A guard realises I'm in the wrong room and brings me to the other prophesied. I look at the others sadly.
"Maguire, my sister...She betrayed me," Mad hugs me hard while the others just look at me. "Ephraim said that prophesied love far too much and trust so easily...Do you think that's true?" Mad shrugs while the others think about it. Winter put her hand up.
"They trusted me for the hours that I was evil," Mickey clears his throat loudly. "Except for Mickey who realised straight away...Which is the only straight thing he does." Mickey sighs, sitting with his legs crossed.
"I shoot straight," Mickey looked at his hands. "We prophesied do love far too much and trust too easily...I trusted a vampire...Hell I dated him and found out he wasn't even gay," He points at Winter. "She trusted Angel, your cousin, hell she loved her and Angel shot her in the back with a shotgun. Jade...Hasn't been betrayed yet unless you count her granny marrying the head vampire. Mad's twin brother was in love with the head vampire if that counts." Mad looks haunted at the mention of her brother and his girlfriend or boyfriend.
"St Clair, I hope you don't have to kill your sister," I look at her confused. "I had to kill my brother...And Katerina, his girlfriend and head vampire...I can see them sometimes," The others look even more confused than I do. "I mean in the dreams. I'll be talking to you and see them right behind you guys." Before I question this, Ephraim appears with a sinister smile.
"It is almost time and I will let you say goodbye to each other before bringing you to your friends," He winks at Jade. "You are pretty...I can see why Dante loves you so much...I cannot see why he lies to you so much." He walks outside but leaves the door open. I look at the others with an awkward smile.
"So...Do we hug and say maybe the loophole will happen?" Jade nods while the others shrug. "Then, group hug everyone," Everyone laughs as we hug. "Maybe the loophole will happen. I can give you a sports metaphor if you want." They shake their heads, looking sad. Mickey holds his hand out and I take it, doing a bro hug. We get pulled apart and I wave at the others as I'm dragged away hopefully to my friends...To Belle. I see my friends who stand up when I get thrown into the gym which is still decorated for the Halloween dance which thirteen year olds went to for drugs. Simon and Lukas give me sad smiles while Rose punches my arm affectionately and Ramona gives me a fist bump while Belle hugs me tightly.
"St Clair, I'm glad you're okay," I hug her back tightly, pulling on her beanie a little. "How's Maguire? Is she okay? Is Ephraim hurting her?" I shake my head, feeling tears stinging my eyes.
"No...He's dating her and she loves him enough to betray me," I feel a tear come out. "Why am I even surprised? Maguire never liked me even before Ephraim. If she knew what I did for her by kissing Gracie Meyer, she'd say I only did it for you." Belle pulls out of the hug as what I said hit her and the others cover their mouths.
"You're her big brother," Belle states with a frown which makes the others uncover their mouths. "You'd do that for her, I just happened to be getting bullied as well. Why would you do it just for me?" I shrug, wishing she had figured out how I feel. Ephraim smiles at me.
"You have to say goodbye now, St Clair." I bare my teeth at Ephraim and I look at Simon with a sad smile.
"What can I say to you, Simon?" Simon just hugs me and it's a good enough goodbye. I look at Lukas. "I'm glad that your dad was a shut in next door because we probably wouldn't have been friends," We do our secret handshake and I smile at Rose. "Stay badass, Rose," Rose hugs me, head buried into my shoulder for a moment. I look at Ramona who is holding back tears. "I'm glad that you were stuck beside me in math...Not just because you helped me get an A in it," I look at Belle, wanting to say so much but not saying it because of my incoming death. "I'm glad you're the girl next door...I couldn't have asked for a better best friend...A better Ginny Weasley to my James Bond...A better wife if you count our 'marriage' in first grade where we divorced because I nearly died from eating your jam." Belle hugs me, crying.
"I lied earlier...I still feel the same," I pull out of the hug, tears stinging my eyes. "I'm sorry I lied but I know I'm just your best friend and I'm okay with that. Just remember that when you die so you don't feel guilty," She kisses my cheek and I turn slowly to go to Ephraim but stop. She told me how she feels even though I'm about to die...Fuck it, if I'm going to die, I'm telling her. I turn around and face Belle who looks confused. "St Clair?" I cup her cheek and she leans into it. "Why?" I give her a look of disbelief.
"And I thought I was the thick one," She thinks hard and understanding blossoms on her face. "Bingo," I kiss her as the knife goes in my back and I pull back, turning to see Maguire holding the knife. "Maguire-" I cough up blood and fall to the ground, unable to move. Maguire drops the knife, looking at her bloody hands. "Maguire-" I try to say but cough up more blood. Rose picks up the knife and plunges it into Maguire's throat. Ephraim screams in agony and Belle puts my head on her lap. "I've been in love with you since before I knew what love meant...I thought you'd like to know-" I cough again and she wipes away the blood.
"I love you St Clair, don't go...Please don't go," I see Spector smiling at me, holding his hand out. "You're not leaving, right?" I cough one last time and stop breathing.
