I wake up the next morning hugging my pillow. I wasn't cuddling Braden as usual. And he's up before me? Strange.
I shrug it off, assuming he was just in the bathroom getting ready.
"Goodmorning, Denis," my dad says, barging into my room," I'm off to work. Make sure to wake your siblings up and out the door on time. Okay?" Before I could say anything, he exits the room.
I groan and flop back onto the bed. Someone else comes barging into my room.
"Uh, hello? I can't get Liam, Landon, or Logan to get out off bed!", Liah complains," This is supposed to be your job!" I groan once more and get up. "When are you never not complaining?", I ask, pushing her out of my way. She shrugs. "Oh yeah! Isabelle and Emma are fighting over the hairbrush again and it's so annoying!" I sigh. "Can you just...get ready?" "I would but-" I cut her off."You know what? Forget I asked."
~*15 minutes later*~
"Can you make breakfast?," Landon asks. "No, the school serves you breakfast", I say, packing Abigail's pull ups. "But no one can make pancakes better than you!", he says. "You can keep complementing my cooking but that's not going to make me cook pancakes," I say," Also, we don't have time! School starts in 15 minutes and I have to drop every one off at different schools and take Abigail to daycare. Now let's go." "What about your boyfriend?", Emma asks.
Oh shoot! I totally forgot. Where was he anyways?
"Uh, I'll be right back...", I say. They all groan, and I head back upstairs. I walk into my room and knock on the bathroom door. "Braden? Are you in there? We have to leave", I say calmly. There was no answer. I open the door, and no one was in there. Strange.
I start to get worried, but I don't think about it too much. Maybe he was with one of the guys. Yeah! That's totally it.
I head back downstairs and rush everyone outside. "So, we're leaving him?", Emma asks. "No, he's just with one of my friends", I say," Mind your own business."
~*Time Skip*~
~*School*~"Hey, has anyone seen Braden?", I ask, sitting down at the breakfast table. "Nope!", Alex says. "Nah", Elijah replies. Sub shakes his head. Strange.
"Strange...", I say," I thought that maybe he would have been with one of you guys." They all shake their heads. "I tried calling him this morning", Alex says," He didn't answer though." "Was he not with you this morning?", Sub asks. I shake my head. He gives me a concerned look.
"Who knows what he's up too!", Elijah says," He could be planning to murder us." "Elijah, this isn't funny!", I snap," My boyfriend is lost! I planned to marry him!" Alex giggles. "Jeez, calm down! If's probably not the serious", he says," He's not missing." "Then where is he?", I ask. He shrugs. "I didn't say I knew where he was." I facepalm.
My phone buzzes. It was a text from Braden!
Kitten <3: Hello. This is anon. If you ever want to see your precious boyfriend again, come to this address. Alone! Do not tell any of your friends...or else you will all suffer.
"Uhm, you okay Denis?", Alex asks," Looks like you've just seen a ghost." "Was that Braden?", Elijah asks. "I have to go...", I say to myself. I stand up and dash to the double doors.
Why was it suddenly foggy outside? I could barely see? I continue running until I couldn't run anymore. It was just...fog. I catch my breath. Why didn't I just take the car?
I sit down on, whatever was supposed to be the ground, and start crying. What if I never see him again?
"Denis? Wake up!", a familiar voice whispers. My eyes flutter open and was suddenly in a dark room. The lights turn on and Braden was facing me. He was tied up to a chair.
I tried to grab him but I fell to the ground, as I was also tied to a chair.
"Braden? Where are we? What's happening?", I ask. "This is my basement", he says," or my old one at least. We're at my parents house, and we're being held hostage." "But how did I get here?", I ask."I brought you here!", a booming voice says. "But...I was just in the fog outside", I say. "Delusional...", he says," Is this really the boy you love? He really thinks he was outside." "But I was! I swear!", I say. "You've been here the whole time, asleep", he says.
I notice that he has on a gas mask. "Denis, if we die...then we die together...", Braden says. I wish I could just give him a hug, or hold his hand. "So, you kidnapped Braden?", I ask," Why?" "No reason", his dad says," or maybe it's because I want my son back." "You don't even love him! You're just going to abuse him again!", I yell," This isn't fair!" "One more peep out of you and you'll be dead!", he says.
He takes out a gun and points it at me. "Now, you make a choice..", he says," You're life, or his?" I look over to Braden and then back at the dad. "Denis, I don't want you to suffer because of me...", he says," I should be the one who gets killed. It's my battle, not yours." "No! I protect you!", I say," You always come first! So I should be the one to die."
His dad groans. "You know what, I'll just kill both of you first!" He shoots the gun and a piercing scream cries out. After a few moments, it's silent and the air is thicker. I'm still alive?
I look over to see Braden, blood spilling from his face. I gag and throw up. I then let out a scream.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Denis? Wake up! Stop screaming!", a soft voice groans. It was Braden. He softly slaps my face, and I jump up. I was breathing heavily and was a little confused. Was this real life?
"Braden?", I ask," Y-you're alive!" I squeeze him. "Uhm...of course I am...", he says, sounding a little confused. I stop hugging him and kiss him on the lips. "Please tell me that you're not going to turn into a demon or a zombie or worse...a demon zombie!", I say. He giggles a little.
"What are you talking about?", he asks," I'm okay! Did you have a bad dream or something because you were screaming very loudly?" I blush a little. "I...guess I did...", I say. "Do you want to talk about it?", he asks. I shake my head. "Uh, okay..."
Someone bursts into my room. "Dude, what's your deal?!", Landon asks. "Yeah! You just woke Abigail and now she's screaming and crying!" Liah complains, rubbing her eyes. "What's with the screaming?", my mom asks," You boys better not being doing anything weird in here." "What?! Mom no! I just had a nightmare!", I say, blushing. She stares me down for a moment and then proceeds on with her night. The others also leave.
I sigh and lay back down. "Well, that was weird", Braden says, giggling a little. He cuddles next to me and starts to fall asleep. I hold onto him tighter than I usually would.
I would never let him out of my sight again.
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My Tol Lover ~Dorl~
Fanfiction{Sequel to My Pastel Prince} {Story is in Denis' POV} It's the last year of high school, and graduation day is right around the corner. Everyone's stressed, everyone's growing up, exams are coming soon, and lots of drama is occurring. Let's s...