Complicated relationships

IX

"Rob, stop" Jack, Rob's true boyfriend rushed into the station that Rob drenched in gasoline. Rob hands has flames flying around it and his eyes were shining. Nick figured they are planning to set the station on fire, alongside him. He crying profusely, had been begging forhislife and was ignored.

"They couldn't complete the ritual, one of the boys got Wiccan power. They wont sacrifice them."

Nick was a little relieved when Rob's fires disappeared. "what does this mean to us?"

"My guess is we are save, apparently the lost most of their powers" Jack went to Nick and started untying him. "we are sorry for scaring you. we had to "

"Don't just let him go. what if he tell someone?"

"he wont." he said confidently. "Listen Nick, your brother is a Wiccan now, he received powers from Mother of the light. If people knew about that, witch hunters are gonna terminate him." he finished and helped Nick up.

"who are you?"  he asked Rob still feeling betrayed by Rob who only came to him to kill him.

"we are witches too, we split from the Wiccan. we don't follow the mother of the light anymore."

"we are the witches of the night, and No we wont hurt you. come here." Said Jack gently. "Ill drop you some where nearby. the Wiccan won't oppose their mother wishes of keeping your brothers alive." the drove in silence until they reached a bus stop.

"who is this Wiccan mother?" Nick was still shaking but calmed since he learned he and his brothers are safe. he got out immediately when the car stopped.

"someone who we don't associate with, go home and try to forget everything that happened tonight, hopefully we will not meet again." said Rob and started the car. Nick stood at the dark bus stop waiting for a bus to arrive.

...

"Lora!" Nick nocked repeatedly at his manager door. He couldn't bring himself to go to his hotel room after yesterday events. Knowing that his brothers weren't there and crazy Wiccan people are after him. The front disk people were about to kick him out when they realized he is one of the triplet residents. "Lora, Maddie!" Elena opened the door finally. 

"oh god, Nick where were you guys?? I tried calling you and none of you answered." Lora was angry and concerned. She was their manager after all. He didn't answer her just went straight to the phone. who should he call? police? his parents? what happened seems like a dream. "Nick, are you alright?" she noticed he was not okay, still in his pajama and shoeless. he smelled like gasoline? "can you sit down and explain what is wrong." she took the phone from his shaking hand and guided him to the couch. "who are you trying to call? where is your brothers and Nate?"

"I don't know, I don't know"

"ok ok, what do you need, food water, lets goo to your room for a shower too..."

"NO... I can't go in there," he held her arm tightly.

"alright..."  she unclasped his hand and went to bring water. She tried to call Matt's and Chris' phones again but no answer.  

"here," she gave distraught Nick the bottled water and sat silently on the couch across from him waiting. It has been more than one day since she lost all contact with the guys. She initially thought they were partying and lost time. However after the first 24 hours she started to get anxious and contacted people they might be with. They were not really social and has limited group of friends and its very unusual for them to go with new people alone.

"what happened to my brothers," he finally said.

"you weren't together?" this was unexpected. He shake his head in denial. "and you, what happened to you Nick?" she said slowly to avoid not trigger the distressed teen.

"Rob... I was with him." he didn't know how much he can tell.

"... and he left you like this." she looked at disheveled appearance. "how about a shower and I'll keep looking for the other 3" he nodded.

After he was gone, she made a call. "I need to talk to Rob"