Hybrid Theory: A [Linkin Park] Spinoff.

Centre Of The Hit Or The Miss.

I fight back tears as I step into the shower, Why!? Yet again, why him? Why me??

[Chester's point of view.]

I sigh as I lean against the bathroom door,"Eren. I don't know if you can hear me, but I know what I want to do. I want to be with you. I want to keep going into that screwed up timeline, just to be with you."

[Eren's point of view.]

I drop to my knees, letting the water run down over me, I decide to scream the pain away,"SO ONE LAST LIE, I CAN SEE HER!!!!"
Chester's voice joins my sick, twisted chorus,"THIS TIME I'VE FINALLY LET YOU, GO!!!!!!"
I slowly stand up, my lungs savagely drawing in and expelling air, "EACH WORD GETS LOST IN THE ECHO!!!!"
Voices on the other side of the door,"Eren!!! You have to calm down!!!!"
I continue screaming until my voice becomes hoarse and broken,"WAKE IN A SWEAT AGAIN, ANOTHER DAY'S BEEN LAID TO WASTE!!!! IN MY DISGRACE!!!! I'M MY OWN WORST ENEMY!!!!"
The voices again.
"Eren!!!!"
I drop to my knees, my throat raw, my voice hoarse,"What?"
Chester's voice.
"Are you okay?"
I slowly stand up and kill the water,"Yes. Other than my throat..."

[Minutes later.]

I walk out of the bathroom, my shirt buttoned up to my neck, my throat raw and slightly bleeding, I say nothing to anyone as I pass the six of them.
Chester runs after me,"Eren. What's wrong?"
I turn and look at him,"You want to know? You really want to know??"
"That's kind of why I asked."
I stand there, my arms wrapped around my chest,"You. You are what's wrong with me. Every time I open my eyes, I feel some sort of effect from whatever happens in the secondary timeline. You. Are what's wrong with me."
He kisses me, his hands finding the back of my head.
I push him away,"This isn't some fairy tale. Kissing me doesn't solve anything. It makes matters worse."
He looks at me,"I'm sorry. I just thought that we could find a new way to fall apart."
I cough, blood drips down the corner of my mouth.
Mike looks at me,"You were screaming pretty loud. Are you sure you're alright?"
I nod,"Yes. I'm fine. Now please. Stop asking." I storm into the bunk room.