The Assassins Kill

chapter 5- wounded.

*jades pov*

"okay lets go over the rules, just one more time." i look at him, shifting my seat belt so i can face towards Julian. he rolls his eyes, groaning.

"come on.. we've gone over it 500 times." he says and i scoff.

"don't be a drama queen, its for you're safety. okay?" i raise my eyebrows and he purses his lips together. i take a deep breath, i make sure he knows all my rules like; no walking away from me, no pda with fans besides high fives and side hugs, and let me do my job if something happens.

the car heels to a stop and we unbuckle, i get out of the car first and Julian behind me. i don't have much weapons besides a pistol but that's just for emergency's (obviously.) the crowd screams and cheers, girls throw their bras, scream, and boyfriends act like they hate Julian.

"hey everyone! thank you for coming out tonight!" a girl screams his name and rolls up her sleeve, hinting for him to sign her arm.

"i only have sharpie.." he looks at the girl and she pushes her arm towards him, i step closer to Julian and he looks at me- telling me it's fine. he signs her arm and she screams in joy, then he moves onto the next person. throughout the night he signs peoples arms, phones, necks, boobs, bras, shirts, albums, and other merch.

there's about 30 minutes left of the meet and greet, and there's still more people to autograph things for. we walk up on a small stage set up, for Julian to thank everyone.

"hey guys! thank you all so much for coming tonight! it means a lot, unfortunately... the nights almost over." everyone groans and he continues. "we still have about 30 minutes so ill try my best to get to everyone, love you all!" he gives his most charming smile and walks off stage.

i follow him towards another fan, he signs a album cover and moves onto the next. i suddenly get a anxious feeling in my stomach, and look around. i don't see anything, no threats. unless everyone here is a threat? i walk closer next to Julian and he scrunches his eyebrows, looking at me. i shake my head, and he looks away.

"Julian, we gotta go." i say, looking at the time on my watch. when i look up i see and girl running full speed towards Julian, and my heart stops. i stand in front of Julian, and when she runs up i grab her arm and flip her upside down and on the ground, the crowd screams. she tries to push me but i hold her down.

"Julian! get in the car, NOW." i yell at him, he runs towards the car- waving at fans bye. i look back down at the girl, she looks like she wants to kill me. she tries to wiggle out of my grip but i keep my hand pressed on her chest.

"what were you doing?!" i raise my voice, she looks at me- and spits on me. i wipe it, and she grabs my hand. before i can even process whats happening, she slices my hand with a pocket knife. i let go, sharply inhaling. she stands up and runs off, i press my hand into my shirt- applying pressure. i bite down on my lip and speed walk towards the car. i open the door and get in, Julian looks at me worried.

"what happened?" i look at my hand and he follows my gaze, gasping. he grabs my hand and calls to the driver.

"go to the hospital jack." jack gives a thumbs up and i shake my head.

"no don't, take Julian straight home. I'm okay, I've been through worse. i know how to fix this, but this is the first real attack on Julian.. we need to make some changes." i look at Julian and he nods, still completely worried- and also still holding my hand.

"dammit jade, you're getting blood all over my car!" he jokes and i smile.

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we walk into his penthouse, hes holding my arm for support. i sit down at the kitchen counter and he runs to get a first aid kit. he tosses it on the counter and sits next to me, i grab the box and start scrambling through it trying to find gauze.

"oh, do you have alcohol?" he tilts his head to the side, standing up.

"yes? but i think your open wound is more important right now jade." i chuckle, shaking my head.

"rubbing alcohol." he makes an 'ahh' noise and runs to the bathroom. he comes back and hands me a bottle, i stand up and walk towards the sink. unscrewing the lid with my teeth and spitting the cap on the counter, i pour the liquid on my cut. inhaling sharply and biting my tongue, Julian walks behind me and holds my shoulder trying to comfort me. i rinse the wound in warm water and soap afterwards and sit back down by the first aid kit. he follows and sits next to me again, i pull out some gauze and start wrapping my hand. i scoff, feeling hot because the gauze wont lay right. i look up at Julian and make eye contact, then look down at my hand.

"Can you- can you wrap this?" i ask him, holding my hand closer towards him. he widens his eyes and gently takes my hand, he starts wrapping and i watch him.

i always had my ex wrap my hand, it's terribly hard to do it solo.

"am i doing this right?" he looks at me as he continues wrapping, i nod and a small smile plays at my lips.

"okay there, good?" i nod and smile, looking at him and he smiles back.

"perfect, thank you." i stand up and walk towards the door, i hear him follow behind me.

"i want to thank you, that could've been me." he gestures towards my bandaged hand.

"or something worse." i say, pursing my lips together. i hear a squeak and see Pablo stretch on the couch, accidentally turning on the tv. we both look over to the news playing, Julians face all over the screen.

"Julian Barley's meet and greet in long island today results in violence as his new bodyguard gets stabbed in attempt to protect Julian." a news anchor says, Julian sigh and rubs his face with his hands.

"shit." he whispers.

"what?" i question, hes on the news all the time.

"just- you need to go, now." he pushes me out the door. "thank you again Jade." he says before he slams the door in my face.

i stand there, silent. trying to figure out why he just snapped at me, i thought we somewhat tolerated each other? i exhale and walk downstairs, calling a taxi.