Secrets. (5sos fanfic.)

Chapter 21

Emerson's POV

We reach the door leading into the front of the building. Ashton reaches behind him and grabs his gun.

He looks at me, "Emerson listen to me, if something happens to me I want you to run. Take the gun and run."

I bite my lip and nod. I never thought about what if something happens to one of us. I mean what if they kill us? Ashton looks at me, grabbing my face with his hand and pulls my face toward him, kissing me. This kiss is different than any time we've kissed. He kisses me like it might be his last time, and that scares the hell out of me.

He pulls away and opens the door. He holds his hand out, telling me to wait. He looks into the room, checking to see if anyone's inside. Once it's clear, he tells me to come on.

I walk into the room and quietly shut the door. Ashton grabs my hand and leads me to the staircase. We start walking upstairs.

Ashton runs his thumb over the top of my hand, trying to calm me I guess. I didn't notice until now how much I'm shaking.

I hear somebody speaking upstairs and look at Ashton. He pushes me behind him and looks around the corner.

He looks at me and mouths for me to stay there. I shake my head no but he has already went around the corner. I hear a weird noise and then a thud.

I hear foot steps coming toward the stairs and I start to panic. Is it Ashton? Who is it? Do I need to get ready to hit somebody? What in the hell am I going to hit them with? I decide to get against the wall and get ready to punch somebody.

Right when they round the corner, I throw a punch.

"Fuck Em, it's me." Ashton groans and rubs his cheek.

"Aw baby I'm sorry." I whisper and kiss his cheek.

"At least I know you can punch now." He whispers and smirks at me. He grabs my hand and leads me around the corner. I see a guy knocked out on the ground and look at Ashton.

He looks down at his feet and keeps moving. I know he didn't want to hurt the guy. Ashton has his gun in one hand, he reaches behind him and pulls out another gun.

"I grabbed this from the guy." He whispers and puts the gun in the back of my pants, hiding it by my shirt.

"What? Ashton no." I whisper.

"To take it off safety, just flip the switch on the side and then pull the trigger. Don't hesitate Emerson, these people won't think twice about shooting you." He looks at me seriously and I nod.

We reach a door and Ashton leans against it. I look at him and he bites his lip.

"People are inside but I don't know who." He whispers.

Before I know it, he's opening the door and yelling. "Everybody hands up!" He yells, making me jump.

"I want to know now! Where is Nick at?" He says in a tone I've never heard him speak in. It scares me hearing him talk like that.

Nobody answers his question and he cocks the gun back, ready to shoot it.

"If you think I won't fucking shoot one of you then you thought wrong. I'll ask one more fucking time, where is he?" He growls, making me shiver.

Once again, nobody answers and Ashton shoots the gun. I jump back and close my eyes. Something tells me he didn't shoot a person. I don't think he would do it with me right here, at least I hope not.

Somebody yells and starts talking, "He's downstairs with some red head! That's all we know, he just told us to stay up here!" I hear a guy say.

Ashton nods, shutting the door and grabbing my hand, running toward the stairs.