Andy woke up feeling horrible. Everything ached with the most unbearable pain. His body felt like he was freezing in Antarctica. But the was a source of warmth behind him that he cuddled deeper into.
He found that the warmth was that of a person as they started to play with his hair. The very thought of his hair made him think about the horns and he shot up out of his sleep like state.
"Woah calm down" a voice says. Andy quickly realizes it was Rye and only started to panic more. When he then looked around the room and spotted his parents he almost fainted again.
"Hey baby breathe" Rye says to him earning a suggestive clearing of the throat from Mr. Fowler. Andy started to clam down, breathing in and out until his breath was even.
He looked at his arms to see that the black marks were gone and felt his hair to make sure the horns hadn't shown back up. He sighed in relief when they weren't there again.
"Rye told us that he found you in your bed sleeping and that you felt hot" his mom explains to Andy making him look at Rye in confusion.
He remembers for sure that he'd hyperventilated and fainted on his floor, he also remembers locking his door before fainting so he was confused as to how Rye got in. Rye simply looks at him with an "I'll explain later if you do" look making Andy nods his head slightly.
"If you feel any worse later tonight, tell us and you won't have to go to school tomorrow" his dad says patting him on the shoulder. He grabbed his wife's hand giving Rye a murderous glare before walking out and shutting the door.
"Explain" Rye says shortly crossing his arms over his chest. He looks at Andy with one eyebrow raised as he continues to look down playing with his fingers.
He sighs taking his small hands into his bigger ones, rubbing a thumb across them. "You know you can tell me anything, right?" Rye asks using one of his hands to lean his head up.
Andy nods squeezing his hand before sighing. "I don't know really" Andy says truthfully. How do you explain what's going on if you only know so little yourself? Rye nods somewhat understanding what he meant.
"I could tell you what I know but you probably wouldn't believe me" Andy says playing with his fingers again. Rye shakes his head in disagreement.
"Of course I'll believe you babe even if it's the most far fetched thing I've ever heard I'll still believe you" Rye states smiling at him. Andy smiles weakly back and nods taking a deep breath.
"Okay so, it all started when I was eleven years old and I heard this voice in my head telling me to do horrible things" Andy says turning to look at Rye.
He only stared back listening intently holding tighter to his hand. Andy takes a breath and keeps going. "Then there were bullies that day, something over took me and I beat them up to near death.
I got so scared I ran home and all I heard was laughter, sick, menacing laughter and it scared me so much" he says remembering the day so clearing causing a chill to go down his spine.
"When I'd gotten home, I looked in the mirror and saw someone that wasn't me and then the voice spoke to me" Andy says taking another peak at Rye to see his reaction. He was still listening intently not showing any signs of disbelief or mockery. So Andy continued.
"I learned that his name was Zerin and he's my inner demon. Everyday I'd get bullied, he'd get angry and beg to be set free and that's what happened that day I got into a fight.
The rumor of me getting abused by my father had started from that person and Zerin had enough and honestly I was tired of being the bigger person so I let him have control." Andy explains, Rye nodded.
"So, Zerin has been apart of me for a long time but I haven't heard from him in days. I was use to him being absent but for no longer than a couple hours, never more than that.
Now I'm getting horns in my hair, black vain marks and growing black nails at random times. I don't know what's happening and I just wish Zerin would explain" Andy finishes with tears running down his cheeks. The gasp that left Ryes mouth made Andy panic. "What" he asks grabbing onto Ryes hand.
"Your eyes are turning black and your tears are black too" Rye explains not sounding scared just very surprised. Andy starts to cry more as he went to his bathroom to look in the mirror.
He sat there looking at his reflection, sobbing as more inky black tears rolled down his cheek. Rye comes in behind him wrapping his arms around him in a hug. Andy turns in his arms crying into his chest, staining his white tshirt.
"Hey, it's gonna be okay I promise" Rye whispers into Andy's ear rocking him gently. He felt so helpless as he watched Andy cry. He wish he knew how to help but he didn't and he couldn't even if he tried.
Andy pulls away from him with his dark pooled eyes. "Do you hate me?" Andy asks as his eyes slowly started to return to his natural beautiful ocean blue.
Rye shook his head no, reaching up to smooth back his hair "of course not, I love you" Rye says, his eyes going wide as he realizes what he said. The two of them had never uttered the words to each other, feeing that it was too early in their relationship.
Andy blushes with a smile "I-I love you too" he says back above a whisper. Rye smiled brightly at him, leaning down to kiss him passionately. Andy wrapped his arms around him kiss back forgetting about everything and focusing on the boy he loves.
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I think this chapter was way better than the last chapter
