Finding Hope (Black Veil Brides Fan-Fic)

Chapter 4: Twists and Slips

Edited 08/27/15

Jinxx's POV

"I see them!" Andy cries. We're standing just outside the pool entrance. Angela and CC have just rounded the corner. Angela is very clearly in the lead. When they're about halfway down the hallway two things happen at once. One, Ashley comes racing around the corner after them. Two, Angela stumbles slightly. She starts to fall behind. CC reaches us first and leans forward, hands on his knees the same way I did earlier. Angela reaches us quickly after and plops down on the ground, grimacing in obvious pain. Jake kneels in front of her.

"Are you alright?" He asks.

"Yeah, just twisted my ankle." She says. She props one foot under her and reaches her hand up to Andy. "Help me up?" She asks. Andy takes her hand and pulls her to her feet. She tests her weight on her right ankle and grimaces again. Ashley reaches us then.

"Maybe you should take it easy." I suggest.

"Nah, I just need to walk it off. Trust me; I twist my ankle all the time. It always hurts real bad at first." She says bravely. As if to prove her point, she enters the pool room and walks over to a table. There's no one else here. She pulls off the top she was wearing over her bathing suit and tosses it casually in a chair. We all take off our own tops and follow her example. She walks around the pool towards the ladder leading into the deep end. Ashley and CC jump into the pool across from her, Andy follows quickly. Me and Jake just slip into the water off the side.

"Come on Angela. The water's great!" CC says, swimming towards her. She shrugs and jumps over him as he reaches the side. She comes back up after a few seconds.

"Oh my Jinxx! It's freezing!" She cries.

"'Oh my Jinxx'?" I repeat questioningly.

"I don't believe in God and I read this fan fiction where they talk about how saying 'Oh my God' is too mainstream. So you substitute 'God' with whatever name pops into your head first." She explains.

"Aw, that means she's thinking about you, Jinxx." Andy teases.

"No, it means that Jinxx was the first person I saw, so his name popped into my head first." Angela corrects, shoving a wave of water towards Andy with her hands. "You haven't gone under yet." She says, turning towards Jake.

"It's cold." He complains.

"So go under and it won't seem cold anymore!" We all say at once. Jake laughs, then takes a deep breath and dives into the water. He comes up right next to Angela, who shrieks, and pulls her under. This was going to be fun.

Angela's POV

I love the water. I love the water. I love the water. I swear, I should've been born a fish, or a dolphin or something. Anything that spends at least part of its time in the water would be fine.

"I'm a fucking fish! Moo!" CC screams at the top of his lungs suddenly, just as five people walk through the door into the pool room. CC tackles me and shoves me under the water. I come up coughing and sneezing.

"CC! I can't go under the water without holding my nose!" I yell at him once I stop dying. I look at the five new-comers. It's three teens, obviously siblings, and their parents. One of the teens, a girl a few years younger than me, starts whispering to the other girl, a few years older than me. The third teen is a boy who looks to be about my age. Their parents are shaking their heads at us. The older girl walks over and kneels in front of Andy.

"Are you guys Black Veil Brides?" She asks excitedly.

"Yeah, you a fan?"

"Totally!" The boy says, coming over. The younger girl just stands there by their parents, obviously shocked.