Love Bites // Be More Chill // .:Boyf Riends:.

Poisoned Memories

[Jeremy POV]

He woke to see Michael's face just inches away from his own. Michael was still sleeping. Only half awake, he just shrugged and tried to go back to bed. Then he realized. Michael was sleeping next to him. Underneath the same blanket. Jeremy felt he face go red. The fact that he basically just slept with his best friend made him start to panic a little. But at the same time, he was fine with it. It didn't feel weird.

"Jere...?" Michael said, rubbing his eyes sleepily.

"H-hey." He tried to act like he wasn't freaking out. Thankfully, Michael didn't seem to notice Jeremy's blushing face. He hugged his bat plushie close. As he watched Michael get up and make his coffee, one thought raced through his head.

Did I just fall in love?

[??? POV] (We're going back in time a little bit)

I'll find that vampire. That traitor. He could've had anything if he had just listened to me. He thought as he left the kid with bat plushie in the alley.

He checked his pockets to make sure he had everything. Dried lilac, lilac oil, peppermint leaves, brambles, his weapon... yes everything was here. So why did he feel like something was missing? It wasn't a physical object that was missing. It was something else.

He was becoming unstable again.

His powers were weak.

He started running. He ran past two kids, a short boy and a slightly taller girl. He bumped into the girl as he ran past.

"Hey watch where you're going!" The boy shouted. He had a red streak in his hair. The boy turned to help the girl up. He just kept running.

He stumbled and fell as his vision went white.

He couldn't move.

Tera...

"Hey are you ok?" He couldn't respond. He remembered that boy's brunette hair. His only friend. Back in a world where people who were different were cast aside.

Don't you remember running the fields together? With....someone?

Who was he kidding? The world still pushed people who were different out of the way. His vision returned. The girl that he bumped into was crouched by him. She looked up.

"Rich! He's waking up!" The boy with the red streak in his hair looked over.

"Why should we help him? He pushed you." But the girl wasn't listening. Slowly, he sat up.

What's your name? Do you remember your name? Remember your name!

He had to get out of here.

"Are you ok?" The girl. She was still there.

"Yes! I'm fine!" He forced out the words. "I have to go." He got up and started running again.

Oh old friend... you were so good at running away. So where are you now?

"Tera!" He said under his breath as he ran. "Tera.... yes that's it."

You know that's not your real name. You're losing your grip.

"Shut up.." He stopped at a boba tea shop to catch his breath.

S Q U I P

Squip....that's his name. Lights and colors shifted in and out until they mixed together.

Who is Tera? Tera is dead. You are not Tera. You are the Squip. Not Tera.

Time to take a new form..

[Michael POV]

IjustsleptwithmybestfriendIjustsleptwithmybestfriendIjustsleptwithmybestfriend

It repeated in his head over and over again. He took a sip of his coffee. Jeremy had gone back to sleep. His messy brown hair lay softly over his eyes. Michael smiled. Sooner or later he would have to tell Jeremy that he saw the hunter. But if he did, Jeremy might freak out and run again. And if he ran, Michael would've never gotten the chance to tell him how he felt. But if he didn't and they both encounter him, the hunter would recognize Michael and Jeremy would feel betrayed that he didn't tell him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jeremy sit up, gasping.

"Jere?" Jeremy's eyes were filled with terror. He was shaking. Michael walked over to the shaking boy and sat down next to him. "Did you have another nightmare?" Quietly, he nodded. Jeremy's nightmares were becoming more frequent. And it always seemed to involve the hunter. He got up and put on his jacket and shoes.

"Where are you going?" Jeremy seemed to be in a rush.

[Jeremy POV]

"I.... I don't know... I have to clear my head." Michael looked defeated.

"...oh.." Sadness laced Michael's voice. He couldn't leave Michael. He had to stay with him.

"Don't worry... I'm not running away.." Relief filled Michael's eyes. A smile spread across his face. "I'll be back soon."

Time skip cuz I'm tired, it's 2 am, and all my writing skills went out the window

The sidewalk was mostly empty. Only two or three people were on it. Jeremy tried taking deep breaths to calm himself down. He passed the Dusk to Dawn Diner. Inside was Brooke, who spotted him and waved cheerfully. He waved back. Jeremy continued walking. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. While doing so, he bumped into someone.

"Oh, sorry." He looked up from his feet to see Rich. "Oh! Uh, hey Ri- Rich." Jeremy mentally slapped himself for stuttering. The shorter boy smiled.

"Hey, Jeremy!" Rich looked worried all of the sudden. "You ok? You look a lil' tired." Jeremy's mind raced to find ways to get out of this situation. He wasn't up for talking at the moment.

"I-I was just, uh, headed home to take a, uh, a nap." He mumbled. This only made Rich shoot a confused look at him. He pointed in the opposite direction of Jeremy.

"Michael'th apartment ith that way." Jeremy pretended to be confused.

"Oh, I must've.. must've gotten lost then. I-I have to go..." Jeremy walked past Rich. He didn't dare look back to see if Rich had followed him. He felt like he was being watched. What if he was being watched? Quickly, Jeremy looked around. Everyone seemed innocent. All either looking at their phones, taking pictures, or doing anything else. No one was looking at him. So why did it feel like someone was?

His eyes fell on a young girl, maybe in her teen years. She looked like your average skater punk. Her hair was dark blue that faded into a light blue. Soon, their eyes locked. She had piercing blue eyes. Jeremy knew her.

"Tera...." he whispered under his breath. She smiled, but not in a friendly way. The girl started making her way to the nearest crosswalk.

Jeremy needed to get home.

A/N

Thanks for reading. Sorry these are all taking so long. I'm getting ready to go to Vietnam in a few days so I won't be able to update. I'm also working on a comic that is a different BMC AU called The Horror Forest. If you want to see it when it comes out, follow me on Instagram. My username is space_boy_hours. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.

~Space Boy