She knows...she knows, that I've never let her down before...
Rebecca's POV
"Are you sure this is the right way?" I panted as we stormed into the hospital of Chicago, quickly walking towards the elevator, my heart racing with anxiety.
"Yes. The map says at the basement, the key says base, I know where we're going." Harry answered as we entered the elevator. He pressed the button that will take us to the basement and the doors closed. "Did you take your gun with you?"
"Yeah," I nodded, placing my hand on my hip, where my gun was secretly held in my waistband underneath my tee.
"Good. Now we need to be careful down there." He instructed and I nodded.
Everything is happening so quick, I don't have the time to proccess what the hell we're doing but I know one thing; we're determined to free those victims down there and take the cure.
"There are cameras everywhere." I muttered.
"I know. Don't worry, the guy will delete everything once we're done." he assured.
"Okay." I said quietly and the doors opened.
We stepped out and walked down the hallway, gaining a few looks from some maids. Two security guards suddenly appeared in front of us, making my heart came up to my throat. Oh shit.
"You can't be in here, sir, miss." one of them said kindly, nodding at us.
"Let us pass." Harry compelled them both and they moved aside.
I let a sigh of relief as we kept walking down the hallway. I was anxious we might get caught. Anxious that what we're going to see won't be something that we will not like. I swallowed nervously as Harry entered a code to one of the big, metalic door and unlocked it.
"Let's go," Harry urged lowly.
"Where is the base?" I asked, looking around as we walked down the long hallway.
"Hidden behind the fifth door." he answered, his green eyes focused ahead.
"Do you know all the codes?"
"Of course." He replied casually.
"Okay, good," I mumbled, adjusting my hair.
Harry suddenly turned in the corner and I followed him. The hallway was darker, and more crowded. There were a lot of bodyguards and they were all looking at us.
Oh fuck.
"Are you sure this is the right way? Because I don't think.." I trailed off, reaching to touch Harry's shoulder.
"Yes, just act cool." he said and walked ahead, making me follow him.
Yeah, okay, I'll act cool, as if I'm not here, trying to sneak into the secret lab and steal the cure.
"Excuse me sir, you're not allowed to be here." A guardian stepped in front of us, making us come to a halt.
"Get out of my way." Harry compelled him and he obeyed.
Harry turned to me as we walked and gave me a smirk. "See? It's easy." He shrugged.
"Well, you're not the one that doesn't have the skills," I reminded sarcastically.
"Aw, I'm sorry skinny girl, you're probably not God's favourite person." he teased, making me chuckle.
"That's funny, because last time I checked, I'm the angel here." I reminded and his eyes widened in surprise, his lips turning into an O shape.
"Hands down," he chuckled, raising his hands in surrender.
A small smile formed on my lips. I was glad he made jokes in such anxious states, because it made me forget the nervoussness in the pit of my stomach. I can't believe we're actually doing this. I feel brave and ready, but every time a guard comes in our way I feel like I'm a fucking coward.
"This way," he ticked his head towards the left hallway and I followed after him.
This hallway had many doors from both sides, but it wasn't that crowded as the last one. Doctors turned to look at us and I tried not to look nervous or scared. A young woman gave us a kind smile as she came to stand in front of us.
"Excuse me, I think you're lost, because we don't allow-,"
"We can go wherever the hell we want. Now let us pass." Harry said lowly, glaring at her.
She nodded and gave me another kind smile before stepping out of the way. Harry sighed out of frustration as we paced forward, clearly irritated with their stupid excuses.
"Calm down," I murmured softly, peering at him from the corner of my eye.
"How can I fucking calm down when they are all so fake?" he growled, fisting his palms.
"It's going to be over sooner or later, so try to stay calm."
"Fine."
Harry opened a door with a simple push on his left and we stepped inside. I closed the door behind me and all I could see was black. I frowned and tried to look around me, my eyes quickly adjusting in the darkness. There were two small red lights at the top, which confused me.
"Where are we?" I whispered.
Suddenly, a beep was heard and I heard machines working all around me. There was force that made me fall backwards, but two strong arms were quick enough to keep me in place.
"You okay?" Harry asked from behind me.
"Yes, what is going on?" I asked. It felt as if we were going downwards.
The lights suddenly turned on and I saw that we were in an elevator. Blue lights turned on in every corner and between the two small red lights the words 'room 56-base' were written between them. I remember the key having those words written on the nametag.
"Be ready, because you'll need to use your gun." Harry said cooly.
My eyes widened. "Oh my God.." I whispered, my heart now skipping beats. I don't want to use my gun.
"Oh fuck.." Harry murmured.
"What?" I asked, a little panicked.
"There's a boy..he's screaming for help.." his words made my heart give a painful thud.
"What?" I whispered in shock. I looked around and suddenly a louid noise was heard and the elevator doors opened.
The hallway was empty and long, scary and creepy. Harry took hold of my hand and led me down the hallway, my heart now racing. Oh my God, please let the boy be okay.
"We need to go to the boy as soon as we can." Harry urged hastily, sounding worried.
I nodded, totally agreeing with him.
"Hey you! Stop right where you are!" a strong voice commanded from behind us and we both turned our heads to see two guards holding guns and pointing at us.
At that moment my heart came up to my throat as fear creeped up inside of me. Oh shit. Harry suddenly tugged at my hand, making me walk again.
"I said stop!" one of the guards yelled again, but Harry didn't stop.
"Run," he demaned and my heart skipped a beat.
"Harry-,"
"Stop or we'll shoot!" I suddenly heard them walking towards us in a quick pace.
"Run!" Harry said and I obeyed.
I started running, pumping my arms, my heart racing now, fear and determination all mixed at once flooding through my entire body. Harry ran beside me, keeping up with my quick pace and I saw him from the corner of my eye taking out his gun. The guards behind us started running and yelling, pushing me not to stop. The hallway was so long and there were many directions I could run to, but I didn't know where.
"I don't know where the hell I'm going!" I yelled panicked.
"Just keep going!" Harry urged, voice strong and raspy.
As we ran past a hallway from our left, two more guards appeared from there, making me leave a quiet yelp. Fuck, fuck, we can't get caught.
"Stop right there!"
"You're going the wrong way!"
Suddenly, a sound of a shotgun buzzed in the air, making me leave a scream as the bullet crossed right next to my arm. So close. I panted but kept going, knowing that I can't stop. Another shotgun and the bullet came past my head, making cool air hit my head and make me feel dizzy.
"Shit!" Harry hissed from behind me.
The hallway was still long and more guards chased after us, making me feel even more scared than before. Harry suddenly turned and pulled the trigger, but I didn't turn to look, because I knew he had aimed someone and hit him, since a scream and a thud was heard.
"I can take them all down, don't worry, Rebecca." Harry assured hastily, still keeping up with my pace.
I felt my cheeks burning and my heart raced wildly. More shotguns were heard and I covered my head with my arms, screaming now and then because the sound was terrifying, and it reminded me of that nightmare I had seen months ago.
"Take the man down! He has a gun!" one of the guards yelled, making worry rose inside of me.
"Harry.." I said slowly, panting, glancing at him. They were aiming at him and the last thing I wanted was him to get shot.
"Don't worry, they won't hurt me," he comforted, doing little to calm down my worried nerves.
He suddenly moved like a flash from one side to the other as the guards were shooting so he could avoid the bullets. I kept running, knowing he will protect me if something threatens to hit me. I trust him with my life. The guards kept yelling at us, growing more and more impatient, angry, and clearly shocked by Harry's skills.
"What the fuck?!"
"Is he a ghost?!"
"Shoot him for God's sake!"
Harry started running beside me again, a smirk on his lips. "Why can't you make the bullets hit themselves? I thought you can control an object's gravity!" I panted, my eyes glued ahead at the metalic door.
"I need to concentrate but I can't at the moment!" he said angrily.
He turned around his head and shoot twice, making two guards fall on the floor with loud thuds and groans. "We're close," he said and refilled his gun with ammo.
Suddenly, another shotgun was heard that made my heart stop momentarily out of fear. "Watch out!" Harry yelled before his muscular body fell on mine, his arms protectively wrapping around me, a scream coming past my lips. We both fell on the floor, him lying underneath me. He turned this way so I wouldn't get hurt. The oxygen was knocked out of me and I gasped for air, my eyes wide as I stared up at the ceiling with the multiple blue and white lights.
"Fuck, you're okay?" Harry breathed and sat up, causing my body to follow his and sit up on his lap.
"Y-yeah," I murmured and saw the guards coming closer, victory written across their features. I lost my voice at that moment and I tapped panickly at Harry's shoulder. "H-Harry.." I managed to murmur.
Harry suddenly raised one of his hands and my eyes took in the vein bulging out beneath his skin on his forearm as he aimed and pulled the trigger twice, causing them both to fall down with bullets deeply sank into their chests, the red liquid escaping the wounds. The other four guards kept running towards us, determined to catch us.
"Come on," Harry said through clenched teeth as he stood up and pulled me with him.
I started running again and Harry kept shooting from beside me. My skin ached slightly from the fall, but I had to ignore it. I heard more loud footsteps from behind, meaning more guards came from the other hallways, making me frustrated.
"Stop right there!"
"This is the door," Harry pointed at the metalic door ahead, "I will just enter the code and-," he was cut off, however, as another shotgun was heard and I felt a bullet ripping through my flesh in the back of my thigh, making me scream and fall down to the cold floor, flinching and wincing.
Harry came to an abrupt halt and gave me a bewildered look. "Fuck!" he hissed and kneeled down next to me, staring at my bleeding thigh. I squeezed my eyes shut and bit my lower lip, trying to ignore the jolts of pain that were sent through me and the burning around the area the bullet was sank into.
"It's-it's okay baby, you're going to be okay, I promise," he cooed, panting as he gently touched my thigh.
"Ow!" I winced, tears already rolling down my cheeks at the pain. Harry gasped and I opened my eyes to see him aiming at the guards before shooting multiple times, making each one of them to fall on the floor one by one until none of them was still alive.
I gasped for air and cried, wanting this pain to stop. He took out his knife and sliced his wrist before pressing his skin to my lips, his other arm wrapping around my back and lifting me so I could drink his blood.
Once I swallowed it down, I felt stronger and the pain was gone immidiately. Harry gently turned me around, murmuring quiet "it's okay" to me. "I'm just going to take out the bullet, alright?"
"Yes." I said quietly, biting my lower lip.
The knife scratched my skin, making me wince. The knife got deeper into my skin, making me cry again and wish this would all be over. I felt the bullet coming out and a heavy sigh came past my lips. The wound was immidiately healed and no pain came from it. The metalic sound of the bullet being thrown on the floor was heard before Harry pulled me up to my feet. We locked eyes and he looked so worried, his green irises seeming darker.
"You okay?" he asked, drewing a breath.
I nodded. "Yes, thank you," I breathed, my chest rising and falling. "You?" my eyes studied his face before they moved down to his body.
"M'fine, let's go," he urged with a tick of his head as he tacked his gun back into his waistband.
I walked beside him, my muscles finally relaxing after running for minutes. This hallways is so long, I swear I felt as if I was running forever. We stood in front of the metalic door, which had the word Base 56 written above it, and Harry pressed on the blue circle button. A beep sound was heard and then the white box came out of the wall, meaning Harry had to put on the code. He reached inside his pocket and took out the key I had stolen. He stared at it intently, probably reading something more than just the words I can read. He then tapped the code and the door opened automatically. Harry and I locked eyes, seeing stress and hope in his grin irises before he stepped inside. I followed and the door closed behind me, making my stomach tighten.
We were surrounded by a dark room once again, but there was another door that the gaps around it showed some light from the other side. Harry and I moved closer to it and we both pressed our ears against it. I jumped when I heard a loud scream, a scream that was laced with pain, a scream that belonged to a young teenager.
"No! Please! Please stop!" he cried, the sound making me wanna cry too.
"Stay still!" a man hissed.
A sound of punch was heard and a groan followed, meaning the boy was being hit. My stomach tightened even more when I heard a thunk anf another muffled scream, meaning he was stabbed.
"Jesus," I whispered in shock, my heart tugging. "We need to go in," I said.
"You stay here, I'm going," Harry said sharply. The only feature I could see clearly was his piercing green eyes that seemed to glow in the darkness.
"What? No, I'm coming," I argued lowly.
He sighed. "Fine, but stay close," he demanded cooly. I heard him taking the safety off his gun and I instictively placed my hand on my well hidden gun, knowing I will have to use it some time. "Ready?"
"Yes." I murmured.
He suddenly broke the door down and more, bright light came in, blinding me for a couple of seconds. Harry stepped inside, back scrunched up and muscles tensing. I went inside the other room to see two man giving bewildered looks at Harry and me, wearing white robes and holding knives, medicines and a few more pills. A blonde boy was tied up on the bed, having a cloth in his mouth to muffle his screams, tears rolling down his cheeks, bloodshot blue eyes filled with fear and absolute pain, blood soaking his clothes and open wounds on his chest, arms and stomach. The sight was heartbreaking.
"What the-," one of the scientists didn't have the time to finish as Harry killed him with only one shot, the bullet breaking through his skull. As much as I hated Harry killing people, I didn't feel angry the slightest.
"Woah, woah, wait!" the other man raised his hands panicked, giving Harry a scared look. "I-I can give you money I-."
"I don't want your money, you dick!" Harry snapped and pulled the trigger, giving an end to the man's life.
I hastily walked over the bed and stood next to the tied up boy, my shakey hands cupping his pale, face. His skin was as cold as ice and his distant sea blue eyes were staring unseeinly at the ceiling.
"Hey, hey," I called softly, hoping he will look at me. I didn't get any respond though. I glanced at Harry who was searching through the lab, reading at the back of the pills, staring at the medicines and all.
"They tried to make him like me..." Harry mutterrd lowly, staring down at the medicine he was holding.
"What? Is-is there any chance he can be-,"
"No." Harry cut me off, voice strong and strangely controlled. "No one can survive with this thing in his system. It kills you. It destroys everything."
"Then how did you survive?" I asked.
"I don't know.." he sighed and turned to give me a sad look. "I don't know." he repeated with a shrug.
"So this boy...is dead..because they wanted to make someone like you?" I asked, pointing at the boy next to me.
He nodded.
I sighed and looked down. Silence danced around us as I let sadness wash through me. We couldn't do anything to save this boy. We were so close, but we didn't have any chance. Harry looked sad as he stared down at his gun, hands covered in blood since he helped me take the bullet out of my flesh. I sighed heavily and shook my head gently. It was too bad another life was gone for nothing.
"Okay, we better go-,"
Suddenly a hand took hold of my arm, making me scream and give a shocked look at the boy that was staring at me with pleading blue eyes. His entire body started to shake and blood trailed down his nose and the corner of his lips.
"Harry!" I screamed, panicked and scared.
He ran over to me and placed his large hands on the boy's forearm, gently wanting to release his grip from me. The boy's blue eyes moved to Harry, where they lingered and begged for mercy.
"H-help," the boy struggled to breath, his pained voice breaking my heart.
And after that, he stopped moving. His eyes stayed on Harry a few more seconds until his face dropped to the side and more blood came out from his mouth. Harry placed gently the boy's forearm on the bed and turned to me.
"Rebecca-,"
"He's dead." I whispered, tears forming into my eyes.
"I know," he murmured, wrapping his arms around me and pulling me against his chest.
"We were here-we could've done something-," I sobbed, even though I was trying not to cry.
"There was nothing we could do, Rebecca. He was going to die either way. The only way we could've saved him was by giving him the cure, and we still don't have it." he cooed, running his hands up and down my back as I held my face hidden in his chest.
I sniffled. "He asked for help, Harry.." I murmured.
"I know..." he pulled back and cupped my face with his hands. "We need to go, Rebecca." he said softly.
I nodded. "Yes, let's go," I agreed quietly.
There was another door in the room and this time I walked like a zombie towards it. I glanced one last time at the boy that lied dead on the table before grabbing the doorknob and stepping inside, Harry coming from behind. My eyes were glued on the floor, still stinging thanks to the tears.
"Hands up."
My blood ran cold as I looked up to see five guards, holding their guns raised and aimed at us and two more people that I thought I wouldn't see. My eyes widened in shock and my heart stopped pounding. Harry from beside me tensed and raised his gun, aiming at the one that was the head of all this madness.
Dr.Royals.
And beside him, was standing his lovely nephew, Ariana.
A frown covered my features as I stared puzzled at Ariana who stared blankly back at me, wearing a white robe. Wait, she's a scientist too?
"Drop the gun, kid. You don't want to hurt yourself." Dr.Royals said, staring at Harry. He looked so calm, and his smirk was bugging me.
"Don't call me that." Harry growled, referring to the word 'kid'.
"Drop the gun, or she gets shot." Dr.Royals said, nodding towards me.
My breath hitched in my throat. I noticed a quick flash of worry behind Ariana's brown eyes, but it quickly dissapeared. I can't believe she's here.
"Do you really think I'm going to let that happen?" Harry mocked, sounding angry.
"Yes, if you want her to live." dr.Royals said cooly and suddenly all the guards aimed at me, making me gasp.
Shit.
Harry glared at dr.Royals and clenched his jaw. Silence filled the air around us and anxiety, mixed with fear, creeped up inside of me. I looked at Harry, not sure of what he's going to do. He looked so angry_ that if looks could kill, dr.Royals would be burried six feet underneath the ground.
Harry suddenly dropped his hand to his side and threw the gun on the floor, flaming emerald green eyes never leaving dr.Royals' face. A wave of relief washed through me that he decided to co-oporate than do what he wants.
"Cuff them," dr.Royals commanded and two guards nodded.
"Don't you dare touch her," Harry threatened and stepped in front of me, fists tightly clenched by his side.
"I think you didn't quite get that I'm demanding here." dr.Royals spoke lowly.
"I don't give a fuck, you prick!" Harry scolded. I knew that his attitude would get us in trouble.
The door behind me opened and four more guards came in, aiming at Harry, bringing my heart on the edge. God, we're so done. I placed my hand on Harry's tensed back, wanting to calm him down.
"Harry.." I murmured, but he ignored me.
"Take him," dr.Royals demanded and three guards wrapped their arms around Harry's, trying to hold him still.
Harry struggled and pushed them off. My heart was now racing and I wished I could do something but I'm not strong enough to fight with three men. Despite that, I gave it a try, for Harry's sake.
"Leave him alone!" I yelled and used all my strength as I pushed a man away.
He, suddenly, was pushed away, his body hitting hard the wall and groaning. My eyes widened in shock as I stared at them back of the man's head bleeding. Thank God, he wadn't dead, since he was moving and giving me a bewildered look. I turned around to see everyone staring at me with the same expression, including Harry, which had a hint of pride and amusement in his eyes.
Dr.Royals was staring at me as if I was a ghost. Ariana was slightly scared, her brown eyes eyeing me closely. A guard suddenly took hold of my forearms and pulled them behind my back, making me fight back and hiss.
"Hey! Get your hands off of her!" Harry snapped, walking towards me.
"Cuff him." dr.Royals said, ticking his head towards Harry.
Three guards reached for Harry, but because Harry was strong enough to push them off again, three more held him tightly, giving all their strength to keep him still. I struggled to fight the man that held me, but he was stronger. However, I tried again, and I managed to free myself, but not for too long, since this time two guards help me.
Harry's face was flushed red as he glared at the guards that held me, veins popping out on his neck. "I'm going to fucking kill you all!" he yelled, furious.
Dr.Royals walked closer to Harry and took out from his pocket a medicine, making me gasp loudly and my heart to pound ten times louder. Harry glared at the medicine for a couple of seconds before he glared up at the old man. Dr.Royals brought the medicine to Harry's neck and pinched him, even though Harry was struggling to move away.
"No! Don't! Leave him alone!" I screamed, worry and fear coursing me. They can't do any more experiments on him, they might kill him.
"Relax dear, he's just going to fall unconscious for a while." dr.Royals told me.
Harry blinked and looked tired, green eyes trying to stay locked on mine. Ariana walked towards me, holding the same medicine in her hand, but I ignored her as I stayed focused on Harry. His head lowered and his eyes fell on the ground before he closed them, making fear grow stronger.
"No! Harry!" I called, wanting him to look up at me.
Ariana came and stood in front of me, blocking my view. I glared at her, feeling hate rise. "I can't believe you.." I muttered, voice laced with anger.
"Look if she has any weapons on her." Ariana commanded, her voice cold.
"Hands up." one of the guards said.
I sighed in defeat and raised my arms, swallowing down my tears. The woman searched my body from my waist down to my legs and fear was owning my stomach in case she will find my gun. Her hands patted on my hip and I knew that she found it. She raised the hem of my tee and took my gun out before handing it to Ariana.
"Now what? You're going to kill me?" I said, cocking a brow. I wasn't worried about death. I'm an angel, I can't die.
"No." she shook her head as she raised the medicine next to me neck. "But I'll make you watch your boyfriend die." she said before she pinched me and let all the liquid run in my veins, making me feel dizzy until my eyes closed and I fell unconscious.
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