one last time, multiship

aidan, what did you say?

˗ˏˋ"some words hurt worse than weapons" 'ˎ˗

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"jaeden i'm scared" lauren took a step back from the door going into the next room, before stooping down to crawl into the dark tunnel after jaeden.

"laur sweetie it's gonna be fine i'm here" jaeden stuck his hands into the tunnel, and grabbed both of lauren's hands, pulling her out gently.

after everyone got through the little trap door, aidan closed the door behind them, and blinked multiple times. the room wasn't very bright, but compared to the last room, it seemed as if the ceiling lights were glaring at the group.

"awh would you look at that jaeden helped lauren out of the tunnel and he's hugging her now omg!" kenzie squealed and put her arms around her shoulders, attempting to hug herself, slighting hinting to john that she wanted a hug from him.

john, being the intuitive intellectual he was, picked it up and snaked his arms around her waist from behind, breathing in her rose scented perfume he'd bought her for her birthday earlier that year. as he exhaled, kenzie shivered, his warm breath going down her back lightly.

"why would you look at that, john orlando trying to copy me" jaeden rolled his eyes, hugging the girl in his arms a little tighter, before she squeaked a little, "i can't breath jae"

"uh, i am not copying you. i am only being the best boyfriend i can be, jaeden wesley martell." john deadpanned, looking directly at jaeden.

lauren and kenzie glanced at each other nervously, both fully knowing how competitive both their significant others were. truth was, even though both couples hadn't been dating long, they got to know the boys better than they ever wanted both of them to know. 

getting out of jaeden and john's grip, both girls ambled over to tate, making sure she was still breathing. honestly speaking, they felt really bad for lily. she'd witnessed her own boyfriend have an allergic reaction, before becoming unconscious, and then having a panic attack herself. her friends were really worried, because to them, she was a model of rectitude, the most level headed person, balanced, strong, affable and brave person they knew. so, when she broke down, that scared them.

but what they didn't know was, she had panic attacks regularly. but with the panic attacks always came asthma attacks, and that freaked everyone out even more. at home in her bedroom, alone, you could say she was a totally different person, and only a few close friends knew about her attacks.

of course, she'd never openly tell anyone that she had anxiety attacks, but deep down, she was scared, and she felt like she was drowning even though she knew she was only in the shallow end, both because she couldn't breathe, as well as because of how overwhelming everything was. this time, it felt a little different. besides being close to william, she was close to lauren and aidan, and they knew it too.

the girls heard john and jaeden whispering, and then out of the blue they were charging at them. as kenzie let out a shrill scream and lauren uttered a "what the fuck jae!", they got lifted into the air, and stayed five feet up in the air for a few seconds, before they promptly fell. john and jaeden tried to soften their falls, but they ended up on the floor, legs and arms entangled together in a mess. lauren got up first, huffing while she smoother her jeans out, rolling her eyes.

"see, when i told you that i'd be here to catch you if you fell, i meant it, mackenzie" john teased, emphasizing the brunette's name, making her look down at him, and roll her eyes sarcastically.