Logan

51. Unreal, Part 2

I felt my knees buckle, and I blinked as she walked away. I felt the warm blood gushing between my fingers.

I heard Logan's voice, but he sounded miles away "Natalie!"

"Logan..." but as I said that, I felt the blood come up my throat, and when I coughed, it was all over me.

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*Micah's POV*

When I heard the gunshot the first time, I was in the men's bathroom. I had just finished arguing with AB about Alex, he was still somehow convinced I was involved with him. I came out of the door as fast as I could, and I looked down to see drops of blood.

I walked into the office and noticed AB's arm bleeding, and he was slumped against the wall, "What happened?" I looked around for the first aid kit, and I rustled through it for a pair of gloves as AB struggled through an explanation.

"That bitch shot me, she really shot me! I stayed down, I thought she was going to shoot me again, but she didn't even care. She just walked into Studio Selena, and then she shot at Logan, and..." his voice quivered as I packed and pressed against the wound, "Aahh! I think, I think she shot Natalie."

"What?! Did you call 911?"

AB nodded, "Not yet I..."

A shot rang out and barely missed my head "Get them on the phone AB!" I stood up to see Victoria exiting the building, and I pulled my gun from my ankle holster. I shot a few rounds with no clear shot, and she was gone. I ran back into the building, and ran into the studio Logan had been in. He wasn't in there, I went down the hallway and found him at the end by the women's bathroom. Logan's shoulder was a bloody mess, the dress shirt he was wearing was drenched. He was holding Natalie in his lap on the floor.

"Micah, help her." I looked over her injuries, my mind immediately going into rescue mode "Is she? Is she going to die, she can barely breathe," I couldn't pause for a second, and I did what I had to do. Once she was stable, I helped him get into her car. "Listen to me. The ambulance isn't going to be here in time, you need to go right now." Logan nodded, pulling out of the studio driveway and speeding down the street. Thankfully, the hospital was only a few blocks away. I went back into the building to find AB leaning against the doorframe of his office "Listen, you have to go get Alex. She might have gone after him,"

I grabbed the keys to AB's car and I found myself speeding down the road to the Koughlin house. I pulled into the driveway and didn't even bother turning the car off before I ran into the house.

"Alex!" I was in panic mode, I wondered if I would find him dead. She had enough bullets to kill him, I knew that.

"Micah!"

I came into his room to find him in the closet, and when I pushed the doors open he grabbed me into a hug. I pulled him closer, cradling his head. "I heard her coming down the road, and I hid. She was almost to my room when she heard your car, and it spooked her. She had a gun, Micah."

"Alex."

He stopped talking and looked up at me, "What?"

"Alex... we need to go."

"What? What happened, what's wrong?"

"She went to the studio first, and-

"No." His eyes welled up, "No, no, no, no, my sister was there! Is she-" He gasped, his grip on my arm tighter. It came out in a whisper, "Did she kill my sister?" I paused for a moment, and he screamed, "ANSWER ME!"

I shook my head, "I treated her as best as I could, she and Logan are on the way right now."

He stood up so fast, "We've gotta go, now."

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*Logan's POV*

There was so much blood, everything was a blur. Nurses had rushed out with a gurney and wheelchair, I was talking, but I couldn't hear what I said. All I could do was look as they pulled Natalie out of the car, and they wheeled her away so fast.

"Where is she going?!" I struggled on the gurney. My mind wasn't focused on the excruciating pain radiating up my arm, no, it was only focused on her.

"Sir, can you tell me what happened?" Nurses all around me were cutting my shirt, my suspenders, a hand closed over my arm, and I felt the sting of an IV being inserted into my hand as I tried to answer the questions.

"No, she's my girlfriend...

...Natalie

Uh... Victoria Lancaster...

My girlfriend Natalie, my friend Alberto, and my friend Micah...

...I don't know, he stayed I think..."

They decided I should stay the night for observation. Mostly because it had taken several of them to calm me down, after they'd said I couldn't see Natalie. I called Micah, and they were already at the hospital. Natalie was still in surgery, and Scarlet was on her way. AB's arm was just grazed, so he had a few stitches and some mild painkillers.

Alex grabbed my hand, I was finally in my room. "I don't know what I'm going to do if she dies, Logan."

"Don't talk like that, she's going to be fine." I didn't even know if I believed myself...

Micah put his hand on Alex's shoulder, "Do you want to go check on AB?"

"No. I want to stay here until Natalie is out of surgery. I can't sit there in the waiting room, waiting for the doctor to come out and tell me my sister's dead. I just, I can't."

I tightened my grip on his hand, "You don't have to. Has anyone called my brother?"

Alex's eyes shot open, "Oh my god, I forgot all about them, are they okay? Did they catch her?"

I shrugged, "I don't know." Alex's hands darted to his phone, and soon Damien was on speaker.

"Where are you guys? I'm here, I'm on my way to Logan's room right now."

Kellan and Damien walked into my room a few moments later, and Kellan stood by the door as Damien collapsed me into a hug.

"You're alive." A sob broke out of his chest, "I thought," he lost control and sobbed even more. My right arm went around his head, and I held back a groan of pain as he held even tighter to me "Shhh, shhh, I'm alright."

"Where's Natalie?" Kellan looked around, and the rest of us looked at him.

I stammered, "V-Victoria shot her, and-" his face changed and he took off in the direction of the surgery waiting room.

"Kellan!" Damien ran after him. Alex looked back at me, and I nodded. Micah sat down and we looked at each other for a moment.

"Thank you, Micah. You saved her life, you know."

"No," He shook his head, a few tears down his face, "You were the one that saved her, dude."

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*Kellan's POV*

I ran into the waiting room to see the computer board, and I saw the name "Koughlin" and the number of hours her surgery was going to take. I felt all the breath jump out of my chest, and I was on the floor.

Damien came in behind me.

"I've got you, Kellan." He cradled me against his chest, and I struggled to breathe while I sobbed.

"I can't do this again, Damien. I can't, I can't- Natalie-"