Love Out Loud

Sneak and trail

It was a breezy starry night,thoughts clouded Derek's head,he had fallen asleep in the midst of his thoughts, and just few minutes into his sleep he had woken up screaming his throat out,he looked around the dark room he was staying in the clubhouse and quickly turned on the light,he was covered in sweat and his heart was beating so fast like it wants to fall off his chest,he stood up and grabbed the water beside his bag and gulped down the water at once,he wiped his mouth and didn't realize he was crying until he felt the salty taste in his mouth,he signed wondering when he was going to be free from the nightmares that has been assaulting him,it had gotten worse ever since he left Eric or should he say Henry,he shook his head as his anger continued to build,he looked around the tiny room that housed his belongings,just a tiny mattress,his duffel bag and a chair,that was all he owned and it was good for him,he might have a reason to run soon,he paced his room and reminisce on the time he spent with Eric,it was such lovely periods and he wondered why every thing happened this way,there is something about getting used to suffering that the slightest goodness or sweetness starts to look like a setup, maybe he acted too fast,did he?"should I have waited and allowed him to explain?was I too fast?"his eyes misted again and he hugged himself"I miss you Eric,why did you not tell me?you didn't trust me enough to tell me the whole truth"he held his head and cried,he washed his face and tried going back to sleep but thanks to his nightmare he couldn't,he stood up as he could no longer control the different thoughts that assaulted him,he checked his phone 2:00am,he dressed up, wearing a mask over his nose and a hood he stepped out into the night,he was no longer scared of the night,he was a night walker now so..,he started to run and came to a halt when he got to the park,he sat down and toyed with his phone,he listened to the last voice note he had shared with Eric before he discovered everything,a tear dropped as he viewed Eric's picture and the one they had taken together,he swirled his fingers around the picture when a presence pricked his conscious mind,he wiped his tears and gently put his phone away behaving like he didn't notice,he readjusted the mask on his nose and even used that opportunity to put his earrings on, behaving normal while thinking of what to do,he slipped his lucky ring into his finger,it was a ring made in form of a lion head and could injure at the slight touch, adjusting his hood he stood up and strolled away hands in his pocket without looking back,he continued moving and he could feel someone following him,he rounded a corner and as the expert as he was quietly climbed a wall and watched as the person became confused when he could not find him on the trail, something looked familiar yet dangerous about him,he watched him take a cautious steps forward and quietly stepped behind him,as the stranger turned he swerved his fist that had the ring into his face"fuck,ouch"the guy held his face and fell,the groans sounded familiar so Derek pulled him up and yanked the mask away,it was the guy from the other day"Martin"he said in acknowledgement,the guys face was drenched in blood,you could guess something was broken"what man,I told you not to trail me and you think sneaking around me is wise, listen for the last time,I don't like it when someone pursues me,if I don't want to be found then I don't want to be found,go tell your boss my answer is still no,stop fucking with me"he shoved him off and turned away,the jog back to the clubhouse was more tiring as he kept thinking if it was time to move again

Meanwhile...

"I want him now,is it so hard to understand?"Eric slurred while downing the rest of his drink,his subordinates surrounding him and looking worried,his brother just watched him with pity,anger from the last incident disappearing into thin air as he saw his brother's state, Eric stood up on unsteady feet, stumbling to the bar to pick another drink,his fingers shook as he opened it,he looked around at all of them with squinted eyes"heyyy"he smiled and hiccupped"having a party are we?"then he raised the full bottle"let's celebrate"he then looked confused"what are we celebrating? where's Derek?"Smith shut his eyes as his heart mirrored the pain in his brother's eyes"Derek! Derek! baby!where are you?look I got you your favorite drink come give me a kiss"he hiccupped"Baby?"he looked around the room with bloodshot eyes,his most trusted subordinate that was like a brother could no longer control his tears, when Eric heard him sniff he went closer to him and looked up at him"baby?is that you?don't cry baby,I am sorry it was my fault,I could not face you with the truth that that bastard was my uncle,you believe I love you right?baby,I missed you you know?"he hiccupped and tripped as he tried to hug his friend,who quickly caught him"I missed you baby,why is your hands rough baby,I told you not to stress those beautiful hands,those hands are made to only love me,you understand?"he hiccupped and smiled looking at his fantasy Derek he leaned in as if to kiss him but passed out as his mouth got closer,he was carried to his room,Smith was so angry as she saw his brother going crazy,his blood boiled"Darin, Zachary, John"he called the boys"yes sir"they answered together"find Derek and Xavier,I am giving you only till this month ends for you to do that and if you fail I'll have your heads" they nodded and ran off even though it was still very early an order is a order and should not be delayed especially the one that has your life tied to it,he faced the rest of them"Josh, Mark, Felix and James"-"yes sir"he stood up and walked in front of them"find that bastard son of a whore and a mistake of creation,I want him alive,if you fail you can forget about staying alive"he dismissed them and turned to the rest"the rest of you guard this house like your life depends on it because good news is that it does,shoot anything or anyone that looks suspicious,no mistake"they nodded and disappeared,Smith went to see his brother,a bottle of wine tightly clutched in his grasp,it took a bit of work to get him to release it,he smoothed his hair away from his face"I am sorry brother,I am sorry for thinking you were not doing anything,it's breaking me seeing you like this,I am sorry,I promise you I'll bring Derek to you,it's a promise"Eric muttered something before rolling in his sleep and continued sleeping,Smith left the room and pulled out his laptop and phone and started to do what he knows how to do, spinning webs