Jimmy led Mouth down the hallway silently until they reached the tutor centre. He didn't want to feel any more guilt, because after seeing how hurt Mouth is, it makes him feel awful. But he has to carry on, this is his revenge. So he pulled the key out of his pocket, and unlocked the door.
The girls immediately stood up.
''Oh my god, Mouth. You saved us.'' Rachel said happily, running towards her boyfriend and pulling him into a hug.
Mouth immediately hugged her back; it felt amazing having her in his arms again. He wouldn't know what he would have done if she would have been hurt, or even worse. ''Not exactly...''
A scream was heard behind them, and some gasps.
They had noticed the gun in Jimmy's hand.
Rachel staggered back, pulling Mouth with her. ''What the hell?''
Jimmy grinned evilly, pointing the gun towards Haley and Peyton, who were holding onto each other in fear. ''No one is going anywhere.''
''What's going on? So it was you. Do you have the boys? Oh god. If you've hurt Julian, I swear-'' Brooke ranted, not caring about the gun in Jimmy's hand, Julian was her first priority, right now, she was second.
Jimmy interrupted her with a groan, noticing her puffy eyes. ''You're almost as bad as him... You just don't shut up.''
''What are you going to do? Shoot me?'' she challenged. ''I've never even spoken to you. Neither has Mia and Peyton so why are you doing this to us?''
''Blame your boyfriend, this is his entire fault. He took my spot!'' Jimmy exclaimed, pointing the gun towards her.
Brooke gasped slightly in fear. The thought of Julian though, it gave her strength, he made her brave. ''This isn't Julian's fault. You're crazy, you're actually crazy. Julian took the place of something you left behind. This isn't his fault, don't blame him, it's your fault!'' she shouted in anger. ''This is all of your fault. And if you've hurt Julian, then-'' she stopped suddenly, seething in anger. She just couldn't think of words to describe what she would do.
Jimmy shook his head. ''You won't do anything. You're just a stupid little slut. And he isn't here to defend you this time.''
Those words didn't hurt her. Too many emotions were running through her body for her to care what he said. They're just words. Julian's in danger. She's in danger. Her best friends are in danger. That's what's important, not some stupid little words. Pain, anger, hate, love, fear, frustration. And that's just naming a few.
''I don't care. Just let Julian go!''
Jimmy turned around and locked the door; he walked to the desk at the front of the room and sat down, placing him feet on top of the desk.
''I'm not letting anyone go.''
Nathan ran his hand through his hair in frustration, he felt like he wanted to just rip it out. ''How come he's not back yet?''
''He might be telling them his story, like he did with us.'' Lucas said calmly, hoping that his brother wouldn't go crazy again. He was angry too, and for some reason he couldn't get Peyton's face out of his mind, he couldn't stop the fear rising in his chest when he see's her pretty green eyes appear in his head.
''Damn it, Chase. Why did you tell Mouth to leave? Now he's with the girls, he could do anything.'' Julian snapped, running his hands over his face tiredly. Brooke, her voice was just spinning around in his mind.
I love you. My Mathlete.
I think you will be the death of you.
You don't have to defend me, I can look after myself.
I'll be sure to call you when I have my next Cookie Craving.
I want you to know that I'm not going to be that person anymore, and it's all because of you.
''She doesn't deserve this, this isn't fair.''
''Why are you blaming me?'' Chase asked. ''At least now the girls know that we're okay, and Mouth can protect them.''
''He's Mouth, Chase. How's he going to protect them?'' Nathan asked him, his blood boiling. ''And now Jimmy's in there with them. They're probably scared shitless, and there's nothing we can do about it.''
An idea popped into Julian's head. ''Why don't we break the window?''
''With what?'' Lucas asked, turning his attention to the mathlete.
Julian shrugged. ''A chair.''
''Great idea, Sherlock. And then we can break out and the police can find us, then we'll be stuck out there watching the police do nothing.'' Nathan snapped, glaring at him. ''At least being in here we're only down the hallway, with a small chance of getting out.''
''Okay,'' Julian sighed. ''Any one else have any ideas?''
''I do.'' Chase announced. ''Okay, so...''
Rachel rubbed his arm comfortingly as they sat next to each other at the tutoring centre. ''I was so worried about you, Mouth. I'm so glad you're okay. But I really wish you were safe.''
''I don't wanna be safe without you.'' Mouth said softly, taking her hand and kissing it softly.
''Aaw, isn't that sweet?'' Jimmy cooed. ''You know, I wish I had something like that.''
''You could, Jimmy.'' Haley said from her place by the window next to Brooke. ''If you just let us go, and explained yourself, then someone could date you.'' she said, knowing it wasn't true, she just had to get out of here and to Nathan.
Jimmy chuckled darkly. ''Like who? You?''
Haley was slightly taken aback, her stomach jumped in fear by her answer. ''Somebody like me.''
''But not you, right?''
''No,'' she said quietly. ''Sorry.''
Jimmy rolled his eyes. ''All you girls are the same. No one likes someone like me, no one takes an interest. It's like I'm invisible. They like Clay though, of course they like Clay. How am I supposed to get someone?''
''Start over.'' Mia suggested. ''Go somewhere so people don't know you. No one will know that you've done this to us, and you could meet someone, fall in love, be happy.''
''What if I don't want to?''
''You don't have a choice,'' Brooke snapped. ''People are going to hate you.''
Jimmy shook his head stubbornly. ''People are going to love me for doing this to you. If I hurt all of you guys, maybe other people could have a chance to be popular. Maybe I should start with you?''
Brooke stood up. ''Fine. Get me, if you let everyone else go.''
Jimmy wasn't expecting this. He honestly didn't want to shoot anyone; he just wanted to scare them enough to make them apologise, to make them fear him. He wanted to make a stand to show people that they couldn't just walk over him. He was the brave one. He was the one who should be admired. He was the one who was going to get attention. Not the popular ones. This is his shot.
''Brooke, stop.'' Mouth said, hugging a shaking Rachel. ''Julian told me to tell you that you're terrific. He said don't get yourself hurt, don't do anything stupid. And that he loves you more than anything.''
Tears formed in her eyes, as a sob escaped her throat. She fell to the floor, landing into the arms of Haley, who hugged her tight.
''I'm not letting anyone go.'' Jimmy said, not allowing himself to let Brooke's tears get to him.
''You can't keep us here forever,'' Mia told him. ''What are you going to do to us?''
Jimmy glanced at the all and took a deep breath, his demeanour slipping. ''I don't know yet.''
''What if he doesn't even hear us?'' Lucas asked looking at them all as they all stood in different parts of the math room. ''What if we're just wasting our time?''
Julian shrugged. ''It's worth a shot, right?''
''Yeah, and I've always wanted to trash a classroom. At least now I'll have a reason.'' Nathan said with a small smile.
''Okay,'' Chase said, taking a deep breath. ''Are you ready? We all have to do this at the same time, the louder we are, the better. And let's try not to hurt each other, okay?''
The three boys nodded as they picked up a chair.
''Right, let's trash this place.'' Lucas announced. ''3, 2, 1.''
They all stood up suddenly when they heard noises coming from down the hallway. It was a banging noise, and it was continuous. It was like someone was throwing heavy objects around a room, which was breaking things. They also heard shouting, which just made it louder.
Jimmy stood up. ''What the hell are they doing?''
''They might be trying to break the door down.'' Peyton suggested.
''No, because I think I heard a window break, I think they're just trashing the room. Nathan's wanted to do that for so long, he was probably looking for an excuse.'' Haley said, smiling slightly. At least he's okay.
''Those bastards.'' Jimmy seethed, pulling out the key from his pocket and opening the door.
Brooke ran over to him, not caring about the gun in his hand. ''Jimmy, what are you going to do?''
Jimmy glared at her. ''I'm going to teach them a lesson.''
And with that, he ran out of the door. He didn't lock it though; he just left it hung open. He just wanted to get over to them and just hurt them. If they continue to do this then the police will get in sooner, and that's not what he wants at all.
They all ran after him. Even though they could have escaped, they ran after him.
Haley stopped and grabbed Rachel and Mouth. ''You two go. You need to tell the police what is going on, go on. We'll be fine.''
Mouth sighed. ''Haley, are you sure?''
Haley nodded, glancing at her friends who were now almost at the math room. ''Yeah, I'm sure. This is your chance, you've saved each other, now we have to save the people we love.''
''Thanks Haley,'' Rachel said with a smile, and she and Mouth turned around and ran around the corner towards the exit.
Haley turned around and ran towards the rest of them, just in time for when Jimmy unlocked the door and stormed inside.
BANG.
He had expected to shoot the wall, to get all of their attention. But it didn't hit it; they didn't hear it hit the any side of the room.
''Ahh!'' a person shouted, falling to the floor.
It hit someone. And at that very same time, another persons' heart broke.
AN: AH! You all hate me now, don't you? I feel so evil. But the next update will be tomorrow, so it's all good:) and sorry for not having time to reply to reviews, I just wanted to get the chapter out!
Please review and let me know what you think. Who do you think was shot? Julian, Nathan, Lucas or Chase?