𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕟

Chapter Twenty Five

Pope moved out of the way just in time as the cross fell, everyone trying to register what the hell just happened.

Ruby was the first one over to the cross, carefully running her hand along it- she wasn't a very religious person but she'd had a lot of miracles lately, it only seemed fair to pay her respects.

So they each grabbed a section of the cross, struggling to hold and carry it- only they weren't expecting Pope to drop his section, JJ and Ruby jumping out of the way before it could land on their feet.

" Pope what the hell!" Ruby hissed, looking JJ over to make sure he hadn't gotten hurt- only the sound of Pope wheezing caught everyone's attention.

He definitely did not look good, his entire face was swollen and he could barely breathe- no doubt having an allergic reaction to the wasp stings.

But when he passed out everyone scrambled to jump into action, practically dragging him out to the truck and Ruby didn't hesitate to toss JJ the keys, both of them ushering everyone else in the truck before he was flooring it out of there.

" Ricky's are you serious? Ricky can't even put on a band-aid!" Ruby said with a groan, helping JJ get Pope out of the truck, " do we have any other choice?" JJ asked, " maybe an actual hospital?" She retorted, adjusting her grip on Pope while JJ knocked on the door.

It took a lot of convincing for Ricky to let them in but once he finally did they brought Pope in, tossing things off the table and laying him down.

Ruby was literally getting ready to pull her hair out, " what do you mean you don't have your kit!" She growled, searching around the house for it, her mind was spinning faster than she could think.

Eventually Ricky found his kit, Ruby sighing in relief and curling up against JJ's side, trying to calm down.

She covered JJ's eyes, this wasn't a good sight for anyone to see, so she tried to distract him while Ricky got to work.

" You killed him.." JJ growled, leading to an argument breaking out between him and Ricky- but Ruby moved over to Pope, grabbing his wrist and checking for a pulse, sighing in relief as it slowly became steady again.

After a few minutes Pope sat straight up, taking off his jacket before running outside- John B and Sage trying to wrangle him while Ruby was trying to process what the hell just happened, not having time before JJ swung her over his shoulder and ran outside.

But they soon realized they probably shouldn't of let Pope drive, regardless of whatever threats he made to them.

Ruby's fingers gripped JJ's jacket as Pope swerved in and out of traffic- oh god she knew she was going to get fired after this.

Everyone screamed as Pope swerved, the truck spinning and slamming right into a tree- only Ruby couldn't breathe, her breaths coming out short and fearful whimpers escaping her lips.

" godamnit Pope!" JJ growled, grabbing the sides of Ruby's face, " breathe baby.. I know.. he isn't here.." he whispered, kissing the top of her head.

But Ruby only shook in his arms, scared tears flowing down her cheeks as he held her tighter, neither of them registering John B following after Pope on the road.

But JJ's words were no longer true as Redfield and Rafe drove past, casting them all a sick grin, and they all knew that they had gotten one thing.

The cross..