When we can. [Cryaotic x Reader] [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 24.

After a moment or two passed Ryan was soon at your side again. "Okay so I don't think we had a flashlight in the car but you could use my lighter" he says handing you a red Bic lighter. "Wait why do you own a lighter? Do you smoke?" you ask questionably taking it from his hands. "Oh no!" he replied shaking his hands in front of him "I took it from my sister, she has them all over the place. It was also payback for smoking in the house, I fucking hate that. I thought it would be a handy thing to have". "Oh yeah you never know when you'll want your friend to go up a mysterious hole in an abandoned barn." You sass back. He chuckles while you set your stuff down next to the pillar.
Your cheeks flush a little bit when you remember Ry leaning into you against the post. You continue to think about it until he pats your back "You ready?". You stand up "Uhm Let me use your phone, mines out of space.". "Why do you need my phone?". "Cause you wanted to see whats up there too? Won't be the same if its just pictures you know" you reply taking the phone from his hands.
You both take the few steps to be under the hole. It looks like it had a trap door and a ladder attachment but that was long gone. The ceiling is lower then to be expected so it wouldn't take Ryan that much effort to get you up their. He bends down on one knee while you pocket the phone and lighter. He places his hands together so you could put your foot on them. You do so and get ready to grab onto the ledge of the opening.
He helps you lift yourself up by steadying your leg and pushing upwards. You eventually pull yourself up, but ended up scraping your hands on the un-sanded boards now holding you up.
"How is it?" Ryan calls from below you. You sit up and dangle your legs out the hole, while investigating your palms. "I think I got a splinter" you groan.
"Aw common I can take a look at it when you get back. Yell if you need anything!" Ry then disappears from beneath you.
Standing up you flick the lighter 'Well this isn't going to do shit'. The light is too weak for you to see anything around you, not even the wall that's a foot away behind you.
You place the lighter back in your pocket and take out both phones. Turning his on to record and your phones flashlight to see.
Making the decision to use the walls as markers you set off heading to your left. The walls look the same to the ones downstairs, grey faded and dangerous, but the ones on this level looked even more worn down and discoloured.
You can smell rotten meet before you even see the boxes in front of you. It wasn't just rotten meet but also vegetables you suppose, all of the 'food' was boxed up and leaking onto the floor. You quickly bring the flashlight hand to your face to cover the smell up as best you can. You move on quickly.
In the next corner you found some colourful graffiti in a font you couldn't read. At the floor were some syringes, smoke buds and a hoodie. "Jesus." you mumble movie on.
Before you could get to the next corner you were face to face with a shelving unit. It housed multiple hooks and jars, some full some empty. They were all covered in dust and rust. You think some people took a few things cause most of the shelves were barren.
Moving on to the next corner there were six large metal hooks hanging from the ceiling. Most likely to hold the harvested carcass. The books were oddly clean but there were stains on the floor underneath of them.
The last corner was empty. Disappointed you walk over to the center of room. There was a rather big stainless steel table, the one you would see at a morgue or operation room. Above the table was a light hanging from the ceiling, it was big with no light bulb. The table wasn't much to look at, the but in general was pretty interesting. It was a change of pace for you, to go see something abandoned gave you a rush. Even if there wasn't anything particular my creepy.
You stumble back over to the hole, and turned off the flashlight and recording. Pocketing both you once again swing your feet down. "Hey Ry! I'm done up here!" you yell down and wait until you can see him looking up at you. "How did it go?" he asks eagerly. "Let me get down first and then I'll show you" you say and awkwardly shift yourself and jump of until you're hanging by your hands then let go, making sure to bend your legs.
You turn around and toss Ryan's phone at him and you both go and sit up against the wall. While he opens the video up you pluck out the few splinters in you palms. As he's watching, you start to feel a bit tired. You don't think and lean your was against his shoulder. He doesn't react other then to place his arm around your shoulder, and smile down at you.
"You can't be tired yet we still have the actual secret to go to" he says softly.

"So when are you gonna show me that 'secret'". You reply once he closes the video when it finishes. "Well, its actually like a little walk away, it's in the forest next to the barn" he says."But I just wanna sit here a bit" you say in a slightly whiny tone. "We can chill out when we get home, I wanna show you this" he says getting up. You reluctantly grab his hand as he helps you to your feet.
     You two grab your things and follow him to a break in the forest. The path was not a path per say, but still worked in guiding you to the secret. You walked behind him through the foresty ground, making sure not to trip on the roots and branches littered about.
     Like Ry had said the trip was short, it took only 3-5 minutes to get to another opening of trees. In front of you both was a creek, the dirt path turned into gravel and stones. The creek was small but you already felt relaxed by the sight of it. The late evening sun was setting just so it still glistening on the running water. In the dark and damp barn it was cool, but next to the water it's quite hot out now.
     Ryan meticulously steps on rocks making his way near a fallen log at the base of the water. He sits and you place your stuff so it leans against the log and plant yourself next to him. "Isn't this nice? You don't get a lot of these views in the city" he says leaning forward, staring into the water.
     "It's beautiful, I just love creeks" you say mimicking his posture. "I don't get to come here often, but when I do make time to leave the house I always make sure to have to time sit here for a bit. Once you're inside as much as I am you tend to miss views like this." he trails off. "I'm sure you're not indoors as long as you think you are Ry" you say placing an arm over his shoulder reassuringly.
     "It sometimes feels like forever" he mumbles under his breath. You feel bad for him, since you guys are so close you're normally indoors talking to him in your free time as well. But you don't live in a very popular city, so if you just walk out your door and go a few feet you could probably find an equally beautiful view. "You should visit me sometime then, pay me back. And since I'm up in Canada we always have pretty views around the corner, y'know?" you suggest and spot one of those bugs that glide on the water.
     "That would be a really nice change of pace. Hopefully I will be able to soon" he smiles a bit at the thought.