#protectiveashtray

"I'm sorry, Fez or Ash isn't here at the moment, you can wait till they come back, they shouldn't be long." You looked at Faye, concerned about how this guy would act. He ran his hands through his hair aggressively, an unnerving look on his face. He squinted his eyes in a glare, "no I need something now." He raised his voice, causing you the flinch slightly. You kept your face straight, not giving away that you were terrified right now. "Well, we don't have anything here right now so you'll either have to wait or go elsewhere." It was a blatant lie but he didn't know that. You stood your ground, crossing your arms. That just seemed to agitate him further, a frustrated scream leaving his lips as his eyes flickered around the place.

Suddenly a gun was pulled out, being pointed at you. Faye's eyes went wide, both stood frozen, not knowing what to do. God, where are they? You wished you could've acted tougher, you kept your face straight but the shaking of your body was evident to everyone. "Fucking bullshit bitch! Tell me where they are now or I'll shoot you." He warned, his voice low and dangerous. Yet, you weren't going to give in and cost Fez an Ash everything. You became hyper-aware of his eyes moving behind you, noticing the slight ajar of a door. You moved your body in front of the hallway as much as you could. "What's in there?" his gun pointed to Marie's room. "Nothing." You spoke with as stern of a voice as you could.

"Let's see shall we?!" He went to move towards you but Faye grabbed his shoulder, trying to stop him. He spun around and clocked Faye in the nose with his gun, a scream leaving her mouth as blood started pouring out. She stumbled back, the guy screaming at her. You took that as your chance to try and grab his gun. He noticed your movement from the corner of his eye and pushed you roughly. You fell backwards, smacking your head on one of the kitchen counters. You felt the immediate trickle of blood fall down your head as the pain set in, but adrenaline was rushing through your body so you jumped up quickly, trying to catch up with the guy who'd run towards Marie's room.

"Lying bitch!" He screamed, the varied bottles of her different pills around the room. "They are for her!" You yelled, trying to go towards him. He pointed the gun at Marie's unconscious body, making you freeze in place. "Move and I shoot her!" He kept the gun pointed at her whilst grabbing bottles of her pills. He stuffed them into his pockets, his hands frantically shaking. He moved towards you, keeping the gun pointed at Marie. Once out of the room, you ran after him, jumping on his back whilst in the hallway. He groaned in frustration and grabbed your arm, throwing you onto the floor. You screamed in pain as his fist collided with your cheek. You saw stars in your vision, hearing muffled noises around you.

You came back to reality a second later, Faye on the floor near you. You began crying, the pain starting to affect you. Faye crawled toward you, asking if you were alright, you looked to see blood everywhere. You both lay on the carpeted floor, heads spinning. You weren't sure exactly how long you both lay there when you heard a car pull up in front of the house. Faye sat up, groaning in pain and helped you to sit up. Your whole body screaming in pain. The door opened and you heard as the boys called out to you, footsteps following.

"Here!" Faye called, helping to pull you up off the floor. You groaned loudly at the pain in your back. Fez and Ash walked to the hallway and stopped in place at the sight in front of them. Pills littered the floor, obviously escaping during the struggle. A small blood patch began seeping into the carpet from Faye's bleeding nose. You and Faye clinging to one another, your hand holding onto the wall to your right for extra support. Fez and Ash ran towards you both, Fez's placed his hands on your shoulders. "What the fuck happened?!" He exclaimed, his eyes wide in fright and shock. "Can we sit down first?" You groaned, your hand reaching to touch your throbbing head in pain.

He nodded, leading you both to the dining room to sit down. You and Faye stayed close to each other, feeling frightened, despite the guy being gone. "Ash, grab ice packs and towels!" Fez called to his brother, his voice shaking slightly. Fez sat next to you, grabbing your knees softly. You and Faye held hands. "Wha' happened?" His voice was low, his anger starting to surface. You breathed, "some guy came here looking for drugs, I lied and said there weren't any here. He tried to get into Marie's room and-" Ash passed you an ice pack, which you placed on your head immediately. Hissing, "thank you, Ash." you mumbled. "And we tried to stop him, Faye grabbed him but he smacked her nose with his gun. I tried to grab his gun but he saw me coming and pushed me into the counter. I smacked my head but went after him. He got Marie's pills Fez, I'm so sorry! He had his gun pointed at Marie as well. We tried to stop him but he punched me in the face and then Faye." You cried, Faye's hand squeezing yours in reassurance.

"Ash check the cameras!" He called his anger at boiling point now. He stood up and rubbed his head in frustration, "why the fuck you try to stop him? he had a gun! could've killed you both!" He was angry that you'd both risked your lives to stop his grandmother's pills from being stolen. "Fuck!" He came and kneeled in front of you, tears brimming his eyes. Faye grabbed her ice pack and went into the living room, sensing you both needed to be alone. You left your hand to linger in hers for a second, she nodded at you reassuringly, so you let go. Fez's head leaned on your chest, his arms wrapping around your waist. You hissed but enjoyed the feeling of him touching you. He went to pull away, but you stopped him, putting his arms back where they were.

You felt your shirt become slightly wet, his hands fisting your shirt. "I coulda lost you." He whispered, the pain evident in his voice. He'd never cried before, so this surprised you. You lifted your hand up and rubbed the back of his head gently. "But you didn't, I'm here." You mumbled, your other hand rubbing his back. He pulled away and stood up, his hands grabbing either side of your neck softly, near your face. He pressed his forehead against yours, his eyes staring into yours. Your hands moved to hold his forearms, "I will get that fucker." His lips landed on yours, in a needy passionate attempt to convey his emotions to you. Love, fear, need, you felt it all in the kiss. You reciprocated the feelings back into the kiss, so he could feel that you felt the same. "I know who he is," Ash announced, breaking your kiss.

Fez and Ash had been gone for a few hours, they had gone to find the guy whose name you overheard, is John. You and Faye had snuggled on the couch watching a film, but not really paying attention as you talked about how you both felt. It had brought you both much closer, growing a special bond from a shared trauma. After two hours of talking, you'd fallen asleep with your head on Faye's shoulder. Waking shortly after, hyper aware of your fear of someone breaking in again. You'd gently laid her down on the couch, took off her shoes and covered her with a blanket. You placed a small kiss on her head, stroking her hair out of her face. You noticed a small smile on her face as you walked away.

You had decided to get into the shower, so you could get rid of the dried blood in your hair. The water was hot, steam filled the bathroom despite the door being open. You washed your hair, your nerves soothing as you scrubbed your scalp with your favourite shampoo, being gentle at the tender area. Once you'd shampooed, conditioned and washed your body, you just stood under the water for a bit. You jumped slightly when you felt a pair of hands touching your back. "Sorry, ma." He mumbled, placing a kiss on your bare shoulder. You felt him trace his fingertips along your back, assumingly on the area that was starting to bruise slightly.

"I'm fine." You whispered, resting your head against his shoulder. He sighed and wrapped his arms around your waist, holding you softly close. "Don' risk your life like that again, for nothin'." He warned, kisses moving along your shoulder. You moaned in contentment, the feeling comforting, "I won't." You whispered, grabbing the back of his head. He began kissing your head, pressing himself against you. You could feel that he was hard, your thighs clenching at the thought. His hands explored your torso, moving to cup your breast and the other on your clit. You gasped in pleasure, a moan escaping.