The Moon Is Shining (MjFantasy)

Chapter 21 - Cold Man

Michael and Bill were there.

They were standing a few feet from me, their hands buried in their pockets, smiling.

I couldn't stop looking at Michael : his hair was disordered and some curls were floating around his face. His smile was simply irresistible and although I was standing on my knees with the barrel of a gun pressed against my forehead, I couldn't help contemplating him.

Right there and then, I was completely aware of how good looking the man actually was.

« But what the hell are they smiling at ? My head is on the verge of being blown off and they are staying there with that freaking big smile on their faces ?! »

I glanced quickly at Vin.
He was still in the same posture, his fingers tightly wrapped around his gun, but I wasn't his target anymore, he was pointing the barrel at them. However, something seemed odd about Vin : He seemed way more anxious than before. I could hear him swallowing nervously, he was sweating and the hands he was using to hold the gun were shaking.

I looked around and noticed that we were completely alone in that parking lot. And the fight wasn't really fair : It was Bill and Michael against Vin. If they get him, it was the end for Vin. That was why he was shaking : he was scared.

Utterly terrified.

The silence was deep and unbearable.
Since they arrived, nobody said a word.

I was still gazing at Michael.
At a moment he finally felt my stare on him and he looked down at me. As soon as our glances crossed, his smile faded a little and I saw a glimmer of sadness sparkling in his eyes. I looked away immediately. I didn't want to see him sad, and certainly not because of me.

"Vin, let her go. Now." said Bill in a cold tone, breaking the silence.

Vin laughed nervously :
" So Michael Jackson and his body guard came all this way to get that little bitch back, huh ? Wow she must be a really good fuck, then. Well I hope you took advantage of it, cause my ass ain't moving from  there without her. "

I bit my bottom lip nervously. He was talking about me as if I was an object and it was really bothering me.

« He doesn't talk about me as if I was an object. That bastard REALLY think I'm an object... Oh God if only I could get up and shoot one or two bullets in that dirty mouth... Just to teach him how to talk about a woman. »

" Vin, I'm not gonna repeat myself, let her go. "
This time it was Michael who spoke up. I looked at him and he was glaring angrily at Vin.

« I want to be in his arms right now. I want him to hold me tight and hear him saying that all that madness is over. »

" Go to hell ! " yelled Vin.

Then everything happened really quickly, even though I had the feeling that I was standing in front of a movie which was played in slow motion.

I heard the sound of somebody pulling a trigger.
The sound of the gunshot seemed far away but I knew that it was Vin who shot the bullet. And it was coming towards Michael.

My heart skipped a beat as I saw the bullet getting closer and closer to him.

But he saw it and had been able to dodge it just in time.
The bullet brushed past his left cheek and it even passed through one of his curls. I saw Bill pulling a silver gun out of his pocket and pointing the barrel at Vin.
I suddenly became aware of what could happen if I didn't react quickly.

That snapped me out of my drowsiness.

" STOP ! "

They all stopped their movements and gave me an incredulous look. I wonder if they even noticed that I was still there. But I couldn't stay still and look at them get into a fight.

If I did, I knew that it would end in a bloodbath and I couldn't let Michael and Bill get hurt.

I decided to surrender myself.

" Vin... Listen... I will go with you, but only under one condition, you have to promise me that you won't hurt them. I swear, I'll go with you and I'll do whatever you ask me to, but please don't hurt them." I begged in a pleading voice.
He gave me a suspicious look in response, trying to figure out if I was lying or not but this time i wasn't lying. I cared genuinely about Michael and Bill's health.

After a while, he finally understood that I was serious and a devious grin appeared on his face.

" Well, well, well... Look at what we've got there... The poor little puppy is risking her life to save the one of her lover. Isn't that cute, huh ? "

I resisted to the urge of raising an eyebrow at him. Lover ? Michael and I ? Could it be ? No... It's impossible. Isn't it ?

« Girl, what the hell...? Do you really think it's the good time for this ? »

" MOON ! You got to be kidding me ! For God's sake, no, you just can't be serious ! " yelled Michael.
He was giving me an astonished look. Bill put his gun down and was looking at me in the same way.

" Michael, I'm sorry... It's just that I... I can't take it anymore... "

" No, Moon. You can't say that when I am the one who risked MY life to save YOURS. Does the fact that I sacrificed my life for you makes you that emotionless ? Do you think I'm doing of all this just for fun ? " He shouted, taking a step towards me.

 I was too much for me.

" Damn Michael... I NEVER asked you to risk my life for me ! It was your own decision ! I didn't ask you to do anything actually. I never asked you to risk, sacrifice your life or to get out of your little routine, for me. It was my problem and today it's still MY problem." I shouted back.

I didn't want to argue with him but he was literally pushing me over the edge. I wanted him to let go. I just wanted him to let me go, to hear him say " Ok, you know what ? Do as you please, I don't care" and to see him turn around to walk away.
But I doubted the fact that he could possibly let go. I knew that he wasted a lot of his time for me and to be honest I was grateful.

I knew that he wouldn't let go, but he was hurt because of what I said.
I saw that sadness in his eyes, he seemed like on the verge of crying, and it just broke my heart.

Nothing of what I said was actually true.

Nothing.

I just said the perfect opposite of what I was really feeling.
I like the fact that he is protecting me, because he is one of the only person with whom I feel safe. He gave me freedom, he was keeping my fears away.

I hated myself. I hated myself because I lied and because my lies hurt him. But deep down, I knew it was the best thing I could do. I knew it.

I slowly got up.

" We can go now, Vin."

I lift my head and he had, on his face, one of the biggest smile I had ever seen. 

But his smile was really repulsive so I looked away. He took my arm, put it behind my back and pushed me roughly towards his car watching closely my every move.
I didn't even dare to turn around and glance at Michael and Bill for the last time.

I was ashamed because I surrendered. I really didn't want to.
But I couldn't afford to hurt somebody else or put the life of somebody else in danger.

It was me he wanted, then, it was me he would have.

I walked quietly, staring at the ground.

When, suddenly I heard it. 

Another shot.

I was stopped in my tracks and my heart skipped a beat. Panic began to overwhelm me. Could Vin broke his promise ? Did he hurt them ?

I slowly turned around, holding my breath and I saw it.

Vin was standing right in front of me, but his face was completely emotionless. I then noticed the black hole in the middle of his forehead. Blood worsening out of it and spreading all over his face. He stood still during a few seconds, then his legs dropped him and his lifeless body fell, crashing loudly on the ground.

My mouth fell open because of the shock.

I looked up and what I saw shocked me even more.

Michael was still holding Bill's gun between his hands.

Michael killed Vin.

Michael took away somebody's life.

I would never have thought that he could do this.

Never.

He gazed at Vin's body during a while before to put his eyes on me.
His cold stare met mine.
His face didn't show any emotion, and it painfully reminded me of Vin's lifeless glare.
It was as if I was in front of another person.

 Not my warm, adorable and joyful Michael, but another man.
 A man cold, harsh and impassive.

For the first time since I met him, I didn't feel safe anymore.

Fort the first time... Michael was scaring me.