When Darkness Falls

Chapter 36

DAN'S POV

Scared, he's scared.  Something is happening, Dan wake up!

My eyes shoot open, the feeling of Phil being startled twisting my gut lightly.  Maybe he had a nightmare.  Of course, this is what I get for giving him space.  I knew it was a bad idea, but hell he just seemed like he really needed to be alone.  He felt as though he needed to, even if he wouldn't say it to my face; he didn't have to.

With a long exhale, I swing my legs over the bed, the nervous feeling in my gut growing more by the second.  Then its a tiny freak out as I'm halfway down the hall.  "Phil?"  Even more, and then there's a whimper.

What the hell?

I open the door without even knocking, only to find his bed empty.  The dark blue curtains are blowing gracefully as the wind from outside gusts through the agape window.  Oh shit.  I run to the window only to catch a glimpse of Chris before he flashes away with Phil on his back.

All I see is red, and I wonder if Phil can feel it.  There's no way he went with Chris willingly.  What the hell is that fucking hybrid planning on doing with Phil.  Fuck, which way did they even go?  I can't follow them.

In a flash, I'm standing right where they stood not two minutes ago.  "Phil,"  I grumble to myself as I try to pick up a trace of where to look. 

As if on cue, I can hear it.  The faint screaming

Dan? I- know if y-  can hear this, -ut ... want you to know tha- I'm perfectly fine a- ..be home within an hour- two. I'm -rry, please try not to freak out o- I love you. 

"Dammit!  Why can't I just hear the whole thing correctly!"  I kick at a rather large stone a few feet away from me, and watch as it flies and takes a huge chunk out of a nearby tree. 

I caught a few things:  I'm prefectly fine, be home within an hour, sorry, try not to freak, love you. 

How in the hell am I not supposed to freak out knowing he's with Chris?  Especially when Chris could do so many things.  He could compel Phil to do something terrible or he could kill him or, hell anything.  Anything he has planned for my Phil cannot be good, and I feel every ounce of me igniting in a feeling of rage, fear and worry.

Thank god I fell asleep with my pants on, phone securely in my pocket.  I whip out the phone and dial the first number I can think of to call.  The line rings for a few seconds until its answered.  I waste no time with the hellos.  "Zoe.   Chris took Phil.  I don't know where, and Phil contacted me with our weird.. bond thing and said he was fine and that he'd be home soon.  But I-"

"Hold on, Dan calm down.  I just woke up.  I'll be there soon."

The line goes dead. 

"Fuck!"  As the seconds go by, then minutes, its been thirty minutes.  I'm about ready to pull my damn hair out until I hear the low purr of a car engine coming nearer.  The tires squeak due to the speed, and in that moment I know its Zoe.  She lives for fast everything. 

I'm not let down either.  A tiny, dark grey sports car swerves into the long driveway, and Zoe soon emerges from the door practically flying over towards me.  "Tell me what happened."

"Its been half a damn hour, Phil could be dead."  Fireworks explode all over as anxiety wracks my bones.  Its like that feeling you get when you almost fall out of a chair but it just keeps happening over and over again.  I really hope that's just me freaking out and not Phil's emotions.  "I felt that he was freaking out and so I went to check on him, but when I got to his room the window was wide open and nobody was in there.  So of course I run over to the window and see Chris run off with Phil."