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CRASH.

"That came from downstairs." The sound of her sisters voice made her look at her. She was currently on Tylers back, with Rylee standing next to them. After the incident, she didnt want to let her sister out of her sight ever again, thats for sure. "Probably the phantoms that spotted me and Rylee on the street."

"And there's about to be a lot more."

Real calming Aiden!!

As the group started making their way out of the room, Tyler opened the door.

GAH!

The redhead and the twin yelled out as they were met face to face with a phantom after opening the door. They seemed to be everywhere as Ashlyn flashed her flashlight at one crawling on the ceiling. Rylee was between Ben with Aiden on his shoulders, and on the other side of her Taylor. They all wanted to head out of the room, but sadly it was still blocked by the phantoms outside. Scratching sounds made the brunette turn around, as her soul left her body.

"Uh, guys.. Look-"

The ones next to her turned around, as the blonde spoke up, that wicked fucking grin still on his face. They all moved their flashlight, pointing them at the phantoms trying to crawl in from the windows. "...Well this is intense." The brown haired sister glared at the blonde. "Again you with your smart remarks, dude! Real brilliant!" The two seemed to start bickering, which annoyed the redhead, and maybe even the others.. The blonde glared back at the girl as he leaned down towards her, still sitting on Bens shoulder. "Oh come on! I'm just trying to ease the tension!"

"You call this trying to ease the!-"

SMACK.

"Ash.. Did you just slap me?.."

"Shut up.. Let's just stay in a circle while slowly walking towards the jeep. Me and Aiden will keep watch of the ceiling, and you guys cover all other angles." The redhead stated while her sister just frowned at her. The group began making their way out, with Ben walking backwards with Aiden on his shoulders, Taylor covering the left side, Rylee the right, and Tyler carrying Ashlyn were covering the front. Walking down a few steps, Tyler stopped in his tracks with his eyes wide. Not knowing why he stopped, the girl turned around and looked over his shoulders, only for her to stumble into him in shock.

"Holy fuck.."

"You've got to be kidding me.."

Uh.. After a lot of struggle, and Rylee screaming here and there, they made it out. Logan let out a sigh of relief as he saw small dots with flashlight come out of the house. He got his walkie-talkie out, and warned the group. "Guys, there are phantoms on the roof, be careful!" Walking with their flashlight flashing in every direction, the group finally made it to the jeep. Taylor in the drivers seat, Tyler in the passenger seat, and the four other crushed together in the back; Ben, then Rylee, Aiden and Ashlyn.

As the phantoms hands made their way throught the windows, Ben was quick to try to put his hand over the three sitting next to them, pulling them close. Rylee was covering her face with her hand as she was crushed between Ben and Aiden, while the blonde pulled the redhead with himself, away from the phantoms hand. And with that, Taylor stepped on the gas.

VROOOM.

SWERVE.

Taylors reckless and fast driving style (which came in handy at the moment) made the ones in the back slide from a side to the other, crashing into eachother. Poor Ashlyn was the one who had 3 people crash into her. Rylee grabbed into the two seats infront of her, while the others did the same to try to regain their balance as the car moved forward. "Logan, go press the button!"

"O-okay!"

The car swerved from left to right, making its way towards the graveyard. The girl just hoped Logan was fast enough to open the doors in time. She let out a grunt as someone from the left crashed into her, who happened to be Aiden. "Get off of me, you blonde shit!" "Girl, no need to yell, I'm trying!" He grabbed the seat infront of him as he pulled himself up, only to crash into the redhead next to him, earning a harsh glare from her.

A relieved sigh left her lips as she saw the doors opening, then closing behind them as the car came to a halth. They were inside.. fucking finally. "Is.. Everyone okay?"

"I'm gonna be sick."

The brown haired girl was the last one to exit the car, as she fell on her knees, then flopped down on her stomach on the ground. Her eyes fluttered open, only to see Tyler vomiting not so far away from her. This made the girl srunch her nose, still laying on the ground. "That's nasty, dude.."

"What? You want some?.."

"Get away."

She immediately stood up as Tyler took a step towards her, still hunched over. She made a gagging sound, which only seemed to make the boy let out a small chuckle. He stood up straight, slowly walking back to the group. The brunette walked to the two girls, and stood on her sisters empty side, checking on her. Her cheeks were flushed, and she was hunched over. She seemed worried, but saw that Taylor was also there to help her, and the thought of that made a small smile creep on her face.

"We did it...."

A small whisper came from Taylor as she looked down at the jeep keys in her hand, a smile also forming on her lips. Looking up, her smile only seemed to widen, raising the keys high in the air.

"..WE DID IT! HAHA!"

All of them seemed to relax a little bit at the girls happiness. Rylee crossed her arms, looking around the group with a small smile. "Yeah.. We're pretty great, huh?" The brown eyed sister glanced at the boy with a small smirk, before whispering. "Yeah, well not you.."

"I heard that."

"Mhm, you were supposed to."

"Great?? We were awesome!"

"What do you mean 'we'? You sprained your ankle and were basically useless from the get-go."

"I was not! Did you see me dual wielding those flashlight?! Without me and ash, you guys wouldn't have stood a chance agaisnt those ceiling phantoms."

The girl rolled her eyes over his words. Noticing the boy wering glasses next to her, with his head down. He was fidgeting with his hands, and looking quite awkward.. Deciding to not leave him out, she stood closer next to him, and placed a hand on his shoulders. "Guys, Logan here was pretty cool too, eh?" She smiled at the group, as her hand stayed resting on the boys shoulder, who seemed just a little less awkward now. "Oh! Oh yeah! The phantom that was attacking Ash had a hole right in the middle of its head! Perfect shot!"

"I can actually agree on that. He also took out the phantom that cornered me and Ben. Honestly we probably wouldn't all be here without him." She turned to Logan with her big smile, whose face seemed to turn even redder than before. "U-uh not really- You guys did most of the work..."

"Stop."

Tyler cut off the boys rambling as he crossed his arms over his chest. "You've barely had any experience with a gun outside of Aiden's airsoft, which I doubt comes anywhere close to the real thing. You should be proud." Now it was Taylors turn to speak up, Ashlyns arm still over her shoulder. "They're right Loagn, you're really talented!"

The brunette patted Logans head before she returned to her place next to her sister, who was really silent.. The thought of that made her turn towards her sister as she crouched down next to her, making the redheads attention turn towards her sister. "Hey, Ash? You good? You haven't really said anything yet.."

"No.."

All of them seemed to go pale as they looked at the redhead, who began lifting her head up and looking away from her sister. She flashed a smile towards the others, with a small chuckle.

"I'm alright."

"Just a little..

...dizzy-"

"Ash!"

The two sisters sat on the redheads bed in silence. Ashlyn was covered in her blanket, while Rylee was laying face first on the bed, pillows thrown over her head. A groan left the brunettes mouth as she quickly sat, scaring the redhead in the process.. and well, earning a pillow thrown into her face.

The two quickly got dressed, throwing on the nearest clothes they could find. Ashlyn just wore a blue hoodie, black pants and crocs.. crocs? God she wont question her style.. Rylee threw on one of her sisters light grey hoodie, some.. baggy? sort of jeans she found somewhere in her room.. And they left.

"Mom, dad, we're leaving. Love you."

"Love you!"

"Love you too, guys!"

Now that the two stoof outside on the porch, Ashlyn came to a halt, eyes looking up. Knowing what was on the mind of her sister, she put a hand on his shoulder and flashed her a smile. And off they went to hell no.1.. aka school. And if you are wondering, yes; the phantom dimension is no.2, because nothing is worse than school.

The group was walking down the stairs off the school, with Rylee having her headphones on, and music at the perfect volume to be able to hear a little bit of what was going around her. She was walking in the front with Logan, behind them Tay and Ty, then Ben, and.. Ash and Aiden. Just looking at the two at the back made her cringe. The awkwardness between them was on a whole another level.. Just like a freshly broken up cpuple, who had to be close to eachother because of their friends; not the best example, but you get it, right?

"How are we supposed to 'celebrate' when you're ruining the good mood with awkwardness?" Okay that was harsh? (But we'll let it slide, cuz yk.. its Tyler.)

"..What Tyler means is that you both seem a bit tense.. There's about 10 minutes before class, how about you guys talk things out and we'll go grab some snacks?"

Someone said snacks?

Well, in reality they didnt get snacks, and just stood on the stairs a little bit lower the other two were on, eavesdropping.

'Wow, that was cringy.'

Tyler rolled his eyes as his twin jabbed his side, while the brunette had to hold back a laugh.

"I can hear you guys."

Now all of them were sitting on the couch in the sisters house. Well, expect, yk.. Rylee, because she was laying face first on the floor. "Why are you on the floor?-"

"Why not?"

"But like, why-"

"Why not?"

Tyler threw his head back with an annoyed groan, his body going limp on the couch, next to his twin who was seemingly stressed out.. All of them were. "I'm pretty sure I failed that midterm." Ashlyns knees were pulled up to her chest with her face hidden as she muttered. "Yeah, me too... It was really hard to focus with Mr. Thomas staring at me the whole time."

"Oh yeah, my parents are coming back tomorrow."

"Really?"

"Yeah, along with Ben's family. It'll be his little siste's birthday in a week, I think." While the group was talking, Mike, their father walked in with a laundry basket in his hands. "Oh, they're coming back? They never told me."

"You talk to them?"

"Yeah, a bit, to give then updates on how Aiden and Ben are doing.. Hm.. ....Should we have BBQ?"

"What?.."

"It'll be a rare chance for all of us parents to get together, y'know? We could have a big BBQ in the graveyard and also celebrate Ben's sister's birthday. If they don't already have plans."

"Sure! We can ask!"

"What about you Taylor and Tyler? Logan?"

"I'm sure my grandparents would like to come. They're big BBQ fans themselves."

"We'll ask."

"Great!"

"Oh! You kids should probably leave soon, It's already almost 5." Their dad reminded them... Yeah, the arcade. "Ah, right.."

"You sure you don't want me to take you?"

"It's not too far of a walk.. Plus the jeep doesn't have enough seats for everyone."

"..Well actually- I made a small upgrade on the jeep."

"Dad you can't be serious!"

"Oh come on Ry. You'll live, just duck till we get there so they dont think you're being kidnapped."

Well turns out, their dads big 'upgrade' was two smaller seats in the back, where the twins sat, and well.. Behind them in the very small pace sat the brunette girl. Basically in the trunk.

"This is not ideal."

"But atleast it works, haha."

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A/N) FINA-FUCKING-LLY i could update 😭😭😭 i swear school makes me want to punch air🥊💥

ITS KINDA RUSHED, excuse me:((