Jade doesn't say anything as she picks up the necklace and closes her eyes. Mad looks at me, looking incredibly serious.
"He hurt your cousin, Jake," I don't know what's worse, the look on Jade's face or the relief that it's not Belle hurt. "We need to find out if Jake's okay and if he's hurt anyone else." Winter snorts loudly, her arms crossed.
"You mean if Alec's okay. You don't give a shit about anyone else," I share a confused glance with Mickey. "St Clair only cares about his Salvatore while Mickey only thinks about Nick and even I only give a shit about Damien." Mad snorts.
"You know everyone knows that you still care about Angel even if she shot you with a shotgun and made you turn evil," I notice Jade frowning at the necklace. "When will you realise you're just using Damien to try to get over her? Stop using him as a bandaid to try to stop the pain Angel left you with." I barely stop Winter from attacking Mad who doesn't even blink. Jade runs to the window and tosses the necklace out the window.
"That wasn't one of the necklaces Bec made...There wasn't any dark blue on it," I can't remember who Bec is. "Bec's the one with the blue coat that hangs around with your deaf blond cousin, Jake. We need to get name tags or something." There's a nod of agreement as Ephraim drags Belle in and tosses her beanie to the ground.
"Hello. I hope I am not interrupting anything," Mickey holds onto my shoulder so I can't attack Ephraim. "I have a question for you all. Do you care if I kill this Salvatore? If you do, are you willing to die for her?" He put his mouth at Belle's throat which makes her whimper and I clench my fists.
"Beat me. Hurt me. Kill me. But," I shake off Mickey and step forward. "For the love of God, don't hurt her...She's the only person who never left, not once. I'm willing to die for her." Jade steps forward and stands beside me.
"She's my family. Salvatores are willing to die for each other." Her words hang in the air as the others silently join us and Ephraim releases Belle. I hug her as she stands up and she cries into my shoulder.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," Jade places Belle's beanie on her head and Belle pulls out of the hug. "Thanks...Why would the rest of you do that for me?" Mad shrugs nonchalantly.
"Because Alec would kill me if I let his cousin die," She gestures at Mickey and Winter. "Their Salvatores would be the same. We're willing to die to save people, we're not willing to let someone else die for us." Ephraim slowly claps with a grin that makes my blood run cold.
"Nice speech, Madison," I take Belle's hand, feeling scared for her more than me. "Could you say it for my mother as she hurts you for what you did to my family? Mickey remembers how it felt, right Mickey?" Colour left Mickey's face and his hand went for his chest. "Good. You remember. My mother does not take her time but she is good at torturing people who hurt our family." He grabs Belle and pulls her away from me. I grip her hand tightly.
"Please. Let me say goodbye." Ephraim shakes his head and Mickey pulls my hand from hers, I want to cry. They leave and I glare at Mickey but before I can open my mouth, he points at his chest.
"I'm not going through that torture again. I've got enough scars," He nods at the window, with a smile. "Too bad Alessandra isn't here." The emphasis of 'here' makes us look and see Alessandra opening the window enough for her to climb in. The second her feet touch the ground, Jade hugs her, shocking the both of them. Jade pulls away quickly.
"Sorry, I'm glad you aren't dead," I can see a strange look go between them that I used to see between Rose and her foster parents, almost like a mother and child. "So, what's your plan? Epic rescue after we sacrifice some half vampire?" Alessandra shakes her head slowly.
"Not some half vampire...According to Dante and Fai who I briefly spoke to," She looks right at me, making my blood run cold. "It is two boys...Your friends Simon and Lukas said their names are Caleb and Paul. They have to die or you will die." I nod, knowing what to do after a brief moment of selfishness.
"Then, I'm going to die," I frown, hands stuffed in my jean pockets. "Caleb's human, why would killing him help? The prophecy is that a halfling has to die and it said nothing about a human having to die as well." Alessandra scuffs her feet, looking at the board.
"He has Marchi blood...He is your brother along with many others," How many fucking siblings do I have? "Ephraim is hunting down all your secret siblings which is even more than Jade and Mickey's father had. If Caleb and Paul die, you will live, why do you not want that?" I sit on my old desk, bringing a leg up and leaning on it.
"Because we Prophesied have a hero complex...We need to be the hero. Besides," I clean my glasses, staring at a blurry Alessandra. "Caleb's my brother and I care about the both of them...I've looked after them, I've shared a room with them, they're family. I'm dying for them, no matter what," I put on my glasses with a smile. "If you don't like it, you can leave." Alessandra shakes her head and climbs out the window, slamming it behind her. Jade gives me a strange look.
"The rest of us have killed family," Mickey and Winter cough pointedly. "Except maybe Mickey and definitely Winter. You're the only one of us who's not willing to kill family to survive and be with someone...You're the best out of us all." I shake my head slowly.
"I almost wanted to sacrifice them because of Belle...It's always Belle that makes me want to be selfish," I shrug, standing up. "For some reason I'm willing to sacrifice myself for anyone," The door slowly opens and mom stands there but I know it's not her. "I'm guessing your son's Ephraim?" Mom nods and grins at the others.
"Nice to see you all again," Mom becomes a little girl with blonde hair and grey eyes, Jade's eyes. "I am ready to torture...Who wants to go first? Oh, Mickey, for your small mercy, you get to go last." I glance at the others and step forward.
"You can hurt me first...It'll make me feel weak when it happens to them." Jade's little sister drags me after her and I hear Mickey praying...I wish I wasn't an atheist so I could feel touched.
