boys In The Trees

Cocytus

Hey can anyone tell me if I spelled this right cause at this point idk

Corey p.o.v
It was dark as two kids trick or treating right behind us didn't calm my ever climbing anxiety as Jonah smirked at my little scare

" do you notice where we are" Jonah asked but he knew what my answer would be

" a bridge" I said pretending he wouldn't continue to badger me

" not just any bridge" he said turning to me with a sinister look

" the bridge over Cocytus " I said Cooley remembering the words, as Jonah continued to talk about scary shit my mind wandered to the floor before snapping back to his words.

" once we cross we leave the mortal realm" he repeated waiting for me to finish

" enter the world of enchantment to see things at they really are" I said getting more and more unnerving

" where dreams are true" he said it seemed he was excited

" and story's to" I looked out again remember running around with Jonah as kids but the sad reminder of where we are today seeped into my mind.

" everything was simpler then"  he laughed his laugh was cute even talking about something as dumb as cocytus.

" and boring" I said before feeling immediately regret it was never boring it was always fun.

While Corey smile slowly disappeared

" well I was never bored we saw things ghosts zombies you name it" he rebutted

Was he always this headstrong I thought to myself

" it was filled with stupid things and chicken shit dares Jonah" I said hoping it didn't sound as bad when I said it out loud but he brushed it off

" how's you're pain anyway" I sighed

" excruciating" he answered smoothly

" fine but only for tonight" I grabbed his hand feeling it warmth

" no leaving midway through you're stuck with me the whole night" Jonah said

" I know" I sighed again pretending to be bored  " you ready to cross" I felt my heart skip a beat

" you're on" as we both jumped down And Jonah ran in front of me leaving my hand cold

We ran into a drain but it felt uneasy,but Jonah insisted on going in as he told the story of the little girl being left behind by her sister only to die in the drain she followed her in.

as we both sat in the dark I completed his dare by lighting the match hearing a blood curtailing next to me as we both screamed running out of the drain.

" what the fuck Jonah" I could barely say let alone breath

" I told you you" he fell back and gasped

When suddenly a girl exited the drain with a big smile on her face

" my names Romany" she laughed she was beautiful.

" are you guys playing a game" she looked at me with her bright eyes.

" yeah we are" I smiled looking at her when suddenly Jonah pulled me away.

" you can talk with her later, you work at the pharmacy right" he pointed at her.

" yeah I'm going right now actually you should stop by later tonight" she put her fingers up like guns and shot us walking away.

" she's cute" I whispered to him and I could see his face look down slightly.

" oh don't worry we're still playing the game I have to win don't I" I smiled at him and we both walked away to the next adventure.

I could hear Jonah's stick hitting the gates behind us as he sang a creepy nursery rhyme

" Mrs sally had a steam boat the steam boat had a bell mrs sally went to heaven the steam boat went to hell"

When I suddenly stopped hearing the wood click I looked at the two choices of the street realizing Jonah had left.

" I'm not falling for this" I yelled out loud before coming to the realization

" yes I am" I groaned before spending 10 min looking for him to see him at the gate of none other than our very own boo radely the place sent a shiver down my spine.

" wanna go on the other street" I said to him
He seemed to be telling another story of the man who lived in the house and the morel of how his dreams started to fade and how they were angry made me terrified.

" okay good story time to go to now" I started to walking way but Jonah grabbed my board and threw it over the gate making me go get it.

I walked slowly into his house when I heard Jonah unlocking the gate

" trick or treat" he screamed out and I quickly looked into the window seeing a darkness before running out.

When I caught up to him I pushed him against the fence before yelling at him.

" why would you do that you know I hate being scared" I could see remorse in his eyes and our faces were so close that I could smell his sent and it was intoxicating.

" the Corey I knew loved to be scared" he said innocently as he stared at my lips before I finally had enough I grabbed him by the jacket and kissed him he leaned against the fence and my body towering over him before I let go gasping for air.

" you seem fine Jonah see find you're own way home" I smiled pretending to leave

" okay okay truce" his eyes pleaded for me to come back.

" but you need to stop being so scared" he said to me angrily

" I'll make it up to you" he said as I walked next to him getting ready for yet another story time