Heart In The Hands Of Two

Chapter 11

Annabel woke up and found herself in Kenny's grip. He was still holding her and they were still entangled together. She smiled and closed her eyes again. She laid her head on his chest, she felt his heart beat and his steady breathing.

"Morning cold feet." Annabel heard from above. Kenny had woken up and was staring at her. She giggled and moved away.

"Sorry about that, it was really cold last night. I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable." She said looking away. She started getting out of the, now small, bed.

"No wait." Kenny grabbed her wrist, not wanting her to leave. She turned her head.

"Annabel I didn't mind. I liked helping you out and you were freezing cold." Kenny reassured.

"Really? I thought I was a bother." Annabel whispered.

She crawled back over to Kenny and laid her head onto his. She got close to his ear and whispered.

"Thank you." It left a chill going down his back.

Annabel smiled at his reaction and jumped off the bed. It was eight twenty-four a.m. so they needed to start heading to Emmett's. Annabel put on her outfit from yesterday and Kenny did the same.

"Hey let's pick-up breakfast for all three of us. You know to soften the blow." Kenny suggested. He was worried Emmett would kill him on the spot.

"Sure. Can we pick-up a snack too? I'm starving." Annabel laughed as her stomach growled rather loudly. She held her stomach and hunched over. She fell to the floor and cried in pain.

"Annabel! What's wrong?" Kenny was freaking out.

He bent over her not knowing what to do. Annabel got up and ran to the bathroom. She went to the toilet and began throwing up. She had food poisoning.

Kenny ran to her and held her hair back and rubbed her back with his hands. He has hand food poisoning many times and this always helped him.

"Kenny go away. I don't want you to see me like this. It's really gross when I get food poisoning." Annabel said after she stopped throwing up for a minute.

"No I'm not going anywhere. You are sick and you need my help. We are a team remember?" Kenny said, but Annabel still didn't want him to see her like this.

"Can you at least call Emmett and tell him we will come for dinner. I think I need to go see a doct-." Before she could finish she began throwing up again.

Kenny texted Emmett, 'Coming at eight o'clock. Annabel's got food poisoning. Going to doctors. See you soon.' He ran back to her and held her hair up again.

*Emmett's House.*

Emmett's phone rang and he woke up. He felt dizzy and couldn't seem to find his phone. He moved his hand feeling all around for it. He felt it vibrate again and found it under the bed. He opened his eyes finally and read the text.

"What! How the heck did she get food poisoning!" Emmett brushed his teeth and got dress quickly.

He put on whatever was on the floor in front of him and ran out the door. He headed to the doctors office which is about one point twelve miles away. He didn't have time to get a taxi.

Emmett ran faster and faster. With each step he took he began to change. Emmett shook his head trying to get his thoughts straight. 'No not now, just a little longer', he thought.

Emmett arrived at the doctors office. He ran through the door and stopped. He went to the desk and asked for Annabel Maggie. "She is in room three." The women had said. Emmett walked over.

He found Annabel sitting down asleep and Kenny with his hands in his face. Emmett was furious and pushed the door open. Kenny lifted his head and saw Emmett.

"Emmett it wasn't my fault. Well it may have been, I don't think it was the dinner. I think she's sick or something." Kenny said without a breath.

Emmett held a hand up. He didn't want to hear it. He walked over to Annabel and went on his knees.

Emmett placed a hand on her face. She smiled and turned around. She grabbed his hand and pulled it to her face closer. Emmett chuckled, he was surprised Annabel wanted him more than Kenny.

"Hello Annabel. I came as soon as I could. How you feeling?" Emmett asked with a gentle voice. He brought his face closer to her's. He was just a move away from her lips.

"Kenny." She whispered.

"Kenny." She repeated.

"Annabel I'm right here." Kenny said moving to her side.

He sat next to her and wrapped his arms around her. Annabel's hand slipped from Emmett's. Emmett hadn't tried taking it back.

'Why hasn't Annabel asked for me', he wondered. Then he looked and saw Annabel wake up. They both looked at her hoping she was ok.

Annabel's eyes flipped open fast. The first face she saw was Emmett's and she smiled. Then she saw Kenny's and her smile grew.

"Hey guys. What's going on?" She whispered with a scratchy voice.

She kept blinking and clearing her throat. She was really sick. It hurt to just have her eyes open.

"Well you were throwing up this morning and I told Emmett we'd be here and then he ran over asap." Kenny said with a soothing tone.

He smiled and kissed her forehead. She sighed and grabbed his shirt so her head was digging into his warm body.

Emmett watched everything, he had a moment of clarity. He knew what was going on, what they were going to tell him. The way Kenny looked at Annabel had changed.

She was that friend who he could never have, she was the person he loved and had. Annabel looked at Kenny differently now. Emmett saw that she looked at him differently too. With a new affection. He knew he had lost her.

"How could you do this to me Annabel?" Emmett whispered with rage. He was devastated.

"Annabel I love you." Emmett cried quietly. Annabel got off of Kenny and ran to him. She started hugging him and pleading.

"Emmett please don't hate me please. This is what I wanted to tell you." Annabel repeated trying to fix things with him.

"I don't hate you. I hate him!" Emmett pointed to Kenny.

He stood up and walked to where he and Kenny were eye to eye. He shoved him hard. Kenny fell hard and hit the wall. Emmett ran.

Emmett ran outside into a snowy forest. He jumped and changed into the beast he was. Kenny followed in rage and pride. He turned when he left the building. Annabel sat down dazed. She ran and followed.

"Emmett! Show yourself! Fight me like a man you coward!" Kenny howled. Emmett showed himself instantly.

"If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get!" Emmett tackled Kenny and blood showed in the white snow. Kenny clawed at Emmett's face and he howled in pain.

"Kenny! Emmett! No!" Annabel watched as the fight happened.

As they were fighting they clashed into her and she fell. Her head hit a tree and it began to bleed. She was out cold.

Kenny and Emmett didn't notice and continued fighting to the death. Annabel laid unconscious in the snow freezing to death slowly. She heard the fighting going on. She tried to wake up.

"Kenny. Emmett. Stop." She pleaded in her mind.

She mumbled this out loud but no one could hear. Annabel shook her head as she began to feel her fingers. Her eyes flashed open.