Under My Skin

~ Chapter Three ~

"You're lucky."

It must have been around 1 am. Everyone had fallen asleep except for Kieran and I. He was exhausted. I debated on taking over driving or letting him suffer for payback. I'm too nice. "Hey, let me drive." I broke the silence. I guess he thought I was asleep. "No it's fine, I've got it." He declined.

"You've been driving all day, you deserve a break." If I was being completely honest he did seem a bit tired. "I said it's fine." He argued. "Pull over the damn car and let me drive." He needed to learn to stop.

The van stopped as he went off to the side of the road. I unbuckled my seatbelt, him following my lead. Cars were flying past us on the highway. I made my way around the other side of the van. We passed eachother not saying a word getting into our new seats. I buckled in closing my door.

Kie got situated quickly and began staring out the window. We drove off and half an hour later Kieran was still awake. "What's on your mind?" I was curious. "Nothing, you wouldn't get it." He brushed me off like I wasn't even there.

"I bet I would." He turned to me his dark eyes searching mine. "I'm uh just missing my mum." He admitted. I was kinda offended he said I wouldn't get it. "You forget that you aren't the only one who doesn't have a mother anymore." I reminded.

"Yeah but it's different I never met mine you grew up with yours at least. You're lucky." My mouth was pressed in a firm line debating on what to say. "Having to grow up with my mother only made losing her so much worse you know." I looked at the road.

"You didn't even cry when she died." He spat in a snappy tone. "I didn't cry in front of you. You didn't visit me the week after she passed. I couldn't even get out of bed." I told him biting down on my lip to keep from yelling at him.

"I was fucking devastated, all the moment we had and mother - daughter days stopped as soon as it got bad, and not even a year later she was gone." I took deep breaths to contain my emotions while speaking. He stayed silent.

"Look I'm sorry." He apologized lightly. "Don't sweat it." My voice was cold towards him.

About an hour later of driving we finally made it to LA. Kieran fell asleep a couple minutes before. He looked peaceful. We were almost to the hotel until we ran out of gas in the middle of the road. "Fuck." I groaned quietly.

My door quietly opened as I stepped out. I looked around for help seeing a truck across the road with gas cans in the back. I peeked down the road before running across quickly and peering through the tinted windows.

The drivers seat door opened up revealing a tall male in dirty jeans and a T shirt. "Everything alright?" He questioned me. "No actually my van over there ran out of gas and was wondering if you could lend us some." I hoped pointing to the still van.

"And what would we get in exchange?" A second male came up behind me. I jumped slightly surprised by the voice popping up. "Well I could pay you for it, how much?" I smiled softly trying to be as polite as possible although I was extremely uncomfortable.

"Or you could show us what's under these skimpy shorts." The second male suggested his fingers feeling the bottom of my shorts. I backed up trying to get away only for my back to be met with their truck.

"I'll just call someone for help." I went to walk past them. Both of the males grabbed onto me pushing me back into the van. They towered over me. "Please just let me go, I'm 17." I croaked.

"Even better." The first male muttered feeling up my waist to my breasts. "Get off!" I yelled. The second male covering my mouth with his hand. I thrashed around hitting and kicking at them.

It was pathetic in their eyes. I couldn't use magic and my dagger was in the van. I bit the second males hand harshly my teeth digging into the hands flesh. He groaned pulling his hand away which was now bleeding.

"You fucking bitch." He screamed kneeing me in the stomach. I tumbled over my knees hitting the hard concrete. The first male kicked my gut again making me fall to my back. "Let's get her in the truck." The first male told the second.

"No!" I cried out kicking the first male in the face when he went to grab me. The second threw me over his shoulder his fingers roughly bruising the skin on my thighs.

The second male fell forward. I braced myself to hit the ground again until I felt a pair of hands on my waist pulling me into them. I cried out again trying to get out of their grip.

"Em stop! It's Scor! I've got you!" He reassured me. I opened my eyes seeing Scor in front of me. I heard multiple grunts from behind me. I looked over my shoulder to see Kieran beating the men to a pulp. They shoved Kieran away taking off down the street.

Scorpius took after them trying to catch up. Kieran going to follow until I gripped onto his sweater he was wearing and shoving my face into his chest. "Please! Please don't leave me! Don't go!" My voice broke out as I found comfort in my enemy's presence. He hugged my closely wrapping his arms around me.

"Ember! Oh my god! You're okay." Athalia snaked her arms around me. Bella and Lilah following her and pulling me into them. "Are you okay?" Bella asked wiping a fallen tear off my cheek. "I'm okay." I lied.

Scorpius came back his fist bloodied and bruised just like Kieran's. "I should've killed those fuckers!" Kieran's voice was strained. I pulled away from everyone wrapping my own arms around my chest.

"Someone grab the gas." I called out kneeling to the ground breathing heavily. "Got it." Lilah told us taking a can from the back of the truck. Kieran came up beside me his hand on my shoulder supportively.

"Where's my dagger?" I finally looked at him. His face scrunched up. "In the van..." I looked over my shoulder at it. I saw the two men waiting in an alley not far. I got up from the ground my knees bleeding from the scrapes throwing open the vans door and taking out my dagger.

I stormed down the sidewalk closer to the alley. Bella followed after me while the rest of the group trailed far behind. As soon as I turned the corner I went mad stabbing at anything and everything. I heard the screams of the men as my dagger sliced into their skin. I didn't kill them even if they deserved it.

"If I ever see you again I'll fucking kill you." I spat on them kicking dirt in their faces and taking Bella's hand while we walked back. I wiped my eyes clean from tears getting into the van. Everyone got back in, wide awake from the incident.

"12 more minutes till we get to the hotel." I told them driving off towards our destination.