Fire and Smoke- Twenty One Pilots

Chapter 3

Tyler and Brendon made it out to the fresh air and rushed to their classes where they would be marked. Tyler paid close attention to the people coming out of school coughing and spluttering. None of them seemed to be the blue haired boy he loved so much. All the pupils now coming out were covered in black ash and leaning on each other for support.

"fire brigade is on its way!" he made out over the sounds of others.

'Josh will come out soon...' Tyler tried to calm himself.

"ok register!" the teacher remarked calmly but you could sense the panic.

"Pete" "here"

"Brendon" "here"

"Spencer " "here"

"Jenna" "here"

"Patrick " "here"

"Sarah" "here"

"Debby" "here"

"Ryan" "here"

"Tyler" "here"

"Josh" ... "has anyone seen Josh?"

Tyler's heart stopped as nobody answered and he noticed that the mass amounts of people coming out of school had stopped.

"Hey Tyler! I'm sure he's fine!" Brendon tried to reassure him sensing the growing anxiety.

"Is Joshua dun in this class?" a small female teacher asked the small group.

"yes he is!" Tyler nodded violently...

"he is not here though..." the teacher finished.

"oh god..." she mumbled to herself. Tyler held his breath waiting for her to explain. "he saved Hayley Williams the year seven over there..." she pointed to the girl in the back of an ambulance. "she was trapped and on entrance to the room she was in he cut his stomach badly but he saved her and me...he insisted we left to be safe but now I regret turning my back on him. "

"so he's still in there?!" Tyler stuttered.

"I think so..."

Some of the other students seemed amazed and surprised. They started mumbling amongst themselves whilst Tyler tried desperately to calm his rapid breathing. His head snapped upwards as he watched the fire engulf the school further. The growing reds and oranges consuming the school. He hoped to god Josh was safe somewhere but he had a bad feeling. He felt everyone in the small tutor group turn in his direction with looks of compete and utter sympathy. They knew of Josh's and Tyler's relationship and most would hate to imagine it being them. Brendon hugged Tyler from behind and ripped his eyes away from the sight conveying before them.

"Tyler...TYLER! Listen to me!" Brendon shouted over the noise of other people. It drew the attention of his class mates and Tyler looked to Brendon with teary eyes. It broke Brendon's heart seeing him like this.

"Tyler you know Josh will be fine....he loves you to pieces! He wouldn't leave you alone he will hold on for you..." Brendon could feel Tyler start shaking before he broke down onto Brendon shoulder sobbing violently.

"i-i love him so much..."

"I know you do..."

Tyler composed himself after a few minuets and delicately pushed Brendon off him. The whole of his class were staring at him smiling gently or tearing up themselves. Ignoring them Tyler walked swiftly over to the female teacher wiping away the tears.

"mam...umm.. d-do you remember where you last saw Josh?"

"yeah h-he was umm by the art department... that's where Hayley was trapped...inside art....Why?"

"I was wondering....h-he's my-my boyfriend..." a shocked expression covered her face before being replaced with sorrow.

"I'm so sorry I didn't help him..."

Tyler just nodded and turned back to Brendon and back to the school. The art department was surely destroyed now. Another tear escaped his eye.

He needed josh to be ok...

He needed josh altogether...