Erin's P.O.V

What was only 2 hours has felt like a lifetime. I have been slapped, I have been and now raped. I lied on Papa Gates bed limp as he put his pants back on. He came over to me and stroked the side of my hair.

"I will come back for you in a little bit; you can relax" He said. How dare he think that I am going to be able to relax now. I sat there scanning my body seeing the red marks from his hands and the welts from the whipping. I reached down in between my legs in pain and when I brought my hand back up I realized that I was bleeding. As a spirit... I guess you can bleed; it doesn't make you numb at all. I heard Papa Gates talking to someone outside the door and then after a few minutes it stopped and someone opened the door. It was Jake. He came over to me and sat me up and took the shackles off. He sat down next to me and held me up.

"I am so sorry that he did this to you Erin" Jake said making me confused.

"Yeah right; you don't care about me. I could die and you wouldn't even make a sound or have a care in the world about it" I said because I was still really pissed off. He turned my head so that I was looking at him.

"Don't you dare say that; I care if you die Erin. I went and saw Zack, Brian and your mother this morning" He said and my head shot up.

"What the hell did you say to them?" I asked thinking that he threatened them or something.

"Relax; I needed to warn your mother of Papa Gates plans and what your father was up to. I know that I am going to pay the price for this but I don't want to be the bad guy anymore. By the way; this will shock you, Hayley is actually Sarah and she is your sister. She is the boss of the boys and then she answers to your mother who answers to God" He said.

"What the fuck!" I called out and he covered my mouth.

"Shhh you don't need to get Papa Gates in here" He said. Wow what a fucking mind blowing bomb he just fucking dropped on me.

Maria's P.O.V

Brian was asking something really huge of me; I sat in my office in Heaven thinking about what I wanted to do. This was absolutely crazy; I was supposed to ask God to make his way down to see Brian. I saw Sarah walk into my office and she looked just as stressed as I was.

"Mom you need to snap out of it; what did Brian ask you to do that is this big" Sarah asked me sitting in front of my desk.

"I can't say it to anyone; any luck on trying to figure out how to resurrect Erin since her father got to her before she came up here?" I asked rubbing the side of my head.

"Dad is actually shutting any and all resurrection forms out down there. I can't pin point Erin; right now mom she is stuck" She said and I began to cry. I can't believe that I was losing Erin right now. Suddenly my phone rang.

"This is Maria" I said faking a smile.

"Maria can you come to my office please, I want to have a word with you about your daughter" God said and hung up. I got up from my chair and fixed my outfit.

"I have to go for a little bit; head back down to the guys and let them know I will be down later" I said and then walked down the long corridor. When I got to the two golden double doors the angels who were guarding it stepped in front.

"Name ma'am" One of them asked.

"Maria Williams; he is expecting me" I said and they moved and the doors opened. I walked in and waited for him to turn around.

"I heard that you are having an issue with Erin that involves Papa Gates" He said still facing the other way.

"Yes sir" I said softly.

"Usually when something involves Papa Gates it's pretty serious. Has Erin reached out to Avenged Sevenfold?" He asked. I would like to at least see him for once.

"They have watched her die twice now. As of right now Mr. Baker is her boyfriend and he cannot feel her. Brian has made little contact through thoughts with her mentioning that Papa Gates has raped her. Her father took her before her spirit could reach Heaven" I said trying not to lose my composure in front of my boss. He finally turned around. He was a tall thin man and you would think that god would wear a white suit but he just wore black denim jeans, a maroon shirt and a black jacket over it. I could see that he had drumsticks sitting on his desk. He may dress like god but people shouldn't make assumptions about him.

"Maria you are being really proper to me which is nice and all, but your daughter is in Hell and Zack is missing her. She is your daughter you are allowed to lose your fucking composure. Think of how I first felt after being told that I was going into this position or my "afterlife" I was freaking the fuck out and the men were devastated because I fucking died. So come here and give me a hug" He said and I went over to him and hugged him. I felt a little better. I guess that he was a really really good guy.

"Sir" I said trying to ask him something.

"Maria you can call me.....Jimmy!" He said and I smiled.

"Brian is demanding that he sees you" I said and he just sat there conflicted. He knew that if he left someone was going to have to stay up here and run heaven.

"I will go down there" He said.

"But who will run Heaven?" I asked him because that was the main concern. With no leader Erin's father could easily claim Heaven.

"You are gonna run Heaven; you know everything there is to know. I trust you will make all the right decisions. I will get your daughter back. Good luck Maria" He said while hugging me and then disappeared.

Zack's P.O.V

It was raining outside and it was really gloomy which is just like how I felt since we were burying Erin right now. I had lived through her eulogy and the service they had while they lowered her into the ground. But knowing that she was being buried was a numbing experience. I heard everyone cry softly behind me as we watch them start to cover her. Matt came up and patted my back trying to comfort me.

"Matt remind why it is that we are burying her?" I asked him trying to cope with the fact that she is really dead and being tortured.

"Because she needs to be buried for any sort of resurrection to work; now let's go inside and get a strong drink" He said to me and I dropped my lily that I brought for her inside the grave and walked inside with Matt.

Brian's P.O.V

Matt and Zack walked past me and Zack was looking dreadful. I mean who wouldn't look and feel dreadful losing the love of their life. I know that if I were to ever lose Michelle I would be completely dead inside. I sat there just staring at Erin's grave and then the wind picked up. I pulled my jacket tighter and put my head down and just prayed a little. I had a bottle of vodka with me to ease the pain and I took a large drink after the prayer.

"Where's my drink?" Someone said and my head shot up because I recognized the voice. And there he was standing right on the other side of Erin's grave. Jimmy...

"Is it really you?" I asked deep in shock. He walked over to me and just stood there waiting for me to snap back into reality. Every single memory of the two of us hanging out came back to me in the blink of an eye. I hugged him roughly making sure that he was really there.... And he was. He broke from the hug and held my shoulders.

"Keep quiet about me being here. I will be back I swear; Erin's mom is running heaven now" He said and then he disappeared leaving me. I walked back inside only to keep the secret that our bestfriend James Owen Sullivan has returned.

Erin's P.O.V

I had been left alone since Jake had a talk with me and Papa Gates hasn't returned yet but when I least expected it Meaghan came through the door. I sat there just waiting for her to do something. She literally just stood there in front of me.

"I just don't understand you Erin. Why did you have to take Zack?" She asked trying to get into my mind.

"Dear lord I thought that I threw pretty good sized pity parties but you Meaghan are the worst.. I didn't try to steal him from you; I didn't plan any of this! Do you think that I fucking wanted to be beaten and raped and have my own father put me in this fucking position! YOU ARE FUCKING RIDICULOUS!! So why don't you just stop following them before it is too late Meaghan... You can save yourself and go on with life" I yelled at her yet giving up in the end. She seemed shocked by the way that I was talking to her. She looked upset but then she just sighed.

"I know that you didn't want all this but you do realize that taking Zack the way you did was bound to have consequences?" She said.

"Shut your fucking mouth because this has nothing do with Zack; this was the plan all along!!! So stop being so fucking stupid and get the fuck out of here!" I said getting her to shut up and she stormed out of the room. I heard her throwing a fit out there to Jake. I just sat there frustrated and wanted to go home. I lied back on the bed and just waited knowing that Papa Gates was going to come back.

"Giving up already Erin?" And unfamiliar voice said to me and I came back up to see the one and only Rev sitting in front of me.

"You.... you're The Rev... How are you here?" I asked and he walked over to me and sat down next to me. I sat there and I for sure thought that I was going nuts and that all the beatings were getting to me. He put his hand on my shoulder and I felt a wave of release come over me.

"They buried you today; the ceremony was beautiful and Zack even knew to drop a Lily in there for you. Listen Erin; I gave your mother my seat so when you go back up she won't be able to come back down unless necessary" He said and I just sat there.... I was honestly speechless. I heard footsteps outside the door.

"Jimmy you have to go" I said starting to panic. He just smiled.

"Erin... It's alright; you just need to relax and just breathe. Close your eyes" He said rubbing my hair gently and soothing me. I closed my eyes and I felt great; warm and happy.

But what this feeling was... I don't know.... I wish I could tell what's happening.

But Jimmy is amazing... He was my savior

Notes

Alright this a filler but a good filler lol
Please welcome back.....JIMMY!