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Chapter 21: "Believe Me"

(Tagged Picture: Jenny)

Hazel's POV

I smashed a wooden chair into a wall, slinking away, gripping my hair. It's your fault. A voice in my head growled. You killed him. "I didn't." I chuckled slightly. "I saved him." At what cost? It snapped.

"He would have suffered." Sadness dripped from my voice. Ah, but you could have saved him. "I can't save him if I don't know what the hell is going on!" I roared, covering my ears. You may be able to tell me that. But can you tell them? It purred.

I wiped the tears from my face. "W-Who.." Your group. I could hear its wicked smile.

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Jenny's POV

I wish there was a different way to express the feeling I had when he put the mask back on. I wanted him to take it off again so I could wipe off the clown makeup and just poke all over his features. I'm really weird.

I dragged my hand across the wall, skipping. "Maskyyyy!" I yelled to him. I felt a hand on my shoulder and reflexively twisted away.

"I'm right here, you don't have to scream." He shook his head. "Unless other activity is happening, but obviously not." I elbowed him in the gut angrily as he chuckled.

"You should really consider keeping your mask off more," I suggested, nudging him. He rolled his eyes up, shaking his head. "I thought we discussed this."

"But Maskyyyy!" I yelled, whining. He cupped his ears, wincing. He clapped his hand over my mouth as I struggled, trying to fight him off. He laughed until I suddenly nibbled on his hand. Then he shrieked, not in pain, but because he was ticklish.

I gasped as a playful fire burned it my eyes. I whipped around and poked him on both of his sides rapidly, causing him to scream louder. This was then my turn to laugh. "You're such a girl!" I kept poking him.

"No, you're the girl, you cheap shot!" He squealed. I laughed and tickled him some more until abruptly, I heard a gun click. My head darted down at Masky, who was frozen, then up at a man with a gun to his head. I frowned, resisting the urge to smack it away.

"Reach for the sky.." He growled lowly. My ears perked. Then Masky wrenched wildly, yelling in a cowboy voice, "There's a snake it ma' boot!" Whipping his leg up and kicking the man in the jaw. I heard the gunshot and stiffened. Masky grabbed my hand and hoisted me over his shoulder, running like hell was after him.

He ran into a building and down the stairs, leading to a tunnel. I looked up, seeing the man stop at the very top.

Masky ran around the corner, stopping to catch his breath. "Wimp!" I giggled, climbing off and skipping into the black abyss.

"Jenny!" He panted, holding up his arm. "Don't go without me." He breathed. I rolled my eyes and turned, sitting down cross-legged.

Once he caught his breath, he grabbed my forearm, pulling me up. "Alrighty." He finally said, taking the lead into the dark tunnel.

"Why can't I ever be a lead?" I whined like a child. He sighed, ignoring me. I heard a sudden road of water as my ears perked. "Water!" I shouted running past him.

"Jenny! Fucking idiot, get back here!" He barked. I ignored him as he ignored me and sprinted faster. "I swear to God-" I stopped abruptly, letting him slam into my back.

The impact made me stumble forward a bit, but it was all worth it to get his reaction. Oh, he was pissed. "Jenny!" He roared. I stumbled more, laughing my ass off. "It's not funny!" I snorted, shaking my head.

"You're right. It's not funny." I made a straight face. "It's hilarious!" I burst, howling.

He smirked, grabbing my nose and giving it a shake. I swatted his arm, releasing a small scream. He laughed, letting go. "Oh, Jenny." He smiled widely, prodding my arm. I smacked his hand. "Feisty." He grinned. "That's how I like 'em." Unguarded, he suddenly planted a kiss on my lips.

At first, I attempted to push him away, squirming as he locked me in an embrace in his arms. Then I blinked a few times, finally relaxing. After a few seconds, I was surprised to find that he was the one that broke the kiss. He smiled, releasing. "You're such a dork." He chuckled.

"Tell me something I don't know," I smirked, pushing off him. He pondered for a moment and opened his mouth to speak, then shut it, deciding against it. "Problem?" I asked sweetly. He laughed, shaking his head.

As if suddenly, footsteps were coming behind us. I turned and scowled. I had no idea who or what they where, but they had uniforms. And I hated uniforms. They always scared me. Like how the people at the hospital always wear those scrubs.

Hell, all of them are scrubs.

I shifted slightly, not knowing what to do. They shined a flashlight at us and my lids instantly lowered. "How old are you kids?" The voice behind the flashlight bellowed. I squirmed.

"Thirteen-" I started before earning a light kick in my ankle from Masky. "Ow, damn it!" I growled. I then earned a lighter kick. Then he sighed, surrendering.

"Fourteen." He finally spoke. Then the people started walking forward, and Masky grabbed my wrist and ran further into the tunnel. I gasped, almost falling.

"Wh-" I stuttered. "Why are they after us?" I sounded desperate. More desperate then I intended.

"Because you don't have an adult figure, right?" He looked to me, hoisting me over his shoulder. I nodded, resting my chin on his shoulder blade, glancing up at them, screaming and chasing us. I rolled my shoulders slightly.

"But it doesn't matter." I managed to say over their voices. "Because you're the only family I need."

"That's..." He started to speak. I felt him relax.

Then a strong pair of arms, forcefully grabbing me from Masky shoulder. I instantly recoiled, screaming and kicking. Masky stopped running, panicked. He turned to me as I fought against the gigantic figure with the flashlight.

"Hold up, she's wounded!" I heard another voice.

"Don't you fucking touch me!" I bellowed in rage. "MASKY!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

The only thing I felt then was a sharp pain in my side, before blacking out completely.