They all were crammed in Mike's hotel room, anxiously pacing back and forth as Billy and Paul sat in silence, their rifels at the ready.
"Please we want to know what's going on."
Melissa pleaded with the two, she got no answer. Mike took in a slow deep and paitent breath.
"We need to know who's after us and for what reason.Another thing that might be helpful to us is why are you telling us."
Mike said, his voice steady and to the point.
"Mike, we are telling you this because we are tired of working for a slave driver and if he is willing to kill off his friends in MEST, then he wouldnt hesitate to kill us. "
Paul said. Billy nodded.
"So Benji is behind this?"
Brad demanded as Monica gasped and grabbed onto his arm.
"Yes, he wants revenge on you for killing his brother. He was the one that kidnapped Melissa, He fired on your camping trip in the mountains and threatened to kill draven, he did the bomb at the MEST concert. And now he is going to try to pick you apart if its the last thing he does."
Billy said with a look of disgust on his face. Chester was still passed out drunk on the floor.
"So what do you prapose that we do?"
Bob Dallas asked. Billy looked at him with a superior look on his face.
"we kill him before he kills us."
"Woa, do you think we could do something with a little less vioence?"
Rob pleaded. He was normally never one for violence or cursing.
"You have to get rid of him. I know for a fact that if you put him away in prison, he will get out and come after you with more of a vengance."
Paul explained. The guys gulped and nodded. They had been in retirement along time. They didnt even know if they could still do the things that they used to do.
"He does want to fight you face to face. One on one so he can personally kill you. But he really has it in for only one of you."
Billy said taking a moment to polish the barrel of his rifel.
"Which one of us does he want?"
Dave asked sharply.
"He wants you, Rob. He thinks that your the one who killed Joel. He wants to have your head mounted on a plaque."
Billy said as gave a bitter thought at his former friend. Rob swallowed hard.
"I've never touched a hair on Joel's head! He and I were good friends, why would I kill him?"
Rob said his voice rising and cracking. It was close to becoming hysterical. The look of terror in his eyes made his band mates worry.
"I know that and so does paul. But Benji is still jealous of the friendship that you had with Joel. That is why he's convinced that you're the one that killed him."
Billy said. Melissa put her hand on Rob's leg. She was scared too.
"Rob, please don't fight him. I don't want to loose you."
She said, tears forming in her eyes.
"I don't know Melissa, it seems like I have no choice. I want to keep everyone safe, and if it means I have to fight Benji and die then I'll take that chance."
He said pulling her into a hug. She pushed him away.
"You're being so **** stupid! There are other ways to keep him away!"
She shouted. Rob tried to grab her hand, he had no luck as she pushed him away once more. ***, he thought, I hate the shinoda stubborn-ness!
"Melissa please if you have another way, let me know! I dont want to fight him any more then you want me to but it has to be done or else others might die!"
Rob said his voice rising with anger and frustration.
"I dont know right now so dont fight him!"
She screamed at him. Rob winced at the sound, it hurt his ears, just like Chester's screams when his wife left him.
"I have to! Do you think that Nick, Tony, Jeramiah, and Matt would have wanted their killer to walk free?! They were his best friends Melissa so he killed them trying to kill me! He has every right to die!"
He shouted matching her screams. She stood up and turned away and ran. Rob gave a growl of frustration. The door slammed.
"Sorry man but I guess your just going to have to share a room with me and anna."
Mike said putting a hand on his friends shoulder.
"*** **** it! She just dosent understand!"
Rob hissed as he pounded his fist on the wall. Mike gave a small laugh.
"Rob, she understands more then we give her credit for. She's just lost alot of things in her life. Everything from her eyesight, to her mom, to brad at one point, to her dignity and selfrespect. You and this band are the one thing she has left keeping her here. I could say that she dosent need you to tell her that everything is going to be alright, but that would be a *** damned lie. She needs you. She needs to know that you will be there for her, even if you come off bad."
Mike said trying to calm the younger man down.
"She's scared for you."
Mike said once more.
"Well im scared to death about this too. I'm scared that im going to have to leave her here on this world alone. Because I-I-I-I have something that I really want to ask her."
He said, not looking at Mike. A wide grin etched across Mike's face.
"If you're going to ask her to marry you, you better do it now. Use it as a promise. Trust me, you'll know that when you fight, if you remember the promise, I can almost gaurentee you will win."
Mike said encouraging the younger man. Rob nodded, trying to swallow the hard lump in his throat.