Fredrick's POV
Me and Sparrow have been snuggling together for about an hour now. We're still sitting in between the couches. We're on the floor so it's not as easy to see us. But we put some blankets on the ground to lay on.
It's been quiet for a while. Which is kind of scary but Sparrow is protecting me. "What time is it?" I asked turning my head towards him. "12:09" he said looking at his phone. I nodded and laid my head on his chest.
We only have to stay awake until sunrise. It shouldn't be too hard. I've pulled multiple all-nighters in my life. Most of the times I was alone. But I have Sparrow with me so this should be easy.
I felt soo relaxed with Sparrow. I kind of want to go to sleep. I'm a little tired but I'm not gonna do that. I want to be with Sparrow. I can't just fall asleep on him. That would make me seem like a bad person.
I felt my eyes get a little heavy. "Fredrick?" Sparrow asked. I jumped slightly at his voice. I felt my eyes get heavy again. "Hmm" I responded. "Are you ok? You went a little quiet there" he said. I just nodded. My eyes felt soo heavy and Sparrow running his hands through my hair wasn't helping me stay awake.
I'm not gonna fall asleep. I can't. I keep feeling my eyes close and I struggle to keep them open.
In Fredrick's dream~
I sat there in Sparrow's arms. He's being really quiet. "Sparrow are you ok?" I asked. He didn't respond. "Sparrow?" I asked turning my head slightly towards him. He was completely still. But I could feel him breathing.
I turned all the way around and was met with a horrifying sight. There was a huge black figure lurking over me. It looked down at me and opened its mouth. It revealed its huge sharp teeth to me. Oh god.
Before I could process anything I felt my self get picked up. I saw the monsters arm pull me closer to his face. "You will never be safe" it screamed at me. No. Sparrow please save me.
Please.
I watched the monster open its mouth wide. It began to bring me closer to its mouth. "No stop!" I screamed. Then everything went black. I couldn't see anything. But I could hear someone calling my name. It sounded distorted and loud. Which scared me.
Sparrow's POV
Fredrick feel asleep. How did he fall asleep? He was wide awake just a few seconds ago. I slightly shook him. He didn't wake up. He started moving a little in his sleep. He leaned back and his limp body almost fell.
No. He can't get hurt.
I got on my knees and picked him up bridal style. I softly laid him down on the couch. I grabbed a blanket and covered Fredrick with it. I need to wake him up. "Fredrick" I whispered softly. He's a light sleeper so he should wake up. "Fredrick" I said a little louder.
Nothing.
Then I heard a gasp. I saw Fredrick sit up quickly. He was breathing heavily and looking around frantically. "I'm here honey" I said sitting by him. He grabbed onto me tightly and began crying.
"Baby calm down. Everything's ok. I'm here for you" I said sweetly to Fredrick. He let go of me and looked up at me. He had the saddest look on his face. He was about to say something but I saw his eyes go wide. "The fires going out!" He said frantically.
I looked back and saw the fire almost out. "It wasn't like that a few seconds ago. I swear" I said worriedly. "No this is what he does. This is how he's gonna hurt you" Fredrick said.
What?
"Wait what? Who?" I asked. Fredrick frustratingly sighed and said "Krampus!!!" "Wait is he really after me? Why?" I asked. Fredrick shrugged. "I don't know. Did you do something like really bad?" He asked.
I thought about what he asked. I mean I left my daughter in America because of a business trip. But she doesn't hate me for that. She's still a kid. She still loves me.
"No I haven't" I said honestly. "I don't know" Fredrick said covering his face. "Ok listen. I'm going grab some matches for the fire. I'll be right back" I said. I got up and walked around the couch.
I walked into the kitchen and peeked around the corner. There was nothing there. Good. I walked in and looked for the matches. There were none. That's weird. I always leave them right here.
I walked away from the kitchen to go back to the living room but out of nowhere something came flying at me. It was that creature that attacked me earlier. "Fredrick!" I screamed. I looked up to see Fredrick holding my pistol and pointing it at the creature.
Oh shit.
I ducked my head and heard a loud bang. The creature hit the ground and let out an ear piercing screech. Just like earlier. I heard a thump and looked up towards Fredrick. I saw the pistol on the ground and he looked scared.
I quickly got up and ran over to him. "I'm sorry" he said. "Oh no honey it's ok. Everything is ok" I said hugging him tightly. I kissed his hand and rubbed my hand through his hair. "I love you soo much" I whispered. I whispered it over and over again until I could feel Fredrick's breathing calm down.
"Hey let's go hide somewhere. Maybe it could help" I said. Fredrick looked at me weirdly but nodded. It was that look of 'I don't think that will work' which kind of scared me. He needs to explain things further to me.
I grabbed the pistol off the ground and put it on safety. Fredrick grabbed my hand and we walked to our room. He cautiously opened the closet door. I was ready for something to fly out. But I saw nothing.
"Come on" Fredrick said. We crawled into the closet and closed the doors. It was cold but we had to deal with it. I got into the corner and Fredrick sat between my legs. I held him close to me. I wasn't going to lose him. He means everything to me and if he was gone I wouldn't know what to do with my life.
We sat there for a bit in silence. Waiting for something. What exactly? I don't even know. I don't think I want to know.
All of a sudden there was a loud thump coming from the living room. "Shhh" Fredrick whispered to me. I just nodded. I pulled him closer to me and braced myself for what was about to happen.
I heard heavy footsteps approaching our room. "Fredrick listen to me. I love you soo much. You'll never know how much you mean to me" I whispered. I could feel Fredrick shaking.
He's crying.
Finally I could hear the footsteps right outside the closet. I softly kissed Fredrick's head. I held him closer to me if it was even possible. Then I heard something from outside of the closet. It sounded like someone snapping their fingers.
I felt Fredrick's head fall on my chest. He passed out. I suddenly felt really sleepy. No don't fall asleep. Fredrick needs you. I heard more snapping outside and felt even more sleepy. I felt my eyes close.
Is this the end?
To be continued~
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