With You

Jessica and I stayed in my room until night settled around Coates. After our small moment in the hallway, all we wanted to do was to be together for the rest of the day, and so we spent it all in bed. Naturally, Jessica was worried about Caine interrupting us and taking me away, but I reassured her that the plans for tomorrow were already set. Caine had no use of me right now, and even if he did; well, he'd just have to wait until morning.

Right now, my time was devoted to Jessica, and our fun games.

I know that I'm not the first one
You had love in your path before me
But when your lips touched my lips,
It felt like I was kissing destiny

"You know something," I said in between the kisses I placed down her neck. "I never noticed that butterfly tattoo on your hip before."

"There are a lot of things you haven't noticed about me yet," she giggled as she pushed me onto my back. I growled playfully at her as I wrapped my red whip hand around her waist, pulling her closer to me.

"Well, I guess I'm going to have to pay more attention to you." I smirked. Jessica nodded her head at me before nestling herself right into my right side. I kept my whip arm around her, making sure she stayed close to me.

"Perhaps your weird arm thing isn't all too bad," Jessica yawned as rested her head on my bare chest. I chuckled as I ran the tip of the whip up and down her spine, causing her to shiver.

"The coyotes nicknamed me 'Whip-hand.'" I grinned as I felt her shiver.

"How clever," she sighed; I could hear the subtle sarcasm in her voice. We lay there, on my bed, in silence for little while, thoroughly exhausted from this past few days events. However, not too exhausted to have some fun after our somewhat confession of…emotions. However, those thoughts were put on hold when Jessica pulled away and propped herself on one elbow. "Drake, you're going to fight tomorrow aren't you?"

I shrugged. "I have to. What about it?"

"Nothing. Just not looking forward to it." She let out another sigh. Her eyes met with mine briefly before looking down at my chest, where she drew little patterns with her forefinger.

"I am." My jaw clenched tightly as I thought of killing the person who took my arm, and caused me massive amounts of pain. I returned my attention back to Jessica and smirked. "I can't wait to bring you back the head of Sam Temple."

Jessica rolled her eyes at me. "That won't be necessary, Drake. I'm sure seeing you blow it off will be good enough for me."

"Wait, you're going to watch?" I asked, sitting up. "You're not going to stay here? You know, where it's safe?"

"Diana is going," she replied. "Don't see why I can't go-"

I cut her off. "You're going to get hurt! Jessica, you're extremely weak right now."

"I'm not going to just stand by and watch you fight, Drake," she scoffed as she pulled away from me.

"You're not going to be watching." I narrowed my eyes at her, but that only fueled the defiant spark in her eyes.

"Damn right I won't be watching! I'm going to stand right by your side and fight," she said using that commanding voice she used on her dogs. For a moment, I wondered what happened to her dogs, but I shook those thoughts out of my head when I recalled my anger at her for not listening to me.

"Jessica, just listen to me for once," I kept my voice as calm as possible for the situation. "If you get hurt and die on me, I'll be very angry at you."

"I'm not going to die because you're going to be there to protect me," she said, sounding so sure of whatever situation she drew up in her little head. Then, she added, "Plus, if I die, it won't matter if you're angry at me. Drake, I'm fighting tomorrow."

I shook my head. "No."

"But-"

"No."

"Drake-"

"I said no," I growled. Jessica sent a glare at me before turning her whole body to face away from me. I stared angrily at her creamy white back for a few moments. I was waiting for her to turn back around and say that I was right. However, I was pretty sure she was giving me the silent treatment now.

Angel eyes with your angel eyes
Will you always be there to hold me
Angel eyes I'm satisfied
I don't want to hear your story
'Cause I can see the things
I really want to see
I'm in love

"Fine, be that way, you stupid, stubborn girl," I muttered under my breath as I turned my back on her…back. Just as I was about to settle in for some shut eye, Jessica sat up and hissed, "I may be stubborn, but I'm not stupid!"

I rolled my eyes, but didn't get up. Instead, I moved my pillow and yawned, "You're not going tomorrow."

"You can't stop me," she snapped, that anger evident in her voice.

"Just watch me," I mumbled. "Now go to sleep. We'll discuss this in the morning."

I felt movement on her side, making me think she was settling in to go to sleep. However, when I heard the floorboards groan, I sat up only to see Jessica walking around the room gathering her clothes.

"What the hell are you doing, Jessica?" I asked as I got off the bed as well.

"Nothing, just going to get some sleep," Jessica muttered as she buttoned up her shirt. Well, button up whatever buttons were still there.

"Then get back into bed." I walked towards her, but stopped when she shot me a glare as she pulled on her skirt.

"No, I'm not going to sleep in the same bed with someone who calls me stupid." She was still glaring at me.

"Jessica, get your skinny ass back in bed," I commanded.

"No."

"Jessica-"

"No."

"You're not leaving this room," I growled through my clenched teeth.

"Of course I'm not," she snapped. "You're only going to use your whip hand thing to bring me back. I'm going to sleep on the ground."

Jessica started to gather up a pillow and the bed sheet from the bed, and put it on the hard ground. I rolled my eyes at her. "Jessica, just go to sleep on the bed."

"No-"

"Stop being so damn stubborn!" I roared as I lashed out my whip, and wrapped it around her neck. However, seeing her gasping for air made me quickly retract the whip from around her neck. I stood there with a grimace on my face. "Jessica, bed. Goodnight." I walked back to my side of the bed, shut off the lamp, and sat down.

I sat on the edge of the bed fuming, thinking how stubborn and stupid Jessica was being, even after all the stuff we've been through the past few days; hell, even the past few hours!

'Stupid bitch!' I thought angrily, 'Why won't she just listen to me? I know what's best for her! She's supposed to stay here, away from the fight! Yet, what is she doing? Completely ignoring what I'm saying, that's what! I know what's best for her…why won't she just listen to me?'

I sat there for a while thinking about what I did, and how many times the same thing could happen again in the future. With the whip hand, I could snap at any moment and accidently kill Jessica. If that happened, what would I do then? I promised to catch her, keep her from getting hurt; however, I wasn't keeping that promise so far, and it has been only a few hours.

My grip on the bed sheet tightened as my anger increased. 'God damn it, Jessica!'

I closed my eyes as I brought up my left hand to pinch the bridge of my nose, trying to calm myself down. I had to remind myself that my anger would only hurt her even more; I couldn't hurt her anymore, but I wouldn't have to worry about that if she would just listen to me. Why wouldn't she listen to me?

'Because she's stubborn, too stubborn for her own good… sort of reminds me of someone,' I thought with a small shake of my head. 'Why is she still with me? Does she think that she's going to change me?'

Then again, I didn't want her to leave me. I wanted her by my side. Yet, I wanted her by my side alive and well.

I believe in what I'm feeling
I'd give everything up just for you
Love is devoted to those who see,
that the last dance, you dance with the truth

The bed creaked slightly, meaning Jessica was getting back into bed. However, I sat there with my back to her. I didn't want to look at her; I didn't want to see the marks my red whip made upon her slender neck under the moonlight. I didn't want to acknowledge all the other marks I made upon her body since our first meeting.

Suddenly, I felt those two small arms wrapped around my shoulders as she rested her head on my back. However, she didn't say anything; she didn't need to. Just her touch was good enough for me, and she knew it. What a tricky little she-devil; my tricky little she-devil.

I felt her pull away, but I didn't want her to; so, I leaned back and pulled her back into me. With her cradled in my arms, I rested my chin on top of her head, and took in a deep breath of her scent. Closing my eyes, I sighed tiredly, "Jessica..."

"I know," she murmured. "I know, Drake."

Angel eyes with your angel eyes
Will you always be there to hold me
Angel eyes I'm satisfied
I don't want to hear your story
'Cause I can see the things
I really want to see
In your eyes

"Drake," someone groaned next to me. "Drake, wake up…someone's knocking on the door."

I couldn't hear it at first, but then the knocking became louder and rapid. However, I didn't want to open my eyes just yet. Lying there, next to Jessica in a warm bed was all I wanted; morning can come back later, along with whoever was at the door.

"Drake, get up." Jessica began to push me out of the bed.

"No," I mumbled as I held on tighter to her. She couldn't push me off when I was holding onto her because then, she would've fallen off the bed as well. Too bad I didn't have some way to prevent the door from being busted open, and letting in my least two favorite people in the world at that moment.

"Drake," that horrid voice chuckled, "Getting a little too comfy there right before the war."

I sat up quickly, keeping my body in front of Jessica's bare body. I narrowed my eyes on Caine and Diana. Diana was standing beside Caine with a grin, causing me to growl, "I was just getting up."

"Of course you were," Caine scowled. His eyes were right on mine, before snapping to the small person moving behind me. Finally, after a few long moments, he said tensely, "Both of you get up and get ready. We've had a change of plans."

"What do you mean?" Jessica asked trying peak over me, but I blocked all her attempts until she hit me on the head. She hissed, "Drake, stop it."

I sent a glare at her, but Caine called back my attention. "I mean that you're going to be part of the plan, Jessica. Actually, you're the one who's going to move my plan forward."

"Caine," I said, my jaw clenched tightly. "She's not going to be part of the fight."

"Drake, I don't think that's up for you to decide," Diana said with that false innocent voice.

My lips curled back in a snarl. "Shut up, Diana. Jessica is not going to fight!"

"Drake," Jessica snapped, "That's not up to you to decide. This is my own decision-"

"And mine," Caine interrupted with a sneer. "She is an essential part of the plan, Drake. You're both to get up and ready right now, and report to me in the front of the building." He spun on his heel, and walked out with Diana right behind him, laughing that cruel laugh of hers. My whip hand was itching to wrap itself around the bitch's neck, but I held back.

Once I was sure they were gone, I turned around to face Jessica. "What the fuck is wrong with you? Didn't I tell you 'no' last night?"

"No," she said smoothly. "You said we'd discuss it in the morning."

I narrowed my eyes at her, but she didn't say anything else. No, instead, she got up and began smoothing out her clothes. She looked over her shoulder and sighed, "Well, Caine is expecting us, Drake. Come on, get up and let's go kick some townie ass!"

"Jessica, don't you dare walk out that door," I warned as I got off the bed, and pulled on my shirt.

"Not without you, I'm not," she said strongly. "Drake, you can't make me stay home. I'm going to tear my hair out worrying about you! Please, Drake, let me fight…let me fight by your side."

I gazed into her eyes for a few second, but finally sighed, "Your stubbornness will be the end of you and me."

Angel eyes just want you here to hold me
Angel eyes...

Okay, first off, I would like to thank everyone who reviewed my last chapter~ boston15, Falling Star37, armygirl0604, Summer Feally, Caris L Clearwater, and Valkerie ^_^ You guys are just simply awesome.

Falling Star37~ That's a great idea! And that would've worked great with my plan anyways, but I've already typed up the next three chapters ^^"

Now thank you to the ever so wonderful Caris~ ^_^ You're simply amazing for looking over the chapters even when you've had a super busy weekend.

I do not own Gone or the song Angel Eyes by ..._ a band...^^" I'll find it on my I-pod again...later...but I don't own the book or the song!

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