Forgive Me (Jack & Finn vampire fanfic)

Chapter Seventeen

(A/N) Got nothing in particular to say, except feedback would be nice. c:

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Em's POV

I woke up with my heart drumming against my chest. Swallowing down a painful lump, I heard muffles of noise coming from downstairs. My body shivered horribly, and my lip suddenly trembled with fear. Possibly Jack has a visitor? I got out of bed, and dragged my feet down the hallway, before I smelt an awful substance. It was a thick smell that hung in the air.... blood.

As my jaw dropped automatically, my eyes latched onto a red substance that was smeared across the walls that used to be white. The smell filled my nostrils, and I gagged at the look of it. 

"Emma!" Jack panicked, dashing up stairs and covering my mouth before I could scream. 

Tears left my eyes before I could catch a proper breath, as they leaked down my cheek, and on Jacks hands that currently held my mouth. His body was covered in open wounds, and my voice hitched in my throat, that I couldn't utter a word.

"Shhh, don't say a word." he said quietly and slowly, as if someone was listening. As I breathed heavily on his hand, he could see the amount of fright that coursed through me. Who had done this?

Eventually he let go, putting his index finger close to his mouth, signalling for me to stay quiet. As he kept aware of his surroundings, I was certain that he was hiding from someone. 

"I need you  to trust me." he said sternly, looking me straight in the eye. 

"Emma, I love you..." he said slowly, so I could process his speech as he forced a smile, "Do you trust me?"

My body froze, and my words were caught in my throat, that I could only manage a small nod. 

"Good.." he said quietly, giving a  feeble smile.

"I need you to run." he ordered, his eyes bold.

"Do as I say Emma, run as far as you can away from the house." he said, tears brimming his eyes as his head dodged to a noise downstairs. "Hurry." he said in pure fear, he voice coming out shaky.

I stood there with a blank face, as he widened his eyes in panic. My body was numb, and all that I could do was stare. 

"Emma, there isn't much time." he informed, as a tear drop rolled down his cheek. "Please baby.." he held my shoulder, before he kissed my cheek and his head neared close to my ear. 

"Run." he ordered firmly as I snapped out of my trance and I nodded in great fear.

As he gave me a sad smile, he embraced me into a tight hug before letting me go. "I love you, remember that Emma." he said as more tears spluttered out. "Promise me you won't leave me?" I croaked, though before he could answer a loud bang was heard from down stairs. 

"Go." he instructed.

"B- but, Jack, will you promise me that?" I asked again in a shaky voice. He ignored me as he clearly was more afraid of whoever was down stairs. As he kissed me once more on the cheek, he mimed 'go', once more and hesitantly stumbled down stairs to whoever was waiting for him.

Wiping my tears, I broke out into a run, pushing hard against the door as it swung open and I tumbled into a mess outside. The air was cold, so cold in fact that my finger tips and nose were immediately frosted. 

The smell of blood was still caught in my nostrils, and I could tell by the thick smell back there, that their was a lot more than what I saw. As I ran out onto the bitumen, I jogged, the only thing I could hear was my loud panting that boomed through my body. It was pitch black, and clouds of fog surrounded me in front, that I could only see so far before my eyes struggled to see further. As my heart was still hammering on my chest, I suddenly came to a halt.