Disclaimer: I do not own Sons of Anarchy, it's owned my the amazing Kurt Sutter, FX and everyone else who has the money to kick my ass in court if I don't have this up here. I do however own Taru, her horse and just about every other random that pops up in the story. This has come from the depths of my sick, insane, twisted, depraved mind and my madness fuel's it to keep going as do all my lovely fans that keep reading and reviewing.

tigger64: As much as I would love to do that I can't, not yet at least but Kerrianne will be in the next story... in Charming... with Chibs and Taru. :D now that will be fun to write out and we can all bet Fiona will definitely not be happy about it.

HaylsValo: Ah! I was wondering where you disappeared too. It's good to see you back but sadly there's only about (roughly) six more chapters to go until the end of this story but have no fear there are the bones of two others set out that I'll get cracking on.

wrestlenascargirl: Don't have to wait, here's the next chap.

Dancing on Glass – Motley Crue

One foot in the grave
Such a foolish child
For a date with death
Sign the dotted line

I've been thru hell
And I'm never goin' back

Keeping Promises

=Chibs P.O.V=

I exhaled softly as I slipped into Taru's room, she was sleeping silently on the bed curled around one of her pillows, the image of when I'd first walked in a few hours ago was running through my mind, the image of her looking like an angel.

I stalled slightly watching her for a moment as a shiver ripped through her body, body curling tighter around her pillow. I took a seat in the chair next to her bed and sighed softly. "I've fuckin' missed ya Taru and I can't even begin ta apologize for what 'appen ta ya, it's all my fuckin' fault, if I 'adn't reached out ta Fiona Jimmy would 'ave never come after ya"

"You don't need to apologize"

I jumped at the sleepy response and grinned softly at the woman on the bed. "'ow're ya feelin'?"

"Stiff," She murmured stretching and sighed softly before beckoning me over as she shifted on the bed allowing me enough room to settle down beside her. "How'd everything go?"

"Well we got Tara back so Jackie boy's over the moon, apparently she's got a wee one in the oven"

"I know" She yawned curling up against me, head on my chest, arm laying lightly across my torso.

I curled my arm around her shoulder tugging her closer to me. "I love ya gorgeous, don't ever forget it"

"Not about to since you remind me every day," She murmured grinning sleepily. "Now shut the fuck up and get some sleep would you, I'm knackered"

I grinned softly kissing her forehead and pulled her closer before closing my eyes. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect ya"

"Stop saying sorry" She yawned clutching a handful of my shirt.

"I can't 'elp it love" I opened my eyes to find her looking up at me.

"And you couldn't help what happened to me"

"I could 'ave though, I should never 'ave reached out ta Fiona, I should 'ave known that whatever 'appens with 'er Jimmy always knows about, she probably told 'im 'erself that I tried ta reach out ta 'er, I promised I'd protect ya and I couldn't" I felt tears come to my eyes and shut them willing them to go away.

"Stop blaming yourself kulta, they're your family, you were worried he would hurt them," She bit out in a snap, her tone softening with the last. "I would rather it be me who pays the price than see you broken over losing Kerrianne and besides," She murmured softly. "If it wasn't Jimmy it would have been someone else that tried to kill me either because of my past or my affiliation to the club"

"I'll kill anyone that comes after you Taru, who the hell from your past would want to come after you though?" I queried shifting slightly and turning my head towards her.

"Koivu," She stated plainly. "Me being with you and being around the club gives him a reason to track me down and try and destroy me and my life again, I would venture a guess that our debt is still outstanding, he'll wanting paying and if I don't have the money he wants he'll want blood and he won't be satisfied until I'm laying lifeless in a gutter somewhere"

I shook my head lightly. "'e's not going to come after you, not while I'm around and if I ain't around Tig sure as shit won't let him come after you"

"You don't get it kulta, you nor the club would stand a chance against him," She sighed softly lowering her head back to my chest. "Can we just debate this at a later date, like when I'm physically, mentally and emotionally up to fighting with you? Right now I'm broken and I just want to lick my wounds like a wounded dog and heal"

I opened my mouth and hesitated before shutting it and tugging her closer. "Alright love, let's get some sleep, you can bet Clay'll want me back at the clubhouse later on to sort out this shit with Jimmy"

She nodded yawning. "What are you going to do with him?"

I tightened my grip around her shoulder's, I wanted to tell her what we had planned but it had been a club decision to keep everyone but the patched in members out of it, that meant no old ladies, no crow eaters, no sweet butts, no prospects and no hang around knew jack shit about what was going down, only us that sat at that table every time Clay dropped the gavel with the exception of Kozik. "Don't worry about it love, all ya need ta know is Jimmy's goin' ta die one way or the other"

"Yeah well before you go ahead and kill him give him a good fucking punch in the teeth from me," She growled softly. "Or at the very least scar him for life"

I chuckled softly squeezing her tightly as I shut my eyes. "Don't worry lass; I'll make sure 'e walks away with more than just a scar, 'ell 'e probably won't walk away at all"

"Good," I felt her nod against my chest. "Make that fucker pay"

I felt a chill run through my bones at her tone, I still had yet to see her capacity for violence and in honesty I wasn't sure if I ever wanted to see what she could do given the fire and the fuel.

I looked around the pitch blackness surrounding me, the soft patter of rain sounding on the roof above me, the bedroom in darkness from the drawn curtains. "Taru?" I glanced over my shoulder to where she would have been lying and shook her before frowning lightly when I received no reply. "Come on love wake up" I murmured shaking her again.

I flinched looking towards the window as a bright flash of lightning lit up the room briefly. I put my hand back on the bed to steady myself and frowned as it landed it in a pool of something warm. Another bright flash lit up the room allowing me enough light to see my hands covered in blood. "Taru?" I panicked as I shook her in the darkness before quickly reaching for the lamp on the side table. I flicked the switch lighting the room briefly before it fell into darkness as the breakers failed. "Shit!" I cursed and felt carefully over her body for wounds.

"You killed her"

I jumped turning quickly to find the reaper stood in the darkness. "No," I didn't want to believe it. "I couldn't have"

He nodded moving silently towards the Finn. "She comes with me now"

I felt my throat constrict. "No! I'm not lettin' ya take 'er" I snarled putting myself between him and Taru.

"She comes with me" He stated again.

"No," I felt tears in my eyes and dropped onto the floor touching Taru's face before slowly running my fingers down her left arm, glass embedded into her skin. "I won't let ya take 'er"

"She comes with me" He spoke again coming even closer.

I stood, tears running down my face. "No, Taru stay's with me, I won't let 'er go" I snarled and made sure to keep myself between him and her.

"You have already lost her" His words slowly sunk in.

I looked back quickly to Taru and dropped down placing my ear to her chest. "Taru?" I shook her lightly. "Taru? Please wake up" I shook her harder and sat on the edge of the bed holding her close crying as the tip of Death's scythe ran over her cheek. "Please, don't take 'er from me, I need 'er"

He took her hand and jerked her body from my arms before leaving the darkness to consume me again. I put my head into my hands, tears running down my face as I cried into my blood soaked hands. "Why did ya 'ave ta take 'er from me?" I murmured before everything gave way leaving me falling through the darkness.

I jerked awake and looked wildly around the room, I hadn't had that nightmare for a long time, not since the night before Donna's funeral. I glanced to the Finn sleeping beside before smiling softly. I need to talk to Happy once I get back to the clubhouse, going to need those needles of his for this. I grinned lightly pressing a light kiss to Taru's forehead before closing my eyes again, this time hoping I wouldn't be woken by my nightmares.

Next one will be up soon, I promise but for now it's back to writing, watching the Walking Dead and playing ME3, and also just a quick note, I'm going to shift all my oneshots I've done surrounding my Horsepower Series into one thing under the title Horsepower Oneshots so keep an eye out for it and I'm thinking about taking up one of the 100 Challenge things (Maybe go as far as 200 instead) while I gather my idea's for the next story so keep an eye out for that too it'll be Horsepower 100.