Haunted (a Crimson Peak Fanfic) - Tom x OC

Chapter 9

Hey everyone! Sorry for the long wait and I hope you like this one it's a bit short maybe but I wrote it at work (was a boring as fuck day) also this will probably be the second last chapter for this book. Love you bye!

Elenas PoV

I was sitting there for a while, it couldn't be that long but it felt like forever since Lucille had left the room. I was waiting patiently secretly hoping that he wouldn't show up, that he had found his peace but I wasn't that lucky when he appeared right in front of me right then. He was completely white with blood floating out of the wound on his cheek. "Elena...." he mumbled breathlessly and reached out to touch my crimson red face. Finally he could really touch me again but somehow I would have liked it more if it hadn't been so soon. Thomas deserved so much better than this, he deserved to live his life but it was once more taken from him by Lucille. It kinda felt like he was waiting for an answer so I simply smiled at him shortly which he replied immediately. "God I missed you so badly...I can't believe you where here all this time without me noticing." he whispered into my hair and I would be lying if I said I didn't miss him as well. "I hope you can forgive me one day...all of this is just my fault I thought I could save you but in the end I failed...just like I always do." But I just shook my head and grabbed his face with both of my hands. Nothing of this was his fault and I needed him to understand this, after all he had brought nothing but happiness into my life. Sure the end wasn't that great but I'd do it all over again if it meant that I could spend some time with him again.

Thomas PoV

She still couldn't talk to me, not that I would've expected any different, but somehow it still felt like we had a better connection now. It almost felt like I could hear her thoughts in my brain and it lifted some weight of my chest to know that she didn't blame me for any of this. God she never did, not even when she was still alive and I told her what a monster I was, she just never saw me as anything else then an innocent boy who didn't know better. Now that I had her back in my arms it was as if time stood still, maybe it did for the dead who knew I wasn't an expert. But I once more got reminded of the horror still living here when I could hear Edith' screams ripping through the silence. Immediately I grabbed Elena's hand and pulled her over to the window. Right next to my machine I could see Edith running and fighting for her life against the raging demon that I once called my sister. "We got to help her!" I said breathlessly and looked at Elena who gave me a strong nod. I still was rather clueless on what I could do now as a ghost but she was experienced and just pulled me along with her right through the wall where we were needed. It all seemed to me like a rush and when I finally was able to see clearly once more we stood behind of Lucille with Edith looking straight at me for help. "Please help me..." she begged what caused Lucille to laugh out. "There's no one here who could help you." she growled back but Edith pointed towards us. "They are..." Lucille spun around and froze right away. "T-Thomas..." she breathed out and reached out to touch me but pulled right back when she noticed Elena who I simply pulled closer towards my chest. "You?!?! I should have known that you'll be the one to ruin everything.." with that she wanted to turn back to Edith but said one had used the time to pick up a shovel that she would use as a weapon. "I'm not gonna stop until I kill you or you kill me..." with that Lucille wanted to attack her once more but Edith took all her strength together and brought that shovel down onto Lucilles head causing her to collapse to the ground, completely still and I knew that it was finally over now. I was finally free...

Edith PoV

I let out a breath of relieve when I saw that Lucille wouldn't get up anymore. It was done I had killed her... but I didn't had much time to think about this yet as I stepped closer to the two ghost lovers in front of me. "Thank you two..." I started and noticed that both of them where slightly smiling at me. "I'm so sorry Thomas.. I should have never let you go to her alone.." "Don't worry about it Edith as much as I regret that I can't be with you anymore as much am I happy that I can be together with Elena once more. Maybe that's how destiny wanted it..." my husband, or now ex-husband, replied and I was glad that he apparently didn't had much troubles with being dead. "But why are you two still here? I thought maybe if Lucille would be dead all of her victims could find peace....don't you want that?" "It's not about wanting...I think it's because no one knows that they're here...they...we need a proper burial but don't worry about us now. You need to get your friend the doctor to another doctor or he won't make it..." For the last time I reached out and stroked over or better through, Thomas cheek before I ripped myself away from him to get Alan out of his hiding place. My whole body was arching but somehow I managed to pull him up and help him walked to the gate without looking back but I promised myself I'd return and help those poor souls find their peace far away from this hellhole.