The Hooded Beauty

Bring Her

I kiss him, he kisses me back, we're making out hot and heavy. Until he bites my lip and it reopens the cut, so I start bleeding all over the both of us, great. That's immensely attractive, I pull back and cover my lip to stop the bleeding as Jace hands me some tissues.

We spend the next hour watching Umbrella Academy while cuddled up in his bed, his bed is comfier than mine, so I fall asleep randomly resting my head on his chest. I wake up when I feel the bed jolt around suddenly, I initially think it's an earthquake until I feel it again and then I realise that it's Jace, he's shaking and flinching violently while breathing heavily and grunting in his sleep.

I climb on top of him to stabilise him as he's moving around that much, he's sweating profusely. As I straddle him I shake him gently to wake him up but I have to shake him harder as he's deep asleep. He opens his eyes quickly after I shove him, he looks around scared until he sees me and then he calms down. He sits up and I pull him in for a hug where I rub his back, telling him it's fine he's safe. He rests his head against my chest as he regulates his breathing.

"What happened?" I whisper to him while trying to soothe him.
"It's just night terrors, I've had them for years, they started after I first killed someone. They happen after something bad triggers them" he says as I kiss his head, we stay like this for a few minutes and then we lay down and cuddle up together, I don't go back to sleep until I know he is asleep.

I'm woken up by Jace shaking me, I shoot up panicking.
"Was I having a night terror?" I say, Jace laughs at me.
"No, your dad wants to see us" he replies, I don't know why I thought I was having a night terror because I was actually having a really good dream. I nod and get up but notice that there's a bag on the bed.

"Oh, I went to get some of your things, I thought you'd maybe not want to go into your room yet" he states as he lays down on the bed. He knows me too well but it's sweet. I go through the bag, he's packed everything, clothes and PJ's, makeup, toiletries and shoes. I grab the bathroom bits and shower.

I get changed into an oversized shirt and shorts with some basic trainers. I cover my battle wounds as best as I can with my concealer, I resemble myself slightly again. Then we head next door to my house, as I walk into my fathers office, I'm met with two other people who are Parker Nash (Jace's twin) and Alex Nash (Jace's father), they're both in the gang, we all say hi and then Jace and I sit down.

"So, our technicians managed to go through Benny's phone last night and they've found a huge text conversation between Benny and Thomas Phallen that had been happening since Saturday evening, which is when.." he trails off

"Target" I state as things start to click.
"Yes, when Thomas tried to kidnap you. Thomas had been blackmailing Benny since then" my father finished as he turns his computer screen around to show us the conversations. I stare at the screen in disbelief.

"Bring me Kady by Friday or else your mother dies" I read out what Thomas had sent Benny, I'm gobsmacked.
"Why does everyone want to kidnap me for fucks sake" I say growing bored of this happening.
"Benny knew the best time to get to you would be after a meeting" Jace states, I can tell he's getting angry so I lean over and hold his hand like I always do.

I knew that there was more to this.

"But why did he try to rape me?" I think out loud.
"That's the only thing none of us can figure out" my father says sympathetically.
"I've got a plan, you all need to follow me" he continues as he stands up and walks over to the bookcase where the board room is behind.

As we all walk into the room, we're met with an unusual set up, there is a chair in the middle of the room with ropes next to it, weapons fill our meeting table and a board with a plan written all over every inch of it is displayed. We spend the next two hours going over the plan.

I hate the plan.

It all starts after sunset, as everyone leaves I turn to my father.
"What's happening to my bedroom?" I ask him.
"I've got our crime scene cleaners stripping the room bare and getting rid of any evidence. Then, decorators are going to sort it out, you should meet with them to tell them how you want it" he says as he pulls me in for a hug, I'll stay at Jace's until my room is sorted, if he lets me.

I go back to Jace's and we watch Netflix for a few more hours until I need to get ready, because surprise, I'm the main part of this plan. No pressure. I manage to cover the majority of my bruises and cuts. I purposely make myself look good, as a giant 'fuck you'. I change into a really cute crop top with some jeans and platforms. Jace helps me hide a hand gun and a few knives on my body, in case this plan backfires.

The sun sets, Jace, Parker and both of our fathers head off in a van and I hop into my car and drive to the destination, it's a really cute diner, which is empty. I head in and sit at a booth relatively close to the doors. I wait for a few minutes until I watch him walk in and walk over to me where he takes a seat opposite me.

"Hello Thomas"