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Rude Awakening

KEY:

y/n - your name

s/s/o - small sharp object

 Day after day, the two siblings got accustomed to their new life in the wild, having figured out how traps were made and how to hunt, which they both hole heartedly agreed it was much harder to do in real life than what it seemed on survival shows. 

For entertainment, they started to carve their own equipment out of wood, made up stories and acted them out to each other and they practiced knife throwing and self defense.

Despite being in the middle of what they concluded to be slenderman's woods, Things were fine, almost.. too nice. No actual attack had happened, and they only suffered the occasional nosebleed and coughing attacks that usually ends up with blood being spewed. It was safe to say that they were anxious, paranoid even.

 They always had their guard up. they knew that they weren't always alone, even if they never saw anyone, they couldn't have been alone right? There had to be Someone or something watching right? Or was it all in their head? After all, they've seen no one for what they think have been for months...

This is where we meet them now, y/n sits in wait, straight back, knee bouncing quickly as their opposite hand follows in suit, they had suggested 3 weeks ago that they needed to do watches, their gut feeling telling them that something was coming. Shawn agreed without a beat, the feeling not that strong in them, but they felt something, better safe than sorry. The two were having the fourth restless night in a row. Shawn couldn't sleep and y/n was way to paranoid to even think of resting an eye.

A twig brakes and y/n quickly turns their head towards the sound, trying to blindly grab an object to fight with, while Shawn bolts up, he manages to grab a knife while Y/n, a s/s/o. They carefully climb out of the back of the van and look around, back to back, weapons at the ready, their hearts beating fast and blood pounding in their ears. They breath quickens as they witness multiple silhouettes start to take shape from the shadows of the Forest around them, slowly coming into view to where they stop, six of them in total, all to what they could make out to be, human, or human in shape at least. They noted that some were wearing masks, while others were shrouded in darkness. They stood like statues, as if they were waiting for something to happen, a high pitch screech sounds through the air, causing the siblings to squint as they bring their hands up to their ears, knees nearly buckling. Having to quickly recover when, like a switch was turned on, the people had all started to attack.

Some had knifes, others used fists. Their speed was fast, but they were sloppy. As if they were just dolls controlled by a puppet master, only trying to get the killing blow.

The siblings blindly fought their opponents, going by pure instinct for being too tired to really know all of what they're doing. Y/n's mind was in a haze, fogged and cluttered with the movement, numb to the world around her, she takes out a guy before stopping mid swing when a voice breaks through her subconscious mind, quickly whipping her head to the direction, she almost falls over in the roughness of it all. 

Shawn desperately calls out, "Y/n!" he gasps as a knife gets dug into his neck by one of the people who attacked them. Yn's eyes grow wide as she tightens their grip on their weapon, getting ready to strike as murder clouds their mind,

"Not another move or he gets it." The captor threatens, their face obscured by a sloppily done Mask, like they didn't even cared what they looked like. Something similar to what a child may do in mspaint. Y/s, testing their chances, takes a step further and the blade gets dug deeper into Shawn's skin, drawing a few droplets of blood,

"y/n, listen to him, please!" Shawn cries

Y/n stops dead in their tracks, not moving an inch, fearing their brother would die. "Good, you should listen to your brother you know." The attacker comments, even if not seen, a smirk is obvious

"I know, just what the hell do you want?!" Y/n yells

"I want you to follow us, well, the remainder of us." He says looking around at some of the dead bodies.

"Why?" Y/n asks, suspicious of this all

"Reasons, you'll find out once we get there." He grunts, obvious that nothing was going to get through to him for info

"I'll go with you, just, please unhand my brother, he has nothing to do with this." Y/n tries to reason with him,

The man pauses for a moment before reluctantly lets go of him and the two siblings waste no time to rush into each others arms, Shawn is crys in y/n arms as they try to sooth him.

"Well lucky for you, he's coming too so, come the fuck over here and follow me or you will get hurt." The man commands as he turns around and starts to walk in the same direction from where they came from. Y/n, with an inkling of thought that they were probably going to die soon, wasn't going down without a fight. they run up to the man, their Knuckles white from gripping their s/s/o, attempts to attack him, but gets stopped by the hidden seventh attacker, he smoothly brings y/n right hand behind their back and a knife at their throat, pressing it on their skin to make a little cut. Practically shocking their whole system as they do as a blast of electricity runs through them.

"Don't try anything funny or I will kill you." The attacker growls in their ear, Recognizing the voice, their face loses color and their heart pounds a million miles per hour, It was him. He chuckles in her ear, "surprised to see me huh? This is no time for reunions, just follow us, don't do any funny business and you and your brother won't be harmed alright?" He whispers. Y/n nods, causing the knife to go a tiny bit deeper, they dont wince, not feeling that much pain right now, if anything really, too hyped on adrenaline. "Good, now go to your brother and be nice." And with that, he lets go of them and walks off, Shawn rushes to his sibling's side.

"Are you alright?" He whispers to them

"Yeah, it's just a little cut, nothing I can't handle." Y/n says, smiling at their brother, not wanting to worry him. "And besides, we match now" they joke lightly and Shawn doesn't smile,

"Who was that, you seemed to know them." he inquires 

"They were no one, I didn't know them." Y/n responds

"What did they say to you then?" he presses on, trying to get something from y/n.

Y/n sighs, "Just to not do any funny business, as long as we don't try anything suspicious we won't be hurt. So please, just stay by my side, if they try to harm you, I'll be there ok? I don't want to see you hurt... Do you understand?" Y/n says, trying so hard to keep from crying.

"Yes..." he  responds, clearly shaken

A few minutes of silence pass before someone speaks, "hey y/n."

"Yes bro?"

"I-I'm scared..." his voice cracks, "I-I don't want t-to die. I'm a-afraid that I-it will hurt... I-I'm afraid I won't ever s-see you a-again." he stutters out, almost as if there was something holding him back to speak.

Y/n heartbroken and tears threatening to spill over just seeing the state that their sibling is in, opens their mouth to speak, trying to calm themselves  in the process as well, "I.. don't want to die either, I know this may be a scary situation right now but it will get better soon!" I say in a happy tune, trying to lighten the mood, "Just think..." My voice cracks, " W-we'll be able to see mom, dad and d/n again!" I say with a smile. I almost can't hold back anymore, but I must stay strong for Shawn's sake. I need to show that I'm his amazing big Sibling, that I can protect him always and be a role model. I must keep that promise I made.... Even if the end is near, I will do whatever it takes. I can barely even stay standing as it is, my body is heavy, I hurt all over and the world around me is spinning. But I must push on, for his sake.

I look over to Shawn, he's swaying and his eyes are drooping, "Shawn are you ok?" I ask

"Y-yeah, I'm just a bit tired is all, don't worry about me..." After he says that, he starts to fall, I quickly catch him.

"H-hey, Shawn! Come on buddy, you need to stay awake, don't fall asleep, we're almost there so, hold on for just a bit longer."

"Y-y/n."

"Y-yes Shawn?!"

"I can see light. It's really bright and pretty, I want to go towards it."

My face loses more of its color, "N-No, don't Shawn, don't go towards it, stay where you are, don't go anywhere!" this was happening too quickly, i dont know what to do.

"But it's so pretty." They coo, their eyes not on me, barely focusing on something else over my shoulder.

I start to freak, I can feel something wet on my hands after touching their back, I know what it is, but I don't want to believe it, "Please for my sake don't go, just stay where you are!" im trying so hard not to panic.

"Hey! What's going on over there?" One of the guys shout, looking behind them to see us.

"It's my brother! he can't walk anymore, he needs help!" I yell back, tears fulling streaming down my face, I'm sure I look pitiful.

"It's not my fault," they laugh, "leave him behind and keep walking."

I look back at them in disbelief, "I-I can't! he's my brother! My only family member left! I can't leave him behind, I-I can't."

They all stop now, looking back at the commotion, "If you fuckin love him that much then fucking carry him or I'll force you to go without him." He yells, mumbling other curse words under his breath

I throw curses under my breath before grinding my teeth as I pick up my brother's limp form with the strength I barely had Left and shakily walk forward, feeling like I was going to faint anytime now. I nearly drop Shawn a couple times from tripping or strength itself. But I must go on, I mustn't leave Shawn behind. i cant leave him behind. he's my reason for living, the reason I can get up on a daily basis, just to see his smiling face, to talk to him, to just know that he's here...

As we reach an abandoned mansion, they stop. I look up at the building, it sure is a pretty place to die at. large and abandoned looking.. seemed straight out of a horror movie. 

My vision is near to nothing. I can barely stand straight and Shawn feels like led in my arms. I take a few more steps onto the yard and start to fall, vision turning to darkness before we hit the floor.