World Without End | Sitkolson [C]

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Ricky let out a small yawn, slowly opening his eyes to see a sleeping Ryan curled up on a seat next to the bed, his breathing steady.

He tried his best not to snicker as Ryan let out a small groan, shifting in his seat.

For a fairly tall guy, Ryan sure does fit in that chair pretty easily. That didn't stop him from looking weird whilst at it.

Ricky pushed the blanket off of him, getting his legs over the bed before Ryan stirred, this time opening his eyes.

"I-I'm sorry." Ricky mumbled, looking down.

"It's fine." Ryan yawned, stretching his arms over his head before rolling his neck, cracking a few bones.

As Ricky was about to make a move to get up, Ryan pushed him back down, telling him to rest.

"I'm a vampire, Ryan." Ricky said, rolling his eyes, "I don't need to 'rest'."

"Angelo told me to-"

"That's good for Ange." Ricky cut him off, standing up and walking to the door.

Just as he was about to open it, he was spun around and shoved against it, Ryan's hard eyes burning into his.

"Are you this stubborn?" He growled, looking down at Ricky.

"Yes," Ricky snapped, inching his head up and closer to Ryan, "I am. Are you really this idiotic?"

Ryan glared down at Ricky, the anger between them bringing something greater; a different kind of tension.

Before either of them could express it, though, there was a knock on the door, Alex's voice tearing the tension apart.

"Come in." Ryan said, taking a step back from Ricky. Though, he kept his eyes on him.

Alex stared at the two, confused before speaking what he needed to.

"Ryan Ashley said she has a few things to say to everyone."

Ricky nodded his head, giving Ryan one last look before walking past Alex and down the stairs, Alex and Ryan following closely behind.

Ryan Ashley was never wrong. What she needed to say was more important than anything any of them had to say about their encounters. Little did they know, this would lead to more fatalities than they thought.

Once Ryan Ashley had their attention, she opened her mouth, ready to start before she let out a yell, falling to her knees as she held a hand to her head.

Hundreds of thousands of images flashed before her eyes, screams and yells going with them. As the screams got louder, the images got worse, revealing multiple images that brought pain to her heart.

Josh bent down, worried for Ryan Ashley.

"Ryan." He said, holding her shoulder, "Ryan!"

With a gasp, Ryan Ashley fell back, not able to say anything before she passed out.

Everyone stood back, shocked at the recent event.

Ryan always had visions, but never were they so bad that she passed out. Josh knew something wasn't right. Hell, everyone knew something wasn't right.

When Josh left to carry Ryan Ashley upstairs, the window next to Ricky and Ryan smashed, causing Ryan to cover Ricky with his body, stopping any shards from hitting him.

As Ryan lifted his body back up, Ricky did as well, staring at Ryan in confusion.

Ryan gave him a small head nod before moving to the window, picking up the brick that had been thrown, unlacing the note attached.