𝔸𝕓𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕕 ☼ 𝕓𝕠𝕪𝕩𝕓𝕠𝕪 ☼ 𝕆𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕕

Nightmare

Ethan's room shown above

A/n: I was being lazy whoops. Sorry for the late chapter oh and slight TRIGGER WARNING - CrazyArtistCrazyMind

Ethan's p.o.v

"Soo where did Aaron go?" I looked up from the floor as Derek spoke." Hm? Oh uh she passed out a while ago and I made her go home."

"Oh." He nodded his head.

This is terrible. It's so awkward and I have no idea what to say and we are just sitting here in silence. This is going to drive me insane if it goes on any longer. I hate silence." Ya know I'm pretty tired so I think I'm gonna go to bed..."

"Oh yeah uh sure. I'll sleep on the floor." I stopped in my tracks where I was next to the bed and shook my head." Oh no you don't you are the guest here and besides you have bruises that would not be good on a hard floor."

"Oh yeah I forgot about those." I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion." Okaaay? Well anyways you can just sleep on the bed with me, it's big enough as you can see." I pointed up to my bed and he chuckled." Yeah." He scratched the back of his neck and I noticed a faint blush run across his cheeks.

Seeing him blushing just made me blush because let's face it I am the most sensitive person I now. Ha. I'm such a sad person.

"You okay?"

Knocked away from my thoughts and looked to see Derek already half way up the latter." Oh uhm yeah, just thinking." I chuckled nervously and followed Derek who had climbed onto the bed and I climbed up the latter and sat next to him.

"Well, goodnight I guess." Derek smiled and I nodded. I started getting nervous as I laid down next to Derek. I usually never fall asleep without some kind of noise. I can't deal with silence. It makes me have nightmares. But I didn't want to bother Derek I'd probably just be causing him problems and be annoying.

I can deal with it. It's just for one night I probably won't even have a nightmare it's been a while anyways . I'll be fine.

Just as I started to close my eyes I felt an arm snakes around my waist and I tensed up but then loosened up and remembered it was just Derek. I wasn't sure if he meant to or if he's even awake. But I wanted to move closer to him. So I cautiously moved closer so that my head was basically right up against his chest.

I smiled while listening to the sound off him breathing along with his heartbeat. Yeah I'll be fine. At least I hope so.

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I was very incorrect.

I woke up in my room. But not the one with me and Derek. It was my old room. The one in Manchester. I saw myself as a child, 7 years old. I was lying on the cold and damp floor. I was just lying there silently until I heard screaming from outside of the room. Me and a my younger self looked up at the same time and went over to the door, slightly cracking it open."mom?" We spoke at the same time.

A frail and skinny women looked over to me and stopped fighting with the police men She smiled and walked over to the small child that was once me." Oh baby." She went in for a hug and the boy looked shocked and frightened." See look he loves me we love each other he's my son I wouldn't hurt him. Right? Ethan tell them. Tell them you love."

The boy just stood stiff still afraid."I-I-"

" -TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME YOU PIECE OF SHIT! YOU CANT DO ANYTHING RIGHT WHAT KIND OF CHILD DOESN'T LOVE HIS MOTHER!? HUH!?" The police men start prying the lady off of the boy and I started crying. She ways screaming while the police officers dragged her outside. Did I do something wrong? Why was she being taken away from me?

I ran outside and followed them, screaming for my mother. Then when I looked over I saw my dad on the ground being held down by more police men." MAMA! DAD! DONT TAKE THEM AWAY THEY ARE ALL I HAVE!" Sobbing and screaming until my throat hurt as I was being held back by someone.

When I looked back I saw a women standing there. A friend of the people currently being arrested." Ethan honey, you're going to be staying with us now. Where it's safe. With me and my husband."

"B-but my mum and my dad? What about them?" She sighed and wiped away my tears." They're bad People okay. You'll be okay with us. You won't be hurt any more." I continued sobbing as the women pulled me in for a hug and held me. What did that mean? What did they do wrong? Why were they bad people?

Things started to fade into black with the sound of me sobbing into the women's arms. .

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"NO!" I shot up in bed still sobbing and looked around until my eyes fell on Derek, then I just cried even more. I felt him wrap his arms around me and I clutched to his shirt." Shhhh your safe here with me. You're not going to be hurt. It's okay." I realised it was Derek as he spoke to me in a hushed tone.

"Go back to sleep. You'll be okay. I'm here." He rubbed my back soothingly and slowly laid us back down and I took shaky breathe, occasionally sniffling into a sob. I cuddled up as much as I could to Derek as I closed my eyes. After a short amount of time. I fell asleep to Derek's calming voice.