Title: Right kind of wrong – Chapter 16
Author: kreia03
Rating: M
Warnings: Some swear words.
Disclaimer: I don't own Skins. I just wish I do. I seriously need a genie.
Summary: The cavalry arrives!
A/N: Not beta'd so mistakes are purely mine. Thanks for all the comments! They really do keep me going!
The whole room had gone completely motionless at the sound of the gunshot, the echoes bouncing and reverberating across the four corners. Nobody had seemed to move, not even one daring to twitch. They were all just waiting, just fretfully waiting until one of them drops lifelessly on the floor, staining the wooden flooring with crimson blood flowing relentlessly from the wound. However, all of them remained rooted on their places, standing right up and as if on cue, turned towards the source of the firing, all of them, at the same exact moment.
"Put the gun down Cook."
Cook's eyes grew wide with surprise, his face flushing red with anger at the sight of the intruder. He could feel his jaw clenching as his rage rushed in, circulating around his whole body.
"Put the fucking gun down." The intruder spoke once more, his words grim and heavy, aiming the gun directly towards Cook.
To everyone's surprise, the intruder's words sent Cook jeering with laughter, like he was rather amused than threatened at all. "Well if it isn't Inspector Frederick McLair." He spat back, his words rolling out with a massive amount of venom from his tongue, words that were full of resentment and hate. He swayed his own gun, pointing at the inspector.
"Drop the gun Cook."
"Make me." He retorted, hastily pulling the trigger as he spoke the words. Thankfully, Freddie had managed to duck and successfully dodged the bullet, immediately taking cover behind a pile of wooden crates. Cook's abrupt shooting then ignited the now heated cross fire erupting between Cook's men and the backup police.
Seizing the moment, as Cook was now nowhere in sight, Naomi grabbed a shaking Emily by the wrist, dragging her behind another stack of wooden crates, her body shielding the red head's as they ran for cover.
"Keep your head down!" The blonde shouted, so that she could be heard above the several gunshots being fired across the room. Upon reaching the crates unscathed, the two girls both slumped down, backs leaning against the pile of boxes, as they try and catch their jagged breaths.
"You alright Em?" Naomi worriedly asked, turning to look at the red head who was cringing from the loud sounds of the guns fired.
Emily's gaze fell down on the blonde's concerned face, her pool of brown eyes meeting Naomi's clear, blue ones, thankful that the Naomi she knew was now back. She could feel her tears welling up again, as she recalled what had happened just a while ago. The idea of them so close to death sent her heart pounding out loud, her body trembling with fear. She could feel her blood pulsating wildly through her veins as the thought of her nearly losing the only person that mattered most in her life came deluging her mind, bringing more tears to her already reddened, weary eyes.
"Emily, are you hurt?" Naomi asked again, mistaking the red head's reactions into something else.
Emily shook her head, her tears streaming insistently right down her cheeks. She wanted to tell Naomi to stop, to stop getting hurt, stop risking her life just to make her safe. Yet, she couldn't. She couldn't find the courage to speak her mind, to tell Naomi what she was feeling. Instead, she just remained perfectly still, just quietly staring at the blonde before her, her lips quivering when she finally broke into sobs.
"Emily! What's wrong?" Naomi blurted out, pulling the crying red head into a tight embrace. She flinched as she felt a bullet boring right into the crate she was leaning at. "Fucking hell." She muttered between gritted teeth. "Em, Em! Tell me what's wrong. Please."
Emily lifted her head, her hands fleeing to cup Naomi's cheeks. "I can't lose you." She barely whispered, breaking into more sobs. "I don't wanna lose you." She violently shook her head, escaping from the disconcerting thoughts overwhelming her mind. "I'm scared to lose you Naomi."
"Emily, Emily." The blonde hushed, her hands wrapping around the other girl's waist, tighter. "Calm down." She mouthed, consoling the red head's fears, showering her with soft, honest kisses to dry her tears. "Listen to me." She lifted Emily's chin to meet her eyes. "You're not going to lose me okay? We'll make it out here alive, both of us." She smiled as Emily nodded her head in agreement. "Stop crying yeah?"
They both jumped as they felt three more rocketing bullets drilling against their cover. "Jesus!" Naomi cursed, hating the fact that she was unarmed. It felt wrong, like she was left bare with nothing to protect herself with. "I need to find a fucking gun."
"Emily!"
The red head's eyes grew wide in surprise as she heard a familiar voice calling her name. She tore her gaze from Naomi, searching for where that voice came from, and felt her heart skipping a beat as she saw her twin, taking cover with JJ behind a stack of crates a few steps away from them, wearing a worried look on her face.
"Katie!" She shouted back, her feet scrambling as she started to make her way towards them.
"No! Emily!" The blonde called out, pulling Emily back down to her previous place. "It's not safe!"
"But Katie-"
"I'll take you to her. Just wait!" She interrupted, roaming her eyes around in search for a gun. Luckily, she spotted Freddie, ducking beside Effy, hiding behind a large, square column. "Freddie!" She shouted, catching the inspector's attention. She motioned her hands, telling Freddie that she needed a gun. The inspector drew an extra gun from his holster, letting it slide through the floor. Quickly grabbing the weapon, Naomi turned to Emily. "Now Em. We're going to go to Katie alright? On the count of three." They both stood up on their knees, yet careful enough that they were still being covered by the crates. "One, two, three!"
As the blonde reached three, they hastily ran towards Katie and JJ's spot, slumping down instantly when they finally made it. Katie quickly pulled her younger twin into a hug, her own eyes teary. "I'm so glad you're safe Ems." She whispered.
"You got here in time J." Naomi spoke, ruffling JJ's hair. "Thanks."
JJ offered a shy smile. "I was really worried Naomi. I thought we were not going to make it."
"But you made it! Thank you JJ!" It was Emily who replied, throwing her hands to give the boy a quick hug. "And thanks for protecting Katie."
JJ felt himself blushing, his cheeks tainting red. "I-It was nothing, really. I figured Katie might be in danger and besides Naomi told me to look out for your sister and-"
"JJ!" Naomi called out. "You're getting locked on." She stated. "Now J, listen to me. I need you to get them out of here."
"What do you mean?" JJ asked, flustered. "Why only me? Are you going to stay here?"
The blonde answered with a half nod, her face now turning serious. "I need to cover you guys, so you can get out here safe."
"No Naomi! You promised me we'd both get out of here alive!" Emily shouted, her eyes stinging with tears once more.
"I know Em. But somebody needs to stay to make sure you and Katie could leave safely."
"But, but-"
"I need to do this Em, to make you safe." Naomi answered, the pad of her thumb wiping Emily's tears. "You understand?"
"Naomi, don't-"
"I'll be alright." The blonde replied, offering Emily an assuring smile. "Don't worry about me too much." She turned to JJ.
"So here's the plan J. You wait for my signal yeah?" The brown haired boy answered with a nod. "When I tell you to go, you lead them out. Is that clear?"
"Yes." He closed his eyes, muttering the plan to himself, as if memorizing it. "Wait for signal. Take them out."
"If anything happens to them J, I swear I'm gonna hunt you down. Got it?"
JJ nodded his head, swallowing the lump that suddenly formed on his throat. "I get it." He muttered, his voice shaking.
"Naomi, thank you so much for everything." Katie spoke, a warm smile forming in her lips.
"No problem." The blonde replied cheekily.
"Promise me you'll come back to me alive." She heard Emily barely whispering, the red head hand's cupping her cheek. She smiled and leaned against Emily's touch, closing her eyes, savoring the feeling.
"I promise." She replied, inching closer towards the red head. "I love you. Never ever forget that." She watched as Emily burst into a brand new set of tears, the red head's arms quickly wrapping around her waist, pulling her closer.
Emily buried her face in Naomi's chest, her flooding tears dampening Naomi's shirt. She didn't want to let go. She just wanted to stay this way, stay under Naomi's protective and caring arms. She clutched the back of Naomi's shirt tightly, scrunching it forcefully that it was almost tearing apart, like how her heart felt right now. She could feel Naomi kissing the top of her hair, her hands rubbing her back and the actions only brought her into more tears. She loved Naomi so much, loved her so much that it hurts to even think that she could lose her any moment.
"Em you need to get out of here." She heard Naomi whispered. But she couldn't bring herself to pull away from the blonde's hold. She violently shook her head as she felt Naomi pushing her away.
"Naomi please! Don't do this!" She protested, crying her hear out. "You can't do this!"
"I need to Em. It's the only way." The blonde replied, her voice near to cracking down.
"Come back to me alive Nai. Come back to me."
"I will."
"I love you. I love you so much." Emily whispered breathlessly.
Naomi leaned in, her lips crashing down to Emily's, claiming them into one deep, longing kiss. She took everything about Emily in, giving the red head her all in exchange, wanting to remember how their lips moved in perfect synchronization, like they were made solely for each other. She unwillingly pulled out, tearing herself apart from Emily, gazing at Emily's brown eyes for a moment and getting lost in them momentarily, before she stood up, sprinting towards the large square column to take cover.
"On my signal JJ!" She shouted, preparing for the perfect moment where she could strike and take down any impending danger that could harm Emily, Katie and JJ. With one deep breath, she left the protection of the pillar and joined the cross fire.
"Go JJ! Now!" She screamed, shooting Cook's men on the process as she waited for the three to successfully leave the edifice. She could hear Katie's shrieks as she tried to drag Emily away, and Emily calling her name. Yet she ignored all of them, blocking everything out for this was first and foremost, about Emily's very own safety. She allowed herself to have one last glance and turned to look back at Emily, before moving forward, taking down more of Cook's men as she went.
Naomi knew she started this game, and she needed to finish it with Cook once and for all.
