Hey There Ryan, It's Me, Ya Demon

Chapter 5

It didn't take long for Annan to find Shane and Ryan. They were hiding behind a moldy couch in an abandoned visitor's room. Shane had told Ryan that a fight was something that had to happen, as Annan had the ability to read heat signatures and would find them sooner or later. They just didn't think it would be as soon as it did. 

They're hiding behind the couch, the only sound you can hear is the inhales and exhales as Shane tries to heal rapidly without having to raise suspicion from Ryan, who's already freaked out about a demon chasing them through a prison. Shane knows he has to show his true form when Annan finds them, but he'd rather ignore that and treasure what numbered minutes he had left with Ryan looking at him normally.

"Hey Shane?" Shane turns and looks at Ryan, who has a hand rubbing his chin in that way when someone's thinking.

"Yeah?"

"Why's that thing hunting you? And why are you so calm? For a skeptic you sure don't seem frazzled by the idea of a demon showing up and kicking your ass..." Damn. Sometimes Shane wishes that Ryan wasn't so inquisitive and had the mind of a movie character who didn't question anything and kind of went along with what was happening.

Before Shane can answer, the couch flips over them and crashes into the wall behind them. They both get up quickly and turn to blood red eyes, a sneaky smirk and a smug expression. "Found you. You guys are so bad at hide and seek!" An evil laugh. "I found you in one minute! I expected more from you, really." He glances at Shane, quickly enough that Ryan doesn't notice. "Not going to say anything? Wow, I thought you would be all talk, considering what you told all those poor spirits at the houses you visited. Oh, and Sally is upset because of you, she came home with a big frown on her little kid face. Honestly, a terrible sight." He sets his hand on the place his heart should be with a voice dripping with sarcasm. "Well, we might as well get on with it. I promised her and all the ones back home some blood, after all." He cracks his knuckles and smiles evilly. 

He starts to walks slowly towards the pair and they have nowhere to hide or escape. Well, there's one thing that Shane can do, but it'll show that he's not human. Too bad. Shane grabs Ryan's arm and teleport's to a random room far enough away to gain them at least five minutes, enough for Shane to explain what the heck was going on. "What the fuck?! We were in that room with the...the demon! Where? Now we're here?!" Ryan was freaking out, holding his head in his hands and Shane felt guilty for not warning him about the teleportation thing. 

"Listen, Ryan." Ryan looks fearfully at Shane and says, "You did notice we were going to be attacked by a demon and we teleported, right? I'm not going crazy, did you see?"

"Ryan-"

"I swear I'm not crazy! I mean, you saw what happen-"

"RYAN!" Ryan freezes and looks at Shane, terrified out of his mind and needing an explanation. "Listen to me, okay?" Ryan nods and stares at Shane with wide eyes. "I have to tell you something. You have to promise not to make too big of a deal, though."

Ryan nods again. "Yeah, promise."

"I'm a demon."

Ryan gasps and they both hear shoes clacking on the hard floor and slow clapping. Someone chuckles before saying, "So you finally told him, eh?"

Annan walks slowly into the room, still slow clapping, a smug and amused look dancing on his features. Shane makes a disgusted sound and moves to protect Ryan.

"Well, since you told him, may as well show your true form, right?" Annan says, excitement lining his eyes.

Shane hesitates. On one hand, it will be easier to defeat Annan while in demon form, but on the other hand, he still doesn't want Ryan to see him in that form. It's not the most pleasant thing to look at.

Before Shane has any more time to think about what to do next, Annan gathers himself into a crouch position, ready to run and leap at the two boys. Shane gets himself ready to turn himself into a demon, copying the other's crouching position.

Annan chuckles once more. "Let's get this party started."