Hello lovely readers, this story is officially complete in my folder, so I will try my best to update as much as possible until it's finished. I hope you enjoy this chapter, and thank you to Amy, mel2403, Mystery00Meat and Becky for their amazing reviews. I absolutely love reading them every week, so thank you so much.
Chapter 16- Twins
A dark shape appeared in front of them.
'It's the stone wall!' Harry said excitedly. 'We're nearly there!'
'Which way?' Danny asked.
'This is the Miller's old place. We go right,' Harriet said, almost grinning.
'Come on, hurry up!' Harry said, going to run. Something had hold of his hand and he was pulled back, a sickening clicking sound coming from his arm. He screamed out in pain, clutching his shoulder. A familiar laugh filled the air and the twins appeared as Harry held his shoulder tightly, making small noises in pain. One moved their hand and Harriet's jacket and shirt were ripped from her torso, disappearing, leaving her shivering in her bra. The other moved their hand and Harry's shoes pulled from his feet and he fell, landing on his bad shoulder, yelling in pain.
'Stop it!' Tom shouted. The one closest to him grinned. Suddenly, the white cast on Tom's leg disappeared and he fell forwards onto his bad leg. It wasn't a bad fall, but Tom's leg landed at an awkward angle, another loud crack echoing. For the first time in Danny and Harry's life, they heard Tom scream in pain. He clutched his leg, his face completely twisted in agony. The two twins stepped up to Danny with evil grins.
'One more bro! What should we do to him?' the one who had hurt Tom asked with a grin.
'I've got an idea,' the other smirked, moving his hand at Danny, who moved quickly. It missed.
'You're not funny,' he spat, 'you're idiots.' A hurt look went across their faces and suddenly, they were gone.
'Harry, Tom, you okay?' Danny murmured. Neither answered.
'We have to keep going, please,' Harriet whispered, tears in her eyes, holding her arms across her chest, goosebumps all over her skin, her teeth chattering, rain soaking her hair. Danny nodded, taking Tom and lifting him as best he could. He knew Harriet was freezing, but there wasn't time. His body ached. It ached like he had never felt before. But he couldn't stop. They had to get back. They had to help Dougie and the girls. Harriet helped Harry, and together the injured group followed the fence.
Soon, the big house loomed in front of them. Tom and Harry hadn't spoken since the twins, but now had small smiles on their faces as the struggled over the fence and into the backyard. Donald was sitting beside the tree where Danny and Harriet had shared their first kiss, with Melanie, Abigail and Margaret beside him, all bruised and bleeding. As soon as he saw them coming, he took Margaret by the hair, dragging her over to them. Tom collapsed on the grass, as did the others, exhausted, in pain, soaked and freezing.
'One minute late,' he said with a smirk, Margaret fighting against him.
'No, please,' Danny pleaded, forcing himself to sit up.
'Nope. You see, this little bitch ridded these forests of all of my friends. Killed them all,' Donald said as Margaret began to cry hysterically. 'And you, all of you, making fun of me last time you were here. I told you I'd get you. But this little whore needs a punishment. You see, I nearly passed on trying to raise all of my friends again. But now, they're back, and they want this slut gone!' Donald shouted angrily.
He raised his hand and smashed a hole in the stone fence and the group of ghosts swarmed hungrily through it. They took Margaret from Donald, dragging her screaming closer and closer to the fence.
'No!' Melanie screamed as they lifted her above them, laughing and jeering. Harry, Tom, Danny, Harriet, Abigail and Melanie gasped as they threw Margaret screaming over the fence. Silvery smoke filled the air where she had once been, and was gone. The ghost group cheered as Melanie and Abigail screamed and began to cry. Danny, Tom, Harry and Harriet watched on in horror. Margaret was gone. Donald began to laugh, moving to join his friends.
'Get them,' he laughed. The group cheered and began descending on the boys, Harriet and Abigail and Melanie. They clawed at them hungrily, leaving cuts and bruises covering their body. Harry looked up from where the headless carriage driver was trying to break his leg to see Melanie racing through the crowd of ghosts and people, straight at Donald. She screamed angrily as she dived on him, punches flying everywhere as she beat him. Abigail ran to her aid, kicking him square in the face. Donald's body went limp and the two girls picked him up. The ghost pack turned and began to run, trying to reach them. But they were too late. The girls threw Donald over the fence. He disappeared in a wisp of silvery smoke.
Tom, Harry, Danny and Harriet watched as every ghost in the yard turned to smoke, before all blacking out, the pain too much.
