𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 | ❝ run like the wind, and see how long it takes for your problems to catch up with you.❞
oliver sanchez is a fan of running away from his problems, but when his problems start chasing him, things become complicated. 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐓...
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"Deep Water"
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It was a good thing they stopped to get the bat.
They walked into the pool, the sounds immediately amplified by a hundred to to the echo in the walls, and that was enough to make Ollie wince as he gripped his bat in his hands and wondered what species he would have to beat up today.
Apparently, it was lizard.
"What the sweet hell is happening right now?" Katrin demanded, Ollie pulling a face as he took in the scene in front of him. He could see a body on the floor a few feet away from them, the blonde hair signifying that it was most likely Erica. Usually Ollie would have checked to see if she was okay, but right now his gaze was pinned on Stiles, who was doing an awfully good job treading water, while holding up Derek by his arms to keep him from drowning.
"Are you guys having a pool party that we weren't invited to or something?"
"Sanchez!" Derek yelled, at the same time that Stiles cried;
"Ollie! Kat! Get out of here, go get Scott now!"
There was a flurry of movement from behind that made Ollie's muscles tense, the boy whirling around just quick enough to swing the bat and smack some sort of odd creature right between the eyes. Katrin jumped, holding her hands in front of her face in surprise as the thing (Ollie honestly didn't know what the fresh hell it was) staggered a few feet back.
Katrin made a barely audible noise of pain in the back of her throat, making Ollie glance over at her, the lights from the pool casting a pale glow over her face as she reached her hand up to touch the back of her neck. She turned to look at her cousin, her eyes wide and her lips parting, "Ollie-"
And then she fell backward, falling directly backwards. Ollie lunged forward, dropping his bat, which landed against the hard tile with a metallic clang. Ollie managed to catch Katrin's arm, but the rapid fall of her body weight made him stagger forward in surprise, his foot catching on the edge of the pool and sending them both falling into the water.
Instantly, Ollie could feel panic building in his chest. It felt like a pressure squeezing his ribs, making his heart beat twice as fast and his head turn sluggish. He reminded himself to swim, opening his eyes to look through the murky water.
He grabbed onto Katrin's arm, hauling her upwards so that he could latch his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him and kicking upwards. Immediately, his senses slammed back into him at full force, making the boy gasp, water tracing down his face as Katrin coughed, her head on his shoulder.
There was a growl from the poolside, and Ollie's head whipped to the side, the icy sensation of dread trickling down his spine as he found himself staring at... well, actually, he didn't know what the fuck it was.
