Here is another chapter my peeps! Also, is it just me, or does anyone else agree that Sonny's voice is insanely satisfying to listen to? If you don't know who Sonny is, then you need to go listen to In The Heights.

The silence is interrupted by a series of 'ouches' and loud knocks as people fall down the stairs. Hercules Mulligan and Lafayette come tumbling down, with another man right behind them. "Next time, watch your step before you go running down a dark hallway." A familiar voice chuckles. 

Now, you could see the man who had just spoken entirely. He turns around in your direction, and stops. You look into each other's eyes, until a hint of recognition washes over both of you.

"Y/N?" He asks. "Alex?" You ask back. And in unison, you run towards each other. You give your brother a big hug, and he hugs you back. "Is it really you?" He's crying now. "Yeah, it's me." You reply. 

"Um... how do you two know each other?" Hercules Mulligan asks. "He's my brother." You answer, releaseing Alex from your tight embrace. Both him and Lafayette stare in shock.

"Well anyway, we came to tell you..." Alex is interrupted by a thick French accent. "Mon ami they're coming!" "Wait, what, who?" John asks frantically. "A woman, leading a whole lot of redcoats, and they're looking for Y/N." 

Your breath gets short, and you start to feel lightheaded. Your legs give out under you, and you fall to your knees. John immediately runs to your side and kneels beside you, wrappings a supporting arm around you. "Are you okay?" He asks. 

"My mother." You say. "She's looking for me. She wants to see me hanged." "I won't let that happen, I promise." He says, pulling you into a hug. Your brother and the two other men glance at each other and smirk. "But ey, we're safe down here!" Alex says, holding in a laugh.

"Not anymore your not." A feminine voice cackled. By now, all of the slaves are hiding. You could hear the click of heels on stone. Your mother appears from the darkness, smiling and holding a gun, fully loaded. "John," You whisper, "just let her take me." "No, I can't." He says "I know we've only known each other for a day, but I already love you." "Listen, let her have me. I don't want her to hurt you." You say, tears beginning to stream down your face. 

"I'm sorry, Y/N. A promise is a promise." He stands up, and so do you.

"You're going to have to leave." He glares at your mother. "Then give her to me, I want a front row seat when she's hung." She says, "Or, why wait?"

Two gun shot sound in the air. Time seems to slow. You see your mother fall to the ground. You see Alex aiming a gun at your mother, and you see John launch himself in front of you. You scream for him to move, but it's too late. Time resumes its normal speed, and John falls back, clutching his stomach, blood seeping through his fingers.