*Faith's POV*

The ground is warm from the puddle of my blood that surrounds me. It's been two hours since Ian whipped me and Lance... I shudder and quietly sob, thinking about what just happened to me.

"Faith," someone whispers my name from the other side of the door, "Faith, if you can hear me, you are getting out of here tonight." I recognize her voice. Maddie is on the other side. The lock jiggles a little before the door flies open, revealing Maddie by herself. She gasps when she looks at me. "Oh Faith, I'm so so sorry." She cries, walking over to me. I weakly smile up at her.

"I-It's not y-your fault." My throat is dry causing my voice to sound raspy. She kneels down beside me and moves some of my hair away from my face.

"Austin and so many other people are waiting for my signal to come rescue you." My heart beats faster at the sound of his name. It feels like months since I've seen his face. I just don't want him to get hurt. "We have a set plan, I just wanted to come tell you before I set it in motion. Everybody is going to be fine. I took all of Ian's guns so he can't use them," a smirk appears on her face, "but we can." Before she can say anything else, a door slams shut followed by Ian's disgusting voice.

"Maddie! You better not be fucking socializing with that whore!" He yells loud enough for both of us to hear. "Knock her out! I'm tired of hearing her cry like a little bitch down here." Maddie looks down at me and leans down.

"Pretend you are knocked out." She whispers, rubbing some blood on my head and on her knuckles. "Give us 30 minutes and you will be free of Ian. Forever." I nod, closing my eyes. She kisses my head before leaving the room once more.

Please let this plan work. Please don't let Austin get hurt.

*Austin's POV*

My hands are sweating as we all sit in vans a few blocks away from that motherfuckers house, out in the middle of nowhere. The house is completely surrounded by trees.
Members from ten different bands joined in on this plan and I couldn't be more nervous for all of us.

"We are going to get her, man. It's going to be okay." Fronz pats my back, trying to keep a positive outlook on this whole situation.

"I really want to kill this piece of shit." Kellin speaks up from the back of the van. I chuckle a little.

"That's my job." It really is though. We all talked through the plan a couple of times before heading out here after all of the bands were done performing. The plan is pretty solid. Maddie handed most of us guns, for protection, but I didn't want one. I don't need it. I'm just going to take care of Ian with my own two hands.

"I just received the signal." Alex, from All Time Low, says through the walkie talkie in my hand. I take a deep breath and nod to the other guys in the car. I hold the button down to talk back to Alex.

"Let's go." As soon as the words leave my mouth, everybody starts piling out of the vans. We are all wearing all black so sneaking around the house in the darkness isn't a problem. Maddie should be distracting Ian or sweet talking him right now, so we all stand by the doors and windows of the house, waiting for her to walk outside.

"Do you think Faith is okay?" Mike Fuentes asks me as we are crouched down beside the front window of the house. I sigh.

"I think she is. She is a strong woman." I say in all honesty. He pats my back before we both lean against the house as the front door swings open.

"Payback is a bitch!" Maddie screams, signalling us to charge into the house. All of the guys start busting through the windows and kicking down the doors to the house. My heart pounds in my chest as I wait to go in last. I just hope we aren't too late.

*Faith's POV*

Minutes, though they felt like hours, pass as I lie here pretending to be knocked out. Footsteps are heard running down the stairs, causing me to sit up straight and scoot to the back corner of the room. My body starts to shake uncontrollably as the footsteps get closer. The door swings open with so much force, it hits the wall with a loud bang. Maddie is standing there with a pile of clothes. Her firey red hair is pulled up into a pony tail and there is a trace of a smile on her face.

"Put this clothes on." She says setting them down beside me. Her voice drops down to a whisper. "The plan is getting ready to be set in motion. All of the guys are waiting in vans a little ways down the road." I try to move my arms to grab the clothes, but I am too weak to even move. Maddie sighs, sympathetically, helping me get dressed quickly.

"T-Thank you, Maddie." I whisper, smiling at her a little. She smiles back to me and stands up, walking over to the door, grabbing something.

"Here. I bet you are thirsty." She says, kneeling back down beside me with a water bottle. My eyes grow wide at the site of water, making my mouth feel even more dry than it already is. "Open up, Fay." I do as I'm told and soon enough, ice cold water is filling my mouth up. I feel so relieved to have water in me and drink almost the whole bottle. Maddie laughs a little. "I'm glad I brought you that. Now, I'm going to go start this plan. I believe Austin said Mike is going to be the one coming down here to get you. Do you know Mike?"

"Yes. Mike Fuentes from Pierce The Veil." I reply, knowing exactly who he is. She nods.

"Just making sure. You're going to get out of here in about ten minutes." She pulls me into her arms. "I'm so sorry you even had to go through this shit. You don't deserve this." I pull my arms up with all of the strength that I have and hug her back.

"You're getting out of here too, Madz. I promise." I whisper, feeling tears well up in my eyes. Maddie will always have a place in my heart and I will be damned if I lose her again. "You're coming with us." I say, pulling back and looking at her. "I'm not going to lose my best friend again." She smiles and hugs me tightly once more.

"Let's get you out of here first." I nod and she stands up. "Stay down unless you hear Mike say, 'Baby Scars'." The code word is cute and I know Austin came up with it. I nod once again before she leaves the room. I curl up in a ball and stay quiet for what feels like ages. My heart is beating so loud, it is the only thing I can hear. To drown out the thumping, I start quietly singing 'Deathbeds' by Bring Me The Horizon.

Eyes like a car crash
I know I shouldn't look but
I can't turn away.
Body like a whiplash,
Salt my wounds but I can't heal the way
I feel about you.

I stop singing when I hear Maddie scream, "Payback is a bitch!" The sound of glass shattering and doors being kicked in takes over the silence I was just in. Yelling and screaming echoes through the house causing me to cover my ears. I don't want to think about anybody getting hurt, especially Austin.

"She's down here!" A man's voice yells and I whimper, sinking to the floor in a fetal position. "Get her out of here!" The man's voice rings out again and I stare at the door. Maddie didn't shut it all the way so whoever is coming for me doesn't have to worry about the lock.

"Baby scars, are you down here?" Mike's voice asks, as he opens the door. I sit up a little and tears pour out of my eyes. "Holy shit." He breathes out, rushing over to me. "Come on, let's get out of here." He picks me up effortlessly and takes off running up the stairs. I frantically look around for the one person I want to see but I don't see him at all. My heart rate speeds up as I watch the guys fighting Ian's henchmen.

"Where's your boy toy, bitch?" Ian's sickening voice yells out from behind us. I wrap my arms around Mike tighter, hiding my face in the crook of his neck. He runs faster towards the door and I squeeze my eyes shut until I hear him.

"I'm right fucking here, you piece of shit." His voice makes me lift my head up and cry out for him. His eyes shift to mine and I sob against Mike. Austin doesn't look like himself. His eyes are circled by dark bags and he looks like he hasn't slept for days. "Baby scars." He whispers and somehow I am able to hear him over the chaos going on around us. Mike stops right in front of him. Austin swiftly and quickly kisses me. "Go with Mike. I'll be with you soon." Tears well up in his eyes. "I love you, Faith." My breath catches in my throat at those three words he just said.

He just said he loves me.

"I-I l-love you, Austin." I choke out before Mike takes off running again. All of the energy escapes my body and I go limp in Mike's arms.

*Austin's POV*

My heart beats quickly, hearing the chaos going on inside. Mike should have gotten Faith already and that makes me anxious, hoping he got her in time.

"Where's your boy toy, bitch?" Ian yells, giving me my chance to make my appearance. I jump up, my adrenaline coursing through my body, and stand in the door way.

"I'm right fucking here, you piece of shit." I stare at the motherfucker from across the room until Faith cries out my name. I shift my gaze to her and I feel like my whole world starts crashing down around me. She sobs against Mike and my heart shatters into a million pieces. She's covered in blood, her thighs are cut up, bruises litter her beautiful skin, and she looks so fragile. "Baby scars." I whisper, not feeling like I can talk louder than that. Mike stops in front of me and I swiftly, but quickly kiss Faith's lips. "Go with Mike, I'll be with you soon." Looking into her eyes for the first time, in what feels like forever, I realize that I am in love with her. "I love you, Faith." I don't know if that will be the first and only time I will get to say that to her.

"I-I l-love you, Austin." She chokes out before Mike runs out the door.

"Oh, that was just so fucking disgusting!" Ian screams at me from across the room. "I hope you like mentally damaged girls because she is so fucked up now." He starts slowly walking to me. "Especially after Lance had a go at her." He smirks and something in me snaps. I lunge at him, tackling him to the ground.

"You're a fucking piece of shit. How dare you fucking touch my baby!" I scream, slamming my fist into his face. His bones crunch underneath the force of my fist. I grab the collar of his shirt and slam his head against the hardwood floor. "I hope you fucking burn in hell!" My voice doesn't sound like my own but it doesn't even matter. I just want him dead.

"Have fun looking at her with all of those scars; physically and mentally." He sneers, spitting out blood onto the floor. I have had enough of this stupid motherfucker. I look around quickly, spotting the handle of a hammer.

"Vic! Give me that!" I shout, pointing to the handle. Vic tosses it to me as everybody circles around us. "You know, I'm not going to kill you." Talking calmly, I look down at Ian. "I'm going to make you suffer the rest of your pathetic life." I smirk, hitting him across the head, knocking him out. "Paralyze him. Make it look like one of them did it." I stand up, pushing Ian onto his side. Fronz drags one of Ian's buddies over to where I am. The guy is conscious but can't walk or do anything since both of his legs are broke and both shoulders are dislocated.

"Y-your bitch wasn't a g-good fuck." He spits out, laughing loudly. Anger boils up in me, causing me to kick his shoulder. His screams echo through the house, satisfying me.

"I need a gun." My voice is eerily calm. Maybe because Faith is finally getting justice for everything wrong that has happened to her. David hands me his gun and I kneel down, placing the gun in the dude's hand. Thankfully, we all have gloves on so our prints won't be anywhere. Taking the guy's hand, I aim it at Ian's back and pull the trigger.

"You're not going to get away with this." Lance spits out through gritted teeth. I smirk.

"Yes we will." I say, twisting his hand so the gun is pointing at his head. "Have fun getting raped in hell." I pull the trigger, causing blood to splatter everywhere. Everybody is quiet as I stand back up.

"Let's go." Maddie appears behind me with a smile on her face. I can tell she is happy at everything that went down in the past hour. "Faith is waiting for you." I smile at the thought of being with my princess again.

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