I'll Keep You

Hide and Seek

'Who is it Nex?'

"How the hell should I know, Shawn." They mentally yelled back at the host not wanting to make any unneeded noises. They hated not being able to talk out loud. Talking out loud made it seem as if they were talking to someone beside them instead of inside their head.

'It's no picnic for me either, ya know."

"Will you shut up and let me focus," they hissed back. For a moment Nex had lost track of the man that was walking down the hall. Stealthily they were able to catch up to him.

"Wonder what he's doing here," he whispered out loud.

The man being not far from the doorway Nex was hiding in stopped in his tracks and rapidly turned to flash the light behind him. "Hello? Who is there?" He called out.

Nex took a few steps into the office of the doorway he was in and waited.

'Way to go, Nex!' Shawn scolded.

"How was I supposed to know the guy had hearing like a bloodhound?"

'Let's get back to Dark before he finds us,' Shawn pleaded.

Nex merely shook their head and peeked out into the hallway. He was gone. "Damn it," they growled. Closing their eyes they tried to focus in hopes of sensing where he could have gone.

'Nex, let's get back to Dark,' Shawn repeated.

Nex ignored him as they kept trying to sense where the man could have wandered off to.

'We've been gone far too long, ya know. He's going to come looking for us. And if he does there's a chance that he could run into that guy you seem so interested in."

"Your point?"

'If he does run into him he's not going to let you get the chance to play with him or whatever it is you want to do."

Shawn had a point and Nex knew it. Things had been quiet around the studio. There was the rare searcher but it wasn't much of a challenge anymore. They also hadn't seen Sammy around much either. He tended to keep to himself held up in the Music Department. As long as they let him commune with 'The Creator' he was content.

On the rare occasion that Nex spoke to Dark he confessed that it had gotten boring around Joey Drew Studios. Nex agreed with him. That had discussed leaving but they didn't want to risk any of the spawning ink monsters getting out and wreaking havoc on the city outside the walls that held them in.

They didn't talk to Dark much. Every time they did Shawn never failed to remind them that Dark was his. Like they needed reminding. Dark was handsome and alluring but he didn't give them the same sensations that Shawn seemed to have when he was mentioned or around. It was annoying. 

With a defeated sigh and roll of their eyes Nex gave in. "Fine, let's get back to your demon."