5. Tricked

                                    

                                          
CHAPTER 5. 
Y/Ns pov. 
"Ekko?" I didn't realize I said it out loud whilst my head was filled with all the moments with him and Powder back when we were still kids. Ekko disappeared right after Silco took over the last drop. 
I've missed him, but it's been so long, I'm smart enough to understand that he's not the same Ekko anymore. No one's the same after dad left.  
While I was in doubt, which lasted for less than five seconds, Ekko swung his right hand and slammed me to the ground with great force, causing all the air to escape from my lungs," fuck you, Ekko", a groan left my lips as I accepted what I had to do.
The boy didn't bother to fight me since his leg was still bleeding badly, yet I still had to fight him, take him down, and eventually, kill him. 
With the strength that I had in me, I jumped onto my feet, not wasting any time, and pulled out my gun once again,  this time I won't miss.
Before I could pull the trigger, Ekko lifted his hands in the air, surrendering," Y/N I can help you", his tone seemed genuine, and even though I didn't have time to worry whether it was a lie or not, the finger on the trigger paused.
It was harder to swallow than before. I could only think of millions of reasons why I shouldn't pull the trigger, he could help me. Perhaps if I went with him I wouldn't have to live with Silco and a psycho. Perhaps life isn't over yet. 
" wh-"
I can swear the color actually drained from my face, as stupid as it sounds, the pain I felt in the right side of my abdomen was agonizing. It took me a good minute to realize what happened. I was so deep in my thoughts that I failed to notice the one Firelight right beside me and now the blood was gushing out of my side.
My body felt weak, like some fucking jelly, I could no longer stand still and dropped onto my knees. I could feel the sand beneath them, I could smell the iron and hear Ekko get up and leave me to bleed out in the frying sun. 
Took a lot of stamina to not pass out yet, and luckily in the corner of my eye I saw Jinx sprinting to my side yelling something which I couldn't make out since my head was spinning badly. 
One of her cold hands, covered in blood, wrapped around my waist, whilst the other one wrapped around the handle of the blade, pulling it out after mumbling something. 
I cried out in pain, and could only think about how the blade was touching my skin on inside. It's disgusting. 
" stay with me, Y/N", were the only words I could understand now and I listened. I didn't let myself fall asleep, or well, blackout. Jinx lifted me, throwing one of my arms around her shoulder. Something was distracting me from the pain. It was her. It's probably the first time I see her being this worried and serious. 
I began feeling lightheaded," what? You're afraid I'd die?", soft laughs escaped my mouth. I might have looked drunk at this point.
Jinx flashed me a worried look as we limped to the nearest help," I'm worried that you're in pain", she said, yet it sounded stupid to my dizzy head right now. I was obviously in pain. Duh.
Can't lie though, something in my mind found it cute that she was worried for me, just like before, just like Powder did," you're cute this way", I giggled, relaxing my body on her, not too much, but just enough to make her blush. 
Jinx swallowed hard, barely keeping the panic in, although she didn't say anything, I knew she liked it.
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" shit", I grunted, my eyes shut tight, attempting to think about anything else but the needle piercing my skin while Jinx stitches the wound. It wasn't that big, more of the size of a kitchen knife. 
Jinx ended up taking me to her own room, as hard as I tried ordering her to take me to the doctor she didn't listen. Telling me how good she is at stitching. I didn't have any choice but to let her drag me here. 
Another yelp echoed through the room," can you be more fucking gentle", I spat out not keeping the anger in, pissed off from the moments when she told me to trust her and then stapled my wound, only agreeing to stitch it after that was done.
" you should have blown that firelight's head off when you got the chance, silly", her tone was serious as she focused tightly on the needle. 
I stayed silent for a moment, deciding whether I should tell her about Ekko or not. She's already fucked up from the past. I know it won't be good for her to remember any of it again and talking about the boy would remind her about everything," I couldn't do it"- was what I said instead. 
I might have hated Jinx for what she did, even though I do realize that she was trying to help them, yet, she should have listened to me and stayed in the basement when I told her to, but she's probably the only person who I can talk to now, at this moment. My mouth opened to speak and no words came out. 
Ekko tricked me, and I was so stupid to let my guard down, to believe his words, especially when we met after so long. He wasn't the Ekko I knew for sure. Jinx is right, I should have ended him right then right there. 
Jinx finished stitching my wound quickly," all done", she ignored my words from before. It was hard to tell what she was thinking most of the time. So I never tried to guess. 
Her fingers folded a piece of wet fabric and she placed it onto my skin, wiping the blood gently this time. I loved the caring side of her, part of me almost forgot what has happened while I watched the way her eyes shone in the right lighting. 
I'd lie if I said I didn't get butterflies like people in the books do when she looked directly into my eyes. For a moment we just stared at each other. I didn't know why. I couldn't get my eyes off of her. I could swear she was leaning in slowly while glancing at my bloody lips.
My skin shivered at her cold hand on my waist, she was adding some force to pull me in. My mind fought between wanting to kiss her, taste her lips, touch her hair, and wanting to shove her away. 
So I did what my heart felt like doing the most.