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Darkness Surrounding

Our secret

Jolie’s POV
When Jeremy dragged me out of my father’s office and away from my sister, I knew it would probably be a long time till we saw each other again.

The way my father looked and had talked, he wasn’t joking, and no funny business was ever to happen again in this house. Not that he ever was light with us or let us get away with anything, but I think now, a whole new era began, and Emery and I were about to find out just how ruthless a bastard our father really was.

Jeremy had a firm hold on my arm and dragged me up the stairs, I tried to stall and put my weight against him, to see if my sister was being dragged out next.

“Please Jolie, don’t make this any harder…” Jeremy moved slow but steady forward, his firm grip not bruising but still strong enough that I wouldn’t be able to get away. When I was at the top stairs my view on the office room of my father was gone and I wouldn’t have any chance of seeing my sister before our new prison stay would begin.

“Jolie, please!” Jeremy pulled me forward and opened the door to my room, he pushed me gently inside and closed the door behind us. I stood in the middle of my room, and it felt foreign, I had no idea how I could leave in this golden cage for so long and not realize how much I missed everything else.

When I looked around I saw Jeremy pulling out his general key and locking up the door that went from my room to Emery, no chance of meeting her, at all.

He turned towards me and looked apologetic “You know I have to do this” He said his voice soft and full of regret and I closed my eyes, ignoring him and everything around me.

“Do you want to rest a little? It’s late already, I can get you some food” Jeremy asked and I opened my eyes again, he stood close before me, his eyes scanning over my face. “You need to eat.”

“So I will have my ideal weight for the highest bidder?” I asked and with the hurt that flashed across Jer’s face I knew, I was being mean to the wrong person now, but I couldn’t help the feeling inside me.

“You know, that is not what I mean… I wish… I… Jolie you know how I feel about this, about you, I would never wish for you to be sold like this, held like this… and if there was a way, I would get you out, but till there is one, we need to make the best out of this. Stay under the radar, your father will only react worse, you saw how he reacted towards your sister!” Jeremy’s eyes bored into mine and I nodded “I would like to be alone” I said and Jeremy’s face sunk.

“I will get you some dinner and give you a few minutes” He said and then turned to leave again, looking my door behind him and making me fall against it with my back. I hoped he would give me a chance to do something, but with me being locked in like this, there was just no way in seeing my sister, or… seeing Matt.

I felt completely helpless and I needed to check on him, I needed to see him and see for myself if he was alright. If he was hurt, if it was my fault… I needed to feel his touch, to hear his voice, telling me we would manage and get out of this… together.

I felt tears run down my check the wet droplets leaving marks on my grey sweater. I pushed myself of the ground and moved towards my closet. I pulled Matt’s shirt out and held it to my face, inhaling his cologne and closing my eyes, imagining he would be here, and with me.

Him holding me and whispering in my ear that it would soon be okay, that soon it would be just and nothing coming between us anymore, but soon I was pulled out of my thoughts when a knock sounded and then the key jingling before my door, my alone time was over and Jeremy was back already.

I pushed the shirt I was holding underneath my pillow in hopes that he hadn’t seen me holding it. When the door opened fully revealing Jeremy with a tray in hand her kicked the door shut with his foot and walked over to my bed.

He set the tray down and went back to the door closing us in together, making sure my father’s orders were intact, no outside contact.

“I brought you something warm, and a sandwich, I didn’t know what you wanted or how hungry you are- and” He held his hand up when I opened my mouth. “Don’t say you are not hungry, you haven’t eaten all day.”

“Can I eat alone?” I asked and Jeremy gave me a sad smile “We used to eat together sometimes, before… everything happened” I met his eyes and looked away “I am not your enemy, Jolie” Jeremy’s hand brushed mine carefully and I looked back at him.

“You are not my friend either, Jer.” I pulled my hand away and took the glass of water from the tray. I lifted it to my lips and took a small gulp, I didn’t feel like eating, I didn’t feel like doing anything. I wanted to bury myself in my bed and only come out when I would be able to see Matt again, everything else didn’t matter to me right now.

I heard Jeremy sigh loudly “What can I do to make you eat? How can I show you, I am still your friend?” He asked and I huffed out a laugh, I told him before what I wanted, but he wouldn’t do it.

“Jolie, look at me.” I turned to face him, looking at him straight “Bring me down in the basement, let me see them, talk to them.” I said without a hitch in my voice and saw the sadness in Jeremy’s. He turned away, his lips a tight line, pressed together.

“If I bring you down, you will eat all the food and we will stay only for a minute for you to know they are alive.” He suddenly said so quietly I wasn’t sure I heard him correctly.

“Yes” I quickly replied and threw myself into his arms, he was completely caught off guard but his arms wrapped firmly around me.

“When?” I asked into the crook of his neck, not believing yet that he was telling the truth. “Tonight, before the shift exchange… I will, let you know” Jeremy said and I pulled away a smile on my face and Jeremy stood up “You know, that if we get caught, I cannot do anything for you anymore, my heads on the line, just as yours. Are you sure, you wanna risk that?” He asked and I nodded eagerly, everything and anything to be able to see Matt. “I know, it’s our secret”

“Eat, I will be back” With that he turned and left me alone.

Jeremy hadn’t come back for hours and I was sitting in my room alone, waiting… waiting if he was telling the truth, and waiting if I would really be able to see Matt in a couple of minutes, make sure he was fine…

I fell asleep, it was almost midnight and I had lost hoped of Jeremy showing up. I regretted eating the dinner completely, my stomach wasn’t ready for so much food, but still it felt good to eat again.

I was afraid, if Jeremy came back and the food wasn’t eaten completely, he would back down from our deal. And I wouldn’t let anything come between it, problem was, Jeremy was a no show all evening…

Until I woke by the lock of my door turning and in the dark a figure coming over to my bed. “Jolie? Are you ready?” Jeremy’s soft voice said and I sat up straight.

“I thought you wouldn’t come” I said quietly back and he huffed out air “I stand to my word, even though I don’t like this” He held his hand out to me and I took it.

“I bargained for the shift at the basement, saying you were dead asleep from exhaustion. So I am up for the shift exchange and need to hide you till the guard has left. Did you eat?” He added the question and I wanted to roll my eyes.

“Yes.” I answered while Jeremy locked my room door carefully and then guided me down the stairs with ease in the dark. He told me to wait at the control room, checking cameras and then we moved down the cellar steps to the basement, I never really been here and would probably get lost if Jeremy would leave me here alone. He then pushed me into the facility room and told me to wait and be silent.

I heard voices and held my breath, afraid of getting caught, before even getting the chance of seeing the guys of Avenged. Then the door opened after a couple more minutes and Jeremy stood before me.

“We are almost there” He had a new keychain on his belt and a flashlight in his hand, guiding our way down in the dark basement with the concrete floor and stone walls. It was colder here, the further down we got and I felt my heartrate pick up.

“Stop” Jeremy held my hand “Listen, you will not get close to the bars. We will not stay long. The bars are electrical charged, so don’t get close to them or you get shocked. You heard me?” He asked and I nodded, but I couldn’t promise anything.

“Alright, then. Last turn to the right and then we are there.” I almost wanted to sprint forward but Jeremy had a firm grip on my hand and wouldn’t budge.

We turned around the corner and the first cell I saw, was barely lit, then another and another one. I had to take in a sharp breathe and how this looked and at how the guys must feel in this prison cells.
There was no sound and I was afraid we were too late. I gasped when I stepped forward and looked into the first cell, seeing Zack lying on his back, it smelled like blood and I almost fainted at the thought of must have been done here.

“Zack?” I said carefully, and suddenly there was commotion, his eyes snapped open and he sprung to his feet.

“Jolie” He neared the cage bars and I tried to step forward, but Jeremy held me back. “Oh god, Zack, what have they done?!” I asked quietly seeing his lip was split and bloody, his eyes was swollen shut on the left side and his nose had also seen better days.

“Not so close, Jolie” Jeremy hissed behind me, but I couldn’t help and step forward again.
“Jolie?” Matt’s voice sounded from the third cell in a row and my heart sped up, he was alive, I was afraid if he looked anything as bad as Zack, but I couldn’t see him yet.

“Where is Em?” Brian asked appearing next to Zack cell’s, looking at me hopeful, he looked even worse than Zack, which made my heart flutter with fear.

He had blood on his temple, dried but ran down his entire face. His entire left side of the face was blue and red, dried blood on the corner of his mouth as if he spit it out but it kept on running.

“She isn’t here” I said sadly and Brian’s face fell “Is she alright?” He asked looking hopeful and I nodded “Yes, but she.. I don’t get to see her, we are separated.” I told him and he closed his eyes, the hopeful look on his face almost gone.

I moved forward, almost dragging Jeremy behind me “Matt” I said, my voice full of love and he stood so close to the bars, I was afraid he would get shocked if he moved just a muscle.

“I missed you” I felt tears in my eyes, seeing him so hurt and beaten. I took a step forward but was dragged back by Jeremy right away “Not closer” He hissed again but I looked over my shoulder at him “Can you put the electrical charge off, just for a moment?”

Jeremy gritted his teeth “I cannot do that, Jolie” I turned to him fully and heard Matt growl behind me “Please, Jer… And can you find something to clean the wounds, please… I cannot see them like this, you know they saved me, saved us” I reminded him, about what he heard at the doc.

Jeremy closed his eyes briefly and pulled me back a few steps “Stay here” with that he marched away and I moved closer to Matt, drawn like a magnet.

“Babe” Matt said softly, his eyes meeting mine through the bars “How are you able to be here?”
“I made a deal with Jeremy, I cannot stay long, but… I had to see you guys. Make sure you are okay… What did they do to you? And why?” I asked with a tear rolling down my cheek.

“Don’t cry, beauty. We are okay, right boys?” Matt asked and I saw both Zack and Brian nod “We had been through worse, don’t worry.” Zack grinned and I sobbed even more.

“Are you okay?” Matt asked his hand almost reaching through the bars, but then pulling back.
“Yes” I nodded “I’m okay. Our father plans the meeting of Emery and her highest bidder… and he is about to find one for me… Everything is set for this week I think” I said and heard Brian curse, then a loud crack sounded and Jeremy appeared again holding a water bowl and some clean sheets in his hands.

“We have five minutes.”

Matt was the first to realize what it meant, and touched the bars, when he realized he was safe, he reached through them and pulled me into his frame, with the bars still between us, but I didn’t care, it felt too good.

“Let her fucking go” Jeremy sounded behind me and I pulled slightly away from Matt “He wont hurt me, Jer” I said but Jeremy looked still pissed off “I don’t care, he is not to touch you”

Matt narrowed his eyes “You are not to touch her, you damn bast-” He stared but I put my finger over his lips “It’s only for Jeremy’s help, that I am here, now.” I told him and Matt still didn’t look happy.

I took the sheet from Jer’s hand and wetted it with the water from the bowl and began to carefully wash out Matt’s wound, he let me treat himself, with closed eyes. “I missed you so” He murmured and I nodded “Me too. I was so afraid” I told him and felt Jeremy’s eyes burning into my neck.

“If you would help this would go way quicker” I told him and he widened his eyes. “Fine, I can do it by myself then” I finished of Matt, and even though he didn’t want to let me go, and I really wanted to stay with him, I couldn’t allow Brian and Zack to risk an infection so I moved forward, but before I could close in to Brian, Jeremy pulled me away and took over the task, so I moved to Zack.

“It’s good to see you, Jo” Zack said “Matt was driving us crazy, and so is Brian” He winked with his still intact eye and I almost chuckled “I missed your jokes…”

“Oh shut up Vee, no one want’s to hear your jokes, don’t encourage him, babe” Matt said his arms hanging through the bars, his face almost squashed against them, so he could still see me, making my heart jump happily.

Brian’s POV

After the first round of beating from Pagano to find out about The Rev’s and Christ destination, what of course we wouldn’t give any hints away, we got a small round of sleep and quiet until the next round would begin.

We knew Pagano wouldn’t go easy with us, and you could see with the gleam in his eyes just how much fun he had watching us being beaten to a bloody pulp. Especially with Shads and me.

Because he now had the boss of Avenged Sevenfold along with his two enforcers at his hand, and could do whatever the fuck he wanted.

My blood was boiling at the things he was throwing at us, but I tried to keep my cool. It was hard, and I wished I was able to fight back, but I couldn’t… not now at least.

Meal was brought to us, but I wouldn’t really call it meal. Just some water bottle and bread with some undefined mash next to it. I wasn’t sure if, it was meant to kill us so I let the food untouched, and just snatched the water bottle from my tray.

I heard Shads eating, saying it looked worse than it tasted, but well… I wouldn’t risk anything. Though my stomach was killing me, I haven’t eaten in two days, and it was weighing on my strength. I knew it, still I just couldn’t bring myself to taste this thing on the plate.

“They want to weaken us, Gates. Eat it, if they wanted us dead by now, we would be. But he still hasn’t all the information he needs. So eat the fucking crap and keep up your strength. They are fucking counting on us refusing this… weakening, so we are not able to fight back.” Shads looked at me through the bars his, plate almost empty. Then I looked at Zack who poked around in his food, but didn’t look too convinced himself.

“I’ll eat the bread, but I’ll be damned if I eat the other… shit on there” I muttered, grabbing the bread and biting into it. Immediately my stomach rumbled demanding more. Shit, I was really hungry.

I sighed and in the end, we all finished our plates, drank the water and hoped for not being poisoned, but as the time passed by, I was almost sure that Matt had been right, and they just counted on us refusing their evil looking food in hopes to weaken us and make us more vulnerable.

As the time dragged on, and we still hadn’t found a flaw in the cell or structure so we could make a move of breaking out, the door swung open revealing Pagano and another entourage of his man.

“My girls are back from their examination” Pagano announced, his voice sounding gravelly and I sucked in a breath and held it. Had he done anything to Emery, knowing she wasn’t as pure as she left him, or at least he thought she left him that way.

“And I know, something isn’t right about the result, but what I saw is enough to make you pay.” He waved his hand which opened Matt’s cell first. I narrowed my eyes, what was it he was referring to?!

“My precious eldest daughter Jolie, has some nasty looking scars all over her beautiful body” He announced and then Zack’s cell opened and two guards stormed in, just as they had done with Matt’s cell, mine was supposedly the next.

“She was trying to sell me the idea of you rescuing her and her sister, what a silly idea… They both said the same story, really interesting… and when I see just what bad shape my girls are in… I think there is more behind all of it… so why don’t you guys tell me what you did to my girls that they are trying to tell me such a story about you being hero’s?! That they are trying to save your life’s, when we all know, it just a matter of time, we get to the two missing member, and then we will shut down Avenged Sevenfold for good and for all…”

We all stayed quiet, we wouldn’t give anything away, not what had happened, not what was true and what a lie. He wanted information, and the only way of keeping him on his toes was us staying quiet.

Now my cell door was opened and two more guards marched in, followed my Pagano himself.

“I want them to bleed for what they did with my girls, I want them to beg for their lives, and I want them bloody and broken on the floor by tonight… Get me information, the only restriction is, they have to stay alive… if barely” Pagano looked at me with a twinkle in his eyes and turned, he stepped out of my cell, while I was pushed down to my knees.

“I have a wedding to coordinate and some dates to plan, even though it’s gonna be harder now. But I will make the best out of this, and it will only worsen, if you don’t tell me what I want to know.” With that Pagano left and as soon as the door fell shut behind him, another beating began again.

I don’t know how long it went on, I felt blood drip from my chin, and spit it on the shoes of the guy holding me in place. He cursed at me and I felt another blow to my head, I grinned. “That’s all you got?” I sneered at him and heard about the same reaction from Shads and Vee.

We didn’t give them anything, no hint, no sign, no nothing. If he thought we would sell out The Rev and Johnny Christ, he was damn wrong, we could take a beating, hell we could take a lot more, and if it had to be, we would die for our brothers.

The words of Pagano were still sounding in the back of my mind, making me restless and just fueling the anger inside of me. He said he had a wedding to plan, and what bad shape his girls were in.

Was he talking about setting Emery up for this guy? For the highest bidder? That thought alone gave me the chills…

But I couldn’t voice my concerns, not yet when Pagano’s men were still around, so it seemed they were getting tired, because they slowly gathered again, letting me slump down on the ground with a loud thud.

I needed to talk to Emery, needed to see her, but how? How was I supposed to get out of here? How were we supposed to contact the girls, I had to know if Emery was fine… if she suffered cause of me?!

I spit more blood to the floor and heard some words hauled at us, but I shut them out, my head was spinning anyway, and I knew, I would pass out from exhaustion soon.

When I woke again, I heard voices. I thought it wasn’t real, because it was a female voice, thought my mind was playing tricks on me, but when I listened in, I knew it was Jolie’s voice and she was talking to Zack?!

I got up as fast as my battered body let me and moved to the bars, I saw Jolie standing there, a guard close behind her. I knew this guys, he was her personal guard, but why would Pagano let her be here? And did that mean, Emery would be coming too?!

My heart almost skipped a beat at the thought, and quickly I voiced my question, but Jolie just shook her head, declining, at least she could tell me she was alright, for now. I slumped back down, hope crashed.
I listened in and watched the scene play before me, happy for Matt to be able to see Jolie, but self-pitying myself at the same time, for still not being able to get in touch with Emery, when a thought crossed my mind.

I watched how Jolie treated Zack’s major wounds and turned to her “Can you pass a message to Emery?” I asked quietly, not knowing just how much I could trust this guard, even though he seemed to break the rules deadly for bringing Jolie in contact with us. I just hoped she wouldn’t get caught.

“I am not to see her, Brian” She whispered back, getting closer to me, while getting a stern look from her guard, who told her to keep more distance all times.

“Shit… how about a note? Would that… work?” I asked, trying to grab for the last straw and Jolie’s eyes lit up. “That could work” She began to search her pockets and find a small crumbled paper, she unfolded it and handed it to me.

“Shit, wait” She stepped back and smiled at Matt,who was watching her with hawk eyes, trying to pull her to him, but she went straight for the guard. She pulled a pen out of his breast pocket and gave it to me.

I quickly wrote down, what I could on the note, and hoped to god, this small note would find its way to Emery. “Please… I need to hear from her” I whispered and Jolie squeezed my hand, took the note and put it back in her pocket.

“Step back” The guard announced, then he pulled Jolie further into him, so she was pressed against him, making Matt growl a curse at him.

Then the bars sizzled and we knew, the electricity on the cells were back in place, no luxury anymore.

“We have to go, Jolie. We overstepped our time by far, our deal” He added and Jolie looked at Matt, my heart almost broke. “I’ll try to come back” She said, a tear slipping down her face, but before Matt could reply, the guard took her arm and guided her out, that was the last we saw of her and with that, my hope of hearing anything from Emery, was slim… to none.

Notes

Soooo I'm really sorry it took me so long to update :(
But here is a nice long chapter for you, and we hope that u liked it!
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Comments

Oh thank his he’s okay! But now Em is not okay. When will this group get a chance to breathe?? Loving it as always ladies!

These cliffhangers are killing me here! Love this story!

Hnybdgr Hnybdgr
7/14/19

Oh god, what’s Matt trying to do now? I support him though, Pagano needs to be punished for treating his daughters like shit.

Holly Holly
4/23/19

Yay!!! They are FINALLY reunited! I’m so happy! But wonder what trouble Matt just got himself into with Pagano. I hope we get to see Jo kick ass and rescue him! As always, I loved the update and i can’t wait for more!

Gah! They still have to get out! Ya killin' me, smalls!!! ;) thx for the update! If Jimmy is hurt I will find you.

violetvictoria violetvictoria
3/16/19