R*A*T*S (Sequel To A*M*E*R*I*C*A)

Chapter 7

Ricky's POV:

"Hey, so how long do you think they're gonna take?"

Alex looked down at my freshly painted nails blowing on the gently. Alex and I were currently in my trailer doing a bunch of stereotypical girly things. Why? I have no idea. She just got done painting my long nails black and her hair was pulled back in two little buns to curl it and we were both wearing face masks. Alex and I have gotten closer over the years after the loss of Kyle and Johnnie being sent away. She's doing better now and I'm glad to see she is. We all care about her so much since she is the youngest of us all besides me.

I admired my nails sighing softly and shrugged.

"Not sure, Chris said they would be back after the show. Shouldn't be much longer now." I carefully patted my face feeling the mask dry a bit.

"Just a few more minutes then you should be good to wash it off." The blue haired girl picked up her phone and I noticed her lock screen was of her Kyle and Johnnie. My heart sank a bit as she unlocked her phone and I heard her humming softly.

"Alex?" I paused and bit my lip before continuing. "Do you...I mean, I know you miss them..but do you think Johnnie is doing okay?" Alex looked up at me tilting her head a bit and smiled softly looking back down at her phone.

"Of course. I have faith in Johnnie. Kyle, I'll always miss him. He meant a lot to Johnnie and I wasn't even mad when the two got together. It just made me happy that they were happy." The piranha girl sighed softly.

"I just wish I could go see Johnnie..just to be sure he's fine."

I nodded looking back down at my nails blowing on them softly. We stayed quiet for a few moments before I finally said something.

"We should go see him someday. I'll talk to Manson and Chris and see if they'll let us go see him." Alex lifted her head, her eyes growing bright.

"Really? You think they'd say yes?"

I smiled nodding and Alex smiled widely, baring her sharp teeth. I giggled slightly before getting up to wash the face mask stuff and when I came back Alex was taking her two curlers out. We sat and talked for a few more minutes until I heard a noise. My ears perked up as I turned my head to the direction of the trailer door.

"What is it Rick?" Alex furrowed her brows.

"Barking. It sounds like Ryan. Come on." We both stood up rushing over to the door as I swung it open. Nothing. The fire was still going strong but nobody was outside. Alex and I looked at each other and she gave me a concerned look. We both stepped outside and that's when I heard some rustling in the distant near the woods.

"Rick, it's too dark I can't see. What's out there?"

I narrowed my cat eyes as I scanned the wooded area.

"I'm not sure. It looks like....Slenderman?" I furrowed my brows when I saw a tall shadowy figure appearing from out of the woods. Alex took a step back behind me holding onto my shoulders. My ears were flat against my head and I felt my heart racing. The figure got closer stepping into the moonlight and my shoulders dropped in relief.

"Oh, it's just Chris." I sighed. Alex breathed out in relief as the tall man walked to the fire pit along with Ryan, Remington, Balz, and two strange guys.

"Who are they?" Alex barely whispered. Shrugging my shoulders, I started walking over to the guys, Alex following close behind. Chris turned his gaze towards me and he immediately smiled. I couldn't help but smile back as I ran up to him, jumping into his arms. Chris caught me wrapping his long arms around me as he carried me over to sit by the pit. The others sat down including the two strangers who sat in front of Rem. Speaking of Rem, he looked paler than usual like he had just seen a ghost or something. The others were quiet. I glanced over at Alex who just shrugged a bit until Rem spoke up.

"How did you find me?" He didn't look up.

The stranger who was wearing a hat cleared his throat before speaking up.

"Remmy, after you left, Sebastian and I spent years looking for you. We miss you."

Rem shook his head turning his head to the side as he crossed his arms. He looked like a child pouting.

"My parents didn't care. You two were always the goody goody pair while I was stuck being the weirdo child." Rem paused for a second before glancing over at the two.

"But Remmy, that's why we're here now..." The other man began. "Mom and dad...um...well, they're dead." He sighed.

Remington didn't tear his glance away from the two but his expression remained hard. I could tell he was trying to show little emotion but he was holding back a lot. He didn't say anything as he got up from his seat and walked away to I'm assuming his trailer. The two men stood up but Balz held his hand up making them sit back down.

"Give him time." Was all Balz said before he got up himself.

Chris rubbed the back of my head making me purr out of instinct.

"Who are they?" I whispered into Chris' ear.

"Rem's brothers. Emerson and Sebastian." He whispered back. I tilted my head a bit as I gazed back over at the two brothers, both with looks of despair on their faces. It made me feel kind of bad, it seemed like they really cared for Rem. I wish I had siblings. Then again, Rem never said anything about having siblings. He's always been very private about his personal life.

Emerson removed his hat running his hand through his hair, a look of frustration across his face. I held onto Chris as I watched the other man rub Emerson on the back.

"It's been a long day. Let's all just get some rest and we can talk about it tomorrow. You two are welcome to stay with one of us tonight." Chris offered but the two brothers turned him down.

"No it's fine. We got a room for the night. Thank you." The two excused themselves saying their goodbyes before heading out of our camp. I let out a soft yawn covering my mouth with my hand as I did so.

"Alright kitten, time for bed." Chris chuckled before standing up from his seat. I said goodnight to everybody as Chris carried me to our trailer, my eyes growing heavy with each step he took. Once inside, Chris laid me back in our bed pulling the blanket over me. I smiled snuggling into the blanket watching Chris change into his pajamas. He didn't say it, but I could see a look of stress written all over his face. He worried me a lot, he's been under so much stress lately and so much has been going on. I'm surprised he's held it in for this long.

And on top of all that, he was still having pain in his joints and body. Stress could not be good for that.

Chris came over laying under the sheets next to me, pulling me into his long arms. I snuggled up to his chest listening to his steady heart beat.

"Chris?" I whispered. It was silent before he finally responded.

"Yeah?"

I bit my lip slightly.

"I promised Alex I would ask and at least try. But could you talk to Manson and see if she can go see Johnnie sometime?"

I heard Chris chuckle softly and I smiled as I felt his lips press against the top of my head.

"Of course. I was thinking that for a while too. We'll talk to him in the morning."

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(Picture above is Jimmy Trigger, world's strongest and decorated man)
Wowowow. So much drama! Especially for our vampire king. What's gonna happen next? Take a guess if you please and keep an eye out for the next update! Stay Purdy💋