Second Heartbeat. (Zacky Veangeance Fantasy Romance)ON HOLD fanfic

The first death

I rolled over as I opened my eyes feeling the plush sheets fall off the bed and onto the floor. I shivered as the cold hit my body then jolted upright recognising that this wasn't my room. "Where am I?" I whispered to myself feeling vulnerable unable to remember how I got here. I looked around the clean modern bedroom to find myself alone in a large bed. I was still clothes but with my shoes and jacket taken off. My eyes widened as my final memory came into mind. I last remembered being in the car with Zack, Matt and Jimmy. I must have fallen asleep. I was awfully tired. But why did they bring me back to where ever I was now and not home. I heard footsteps outside the room that stopped directly at the door. I backed up into the headboard as I watched the door slowly opened revealing Zack as he entered the room. "Your awake" He said with a plain expression. His voice hoarse and tired. "Where did you bring me?" I sounded more panicked than I wanted to let on. Zack stood looking at me as he held a steaming cup. He handed it to me without saying a word. The smell of coffee hit me and I happily took the cup needing the wake up. "I told you we need to talk. You fell asleep so I brought you back to my place" I clamped my mouth shut as I looked down at the bed. I couldn't help but feel embarrassed I had most probably slept in his bed all night. What made me cheek flush red worse was the thought of one of them carrying me in while I was asleep and taking off my shoes and jacket. "I will be leaving Huntington soon. Possibly in a few days. I won't be back for a long time and I can't leave knowing you are acting out like this" I looked back down at my cup as I held it for protection. "What has anything got to do with you anyway? You don't even know me" I mumbled out defeated. I just wished he would stop already. "Cassie, I've known you ten years" I shook my head at him. "That doesn't mean you know me. That doesn't mean you have a right to question my choices. You don't know, know me. you have known me a long time yeah but...you don't know anything about my character, my life...nothing" I began to sip the coffee feeling my throat was dry as I spoke. The warm liquid eased my sore throat making me smile as I tasted that it was my favourite blend. "Just promise me you won't go near Josh again. Please." Zack begged but it sounded more like an order. "I don't want to anyway. But..." I let my eyes trail up Zack's body to his eyes. I couldn't help but take in his masculinity. How did he not hurt Josh more than he did? He looked ten men stronger than Josh. Hr should have damaged him more than he did. Did he hold back? 

"Cassie just promise me...please? I don't know if I can even come back to check on you. Once I'm gone you probably won't see me again" I couldn't help but feel confused at his words. Why was he being this way with me? "I don't need a stranger to check up on me Zack. I'm sorry if you think you owe me because of what happened ten years ago and the way I yelled at you but..." I shifted off the bed to stand and placed my cup down on a coaster next to the bed. Straightening myself up I looked Zack directly in the eyes. His height was almost the same as mine, he was only a few inches taller than me. I couldn't help but take in his appearance further. His perfect face that hadn't aged not one bit since we first met, those same caring emerald green eyes. I was attracted to him but he was too old for me. In other circumstances I wouldn't have minded attention from a guy like Zack. "I don't need your help, advise or sympathy. I'm a big girl. I can look after myself" I finished explaining hoping he would get the point. "The guys will be around a lot more. Now Jimmy and Rowan are dating...but I won't. I have to move on from this place. I've been here too long" He turned on his heels to grab his phone off the dresser. "If you need anything just ask any of the guys. I told them to look out for you no matter what" He placed his phone in his pocket after writing a number down and handed it to me. "This is my number for in case you ever want to just talk. No matter what time I am always here" I held the number staring at it. "Where are you going?" I asked out of curiosity. "I don't know yet" He mumbled out rubbing the back of his neck his eyes coming back up to mine as I looked at him. "What do you mean that you have been here too long?" I pushed further. Zack paused a moment. "I hadn't left since the accident. This is the longest I have stayed anywhere. I get itchy feet. I can't just live in one place. I like to move around" I nodded understanding his wanting to travel about. My dad was the same. He was never home because of it. "So you have been in Huntington all this time? I never knew. If I did I would have done my best to apologise for the accident again sooner" Zack handed me my jacket and shoes as he smiled softly at me. "Come on. Rowan is here to see you" I nodded following him out the room.