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Live Free or Let Me Die
Digidestend Angel
Chapter 9
Best Kept Secret
And I can't pretend I don't know
And I can't leave it alone
-Skillet
Cat had tears as she tried to push him away. "No, no, stop, please!" She felt his hand go in places he was NOT allowed to touch and she kept silently praying to God that Beck would walk through the door now. "BECK!"
The man slapped Cat's face, making her fall to the side and onto the floor. "Don't call another man's name when someone is having fun with you!" He yelled, getting on top of her as she was laying on her back on the floor. "Just stay still, and this will be over in a little bit." He taunted as he went to unbuckle her jeans.
The front door opened and everything froze within the house. Beck walked in with a curious facial expression. "Cat, who's car is-" He stopped short when he saw his wife fighting off a man trying to have his way with her on the floor. All Beck could see now was red when he reached for the gun Cat had dropped by the door and aimed it towards the man, wanting nothing but death for him. "GET OFF HER!" He snarled with venom, his hands gripping the gun with a death grip.
The man quickly put his hands up above his head and shook with fear. "Hey, man, I was just…put the gun down!"
Beck growled. "Get off my wife!"
The man stood up, moving away from Cat, who sat up against the nearest wall, holding herself as she cried. "I'm just supposed to take her somewhere, that's all!"
Beck's eyes widened. "What?"
"Some woman hired me and paid me 12 grand to kidnap her and take her to an alley in LA!" The man rambled on. "That's all I was supposed to do!"
"Then why the hell were you just on top of my wife?" Beck asked, his voice getting dangerously deep with pure anger. "Nevermind. The real question is: who is the woman? What's her name?"
"I don't know her name!" The man said, fear dripping from his tone of voice.
"What did she look like?" Cat suddenly asked from her little position on the wooden floor.
"Blonde, curly hair. She was white. Uh, only wore sunglasses though. She was tall for a woman. Uh, and…uh, I don't know, just let me go!" The man begged, staring straight at the gun in Beck's hands.
Beck and Cat looked to each other for a second. It was THAT woman. The same woman that's been doing nothing, but taunting them since their son was killed in the car accident. Beck sighed. "Get out, and don't come back." He said in an exhausted voice, putting the gun to his side lazily.
The man nodded shakily, and motioned to grab the door knob of the front door, but suddenly he let out a battle cry as he grabbed the gun out of Beck's grasp. Beck wrestled with him for control of the gun, and Cat kept screaming when they accidently pointed it towards her. Beck was in a living hell right now as he was afraid the gun would go off and hit his wife, who meant nothing but the world to him.
Beck tried to yank it from the man. "Let go of it!" He ordered. Instead of obeying him, the man pulled the trigger, which hit a vase right next to Cat, shattering it.
BANG!
"BECK!" Cat screamed as she heard Julian crying from the bedroom upstairs.
Beck's heart almost stopped when he heard the gun go off and his wife cry out his name. He didn't realize the bullet hit the vase, but he thought it hit her. If he wasn't pissed before…Beck kicked the man in the sensitive area, making him release the gun and back away. Beck held up the gun, and before the guy could protest, Beck shot the gun off 3 times.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
The man fell backwards, lifeless, onto the floor next to Cat, who screamed at the sight. Beck saw her holding her stomach, and he suddenly thought that's where the man shot her. He couldn't stop the tears that came to his eyes so suddenly. "No!" Beck raced over to Cat, hoisting her into his arms, and led her to the living room, onto the couch. "Let me see you, Cat!" He demanded in a scared voice. Everything was happening too fast that his head was spinning. He looked Cat in the eye, who was terrified of him. "Cat-"
"You shot him!" She screamed, tears running down her cheeks. "You killed him!"
Beck looked taken aback. "But, but, he shot you!"
Cat shook her head. "No, Beck, he shot the vase!"
Beck's world froze as he looked over to the man, who was lifeless on the floor by the front door, and bleeding furiously. "Oh my god." He shook his head and backed away from Cat. "I…all I heard was the gun go off and…and you screamed…I thought he…"
Cat stood from her spot on the couch and ran to him, wrapping her arms around his shaking body. "Oh, Beck…"
Beck sobbed into her hair, holding her close to him. "I was so worried he hurt you, so I didn't realize what I was doing!" He gripped her small figure as much as he possibly could. "Cat…why does this woman want you dead?" He asked, barely in a whisper, but Cat heard him.
Cat wiped his tears away. "I don't know…but…Beck, I'm scared."
"No!" Beck snapped at her, making her back away from him. "You are not going to live in fear again! I forbid it!" He paced back and forth, his fingers running through his hair. "But what the bloody hell can we do?"
Cat shrugged, holding herself with her arms wrapped around her torso. "Maybe…I could leave-"
"You're not going ANYWHERE without me!" Beck told her as he faced her. "Don't even consider that an option!"
"Then what are our options, Beck?" Cat asked in a desperate tone.
Beck groaned, collapsing on the couch. "Hell if I know…"
"Can we go to the police?" She asked timidly.
Beck shook his head. "No. I killed a man, Cat. Everyone knows that we've been living in complete terror these past couple of months, and they'll think I was just being paranoid and shot some random guy who knocked on the damn door." He sighed deeply. "They'll lock my ass in prison for life, while you and Julian would be unprotected out here where that psychotic woman will get you guys and I'll never see you again!" Beck panted after his explanation.
Cat blinked. "Wow…do you hear yourself when you talk sometimes?"
"Nah, not really." Beck gave his wife a grin and she giggled. "I love you, Cat."
Cat sat next to him and hugged him. "I love you, Beck. We'll figure out something."
Beck rubbed his lips together. "Cat, you already know what we have to do."
Cat looked to him. "Have Jade hunt down the woman and threaten her until she promises to leave us alone?"
"No…" Beck shrugged off Cat's naivety. "We need to…damn, I hate saying this again, but we have to-"
"NO!" Cat stood up out of his grasp, shaking her head. "No, no, no! No way in heaven's name am I going to be a fugitive on the RUN again! That wasn't fun all those years ago, and I'm sure the traveling with ABSOLUTELY nothing to do part hasn't changed much!"
Beck chuckled. "Are you done?"
Letting her shoulders slump, Cat sighed. "Yes, I am."
"Feel better after all that venting?" He asked as he stood up and kissed her forehead.
"A little, I guess."
"Good." Beck rubbed her arms with a small smile. "Let's go pack."
Cat pouted. "Aw, fiddlesticks."
Alright, in like 10-20 minutes the new story will be out! I've changed the title to: Struggles She Faced, Chances He Took. It's CatXBeck. It's too cute, I must say so myself. If you don't like it at first, give it a few chapters. You'd be surprised. Thanks!
And thank you again for reviewing! 10 reviews or more, PLEASE! You guys are wicked awesome! No flames still.
-Digidestend Angel-
PREVIEW FOR CHAPTER 10 – Say Goodbye
Jade shook her head. "Nope…but I will keep my phone on at all times, and you guys should too. Not to mention, keep checking mailboxes right after the mailman comes and e-mails constantly. You never know how they'll figure out a way to contact us. I'm going to, definitely, just in case Cat needs me to take Julian."
"Why can't we take Julian?" Tori asked, a bit offended. "No offense, but I have more motherly instincts than you do!"
"Well one, you already have a baby on the way, why would you want to care for a 2 year old full-time?" Jade asked in an obvious tone. "And two, JULIAN IS MY GODSON!"
"Hey, hey, he's my Godson as well." Andre said to make a point. Jade glared daggers at him and began walking slowly towards him. Andre retreated and shrunk back into the couch. "But Tori, dear, I think Jade would be the best choice for the job of taking Julian on an emergency notice for reasons that are not needed to be said." He said as he attempted to act calm.
Tori rolled her eyes as Jade smiled with victory. "I can't believe I married a coward."