Hey guys! Thanks for your reviews for the last chapter...Sorry about the lack of CJ right now but there will be more of them coming up really soon. I promise! The song in this chapter is 'All fall down' by One Republic btw. Oh and sorry if there are a few more typos than usual but it's 4am (Again) and I haven't had time to proofread this. Hope you enjoy this chapter anyway...

Chapter 65

Step out the door
And it feels like rain
That's the sound
That's the sound on your window pane
Take to the streets
But you can't ignore
That's the sound
That's the sound you're waiting for

If ever your world starts crashing down
Whenever your world starts crashing down
Whenever your world starts crashing down
That's where you'll find me

"Wait...Wait!" Ruby gasped breathlessly as she stumbled through the woods with Summer. About 10 metres down the road they had found it had been a dead end forcing them to have to head into the woods "I can't..."

Summer stopped and turned to Ruby, breathing heavily "Okay. We...We can stop for a minute" she released Ruby's hand and watched as the other girl sank to the ground, leaning against a tree trunk.

"What are you looking for?" Ruby panted as she watched Summer's gaze dart around the woods "Do you think he woke up and followed us?"

"I don't know Rubz" with one last look around Summer knelt on the floor next to Ruby and looked her over in worry "Are you okay? You don't look so good right now"

"No" Ruby coughed painfully and reached blindly for the older girl, her inability to get her breath causing her to panic "Not really..."

"Hey" Summer caught Ruby's hands gently and shifted closer to her on the ground "It's going to be okay. I promise I won't let anything happen to you..." she slowly untangled one of her hands from Ruby's causing her to whimper slightly and moved it to the wheezing girl's back "It's okay. Just breathe...Slowly" when Ruby looked up at her in panic Summer swallowed heavily in an attempt to rid herself of her own rising alarm and situating herself behind the younger girl she wrapped her arms around her lightly "Copy my breathing, okay Rubz. Listen and copy it...Breathe in...out". After a moment Ruby inhaled and exhaled slowly, attempting to focus solely on Summer's breathing. Summer continued to gently coach Ruby's breathing until it reached a stable level.

"Sorry" Ruby whispered hoarsely "I don't...I don't know where that came from"

"It's okay" Summer said quietly as she began to move from her position "You don't have to apologise to me"

"Wait!" Ruby placed her hand on Summer's where they rested on her stomach halting her from moving "I mean...Can we just sit here for a minute?"

Though she couldn't see the other girl's face at that moment Summer could feel the heat emitting from Ruby, informing her that she was blushing. She grinned to herself and nodded as she sank back into her position "Okay"

"That was kind of scary" Ruby admitted in a soft voice as she gripped Summer's hand in front of her "Like...Really scary"

"Panic attack?" Summer wondered thoughtfully "Or maybe it was because of the diabetes?"

"I don't know" Ruby said in a shaky voice "That's never happened before. If it was a panic attack...I have no idea what could have caused it"

"As if running from a psycho isn't enough to panic you" Summer sighed sadly.

"We should go" Ruby said quietly "In case he catches up with us"

"Yeah" Summer muttered as she released Ruby and stood up from the ground. She offered her hand to the younger girl who took it gratefully, allowing herself to be pulled gently up from the ground.

"Ugh!" Ruby groaned as her free hand shot to her stomach and she blinked rapidly in an attempt to clear her vision "This diabetes thing really sucks!"

"Can you walk?" Summer asked unsurely as she wrapped her arm supportively around Ruby's waist "Because if you can't we can wait until whatever it is your feeling passes"

"It's not going to pass" Ruby managed a weak smile despite her pain "So we might as well just move quickly" she continued when she noticed Summer's worried look "I'll be fine. Really"

"Okay" Summer nodded hesitantly and they began to walk in silence.

"Do you have any idea where we're going?" Ruby winced suddenly as she leaned slightly more on Summer "Because I'm just walking forward"

"Not really" Summer answered softly "I'm just..." she stopped suddenly as she heard a noise from her left "What was that?"

"Wha..." Ruby started before the shuffling noise sounded again, cutting her off and causing her to tighten her grip on the girl at her side "Oh My God..."

"Stay here" Summer whispered as she eased herself out from under Ruby's arm "I'm going to go and check it out" she made sure Ruby was steady before she stepped back.

"What?!" Ruby's eyes widened in alarm "No...Summer, wait!"

"I'll just be a minute!" Summer reassured her in a whisper as she walked over to the bushes the noise had come from. She paused for a moment before she stepped closer and came face to face with...A rabbit.

"It's okay" Summer said with a soft laugh "It's just a rabbit"

"A rabbit?" Ruby grinned faintly "We were about to freak out because of a ra...?"

BANG!!

She was cut off by a loud bang from the direction they had come from and both girls dove to the ground for cover.

"What was that?!" Ruby yelled over the ringing in her ears "SUMMER?" when she received no answer Ruby cautiously stood up from the ground "Summer?!" there was still no response and Ruby found herself getting more nervous by the second as she moved over to where she had last seen the other girl while looking out for Grant at the same time "SUM?!" she stopped at the edge of a steep hill which was only now visible to her.

"Aah...I'm fine!" Summer's voice sounded painfully from the bottom "Hang on Rubz, I...OW!"

"Stay there!" Ruby called down as stepped tentatively onto the beginning of the small hill "I'm coming to you" she began to slide down the hill carefully making sure not to trip.

"Shit Summer what happened?!" she exclaimed when she had reached the older girl at the bottom and noticed the scratches that covered her.

"Thorns" Summer winced as she attempted to struggle to her feet "Rocks. I fe...AH!" as soon as her left foot hit the ground Summer yelped in pain and fell back to the floor "Ow...Fuck!"

"What is it?" Ruby asked in panic as she knelt down next to her "Your ankle? Is it broken?!"

"I don't know" Summer whimpered quietly against the pain "It bloody hurts though" she slammed a hand down on the ground in frustration "Damn it...As if this could get any worse!"

"It's okay" Ruby whispered taking Summer's hand "Somehow...It's going to be okay" after a moment she released it and stood up "Come on...I'll help you up" she offered Summer both of her hands to take.

"Okay..." Summer took Ruby's hands and stood up with her help. She leaned on her right foot keeping the other hovering slightly above the ground "What was that bang earlier?"

"I don't know" Ruby answered as she slipped an arm around Summer's waist "But we should keep moving"

"Right" Summer nodded and began to limp along attempting to keep most of her weight off the weak girl at her side.

---

"Do you think they're actually here?" Joey asked cautiously as she stepped out of the car with Charlie and Cameron at her side.

"I don't know" Charlie said quietly "I hope so...This seems to be our last lead so..." she glanced at Cameron "Are you ready to do this?"

Cameron nodded surely "Ready when you are"

"Right" Charlie nodded and drew her gun as she rounded the corner of the house. She stopped short causing Cameron and Joey to almost run into her "Erm..."

"What?!" Joey asked anxiously "What is it?"

"The door's open" Charlie said in confusion "It's just...wide open"

"Be careful" Cameron whispered as she looked around and noticed his car was still there though on of the doors was ajar "He might still be around"

Charlie nodded and entered the house cautiously. She walked slowly down the corridor until she came to an open door. She stepped inside and gasped when she noticed the room was bare apart from a bed and blood on the floor next to a smashed bottle "They were..." a soft click caused Charlie to trail off. She looked behind her and swallowed heavily when she came face to face with an injured and very annoyed Grant wielding a gun.

"They're not here" he smirked despite the pain in his head "They ran off. It seemed they didn't like my um...Choice of entertainment" he glanced in Cameron's direction as he said this.

"Where are they?!" Charlie asked tightly trying as hard as she could to block out the implications of his words "Where the hell are they?!"

"I don't know" Grant shrugged as he began to back slowly out of the room "As of right now...I really don't care. I'll finish what I started with them later. It was fun while it lasted by the way. They're highly amusing to...mess with"

Charlie released a low growl as he disappeared into the hall and she chased after him quickly, shooting once. When she missed she followed him out of the house with Joey and Cameron hot on her heels. Seeing that they were following him, Grant turned and fired his gun at something past them. A loud bang filled the air and Charlie, Joey and Cameron threw themselves to the ground just as the gas canister behind them blew up.

"Fuck!" Charlie swore as they stood up from the ground and found that Grant was nowhere in sight "This is great..." she turned to Cameron and Joey who looked slightly shell-shocked "Are you two okay?"

"Fine" Joey nodded slowly as she stepped forward and placed her hand on Charlie's back "At least we know they're okay, right?"

"They're out there somewhere though" Cameron said as she moved over to them "They could be anywhere"

"We have to find them" Charlie said firmly.

---

"We have to get out of here" Summer said as they stopped in the middle of a clearing, breathing slightly heavier than before "It's dark..."

"Well I was going to say that we stay here and feed the birds" Ruby deadpanned "But that's just my idea"

"Thanks Ruby" Summer said sarcastically as she pulled away and limped forward "We're lost in the woods at night with a psycho chasing after us and for the second time in under twenty minutes you're quoting Jeepers Creepers! That makes me feel a hell of a lot better!"

"Um...At least our psycho doesn't have wings?" Ruby attempted lamely "Sorry..."

"It's okay" Summer sighed as she sunk down onto the ground "I'm just irritable. That's all. Maybe we should just stay here tonight. It seems like an okay place to stay for a while..."

"Yeah" Ruby nodded in agreement and sat down next to her "I hope they find us soon"

"Me too Rubz" Summer whispered as they lay back on the hard ground.

"Sum?" Ruby whispered after a few minutes of silence as she turned onto her side to face Summer "Summer?" when there was no response she reached out and touched her friend's arm lightly. She pulled her hand back quickly at Summer's flinch "What...What's wrong? Did I do something?"

"Sorry" Summer turned onto her side and sighed at Ruby's hurt look "I'm just thinking and...After what happened back at the house well...I don't really feel very clean right now, y'know?" she shrugged self consciously and looked away.

"Hey" Ruby said softly as she ducked her head slightly to meet the other girl's downcast eyes "Don't think like that Sum...You're fine, I promise. What he did was not your fault, got it?"

"Got it" Summer whispered breathily. Her breath hitched slightly as Ruby reached out and tucked a strand of brown hair tenderly behind her ear. She licked her lips nervously and found herself caught slightly by surprise as Ruby's gaze dropped to them "Ruby?"

"Huh?" Ruby snapped back to attention and her eyes lifted back to Summer's as a bright blush coloured her cheeks "Oh uh...Sorry. I got distracted..."

"Hmmn" Summer's nodded slowly and managed to convince herself that Ruby's intensity was due to her illness...Maybe deliriousness.

She looked up quickly as a sharp wince sounded from the teenager in question "Rubz? Are you okay?"

"No" Ruby winced trying to keep her eyes from fluttering shut "I feel really bad right now Sum..."

"It's going to be okay" Summer soothed quietly as she took Ruby's hand and squeezed it supportively "We're going to be fine..."

"I don't think I have much time left" Ruby said weakly much to Summer's alarm "It's like...I can feel myself slipping. I'm scared that if I fall asleep I'm not going to wake up..."

"No!" Summer exclaimed loudly "Don't say things like that Ruby. You're not going to DIE, okay? I won't let you...Help will be here soon. You just have to hang on" she trailed off as she choked slightly on her tears "You can't leave me Rubz...I need you!"

"I'm Sorry" Ruby apologised as she lifted a hand to Summer's cheek and wiped her tears gently "I didn't mean to upset you"

"You can't leave me" Summer whispered again as her tears continued to flow.

"I won't" Ruby responded half-heartedly as she pulled the other girl close to her side and hugged her lightly.

"You're going to be fine" Summer said quietly as she wrapped an arm tentatively around Ruby "You'll see..." despite her word she couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

"I'm sorry" Ruby repeated when Summer had finally calmed down "I shouldn't have said that"

"It's not going to happen" Summer said firmly "We're going to get out of here, okay? Everything will be fine"

"Okay" Ruby murmured in response.

They fell into silence for a few minutes.

"Hey" Ruby said suddenly as she listened closely to Summer's humming "What's that song?"

"Hmmn?" Summer asked in surprise, not even realising she had been doing it "Oh...It's 'All fall down' by one republic"

"Sing it" Ruby requested with a barely suppressed yawn as she snuggled closer to the other girl.

"What? I can't sing..."

"Please?" Ruby requested with a pout "It'll help me sleep..."

"Fine" Summer sighed useless to the look "But you can't hold this against me later, okay?" at Ruby's nod she took a deep breath and began to sing softly "... Take a breath, Take a step, Meet me down below, Everyone's the same, Our fingers to our toes ,We just can't get it right, But we're on the road, If ever your world starts crashing down, Whenever your world starts crashing down, Whenever your world starts crashing down, That's where you'll find me...Rubz?" noticing Ruby seemed to have drifted off to sleep Summer sighed and fell silent, allowing herself to close her eyes.

---

"Hmnn...Rubz?" Summer mumbled as she blinked sleepily awake. She winced slightly as she became aware of not only the pain from her hurt foot and scratched but also the pins and needles in her right arm. The same arm Ruby was currently lying on. She glanced to her right and noticed that Ruby hadn't seemed to have moved during the night "Ruby?" she reached over with her free arm and gently tried to shake the younger girl awake "Ruby?!" she became increasingly anxious when Ruby didn't stir even slightly and she tapped her cheek lightly "Ruby...Wake up!".

"Shit..." Summer muttered feeling tears building up rapidly "Come on Rubz!" she placed two fingers on Ruby's pulse point and felt a mix of relief and fear when she felt a faint thud. She tried again to wake the sleeping teen but to no avail "Damn it..." she closed her eyes against her tears and looked to the sky which was only just brightening "Hurry up Charlie...!"

Lost till you're found
Swim till you drown
Know that we all fall down
Love till you hate
Strong till you break
Know that we all fall down

If ever your world starts crashing down
Whenever your world starts crashing down
If ever your world starts crashing down
That's where you'll find...
Find me

TBC