Way down we go

Chapter 5

A/N: helllooooo! New chapter let's goooooo

A/N: swearing, violence & gore

Theo gasped as he awoke, his head hitting the chamber making a bang. He quickly placed a hand over his mouth to quiet his frustration from the pain. "Fuck-" he whispered rubbing his head. Liam's head was on his stomach.

The beta looked so peaceful, so cute? Theo shook his head, no that's not right. Shoving Liam down he realised his head was now on his crotch. That definitely made his emotions worse. Grabbing Liam by the shirt he pulled him back up towards him.

Liam's head was now resting on his chest, Theo could hear his heart beating. It almost brought Theo a sense of calmness and peace he didn't know he needed. He felt Liam shifting on top of him and he knew he was going to wake up.

"Liam, don't move..." Theo whispered, Liam lifted his head up to see Theo's face a little too close for comfort for Liam's liking.

"I can feel your breath on my face, it's disgusting-" Liam complained shimming down Theo's body.

"Stop complaining we have a real fucking problem," Theo hissed, his voice still a whisper.

"Yeah your sister has a murderous rage and won't stop killing us-" Liam retorted. His chin was resting on Theo's stomach as his blue eyes were looking up at Theo's green ones.

"I don't know what to do okay? I fucked up. I get it" Theo snapped.

"Shocker, Theo Raeken admits he fucked up. Congratulations," Liam said rolling his eyes "I'm only in this mess because of you-"

"I know, fuck, Liam I know..." Theo snapped back. Laying back against the coolness of the chamber it clicked in Theo's head, what if Liam was right? What if Tara was waiting for me to offer her my heart? Well, her heart? "Liam..." Theo said, waiting for the beta's head to peak back up.

"What?" Liam asked.

"I think you might be right.." Theo said looking around the chamber.

"Well what's the plan because if we stay in this thing any longer I'm going to lose it," Liam said feeling hot and anxious as the walls began to feel like they were closing in.

"I'll give her my heart, her heart. I'll give it back to her," Theo said.

Liam frowned "why? That seems pretty selfless of you.." Liam said hesitantly, not fully trusting the chimeras intentions.

Theo rolled his eyes "believe it or not but I'm not exactly overjoyed watching her rip your heart out over and over again because of me," Theo said avoiding Liam's gaze.

"So you're going to give her your heart because you don't want to see me get hurt?" Liam asked squinting his eyes, that couldn't be true. This was Theo Raeken. The same power hungry chimera that not only convinced me to kill Scott, but then did kill Scott.

"Yes," Theo said before he reached for the chamber door.

"Wait1" Liam said grabbing Theo's hand. Theo's head whipped around to see Liam's face, well see may of been a bit of an exaggeration considering how dark it was. "What if it goes wrong?" Liam asked.

"Then you run," Theo said, Liam shook his head.

"I'm not running, what if you do this and it actually kills you? Like dead dead. Gone. Poof," Liam exclaims, the worry and anxiety of his tone filled the chamber.

Liam himself also reeked of it, "Liam, I'm sure you can handle this on your own," Theo said.

"No, you got me into this mess you're not leaving me," Liam snapped pulling Theo's arm. Theo frowned trying to snatch his arm back, the pair tussled until Liam had managed to flip them until he was on top. "You're not doing it-" Liam hissed, his golden eyes on display.

Theo couldn't help the small smile that rose onto his face, he was praying Liam didn't notice it. Truth be told he was impressed by the beta, his strength, his abilities and how he always seemed to be optimistic even in the worst situations. "You can't stop me Liam," Theo said.

"I can, I think you forget who's stronger," Liam spat back.

"Is that a challenge?" Theo asked amused. Theo watched as Liam's gold eyes almost sparkled.

"Maybe," Liam taunted. That was when their chamber was thrown open and Tara was above them. "No-" Liam said jumping off of Theo and bouncing into the corner of the mourge.

Theo hesitantly stood up, "Tara wait-" he said. Tara for once listened, she stood still looking between the pair. "You want your heart back right?" Theo asked.

Theo's eyes glistened with tears, sure he didn't want to really die but he also couldn't handle being stuck here any longer. Being killed on repeat by the girl who was once your sister was doing some serious damage to Theo's brain. Being stuck with Liam didn't make it any easier.

Had he had known this would be his punishment he never would have dragged Liam down here with him, he didn't deserve this. Fuck. Theo was trying to make it right, he knew what he did to Scott's pack was fucked up and he shouldn't have done it.

But they would never forgive him, so maybe, just maybe. If he makes things right with Liam that could be the first step in his redemption. Theo wasn't a saint but he wasn't evil, he knew he could be capable of good, he was just never shown how.

Tara took a step forward which made Theo instinctively take a step in front of Liam. Protect him. "Tara please-" Theo said shaking his head, only when he flashed his claws did Tara pause.

"I don't think this is a good idea-" Liam protested.

"We have to try?" Theo said, before he could convince himself otherwise he plunged his claws deep into his chest, this definitely hurt a lot more. Breaking his ribs he found his heart. His body felt on fire due to the pain, it was a sensation he would never get used to.

Tara watched as Theo dropped to his knees, Liam crouched behind him. "Hand it over," Tara said holding out her hand for him. Theo's fearful eyes met hers and he made the final pull. His heart palpitating in his hand as he lifted it to her.

She grabbed her heart back, watching as his body fell to the ground. "Now what?" Liam asked, "you got what you wanted didn't you? What happens now?" Liam's worried blue eyes met hers.

"I'm sorry you were put through this as well," Tara said. Her hand diving deep into his chest as his hurt blue eyes met her cold and darkened ones. She made it quick and before he knew it his heart was in his hand. He fell besides Theo, she watched as his breathing stopped and the pair were both lifeless...

A/N: oooo things are finally going good?

Published: 21st June 2023
Word count: 1151