Solby One-Shots

The Conjuring Basement

This one was a suggestion from AO3, I know it doesn't cover the whole series, if you'd like to know more why, AO3 has the notes. Same title there, and same user name there. Enjoy!

-Currently_cryying :)

The Conjuring. Well known movies, well known stories, little known truth. Sam and Colby had been to the Conjuring House before, twice before, and had always gotten great results from their efforts. Now, they were back, and staying for a week. They had been both excited for and dreading this trip. Sam and Colby had been talking to Jacqueline about the spirits of the house before they had gotten there. She told them the spirits knew they were coming, and were preparing for them to come. The spirits had been talking about knowing "the truth" and how they were "making sure" fate would come true. They would not clarify what they meant, only that they should not worry.

Once Sam and Colby stepped into the house, they could instantly feel a shift in energy. They've felt it before, but now it was more intense. The air was thick, the silence was loud. Every step they took felt like there was someone watching them. The house was pretty much exactly how they remembered it from a couple years prior. Some things had changed, but not much. It felt as if they had almost never left.

Jacqueline sat down with them and told them more about specific spirits in the house, such as Abigail Arnold, the trickster in the basement, the soldiers, and the spirits out in the woods. She also walked the boys through the house again, telling them what she knew about each room. With every room they went through, the feelings of being watched intensified. With every room they went through, Sam and Colby stood just a tiny bit closer together.

"Do you want to go to the basement now, or wait for that?" Jacqueline asked the two, it was the only place they hadn't seen this trip.

"Um, later?" Sam asked, looking at Colby.

"Yeah, later's good. We don't need to get into that now." he said, with a laugh.

Neither Sam or Colby were exactly ready to face what was in the basement, especially after what happened the last time they were at the house. Despite how long it had been, Sam still had nightmares about the figure he saw in the window. His dream ended the same way every time, with Colby trapped and hurt, alone, in the basement with the figure. Colby also had nightmares about the last time they were at the house. His were similar to Sam's. Colby's dreams consisted of Sam getting hurt in the woods, and the figure keeping him stuck in the house. These nightmares have plagued both of them since that night. They have talked about it, and ensured that neither of them would go to the basement alone, unless the other was at least in the house. For the most part, they would be staying next to each other the entire time.

As day 1 went on, the two boys' feelings of being watched had not gone away. They had an intense session with Cody and Satori, so even though it was only 10 pm, they were both exhausted. They decided to get ready for bed. For the first night or two, they decided to sleep in the front, where people first walk into the house; it was the place that felt the least heavy. Neither of them had spoken much after Jacqueline, and Cody and Satori left, but it was evident that the session was stuck in both of their minds.

"Hey, are you ok?" It was Colby who broke the silence.

Sam took a deep breath before he spoke. "Yeah, I'm ok. It's just, that was a lot, you know? And, who's going to believe it?"

"Who cares if they believe it? It was real, it happened. If they don't believe what happened, that's on them." Colby reasoned.

"I guess. I'm also just so drained. Like, normally, shit happens, we finish, we leave and can process away from where it all happened. Like, normally we can get away from all the bad vibes, but it's like, we are stuck here, we can't get away." Sam spoke, his speech was rushed.