This Is The End

Chapter 11

*A/N: I have a little announcement about this story, that will be posted at the end -  so please be sure to read it! 

I left before it got any further. My heart was in my throat, throbbing. I sat in my spot in James's study.

We made out and I could feel myself melting. I don't know why we did it. I think out of desperation to feel some sort of deep human connection, for the pure ecstasy.

I touched my lips. They were chapped and I had just fucking kissed James Franco; I bet they felt like sandpaper as they brushed against his; I bet I was the worst kisser he's ever had the privilege of kissing. 

"For fucks sake,"I grumbled to myself. "Get it together Jade." 

Why the fuck did I kiss James? Why the fuck did I care what he thought about my dry-ass lips? There was bigger fish to fry. We were out of food, which meant that death was coming for us, and here I was - thinking  about some stupid, desperate, fucking kiss. 

Fuck Emma Watson and her clever PR team. She was the fucking devil, wrapped up in a tiny frame of a human being. Fuck. Her.

I took a deep breath and leaned back against his bookshelf. I managed to become that girl. You know, the one that always manages to get together with one of the leading males, in every movie ever. It was such a cliche. I hated myself for becoming a cliche. 

I cried for what felt like the hundredth time. 

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"You know...there's some water containers in the basement." James said as I walked into the kitchen. The guys stood around; Jay showcased his classic, annoyed face. 

"And you failed to mention this before, because?!" My brother snapped. James rolled his eyes. 

"Guys, just cool it. Where is the door to the basement?" I said, which made all of the guys turn around and stare at me. I drew my eyes between each of the actors and noticed they each had lost more weight than I remembered - all except for Danny. He looked like he had porked out a little bit more. 

"Ummm yeah..." James muttered. "About that...it's outside-"

"Jesus fuck! You asshole!" Jay shouted, as everyone else groaned. "If you have a fucking television stored inside of your floor, why can't you have a fucking door to your basement, inside?"

James snorted. "I live in California not the fucking Tornado Alley!" 

Seth raised up his hands . "Okay guys, just cool it. Now isn't the time to give Franco shit over poor design choices." 

The rest of us nodded our heads. "One of us will just have to go outside then," I said. "Who volunteers as tribute?" 

We all looked at one each other and waited in silence for somebody to speak up. Images of the man's decapitated head flashed through my mind. 

"Well, I'm pretty sure there's at least two jugs of water in the basement, so we'll need at least two volunteers." James suggested. Again, we all looked at each other, silence fell between us once more. 

Danny coughed and grabbed Jay's arm, he had been standing next to him; he held my brother's arm tall in the air. My eyes grew large.

"No!" We both shouted at the same time. 

"Does anyone wanna volunteer to go with Jay?" Jonah asked, suddenly. I glared at him. 

"What?!" Jay snorted with a drop of his jaw. Jonah's mouth hung open. 

"I thought you'd want somebody to go with you! It was so brave of you to volunteer Jay, you've got big balls, man." 

"I never fucking volunteered!" 

"No take backs!" Jonah screeched. "I know you're scared, but it shows real maturity on your part - that you're willing to take one for a team of people you hate. I admire you, Jay Baruchel. You know, if the world wasn't in flames and we weren't about to die, I'd watch more of your movies." 

"Jesus fucking Christ!" My brother practically screamed. Seth walked over to Jay and patted his shoulder. Jay only replied by pushing his hand off his shoulder. 

"Everybody just needs to relax!" Seth ordered. 

Craig nodded. "Hey, I've got an idea!" He walked away from us and opened up one of James's drawers. He searched through it for a few seconds before he started chuckling and cheering. "Oh yeah!" He turned around and held up a package of matches. We raised our eyebrows at him, as he threw the box over to Seth, who just barely caught t hem. 

"Uh...you want me to catch the house on fire?" Seth asked as he stared at the box of matches in his hand. "I'm not quite sure how this will help us get water?"

I rolled my eyes and marched over to Seth. I hit him in the back of his head. "No moron! He wants you to light up one of the matches so the tip turns black. You blow it out and put into a cluster of matches, turn them all upside down-"

"Whoever chooses the black tipped one has to go get the water," James finished. I smiled at him and put my right thumb up. 

"Precisely. Great idea Craig!" 

Craig smiled at me and took a small bow. "I try." 

Seth opened up the box of matches and gathered seven sticks. He lit up one of the matches and quickly blew it out. We watched as he placed it back into the cluster and turned it upside down, he shuffled them in the process. 

Once he finished, the silence returned. We all darted our eyes back and fourth between the matches and the group. 

"Fuck it," Craig said suddenly. "I'll go first." 

I let out the breath I hadn't realized I had been holding. Craig walked up to Seth and took a deep breath. 

"Pick a match, any match, brother." Seth instructed. Craig stared at the sticks in his friend's hand for a second and then he grabbed a match. He flipped it over, revealing that the tip was charred and black. The rest of the guys started cheering as they realized they were safe - for now. Craig stared at the stick angrily. 

I crossed my arms and shook my head. While I was thankful it wasn't myself or Jay who had picked out that match, I still felt bad for the poor guy. His plan backfired on him.

"So sorry Craig," Danny snickered, as he walked up and stood beside Craig. He patted him on the shoulder. 

"Of course, the world's biggest douche bag lucked out!" I snapped. Danny glared at me. 

"Wanna go two best out of three?" Craig asked. 

Nobody replied to him.

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A/N: Hi everybody! Sorry about the lack of updates, I hope to be back on track soon. I just wanted to give you guys a quick little announcement in regards to the story...

By now, I think most people are aware of the controversies that surfaced a few months ago, surrounding James Franco. I stepped away from this story for a bit to think about the situation and whether or not I should continue on with this story. 

But after thinking about it more and more and talking about it with a friend, I've decided I am going to continue on with the story. This story merely focuses on this movie's version of James Franco, which is why I feel okay with continuing with it. We'll l explore more of James's faults within this story as it continues to progress and how Jade handles this. 

That's all I had to say. I think most people would be understanding of my decision! Thanks for all of the reads.