Killing Them Softly- COMPLETED

How did this happen? I was so careful with her, all I can hope for is she believes it was just a dream. Emily is still out, I carried her up to our room. If she remembers I don't know what I would do. My hands rub her belly softly, I can feel our babies kicking. They're so close to entering the world, we were so close to becoming a normal family.

No matter what happens, I won't kill her and she won't end up in a cage. Emily is still my girl, I still love her and I can't let her leave me. That's when I knew what I would have to do. Making sure she was still asleep I went into Room T, it was unlocked and the door was slightly open. "Why is this open?" Emily somehow must have gotten into more then I thought she did. How did she open it without a key, where did she get the key?

I grabbed what I came for and locked the door with my own key. Emily was still in the same position from when I left her. I hide the object until I need it, praying I don't. She looks so peaceful right now, I kiss her soft pink lips and she begins to stir. As she begins to wake up I brush her hair gently, my breathing is slow but my heart is beating fast. Her eyes open slowly, I watch them look around reminding her of where she is.

"Emily, hey it's okay, I'm here." She shifted her head to look at me, she still looked out of it. Than it all came back to her, I watched her eyes widen with fear. Emily sat up as quickly as she could and pushed herself to the headboard. "Please don't be scared of me, I love you so much."

"Ge-Gerard? I-I had this horrible dream." She thinks it was all a dream, thank God. "James was in a cage, Mikey handcuffed to Kay's bed and there was this room that was covered in blood and...and......" Emily started to cry remembering the details, my poor girl. Slowly I moved towards her and embraced her lovingly.

"It's okay, it was just a bad dream. I'm here now, I won't leave you. You need to drink some water, I'll be right back okay?" She nodded and I headed for the kitchen taking two stairs at a time. I could hear Mikey and Kay moaning but Emily was the only thought on my mind. With a glass of water in my hand I went back into the bedroom.

"Okay, here we go Em. I got you a nice cold.....where did you get that?" Emily was sitting on the bed still but was now holding a set of keys in her hand. She was staring at them with such a deep look, "Emily?"

Without looking up she answered me. "I found them in my pocket, it wasn't a dream. It all really happened." She found one key and held it up, showing me and finally looking at me. "Room T, this is the room with the blood." I could hear the anger building in her voice. "You kidnapped all those people downstairs, you've tortured and killed. This whole time I've been so blind, you're a monster."

There it was, everything I had worked for was now gone. "Emily I'm not a monster, I haven't hurt anyone in months. You're the most important person in my life."

"I was ready to live my life with you."

"We still can be together, we'll leave just like we originally planned."

She got up off the bed and headed for the door. "I'm not staying with you, I'm calling the police and getting those people free." I ran in front of her, taking the gun out that was still tucked behind me. There was no other way, I pointed it at her which broke my heart. The look of fear in her eyes, mixed with hatred and heartbreak was almost too much to bare.

"I can't let you leave me, you're my girl and those are my babies. Now get back on the bed, lay down on your back." She did as I said, I grabbed the hidden item from Room T. "I'm going to have to tie you up, I won't lose you." As gently as possible I took her wrists and tied then to the beds headboard. My hand graced her cheek, "I love you Emily."

"Don't touch me." Her head turned away from my touch, she kept her eyes down. I needed to ask her some questions, maybe shed some light on this situation.

"Emily I want to ask you a couple questions. Will you answer them honestly?"

"Yes." She looked defeated, couldn't blame her. Like myself her world just came crashing down. I sat on the edge of the bed to the side of her. This time when I brushed against her cheek with my hand she didn't move away.

"How did you get the keys? I want to know what happened."

"I was trying to sleep when I heard Mikey screaming for help. He's the one who told me where the keys were, that there was a torture room and showed me the people in the basement. When I saw James I went to find the keys to unlock the cages but......"

"But what?"

"I don't know what happened, felt like someone grabbed me from behind. I blacked out after that. Gerard, you're not going to hurt me are you?"

"No, I would never hurt you. Deep down I know there's a part of you that loves me still. I'm going to the basement, I'll be right back." I left her tied to the bed, putting the gun back behind my back in my jeans. When I walked into the room everyone was quiet.

"I want to know what happened." Their eyes looked away from me, lips stayed sealed. It was time to break in front of them, the only way. "Please, I need to know how this happened. None of you will be hurt, I love her and now she hates me. Please."

"It was Mikey and Kay." I quickly moved to the cage and got on my knees.

"Frank, please tell me. I'm sorry for everything I've done." He looked terrified and had hundreds of little bites all over him.

"Emily and Mikey came down here, she started looking for the keys to the cages. Mikey, he pressed a rag against her face and she passed out. Then he kissed her, touched her and he raped Jade." I looked at Jade who was crying in her cage.

"He said he was doing what he was told to do. Then Kay, when she was down here....."

"What did Kay do?"

"Kay said she had to go reward Mikey for doing everything perfect. I called her a heartless bitch and she covered me with spiders." That's what the little bites were, she had tortured him with the jar of spiders.

"So Emily found out because of Mikey and Kay." There was a pressure building inside me, suddenly my whole body was on fire. I stood up from the floor and headed back upstairs. I left the light on and the door opened, not able to function properly. First I went into what was Emily's room, there was a long mirror on the wall. My reflection was there but it was different.

There I stood but my gun was in my hand, blood splattered across my face and hands. An evil smile across my face, eyes black staring back at me. That's when he started talking to me.

'You know what you have to do Gerard. They all deserve to be punished. Each one have wronged you.'

"I can't hurt them, at least not Kay and Em."

'Cant or won't? You can do whatever you need to do. This is who you are Gerard, she knows that now and it's their fault. Do it.'

"No, I'm not a monster! Just shut up! Leave me alone!"

'Stop ignoring who you are meant to be. You've gone soft because of that girl, this is what needs to happen. Do it Gerard.'

"I love her I won't hurt her!"

'Do it! Do it! Do it!'

I fell to my knees and covered my ears, his voice still shouting around me. My breathing was heavy and my heart was rapidly beating. The fire spread more and I could feel the burning on my skin.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

I took deep breaths, calming myself down. When I looked back into the mirror it was myself again. I smiled and grabbed the gun from behind my back.

"This is who I am. This is what needs to be done."

The monster inside me has been freed.

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