Don't push me off the edge.

Twenty two

**** Emma's P.O.V****

Derek saw the tears on my face. But that was fixed with a smile also on my face. He grabbed my hand and helped me stand, I had to use the floor to help me up as well.

" You can lean on me if you need to. We just have to get out before they find out you got out."

I put my right arm around his shoulders. Him wrapping my right hand into his, we speed walked down the hall, it was so long. He suddenly said. 

" Does it really matter? God." He blushed, for what reason? I didn't say anything to him.

" What?" I asked looking at him really confused. We were half way down the hall, paintings and chairs were pushed off to the side. 

" Oh, Um nothing," His breathing was heavy. I suddenly heard footsteps, more then one.

" No . . . People are coming if we keep going forward. Derek, hide. They only want me. And I'm not going to let you get hurt because of this stupid mess." I encouraged. 

" Nope, You're hiding with me." He made us move faster, but the other way. 

" Derek if they find us then were both fucked. If you would just please hide so both of us don't have to get hurt I will-"

He lifted me off my feet, princess carrying me, my stomach hurt a little bit but not much. I didn't think people could actually do that but I guess I was wrong. " What are y-"

" Shh." He took us behind the cafeteria desk, there was a storage room he took us in and it was filled with boxes. He put me down frantically moving boxes around, he made a corner for us to hide in, he had to move boxes and stack them on top of each other. We had three large  boxes stacked, a solid wall behind us and a cardboard on in front. 

He held me close. " You're an idiot!" I whisper shouted at him, 

" I ain't letting you die. Give me a second okay?" I wanted to face palm but there wasn't enough room. His eyes closed, breathing in and out slowly. I thought he was praying at first but he was concentrating on something. Sweat was all over his face. I really wanted to ask him what the hell he was doing, but I had to shut up.

He whispered. " Dragon's wish? How can I trust you?"

" Derek?" I asked, His eyes met mine quickly. "Huh?"

" Who in the hell are you talking to?" I whispered.

" I- Hold on we'll talk later. I'll be talking to myself for a bit so you've been warned." He said.

Was he a Dragon Tamer? Had he already met a Dragon? Was he talking to one? I didn't know much about them, I knew that they could communicate with dragons and raise them as pets. I knew you could only see dragons only if they wanted to be seen. But Dragon tamers could see them either way, that's normally how they were spotted by dragons. Dragons can be seen when they want to be seen, I think Dragon tamers had to do something with them though, I didn't know too much.

I knew nothing about 'Dragon's Wish' maybe something only they could do. Derek's eyes opened, shot open. I could hear people loud and clear running down the hall now, looking for me. I was hoping they would go outside thinking I would be out there. 

I entwined my fingers in Derek's, shaking, terrified. If I didn't have a wound, was stronger, and wasn't drugged half an hour ago maybe I would be better, but I wasn't. And it didn't help. I felt so helpless, normally I was confident in fighting, now? I wanted to cry, cry until they found me and forced me to join there next war. 

He squeezed my hand. I felt better with him here then him not being here, though I wished he were safer, and he was safer back home. I could hear them bust through the cafeteria door, I put my hand over my mouth in case I made a noise

" Come out come out wherever you are!" A woman shouted, she wasn't in the storage area, yet.