~~Ryan's POV~~
Why am I doing this to myself. I said to myself after last time that I'd have nothing to do with him yet here I am. Smiling like an idiot and agreeing to see him again. I know that it'll end badly like last time somewhere in my head but I push back the thoughts, covering them with the idea that seeing as it's been more than 10 years, he'll have changed. He wants to see me again. He wants to become friends again. He's got me under his spell again.
~~Brendon's POV~~
I was genuinely surprised at how easy it was to get Ryan to see me again. We spent a few minutes just smiling at each other, just like the old days. God, I miss 2008. But I had to put that behind me and work on being normal again. I wanted to leave everything except Ryan in the past but I knew that was impossible. There was always one thing I could never leave behind, never run away from.
~~Ryan's POV~~
I had lost control. I had no idea what I was getting into but it didn't matter. We were both going to be happy again. He seemed lonely, I was sure of that. I wasn't exactly mr popular myself so I thought maybe it'd work out, we'd cancel out each other's loneliness and both be happy for once. But that one part of my brain told me to stop right where I was, to leave him and forget this had ever happened. I pushed it away again and delved back into conversation.
After a while I noticed that Brendon didn't look too good. He hadn't looked a picture before but his skin seemed grey and dull, his eyes almost yellow. And then he started to act.. odd.. he could barely form a sentence and his eyes couldn't seem to focus on a single point.
"Bren, you ok? You don't look so good."
"Uh.. Yeah I'm fine.. I'll just go to the bathroom, I'll be back in a minute."
He stood up and almost collapsed, but regained his balance and dashed out of the room. That was when I heard a bloodcurdling scream.
~~Brendon's POV~~
I felt it coming. I could taste the blood, feel my skin cracking. I had to get out of there before it happened. I couldn't bear it if Ryan found out and he let it slip to someone.
I managed to get to the bathroom and collapsed into a heap and leant against the wall. I knew what was going to happen and there was nothing I could do about it. I lost all control of my body as my neck snapped back and a shriek echoed around the house.
~~Ryan's POV~~
At first I was confused. And then panic spread around my body as I sprinted towards the source of the scream. I pounded on the bathroom door, before realising it was unlocked and bursting into the room. I could never forget what was in front of me. It wasn't Brendon that lay before me, but it had to be. He was motionless until he choked out the words,"Ryan, run. Please."
