Lost Yet Found

Chapter 24 - "What Happened?!?"

update time I think you've been looking forward to this, since I ended that last chapter so well dramatically.

I walked out of the room to see Demi crouched down next to Derek, I walked over to her and said "call 9-1-1, he's bleeding out," Demi stood up and got her phone before she walked away and called an ambulance. I kneed down and grabbed Derek's hand, he barley managed to open his eyes and whisper "I'm not gonna make it, and if I do I'll get put in jail," I smiled and replied "you'll be okay," Derek closed his eyes and fell limp I said "stay with me." Demi put her hand on my shoulder and grabbed his wrist, she shook her head and said "I'm so sorry he's gone Emily," tears i had held back fell down my face as I leaned down and kissed him one last time.

The E.M.T.'s and police arrived and covered the body I'm standing backstage as they wrap everything, Demi comes over to me and says "concerts over now, you should come with me to the hotel room, you shouldn't be alone." I followed her blinded by sadness and she grabbed my hand and continued "I know he was a good guy, and you don't have to talk if you don't want to, but if you do I'm here." I replied "I know," my voice dull, lifeless, Demi turned to me and grabbed my shoulders she looked into my eyes as if searching for something she said "promise me that in the morning you will still be sleeping in bed, promise me you won't run off to die, promise me you won't leave me."

I pushed her arms off of me and replied "I can't," as the car pulled up, we both got in, Nick gave Demi a look that said 'I'll wait for another,' Demi looked out the window and stayed silent, the car pulled in front of the hotel. We both got out she led me to the room and finally said "go get ready for bed Nick's bringing your backpack, everything else I brought with me as well," She walked over to the first bed and sat down. I walked into the bathroom and got ready for bed when I walked out Demi had gotten ready for bed and was changed, she said "lay down and go to sleep it's late." I walked over to the bed and fell asleep she laid down next to me and stared at the ceiling, I closed my eyes and fell asleep, but only to have nightmares torment my slumber.

I woke up to Demi standing over my side of the bed her hands on my shoulders and looking extremely concerned she said "are you okay, you were crying and screaming in your sleep," I whipped my tears away. I replied "no I'm not, I've been having nightmares ever since you made me leave that night when you told me to go with Derek, but now they aren't just about your death, they're about Derek's death too." I sat up and Demi wrapped her arms around me and she whispered "it's okay, Emily, I won't be going anywhere, I'm going to stay up and watch over you, and make sure that you are safe, that we are both safe okay."

I nodded and laid back down, tears still rolling down my cheeks, she put her hand on my shoulder and said "go to sleep, I'm right here, and Derek died for you, because he loved you, he died fighting for something he believed in, don't let the nightmares strip that from him." I closed my eyes and began drifting off to sleep, but this time the nightmares didn't bother me as much.

{Demi's P.O.V.}

I watched Emily fall asleep and she soon began to cry and squirm under the covers, I wrapped my arms around her and whispered "it's alright it's just a dream, I'm right here," She stopped squirming and relaxed in my arms. I closed my eyes and sighed hopefully the nightmares will fade now that she's back with me, I'm never going to let her go again, I realized how upset we both were at parting as soon as she had gone. It was best for her at the time but it was so difficult to ever really be at ease, I was always worried about her safety wondering what would happen if I wasn't there to watch over her, protect her. I began drifting off to sleep, thoughts clouding my mind, as I did so.

I woke up and Emily wasn't in the bed, I sat up and said "Emily?," that's when I saw the note on the nightstand, I picked it up and read "roof," I got up brushed my teeth, combed my hair and changed before I walked to the stairs and sighed. I walked up the twelve flights of stairs to get roof I opened the door to the roof and saw Emily sitting on the edge of the building, I said "please don't, I can't lose you." She replied "I'm not going to jump I just got tired of standing, so I sat down, sorry I left so early, I just I had a dream that you yelled at me, and I wanted some fresh air.

I walked over and sat on the ledge facing the away from the edge and said "in the dream what did I yell at you for," she replied "wanting to end my life, because this constant fighting isn't worth the pain we've both endured." I began to cry and she turned to me and said "I know I'm sorry, I didn't want to tell you but you asked," I said "don't you ever, ever think that you aren't worth it, because you are, do you understand me. I know what it's like to think that you aren't worth it, your ashamed of everything that's happened I get that, but I never ever want you to act on those feelings, because you can always come and talk to me I'll understand I promise." She started to cry and wrapped her arms around me, I said "come on let's get off this ledge and back down to the hotel room, we've got a plane to catch in a few hours." Emily and I walked back down the twelve flights of stairs to the hotel room, Nick questioned "where did you guys go?," I replied "problem solving," as we walked back to the hotel room."