Trapped at Vidcon

Chapter 8

Quinn POV

Someone knocked on our door. I checked the time on the small clock. 4 AM?! I got up and turned on the light, making Michael groan. "What Quinn? Is there somethi-" "Shh." I cut him off. I heard sobs coming from the hallway. More footsteps stopped outside. "Quinn, Mikey." I opened the door and saw Kait. "Wha-" "Ian's dead." Anthony choked. My jaw dropped. Ian, Dead?

"It can't be..." Kait was close to tears. So was I. We loved Ian, even if we were just fans. Our hearts broke. I hugged her, and she hugged me back. We stayed like that for a few moments. "I'm so sorry Anthony." I think Felix, whispered. "No, it's not your fault." Kait and I pulled away.

"When will they stop?" I said to myself. "I don't know." Kait whispered. "I think everyone should stay in their rooms today. Only come out if you're hungry." Kath suggested. We agreed, and I went back into my room with Michael. I laid on my bed and stared at the ceiling. "Are you-" "No, I'm not okay. One of my favorite YouTubers, someone that I love, just got murdered." I snapped. He sat next to me and I sat up. "Sorry, it's just..." I started crying. Michael wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into him. I cried on his shoulder as he rocked me back and forth.

Lauren POV

"Wait until they find you." The man threw me and Mel into Dani and I's room. He locked the door from the inside, and left the room. They took my bandages off yesterday. Luckily, the cuts were somewhat healed, but Melanie's were fresh. I went into the bathroom to find something to help her arms. I found a towel and brought her into the bathroom. I cleaned her cuts, and wrapped them in a smaller towel.

"This should help." I said, finishing up. "Thanks Lauren. We need to get their attention. I need to see Ian." I had already explained to her about our situation. "And I need to see my sisters." I went out to the door.
"DANI! HELP US!" I yelled, while banging on the door. "AMY! LISA! ANYONE OPEN THE DOOR!" I shouted. "SOMEONE! ITS LAUREN!"

Dani POV

"Calum? Do you hear that?" I asked. I heard faint yelling from the end of the hall. "Yeah. Should we check it out?" He asked. "What if it's a trap?" "Maybe someone's hurt or something. So maybe we should." Cal nodded, and we walked out of the room and followed the yelling. We stopped at the last room. The shouting was clear and someone was pounding on the door.

"SOMEONE OPEN THE DOOR WE'RE TRAPPED!" "That's Lauren!" I said. I immediately threw the door open. "LAUREN!" I threw my arms around my sister. "Are you okay?" I asked. "I'm fine right now." I hugged her for a full minute. "Who are you?" Calum asked. I pulled away and looked behind Laur. "That's Melanie." Lauren said. She gave us a small wave. "Where's Ian? I need to see him." The smile dropped from my face. "Ian's um, he's um..." I didn't have the heart to tell her.

"I'm sorry, Melanie, but Ian's-" "LAUREN!" Lisa and Amy came running down the hallway, almost knocking Lauren over. "EVERYONE LAUREN'S BACK!" Lisa yelled. Everyone came out of their rooms. Christina and Katherine ran over to us. "We missed you. What did they do to you?" "Wait, Melanie?!" Anthony interrupted them. She nodded. "Seriously, where the hell is Ian?" She asked.

Anthony started tearing up. "Mel, he's dead." "What?" "He's dead. Someone killed him last night. I'm sorry." He explained. A silence feel, except for Melanie's soft cries. Lauren started rubbing her back. "Shhh. It'll be okay." Laur soothed. "Go back to your rooms. Mel can stay with Anthony. Lauren can come stay with me and Amy." Lisa said. "But, can Lauren tell us what happened first?" Connor said. "I guess, only if she wants to." Christina said. Lauren nodded. We all went in Dan and Phil's room. I sat on one of the beds by Lauren and Kait.

"So, after they cut my arms, I blacked out. They brought me into this room and bandaged my arms. That's where I met Melanie. We talked a lot and got along really well. They didn't give us food or anything. On the last day, they started to um uh...Mel you wanna tell the rest?" Lauren asked. "They hurt me. Cut my arms like Lauren, but deeper. Luckily, that's when they put us in her old room, and she cleaned me up." Melanie smiled at Lauren. "Well, I'm glad you two aren't dead. Caspar and Zoe are gone as well." Chris explained. "Really?" Laur gasped. I nodded, slowly.

The room went silent. I saw Dan and Phil's hands intertwine and Dan kiss Phil's cheek. They we're so freaking cute. "Should we go back to our rooms?" Troye asked. "I guess so." Christina replied. Everyone left Dan and Phil's room.

Kait POV

Luke and I went back to our room. "Can I wear one of your shirts? I honestly don't feel like being in normal clothes today." He smiled. "Niether do I." Luke handed me a Blink-182 shirt. I changed, and he put on sweatpants and his bracelets. "What do you wanna do?" I asked, sitting crossed-legged on the bed across from him. "I don't know...talk I guess?" "We've done that since we've been in this room." After that, we just kinda sat there awkwardly. I thought came across my mind.

"You don't have to tell me, but there is something I wanna ask." I said, moving closer to him. "What is it?" I gently grabbed his wrists. "Luke, I've heard rumors that you've hurt yourself. Are they true?" I asked softly, while looking up into his eyes. He didn't say anything, so I slowly took his bracelets off. "Luke." I whispered when I saw the lines on his skin. "I'm sorry." I looked back up at him, his eyes were red and he was almost crying.

I brought his wrists up to my mouth, gently kissing his scars. "Lukey, I-" "I know, they're ugly." Luke pulled his arms back. "No. They're your battle scars, Luke. It shows how much you've been through and how much you've gotten through." I hugged him, resting my head on his chest. I had tears dripping down my face now, too. "Lucas Robert Hemmings you are perfect just the way you are. If anyone tells you you're not they're fricking idiots." Luke giggled. "Thanks."

After a few moments, he set me so I was facing him. He leaned in close to me, and I knew what he was doing. I followed his lead, not really knowing what to do. Before I knew it, our lips connected. Time stopped, and we were in our own little world. We pulled away after what seemed like forever. I blushed. "Was that your first kiss?" He asked. I gave Luke a small nod. "I'm glad I had the honor of being your first kiss." I smiled at him.