Fear •Zack Merrick•

Exhausted ^10^

A little surprise POV; later on (^;

Zack's POV; 

I take a deep breath as I realize she finally fell asleep. 

I've been holding Elliott for hours while she sobbed. And this through this time, I couldn't do anything but hold her, tell her it will be okay, and cry.

Nothing could calm her down. 

I rub my burning eyes, and slowly move, careful not to wake her up. 

She was laying on the couch in the back room now, since it was the only place we could be without bothering anyone. 

I quietly exit the room, and make my way out into the main room. 

Most of the guys were there, minus a bunch of the crew that had passed out again after the screaming. 

They all looked exhausted, but I know at least Rian, Jack and Alex won't be going to sleep anytime soon. 

They noticed me walk in. 

Third Person POV;

"What are we gonna do?" Jack asked, obviously looking scared. He's thinking about that night.

"There's nothing we can do, really. The police are looking for him. And we're all the way across the country, what can he do anyway?" Alex spoke up.

"My biggest question, is what was that? I thought the doctor cleared her, mentally." Matt said, placing his head in his hands. 

"Maybe PTSD?" Rian said. 

"You really think she wouldn't have something like that after what she went through?" Vinny said in a cranky tone. He's usually never like that, but even though he's not very close with her, he's obviously scared after hearing her scream like she was being murdered. All of them were were.

Zack remembers the pure terror he felt running through him when he heard it. He shivered, trying to get it out of his head. 

"Someone should be with her at all times. Just in case he does try something." Rian said. 

"I will be." Zack immediately got defensive. 

"Yeah, I mean when you aren't there." He responded. 

"You think I won't be there? That's the love of my life, and my fucking baby." 

Alex stood up, blocking Rian from him in fear he might try something. "Zack, calm the fuck down, right now. I know you're scared, we all are. There's going to be times, like when we're on stage, that you won't be with her. But you're exhausted right now, you should go back with her, and try and get some sleep." He said in a demanding tone. 

"Don't tell me to fucking calm down." Zack spat through his teeth, clenching his fist. 

Matt stood up. "Hey. Knock it off, both of you. Nothing is happening right now. All of you need to go get some sleep, right now."

Zack turned his glare to him, his hands shaking. 

This wasn't him, everybody knew that. But he was terrified for his family, and running on 2 hours of sleep.

"Is a fight really what Elliott would want? You should know that, Zack. Go lay down now, before you do something you'll regret."

Zack huffed, and turned away, going back to Elliott. 

He sat down, and looked at her. Dried tears were stuck to her face, her hair was sticking up. 

His heart immediately sank, and he felt guilty. 

'They're right.' He thought to himself, running his fingers through his hair. 'They're just trying to keep her safe.'

He sighed, laying down near her, but not touching her out of fear that she'd wake up and be scared by him. 

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Jack's POV;

I stared at the top of my bunk ceiling, unable to get her scream out of my head. 

Is that what she sounded like when they were torturing her? 

I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. It had to be, right? I tried to shake the thoughts, but they wouldn't leave. 

The only thing I can think of is how much blood there was from her, the sound of the gun, Rian's blood spraying me. Seeing him look so lifeless, the scream. 

We haven't told Anna, or any of them about this. It wouldn't do any good. We were both on moving buses, and they were probably sleeping anyway. 

I sighed, throwing down my blanket and hopping out of the bunk. 

I wanted Ryan, but I couldn't get to him, so I did the first thing that came to mind. What I would always do when I had nightmares.

I walked over to Alex's bunk, and pulled back the curtain slightly. He was there, staring at nothing. 

"Can I come in?" I whisper, my voice shaky.

He snaps out of whatever state he was in, and nods, scooting over as close to the wall as he could get. 

I climb up, and snuggle up to him. 

It's nothing bad, or dirty. I mean, I used to have a major crush on him, but that was a long time ago. I love Ryan now. 

He holds me, and I breathe heavily. Alex always smelled nice. It was comforting. 

"What's wrong?" He asks, running his fingers through my hair. He always knew how to comfort me. 

"Nothing.."

He sighs. "This is the first time you've come to sleep with me in like, a year, so something is obviously bothering you."

Truth be told, I wouldn't come to him because it felt like.. cheating, or something. But he's my best friend, and that's all he is. 

"I just.. I can't stop thinking." I whisper, pressing my head into his chest. 

"About Elliott?"

"About everything. Elliott, and that night, just.. everything." 

He wraps his one arm around me, continuing running his fingers softly through my hair. "I can't either." 

"I'm just so scared." I can feel the tears, and he must feel it through his shirt, because he pulls me closer. 

"Scared for Elli?" He asks. 

"Scared for everybody. I can just feel something coming. Like something bad is going to happen, and I'm just so scared. I don't want anybody to get hurt." I cry. 

Alex nods. I feel like that too, but I know it's going to be okay. It has to be." He whispers.

"It has to be." I breathe out. 

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Sorry for the third person halfway through, I just thought it fit the situation better. 

But let me know what you think! :^)