Steal the Show •On Hold•

Chapter Thirteen

Artemis' stomach churned. Cam was furious with her for getting back to the hotel after him. He'd been holding back his wrath all day, and Artemis was terrified of what would happen if/when he exploded. She shakily changed into her outfit, a dark red skirt, and a black and white striped shirt. She put a simple pair of rhinestone earrings on.

Jade entered the room. "Hey, sis. How are you?"

"Nervous," Artemis admitted.

"Well, don't be," Jade said simply.

When Artemis was onstage, getting ready to sing, Jade gave her a thumbs up, which made her smile until she saw Cam glaring at her.

Song: The Run and Go by Twenty One Pilots

"I can't take them on my own, my own. Oh, I'm not the one you know, you know. I have killed a man and all I know, is I am on the run and go.

Don't wanna call you in the nighttime. Don't wanna give you all my pieces. Don't wanna hand you all my troubles. Don't wanna give you all my demons. You'll have to watch me struggle from several rooms away, but tonight I'll need you to stay.

Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do

I am up against the wall, the wall. For I hear them coming down the hall. I have killed a man and all I know is I am on the run and go.

Don't wanna call you in the nighttime. Don't wanna give you all my pieces. Don't wanna hand you all my troubles. Don't wanna give you all my demons.

You'll have to watch me struggle from several rooms away, but tonight I'll need you to stay.

Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do. Do do do do.

Cold nights under siege from accusations. Cerebral thunder in one-way conversations.

Oh oh oh oh oh

Don't wanna call you in the nighttime. Don't wanna give you all my pieces. Don't wanna hand you all my trouble. Don't wanna give you all my demons.

You'll have to watch me struggle from several rooms away, but tonight I'll need you to stay.

Tonight I'll need you to stay. Tonight I'll need you to stay. Tonight I'll need you to stay. Tonight I'll need you to stay."

Artemis finished and there were cheers. She met eyes with Wally, sending a 'help me' signal that he didn't understand.

Cam met them backstage. He wrapped his arm around Artemis. "Hey, Babe. Come on, we're going to the hotel."

"But I wanted to-"

"Whatever you want to do, you've had a week to do it, and you have another week. You can do it later." There was a hard edge to his voice that scared Wally.

"Ok," Artemis said reluctantly. Cam grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the building. He didn't stop so she could give a trio of girls autographs. Artemis jerked herself out of his grasp, quickly giving them autographs and selfies. "Bye guys!" She called, waving to the girls as she ran over to Cam.

"Break up with him Arty!" The oldest redhead, Diane yelled.

"Yeah!" Her cousin Vanessa called.

"Get with Wally!" The brunette yelled

Cam was clearly infuriated by this. He didn't even wait until they got to the hotel. He dragged her into an alley, and slapped her cheek, hard. "You little b****! You f***ing little b****! You think that it's ok? Well, it's not. You landed your pretty little a** in deep sh**, and it's time to clean it up!"

He grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the alley and back to the hotel. She struggled the entire time. She was slammed into the wall in the bathroom. Cam started the shower. "Strip and get in. Now."

Artemis went as pale as printer paper.

Cam rolled his eyes. "I'm not gonna have sex with you. You don't deserve that." He stripped down himself and got her in the shower with him. Artemis started hyperventilating as he put his hands on her. Cam noticed and groaned. Suddenly her hand was touching something that she did not want to touch. She jerked her hand away, getting out of the shower faster than Cam could react and grabbed a towel.

She dried off and threw on underclothes and the sheer nightgown that Cam loved as fast as she could and jumped into the bed, cocooning herself in blankets. Cam walked out of the bathroom, a towel around him, furious and soaking wet. He saw the lump that was Artemis and sighed. He put on some pajamas and got in bed, untangling her from the cocoon. He pulled her close to him. "I'm sorry, Baby. I didn't know that it would upset you so much. Forgive me?"

Artemis sighed. "Forgive you," She said, despite not meaning it.

"Good," Cam said, giving her a kiss. "Love you, Arty." He fell asleep. Artemis eventually managed to relax enough to follow him into dreamland, thinking about how big of a lie that was.