True Love Is Red

Fading

"Corey has an axe!!" The twins screamed. Laney and Larry gasped. "Wh-WHAT?! Why?!" Larry shook Kin, terrified. "He thinks.. That if you two aren't together.. That Laney will come back!.." Kin explained quickly. Kon shuddered. "We don't know exactly his plan... But he wanted us to bring you to the dump again..! You can't go!" Kon cried.

"That's it..." Larry growled. Laney looked at him worried. "L-Larry?.."

"I'm sick and tired of Corey trying to tear us apart! Forcing you back, or killing me! I have to end this!" Larry looked at Laney with a determined look. Laney shook. "N-No! Your gonna go?!"

Larry sighed. "It's the only way to get rid of him... At least until he's sane.." He bit his lip, knowing Laney, that she wouldn't let him go through with it... "Then.. I'm going with you."

Larry's eyes went wide as he stared at her. "Wh.." Laney pecked him. "We're in this together.. If I'm there.. He may not go.. Insane.." Laney shook her head. "I can't let you go alone, and wait back at home and just HOPE you talked it out!"

Larry looked at her and sighed. "Laney..." The twins exchanged glances. "She's right, Larry. If Laney is there... If she can talk some sense into him.. You two may just be okay." Kin said, scratching his head. "I..." Larry looked at his girlfriend. "O..okay.. But please don't do anything that could kill you..."

Laney's eyes brightened. "Of course! Kin, Kon, where is Corey?" She turned and saw the twins were gone. "... Guys?.." She raised a brow. "Didn't they say the dump?" Larry tilted his head. "Yeah.. Why does it seem all freaky and dark over there?" Laney asked, pointing to the dark clouds above the dump. The red heads shrugged and went to their destination.

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Laney and Larry walked into the dump, seeing Corey turned to the side, he looked scared. But.. Why? "Corey?" Laney spoke up. Corey blinked and turned to them. His goofy smile returned to him. "Laney! You.. You actually came!" His eyes glistened. Larry put his arm in front of Laney. "Yeah.. She came. But so did I. Now, what do you want?" He tried saying calmly.

Corey sighed. "I.. I'm sorry for what's about to happen, Larry.. But.." He pulled out an axe from behind his back, and the red heads backed away. "Laney.. You need to come back! If you don't.. I'll have to.. H-hurt him.." Corey half-growled. "Corey.. I.." Laney looked at Larry. He gave her a reassuring look, and Laney turned to Corey. "Okay, Corey. I'll come ba-"

SHING...

Before Laney could finish, a blade was stabbed through her stomach. Corey and Larry cried out scared. Laney fell to one knee, one arm grasping her injury. A boot kicked her down and laughed. "Aww.. Poor poor Laney..." The voice cackled.

"C-Celest! This... This wasn't part of the plan!" Corey hollered. Celest smirked and emerged from the shadows, her bloody knife on hand. "I had to do it, Cor-Cor... You were obsessing over her, and not me! So I had to get rid of her... Now we can be together!" Celest innocently blinked at Corey. "Laney.." Larry shook, terrified as he stared at the body, not moving from what he saw.

Corey had tears in his eyes and threw his axe at Celest, but she swiftly dodged. She laughed and turned back, only to have her own blade stabbed into her chest by an enraged Larry. Celest collapsed to the ground.

Larry breathed heavily. "Nobody... Messes with.. Laney.." He panted. "Laney?.. LANEY!" Corey yelped, shaking her. She didn't move. Larry felt his heart stop. "Laney.. No!" He turned and ran to her, kneeling down. Corey held her head up, as Larry tried to find a pulse. "Laney?! Please wake up..!" Larry cried, tears streaming down both boys' cheeks and onto the ground around them.

There were suddenly sirens everywhere. The cops burst in, along with paramedics. They all saw Laney on the ground injured, with the boys crying next to her. Then they saw Celest, with a knife. "Get these two girls to the hospital! And take these two boys with them!" The head chief hollered, as medics picked up Celest and Laney in stretchers.

Corey and Larry sat in the ambulance with Laney. She had an oxygen mask on, and she had her arm over her injury. She seemed to be breathing, but her heart rate went dangerously low every so often. Larry held Laney's hand tightly, tears still dropping from his cheeks. "I'm.. I'm so sorry, Laney.." He sobbed, as Corey rubbed his back.

"I'm sorry too.." Corey murmured, closing his eyes.