Wake up (a jeff the killer love story)

chapter 7

(Jeff's POV)

It was hard to keep up with averie's fast pace. She was moving quickly yet gracefully down the winding gray hallways of our house. She seemed really ready to meet Zalgo, though I knew she wasn't. Deep down in my gut, I wanted to tell her to stay inside, that this fight was between me and Zalgo and she didn't have anything to do with it. But that, would've angered her. Jane had left before us. I'm sure she was already outside. I didn't dare start a conversation with averie, she looked terrifying. But at the same time, beautiful. She looked like a wild beast, ready to kill, attack, destroy. But then, she looked confident, like a queen. There was grace in each of her footsteps, and their was confidence to her walk. She radiated with energy.

And fear.

We finally got to the door, after what seemed like mere seconds had gone by. averie gingerly placed her hand on the knob and turned to face me. I gave her a small nod, and what I hoped to be a reassuring smile. She opened the door, to face what might kill her.

But I won't let that happen.

Not again...

(Averie's POV)

I walked with confidence in my step. I stood tall, with my chin held high. I hoped I looked more confident than I really was. In reality, each of my nerves was alive with fear. I could feel them. I know I was shaking, but I was doing my best to control that. Jeff walked behind me, hoping to keep up. I stopped and drew in a sharp breath as we reached the door. I hesitantly laid my hand on it and turned to face Jeff. He only nodded and gave me a small smile, reassuring that everything would be okay.

I remember smiles like those. My mom gave me one a couple of hours before she slipped free of the cruel world we call home. Reassuring smiles don't do much. But something in Jeff's and my mother's gave me comfort. Confidence.

I turned the knob. Outside was the most horrible thing ever. But I didn't grimace, didn't wince. All of my friends stood there, facing the creature. As soon as they heard the door open, they turned to face me. I had my eyes locked only on the creature in front of me.

(Jeff's POV)

she stood tall, proud, and unwilling to tear her eyes from Zalgo. He stood a couple of feet away from us.

"Zalgo," I growled.

"Ah, Jeffery." He said extending his arms, a normally welcoming gesture made me want to puke. "I see you've got a new toy there. Shall I take this one as well?" He asked as a sick smile played onto his face. I let out a low growl and instinctively stepped in front of averie. I spread my arms out in front of her, as if that were enough to defend her.

"What is it that you want, Zalgo?" I asked, anger filled my voice even though I tried to control it.

"I want nothing more than for you to finally join my side, Jeffery. Or do more innocents have to die in order for this to happen?" He asked. I heard a gasp behind me. It was averie. She was stepping in front of me, making me put my arms down.

"More innocents?" She asked. Immediately, I did a head count.

We were short one person.

"Ah, yes. I do believe I got the one you know as, 'Jane the Killer'." Zalgo replied. I heard averie make a sort of growl noise.

"You tell me where she is, or so help me, you will never see the light of day again." averie roared, causing Zalgo to smile.

"I quite like this one, Jeffery. She has a sort of bravado that the other one didn't have. Unlike her, this one isn't spineless." He said looking directly at her, even as he spoke to me.

That made my blood boil. He wanted to take averie from me. He wanted to take my only light away from me.

Again.

"Where is she?" averie asked, there was a steadiness to her voice that made me calmer, but then again, not really all that calm.

Zalgo motioned for the trees that stood tall in front of the house. From them, emerged a large number of enemies, who were obviously working for him, that I had never seen before. One of them held Jane. They had her by her throat while one of them pulled on her long black hair.

"I have stabbed her with a knife laced with poison," Zalgo said, breaking the silence with his disgusting voice, "and only I have the antidote. I will gladly give it to you, in exchange for one of you." He said with a smile.

"Who do you want?" Slender Man asked, speaking for the first time since I came outside.

"I want the girl." He said pointing to averie.

Without thinking, I charged. I moved as fast as my legs would take me.

"You can't have her!" I screamed. When I reached him, I swung my fist. I was clenching my knife in the fist I swung. He easily sidestepped my attack and dug his own knife into my side. I grunted, there was something different about this knife. There was a stinging that I've never experienced before where the wound was. I heard a lot of voices screaming my name. They sounded distant. But above the sea of voices, I heard one. averie's.

(Averie's POV)

Zalgo slid the knife into Jeff's side. I screamed as Jeff's legs went limp under him and he came crashing down to the ground. I screamed his name, but he didn't respond. He lay there, face down on the ground. Not moving at all. My heart sunk into my stomach when Zalgo sidestepped Jeff's body like he was nothing more than a mere piece of trash on the sidewalk, I think I even saw a look of disgust on his face. He began to walk over to me, but Slender Man stepped in front of me protectively.

"Jack, take Jane and Jeff inside. The rest of you follow him in and see what you can do for them." Slender Man ordered. Almost immediately, they all went inside. Masky helped Eyeless Jack carry Jane in. Sally and Hoodie carried Jeff in.

I couldn't hold the tears in. They slipped off of my face as I watched them carry Jeff inside, farther and farther away from me.

"Give me the antidote, Zalgo." Slender Man said. You could tell by the tone of his voice that he wasn't messing around.

"Slender Man, the father of the Creepy Pastas. What makes you want to protect this child? Does she posses any special powers that could help you in any way?" Zalgo asked. Slender Man shook his head. He never moved from in front of me.

"So she is a regular human girl. Nothing more nothing less." Zalgo said. I frowned, it seemed kind of insulting, though I know I'm nothing more than that.

"Yes, she is just a human girl. Which really makes me wonder why you would want her." Slender Man said. Zalgo simply smiled and shrugged.

"I like watching you suffer." He said as a matter of factly.

"I'll go," I said, hoping I sounded braver than I was feeling.

"averie," Slender Man said. He sounded surprised, hurt even.

"Give Slender Man the antidote for both Jane and Jeff, and I will go peacefully." I said.

Zalgo gave Slender Man a small bottle and promptly grabbed at my arm harshly.

"One drop should be enough to save them." He said as he began to disappear into the woods. As he dragged me away from the house, I said goodbye to my old life. To my newly found friends. There was no talking, the trip was silent. The silence was enough to make me cry. And one lonely tear, slipped silently off of my face.