The Death of Peace of Mind

Seventeen

Authors notes: Trigger warning for violence.

-Olivia-

My whole body ached. I knew this cat and mouse game I had created wouldn't last much longer but I still needed to do something to stall him. I managed to get to my bedroom, closing the door I started to barricade myself in. A knock at my window startled me.

"Liv?" I opened my window to find it was Nicholas who had called my name. "Noah is on his way I promise. I'm sorry we didn't take into account he would be waiting for you."

"I don't want to do this anymore." I gulped realising that George was outside the door. I had nowhere to run. Nowhere to go. "He's invited back into my home Nicholas. You, Jolly, Nick and Marie are invited too." I whimpered, "Please get me out of here."

"Keep the window open Liv." He sighed painfully, "We can't pull you out just yet but we're all here okay? He needs to think you're cornered."

"I am cornered." I countered hearing parts of my barricade being scrapped across my bedroom door. I turned to my door to see my bedside table, the first thing I put against the door, moving along the floor. I gulped looking back at the window to see Nicholas had vanished.

"Stop running from your fate Olivia!" George had managed to get past my poor attempt of a barricade and was now entering my bedroom. "Face it. No one is coming to save you." He was taunting me again, "I'm bored of this game now." He grabbed my arm, twisting it until we heard it snap. I screamed dropping to the floor. He broke my fucking arm! He laughed as his hands found their way to my neck.

Where the fuck was Noah? Why hadn't the others stepped in?

He started to constrict my airways. Slapping his hands with my unbroken arm, digging my nails into the flesh of his arms. I was fighting back but I was quickly losing the remaining strength I had. All the while George continued to laugh. My hands started to feel limp as black spots started to cloud my vision. I was losing.

He pulled me to his chest, turning me to face my window as one by one the guys entered. "I knew you all couldn't stay away." He smirked keeping the same grip on my throat.

My eyes met Noah's, "Let her go." Nick hissed. My weak gaze was still on Noah.

"Now why would I do that?" He smirked, tightening his grip slightly, "I should have known that the break up was fake and that you all wouldn't have been far." Everytime he spoke, his grip would get tighter. I couldn't breathe.

"We'll say it again." Noah stepped forward. "Let. Her. Go."

George laughed. "No." I didn't have enough strength to scream as he bit into my jugular. Noah ran at him at full force.

With Noah forcing George out of the room, there was nothing to support my body as I fell to the floor.

-Folio-

Noah ran at George with so much force it knocked them both out of the room. Unfortunately, George's teeth were ripped from Liv's neck, causing more damage to her jugular than the bite would have done.

I managed to catch her just before her body hit the ground. Nicholas ran after Noah, leaving me with Marie and Jolly.

"Nick put pressure on the wound!" Jolly was quick to react.

"Is she breathing?" Of course he had to go for her jugular. She'd have minutes before she would bleed out. I just hoped that Noah and Nicholas could kill the bastard before she did. If she died in my arms, I'd never forgive Jolly for holding me back. "Joakim! Is. She. Breathing?!"

"Barely." He sighed, "They need to hurry up. She's running out of time." He looked at me. "I should have let you go Nick."

"You fucking think?!" I looked at Liv's body. Cut everywhere from where she fell into her glass table. Her screams when he broke her arm will be a sound that will stick with me forever. I looked at her face seeing her eyes fluttering open. "Hey Liv Bear." I tried to smile. "I told you we'd rescue you."

"N-Nick?" She asked weakly. "N-Noah?"

"He's here Liv. He's dealing with the problem and then he's going to be right here isn't that right Jolly?" Her pulse was getting weaker.

Jolly nodded, "But we're going to need you to stay awake Liv. You've gotta keep talking to us." The noises downstairs had stopped. Had Noah and Nicholas finally got our revenge?

"I'm so tired." She said weakly closing her eyes.

"No Liv keep them open." She didn't respond, "Liv!" Jolly started to shake her.

"Fuck this!" I opened her mouth slightly as I brought my wrist to my mouth. "I'm not doing this again!"

"Nick! Wait!" Jolly yelled as I bit my wrist shoving it to Liv's lifeless mouth.

I was done waiting. I was saving both of my friends no matter what.