"Jason never came home after last night?" I asked Damien as we get inside the house and walked up to his room. We were soaking wet from dancing in the rain but it was so damn worth it.

"He barely comes home," Damien said and closed his door behind us. I saw my duffle bags on the floor which Emma had dropped off and as much as I love being in his clothes sometimes I miss my own. I take out a tank top and a sweatpant that'll fit me. A buzzing sound rang through the room and to check it was Damien's phone. He was still in his clothes as he answered the phone and I removed the hoodie and got into the black tank top followed by the sweat pants.

"The fuck do you mean?" he cussed through the phone and he looked really pissed out of my liking.

"Where are you?" he asked for whoever he was talking to.

"Fucking asshole-" he paced around the room "- just don't piss anyone off. I'll be there" he declined the phone and moved to his closet taking out a black hoodie and black ripped jeans.

"Who was it?" I asked as he undressed in a rush.

"Uh... Jason" I straighten my back and true fear crossed me. Jason has his way of messing with the people who he shouldn't be messing with. So, being worried about him isn't the first time.

"What happened?"

"I don't know but I have to go. Stay in okay" he said walking towards me and plants a kiss on my forehead. I walked back to him, "I'm coming" I tell.

"Rhea, no," he tells as his arms keep me in one place.

"I wasn't asking and you are not leaving this room without me" what can I say I could be real stubborn sometimes.

"Rhea for fucks sake stay inside!" he said slightly raising his voice.

"No! and I don't know whether you care about Jason or not but I do!" I yelled back. He opens his mouth to say something but shuts it back with a sigh. Damien brings his hands to my face and cupped my cheek to look up at him.

"You are not leaving my side. Do you understand?" he said sounding more of a command. I nod back as a response. "And please wear something on top of the tank top"

"why? there's nothing wrong with wearing this" I tell looking down at myself.

"We are not going to a fun side so I can't fight the dudes eye-fucking you and save Jason's ass at the same time," he tells and I quickly grab one of his hoodies putting it over my head and we walked out back to his car.

We drove away from the nicer looking part of the town and passed many crossroads. We were met with a wired gate that was led to a mid-construction building. The gate was open and we drove further inside. Damien was right it was no fun looking at all especially when it's almost midnight. He parked the car and we got out. Damien held my hand pulled me closer to him.

We followed the line of lights and was met with many construction equipment and machines. We walked into the construction building and for what it looked like, it was a car park. My hand flew to my mouth as to what I saw. There was a frail figure lying on the ground followed by a trail of blood. I cling onto Damien's arm as we walked closer to the body. Damien looked around before dropping down near the person as I stood back.

"Fuck!" he cursed and I walked closer to see Jason lying on the ground. His face was bruised horribly almost unrecognizable, his whole body was limp almost... lifeless.

A whimper escaped my mouth and I drop to my knees.

"He's still breathing but we need to get to the hospital like right now," he said and picked Jason's body in his arms. I walked behind him to the car but someone grabbed my wrist stopping me. "Damien!" I screamed trying to get my arm away from his hold. I couldn't move as he wrapped his arms around my waist tugging me closer. I struggle with his hold until I couldn't. I could've recognized who he was as his hood covered most of his face I couldn't. The man brings his hand to my mouth just as I was about to let out another scream. I felt my body giving in just as the night I was raped.

Strong arms pulled me away from him and I saw Damien lunge onto him, throwing a punch at his jaw as the man dropped to the floor. Damien didn't stop he got on top of him throwing punches in his stomach until he started spitting blood out of his mouth. Damien tightens his grip on the man's neck and for a moment I saw the life in his face drain. "Damien," I said trying to stop him from killing the person. He loosened his grip at the sound of my voice and smacked the man's head on the cement and got back onto his feet. He walked towards me and grabbed my arm, pulling me towards the car.

I got inside the passenger and Damien smacked my door close. He came to the driver's seat and started the car and got us out of this wreck. He was probably driving way ahead of the speed limit but we had no choice. I looked back at Jason who still does not give out a single movement. The fear of losing someone you love that I am no new visitor to ran through my body and I felt a tear run down my cheek.

"Damien," I said almost in a whisper as he accelerated the car speeding.

"He's gonna be okay right?" I asked when he didn't give me a response. "Yes, he will," he said looking right ahead at the road. Damien didn't look scared or worried. He looked angry really angry. He gripped the steering wheel tightly and slight drops of blood dripping from his bruised knuckles.

We pulled into the hospital and a nurse and few people got Jason out of the car and straight to the ER. We followed them closely behind as the door for the ER closed right at our faces. Damien leaned on the wall his hands resting on his knees. I paced back and forth hugging my torso. Damien stopped me by placing as hands on the side of my arms and I look at him.

"Did he hurt you?" he asked me looking at my face and body to see any harm.

"No, he d-didn't," I tell. He dropped his hands from my body and held a deep stare. Damien took my wrist up to my face to see a bruise of the tight grip of the man that was holding me. He got more closer to me and I went back until my back hit the wall.

"When I tell you not to leave my side. You won't!" he told with gritted teeth. I can tell he was mad but he had no right to take it out on me.

"You don't have to be so mad," I tell him.

"Why not? I told you to stay home for a fucking reason and to avoid exactly what happened. The moment I turned around to see you not with me I was fucking scared. Rhea, I will rip the world open to keep you away from being hurt because I am not going to fucking lose you. I can not afford it. Not even one bit" he yelled and his words pierced through me. He turned away, his hands tugging his hair. "And that asshole-" he pointed towards the closed door "I can't let anything happened to him either because I know how much my mother loves him and I know how much you do. I might look like I don't give a flying fuck about him but I care about that kid more than I am supposed to. And, no Rhea I don't know whether he will be okay" he said loudly and I knew he was about to lose his shit so I held his hand and walked away from the door. We passed a few doors and I found a room where there was some first aid. We got in and I closed the door behind us.

"What are you doing?" he asked and I motioned him to sit on the stool. I take his right hand to see the bruised knuckles and I sent my thumb over it softly. He flinched a bit in pain. I move to the cupboard and got out some saline and some gauze to wrap his hand.

"Rhea we are in a hospital you don't have to do it," he said and I step in between his legs.

"Would you let a nurse do this?" I asked and padded his knuckles from the saline-soaked cotton, cleaning the blood off.

"Probably not" he whispered and I felt his other hand creep up from my thigh to the waistband of my sweatpants and tugged me closer to him as he wrapped his arm around my waist. I didn't let my body react to Damien's actions and instead, I paid more concentration on his bruises. I could feel him looking up at me but I avoided the eye contact. Concentrate Rhea.

I applied some balm and started wrapping the gauze around his knuckles and then his thumb back around the knuckles. "You know I'm proud of you," I said softly.

"Oh yeah?"

"yeah"

"And, why is that?"

"Because you didn't throw a whole ass temper tantrum out there" I dropped his hand and I send my hand through his dark brown hair. He brings both his hands to my waist and hugged me closer, keeping his face on my stomach. "I kind of can control it when I'm around you" he mumbled. I pulled his hair to make him look at me and I placed my lips on him, giving him a soft and passionate kiss. Damien being Damien pulled my leg over his and placed me on his lap. Our kissed turned rough yet passionate as his tongue slides against mine. He softly bites my bottom lip which as always turns me on. I tug the ends of his hair which I know turns him on. We pull away out of breath and I plant a kiss on his cheek. "We should probably get back there and call Lily," I told and got off of his lap.

Exactly forty-five minutes passed since we got Jason into the ER and since then we got no news from the doctors and no one came out of the ER. Lily came after a few minutes since we called her and I saw the fear in her face as a mother would. Even though, Jason wasn't her own son she treated and loved him like one and I know Jason did too. All my life I knew Jason he never had a family. It was only him and his father... a fuck up of a father. He loved the concept of a family. He always wanted to know and feel a mother's love and a sibling's bond. Even though, Damien and Jason seem like they despise each other I know deep down they would do anything a sibling would do. I know that now because I see how scared Damien is. Not, only he admitted that he cared for Jason but I know he loves him too. Sometimes, they remind me of Noah and I. He looks like he despises every single living breath I take but I know that deep down he loves me...at least I like to think that way.

I didn't know how but Emma and Jennifer had managed to come too. I noticed that Emma had gone to get coffee or something so my eyes drew towards Jennifer. She was sitting at the corner staring into oblivion, deep in thought. She looked nothing like her usual self. I walked towards her and took the seat beside her. "You good?" she just nods in return not breaking her stare at the empty wall.

"You don't seem like it?" I hate to push her because I know how annoying that is but sometimes the second time could be the charm. "I just hate hospitals" she responded and sank back in the chair, taking her phone out. I just sit next to her in complete silence.

"He's a fucking asshole," she said breaking the silence. "You care about him don't you?" I asked looking at her.

"I care about my friends Rhea"

"You know. You're not so bad as I thought you were" I tell honestly and she looked at me with a wide grin on her face.

"Aww I knew you would like me" she put a hand over my shoulder and hugged me.

"I will like you as long as you keep your hands off of Damien," I said seriously.

"Pfttt he's all yours," she said and laid her head on my shoulder.

"Hey! head off my girl," Damien said coming in front of us. He hit Jennifer's leg when she didn't wake up. "It's crazy how both of you tell me not to touch each other," she said pointing her finger at both of us and moved to the next seat. Damien takes the seat next to me and laid his head on my shoulder, planting a kiss on it. "Damn the power I have over you'll, being a bisexual" Jennifer muttered, nodding to herself.

"I fudging hate hospitals!. What place does not have coffee? and for once I craved Reeces and the stupid vending machine is not working. I might as well burn this place down" Emma yelled speed walking towards us. She stopped her complaining standing in front of us. She looked so furious. And, to say I have never seen her this angry.

"Calm down woman" Jennifer muttered even though she was deeply invested in her phone.

"Don't you dare tell me to calm down WOMAN!" Emma yelled.

"Em, it's just food you can survive," I told her trying my best to calm her down before we catch more attention than we already do. "forget about the food, my coffee. It's what-" she looked at her phone "- almost two in the freaking morning and by this time I'm having my beauty sleep or I'm drunk which I'm not and I'm very very sober. And and for some crackling reason I can't go home because I want to know whether that boy is okay" she ranted and pointed towards the ER.

"So, we are all shocked that we care about Jason," Damien said still closing his eyes and tightening his arms around my stomach.

"Unfortunately" Emma came next to me and sat down. She was still panting from her yelling. A few minutes passed and the door to the ER opened so we all got up to our feet and Lily walked towards the doctor.

"Um, he has been highly intoxicated and we found a heavy amount of strong drugs in his system which had caused him to pass out. There are no internal harms other than a slight fracture in his limbs. So w-"

"For fucks sake is he okay!" Damien yelled.

"Y-yes he is okay. He is asleep now but he will be up soon" the doctor said in fear and walked away followed by Lily.

"Do you think we can go in? 'cause he basically left the door open?" Emma asked and we all turned to see Jennifer already swarming in so we all followed her in.

Walking into a hospital room draws back many horrible memories. Because in a room like this I got to know that my sister was dead. Even though this wasn't the exact same hospital it doesn't make me feel any different. I close my eyes before I walk into his room. I felt my heart racing and my breath was hitched in my throat.

"she's dead Rhea"

"You drove her and now she's dead"

I started hearing my mother's voice in my head and I closed my eyes tighter.

"My baby is gone. Because of you"

"No no no," I said to myself and strong arms caught me before I tremble to the floor. I looked up to be met with Damien's grey eyes. "Lia, are you okay?" he asked and I nod. "yes. Yes, I am" I tell him as he intertwined our fingers together.

He seemed way better than we brought him in here. Jason still looked pale and his face was severely bruised. An hour or so passed waiting for him to wake up and none of us thought of going home considering that we have school. Jennifer was occupying the whole sofa lying down and Emma simply threw some cushions on the floor and made herself comfortable. Lily was sitting on the armchair right next to Jason. Damien sat on the corner of the bed and me being me was pacing up and forth in the room. There was a heavyweight in my chest, call it fear maybe but nothing sits right with me. Jason was a stoner but he never took drugs that he couldn't control. and, why would anyone beat him up like that? He could indeed be really problematic but he has his way with words and always manages to get himself out of shit. This time was different something had to be wrong and right now there's nothing I want more than for him to wake up and to see he is alive and well. I guess after all I won't be able to not care about him or anyone in this case. Even if I distance myself from everyone I would always crawl back to them if I see them in danger. No matter how hard I try to act heartless I would never be able to walk in this world without giving a shit about these people. Now, I know that I will always care. No matter what life throws at me I will always love the people who I love and care for them too. No matter what it is, every monster had to have the heart to be heartless.

"Fuck you all for thinking I was dead" a voice that sounded more of a whisper brought me back from my thoughts and to see Jason had woken up and said one of his snarky comments. Relief flood through me and I walked up to his bead to see Lily embracing him and now when I see him alive and well I feel like God up there doesn't hate me after all.

"Oh, how was the slumber sleepy beauty" Jennifer spoke walking up to him and what can I expect, Jason responded with an eye roll.

"Damn! the person who butchered your face did a pretty good job" Emma stood up from the floor and came to sit on the edge of the bed. I turned to see Lily walking out of the room, probably to call a doctor or so. Damien moved away so that I could properly see him and at that moment I didn't have control nor hesitation; I walked up to him and threw my arms around his neck, embarrassing for a hug. The hug itself made me think that I wasn't hallucinating, it was comfort and reassurance that I did not lose my brother.

"you fucking scared me asshole" I mumbled against his shoulder. "I thought you didn't care" and of course he'd say that.

"Shut up!" I removed my hands from his shoulder and gave him soft smile that was more of a 'Thank you for staying alive' type of one.

"Who did it?" Damien asked sitting on the armchair.

"I don't know" was his simple answer. "What do you mean you don't know?"

"He was wearing a hoodie and totally unrecognizable" which made Damien sit up straight in his chair and all of us eyed at Jason.

"Wait. He?" Damien questioned as there was no possibility that one person could do such harm. Jason indeed had to be intoxicated but that doesn't mean he would have let himself take so many beatings and also considering how well built he is and his talents in self-defence are immense.

"Yes. One person and what can I say he drugged me which got me all high and over the moon" Jason replied as if it was an obvious answer. Something clicked me. The attacker had to be strong and he was unrecognizable because of his hoodie covering most of his face.

"Wait! do you think it's the same-" I turned to face Damien as he looked at me with realization.

"- person who attacked you."

A/N - YALL ARE AMAZING YOU KNOW THAT? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1K READS. IT'S INSANEE.

SO, A LITTLE BAD NEWS. I WON'T BE ABLE TO UPDATE TO THE SAID SCHEDULE BECAUSE I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE A WORLD OUT THERE OTHER THAN WATTPAD WRITING AND READING. NOW, IF I HAD THE OTHER CHAPTERS ALREADY WRITTEN AS DRAFTS I WOULD'VE POSTED BUT... I DON'T. THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER IN MY DRAFTS AND THERE'S MANY TO BE WRITTEN. I WON'T LEAVE YALL IN A HUMUNGOUS CLIFFHANGER BUT MAYBE A TINY ONE heh.

I WILL TRY MY BEST TO POST AT EVERY CHANCE I GET BUT FOR NOW, I HAVE TO GO DO NORMAL PEOPLE STUFF BEFORE MOMMY DEAREST CONFISCATE EVERYTHING AROUND ME. *smiles through the pain*. SO, I POST THIS CHAPTER BEFORE THE DUE DATE HOPING YOU'D UNDERSTAND :)

Q/ - WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER SO FAR? MINE IS EMMA. WHAT CAN I SAY SHE'S A LITERAL QUEEN.

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