In The Woods

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Xenia POV
I woke up drenched in sweat. I had a terrible headache. I started thinking about the dream I just had. It felt so real but I knew it wasn't because it's pretty impossible for X to be alive. I sat up in the bed only to realize I wasn't in my bed. I was in some bedroom laying in a king sized bed. Where am I?

My thoughts were cut off by someone walking into the room. It was dark so I couldn't tell who it was. "Are you okay? You fainted after I showed you who I was." His voice sounded exactly like X....
I started to put two and two together and once I realized what happened, the light turned on revealing X looking concerned. So it wasn't a dream.

I sat there with my eyes widened. "So, You're not d-dead?" He chuckles and shook his head. I know he's not fucking laughing cause I'm being deadass right now. "I'll explain everything later. Do you need anything?" I nodded my head and asked for some medicine since my headache has only gotten worse. He left out the room but soon came back with two pills and a glass of water. I quickly took the pills and drank some water.

X sat down at the end of the bed and blankly stared at me. I stared back at him, making him look down and sigh. "Do you remember anything that happened or what was said before you passed out?" He asked, looking back up at me with an almost nervous look on his face. I nodded my head. "I remember everything, even the deal we made."

He smiled and got off of the bed. "So, I'm assuming since you know who I am, then you know ski and my mom right?" He said, changing the subject a bit. I nodded my head and signaled for him to continue. "They're coming over and we're going to explain everything together. If you need to shower, you know where the bathroom is. There's extra toothbrushes in the first drawer under the sink. I nodded my head, walking towards the living room to get the clothes out of my bag and go shower.

Jahseh POV

After about 2 and a half hours, my mother and Stokes arrived. They always take awhile since I literally live in the middle of no where. There's a secret passage which allows them to get here quicker than the way Xenia did. Xenia was sitting down on the couch with me while we watched cartoons when the door opened and Stokes walked in. "Damn, can't fucking knock?" I asked him. He just shrugged and walked over to my kitchen. Fat ass.

My mom walked in right after him and softly closed the door. She sat down on one of the stools at the island in the kitchen. I nudged Xenia to follow me into the kitchen. Xenia sat next to my mom as I stood on the opposite side of the island in front of both of them. Eventually, ski stood next to me with his hot pocket and some sprite. I shook my head at him and started off the conversation.

"So, mom and ski, this is Xenia. Xenia, this is my mom and ski." I said pointing to each of them. They all nodded their heads and waited for me to continue. "So this all started when Xenia knocked on my door....."

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I told them everything that happened from the moment Xenia knocked on my door up until now. I let Xenia explain why she ended up here in the first place and both ski and my mom seemed to understand. I honestly thought that they would be mad but I guess not. Then, we all explained to Xenia how I faked my death and moved out here.

"You're very brave. I don't know what I would've done in a situation like that." My mom said, comforting Xenia. She just nodded and looked over at me. I gave her a reassuring smile and she smiled back.

"Wait, so how old are you?" Ski asked her while sipping on his sprite. "17. I'll be 18 in October." He nodded. "So next month?" Ski asked while tilting his head. She nodded and fiddled with the small necklace around her neck. Hmm. I didn't notice that when she first got here. Eventually ski and my mom left and I picked up the mess that skis dumbass left behind.

By now it was around 10 pm. Xenia looked really tired and kind of sad. "You ok?" I asked walking up to her. She nodded her head but I could tell something was bothering her. I decided not to push her limits.

"I'm going to go change into pajamas and go to sleep." She said, grabbing a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt and made her way to the bathroom. Before she got there she paused and turned around to look at me. "Where am I sleeping?"

"There's a guest bedroom at the end of the hall and to the right, next to the bathroom. That'll be your bedroom from now on. But you can sleep in my bed again if you want?" I told her, smirking. She rolled her eyes at my joke and made her way to the bathroom.

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It was around 2 am and I was in my bedroom watching tv since I couldn't fall asleep. I turned my lamp and the tv off, getting ready to fall asleep before I heard my name.

"Jahseh.." Xenia softly whispered and sniffled a little bit. You can tell she just woke up. "Yeah?" I turned my lamp back on and looked back at her. She had tear stains on her cheeks.

"I-I had a nightmare... about my mom. C-can I sleep with you?" She slowly said with her head lowered.
I nodded. "Of course you can.  Come here." I motioned for her to come lay down on the opposite side of my bed. She wiggled a little closer to me. "Can we cuddle? I'm just a little scared." I chuckled at how adorable she sounded. I nodded my head and wrapped my arms around her waist as we slowly fell asleep.

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Xenia POV

I woke up with someone's arms wrapped around me tightly. I immediately tried to sit up but was only pulled back down by Jahseh. "Let go of me." I said, with a little bit of frustration. I definitely wasn't a morning person. Jahseh opened his eyes a bit and laughed. "Fine, fuck you too."

I rolled my eyes and went to take a shower. Once I got out, I realized I only packed one more clean outfit. I sighed as I put it on and brushed my teeth. I walked into the kitchen and saw Jah making pancakes. "Good morning grumpy pants." I rolled my eyes once again and sat down at the island. "Girl, if you don't stop rolling yo eyes- you know what never mind." I laughed and watched him cook for a few minutes before he spoke up. "You don't talk much do you?"

"There's nothing to talk about."

"There's plenty to talk about. You're just boring."

I scoffed and thought about how I was gonna get more clothes since I only had like 3 pairs.

"Hey Jah, I don't have any clean clothes left. I need to go back to my house and get the rest of them." He turned off the stove and looked at me. "I'll call Stokeley to take you there. I obviously can't go anywhere so he'll take you."

I nodded and was about to speak before he cut me off. "Your phone is on my nightstand in my room. I programmed your phone so that no one could track you. I added mine, skis, and my moms number and deleted everyone elses. I also deleted your social media for obvious reasons." I nodded. I didn't use social media that much anyways. I wasn't close to anyone so it didn't really change much. I went into his room to grab my phone.

When I came back into the kitchen, there was some pancakes sitting on the island where I was sitting. I sat down and started eating. The whole time I was eating, Jah kept smirking at me until I finally said something. "What do you want?"

He kept smirking. "You should really hide your nudes better." He put his plate up as I sat there embarrassed. I can't believe he really saw those. "I'm sorry you had to see that." He chuckled. "It's fine. They were cute." He winked and I scrunched my nose.

"It'll take Stokeley a little while to get here, so you can watch tv or do whatever you want. This is your home too now." I smiled and nodded my head as I watched tv until Stokes got here.

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After about 2 hours, Stokes arrived. I said goodbye to Jah and hopped into Stokes' car. I gave him my address and we headed off to my house. We talked all the way there and after what seemed like forever, we arrived. But as we got closer, we noticed the yellow police tape that sectioned off the yard and about 3 police cars.....

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