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ONE DAY EARLIER

Ralph crept into the house, gun in his jeans. Everyone was out, at least he hoped. That Jerome liked to skive on occasions, he hated that. It threw everything on. Ralph walked into the kitchen, satisfied no one was there. He went over to the food they had had last night.

He knew for a fact they were planning on eating leftovers tonight. He took out the cold food, and placed it on the counter, oh so carefully removing the plastic covering, a small pop sounded from the container. He looked around. No one came.

He placed the lid on the corner, then went to his pocket, and pulled out a small bottle, filled with a green liquid.

"I don't want to do this." He said in a quiet scared voice "You made a promise." He said again, lower this time.

From the outside it looked as though Ralph was talking to himself, but if you delved deep into his mind, this is what you would see…

"I don't want to do this," he said in a scared voice. The white light just burned his eyes

"You made a promise." It replied firmly

"But they're my friends!"

"DO IT!" the white light roared, Ralph tried to shield his eyes, but he could feel his eye lids burning, fire. Everything was fire.

"OKAY!" the pain stopped

"Bring me that angel,"

Ralph tipped the contents of the vial into the food, making sure every last drop got out, before placing it back in the fridge, no evidence that he had ever been there.

ONE DAY LATER

"3, 2, 1," Ralph counted loudly, at 1, Jerome, Fabian and Nina opened their eyes and looked around. Realising where they were.

They were each tied to a chair in the living room. Wrists and legs bound. The curtains were shut, door locked.

Jerome and Fabian were next to each other on one side, facing Nina and Mara. They had ties in their mouth, they couldn't speak. Ralph paced down the aisle in the middle of them gun in his hands.

"Hello everyone," he smiled at them, before turning his attention to Mara, he stood behind her, three pairs of eyes followed him "She's not up yet," he stated obviously "She probably had more of the poisoning then the rest of you," he smirked slightly at their wide eyed. "Sorry, where are my manners, I'm Ralph, nice to meet you Fabian,"

Fabian tried to get out of the restraints but couldn't move. He watched Ralph fearfully

"Oh yeah…my bad," he took a knife out of his pocket and walked up to Fabian, cutting the rope in his mouth out with such precision. He did the same to Jerome and Nina. "So, how are you all feeling?"

"You're crazy!" Jerome yelled, pulling with all his might at the restraints "What the hell are you doing?"

"Let me go!" Nina cried, tears threatening to spill "Please!"

"Why don't the both of you shut up?" he pointed the gun at them all, and they became silent.

"Why are you here?" Fabian asked quietly.

"I need an angel," he walked to stand behind Nina. Both Nina and Fabian stiffened. "I had thought it was this one." He placed his hand heavily onto to Nina's head. She let out a small cry "But then she bruised," he lifted her arm and pulled the sleeve up harshly, the bruises were a lot lighter due to Jerome's cream, but still obviously there.

"Nina? Did he do that to you?" Fabian asked in shock. Nina nodded.

"See? She bruises, so if it's no her…" he moved to stand behind Mara

"Don't you touch her." Jerome growled. Ralph raised his eye brows, amused.

"Oh? You don't like this?" he placed on hand on Mara's head. Her unconscious form didn't stir. Yes, she had definitely had more poison than everyone else.

"I swear to god I'll kill you." Jerome promised. Ralph laughed loudly

"You're not in the position right now," he waved his gun reminding him just who was in control. "And if you don't like this, you might want to close your eyes,"

"What are you going to do to her?" Nina asked fearfully.

"See if she bruises," he whispered in a low voice, bending down, running his hand down through her hair, watching in his philosophical vision as Jerome's eyes shone with an anger he didn't he know possessed.

He trailed his nose down her soft neck, stopping just where her collar bone was, right near the sensitive skin. And then he kissed her softly, before biting down on the skin. Biting down hard.

Mara didn't feel it, but Jerome did. He cried out loudly in anger, almost breaking his restraints. Ralph stood up again, pointing the gun at him

"Let's not move around too much, hey?"

Jerome was breathing deeply, so so angry.

Everyone peered at the mark on Mara's neck.

There was nothing there. Not even a bruise, not the beginning of a bruise, no mark at all.

"That's no possible," Fabian breathed

"She's my angel!" Ralph cried happily "I found her! I found her!" and he couldn't wipe the smile off his face.

"What are you doing to do with her?"

"She's my angel," He just shook his head, tears of joy and relief flowing from his eyes "God, I actually found her!"

Mara stirred then, blinking a few times, looking around, then seeing Ralph. She caught on quick.

"What?" she asked, petrified. She met Jerome's eyes, and he just stared helplessly at her, there was an anger in them she didn't understand. "What's going on?"

"NO!" Ralph cried, suddenly anxious and nervous. He dragged Mara's chair easily away from the rest of them and crouched in front of her, staring her right in the eye. He placed his gun on the ground, placing both hands on either side of her face "No, no don't be worried angel," he cooed.

Mara swallowed, suddenly very scared. She started to cry "NO!" he cried again, holding her face tighter "No! Don't! Don't cry my angel," he was agitated, fumbling. He caressed her face as Mara cried harder. "Please, please angel don't cry,"

Mara kept crying.

"Man…Jerome! Make her stop crying!" Jerome said nothing, watching her, unsure what to say. Ralph went over to him, cutting his restraints loose, picking up his gun and holding it to Jerome's head, pushing him towards Mara "Make her happy!"

Jerome crouched where Ralph had previously been and looked Mara in the eyes "Mara, Mara stop crying," he soothed. Mara looked helpless. "Please Mara, our lives might depend on your tears. And you know, we all have things to live for,"

Mara cracked a slight smile at this, and as soon as he saw it, Ralph pushed Jerome away, retying him with a practiced grace and returning to Mara

"I-I-I-I'm g-gonna br-b-bring him here now-now, o-okay angel?" he asked softly. Mara was slightly deterred by his mood swings, at the moment…he seemed to worship her.

"Okay," she whispered back.

Ralph stood, opened his arms to the sky and a bright burst of light flew in. Everyone held their breaths

"I found your angel," Ralph whispered, suddenly exhausted. He fell to his knees, exhaling loudly. The light stayed where it was, before drifting over to Mara

"Angel," the light bided. Mara didn't move. Mara couldn't move. "You are pure,"

There was a loud clacking sound and everyone turned, to see…Candy standing there. Tazer in hand. Ralph was unconscious and still buzzing with the electricity and the light disappeared.

"Did you guys see?" Mara asked, looking at Jerome, Nina and Fabian

"See what?" Nina asked "It was just light Mara, everything is okay now!" she was smiling in relief, delight.

"Oh," Mara said quietly.

Line Break

Ralph was being taken to an asylum, the light thing, or whatever it was, was long gone. And Candy had been thanked many many times, before insisting that she must leave. When they had asked her how she knew about it, she said she had a feeling. Whatever that meant.

"You're hiding something from me." Jerome stated. Mara sat in the universities large library. She had thought she had been well hidden, she was on the top floor, in a secluded corner.

"I'm not," she managed a smile up at him. Jerome looked her up and down, before sitting opposite to her

"You're lying to me."

"I'm not." She said again.

"Mara," he reached across the table, where her hands lay, he placed one hand over hers, but she pulled it back. He winced slightly at the sight of rejection, but said nothing "What did you see in the light?"

"I didn't see anything," she whispered, eyes large and pleading. Jerome ignored them, looking at the book she had been reading How to Forget and Escape the Memories

"You want to forget?" he asked, concern obvious in his tone "Mara please, you can tell me anything,"

Mara looked him right in the eyes, his beautiful icy blue eyes, and gave in "In that light Jerome, I saw…everything,"

"Everything?" he asked quietly. She nodded

"Everything. Everything in the world, the past, the future, things I never even imagined. I saw so many beautiful things."

"Then why do you want to forget?"

"Because I saw…I saw me and Alfie, Jerome. I saw me and Alfie."

"You what?" he asked, sitting upright. "You and Alfie doing what?"

She gave him a guilty look "Don't get mad," she asked

"No promises,"

"I was in my wedding dress, and then Alfie kinda stumbled through the door, and then we…I don't know Jerome, it looked a lot like we were kissing."

"You kissed my best friend at our wedding?"

"That's the future! No, wait, it's not. Because I know it was going to happen, I can stop it happening for real! Don't be mad," she reached her hands across the table now, but he stood.

"And do you know why you were kissing Alfie on our wedding day?"

"Jerome-"

"Do you?"

"No. No I don't." Jerome looked deep into her eyes, and seeing no lies there, sighed.

"Right," he walked over to her, offering her his hand and holding her close to his chest "Promise me that won't ever happen?"

"It won't, I promise," she looked up at him

"Can I kiss you?" he closed his eyes, unsure of her answer, Mara tiptoed upwards and pressed her lips to his

"Anytime," she whispered, eyes sparkling.

Hey guys! I need to know whether I should skip the holiday and go straight to the wedding, note that if I did the holiday I would end this story at the wedding. But if I skipped the holiday, I would go into their married years. If you're desperate for me to do both, then I don't know what I'd do, who knows? The only way I'll know what you want me to do, is for you too…

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