Shadow Of The Day

Guilty by association

A/N: Hello all my lovely people. Has been too long, especially when it ended to a cliffhanger. I apologize. A tiny bit of a content warning here too, but you guys already know this story. 

And my next one to write is the Joshler piece. If you haven't yet read it, but you like Twenty One Pilots, it's in my profile :) Then I will get back to Castle Of Glass.

Enjoy!

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Breathing in slow Mike realised he had to get up and go to find Rob. He had no idea what to do to Brad and he sure wouldn't get better if he would just stay there, awkwardly staring. Slowly he helped Brad to lean back against the wall grimacing as the other gasped and trembled. Steadying himself he sighed at the messy situation and glanced at Brad once more before he turned on his heels. But he got only at the door. Rob stood there looking utterly confused.

"I'm gonna kill him", Mike huffed.

"What's this?"

"What does it look like! Your boyfriend poisoned him! I can't think any other way this... Brad doesn't do drugs! That looks just like when Ches had an overdose", Mike yelled at the other.

Rob frowned and stepped past him to check on Brad. Grabbing his jaw he got back objection as Brad tried to grab his hand and push it away. Letting out a miserable whine Brad glanced at who was holding his chin but he was too overwhelmed to really realise what was happening.

"Fuck... He needs to go to the hospital", Rob shook his head. He read from those dilated pupils and sticky skin more than Mike could. Added to that Brad's breathing was too shallow and erratic to be just from alcohol.

"You think?!" Mike yelled again not able to contain himself. "I will fucking kill him."

"What are you even...", Rob started but was interrupted when Mike wasn't even listening but getting ready to do that exact thing.

"I don't care. I don't..." the other fumed.

"Okay put your ass down!" Rob exclaimed and pushed him so hard that he literally fell on his ass neck to Brad. Still absolutely mad and confused he ignored the pain in his tail bone and tried to get up again.

But Rob wasn't having it. He didn't know what was going on but if Mike would go and yell at Kaden he would only make it all worse. "No. You wait here. I'm going to get Brandon and some backup. Then we are going to get him to hospital. And you will be quiet and not cause any more drama. I have no fucking idea what happened but I'll figure it out."

"You?! It's your boyf-", Mike gasped but Rob slammed the wall next to his head with his fist to silence him.

"He is not my boyfriend. Quit saying that. And the longer you argue the longer it takes for us to get to the hospital", Rob said after a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

Mike draw his lips to a tight line and stayed quiet. Rob was right. Even if he now hated him, and Kaden, he wouldn't win anything if he would confront him now. And then there was Brad who was letting out tiny pained gasps and kept trembling.

Rob waited for that moment until Mike finally got the point and left then. It didn't take long for him to find Brandon and soon they got back with him. The calmness in Brandon's face was long gone and he looked like he was about to panic. Actually, Mike was amazed at how he even managed to keep himself there standing and not run away.