A hand clasped over my mouth, my eyes widening. Eric put his finger to his lips.
Dakota nodded and covered her mouth, tears filling her eyes. I looked at Eric next to me, whose eyes were transfixed on the creature wreaking havoc.
My breath quivered...
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Chapter eight The Revolving Door Delilah's POV: I held Dakota's hand as we started to run. Eric grabbed ahold of Sam and started running. Frodo was in Sam's bag as we headed down the street. Haisley looked over her shoulder at the creatures running towards us. Eric pushed Samira forward and picked up a rock on the ground. I made Dakota keep going and I stopped next to him. Eric shoved me and motioned for me to keep going. I turned my back and went to run and I heard glass shattering. Eric had thrown the rock at a car, the alarm going off. Screeches were heard as the aliens crashed down on the car that was making noise. Eric grabbed me and pulled me with him as we ran. I held onto him and we slowly approached a building. He gave me a thumbs up with a questioning look on his face. I gave him one in response. He half smiled and then did the same to Dakota. Dakota held a shaky thumbs up and Sam held Frodo close to her chest. Eric gave a thumbs up to Haisley and Blake who did the same. Eric turned away from us and went to push on the revolving door. It didn't open. The door was jammed. Eric looked down to see a briefcase stuck in between the door and the frame. Sam's eyes widened and the chittering sounds started to get close to us. I grabbed Dakota and put her in between me and Sam. Sam looked over her shoulder and fear was etched onto her face. Eric pushed on the door, trying to pry it open. Haisley stared at the aliens in shock. Sam put a protective arm around Dakota and my breath started to pick up as they got closer. Eric continued to push on the door, harder this time. The door swung open but the briefcase fell over in the process. A soft thud entered the air. I covered my mouth just as a gasp was going to leave it. Dakota grabbed onto Sam out of fear. Eric stared at the briefcase and then held the door open for everyone. Sam clutched the bag close to her, Frodo getting down in it. I made sure Dakota was in front of me. Blake and Haisley were behind me. Glass shattered as the aliens seemed to rain down in the glass building. Eric flinched and covered his head, looking over his shoulder. Eric was ahead of the group. He opened a door and motioned for everyone to come inside. I pushed Dakota ahead of me. She ran in behind Sam. My legs started to burn from how fast I was running. Exhaustion was near. And we hadn't ran that far but for whatever reason I was tired. Blake passed me and Haisley did the same. They rushed into the room and Eric grabbed me, pulling me into his chest. I latched onto him immediately. The light shining into the room disappeared as the door closed. Haisley let out a breath as the door was closed. Only a small bit of light peeked under the crack of the door. Eric's heart was beating rapidly. His whole body shook with fear. My hands went into his sport coat so I could hold him better. A very very soft hum came from Eric. I nuzzled my face against his chest. Dakota sat down on the floor and it seems like everyone else did as well. Eric somehow managed to sit down while still holding onto me. I was trying to catch my breath and Eric's racing heart rate was coming down. Eric put his head on top of mine. I rubbed his back and I felt his hand rest on my hip. I pulled away to look at him. I cupped his cheek and I played with the curls that were on the back of his neck. "Thank you." I mouthed. Eric nodded and mouthed "of course." Sam kissed the top of Frodo's head and Haisley ran a hand through her colored hair. Heavy footsteps and chittering made all of us look at the door. Blake's eyes went to the crack. Shadows danced underneath and Sam pulled Dakota closer to her. Eric's breathing started to pick up. I pulled away from him and pulled him to my chest. Eric's shaky hands grasped onto the long sleeve shirt I wore. I had changed out of the tank top, feeling that it wasn't suitable for our situation. I hesitantly reached up to Eric's head, running my fingers through his curls. I could feel his tense body start to relax. The alien slowly moved away from the door, sounding like it was going the way we had come in. Sam wrote something on a notepad and then passed it around the room. Blake read it and then Haisley did the same before passing it to me.
Let's give it a few more minutes and then go. We can take the subway
I nodded at Sam and Eric let out a quivering exhale. I continued to rub my fingers through his curls, stroking his head. My nails scratched at his scalp lightly and his body was completely limp. His arms went around my waist and held me closer to him. The urge to kiss the man in my lap was strong. I closed my eyes and shook my head, ridding the thought from my mind. Sam went to the door and slowly opened it. Eric quickly sat up as the sunlight shined in. I quickly grabbed his hands and mouthed "it's ok." He nodded and I showed him the notepad. Eric then stood up. He walked over to Dakota, pulling her up to her feet. He made Dakota stop in front of him. She furrowed her eyebrows and he quickly wrote something on the notepad. Dakota furrowed her eyebrows even more. Eric brushed her curls out of her face and pulled a quarter out from behind her ear. Dakota gasped softly and took the notepad from him. A smile appeared on my face as she held it up for him to read.
How'd you do that?! You know how to do magic tricks?!
Eric nodded and smiled really big. Blake stood next to me and nudged me. I shook my head in disbelief at how sweet Eric actually was. He offered Dakota his hand which she took. I was still sitting on the floor. Haisley stood outside with Sam. I pushed myself up off the floor and I approached Eric, cupping my hands around his ear. "You didn't tell me you know how to magic tricks." I pulled away from Eric who smirked. He leaned down to whisper. "I'll show you a really good one sometime." I felt myself get flustered as he made eye contact with me. His big brown eyes made your heart melt. We then left the room and started to make our way to the subway.
Ok so I've been reading some stuff about Eric and I'm officially headcannoning that Eric wanted to be a magician. He seems to be imaginative and creative in the way he does a magic trick for Sam. That scene actually made my heart swell for real y'all. Seeing that on the big screen was a surreal experience. I'm so down bad for this man! Also did you guys see the Gladiator 2 trailer?!?! JOSEPH AS AN EVIL ROMAN EMPEROR? SIGN ME UP! And thank you for 2k like wow🥺🥹 ~skylar🤎🛸🤎🛸
