The Fallen (5SOS Fanfic) Completed

Chapter 11

**Ashton's POV**

I'm standing outside Nero's home, pacing up and down, wringing my hands.
'Don't be a coward!' I tell myself
'You know she feels the same, what are you waiting for?' I stop pacing and stand in front of the door, raising my hand, I knock lightly. No answer, I knock again, this time with more force. Again no one comes to the door. I bend down and peer through the letterbox, my eyes widen as I see a foot poking round the corner, whoever it is, is in the kitchen and is definitely unconscious.

'Nero! Nero! Is that you?' The person lying doesn't move, right! I draw my leg back and using High strength I kick the door in.
Rushing down the hall, I turn the corner to see Caitilin lying on the ground, a deep cut on her forehead and dried blood speared across her face.
'Oh my god!' I think 'What the hell's happened?' I give her a small shake, summoning a wet cloth from the bathroom as I do so, to clean up all this blood. She lets out a small moan, mumbling under her breath 'No Nero! don't do it! You'll die, please don't do it.'
'Caitilin!' I shout, shaking her more vigorously, disregarding completely her head wound, I have to know what's happened no my soul mate, now! She moans again and all of a sudden, she sits bolt upright, her eyes wide and panting loudly. She doesn't seem to see me and just stands up shakily, muttering as she does so.
'I can't tell Ashton, he'll get himself killed, I have to sort this out mys-'
'What can't you tell me Caitilin?' I ask, my voice trembling.
'Holy crap Ashton!' She yelps, jerking away from me in shock.
'What can't you tell me?' I ask again, trying very hard to keep calm.
'Oh err nothing.' She says, not meeting my eyes, as hers fill with tears.
'Caitilin please, I need to know what's happened to her.' She looks up and then bursts into tears, throwing herself onto my shoulder as I stand there very awkwardly, crying women are definitely not my forte.
'It's Nero!' She sobs 'She's been taken.'
'Taken?' I ask, 'Taken by who!'
'They knocked on the door, we thought it might be you or one of the boys so we opened it. But it wasn't!
Nero tried to fight back but they had a life force sucking knife at my throat, I was dying and she wanted to protect me so she went with them, they're going to kill her! I know it! They knocked me out and then left with her and I don't know where they've gone!' She carries on sobbing, but I have to know.
'Caitilin,' I say comfortingly 'Who are "they"?' She shakes her head, to scared to say it.
'Please.' I say, she takes a deep breath and as she says it, ice seems to fill my body and those five words echo around my head.
'A Low and a Mighty. A Low and a Mighty. A Low and a Mighty'....
**************************************Michael's POV**

The credits of the film the boys and I've been watching have just appeared on the TV when my phone starts ringing. Looking at the screen, I'm surprised to see Ash's name on the caller ID, I'd've thought he'd be with Ner by now. I shrug my shoulders and grabbing Calum and Luke's attention and putting it on loud speaker, I answer the phone.
'You okay Ash?' I ask.
'Michael! You and the boys come to Nero's now!' He says frantically.
'Why?' I ask.
'Just do it!' He shouts 'I need help.'
'What? Why?' I ask, confused.
'Please just get here.' He replies, his voice trembling with what seems to be tears.
'Ashton? What's wrong? Are you crying!'
'I'll explain when you get here, just hurry please, it's Nero.' With that, he hangs up.
'What does he mean "It's Nero"?' Asks Calum, alarmed.
'I've got no idea, but we've got to go and help!' Luke says.
We run out of the house, not caring about locking the door, or bringing our phones or wallets. All we care about is what's happened to my sister. And all I can think is,
'I'm not going to loose her again, I can't!'
**************************************Ashton's POV**

I sit with Caitilin, cleaning her wound with warm water and then healing it with my powers. My mind is ticking, how did they find her? She's always kept her head down. What do they want with her? Well the answer to that is obvious, they want her so they can kill her. Their Mighty and Low, what else could they want?
I'm just about to go and get Caitilin something sugary for the shock when the boys burst through the door.
'Where is she? What's happened!' Michael shouts.
'Where the hell is my sister Ashton!' I look straight at him, my lip trembling as I try not to reveal my emotions.
'I-I don't know.' I say my voice shaking and a solitary tear running down my cheek. Immediately his face softens and he comes over and puts and arm around me.
'Don't worry, we'll find her, do you know where she's gone?'
'No.' I say, 'But I know who took her.'
'Who?' The all say.
'A-a, it was a-' I break off. 'I'm sorry, I can't say it.'
'It was a Mighty and a Low.' Says Caitilin abruptly, the boys look up sharply at her her.
'Are you sure?' Luke asks. She gives him a withering look.
'Stupid question.' He mumbles. They listen as she explains again how her and Nero had been here and the Mighty and Low had arrived, almost killing her and then kidnapping Nero, not before rendering Caitilin unconscious with a cruel blow to the head.
'Oh god!' Says Michael, 'They'll kill her, we have to rescue her! Where is she!'
'We've got no idea.' I say, 'It's like they've disappeared off the face of the planet.'
'If we don't know where she is,' Calum says. 'How on earth are we going to find her?'
'Well,' pipes up Luke, 'There is one thing'.....
**************************************Nero's POV**

I'm in a dark room, lit only by lamps filled with black deathly fire which cast long flickering shadows on the walls. I'm covered in long scratches, bruises and cuts where they've used that knife on me. Because of the strength of my powers, it won't destroy me by sucking my life force out of me like it would Caitilin or Michael or someone, but it does drain the strength from me, leaving me defenceless against their attacks and beatings.
I don't know why they haven't killed me yet, it's like they're waiting for someone to try and help me and then see themselves fail as I die in front of them.
I examine my surroundings further, until I come to the conclusion that I'm in Hell. Then it hits me, Ashton is High, he can't come down here without the permission of the king of the Low, like I can't get into heaven without the permission of the queen of the Mighty and as much as I can hope, I know the Low king won't allow him to rescue me, I can't be allowed to escape.
My parents were the prince of the Mighty and princess of the Low, before they met and fell in love, becoming Fallen and having Michael and I. This means I'm actually the heir to both thrown's because I'm the oldest and because technically the only living one, not to mention the only actual angel. The Low and Mighty kingdoms will not want a Fallen ruling over them, this means they have to kill me before one of them dies and I take over.
I hear a key turning in a lock and I look up as they walk in, fear filling me, cold and humourless smiles on their faces.
'Not again, please.' I say. I'm ashamed of having to resort to begging, but I can't take it anymore. They look at me, their eyes filled with a hatred as burning hot as fire and it takes me a second to realise that that's how I used to look at Ashton. Ashton, I'm really going to miss him, even though he hates me now. The knife rises again and as it comes slashing down, a long piercing scream leaves my mouth and echoes around the empty room....
**************************************Ashton's POV**

'Are you sure this'll work?' I ask Luke doubtfully.
'Yes!' He replies exasperatedly. 'I've explained it to you, after two soul mates share their first kiss they have a mind link and this link can't be broken no matter what. Not unless one forgets the other, and seeing as your soul mates, you obviously won't.'
'Okay,' I say, 'So what do I do again?'
'You picture her face, and just think what you want to say.'
'Okay.' I say again. I close my eyes and imagine Nero's face. (A/N: The italics are Ashton speaking and the bold is Nero)
'Nero?' I think, 'Nero can you hear me?' I hear a gasp.
'Ash? Ash is that you? What the hell are you doing in my head?'
'Mind link thing.' I reply.
'Okay then....'
'Nero, where are you? we're going to come and get you!'
'Ashton, there's no way for you to get me, you can't come in here.'
'What do you mean "There's no way" for me to come and get you, of course I'm going to get you. Your my soul mate, I'm in love with you for god's sake!' She gasps. 'Ah, well that wasn't the best way of telling you, but yeah. I'm in love with you and I am going to come and rescue you!'
'Ash! I'm in Hell! There's no way for you to help me, I'm going to die down here, you and I both know it. I'm sorry, they're coming back, I've got to go. I love you, say goodbye to Mickey and the boys for me.' The link ends.
'She's in Hell.' I tell the boys and Caitilin, slumping down in the sofa, unable to keep the tears from coursing down my cheeks.
'She's in hell and I can't follow her down there. I'm never going to see her again!' I shout, trying to wipe the tears from my face.
The boys look at me in shock, they've never seen me like this before. Michael is crying to, he's just gotten his sister back and she's been snatched away again.
'There's nothing we can do now.' Calum says. 'Luke, Michael and I can get in no problem, we're creatures of the night, but we need Ash's powers and strength and without him we've got no chance. There's no way he can get in without the Low kings permission and we know we won't get that!'
'I'm never going to see her again, am I.' I ask.
'I'm sorry Ash,' Luke says. 'But no, you won't.' I bury my head in my hands, unable to keep my emotions at bay.
'There-there is one way.' Caitilin pipes up quietly from the sofa.....