Chapter three
Lay them down; enveloped by love.
Bobby reloaded his shorn off shot gun.
"God I'm willing to cut a deal with you-
The bricks around him imploded debris and chunks of concrete raining down on him.
"-If you could just get us out of this fucking mess-
The last standing window finally gave in, spraying its deadly droplets of glass across the porch.
"-I'd be much fuckin' obliged!"
The round of ammo subsided and Bobby took his chance which he hoped was granted by god to strike out at those who posed a threat.
He kneeled, paying no attention the glass and sharp pieces of material around him and was about to fire when desperate footsteps thundered down the hall.
"JACK!" he heard Katie's voice cry out.
A hideous realization froze his heart.
Quick as a flash Bobby was up, diving forward in a final attempt to save her. Katie's amber eyes for a split second connected with his, they were narrowed and hurt in a plea to let her go, he couldn't though and as he stretched out to reach her, he felt only the sweet aura of her presence slide through his grasp. He gasped hitting the ground painfully. She was outside now, her feet leaving immortal imprints in the sallow snow and her voice captured by the wind which threatened to blow her away all together.
Bobby propelled himself upwards, grunting as the shards of glass which punctured his skin stay dug deep into his flesh. He stumbled out of the porch and made it to the front door, leaning heavily on its frame. Looking over at her, and breathing a slight sigh of relief as she made her way unhurt towards Jack who was his main source of terrifying concern.
"God, it's me again, I know I've done a lot of shit things in my life-
A bullet soared through the door barely missing his left ear.
-"but if you let them pull through this you can have me, do you understand, don't take Jackie away from me, please, don't let me bury Jack let Jack bury me for every thing that's holy don't you dare fucking take Jackie, you don't deserve him yet- A shot sounded, ringing clear and true as if it was a sign from the lord above and the knowing of what awaited him outside flashed before him. Bobby flew out of the door just in time to see the second bullet tear through Katie's torso.
"KATIE!" he and Jack both screamed.
She stumbled forward blissfully unaware of her death which was drawing ever closer. Bobby ran out but was forced backwards from a round of spiteful artillery.
"You bastard, I promised you me, the deal was me for them not the other fucking way around- he spluttered the tears rolling down his bloodied cheeks. He ventured a look outside; she had collapsed on the road barely a metre away from Jack, her precious life blood pumping out of her, body still and peaceful as if she was already dead.
"Please, I love Katie; can't you see she's the most beautiful and kindest person in the whole wide world?"
Bobby could hear Jack's broken screams and he vividly pictured her frail body lying in Jack's arms, the forlorn expression painted across his handsome brother's face.
"Fine you won't save them, I fucking will"
He leapt into porch area and picked up two bricks, weighing them satisfactorily in his hands. Running back he was met head on by one of the masked attackers and with every ounce of pain and anguish he threw the brick full force at the assailants head. It cracked wonderfully the first wound of revenge healed.
He galloped outside, bloodied brick in hand and fell upon another wounded hit man. The first smash of the brick broke the skin.
"YOU MOTHER FUCKER-
The next shattered the bone just above the eyebrow.
"FUCKER, MOTHER FUCKER-
The last ripped away a chunk of the material covering his face.
Bobby was so beyond fury that he didn't notice the first wounded by his brick pick up a machine gun which lay beside him and aim it directly at Bobby's chest; Bobby didn't notice, but angel did.
Upstairs Angel chipped away at the jagged claws of glass which riddle the window frame; he hauled himself out of it, hitting the roof and leaping towards the ground where Bobby was.
The snow enveloped his nostrils and he chocked for a moment on it before wrenching himself forward and kicking away the gun in the hand of a dying man.
The hit men's white van came barreling towards them, Angel frantically tried to pull Bobby away but was unsuccessful "Oh shit- Angel closed his eyes and begged for mercy.
An earth shattering roar erupted from yonder, Bobby and Angel dared a look and found Jerry's silver Volvo embedded in the side of the van.
"Thank you" Angel whispered.
Bobby wriggled out of Angel's grasp and ploughed through the snow making it to the fallen pair, who lay in each others arms broken and bloodied.
He looked a Jack and knew he was gone, his face pallid and wistful.
"Oh no, Jack, not you Jackie not my little brother."
Wincing he placed he attention on Katie who was still and silent.
"Katie, Katie, girl you breathe for me-
Bobby eased her out of Jack's arms clutching her so tightly to him he could've sworn her chest rose with his. He lifted her chin upwards the tried blood a disturbing ruby in the sun.
Angel came up behind him, wheezing and trying to fight the grief which was puncturing his heart.
"Bobby she's gone, man, oh god she's gone-
Bobby looked accusingly at Angel "Don't you say that to me, I've lost Jack they can't take Katie from me too." Angel bent down, flicking a strand of hair from her closed eyes.
"Bobby-
But his brother had fallen past the point of grief and into the ever hungry expanse of nothingness, he merely nodded eyes far away and searching for something in the distance.He enveloped her whole body into him and screamed himself hoarse into the comfortingly warm strands of her ebony hair.
Bobby then laid her down the blood which still flowed from her body staining his hands and chest.
"I love you." He murmured and stroked away the final tear which froze on her cheek bone.
------Jack's chest heaved with life, and he realized the darkness that he found so wonderfully comforting was being replaced by sound and vision.
The memory of her death hit him like a hurricane, the pain ripping away at his insides in the same fashion as the bullets which where still embedded in him.
"Jackie?" Bobby cried, the presence of his older brother brought him crashing down to earth.
He felt his brother clutch his face "No you gotta breath-
He was being shaken his head snapping backwards and forwards "Come on Jack please-
Jack opened his eyes the sight of his brother's face, a terrifying reality.
"Come on don't you die on me fairy-
Jack grinned at this, a new wave of blood and bile seeping out of his mouth.
"Jack?" Bobby's voice far away and yearning.
It was the last thing he heard, the last syllable spoken was the plea for him to breathe, but he just couldn't grant that wish to Bobby, the blood was too heavy in his chest, the ever present peacefulness beckoned him forward and the knowledge of Katie's death was just too much for him.
And so the second time in his life, Jack fell away into the darkness.
Hello my lovely girlies how are we all?
Ok well I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, this one I thought was sadder then the previous but I promise the next chapter will be happier, so don't get depressed I can tell you I felt a little bit upset for awhile after writing this one.
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