Leap of Faith

Dark it was so dark, Max tried to move but her hands and feet were bound by something. Panic filled her and she screamed into the darkness. " Chloe!" There was no answer for a long time just the sound of her own breathing. The last thing she remembered was passing out in Chloe's truck, the strange dream. Don't lose Chloe.. That was what Samuel had said but he hadn't exactly sounded like Samuel had he? This was all so confusing and more importantly she had to find a way out of here.

Footsteps, she heard them in the distance growing closer and then there was light blinding white light. When it faded her heart started pounding with horror, the dark room.. she was in the dark room had it all been a dream? There was someone standing next to the cabinet in the corner just watching her. Instead of the twisted eyes of Mark Jefferson she was looking into the face of someone she had only seen in a photograph Harry Aaron Prescott.

He was just standing there staring at her. There was something terrifying about him, in spite of his cleanly cut suite and the regal way he carried himself. His eyes were just so dark, so overwhelming. He walked toward her only stopping inches from her. " I think that's about enough of your meddling your going to die here just like you should have in the first place. " He said in a soft educated tone raising his hand at her a sudden blackness forming in his finger tips.

" No! " She screamed at the top of her lungs. Things couldn't end like this, not after all they had been through. She could feel it, the blackness was drawing the life out of her. Her body growing weaker as her eyes swam and threatened to close. Then there was light like lightening around them it flung the demonic Prescott backwards and when he regained his feet it was as if something was repelling him. The dark room was breaking apart all around them, shattering like glass. He watched her for a moment and then smiled tipping his hand as if it were an imaginary hat. " Look's like you get a reprieve due to a meddling fool. " He said as he vanished. The world was still breaking apart around her and she panicked pushing so hard trying to break free from her chair.

" Chloe!" she screamed instinctively suddenly finding herself sitting up in a hospital bed Chloe jumping with a start and throwing her arms around her. " I am here Max its ok its ok... " the blue haired girl cooed holding her tight.

Max struggled to breath and when she finally looked into Chloe's eyes she panicked .. she had been crying. " Che whats wrong... ." She said pushing the girl away so she could get a better look at her. Chloe just stared at her for a minute tears welling up in her eyes. " The town .. Max everyone mom, ..Dav...dad they are just gone .. your parents told me. " She was sobbing now and Max felt tears on her face too as she cried just wrapping Chloe up in her arms. The both of them curling together in the bed weeping for all the people they couldn't save .. for the guilt that was eating them alive .. What had they done?

Some hours later after Max's parents had obsessed over her for hours and finally she had convinced them to go get them all something to eat, her and Chloe finally managed to have a much needed conversation.. " It was so real Chloe I could feel it that guy is just evil.. and if what you said is true that medallion saved my butt .. ." She said pointing at the medallion which oddly enough now had taken on a burnt blackened color. " Yeah but I got no idea who the guy was that gave it to me .. he knew my name Max ... he had my necklace, not one like it it was mine.. This is just too bizarre even by our standards. " Chloe said looking skeptically at her and Max wished she had answers for her. She took a deep breath trying to find words to comfort her friend but they wouldn't come. Instead her silence was interrupted by the hospital door being pushed open, a guy that looked like he stepped off a Nu metal cover pushing his way in. He was around five foot eleven and wore black ripped jeans and a fancy pair of combat boots, a black hoodie his hair short messy black with red tips . Even more surprising was Chloe seemed to know him and she jumped off the bed standing defensively between the two of them. " Alright man what the fuck is going on are you going to tell me now? "

He just shook his head tossing her a bag of clothes. " No I am not going to tell you shit .. we have to get out of here. " His voice was so calm a dull edge to it that said he wasn't exactly asking if they wanted to go. " Look if we don't get out of here you and your dike friend are going to die.. got it? " Chloe looked like she was about to kick him in the nuts and almost as if he could sense it he backed away only to have the door burst open behind him. Two men dressed in black and wearing masks raised guns at them but that was as far as they got.

Chloe might not have been able to see it but Max could it was incredible. One minute it looked like they were going to get blown away. The next he moved ... or did time move around him? Everything distorted His fist collided with one of them sending them flying backwards into the hall and actually cracking the wall. He grabbed the other one by his face burying his head in the brick of the wall sending him falling as limp as a rag doll. " Believe me now super bitch? We have to go now. " He said leaning around the corner as if he were expecting more.

Max for her part wasn't about to give Chloe a chance to make it worse. She forced herself out of the bed and grabbed the bag from her ducking in the bathroom to put her clothes on quickly. She heard them talking as she did " Why are you doing this? " Chloe asked and for a moment it looked like he wasn't going to answer her. When he did it was with sarcasm. " Lets just say blue haired chicks turn me on and call it day? "

She ducked out the door and probably aborted what was going to be a fairly impressive fuck you from one Chloe Price grabbing her by the hand. " I think we don't have a choice but to listen Chloe this is the guy who helped me before right?" Chloe nodded her head obviously pissed and Max turned to him. " Thank you .. really." She said and he just tilted his head. " Oh what the fuck evs lets just get out of here you can blow me later .. " He said gesturing them out the door, ushering them down the hall and toward the stairs. Chloe was in the lead and Max was between both of them they made it as far as the hallway that turned into the stairwell and that was when they heard the shot, saw the panic on Chloe's face as she raised her hands defensively. Max's hand was half way raised but he was faster.

The stranger dashed passed her .. what struck her was the momentary look of panic and fear in his eyes like he was protecting something important and then he was in front of her the shoulder of his hoodie exploding as the bullet hit his right arm. His left one raised and it was like air sucked down the hallway driving the masked shooter not just down the hall but completely through the window at the end of it gravity sealing his fate as he fell out of sight. " Fuck my life .. he said clutching his arm Chloe tried to grab him but he just pointed toward the stairs. " We have to get to the roof .. go I am fucking fine. " He said as he darted forward and they had no choice but to follow in his wake. They made it up a few flights before they could hear the sound of feet thundering after them. Panic overwhelmed Max and she just ran trying to keep up with Chloe. They broke onto the roof their hands twined together as she pulled her and the guy stopped clutching his shoulder looking down off the edge of the building. Masked gunmen spilled from the door surrounding them backing them up until they were at the edge. The stranger looked at them inhaling deeply. " Jump ... if you don't we are all going to die" and that said he leaped. Max felt her fingers curl tightly against Chloe's and closing their eyes they did the only thing they could .. they jumped.

( Ok guys heres the third chapter I look forward to reviews and hearing what you guys think. I am on a roll today. )