Foxes Den

Don't Stop Running

"Keys, keys, keys." Corey muttered as he tore into the front pocket of the backpack. His fingers wrapped around the keys yanking them out quickly as he clambered into the driver's seat.  He double checked the seat belt across Colby's waist before turning on the car, he nearly cried when it roared to life. Throwing the car into drive he tore out of the hidden road, his hand digging out his cell phone. Still no signal, he hopes the others are alright. He pulls on another dirt road as he runs a hand through his hair, the panic rolling through him. He glances over at Colby still seeing the rise and fall of the others chest.

    He'll be okay. This is Colby, he does stupid shit all the time and pulls through it. Crorey tries to push the terrible thoughts from his mind. The possible outcomes that threaten to take over his mind, no, he needed to focus on the road. Taking a deep breath, he turned the corner and slammed on the breaks. The car came to a screeching halt, the vehicle hummed under him as he stared at the dirt covered road. The fox stared back at him, its silver colored eyes watching him as Corey tried to force himself to hit the gas. His head told him to go, to get on the main road as fast as possible, but he couldn't move his feet as the fox watched him an intensity in its eyes, that held him in place. The fox rose to its feet, it's fur blowing in the wind as its ears perked up. The fox glanced at the brush beside them almost waiting for something. Sam fell out of the brush obviously exhausted as Corey gasped.

"What?" Corey whispered in disbelief. The fox remained in place as Elton grabbed Sam, pulling him to his feet and the two sprinted to the car. Corey scrambled to unlock it, as the two guys threw themselves into the back seat. The fox rushed forward the second the back doors opened as the canine leapt into the back seat along with the humans. Sam didn't even care as he slammed the door shut behind them and Corey threw the car into drive.

    "What? How? WHAT?" Corey's voice was getting higher as Elton held up his hand as he collected himself. He finally noticed the pair of silver eyes staring up at him beside his feet, and Elton took a few moments to process but ultimately he didn't bother to bring it up. Sam leaned forward, his fingers finding Colby's pulse along his neck, and paused for a few moments.

    "Where's the closest hospital?" Sam asked as Elton dug out his cell trying to pull up Waze. No service flickered across the top as Waze failed to load.

    "Shit, I don't know." Elton admitted.

    "Okay, well try to remember where it was!" Corey stated as they finally pulled on the highway. Taking a shaky breath, he scanned the signs that seemed to fly past them at incredible speed.

    "It can't be that far." Sam whispered as his fingers remained on Colby's neck.

    "Come on!" Corey hissed as he kept pressing harder on the gas pushing the car faster and faster.

    "Fox!" Elton yelled as the fox jumped up on his lap, before weaseling its way past Sam and onto Corey's lap. It placed its paws on the steering wheel blocking part of Corey's view.

    "What are you doing?" Corey asked as they approached an exit. The fox started to chatter, its ears flattening as it practically leapt up on the dashboard. "That way? Okay!" Corey said as they swung into the exit.

"Corey!" Sam yelled as he hit the back of the passenger seat with the sudden turn. Sam grabbed Colby's shoulders, holding him as still as possible. The fox's head turned to the left as a hospital sign came at the top of the ramp. Corey jerked around the corner not even bothering to slow for the turn. The car screeched as it made the sharp turn, before Corey corrected the vehicle.

    "Careful." Sam ordered as he released his grip on Colby's shoulders.

    "I know but we are running out of time." Corey stated as if on cue red and blue lights flashed behind them.

    "We don't have time to stop!" Elton yelled as Corey nodded, picking up speed, as the fox jumped on the center console, overlooking the group. The sirens blared louder as the cruiser started to catch up, but Corey kept his foot on the gas.

    "Elton, grab the fox." Sam ordered as Elton wrapped his arms around the fox's body pulling it on his lap. Sam climbed on the counsel his hands pressing against Colby's side, trying to stop the blood flow that was leaking through the makeshift bandage. "Can you go faster?"

    "I'm already going almost 80. I don't know where to turn for the hospital." Corey said before hitting the gas harder. A voice thundered from behind them, but the group chose to ignore the cop as the hospital sign came flying past. Hitting the brakes Corey, swerved into the parking lot making for the emergency entrance.

    "Okay, Sam don't let go. I'm going to run in and get help."

    "If we don't get shot." Sam said as he pressed harder on Colby's injury.

    "Don't remind me." Elton muttered as the car came to a screeching halt in front of the emergency door. Elton threw open his car door as the fox jumped on the seat and he leapt out blood covering his hands, arms and a good amount of his shirt. The cop pulled up behind them as Elton sprinted into the hospital.

    "Driver hands up where we can see them!" The female voice said as two other squad cars came roaring into the lot.

    "Shit." Corey whispered before obeying putting his blood soaked hands out the window. There were a few moments of silence from the officers before they came sprinting up to the window their guns drawn. Elton came rushing out of the hospital four nurses on his heels with a gurney.

    "He's here, please help him." Elton begged as Sam slid off the console and into the back seat letting the medical professionals do their job.

    "You three come here." An officer said as he lowered his gun, noticing what was happening. Elton, Sam and Corey got out of the car each covered in different amounts of blood as they kept gazing in the direction the nurses were as they pulled Colby from the car.

    "We are sorry, we are sorry." Corey begged as he put his hands behind his head almost prepared to be handcuffed.

    "You guys alright?" The female officer asked as she looked the three shaken men over.

    "Fox manor..." Sam started, "There was a woman with an axe. She tried to kill us, I know we were trespassing, but..." Tears started to run down his face as the blond finally started to break down.

    "We'll need your statements, but you aren't under arrest." Elton nodded as Corey wrapped his arms around the shaking Sam.

    "Can I...can we?" Sam hiccuped his attention fully on the doors where Colby had been taken.

    "Let's do them inside, and let's make sure your friend's okay." The officer stated as the other two turned heading towards the cruisers mumbling something about the manor.

    "Thank you..." Sam whispered as Corey led him inside the hospital with the officer on their heels. Elton turned his eyes scanning over the backseat of the car for a few moments. It was bare no sign of the fox or much else for the matter. Elton groaned, his eyes dancing over his bloody hands, as his side and back screamed from their bruises. They should probably all get checked out, and with that Elton followed after his friends leaving bloody footprints in his wake.