I'm Different, and I Like It.

            It was the next day of the video shoot, and Panic went straight to hair and makeup. After that they went to wardrobe and got everything on, then headed out to the set. Ryan still hadn't seen Jess everywhere, and was worried. The guy on the phone sounded very angry with her, he doubted it was a family emergency. Ryan thought that the guy on the phone was hitting her. He'd hate to see Jess hurt more. But he couldn't imagine letting someone do that to her.

            Ryan emerged from wardrobe and saw Jess, his jaw dropped and his eyes widened. Jess' bottom lip was swollen, she had a black eye which she tried to cover with makeup, and fresh bruises on her neck. Ryan walked over to her.

            "Jess, Jess what happened?" Ryan asked concerned.

            "Oh, I tripped down the stairs." She said with a chuckle.

            "That's not what it looks like from here."

            Jess' eyes narrowed. "Excuse me?"

            "I mean, it looks more like someone hit you." He said softly.

            "Well, no one did. I tripped over my own feet and fell down the stairs." She said reassuringly. Ryan didn't believe a word of it, but he decided not to push the subject, afraid she would pull back completely. "Come on, I wanna start, go get the guys."

            For the rest of the day they ran through the video dozens of times, and by seven pm, everyone was tired. So they decided to pick things up the next day.

            Ryan was extremely worried about Jess, she was being abused, he was sure of it. When he mentioned that it looked different from where he was standing, her eyes iced over. Ryan himself was abused, so he recognized the signs. He needed to have a talk with Jess, though it wasn't his place, Jess needed help.

            It was the last day of shooting the video. After getting ready for the shoot Panic headed out to the set. Ryan saw Jess right away. She was wearing a black Kitsun hoodie that was a size to big for her, and had her sunglasses on. Jess yelled for the guys to do what they were supposed to do, so they all went to their places. It took them five more hours to finish the video, but soon enough they were done.

            "Alright! Good job everyone! We're done!" Jess yelled as the cast and crew clapped. 

            Then everyone started packing up. Panic got dressed back into their clothes. Ryan came back out and Jess was about to get into her car.

            "Jess!" He called after her. Jess looked over at Ryan and saw him running towards her.  "Jess, are you okay?"

            "I'm fine, Ryan." She said as she forced a smile on her face, though it hurt to because of  her swollen lip

            "Then why don't you tell me where you really got those bruises?"

            "What? Ryan, I told you I fell down my stairs."

            "And you expect me to believe that? Jess, I'm not stupid, who's hitting you?"

            Jess' mouth dropped. "What? Ryan, no one is hitting me!"

            "That's a lie! That black eye doesn't look like it came from falling down your stairs, neither do those bruises on your neck! Someone beat you!"

            "No! No one is hitting me! Just leave me alone, Ryan!" Jess tried to get in her car quickly, but a sharp pain ripped through her stomach and she yelped out.

            "Jess, Jess are you okay?"

            "I'm fine." She said as she grabbed her stomach. She felt another pain and almost fell to the floor, but Ryan caught her.

            "No, you're not. I'm taking you to the hospital."

            "I'm fine Ryan, it's just my stomach." She said, feeling weak.

            "Let me see your stomach."

            "What?"

            "Let me see it!"

            "No!"

            Ryan growled and lifted her top up, revealing  large bruises on her stomach, and something pointing out of her skin where her ribs were. Jess felt as if a cement truck was on top of her and her legs buckled and everything went black.

Okay guys, thank you for the comments.

And for the notes.

Sorry I haven't replied back, my cpu is banana bonkers!

1.What'd you think??

2.Omg she passed out!!

3.Isn't it cute how Ryan cares so much??

4.Let's aim for seven comments, I shall be holding the next chapter HOSTAGE!

~Minnie