traitor | Ziggy x Nick

11: black out days

Tell me all the ways to stay away, away, away
And stay away, away, away
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Phantogram

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"What the fuck are you doing in my house?"

"I'm here with Nick," I spit to him before rushing down the stairs. "Nick! We have to-"

"I asked, what the fuck are you doing in my house witch?"

"Look I don't have time to explain-"

He seizes my arm and spins me around, putting me face to face and my eyes glance out the window. Shit it was getting dark.

"You and your fucking town are literal shit. You locked Sheila in the outhouse and was about to get her killed!"

"Well Sunnyvalers never get targeted do they dumbass?"

"But I'm sure you fuckers would've been willing to have her dead anyway bitch."

"Well she didn't. Now move jackass!"

"Let her go Will," Nick tells his brother, appearing at the foot of the stairs, the latter glaring in response.

"We have to go Nick. Now," I tell him frantically and he furrows his brows. "Trust me."

He nods in alarm and goes to climb the stairs, but Will catches his arm and pulls his brother to his face. "Why the fuck did you bring her here."

I groan, now really wasn't the time. So having been freed by Will as he attacked his prey with questions, I climb the stairs three at a time, running to Nick's room and grabbing my bag and the notebook before rushing back down. By the time I return, Nick was already out of his grasp and stole some food and a knife, hiding the latter behind his back.

"Why do you have a knife?" his mom suddenly asks him, appearing from the kitchen and Nick freezes.

Struck for words, I quickly conjure up a horrible excuse that Mrs Goode would never believe. "A last-minute surprise party for a friend. Since it was so last minute we're already running behind and we need something to cut the cake. We didn't want word to get out before his big day I'm so sorry Mrs Goode but thank you for having me!" I exclaim in a hurry, trying to avoid any other questions she has.

As Nick clasps my arm and starts dragging me to the door, his mother suddenly calls my name.

"Ziggy? I um, I heard about your...situation. I wanted you to know that I'm sorry for your loss and I hope you have a good night tonight. You kids deserve it," she gives me a soft smile and I return a small one back.

"Thanks."

"I'll see you later mom!" Nick shouts as he starts pulling my arm again and and we rush out the door to his car. Piling into the car and placing stuff away, I turn to see the silhouette of Will against the bright lights escaping from the open front door.

"You guys don't even have any mutual friends!" Will shouts.

And in that moment I lean out the passenger seat window and flip him off, just as Nick begins driving.

"I hope your mother didn't see that," I huff as I fall back into the car and Nick starts driving.

"where are we going?" he then asks.

Shit. I hadn't thought of that yet.

"I'm not sure but I was not putting your family in the line of fire. At least not your mom," I add as I tear open a bag of crisps. "I was looking through your notes," I grab the notebook. "Around two days ago after dark was when you first noticed Tommy. After that I had a possible stalker, Tommy attacked you and we found Ruby at Nightwing."