Us vs. Them

Cori.

"What in the hell were you thinking, Taylor?!" Gerard roared from behind me. "You could have blown the entire operation. You-You-You could have gotten us killed!"
"Hey! Ease up on her!" Ray pushed passed him, kneeling beside me. "Tay?"

I looked down at the van, tilted on its side, and zeroed in on my best friend's face. I could have killed her. I.. could have.. killed her.

"Help me." I sniffled, wiping the sweat off my upper lip, sliding down the sand banks to the van. "Ray! Help me!" I slid open the side door and caught her as she slid out on to the warm sand.

Ray followed with Mikey and Frank. I pulled off her Drac mask and caressed her cheek with my gloved hand. "I'm so sorry.." I choked out, kissing her lips softly. "I'm so sorry.."

We got her in the back seat of Eight Legs and Mikey followed on his bike. I held her head in my lap, stroking back her blonde hair which fell in tufts around my fingers. "Frank? What are the chances of her making it?"
"Ahh, she'll be fine. It's just a couple of burns, we didn't hit her nearly enough as we should have."
I glared at him and he shut up and turned back around.

We pulled into the drive way of Dr. D's place and dragged her into his room, setting her on a table. I took her hand in mine as Frank set up an I.V. and tore her shirt away from her neck.

"Just a few burns, nothing major." he muttered to Gerard, who was seated on the counter, smoking. He shook his head curtly in response.
"Just get it done."
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We sat in silence as I took my lecture from the boys. Mainly Gerard, I guess. He yelled, slapped me a few times, threw a few random objects in my way. I took them all with silent rage, never letting my face falter.

"Don't just fucking sit there like you didn't do anything wrong!" he roared in my face, spit hitting my cheeks.
"I didn't." I spat back. "If it wasn't for my help, you would all be in a ditch somewhere right now. In case you've forgotten, we now have a fucking problem on our hands." I threw a glance at Cori. "She's supposed to be dead, remember? And when Korse finds out she isn't, he'll know it was us."
"You've planned this, haven't you? You planned this-this-this anarchic outburst from the start!" Ray interjected.
"If you wanna look at it that way, sure." I mumbled.
"Taylor, you can't go around playing hero every time we go out. We're working, this isn't fucking play time." Gerard spat, turning back towards the window. "D, what do you think about this?"

Dr. D sighed, rubbing his temple. "Look, tumbleweeds. I have no personal interest in the matter at hand here, but this Crash Queen saved your asses. I think you owe her at least that much." He wheeled over to me, handing me a canister of Carbons. "For any--" He blushed at the next few words. "--personal products you might need."
"You think this is an act due to me MENSTRATING?!" I shrieked.

The boys all dropped what they were doing and became whitefaced.

"Well--You've been kinda bitchy lately.." Frank stammered.
"And really angry." Mikey added.
"We sort of figured you'd want your space tonight, you know. Stress.. and shit.." Gerard rubbed the back of his neck.

Jesus Christ, they're fucking stupid as hell.

I got up from my chair in the kitchen and made my way to D's room, taking a spot next to Cori.

"Babe?" she whispered hoarsely.
"Hi.." I whispered back, stroking her hair away from her face.
"Jesus, what happened?"
"I shot you.."
"You what?!"
"It was an accident! I didn't necessarily know it was you in a van with Dracs, you know."
She giggled, locking her fingers with mine. "At least it wasn't Gerard. That bitchy fuck would have killed me on the spot--"
"I HEARD THAT!"

We exchanged smiles with each other and cried, happy that we were together again.

"Sorry I didn't meet you where the sun kissed the moon, babe."
I laughed, wiping away stray tears. "Sorry I almost killed you."
"Well," she heaved a sigh, looking up at the sky through a hole in the roof. "If I have to come back to Gerard one more fucking time, make sure you do."

Notes

Sorry it's been a while, lovers. I had some shit to take care of. Anyways, this is for my homeslice Chaos so.. :)