Waking The Demons (A Bullet For My Valentine Fic)

Chapter Twelve

*Emma POV*

'I'm out too. Sorry Guys.' I sent Steph a look of sorry before following Yvette out of the door. It was her choice if she decided to stay or not but she already knew my view on the situation. Yvette was shaking her head obviously getting aggravated over the situation. She sighed before walking back in just far enough to call to the group.

'I can't believe you're all stupid enough to go along with it!' She turned back to me before we walked further away from the house. Crunching came from behind us so we turned around, Matt and Moose came jogging down the driveway. 'I'm so glad you guys saw sense. I'm so mad at the others right now, especially Karl for instigating it all.' Matt sent me a small smiled before walking next to my side.

'I could do with a smoke.' He said honestly.

'That sounds like a good plan.'

'Shall we go sit in my car?' Moose asked as he shivered. Yvette nodded.

'We are just going to go to mine first, need a smoke break for the nerves.' They both nodded as they went to sit in his car. Mine was parked a few cars down from his. I jumped in the driver's side and rolled down the window, before starting the car and sticking the heaters on and the heated seats. Matt climbed into the passenger's side and also rolled down the window. I reached over and pulled out a spare pack of smokes from the glove compartment and lit two. 'So, enjoying the night?' I questioned with raised brows. He just looked at me and laughed.

'We've only been here a few hours and have already been scared out of the place.'

'You're meant to be the manly one here that isn't supposed to get scared.' I teased 'What are we both going to do when we are alone in that place?'

'Hey, I never said I was scared, I just don't fancy being attacked by a demon tonight. We will be fine, if not we can just hide in a corner and cry, something like that.' He made me laugh.

'You are filling me with so much confidence right now. I was hoping you'd be looking after me.'

'You know I will.' He smiled an amazing smile before taking an inhale from his cigarette. My stomach began flutter a little. Go away nerves. I turned the stereo onto low, just to kill the eerie silence that was outside. Slipknots Before I forget began to play. I couldn't help but nod my head along.

'You like Slipknot?'

'Yeah of course. Hence why they are on my ipod.'

'We're on before them at Download this year.' Matt said.

'We were looking at getting tickets last week, but it's sold out, as we were hoping to go for the weekend as we would have loved to see Maiden and Rammstein along with Slipknot. And you guys of course'

'You want to go to download?'

'We both wanted to go. I've been a couple of times before, and it would be Steph's first time. She would love to see Slipknot at a festival.'

'Well its sorted, you're both going to Download.' He grinned at me.

'Huh, what, how?' I looked at him Puzzled.

'If you aren't fed up with us by the end of this weekend, you are coming with us. Stage side. No questions asked about it, all you have to say is yes.'

'I ugh, don't know what to say. Yes we'd love to' I grinned. Without thinking I leaned over and gave Matt the biggest hug ever, I was made up that we would be going to Download and it honestly meant so much that I'd be able to surprise Steph. I think I shocked him as it took him a moment to hug me back, which was kind of awkward in a car. Pulling away I placed a kiss on his cheek. 'Honestly thank you so much.'

'If that's the response to Download then I'm inviting you both out more often.' He chuckled.

'One thing, can we keep it hush from Steph. I'd love to surprise her.' He nodded.

'Sure thing. Just tell her you managed to get tickets off the web or something. I'll talk to the others and tell them to keep hush too.'

We continued to talk about this and that for a further five minutes before I saw Steph running down the drive. I turned off the engine and got out to see what had got her in a rush.

'You alright hun?' I asked walking up to her. Yvette, Moose and Matt had also gotten out of cars and were stood next to Steph. Jay and Padge were now walking towards us.

'I'm so done.'

'What happened?' Yvette asked concerned.

'You need to go and see Karl. I just need to be out that house for a bit.' Yvette quickly rushed off to the house.

'Man, that was some scary shit. Karl was stood there and the next thing he just started getting scratched up. We saw it happen. Like some kind of claws just scratched his skin making it bleed.' Jay explained. He walked over and held Steph. She seemed to relax ok.

'Are the rest of you alright?' Moose asked.

'We are fine, we took the protection crystals that Fred offered us before he started, Karl chose not too and then that happened to him.' Padge explained.

'Is that it for the night then?' I asked Steph.

'No, no. I want to carry on. Fred said that nothing could harm us.  I just needed a breather as it was slightly intense.' She hid her face onto Jay's chest. I leant my head onto Matts shoulder, he placed an arm around my back in comfort.

'I'm telling you, on the way back to the Inn we are stopping at a petrol station and getting a bottle or two of Jack' I suggested and everyone agreed that it sounded like a good plan.

We stood outside for a good ten minutes before the cold drove us back inside. We were all handed bracelets, which we gladly accepted and put on. After Karl persuading Yvette that he was ok to carry on we sat in the HQ deciding on what we would do next.  

'Are you girls willing to do your visuals tonight?' I looked to Steph.

'Yes we are, but we are each going with someone. Jay is going to come with me, and Matt is going with Emma.'

'That's ok. If you girls feel safer doing that, then go for it. There are two smaller handheld cams in the bag at the back, they are fully charged and ready for use. One pair needs to take the attic and the other the room next to the military room we were in earlier. The rest of us will do another Ouija down in the kitchens so that we are out of the way and no one will be able to interfere with each other's investigation.'

'Bagsie the Military room.' Steph yelled before we could even discuss anything.

'Curse you Niemo!' I playfully growled, as I shoved her arm. 'The scary dark attic it is then.' I fake gulped making everyone laugh.