Hi again! Happy 2013! I am so very sorry that the updates are extremely slow, school is really kicking my ass at the moment! Again if this chapter is sloppy, i'm sorry, there's not really an excuse for it. Any way, so the mystery of the tape is revealed in this chapter and if it seems a bit weird it's because i took inspiration from Gossip Girl :')
Thanks to all my loyal reviewers, you guys are the best!
Zack
"What happened Izz?" I asked her softly, I'd taken her to a green room and we were on the couch. She was snuggled up to me and I had to admit it was a nice feeling. She let out a small sigh and looked up at me.
"Sooner is better than later." she mumbled, more to herself than to me. "Please bear in mind that, that I was young and absolutely hammered. I didn't remember much of it, until I saw what was on Mike's bloody camera." her eyes moved to the floor as they filled with tears and I stroked her hair, trying to be comforting.
"Sorry to interrupt but um, why did he have a camera? It wasn't anything um..." she let out a small laugh and shook her head.
"Don't worry, it's not a sex tape." she said with a small smile and I let out a small breath of relief. "But I wish it was." she said with a sad sigh. "Please try not to freak out." she said softly, her blue eyes locking with mine and I nodded.
"Of course I won't freak out." I promised, hoping I'd be able to keep it.
"I um..." she sighed and looked away from me and gripped the shirt I'd quickly grabbed and pulled on, tightly. "I killed someone." my jaw shot down and as a reflex I moved as far away from as the couch and her arms would let me. She let out a small sigh and I ran a hand through my hair.
"You um, you killed someone?" I asked slowly and she nodded, letting go of me and moving away, like I had.
"Yeah." she said softly. "But I didn't mean it, I, I didn't know what I was doing." she protested.
"Because you were wasted?" I asked and she nodded.
"Exactly." She said with a sigh. "But it's no excuse for what I did." She said sadly, tears welling up in her blue eyes.
"What happened?" I asked, slowly moving back over to her and wrapping my arms around her.
"Mike and I went out clubbing with our friend Jeremy and a couple of people he brought along." She explained. "Eventually there were four of us, Mike, Jeremy and I and a guy called…" a tear slipped down her cheek and she quickly wiped it away. "Matthew," she said her voice cracking when she said his name and I began to stroke her hair in what I hoped was a comforting gesture. "Somewhere along the way Jeremy had picked up some drugs." I nodded, I could see where this was going. "Matthew totally freaked and to try and calm him down Jeremy took some, but Matthew was still freaking, threatening to call the police. So me and Jeremy forced him to take it." By now the tears were streaming down her face and I tried my best to comfort her but I could tell it wasn't working. "And well, he died." She finished sadly before burying her face in my chest.
"Why was Mike recording all of this?" I asked her once she appeared to have calmed down and she looked up at me and shrugged.
"I don't know." She said sounding exasperated. "But of course he ran as soon as Jeremy realized Matt was gone." She let out a small sigh. "The only thing I remembered before seeing the tape was Jeremy shouting, trying to get me to wipe all the surfaces and the door handle before shoving me out of the room." She said with a shrug. "That's why none of us were arrested." She looked up at me and I brushed some of hair from her face.
"Its Jeremy's fault more than yours." I tried convincing her. "He bought the drugs and you were intoxicated, you would've probably done anything in that situation." I said softly, finding it hard to look into her eyes because of how swollen they were from her crying. "And Mike, he's an idiot for not stopping it from happening." I said with a shrug.
"But what do I do now Zack?" she asked me desperately. "That tape cannot get out, but I also can't just attack Becky."
"We'll figure out a way Izz, I'm not having him hurt you." I said, although I knew just the mere mention of the tape had already done sufficient damage.
Becky
"Look I just want you to be careful ok?" Alex said to me and I sighed.
"You really think Isabel would hurt me?" I asked and he nodded, I let out a small snort and he shot me a glare.
"Rebecca I'm serious!" he said sternly and I frowned at his use of my full name. "Whatever he has on that tape controls Izzy's career! She's only just started, I don't think she wants to lose it all now." I stared at him.
"How the hell does Mike have something that important, he's an idiot."
"They knew each other at OVW." he said with a shrug and I stared at him.
"It's probably something stupid like a sex tape then," I said with a shrug. "Not exactly career ending." I drawled, Izzy wouldn't attack me to stop Mike releasing a sex tape, even though it would definitely be embarrassing for her it wasn't worth beating me up.
"She seems really frightened Becky; he's got a strong hold on her." Alex protested. "I can't risk it, you know I can't." he said, reaching out and tucking some hair behind my ear and I sighed.
"I know." I said, taking his hand that was now cupping my face. "Why don't I talk to her?" I suggested and Alex ran his free hand through his hair.
"At the moment I think she's still with Zack, but if you do talk to her I want Zack or I with you." he said and I rolled my eyes, I should've been expecting a request like that.
"Fine." I said bluntly, I really wanted it to just be a girl to girl conversation but it was obvious Alex wouldn't let that happen, I'd just have to cope with having a bodyguard just to talk one of my friends.
