Carnival Of Terrors

Chapter Five

***Jen's point of view***

I woke up bright and early the next morning. The sun was just now rising, which was a good sign. I tried to get up but something was clasped around my waist. I looked down and saw Drake's arms around me. Oh God...Drake was spooning me. I was paralyzed for a moment. 'It's fine, Jenny.' I thought to myself, 'He hasn't had human interaction in years, let him have this!' I took a deep breath and tried to let my body relax. I pulled up the pale blue quilt that Drake had draped over us the night before and cuddled inside of it.

It'd been a while since I'd gotten to sleep in anyway. And spooned? By a man? No way was I giving that up! I let him carress me with his large hands, it felt wonderful. I hadn't felt this since highschool, and it was great. I loved the feeling of his tender embrace. So warm...so safe. Yet...I couldn't completely relax.

I pinched my eyes shut and tried not to be upset, to relax. Just as I gave up, I felt a droplet of something land on the side of my head. I looked up at Drake, just to see him crying in his sleep. "No..." He muttered sleepily, "No, I don't want to...I can't hurt her!" I quickly began shaking him, trying to wake him up from his bad dream. I managed to get him up, he looked terrified. Tears stained his face, his black eyes looked as if they were twinkling from the tears. His breaths were short and quick, like a child who had a nightmare and needed his mother to take care of him.

I quickly hugged him, and he hugged back. I rubbed his back and reassured him that everything was okay. That it was just a dream. He sobbed loudly, almost like the wale of an injured animal. I felt terrible. Was he dreaming about having to kill me? Because that is too much. I didn't understand why I was so comfortable with an ugly monster in bed with me but...seeing this breakdown he's having...I just knew that he REALLY needed me right now. I rubbed his back, rocking him back and forth. He really did have a soft side.

"It's okay, it's all okay." I said repeatedly, holding him tightly. He just held me even tighter, unable to choke anything out through his sobs. I felt terrible seeing him this way. I pulled out of the hug and cupped his face in my hands, looking into his eyes. "It was just a dream, calm down." I said sweetly, wiping a tear from his face, "It's all okay, it was just a nightmare. You're safe now." He gave me a weak smile and held me gently. I hugged back.

After a little while, we broke the hug and he went to get us some food. I waited patiently, combing my hair with the pocket comb Alec had given me as a gift about a year ago. I really needed to get back to looking but I had no bullets left. Alec was probably worried sick. I sighed heavily right before Drake came back with some food. It was apples and some water bottles. I smiled at him and put my comb back in my coat pocket.

He handes me a shiny red apple and I happily took a bite out of it. He ate his quietly while I happily indulged in mine. He giggled at the sight of me filling my cheeks with the juicy fruit. I must've looked cute becuase he kept looking at me. I smiled at him, swallowing the food quickly and taking a swig of water. After we finished, I just kind of sat there awkwardly. Not knowing what to do.

"So uh..." I said quietly, "Who's this 'Ring Master' guy you mentioned earlier. I think I saw him on a poster yesterday." Drake quickly froze where he was standing, as if I'd asked some insanely awful question. I felt nervous, I didn't want to prevoke him. "He's my boss." He answered sternly, "He's the reason I can't leave this awful place. He's the reason all those people went missing. He's the one that made me this way." I felt awful, but I couldn't control what came out of my mouth at this point. "You could probably leave if you tried. You're a beasty monster, it's not like anything is stopping you."

"Did you not just here me? I can't leave, nobody can leave."

"Or your just afraid of your boss."

"Jennifer, you don't understand-"

"Do not call me that! You overgrown eye sore!"

"Make me!"

I pushed his chest, forcing his body to jerk slightly. Bad move. Very very very bad move.

***Drake's Point Of View***

I was surprised at the way Jen was acting. But I was blinded by my fury.  When she pushed me, it pushed me over the edge. I grabbed her wrist tightly, causing her to gasp in shock. I didn't want to scare her, I didn't want her to be afraid of me. But I lost all control. "You are infuriating me, Jen." I said, gritting my teeth still grasping her wrist tightly.

I watched as she tried to scramble her way out of my grasp, failing every time. She look terrified. "Let me go!" She shouted, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" I kept my scowl on my face. I couldn't seem to contort it back. Something in me kept the fire burning. Jen continued to struggle, kicking and prying, but my fist wouldn't budge. For an FBI agent, she sure was week. "Please, I'm sorry!" She shouted, "Please! I'm so sorry-"

I cut off her speaking with my lips pressed against hers. She let a nervous squeak. Why did I kiss her? Was the anger ignited by the tension between us? Her body soon went limp, other than the equal force from her lips against mine. I couldnt believe this was happening. I just couldn't. I didn't know why it was happening, but I never wanted it to end.

[[A/N: Wow! 1000+ words! This is the longest Chapter yet! I hope you enjoyed it!]]