How could things get so out of hand in such a short time..?!

Noah never wanted any of this to happen, he never wanted to hurt anyone..!

Especially not her..

And now here she was, where a simple push of a button could end her life if it hit the right place.

As soon as Noah's voice reached her ears, Alexa wrapped an arm around Iv, the gun pressed against her head. His eyes widened as his best friend grew ever paler than she already was.

It was cold, quiet.

Everyone frozen in place, not daring to move an inch and cost an innocent girl's life.

He needed to choose his words carefully..

"Alexa.. I know things haven't been too good between us.. But please, stop what you're doing and think for a moment.."

"Oh, I am thinking, I've been thinking so much, and this bitch is the reason you left me!!!" She tightened her grip on the gun, wanting so badly to pull the trigger.

His eyes looked down at Iv; her breaths were short and shaky, pure fear shown as a layer over her eyes as she tried not to cry.

A thought came to mind..

All he wanted was for her to be safe, no matter the case..

Even if he had to- ...

To...

"... I'll be your boyfriend again..."

Iv's eyes immediately widened as she looked at him, the crazy brunette looking at him as well. He swallowed back his fear, taking a deep breath, and speaking.

"I-I'll be yours again, a couple, lovers, j-just like we were before... We can do whatever you want, and I'll never say no to it, promise..."

There were tears running down Iv's cheeks as she heard his words.

But he didn't look, he'd grow more afraid..

"I'll be yours forever... J-just please... Let her go..."

There were seconds of pure silence; Iv's gaze moved up, noticing Alexa's grip slowly loosening on the gun.

She waited a few more seconds before grabbing the crazy woman's wrists and brought them up so they wouldn't point at anyone.

Immediately running over, Noah held her arms as well, but to their misfortune, she harshly stepped an his foot, her heal stabbing into it and forcing him to let go with a scream of pain.

The rest seemed to zoom by his head.

There was a gunshot.

A police siren.

Eerie silence.

He looked up, eyes widening; Iv gripped her stomach, blood dripping and spreading through her shirt. She began to fall forward, making him run over and catch her before she could hit the ground.

The police had already captured Alexa, but that wasn't what he was thinking of:

Blood already stained her lip as she coughed, Noah staring down at her as fear filled his entire body.

No.. No!

Things were never meant to be like this!

Tears were starting to blur his vision, gently cupping her cheek. "D-Don't worry, y-you're gonna be okay... I promise..."

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It was a while until Iv began hearing the surrounding sounds, her eyes slowly opening, flinching at the brightness of the room.

She was on a bed, in a very white room, a hospital room?

There was a pain emanating from her stomach, though it was tame, it was still uncomfortable.

To her left was a guy sitting on chair, his face buried in his arms which rested on the edge of the bed, gently holding her hand.

Noah..

He was asleep, though his shoulders tense. She sat up, flinching a bit as something stabbed in her arm; a needle, making sure her blood levels were normal.

Memories from that moment slowly returned; Alexa, Noah, the guns, the gunshot, it all happening so fast.

A small groan was heard, making her look over. Noah has lifted his head a bit, rubbing his eyes with a yawn.

"Heh, morning, Goofball..."

"Morning..." There were a few seconds of silence before his eyes widened in realization. "Y-you're awake!"

"Yeah... How long was I out for...?"

He hesitated on the question, rubbing the back of his neck. "A-about a week..?"

A week..? Had it really been that long..?

His gaze turned to her once more. "How do you feel..?"

"Tired... Surprised... Kinda hungry..."

Noah chuckled a bit. "I'll tell the nurses.."

After a small chuckle, a thought came to her mind. "What about you...?"

"Huh..?"

"How are you dealing with the aftermath...?"

"... well, Alexa was taken to prison and I was asked a bunch of questions about everything.. I've mainly just stayed with you, actually.."

"Hey, at least this means you're free now..."

"Yeah.." He looked up at her with a small yet warm smile. "I'm just glad you're okay.."

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