The Fallen (5SOS Fanfic) Completed

Chapter 13

**Ashton' POV**

Stepping through the door is like stepping through a wall of ice. The cold penetrates me, causing me to shiver violently. I continue forward into a dark sort tunnel lit with torches of deathly fire. I look back to check on Michael, Luke and Calum and what I see is quite disturbing, Michael is becoming less life like and more like a corpse, his true form as a ghost. Luke is pale with irises of a blood red, fangs poking out from beneath his top lip. And where Calum should be is a big black wolf, from the looks they're giving me, I can tell that I don't look like usual Ashton either.

My eyes are pitch black, my now black wings razor sharp and deadly, and my hair a mix of heavenly fire, and deathly fire.
'You're gonna have to get used to it.'. I tell them, 'I'm stuck like this for eternity.' I carry on walking, ignoring any of their attempts to talk to me.

The tunnel is long and winding, but not before long, it starts to get hotter, like we're approaching a pit of fire. In the distance I can hear the tormented screams of the dead who are being punished for what they did in life.
We turn a corner and are faced with our first proper sight of Hell, it's all stone and flame, pillars of marble stand everywhere, the Low fly all around and I was right, in front of us is an enormous hole, filled with black and the usual orange flames which cast flickering shadows across all of our faces.
'How are we going to find her?' Luke asks. I look around and notice a hole in the rock with light streaming from the jagged, rough hole of an entrance. Somehow I know that Nero is in there.

I rush forward and as I get closer, I can hear the screams.
'Arggghh! No! Please, Ashton! Michael! Calum! Luke! Anyone! Help me please!' 'She's screaming for me, I need to get there!'
'Shut up!' I hear another voice shout and then another sick thump as she's hit again.
'Enough!' A feminine voice says, 'Knock her out, we'll finish her later. She's almost gone and it won't be any fun if she only lasts this long.' She pauses 'Don't worry Nero, it'll all be over soon.'

That's all I can take, I sprint for the tunnel entrance and I reach it just in time to see the Low hit her in the face. I gape at her, blood is on the floor all around her, there are great slashes and cuts on her face and arms, tears are all over her face and as she looses consciousness, she catches sight of me, whispering
'Ashton.' as her eyes close.

Hearing my name, the Low and Mighty spin around, snarling, their wings raised and swords drawn. They circle us, teeth bared while Luke hisses and Calum growls menacingly. I draw my sword and they draw back slightly.
'You are going to pay.' I tell them, before lunging forward in attack.
The Low meets my sword with his own and we start to fight, slashing and hacking away at each other, Luke comes to my aid while Calum and Michael take on the Mighty. All I can hear is the blood pumping in my ear and the yells of pain I cause the Low. Suddenly, he draws another knife and throws it, thinking that it missed, I back him into a corner, and I'm about to run him through when he vanishes, melting into a pool of shadow, I spin around just in time to see the Mighty do the same leaving only a pool of silver.

I turn to Luke, to check he's okay and when I catch sight of him, all I can think is
'No. No. No. No!'
The knife that the Low threw is embedded in his chest.

He pants, breathing shallowly as black blood flows from the wound.
'Calum! Get over here now! Michael! Help Nero!' I shout. Calum runs over, returning to his human form as Michael runs to Nero's side.
'Oh god!' He yells. 'What do we do? He needs blood! Michael can't, cause he's dead, and we can't because the blood of the High and the blood werewolves are poisonous to vampires!'
'Cal.' I say. 'What about the blood of the Fallen?'
'What Nero?' He asks shocked that I'd suggest such a thing.
'No you idiot! You've forgotten what I am now.' I tell him.
'Wha- Oh right! Yeah, it'll work, he needs to drink from you.'
'Okay.' I say, I lower my wrist to Luke's mouth and his fangs clamp down on it instantly. He starts to suck, and as he does something weird happens, it's like cold water has been poured over my head.
'Oh my god!' Michael exclaims from next to Nero,
'Ash! Your High!' I pull my wrist from Luke's mouth and he sits up wincing as the wound in his chest closes.
'What?' I ask Michael.
'Look!' I peer over my shoulder to my wings. He's right, they're white again. I try to summon deathly fire, no luck. I try heavenly fire and my hand is alight with white flame.

Smiling, I head over to Michael and Nero, she's still unconscious.
'C'mon.' I say, 'We need to get her out of here.' The boys agree with me, I lift Nero up and we return to the tunnel and to earth.
**************************************Nero's POV**

Someone's shaking me.
'Nero, Nero you need to wake up.'
'Nooooo!' I think.
'Piss off Tutu Brain.' I say, 'I'm tired, leave me alone.'
'I've been called many things in my life.' The voice says. 'But "Tutu Brain" is not one of them.' I open my eyes.
'Ash?' I ask
'Hey.' He replies smiling at me, and stroking my hair.
'You okay?' I sit up, rubbing my eyes and taking in my surroundings. I'm in my house.
'How the hell did I get here?' I ask.
'We rescued you.' He tells me.
'But you can't get into Hell, your High and how did you guys survive, they were Low and Mighty!'
'Hold on.' He says. 'Oi guys!' he shouts, 'She's awake.'
Immediately, Michael, Luke Calum and Caitilin run in.
'Nero!'
Ner! You're awake!'
'You really scared us Nero!'
'Don't you ever do that to me again Feather Arse!' I have the feeling you can tell who said the last one.
'Hey guys.' I say, 'What happened? All I can remember is the Mighty and Low kidnapping me and torturing me and then Ash was there but I can't remember anything after that.'
'That's because you were unconscious.' Caiti tells me.
'Tell me the whole story.' I say. And they do, they tell me how Ash endured the pain of becoming Fallen just for me and how they came to Hell to get me. How they found the Mighty and Low hurting me and how they fought them before they escaped. How Luke was injured and had to drink Ash's blood to survive and that when he did drink his blood, Ash became High again.
'Holy crap!' I say. 'That's a lot to take in.'
'You can say that again.' Michael says.
'Guys.' Ashton says, 'Could you do me a favour and leave me alone with Ner for a second?'
'Yeah sure.'
'Okay.'
'That's fine.' Caitilin says, winking at me as she walks out.
'Errm Nero.' He says nervously. 'You know what you told me before all this happened?'
I gulp.
'Yeah.'
'Well the thing is...well what I'm trying to say is that...is that I err....Ifeelthesameway.' He finishes quickly. I stare at him, my heart soaring.
'Are you serious?' I ask.
'Yeah.' He tells me 'And I was wondering if you wanted to be, you know, proper mates.' I pause smiling widely as he looks at me hopefully, then,
'That's fine by me.' I reply as I lean in to kiss him....