Waking The Demons (A Bullet For My Valentine Fic)

Chapter Five

*Emz POV*

After a slow walk back from the Restaurant we were all now back at the Inn. Each of us was in our own room getting ready to head back out in 5 minutes. I changed from my outfit into some black leggings and a Metallica t-shirt. I sat on the end of the bed and put on my Iron Maiden converse. There was a quiet knock at the door.

‘Come in.’

‘Hey, you all ready to go?’ Matt stood in the door way, he was still in his skinny jeans, but now also had a black jacket and checked black and red scarf on.

‘Nearly.’ I smiled to him as I carried on lacing up my shoes. ‘Is everybody else ready?’

‘Not sure. Jay said he was going to check on Steph and then we are to meet up in the courtyard.’ I stood up from the bed. ‘Do you have a coat?’

‘And what’s wrong with my Metallica top?’ I teased.

‘Nothing at all, just you’ll freeze to death going out there.’

‘I was messing with you. It’s on the back of the door.’ I walked over to the mirror just to check my make-up was still in place, which it was. I grabbed a bottle of water from the table and put it in my bag. I turned to see Matt was now fully in the room with my coat in his hands, holding it for me to slip into. ‘Thank you’ I smiled as I slipped my arms into the sleeves then turning to face him as I zipped it up. I picked up my bag off of the bed. ‘Right I’m ready to go’

‘No scarf?’ I shook my head. He then unwrapped his scarf and offered it to me.

‘Are you sure?’

‘Yeah. I’ve got another in my room, I’ll go get it.’ I took the scarf from him and smiled.

‘Thank you.’ I said as I wrapped the scarf around my own neck. It was still warm and smelt of old alcohol, cigarettes and aftershave, in other words it smelt good. ‘Right, I’m ready, let’s go get your other scarf and meet the others.’ He nodded and we headed out of the room and went further down the small hall to his own room.

Once Matt was sorted we headed down to the Courtyard where everyone else was waiting. Steph and Jay had a map open on a table, using a large torch to light it up and were talking about which way we should head. We walked over to where Padge was standing as he pulled out a packet of smokes away from the rest of the group. I opened my bag up to find my own.

‘Here.’ Padge handed me one of his, and also gave one to Matt.

‘You smoke?’

‘Used to, now it’s more of a social drinking habit.’ I nodded, as I leant over the lighter Padge held out, Matt doing the same.

‘You do all know that we probably won’t be able to get on the grounds of the House.’ I said to everyone as I took a deep inhale of the cigarette, getting my much needed nicotine hit.

‘I know, but it’ll still be fun trying to find the place.’ Moose said as he hopped about on the spot. 'It's flipping freezing tonight.' He shivered pushing his hands into his pockets. He wasn't wearing a coat or a jacket,  just a hoodie.

'Right, are we all good to go?' Jay asked as he turned to face everyone. Steph tucked the map into her bag and pulled out her personal hand held cam.  Flipping the switch to on she turned the camera around onto her self.

'Hey, hey. So myself, Emz and the unbelievably gorgeous band Bullet for my Valentine are about to go on our own ghost adventure. Who knows if anything scary will happen, I think we may have drank a bit too much to actually give actually toss anyway.  I feel more sorry for the ghosts that try to scare us. Anyway say hello my minions.' She then panned the camera around.

"Hide me' I said to know one in particular but hid behind Padge as the camera panned around. Each of the guys waved or said hello. When the camera reached Padge he stepped out of the way so I had to wave too. 'You sir are mean' I said as I playfully pushed him away.

'Naw, come on. I'm sorry' he said as he pulled me into a death drip hug, that I couldn't escape from.

'Can't breath!' The others had started to walk off, Jay talking into the camera that Steph held. 'Matt help please.' He just shook his head and laughed. Padge let me go eventually after I found that he was slightly ticklish.  'I am not speaking to either of you two.' I pointed my finger between them both and walked off at a fairly fast speed pretending I was in a sulk.

I had made it half way down the street when a hand was placed on my waist and arm round my back. I looked to see Matt had caught up with me.  'Can't escape us that easy im afraid.' He smiled as he pulled me slightly closer to him.

'Don't I know it. I'm stuck with you all for another two nights yet. Poor me.' I teased as I pushed him away playfully. He let out a chuckle.

Steph, Moose and Jay had stopped at the edge of the town and waited for us to catch up with them before we headed out into the dark country side. Jay handed Padge the flash light as we were at the back of the group and he and Moose were able to see through the might vision on the camera.

Five minutes out of the town and it was pitch black and eerily quiet. The group was no longer separated,  we were all quite close together.  The quiet chatter within the group had stopped and everyone was looking around as we walked further down the dark road.

'I'm going to say I actually feel really scared even though I'm surround by you all.' Steph whispered as she again panned the camera around the group. Jay wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close to him. I had to smile.

There was a sofr shuffling sound to the right side of the road making everyone freeze and look in that direction, Padge pointed the torch to where the sound was coming from when all of a sudden there was a loud grunt type noise that scared the crap out of everyone. Steph and myself let our a squeal and the guys a sort of shout. I quickly turned around and buried my head into Matts chest. He wrapped his arms around me and held me.

Padge suddenly started to laugh, so I peeked to see what he was laughing at, I saw Steph was hidden like I was but into Jay and she too was looking around. Our eyes fell onto what Padge was shinning the light on and I had never felt so stupid. It was a herd of deer. Of course it was, the estate had a few heards of deer on the land. I let out a deep sigh of relief and rested my head against Matts chest. He laughed about it.

'Well if this is the reaction to a few deer what's it going to be like tomorrow?' Moose laughed. He had taken the camera from Steph as she still tried to settle her nerves.

'You alright?' Matt whispered to me. I looked up to him.

'Yeah I'm fine thanks. Sorry for clinging to you like I was dying.'

'Don't be silly.' He said as I moved away. He offered me his arm to link which I gladly did.

It took as few moments and a cigarette for the smokers, for everyone to compose themselves before deciding to carry on.

'back in a second' I said to Matt ad I unlinked my arm and ran up behind Steph scaring the crap out of her again. She turned and slapped me on the arm

'You're a bitch.' She laughed once she had caught her breath. 'Just you wait'

I nearly died from laughter at her reaction.  ocassionaly during filming we had the habit of making each other jump when it was just the two of us, at times we could be incredibly childish.

After an uneventful 20 minutes after the deer incident we had reached the gates to Newton House. It was softly lit from the outside and it looked huge.

'There we go guys and girls, Newton House. Just think tomorrow night we will be in there, along with all of the spirits that still walk the halls.'