My Guardian

Chapter 12 - You Owe Me

I love cliff hangers after chapters so sorry about the last one, but you'll see how it turns out. Thanks for reading and stuff!

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Jack's POV

I was trying as hard as I could to fight the black cloud of sand. When suddenly, I heard screaming. I looked down and saw Belle and Ciara falling. No! Belle manoeuvred herself over to Ciara to hold her close. Of course, I flew as fast as I could to them. They held each other tightly and I could see faintly tears flying off the backs of their heads. I couldn't let them die. Fighting back tears of what ifs, I reached out my staff, struggling to get close enough to them. It can't end like this. I can't just let them die. Eventually, I hooked my staff tip onto a body, hoping it was both, I yanked at it and Belle slipped into my arms. But only Belle.

"No!!" she screamed into my shoulder as her sister continued to fall. I was too late. I couldn't go after her now. Holding Belle while trying to get Ciara would be too difficult. But I had to try.

"Hold on tight! And don't let go!" I said to Belle. She tightened her grip on my jumper so I could controllably plummet towards Ciara. We were getting too close to the ground. Belle dug her head into my shoulder. I had to do this. For her. We were at the same height as buildings now. I couldn't risk Belle dying with me.

Belle's POV

Jack had saved me, but Ciara was still falling.

"Hold on tight. And don't let go!" he said to me. I clenched a full handful of jumper before we continued to fall. Please Jack! Please! I mentally begged him. Jack, Ciara and I were now going to slam into the ground. I had to close my eyes, unable to withstand the air drying them out, digging my head into Jack's shoulder.

Then he threw me out of his grip.

I opened my eyes to see the top of a building. Landing on it, I rolled, lost my jacket and scratched various parts of my arms. But I didn't care. If he threw me when we were this close to the ground... No! I scrambled up and ran over to look over the edge of the building. I was forty storeys off the ground, but looking down, I only saw Jack, laying lifeless on the floor. Across, on a lower building lay Ciara, awake and alive in Bunny's arms. Jack had thrown her to Bunny on a different roof top to save her.

"JACK!" I yelled. I bolted to the emergency exit and down all those stairs.

"No, no, no, no, no!" kept running around in my head as I skipped numerous steps. My heart was in my throat, my arms stung and my mind boggled over. But I didn't care. Right now, I only cared about Jack. Bursting through the door on the bottom floor, I paused for a moment, trying to remember where Jack was. Then I saw him laying on the floor in the distance.

"Jack!" I screamed, tears running down my cheeks. Just as the other Guardians appeared from the door to the other building they had been on top of. I skid a little as I came to Jack's side. I lifted his head up carefully, placing it on my lap.

"Jack! Please!" I said, stroking some loose hair from his face. Unconscious after falling from that height. Not a good sign. Tears streamed down my cheeks, falling off my chin and onto his face.

"Don't leave me Jack!" I begged him. The Guardians walked over and just stood there, knowing there was nothing they could do. Tooth gasped upon seeing Jack in such a state and turned to North who embraced her. I held his head close to my chest. I couldn't control my crying anymore. I just couldn't stop.