Missing.

- Ethans POV -

My head was aching badly. I slightly opened my eyes and got attacked by white light. I groaned in pain at the brightness. I heard some shuffling and mumbling around me. My ears were ringing and my headache got worse. I felt sheets underneath my fingers as I gripped them and sat up. I brought one hand up and rubbed my eyes. I tried to open them again. My vision was blurry, but I could make out a white room.

I groaned at the brightness, sorta blinding my vision. The mumbling got clearer and I looked in the direction of the sound.

A... nurse?

I blinked a few times and cleared my vision. A hospital room. I'm.. in the hospital? Suddenly, I heard a nurse curse and run towards me.

"Sir! Lay back down- god damn it.."

She ushered me to lay back down. I frowned but did what she asked.

"Are you in pain? Does anything hurt?"

"What..? No. Why?"

"Your shoulder is broken! You stupid child... how are you not feeling any pain?"

When she said that, everything cleared. My vision was completely back, my ears weren't ringing and the throbbing in my head got better.

Suddenly, I felt my shoulder throb and I gasped in pain. I groaned and hissed.

"Fuck!"

The pain got overbearing and black dots blocked my vision. Last thing I heard was the nurse yelling for a doctor.

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I sighed deeply as I woke up. It was dark and the lights were off. I remembered waking up in the hospital room and the nurse cursing me out. Damn.. they should fire that nurse.

The throb in my shoulder was minimum. Probably got sedated or something. I felt a weight on my lap. I used the hospital's remote to move the front of the bed so I could sit up while leaning against it. I looked down and saw a male's head buried in my lap. I smiled as I recognized the messy hair. I ran my hands through it as I played with the hair.

The male groaned slightly and pushed his head further in my lap.

"Morning, dick."

He heard my voice and glanced up. It took a few seconds before his eyes widened.

"Ethan! You finally woke up! Fuck.. when the nurse said you moved your arm.. are you stupid?!"

I smirked and tugged on his hair. He glared at me.

"Love you too, Kai."

He sighed and carefully pushed his head in my chest. I frowned as I heared him sniff.

"I- I was scared.. you were missing for so long.. I-I thought you g-got... k-killed.."

I froze in shock. I was always bad at comforting people. I just awkwardly pat his head.

"Don't get snot on me..."

He laughed while crying. He hugged me tight, making sure to not get close to my hurt shoulder.

I sighed and hugged him with one arm around his shoulder.

"What do ya mean? How long have I been missing?"

"It has been 23 days and 15 hours.. and you've been out for like 4 days. What were you thinking?!"

"... Thobias. It was Thobias! He took m-"

He shushed me and nuzzled in my neck.

"We know. The cops have been searching for him and he's all over the news. Just a matter of time until they get him."

I sighed in relief.

"I remember being in that god forsaken room.. ugh it was horrible. I remember him arguing or something. And me trying to get free, but breaking my shoulder in the process.."

"Shhh. Rest. Everything else will be taken care of."

I sighed and nuzzled in his hair. I nodded.

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- Thobias' POV -

I gasped for air as I remained my consciousness. The air was moisty and smelled disgusting. I swallowed some vomit back.

Where the fuck am I??

Last thing I remembered was arguing with Kaizer. It was such a stupid argument... He told me to kidnap Ethan for him, so I did it. Why? Why would I kidnap my bestfriend? He promised me something in return.

He promised that I would be his if I kidnapped Ethan. So I did it.

He gave me an abandoned location with an isolated basement in a neighbourhood. He said it's smart to hide in plain sight. So I did it.

He told me to keep Ethan there until he would come and collect him. I waited so goddamn long.. I thought he would go behind my back and tell the cops or something. But I waited for 23 days because he told me too.

Anyway- the day of the argument.

I showed Kaizer camera footage of Ethan. I showed him locked up in the basement, screaming and crying, and you'll never guess-

Kaizer smiled. I saw that possessive, sickly loving gaze. And I blew up...

Backflash:

"Kaizer! I've done everything you asked! I don't want to hurt Ethan even more!"

He glared at me.

"You'll do as I say. You want me, don't you, Thobias?"

"B-but this is wrong! God damn it."

He scoffed and chuckled.

"Why did you even want me to kidnap Ethan?!" I yelled in frustration.

"... He's an obstacle for our relationship."

I sighed and buried my face in my hands. "I can't do this. I'm turning myself in."

"Like hell you will."

Present.

Then it went black. He must've done something to me... anyway. Where the fuck am I? I tried to rub my eyes to clear my vision, but rope cut into my wrist. I groaned. My throat was as dry as a desert.

Suddenly, the door opened. I groaned and narrowed my eyes to slits as light invaded them. I looked around and noticed that I was in a small shed. A dark figure was blocking the entrance. Behind him were trees.

"Hey."

A shiver ran down my spine at his deep, rough voice. God damn..

"Kaizer. What the fuck." I snapped back. I struggled against the rope, resulting into more pain and chafing wrists.

"What? You thought I loved you?"

I stopped. My heart clenched.

"Be grateful I didn't murder you for dehydrating Ethan, Thobias. It really pained me to see that boy writhing in pain because of a broken shoulder."

I stared at the ground, pain written over my face.

"You used me. You used my FUCKING FEELINGS AGAINST ME?!"

He shrugged and pushed his hands in his pocket. "Yeah. Basically."

Tears filled my eyes as my throat closed up.

"W-why..? Why did I need to kidnap him?"

He smirked and grabbed a stool. He sat down and leaned forward.

"See, my plan all along was that I was going to be the one who saved him. You know, the hero. But after some useful thinking, it would be suspicious. I mean, how the fuck would I know where you were? There were just too many rabit holes. So, I thought of a new plan. Freeing Ethan without him knowing, and being there for him."

He smiled proudly as he looked up in thought.

"It actually worked. He's more clingy to me and vulnerable. I would thank you, if you hadn't harmed him. It's crazy what feelings do to a human, huh?"

Tears streamed down my face.

"Y-you're insane!"

He raised an eyebrow.

"Aren't we both?"

...

"Oh yeah. Say hi to Skelly for me. She'll be your roommate."

He pointed at something behind my shoulder. I turned around and vomit came up. That's where the stench came from...

A. Fucking. Rotting. Skeleton.

What kind of insane is this man?!