Ross's POV
I walked out of the room after Hayley when I heard a sound down the hall. I cautiously walked over toward it and followed it to the hall closet. I opened the door and Steven fell over and onto the floor. I picked him up by his shirt collar and pinned him up against the wall. "You b****! You were waiting here because you knew Hayley had to come past here to get to her room, weren't you!?" I hissed at him. He had a terrified look in his eye.
"Ross, man, calm down, let me explain myself"
"What the f*** could you have to explain... I thought you were my friend! Whatever happened to the old Steven who didn't give a f*** whether I dated a mortal, vampire, witch, werewolf, or ANYTHING for that matter?!"
"Since it would be for your own good!"
"What do you mean for my own good?"
"Kathy is coming for her sister and she said she'd mow through any freak force that got in her way, you should just have her forget you and give her up"
"You know I'd never do that Steven... where's Kory, because I know where there's a Steven, a Kory isn't too far be-" I heard Hayley scream from downstairs. I looked toward the stairs and then back at Steven "You b*****d!" I shouted and threw him against the wall and ran downstairs. Kory was standing there with Hayley in his arms, almost like a shield from me. "Go ahead Rossy, make a move, bet you can't do it without hurting your pretty little Hayley girl" he taunted. Mother f***er, I thought to myself. Hayley was telling me to kick him in the head... is she crazy?!... wait... yes... alright! I'll try anything once! I went to kick upward, which would have kicked her in the face, but she ducked and I hit Kory instead. Hayley ran over to me and I wrapped her in my arms. Kory got up and was about to attack me but held himself back when he saw how weak Hayley looked with her attached to myself and the tears streaming down her cheeks. His eyes softened and he walked over. "Now-... now I see what you see in her... the sweet, kind, and delicate thing that she is... you have something to live for again" he said, almost crying himself.
"Took you long enough Kory" I said staring him down. Steven then hobbled into the room with blood red eyes and I could feel he was about 2 seconds from ripping my head off my shoulders, but Kory put his arm in front of him before he could even come close. Kory looked back at him with the most intent gaze I'd ever seen him use. "Lay a hand on either of them, and you die" he said simply... and Steven was actually... intimidated. He backed up and his eyes softened. Hayley became more calm and Kory walked over. "Hayley, is it?" he asked actually talking to her for the first time. Hayley nodded quietly. "Look... I am so sorry for how I've acted to you, I hadn't realized how much you meant to each other" he said sincerely. Hayley met his gaze and then quickly unlatched herself from me and latched onto him. Kory wrapped her in a hug too and I laughed. "Wow, she's hugging someone other then me! That one's new!" I joked. Hayley looked back at me and smiled. Steven looked at me "So, what are you going to do when Kathy gets here?" he asked.
"The same thing I would do to any other person that would come after her" I responded "She either comes to her senses and backs up, or she lays a hand on Hayley and dies"