[KneelingAngel and Gilmore ] A Long Road Home

[KneelingAngel]

(Sounds good, I was thinking bit the same ^^ You want him shot during a gig or after a gig, like on their way back to the bus?)


As the band was fooling around, Justice had put Adelaide and Maxi to bed. They were in her's and James's room, cuddled up around each other and surrounded by pillows so that they wouldn't fall. Justice smiled softly and kissed both their tiny heads. They were so cute!


Walking back to the band, she grabbed her laptop and sat at the small table across from the couch. She wasn't just their manager, but also one of the three tour managers, she had to make sure that everybody in every band was happy and satisfied, so she chatted with some members over the chat. The new Three Days Grace guy was actually pretty nice.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

( after on the way to the bus.)


Clay laughs at Effie and James. He shoik his head. Bormir jumped in on vocals and Effie and James started laughing hysterically. James shook his head." Okay to make the test if our voices work together we need to sing a duet. "Summer nights? " they asked together. This eliseted another round of laughter.


(Grease Summer Night's)


Summer lovin', had me a blast


Summer lovin', happened so fast


Met a girl crazy for me


Met a boy cute as can be


Summer days drifting away


To, uh oh, those summer nights


Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!


Tell me more, tell me more


Did you get very far?


Tell me more, tell me more


Like does he have a car?


She swam by me, she got a cramp


He ran by me, got my suit damp


Saved her life, she nearly drowned


He showed off splashing around


Summer sun, something's begun


But, uh oh, those summer nights


Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!


Tell me more, tell me more


Was it love at first sight?


Tell me more, tell me more


Did she put up a fight?


Took her bowling in the arcade


We went strolling; drank lemonade


We made out under the dock


We stayed out till ten o'clock


Summer fling don't mean a thing


But, uh oh, those summer nights


Tell me more, tell me more


But you don't gotta brag


Tell me more, tell me more


'Cause he sounds like a drag


He got friendly holding my hand


Well, she got friendly down in the sand


He was sweet, just turned eighteen


Well, she was good, you know what I mean


Summer heat, boy and girl meet


But, uh oh, those summer nights


Tell me more, tell me more


How much dough did he spend?


Tell me more, tell me more


Could she get me a friend?


It turned colder; that's where it ends


So I told her we'd still be friends


Then we made our true love vow


Wonder what she's doin' now


Summer dreams ripped at the seams


But, oh, those summer nights


Tell me more, tell me more.


They finished laughing and shook there heads. Effie high fived him."Awesome. "She says he nods."well done sis."


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[KneelingAngel]

Justice looked up, she had been so focused on her laptop that she didn't really pay attention to the others until she heard 'well done sis' "What did I do?"She asked. She hadn't done anything...


"We should cover that song." Clay laughed and punched Bormir in the shoulder before looking at James. "If you ever get some vocal infections or something we already got a replacement for you." He teased and winked, doing drumming on the table with his beloved drumsticks.


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[Dark_Psycho]

Effie shook ger head."nothing hun James says that to me."She says.She and James laughed at Clays comment. "God no duck tape his mouth shut if that ever happens."Effie says. James chuckled and looked at the band so Effie we doing that song you wrote. Effie blushed and nods sure it be perfect. *say something bye big world


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[KneelingAngel]

"Oh, okay." Justice said and shook her head turning back to the laptop, but the screen was getting os bright, it was hurting her eyes. She closed her eyes for a second and put her head in her hand. It was only day one and she was already tired, but at least the fun would start tomorrow.


Clay smiled and kissed his wife, before laying down in her lap and nuzzling her stomach. Effie was so soft. It actually always made him smile and calm down.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

(time skip?)


Irish Ice Queen

 

[KneelingAngel]

(Yeah sure ^^)

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Effie had put a hand through his hair she loved him so much.


.....


They had done a few shows in America they were on there fifth one. Once they finished with playing they normally hung with the other bands, but they needed to get going after this one to the east coast. Effie, James, Bormir were joking about as they went back to the bus. Clay was right behind them. A fan however slipped past and walked up to them."Effie I love you. "He says. He pulled out a gun and turned to shoot Clay. For Effie time slowed the gun went off and she screamed. Her face dropped and she ran for her husband. The security guards grabbed the man disarming and cuffing him.Effie ran and dropped by Clays side.She shook and looked him over."babe, "she said and gently she pressed her hand to the wound she remembered applying pressure was good. She was crying and babbling. "Please dont leave me I need you. Please. "She begged. The paramedics got there, but she wouldn't move. Jame's went to grab her. She cryed as the paramedics got to clay and started working. Effie tryed everything to get away from James."get off me I hate you let me go."She says. James just held on to her tightly. He was in shock. Effie was uncontrollably sobbing and begging James to let her go.Mac came up and grabbed her from James. "I got her."mac held her bridal style and just held Effie. She was hysterical.


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[KneelingAngel]

Clay was about to talk to the fan that slipped by and proclaimed his love to Effie, but before he could do anything there was a stinging pain in his chest and a bang. He dropped to the ground, struggling to breath. His sight got fuzzy and he couldn't see anything anymore. Somewhere in the distance he heard Effie's voice, screaming and begging, and felt a pressure on his chest, but he passed out as the paramedics took him.


Justice was in the bus, sleeping with the children in her arms when she heard a loud bang outside. She flinched up and the babies started screaming at the loud, unfamiliar sound. Justice shushed them and picked them up before stepping out of her room and out of the bus. She looked around a bit in the evening cold, but froze when she saw the paramedics and some of the band members standing around what looked like a body. Justice heard Effie's screams and ran towards her sister, babies still in her arms, but when she was 12 feet away, she stopped and just looked at what was on the ground. Clay was being helped up by paramedics, blood dripping out of him. Justice watched with wide eyes and the kids started screaming again as paramedics pushed her away from the scene as the police arrived.


She did not just see what she had seen...

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Effie kicked and tryed to push mac away.She sobbed into him as he held her."Clay."She cryed as the ambulance took him away.Effie wanted Mac to let her go.She was beyond hysterical, nothing and no one was helping. Effie just wanted her husband. "Effie listen the paramedics, will do all they can. You need to calm down and we need to wash this blood off you." Mac said holding her tightly. He got her inside and cleaned her up. She nodded at his words, but couldn't speak. She was numb, the world are her waa fuzzy. Words were mute and everything was swirling out of control. Effie ached for her husband. She wanted, no needed to see him.


James walked over to Justice and picked up maxi from his arms. He was speechless. Had that really just happened. Bormir even seemed silent, he just stared at the spot where Clay had been shot.James finally spoke"you okay?"He asks Justice.


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[KneelingAngel]

Justice held up her finger and looked away from James, tears in her eyes. "Don't… Don't ask me that." She managed to choke out. Adelaide saw her father being taken away, but she didn't understand why, so she started screaming. She wanted to be held by her daddy! "We need to go." Justice managed to say and grabbed Bormir by the arm, dragging him away from the puddle of blood as tears rolled from her emotionless face. Justice put Maxi on the floor once back in the bus and looked at James, wiping his face with the palm of her hand. Some of Clay blood had gotten on his face.

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Effie was curled into Mac she was still sobbing uncontrollably. The bus went for the hospital. Mac just held Effie the bus was quite.


The, paramedics got Clay to the Er. They rolled him into surgery and let the water surgeon go to work. The band finally got to the hospital. Effie was carried in and held on to.mac went to the front desk."where is Clay Danvers this his wife. Yeah doesn't seem like it, but trust me you dont want me to let her go."He says. They nod and say one second. "He is surgery, you're going to have to wait."the nurse said


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[KneelingAngel]

Justice was still in the bus, trying to get the babies to go back to sleep, but they were too shocked, and she's bet that Adelaide's screams could be heard outside. Walking into the hospital with Maxi and Adelaide, she saw the guys in the waiting room. She handed Maxi to James and sat down next to her sister and Mac, Adelaide on her lap. the little girl reached out for her mommy as she tried to get out of her auntie's arms. Where was her daddy?

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Effie was sitting in a chair guarded by James's and Mac.She took Adelaide and held her daughter close. She was still in tears but silent. Clay was thr only thing on her mind. She looked up when a doctor finally walked up hours later.


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[KneelingAngel]

"Mrs Danvers?" The doctor asked and walked up to the band. Justice sat up straight after falling asleep against James. "You're husband is a very lucky man. The bullet missed his heart by half and inch, due to hitting his ribs first. He is still very weak and there is a fifty fifty precent chance that he will not make it through the night, due to blood loss and pressure to the heart. I'm very sorry, but you'll first be able to see him if he survives the night."

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Effie handed James Adelaide. "Then do everything you fucking can to save him."She snapped and grabbed the doctor m"you save my husband now damn it."She says.Mac grabbed her. "Effie it will be okay."He said. Effie cryed into him. She couldn't go on with out clay. Effie needed him.they finally got Effie to sleep. She was curled up on Macs lap. He just held her, he was worried about her.he woke Effie qhwn the doctor walked up again. His face was grim.Effie shook her head " no please no" she begged.


Irish Ice Queen

 

[KneelingAngel]

(You want him dead?!)

 

[Dark_Psycho]

(No)


Irish Ice Queen

 

[KneelingAngel]

(Then why does he look so grim?!) 
(No wait, got an idea!)

 

[Dark_Psycho]

( kk)


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[KneelingAngel]

"Calm down. He's not dead." The doctor said. "His heartbeat dropped and we had to take him under the knife again. I don't know how the pullet did it, but it created tiny holes into his heart. We had to put him in a coma to prevent him from dying, but if he's going to live he'll need a heart transplant and fast. We have him hooked up on wires and everything, but the chances of him fining a match in time is going to be slim. His heart is slowly stopping with working. I know this may sound harsh." The doctor said. "But it's better if we pull the plug."

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Effie went to punch him.Mac grabbed her." No"she screamed. She sunk to the floor clinging to mac as she did. He followed her.She was in tears again.She shook with sobs."no no no no."She said. She couldn't handle this. This was her husband Effie was hysterical again. She sobbed into mac."please not Clay please" she begged.She clung to Mac and sobbed.


A nurse came up."actually doctor, we have a heart for him and a match there was juat a crash and the man inside died. He is perfect match to Mr.Danvers. it is in route now."she says. Effie couldn't speak she was so upset. Mac glares at the doctor. "You fucking save him. I am not loosing two more band members. "He snapped. He knew Effie wouldn't last with out Clay.


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[KneelingAngel]

The doctor quickly left, fearing for his life. He had heard stories about the Lock sisters and neither of them did too well.


"I'll go talk to the nurse." Justice said and walked up to the woman, asking about the costs and everything. Justice walked back and sighed. It wasn't cheap, but she wasn't going to tell the price, they had enough money, but it was still a big budged.


After 36 hours of operating and no contact with the band, the doctor returned. "The operation went fine." He said. "But he's still weak. Please just wait another day or two to see him, we don't want his new heart to fail or break."

 

[Dark_Psycho]

Effie glared at him. With murderous eye's. He was keeping her from her husband."Fine call me the minute I can see my husband. "She handed him her number and grabbed her daughter. She walked out and for the bus. She sat on the bus with her daughter. It was eerily silent. She went to the room and grabbed clothes for her and Adelaide. She left that room quickly and shut the door. She went and showered with Adelaide. She stayed in rhe shower for a long time. She finally got out and dressed slowly. She changed Adelaide and fed her daughter. She still had tears in her eye's. She had never had this much time away from her husband. She was lonely and needed him. She wanted to yell at Justice for little to no security. She wanted to yell at James for nothing at all. Even Bormir was on her want to yell at list. Mac, Bormir and James followed after Effie after a bit. James sighed. "Come on babe let's go put maxi in his crib and check on your sister probably not a good idea to leave her alone." James wrapped an arm around his wife and sighed. They walked into the bus Effie was staring out the window. She held a passed out Adelaide pressed against her chest. Effie was a bit off she was very quiet and reserved.Effie wanted her husband.


Irish Ice Queen

 

[KneelingAngel]

Justice looked at her sister and sighed. "Can you guys give us a minute?" She asked Bormir and James. Justice sat down in front of Effie when the guys left with Maxi. "Hey." She said with a small smile. It would be a stupid question to ask if Effie was okay, because it was obvious that she wasn't.