The New kid

Your freindly neighborhood Ghostbusters pt.1

Tom's P.O.V

*Bam Bam* I threw my body up and fell out of bed. I groaned in pain as the air was knocked out of me, "What is that?" I staggered to stand, I looked at my clock. The red blurry letters read 3:02. "Who the hell's up right now?" I rolled my eyes and threw my hoodie over my head, assuming I'd have to go outside to find the answer. I quietly opened my door and walked out, *BAM BAM* there it is again, there was a light coming from downstairs. I walked down each step, "Huh." I spat.
     Edd was totally knocked out on the couch and Matt was sleeping on the floor. The TV was still on and some how was turned to full blast. I grabbed the remote and pressed the power button. I yawned then looked at the two with a frown, "Sorry guys, for everything. I know I'm not a good friend but I'm trying. I don't want you guys to worry. I'm sorry Edd, Matt. Really." I looked at them one last time then turned around, I walked to the kitchen to grab a glass of water. I opened the cabinet as it squilled and carefully took out a glass cup. It clinked as I set it down, I turned to see if they moved, not an inch. How can they possibly sleep through all this? They never cease to amaze me.
   I grinned at the thought. *Thud* "The TV is off so what..what?" I put the glass away and dragged my feet upstairs, "It's too early for this shit." I sighed as I trudged up the steps. Tord's door slammed open with a smack. So did he. I felt a heavy weight on top of my chest, I coughed struggling desperately for air, I slowly opened my eyes. Tord was starring back at me, he was on top of me. I threw his body off of mine, we both groaned as we slowly staggered to stand. I held my pounding head, "The hell happened?"

"Uh, science experiment." he quickly recalled.

"Mm, okay, at three in the freakin morning? What were you doing? Playing with nitro glycerin?" I accused.

"I just messed something up and boom. That happened. Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up or anything."

"Yeah well now you have and I won't be able to go back to sleep!"

"Tom? Tord?" We both looked towards the stairs, Edd was standing there with a confused look. Matt followed. "What are you guys doing up?"

Matt fearfully squeezed his blanket, "Did you hear the sound too? It was super loud! Do you guys know what it was?" he trembled.

"It was Sunshine Lollipops over here." I hissed while glaring at Tord's dumb face.

"Don't call me that!" he yelled back angry.

Edd stood between us and threw out his hands, like the mom he was, "Okay, everyone just calm down. What happened?"

"I was just working with some different chemicals and I accidently messed something up. Sorry you guys, I didn't mean to wake you."

Matt smiled and threw up him arms in glee, "So it wasn't a ghost! Yay!"

"Really Matt? A ghost?" I rolled my eyes at him.

"Yeah! You believe in ghosts, right?" The ginger beamed.

"I wish I was a ghost so I could float away from this lame conversation." I duly replied, "Look, lemme just make myself clear. If something like this happens again, I will get you back!"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Will we have to find out?" I stepped closer to him, my brows furrowed.

"That depends on you whiskey boy." He retorted back with a snarl. He stepped closer to me. At this point we were full on bickering, we screamed at eachother. Edd was watching us with a frown, he didn't know what to do and Matt was ... where was Matt? "I SWEAR I'LL-" he started.

"Matt?" Edd asks softly. Our eyes loosely looked around and turned from eachother. "But he was here a second ago, right?"

"Don't worry, I've got this." I whipped out my phone and looked on snapchat. Nothing. He posts like a million things the second he gets up, every second of the day. I quickly went through all the other media's he might be on, nothing! "Uh..yeah, I've got no idea where he is."

"This literally makes no sense though." Tord questions with his arms crossed.

"Oh look, you're finally catching on." I rolled my eyes, "You'll get used to it, weird things just randomly happening, it's kinda our whole thing." I shrugged. He awkwardly smiled then looked around confused. "So what now?" I say losing patience.

"MATT!" Edd yells, "Now we find Matt." He declared. "I'm gonna look downstairs and you two stay up here."

I huffed and looked at Tord, "Let's split up, you can go see if he's in that death trap he considers a room."

"Whatever.." he mumbled. As soon as he disappeared I quickly slipped through his door. I wasn't going to pass up a chance to figure this guy out. Who knows what he's really hiding.
    Box's were littered the floor and scrapes of spouted out from the red carpet. He had a box full of sketchbooks. I looked back at the door then back down at the box. My hands gripped the book, my fingers slid through the papers. Lots of sketches of soliders and people, to my suprise they were actually really good. Course I'd never say that to his face. One caught my attention, it was a picture of a small rundown town. Fire and smoke consumed the place, just looking at it I could hear children crying and smell the suffocating smoke. I frowned, where the hell's this guy from? Just a I went to put it back something fell out, a picture.
   I picked up the glossy paper and chuckled, there were two men, one laughed at the other who had a little boy on his shoulders. The boy looked to be no older then six or seven, he had light brown hair and was wearing a oversized black hoodie. The men were wearing almost identical uniforms. They both had goofy smiles. For some reason it made me smile. I noticed a dark spot in the carpet, then another, and another. I rubbed my cheeks then realized I was me, and I was crying. I couldn't help it. I don't know why, what for. Mabey it reminded me of what my family didn't have. I quickly threw the picture back in the book then slammed it back in the stupid box. I was done looking for today. I heaved my body up, my stupid eyes weren't listening! Everything was blurry, God! Why am I still crying? Stop! Just stop damit! P-Please! I tripped over a box, it's forbidden contents tumbled out. I cryied out in surrender, I picked up one of the magazines and saw an exposing picture. My face lit up and I chucked it back in its place. "Great, so the guy's a pervert too. His story just keeps getting better and better." I noticed a safe on the side of his bed, I could easily unlock it, after all I do it all the time at home to get to dads whiskey. I'm afraid of what I might find. I walked over to it and kicked it, there was no reason but it just did. I wiped my face an headed for the door. I stopped dead in my tracks as I got a major chill up my spine, I swear somthing was moving out of the corner of my eye. An uneasy feeling washed over me by I tried my best to shake it off as I walked out.

As soon as I got in the hallway I heard Edds frantic voice, "GUY'S COME QUICK! HURRY! IT'S MATT!"

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And it's a cliffhanger, no need to thank me. So I know I haven't updated, I've been busy but don't worry I haven't forgotten or discarded the story. If you guys could go back to the previous chapter and vote and/or just lemme know your fav character is would seriously help me!!! BTW shout out to Art_Jarecka for voting, your actually what inspired me to write this chapter. I didn't have much motivation to write this, I wasn't sure if anyone was really readin it but hey, thanks!!