Lily's fingers were clenched into James' arm, making it throb in her strong grip. He winced and then looked at her fearfully. Her face was drawn into utter horror. She pulled him a little closer.
"Come on," she said lowly. She pushed James behind her, shielding him slightly from Nathen, and then rushed him towards the door.
They were just passing Nathen when he reached out and snatched Lily by her hair. She immediately pulled her arms away from with a cry and clutched at her head.
"What the hell is this?" Nathen demanded. His voice resonated down the dark hallway where James stood. Nathen's face was shadowed but his eyes almost glowed in his fury.
"James," Lily whimpered. Her eyes glittered with unshed tears. "Go!"
"No," James whispered, shaking his head. He couldn't leave her now. He had never seen this awful look in Nathen's eyes ever before.
There was no way he could just leave. "No," he said louder. Then he launched himself at Nathen with his heart pounding into his throat.
He was more afraid than ever, but he made himself go. "Let go of her!" He slammed his knee into Nathen's gut as hard as he could. He fell backwards, stumbling.
Lily was free and she immediately was at James' side, clutching his arm again. James seethed, feeling the deep anger rising up within him. Lily shook against him but she looked at Nathen steadily as he stood slowly. "Nathen, you need to take your medication."
"I don't need anything! I'm fine!" He roared.
"You need to calm down," James inputted. Bad move.
Nathen had a crazed look in his eyes; he was breathing heavy. "I was calm until you kicked me IN THE GUT!" He hollered.
James' breath caught. "You need to-"
"I'M CALM!"
Lily shakily stepped away from James and opened the bathroom door wider. "Nathen, I'm going to get your medication and-"
"NO! Who the fuck is this kid, Lily? What the fuck!"
"It's nothing! I-I just-"
"WHO THE FUCK IS IT?"
Lilu was in hysterics. She leaned against the bathroom door and the tears let loose down her face. She tried to speak but her words were lost in her cries.
"STOP CRYING!" Nathen lurched forward.
James moved without thinking and jumped into the way, shielding her. Pain exploded across James' cheek as a punch connected with excruciating pain.
The force propelled him backwards into Lily and James fell boneless onto the carpet. Lily gasped for air at the hit while James blinked rapidly, trying to pick himself up from the floor.
He tasted blood.
"Don't touch him," Lily gasped. He glanced up blearily to see her position herself in front of James. "Don't touch him!" She glared threateningly at Naten.
He only laughed in response and shoved Lily sharply into the opposite wall, away from James. She hit the wall with a thud and she braced herself against it, breathing hard.
Nathen stepped around her and reached down for him. Fear rippled through James. His eyes widened at the hand and then he violently threw his body backwards, trying to get away. He hit his head against the wall by the bathroom.
Still, Nathen laughed and grabbed James by the neck before he could move again. "Such a brat," he snarled. He lifted him up off the floor, robbing him of air.
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Fanfiction""I don't hurt myself. I don't. I don't." He inhaled sharply. Through his mind flashed images of Nathen at his worst, towering over him with that look in his eyes. James flinched into his arms, gasping. "I wish he would just leave me alone," he said...
