henry hop into the ambulance. He gave her one last tearful glance before the ambulance doors shut in her face.
Archie watched the whole scene grimly, His own best friend rubbing his back in sympathy. Archie took a moment to step into Henry's shoes knowing if what happened to Blair happened to his own friend- he would be devastated. "It's not your fault." His friend whispered reassuringly. Archie was so deep into his thoughts he didn't see Regina storming up to him. "YOU!" She pointed a menacing finger at Archie. "You are the cause of all this, Henry wouldn't have been down there if you hadn't indulged him in his fantasies and Blair wouldn't be on her way to the hospital!" She ranted her voice cracking, with emotion no one knew she had in her.
"I would watch your tone Mayor," was Archie's only response.
Even though he did think it was his fault for Blair's injury he wasn't going to let Regina relish in his mistake. "Excuse me?!" Regina asked incredulously.
Archie cleared his throat, "I would watch your tone mayor, because sooner rather than later you're going to find yourself in a custody battle. They are going to turn to someone who's mentored Henry for a long time. They are also going to turn his best friend and just watching as she clung on to Emma tonight, I'm betting she would pick Emma over you any day. So maybe, you should leave me to my job."
Regina's eyes glazed over with realization and with a huff of defeat she stalked away.
The chilly air grew colder by the lack of warmth Blair always produced and the dark mood Regina was currently in.
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Henry was tapping his foot anxiously. Blair was always there to tell him how annoying he was, and now he felt like there was a hole where his heart should be.
Henry was tapping his feet, repeatedly. Blair pursed her lips looking at him with an annoyed expression. He then started drumming his fingers; she reached her hand over and clamped them down on his, stopping him.
He arched an eye brow at her. "You're being annoying." She clarifies.
Henry sighed at the memory, and his heartbeats felt even faster wondering what was happening with Doctor Whale as he looked at Blair. Thinking of Doctor Whale makes another memory come to mind and a smile play at his lips.
"I can't believe my mom's on a date with Whale!" She exclaims clutching at her honey blonde curls in frustration. She had been pacing while Henry lounged casually on the couch, the fairytale book open on his lap. "I at least hoped my step father would be someone hot." She sighs indignantly falling down onto the couch, shoving Henry's feet off. He just hoisted them back on her lap lying back on the couch comfortably.
"And who would you say is hot?" Henry asks with a cocked eyebrow. She swallowed pondering this for a moment. "Gram."
Henry instantly rolls his eyes tensing up slightly. She rolls her shoulders back in an attempt to release some tension from her back. Her eyes fall shut but she jolts up when Henry slams the book shut. She frowns at him when he yanks his legs from her lap and gets to his feet. "Alright we're eating," he announces.
Henry was jolted out of his memory when Doctor Whale slammed the door to Blair's hospital room. He looked stiff and regarded them with heavy eyes as sweat trickled down his face. "I have very good news," He announced. The mood instantly lifted as everyone sat up straighter in their seats.
"Blair is in fact alive, the well part I'm not so sure of."
Henry breathed a huge sigh of relief a weight lifting off of him. "But, her heart stopped beating." Mary blubbered through her sobs. Dr. Whale sighed, "From the impact of her fall, she went into sudden shock of deceleration, figuratively stopping her heart." He explained. Mary Margaret managed to nod, tears bursting from her eyes. Emma began to rub her back soothingly. Henry swallowed hard as Doctor Whale started to list off Blair's injuries on his chart. "Two broken ribs, a possible concussion, a very severe head injury, and a broken wrist."
"I wanna see her." Mary Margaret chocked through her sobs. But Henry had already jumped to his feet and was heading toward Blair's room. He got to the door before Dr. Whale's voice stopped him dead cold. "There was lots of internal bleeding after the blunt force trauma to her head, in fact Mary, it's why you saw the blood coming out of her nose. I'm afraid her severe head injury put her," He took a deep breath.
"Put her into a comatose like state."
A chill ran up Henry's spine and with that he shoved open Blair's door and skidded to her side. His breath caught in his throat when he saw Blair just lying there, as if she were a sleep. Eyes shut, chest moving up and down peacefully, perfectly still. Her hair was plastered around her, in a halo like shape, and Henrys eyes filled up with tears. He noticed the gashes on her face from the mess he got himself into and the bruising from the impact of her harness and the whiplash done to her neck. He felt Mary fall to her knees next to him, repeating her daughter's name over and over again. He heard Emma trying to sooth her. The shock of seeing Blair in this state making him paralyzed.
As much as Henry wanted to blame his mother for all of this, he was the one always dragging Blair into trouble. She said it so herself constantly.
Oh yes. Death leaves a heartache that can never be healed; too bad Blair Magica Blanchard was not dead.
She was simply, a Sleeping Beauty.
** hey guys so I'm not a doctor so sorry I don't know all the terms. As always love you all hope you enjoyed;~)
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