As the door was heard opening Daniel accepted the date they faced, he kinda had to. That morning Eben kicked and hit him around while Jonah wasn't there which gave him some pretty tough skin to face the rest of that day. He forced his body to sit and he held Corbyn tighter causing the boy to readjust and sit up to but remain leaning on Daniels chest. Daniel kept his eyes trained on the cellar door as it opened he expected to see sunlight pierce through but to his surprise it was moonlight. He didn't realize just how much time had passed. Corbyn squeezed his eyes shut tighter and hugged Daniel closer. The light in the cellar flickered on as one of the men pulled the strin attached to the bulb as they came in. Daniel eyed the two men that walked in from the ladder connected to the cellar doors, slightly glaring but not realizing it.
He and Jonah made eye contact and neither looked away. Jonah had a bag over his shoulder and an unreadable expression. Even as he walked farther into the room their eye contact never broke. They stared into each other souls and tried to eat out the remains of their sensibilities, eight months ago Daniel could barely hold eye contact with someone he would consider a close friend and now here he is boring into Jonahs soul until the older broke out of it and looked away. That made him feel empowered in a way. Well he felt empowered until a burning sensation slashed over his side and the arm he had around Corbyn. He hissed at the sensation in unison with the groan his boyfriend released. He looked over and saw Eben with a whip, for some reason he wasn't scared. Actually he was scared but it wasn't the normal type of scared he felt it was something he couldn't explain. The silence is what scared him the most.
Corbyn sat up more removing his head from Daniels chest now they only touched by holding hands. Daniel looked back at Jonah he was facing away slightly the bag now in his hands he seemed to be on his phone. "Someone fucking say something already," Corbyn hissed with a slight eye roll. Daniel looked at him and nudged him slightly "oh your going to be begging for silence here in a minute," Eben spoke walking closer to the two kicking his feet into the ground. He crouched in front of them he reached out and fixed a strand of hair out of place on corbyns head causing the boy to make an unpleasant face at him. "Stupid little boys thinking you can escape huh?" He mocked and sat in front of them, both were growing incredibly irritable. "Not a soul in that store believed you, you looked like such an idiot," his gaze was now averted to Daniel. In order not to say anything Daniel dug his nails into corbyns hand. Eben was just trying to get under their skin and they both knew it. "Nobody's even looking for you and it shows, neither of you are missed outside of this place your where you belong," he reached out to touch corbyns face but the boy was quick to slash at his hand. "If I were you I wouldn't test my luck any further! YOURE GOING TO WISH YOU WERE FUCKING DEAD BY THE TIME IM DONE WITH YOU!" He grabbed corbyns chin and dragged their faces close. Corbyn began to squeeze Daniels hand harder out of fear. Daniel knew he couldn't do anything though so he gently rubbed his thumb over the boys knuckle trying to silently comfort him. He turned his head the other way and looked at the loose sandy soil beneath them and how his clothes were covered in it, tears brimmed his waterline remembering how early that morning he had been in the same position, Eben holding his face and screaming at him. He held his tears but felt his face fluster in hotness. Eben was the scariest person he could think of and that morning he wanted Jonah, yes Jonah to save him from Eben. He hated Eben, how he yelled so much louder, how he depicted what he wanted to do to him, how he hit harder, how he stuck to his word, how he knew how to get you right where it hurt.
He looked up through tired eyes when he saw Jonahs shoes come into his vision as the man had stepped in front of him. He said nothing but ushered him to get up. Daniel shut his eyes tightly and nodded his head he yanked on corbyns hand until Corbyn didn't resist him Eben was still yelling but both had toned him out. As best as he could Daniel kissed his hand not knowing if he might ever get to again and stood up not wanting to make things any worse. They made slight eye contact once more jonah placed his hand on the boys shoulder and gently directed him towards the stairs. Daniel obeyed and walked forward, he could just sense how nervous Corbyn was getting but he just had to go and get whatever would happen done and over with, it really couldn't be that bad. Jonah ushered him up the wooden ladder-like stairs and he did so willingly he knew it led to something bad but he was trying to bury every thought in his mind and just do as he was told. "In the house," he was instructed and the man lightly shoved him in the direction of the house once he was out of the cellar. Once in the house Daniel's anxiety finally set in having no idea why he listened to the man. He could see the carpet was stained with his blood from earlier he looked around for the dog but it was nowhere to be seen. He felt so bad for that poor dog he walked more into the living room stopping when he lost his energy and will to walk any more. out of the corner of his eye, he saw the man coming up behind him he didn't even force his sore body to move, tears brimmed his eyes once again as jonah's arms circled around his waist pulling the boys back against his chest, his grip was firm. He kissed his temple roughly "look at what you've done." he growled. "look at what you've done!" Daniel spat back. Jonah shushed him "it's for the best," daniel rolled his eyes "just rape me and get it over with," he spat trying to break free of jonah's grip. "stop!" his grip grew tighter now "I hate the attitude! lose it right fucking now!" the grip kept growing tighter as a sign for daniel to stop before its too late. "Well, we both know that's what you're going to do!" daniel said he stopped struggling now and tears rolled down his cheeks. Jonah kisses his cheek where the tears were falling "it's not rape," he said in his ear. "THEN WHAT THE FUCK IS IT?!" Daniel screamed "You're not helping yourself," the man hissed lifting the boy off of his feet Daniel thrashed and tried to kick but nothing was helping. "Now are you going to walk up the stairs like a big boy or am I going to have to carry you?" Jonah said through gritted teeth, it was taking his all not to lose it all. "I'll walk get your fucking hands off me!" Daniel hissed Jonah sat him back on his feet "second room on the right kitten," He said turning him towards the stairs. Daniel froze up slightly realizing what was about to happen and then it hit He left corbyn down there with eben...
