Anti's pov
I was sitting in my room with my buds in my ears listening to music when I saw my door open. I sat up and saw Mark walk in. I looked at the time and it read 10:30 I then looked back at Mark and smiled. I took one of my buds out so I could hear him. I honestly didn't feel comfortable being left here with Dark alone but we needed to get along so this was the best thing to do.
"We're heading out now, Are ya gonna be fine here with Dark while we're gone?" He asked, smiling happily.
"Ya, I know what to do if something doesn't go right." I said, sounding a bit nervous.
"Well, we'll see ya soon we gotta go, bye!" He said waving goodbye and closing my door.
I sighed softly lying back down on the soft bed. I can't believe I was really alone with Dark and I didn't know if he would attack me. I groaned and got up from my bed walking towards my door and opening it I walked out of my room and closed my bedroom door from behind me. I walked down the stairs and into the living room there was no sign of Dark so I'm in the clear. I walked towards the couch and sat down. I sighed softly, grabbing the remote and switching on the TV. There really wasn't anything on it was just all boring shit. I was switching through the channels when I heard a door open and close from upstairs. I started to panic. It was Dark and I was so nervous he might hurt me and I didn't want that. I got up from the couch and ran outside. I closed the front door and sighed. I looked through the window and saw him coming down the stairs. I wondered what he was doing. I saw him going into the kitchen. This was my chance to go back to my room. I slowly opened the front door and walked inside. I quietly closed the door and rushed up the stairs. I opened my door and ran into my room. I slammed it shut and leaned against it trying to catch my breath. I was trembling so bad so I decided to call Mark. I then realized I left my phone downstairs. I slapped myself on my forehead and groaned.
"Fucking great! Now I have to go back down and get it." I said to myself.
I sighed and opened my bedroom door stepping out quietly hoping Dark didn't hear me. As soon as I saw that the coast was clear I walked down the stairs and into the living room but I froze when I saw Dark sitting on the couch eating a sandwich.
"Uh, I, can I g-get my phone?" I asked, stuttering a bit. My breathing was quickening and I couldn't control it.
He growled a bit but nodded. I quickly ran over and grabbed my phone, running out of the living room, up the stairs, and back into my room. I closed my door and sat down on my bed trying to control my breathing and shaking. I dialed Mark's number and put it up to my ear hoping he would pick up.
Mark's pov
I was in the middle of getting ready for Pax when my phone started to ring. I took my phone out of my pocket and saw that it was an unknown number. It might be Anti. I saw Jack talking to Bob and Wade. I sighed softly and swiped the answer. I put it up to my ear and sighed.
"Hello?" I said, wondering who it was.
"M-Mark?" Anti said, sounding a bit nervous.
"Anti?! What's wrong?! Did He hurt you?!" I asked, sounding a bit worried.
"N-No, he didn't hurt me," He said, whimpering a bit. "I-I can't stop s-shaking and I-I'm breathing heavily."
"Anti, Calm down, ok? I'm here for you everything's gonna be ok just breathe." I said calmly, trying to calm him down.
I walked over to Jack and tapped on his shoulder and turned around and smiled. I gave him a small frown and showed him who was on the phone. He looked at me confused when he saw the ID caller and he soon caught on.
"What's going on? Is he ok?" Jack asked worriedly.
"No, He says he can't breathe and he's shaking too much." I said sadly.
Jack put out his hand for him to see the phone. I nodded and handed it to him. He put it on speaker for both of us to hear.
"Anti, Are you ok?" Jack asked worriedly.
"N-No, I can't b-breathe and I-I'm shaking too much..." Anti said, sobbing quietly.
Jack's eyes went wide; he was the only one who knew what was going on.
"Anti, Listen to me, ok? I need you to lie down on your bed and I need you to follow my breathing, ok?" Jack said calmly.
"O-ok..." He said, trying to calm down.
I looked at Jack worriedly. I wanted to know what was happening. I wanted to know if Anti was alright.
"Jack, What's going on? Is he ok? What's happening?" I asked, getting more worried.
Jack looked at me and sighed.
"Listen, I'll tell you later right now isn't a good time to talk about this." He said, putting him off speaker and walking off.
I sighed softly and walked over to Wade. He was talking to Bob. I looked at them worriedly.
"What's wrong Mark? You seemed worried about something." Bob asked, frowning a bit.
"I am, I'm worried about Jack, he's handling something and I wanna help." I said sadly.
"Mark, I know how you feel but maybe Jack wants to handle whatever is going on alone. Maybe he knows what's up." Bob said softly.
I sighed and nodded. I really wanted to help Anti whatever is happening. I wanted to know why Anti was shaking and why he couldn't breathe. I decided to brush it off and wait for Jack to get back. It was almost 11 Pax was about to start soon and he wasn't back yet I started to panic. I looked at the time and it read 10:50. We had ten minutes before Pax started and I didn't know where he was. I paced back and forth and I soon saw him walk toward us. I sighed in relief and I walked over to him.
"Is everything ok?" I asked, wanting to know.
"Yes, He's resting right now which is good he needed it anyways." Jack said, smiling slightly.
"Jack, What was happening?" I asked, frowning a bit. I wanted to know what just happened.
"Mark, I'll tell you later he hasn't done that in a few years and I'm getting anxious about it." Jack said worriedly.
"Jack, I wanna help anyway I can. I don't want you to handle all of this alone." I said softly, hoping I could be convinced to let me help.
He sighed softly, rubbing his temples softly.
"Mark, I can do this by myself I know you wanna help but I'm the only one who can handle this without fucking it up just let me handle this alone." He said a bit upset.
I sighed and nodded, letting him handle everything alone. He knew more about Anti than me so I'm just gonna let him handle it alone if he really needs my help he knows I'm here for him. Finally, Pax was starting and we were called to the stage one by one. Once they called my name I walked out on stage and smiled waving to all the people that had shown up. We all smiled at each other as we began with the Q&A. I hope Anti was doing alright. I really started to get anxious about what happened earlier. I tried brushing it away but it just keeps coming back to mind. I couldn't think straight. I was worried.
