Chapter 1

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Eddie walks down the street in L.A California, he had his hands stuffed in his pockets as he walked to a corner store. He walks past the cashier and into the isle, he glances around the isles trying to find something to eat. He had began hearing a soft whining, he looks around him but found nothing, but the noise grew louder and now Eddie was alert and anxious.

He backs up from wherever the noise is but the noise sounds right behind him, he slowly turns and sees something horrifying. A man with an agape mouth, and no eyes with blood flowing from his mouth. Screaming in pain, Eddies eyes widen and he backs up into a shopper, he screams and falls to the floor. The person was startled, Eddie pants softly before he turns behind him again and sees no one there. He rubs his eyes and he gets up quickly. As he walks down the isle he grabs a few things quickly and paying for it fast. He grabbed his things and left, he paced to his car and slammed the door shut, he threw the groceries behind his seat and he pants softly, he started hearing indistinct whispering, they whispered in his left ear then the right. Left, right. Left right. He quickly covered his ears but it wasn't an outside voice, it was in his head. He groans loudly before hearing a tap on the window, he jumps and looks over to the window and noticed a young man, the shopper he bumped into. He slowly rolls down his window and he clears his throat,"I-I'm sorry about earlier. I saw something.." the young man noticed Eddies distress, he pouts slightly and he shakes his head,

"Y-You dropped an item, I bought it and as I left the store you got in your car. So now I'm here to give you that item." Eddie looks up at the man, he had crystal blue eyes and wavy blonde hair. He gulps slightly and he reaches for the item, taking it slowly,

"Thank you..y-you didn't have to.." the man smiles and retracts his hand,

"It's really no big deal," Eddie sets the item down and he looks back up at the man, he looked about 20. He smiles widely and he tilts his head to the side, "My names Zach," he sets his out, Eddie looks at his hand and then back at him,

"Eddie.." he shakes his hand, 'his hands are so soft..' he thinks, he releases his hand and he gulps slightly,"Um..d-do you.." he stammered,

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Zachs POV
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Zach walks through the store placing groceries in his basket, he turns a corner but comes into the back of a taller male, he screamed which alarmed Zach, he saw how unnerved the man was. Before Zach could say anything or even help him, the stranger got up, quickly grabbed his things and walked to the cashier. Zach watches and he looks down noticing a bag of pasta, he places it in his basket and pays for it, when he exited the store he saw the man get in the car. He quickly walks over before he drives away and he walks to the door. He gulps noticing the man having his hands over his hears and hearing him groan. He lightly taps on the window and jumps when the man turns quickly. His heart was throbbing in his chest, a sweat started to build on his brow. The man rolled down his window and he sighs,

"I'm sorry about earlier, I saw something." Zach was surprised to hear the man speak, his voice was deeper than Zach anticipated. He explains about the situation and handed the man his pasta, they exchange names and now Zach kind of feels awkward standing there, he was about to turn to walk away but he heard the man stammer,

"Um..d-do you.." Zach glances at Eddie and he tilts his head slightly waiting for him to finish,"do you, uh, wanna get a drink..? I-if your not doing anything." Zach felt his heart throb, he felt his face get warm and he nods,

"Yeah, that sounds nice. What time?" He smiles, Eddie smiles in return and grips his steering wheel,

"U-um, tonight? Around like 6?" Zach smiles, he digs his hand around in his bag and pulls out a pen and paper. He scribbled on the paper and he tears it with his mouth, Eddies eyes widen and he gulps softly. Zach smiles and hands the paper over to Eddie, he takes it and reads it, it's a phone number! Eddie smiles widely and he glances up at Zach one last time,

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