Hey guys! I just needed to write another chapter, I don't know why though, but I just needed too. Anyways.. welcome to Chappie 10! Enjoy!
It was the next morning, Callie had fallen asleep in her chair. When she woke up, she was the only one in the room. Everybody was gone, even Joey. She glanced around curiously, but still didn't see anyone. "Hello?" She called out through the empty room, then she stood up and looked out the door. There was no doctors or nurses in sight. "Hello? Where is everyone?" She called out.
She heard the distant sound of something beeping, so she followed the sounds into another room. The room was pitch black, so she reached over and flipped the light switch on. She almost cried out when she saw bodies littered in the middle of the room and Charlie standing around them, laughing.
She quickly snapped open her eyes, panting hard. That had just been a dream. She glanced at her watch. It was 8:00 AM. She glanced around the room. Joey was still laying on the bed, his eyes closed, but she didn't think he was asleep. Phoebe was sound asleep in the opposite chair, and Ross had found himself a place to curl up and sleep, Rachel was curled up beside him which caused Callie to smile.
She figured that Monica was still with Chandler.
She reached over and took Joey's hand in hers, but noticed that the gentle touch had made him jump. "Joey?" She asked softly. "Its just me," she promised. She used her other hand to gently squeeze his shoulder in comfort. "Its okay, Charlie is not going to hurt you anymore." She promised, whispering softly.
Joey slightly opened his eyes to glance at her, then closed them again. "Don't make promises you can't keep," he murmured.
Monica was still curled up beside Chandler, when she felt an arm go around her shoulder. She raised up to glance at him. "Chandler?" She smiled, when she saw his eyes were open. "How are you feeling?" She asked, slowly getting off the bed. "I have to tell you something." She paused to think of how to say this. "I love you, Chandler. And not just in a friendly way. I'm in love with you, and I think I always was, it just took me a while to figure it out."
Chandler smiled. "I love you too, Monica," he said softly.
She leaned closer to him, then pulled the oxygen mask down enough so that she could kiss his lips.
Charlie was angry now and had packed his bag full of weapons, then headed towards the hospital. His face was bruised with dry blood under his nose from where Ross had punched him. He was going to get revenge on all seven of them. He knew that the hospital was a very public place, but he just needed to play his cards right.
He walked through the double doors. "Hello, I am Charlie Bing, and I have come to visit my brother and a friend of mine. Names are Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani." He said to the receptionist.
Callie woke up, then smiled. She decided to get up and stretched her stiff muscles out. Joey was sleeping, at least she thought he looked to be asleep anyways. She walked out of the room, then down the hall a little bit to Chandler's room.
She didn't notice the familiar face that had just emerged from the elevator, as she walked into the room.
Monica glanced up when she walked in. "Hey Callie," she smiled excitedly. Neither saw the man in the doorway as they were chatting excitedly.
Chandler had been the first to notice him, and he slowly sat up. "M.. Mon?" He said softly, but knew that she probably didn't hear that. "C..Callie?" When he was sure that neither had heard him, he tried to quickly get up but ended up falling off the bed.
"Chandler!" They both hurried over to him, but it was Monica who had first noticed the familiar figure. She didn't say anything, as they both helped him up. "What do you want now?"
Charlie stepped inside the room. "Hello again." He greeted, walking towards them. He smiled at Monica, winking at her. "So what are you going to do if I was to take your girlfriend with me?" He asked, looking directly at Chandler.
Chandler was just glaring back at him. "Leave Mon out of this! This is just between you and me!"
Charlie shook his head. "You are wrong! Its not just between us anymore!" He walked closer to them. "Because now Joey's involved too!"
Chandler took a step towards him an almost fell. "No! You leave Joe out of this! You leave everyone else out of this! This is between you and me!"
Joey shook his head when he thought he had heard Charlie from a few rooms down the hall. He wanted to check it out. Rachel, Phoebe, and Ross was all three sleeping. He took a deep breath, then attempted to pull out the wires and tubes and stuff.
Phoebe woke up then. "Joey, stop it!" She scolded him, putting her hand on his arm to stop him.
Joey shook his head. "I thought I had heard Charlie.. I need to go and check it out.." Without waiting for her to say anything to that, he climbed out of bed, but the moment he let go, his legs gave out with him and sent him crashing to the floor.
She sighed, then helped him up. "Fine, when you see that he's not here, will you please get back in bed then?"
He reluctantly nodded, then attempted to walk on his own, but once again, he crashed to the floor. "Gravity is just not my friend today," he murmured, then pushed himself back up.
The commotion woke up Ross and Rachel who both hurried over to him. "Where are you going?" They asked.
He sighed. "I thought I heard Charlie down the hall.. I need to go and check it out.." He pushed anyone away who tried to help him, then staggered to the wall where he could finally support himself.
Phoebe was right behind him, ready to help if he needed it.
Confused, Rachel and Ross followed, not really sure what to do at this point. Joey could be so stubborn at times!
His legs felt so weak and shaky, but forced himself to keep going.
Charlie had somehow broken the security camera to this room and knew that it wouldn't be long before someone came to check it out. He reached into his bag, then pulled out his gun and a knife. "Okay, then. Since you said its just between us, let me just shoot you then." He said, cocking the gun.
Monica and Callie both backed up, clearly scared.
Chandler just kept his glare on his brother. "You need to calm down. We are in a hospital. There's so many people here that you won't get away with pulling that trigger."
Charlie rolled his eyes, then spun around when he heard footsteps in the doorway. "Ah, look whose here. Join the party." He grabbed Joey's arm, then jerked him into the room. He pushed him into Chandler, knocking them both down.
Phoebe paused in the doorway, then quickly backed away before he could see her. "We need to find someone to help. Joey was right, Charlie is here. We should alert the staff so they can get security or something."
Ross and Rachel agreed, as all three of them slipped down the hallway silently.
Charlie glanced around. "Wait, where's the others at? There are three of you missing!"
Chandler pushed himself up, then helped Joey up. "Who cares? Your about to go back to jail anyways! They will probably put you in a more secure place so they can keep an eye on you. Then you will get hard time!"
Charlie narrowed his eyes, then stepped closer until he was able to poke the barrel of the gun into his chest. "We'll see about that." He glanced around, knowing that he needed someone who was to weak to fight back so he could still make it out of here with no problem. He grabbed Chandler's arm, then pushed him into the wall where the girls were cowering. He pointed the gun at them, momentarily forgetting that Joey was there. "The first one to move, gets a bullet in the head! Got it?"
Joey almost slid down, but kept his balance, then jumped on Charlie's back, wrapping his arms around his neck.
Charlie easily flipped him off, then rested his knee on his chest to hold him down, pointing the gun at him. "That was a nice try." He smirked. "But I seem to be stronger than you are!" He stood up, then grabbed him by the shirt collar and pulled him to his feet.
Chandler slowly stood up, clenching his fist. He raised his arms as if surrendering, walking towards him. "Charlie, if you just leave us alone, and leave quietly, then I won't say anything to the cops about your location and you can be a free man. I promise. Just don't hurt anyone."
Charlie almost looked like he was going to accept that offer, then he pulled Joey closer to him and pressed the blade of the knife to his throat. "Nice try, bro. But the moment I accept your offer then you will turn me in to the police. He used his free hand to point the gun at Chandler.
Monica and Callie finally eased closer. "N.. no we won't.. I.. I promise.." Monica tried.
Charlie glanced at her. "You know, Mon. I could have given you everything. But no, you chose him!" He removed the knife from Joey's throat, then shoved him to the floor. He took a step closer, until he was just inches away. He heard faint noise coming from the hallway, and realized they were probably coming after him. But he wasn't going to go quietly. He clutched the knife tighter in his hand. "I will be needing a distraction to get out of here without getting caught." He caught Chandler's gaze. "And your going to help me get out of here."
Chandler glared at him. "Why would I help you now?"
Charlie shrug. "Because I will leave your friends alone." He smirked, then glanced at his knife. "Or maybe I won't, but you won't know anything about it."
Monica exchanged a glance with Callie, then took a step forward. "Charlie, wait.." she said, holding her arms up in surrender. "If you leave them alone.." she took a deep breath. "I.. I will go with you.."
He glanced at her, then smirked. "That so?"
Chandler glanced at her. "Mon?"
She couldn't even meet his gaze. "Yes. And I won't even try to escape you.. I will be yours.. Just leave them alone!"
Charlie glanced at her, then smiled. He took a step closer until he was inches away from her. He leaned over like he was going to kiss her. "Do you think I'm stupid?" He asked softly in her ear. "Your only saying that so I will leave you all alone." He took a step away from her, but he still needed a distraction so that he could just walk out of here. He wildly waved the gun around. "So, who wants to help me escape?"
Callie crept over to help Joey up. "You are going to go back to jail where you belong! And no one is going to help you get out of that!"
Charlie pointed the gun at her. "I am not going back! Do you hear me? Not going back!" He grabbed Callie's arm and pulled her toward him, while pointing the gun at the others. "Don't try to follow me! Or I will shoot whoever does!" He started backing towards the door, dragging her with him. "I will always love you, Mon. But I just know that you were trying to trick me!"
Callie struggled as he pulled her out of the room.
Joey tried to go after him, but Chandler pulled him back. "You go after him, and he might just kill you both," he warned, exchanging a glance with Monica.
Monica sighed. The only thing she could have thought of that might had worked backfired. It was like he could read her thoughts or something. She shook her head to clear it. "Chandler's right, Joe." She said. "He needs Callie, so I doubt he would hurt her."
Joey glanced at her. "But what happens when he doesn't need her anymore?" Their was silence after that, no one really sure what to say.
And scene! That's the end of this chapter! I'm still not completely sure about this one, but this was my chapter 10 rewrite. Enjoy!
By the way, I suck and I mean suck at hospital scenes, but please don't yell at me for it not being 'realistic' or whatever. Anyways, follow, favorite, comment, or all three. No flames though.. please. Flames hurt. Toodles!
Tall, Out!