deranged [sequel to unlovable]

part 12

songs :

• kings and queens - 30 seconds to mars
• company - justin bieber
• black skinhead - kanye west

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[vanessa's pov]
my hand slips out of his as everyone exits the warehouse.
it was probably an "in the moment" thing, vanessa.
i find damien and drive with him to the venue.
apparently, the people we're up against are big enemies to us.
they're really bad people.. a whole team of bad people. there's going to be around 30.
i glance in the rear view mirror to see caleb following close behind us in his car.
when we arrive to our destination, damien opens my door for me.
i step out and analyze the place. few doors, few windows. it's fairly big, though.
him & i walk together inside of this venue. i instantly can smell the buffet. the sound of the music fills my ears & it's actually nice.
insane to believe that bad people could be the ones who are running this whole thing.. they disguise themselves well.
a man with a white pendant greets us at the door, "welcome."
he then steps aside for us to enter. i see many people on our team eating by the buffet or on the dance floor.
it's a lovely party.. so why not enjoy it while we can?
damien pulls me to the dance floor.
we sway together until the lights & the music flows right through us.
this isn't too bad.
i watch as peter runs up to damien & grabs his arm, "we need to talk. now."
damien gives me an apologetic look, "i'm so sorry.. i have to take care of this, i'll be right back."
"it's all good." i smile & kiss his cheek.
he nods & follows peter to a back room. they have random meetings all the time.. it's part of their job.
they're sort of like managers in a way.
i turn back to face the dance floor when my arm hits someone.. but not just anyone. caleb.
"hey." i say, looking up at him confused.
why is he over here?
he smiles, "come on.. dance with me."
my heart rate increases.. i feel the butterflies again.
stop it. stop it. don't.
i take a deep breathe & just as i'm about to decline, he grabs me by the waist and pulls me close.
he sways with me to the slower song that's on.
"how are you?" he asks.
fucking hell. of course he has to ask that question.. the question i'm not sure how to answer.
depression is an awful thing.. it can't just be cured or treated. being sad is one thing.. a cold you can get over.. but depression, that's like a disease.
"can we not go there, please?" i ask.
he sighs, "why not?"
"i don't want to answer & i don't know how to, either." i mumble.
"fine." he says.
that's one of my least favorite things he says. especially when he says it like that..
"caleb, don't do this. it's not fair to me.. please." i don't ask for much from him.. just that he understands & lets this go for now.
he groans, "fine.. then i should ask how things are going between you & damien.."
this topic!? seriously.
"do i ask about you & janice's relationship?" i ask.
"no."
"exactly.. so don't ask about mine. i loved you with everything i had, caleb. you left me. this isn't my fault, okay? it's easy for you to do this because you know that i'm still in love with you." i blurt.
oops. that last part was not supposed to come out..
he stands in front of me, speechless.
"vanessa, i'm--" he starts.
i'm interrupted by damien running up to me & tapping me on the shoulder.
"plan is in motion. count to ten & we go." he explains. oh fuck.
i look around frantically as to where the other guys are standing & where our enemies are placed.
they seem pretty clueless to the situation.
"caleb.." i mumble.
his hand finds mine as we prepare ourselves.
"it's gonna be okay." he says.
his voice & those words repeat over and over in my head. it's going to be okay.. it's going to be okay..
"now." damien whispers.
chaos erupts.

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[caleb's pov]
my hands are already around the first guy's neck. i slam him to the ground. he's more scrawny so it's not too hard.
i swiftly place the handcuffs around his wrists.
one down.
i glance over to vanessa who knees a guy right in the balls. i wince.. it's like i almost can feel that..
yikes.
the guy falls over & vanessa handcuffs him swiftly.
i hear windows shattering & so much shouting.
i'm trying not to get clouded.
i run to the next enemy i find and give him a good punch to the jaw.
it barely affects him. he stands back up easily.
his fist raises to hit me, but he's interrupted by a fold-up chair smashing him over the head.
vanessa looks at me with a grin on her face, "what? i saw it on wwe."
i laugh and shake my head. of course she's adding humor to this.
i bend over & zip-tie his wrists together.
i slam him against the wall.
another guy from our team grabs the guy from the wall and pulls him out the door.
i watch as the enemies are being dragged and thrown into the back of black vans.
i turn around and see jack lying on the ground in front of me. he's getting beat so badly.. to the point where he could be dead in a few seconds.
"excuse me, you motherfucker!" i yell, slamming my foot right into the man's side.
he topples over & i stomp on his ribcage.
he moans in pain as i handcuff him.
jack lays on the floor still, blood spattered all over his face.
"dude.. that was badass. thanks." he says.
i help him up from the floor, "of course."
he quickly runs back into the battle.
i go to charge for the next guy. my fist connects with his stomach & then his face.
i dodge his first punch, but the second one hits me in the jaw.
fuck. pain rushes through my face & it begins to throb. i use the adrenaline to hit him again & once he's distracted, i kick him against the wall & put him in handcuffs.
all of a sudden, a scream fills the venue.
many people from our team stop fighting for a moment. everyone kind of goes quiet.
it's shrill & it's an intense sound to hear.
then, damien's voice echoes through the venue.
"caleb!" he yells louder than i've ever heard him yell. i run towards his voice which leads to a hallway.
our team continues to drag the enemies out of the venue. we did it, we won.
when i come around the corner, i stop in my tracks.
vanessa lays in damien's arms. he holds her head up with his hand, trying to keep her weight distributed.
he is covered in blood... is it her blood?
oh.. oh no. no. this isn't happening. this isn't real.
my jaw is gaping in disbelief...

she got hurt. again.

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whoa!!!! TRIPLE POSTING?

also.. a video will be attached in tomorrow's upload.
pretty snazzy!

thank you for reading! xo

- adrianna