"Ah, I see one!"

Aiden excclaimed as he ran forward, towards a red car that they found on the road. The other trailed behind, with Tyler having the wounded Rylee on his back. Once again, he hasnt said a word since they got the girl off of the tree. "Does it have keys?"

"Yeah!" The red head paused as she stood next to the car. Taking a glance at her, possibly unconscious sister, she was hesitating whether she should drive or- "Want me to drive?"

"..Didn't you say you've only driven go-karts?" Ashlyn sweatdropped. "Yeah, but it's basically the same thing, right?"

LURCH!

"We're here!"

Aiden stopped the car infront of the school with a proud smile on his face. Ashlyn was glaring at the blonde, but not before turning around to check on her sister. Tylers hands were supporting her head and back, while Taylor let the girls legs rest on her lap. The sight made all of them want to puke. Blood coated the girls clothes and bandages. "How's she doing?.."

"We stitched what we could and wrapped the rest, but so much was torn and broken.. She keeps soaking through all the bandages and cloth." Taylor almost gagged out as she had to look away from the girl. Tyler didnt say anything, his eyes just rested on the girl, one hand craddling her head close to himself.

FREEZE.

"Turn off the car, it's nearby!" The redhead told Aiden, and then began warning everyone else. "Don't shut the doors when we get out. It might hear them slam.."

Tyler carried the girl through the dark school hallways, following the others infront of her. She wasnt that heavy, so it wasnt much of a struggle. Her arms laid limply around his neck, while his hands were under her legs, keeping her up. Once in a while, the girl would twitch, and Tyler would stop in his tracks to turn his head to the side, checking on her. But when darkness filled the hallways, Logan spoke up.

"?"

"Did it.."

"..Get darker?"

"RUN!!"

The boy carrying the girl began running, and with the added weight he was still faster, now ahead of the group as he tried balancing with the girl on his back. The monster crashed through the wall, and made Ashlyn put her hands on her ears to numb out the noise. Rylee had to be glad she wasnt awake right now, or her ears would of had been bleeding.

POP.

BANG.

BANG.

BANG

SLUMP.

BANG.

"Taylor, what are you doing?!"

"KEEP SHOOTING. We need to injure it as much as we can."

BANG.

BANG.

BANG.

"...Yeah, uh- Tay, it stopped moving."

'Good job!'

"We need to hurry in case it recovers."

"WHERE ARE THEY?!"

"Coach must have moved them again!" Taylor yelled out in anger. Everyone else was searching, meanwhile Tyler had placed Rylee down on a sofa, and started changing her bandages. "Does he move them often?"

"Yeah, because idiots like Jay and Conner keep messing with them!"

"I feel a minor sense of deja-vu."

SWISH.

SWISH.

"..We have 3 minutes left."

"Aiden here's a straggler."

"Yeah, I can hear it running."

STAB.

"Got it!"

"Are there any more?"

"I can't see any?"

RUMBLE.

"Woah!"

"EVERYONE GET UNDER SOMETHING!"

CRACK.

The ceiling began cracking. With wide eyes, everyone began getting under something. Tyler snatched the girl off of the sofa, and pulled her under one of the desks. Ben, being next to the two, he leaned over Tyler, shielding both him and the girl he was holding. Tyler leaned his head over hers, and hugged her as close as he could, trying to make sure nothing happened to her this time. He wouldnt be able to face her ever again, if he let something happen to her the second time.. That was once again, his fault.

FALL.

"SHOOT-"

CRASH.

"AIDEN!!"

"Come on! Get him under the table!"

Taylor grabbed the boy as he dragged him under the table, and as soon as he got there, Ashlyn cradled the boys head close to herself.

CHILL.

Dizzy.

"AIDEN!!"

"That doesn't sound good-"

The redhead backed away from the group, panic evident on her face. She looked around to try and find the brunette for a little comfort, but.. Oh. The adults ran into the room as Aidens parents began shaking the blonde, who was still laying on the floor. "AIDEN?!" Ashlyns body continued to shake as she hugged herself, and Logan noticed this.

We arent't changing into them..

..Right?

"Ashlyn? Are you okay?" Logan asked as he crouched down infront of the girl, who seemingly just couldnt calm down at the moment. The boy wearing the glasses was worried, and it could be seen on his face. "N-no, I'm fine.."

WHEEZE.

"-m fine! Dont't need-"

COUGH.

"..Hospital." As the blonde hugged the little girl, Lily close to himself, he tried coming back to his senses. He looked shaken up, and it was evident on his body too, because he was slightly shaking. "A-are you sure?? Maybe we should go just in case- what if you have a heart attack?!"

"..Ash?"

". . ."

Ashlyn lunged for the boy, and wrapped her arms around him with her eyes wide, still trembling.

"..You died.."

". . ."

So that's what it feels like.

The adrenaline was nice, but-

"I'm okay."

I don't like how much she's shaking.

As the two continued to hug, the others calmed down. Well, maybe not Tyler. The poor boy was looking down at his arms, feeling the emptyness in them.. He wasn't holding her anymore.

"What about our bags?"

"We're just gonna ask coach where the keys are. We'll be in and out, so we don't need them."

Taylor sighed as she began putting on her jacket, standing next to Logan. She looked down at his hands, and frowned. "Sorry about your glasses.."

"It's okay.. I have some backup contacts..."

"You guys be safe."

". . ."

"We will."

"They've split off."

"..You kids doing okay?"

"No."

"Can't blame you. Once you kids are done, let's go pick up some breakfast. Anything you want, okay?"

". . ."

"..French toast, maybe?"

"A sausage biscuit sounds good.."

"Okay, a french toast and a sausage biscuit. Ben, Ash, what about you?"

"Remember, Ry left her bag in the gym room, okay? Coach will either give me the keys to unlock the door or he'll grab the keys and walk with us." Taylor explained the 'plan' to the group as they walked down the hallway.. expect the girl laying in the hospital and Aiden, of course. "Either way, we need to pay attention where he gets the keys from."

WHAM.

HAHA.

"Looks like the group is short a few losers. The spycho and the bitch arent here." Barron and his friends walked infront of the group. At his words, Ben grit his teeth. "Maybe we can keep you company. I still have to pay you guys back for the arcade." Taylor didnt seem fazed by this, no one did. "What a coward. Waiting till the group wasnt together.."

"We don't have time to entertain you. BUZZ OFF." But Barron wouldnt back down. He and his friends walked closer and closer. "We still have 20 minutes until classes start. I think that's plenty of time to have fun."

"Annoying."

"You guys go ahead, I'll stay here and-" But the redhead cut him off by grabbing his wrist, making Logan turn around to face her. "No! We stay together."

". . ."

"..Okay." Logan smiled at the girl. "We'll just call for a teacher then. No need for us to waste our time on a toodler's temper tantrum."

"YOU-"

"Ah, there you are." Mr. Thomas walked out of a classroom, his smile wide as he made his way towards them. "I was hoping I'd run into you kids. Do you think I could talk to you all in the classroom? I want to discuss something before class starts."

"Oh- Um.. Actually, we're in a bit of a hurry. We need to see coach Wilson so-"

"-Wait!"

"I-it's about Savannah."

"..Savannah?"

"To start on looking into what's happening to the kids, we should begin with when Mike and I- Saw these creatures once before." Emma said as she made herself some cereal, sitting at the table with other parents. Logans grandfather was pouring coffee as he gave the woman a look, before the grandmother began speaking. "You mean before the kids went to Savannah?"

"..Yes."

"When my Ashlyn and Rylee were born."

"We're going to make it!"

"We are NOT going to make it! Just- just pull off onto a road and park."

"But-"

"DO IT!"

TURN.

"Okay, okay, okay. Hello?! Yes, hi- My wife is in labor a-and we aren't going to make it to the hospital- We're pulled off on ----- road, she's in the backseat. Yes-yeah. Okay. I-i think so? -Hello? ...HELLO?! No no no, don't do this right now!"

GROAN.

Mike shakily put some hand sanitizer on his shaky hands, and looked like he was about to faint. "Alright, looks like we're on our own until they get here. That's okay. It's okay. We're prepared for this."

"This is totally fine."

WAAAH.

WAAAH.

WAH.

"Did they say when they'd-"

"-Get here.."

FWIP.

STAB.

Mike stabbed the phantom in the chest, as the red headed baby began crying along with the phantoms silent screams.

SLASH.

Then it was nowhere to be found.

EMPTY.

"...What?"

Around a year later, the brunette was born. Because of the 1 year age gap, the sisters were usually called 'Irish twins'. The little Ashlyn was with another family member, as Mike was speeding down the road, with a groaning wife in the backseat, again.

"Okay, we'll make it this time-"

DING.

LOW FUEL.

"No! You got to be kidding me-!"

"Mike, don't throw a trantrum, and find a gas station for the love of god!"

GROAN.

With yet again shaking hands, the father sped up a little more, and stopped at the first gas station he could find. Expect.. It was empty. The lights were flickering, and the forest behind it was pitch black. Mikes eyes widened as he ran to the backseat, opening the door to find his groaning wife. His shaky hands got his phone out as he called an ambulance.

He didnt know, how could the same thing happen to them twice?

The line was cut off, and he was met by silence from the other line. He cried out, and began preparing.

WAH.

WAAAH.

"Phew.. I think- two is enough."

"You don't say.." Emma smiled down at her brunette daughter.

THUD.

He whipped his head around, but he couldnt see anything.

THUD. THUD. THUD.

The bushes began to rustle, as multiple footstep sounds were made. He looked into the deep, dark forest, as white pair of eyes began appearing, charging right back at them. He slammed the car door shut, and got his pocket knife out.

WHIP.

But they vanished. He opened the car door to look at his wife with wide eyes.

"They're gone.."

"Are you familiar with the terms of hyperacusis and tinnitus?"

"The two of them seem to have a very low tolerance for loud noises, and she's also been hearing ringing noises. Those two often accompany one another. There isn't a way to fix this, but there are ways to help them manage it. They may also-"

They're just phantom noises.

THEY AREN'T REAL.

"-experience auditory hallucinations."

"So, the 'hallucinations' are actually the sound the creatures make."

"..Then, wouldn't that mean that the cause of all of this has to do with your daughters?"

"..You aren't blaming them, are you?"

"I think what my sister is trying to say is that the girls seem to be in the center of what's happening, not necessarily that it's anyone's fault. Maybe if we can find what the connection between where one of them was born and Savannah is, then we could piece things together?"

". . ."

"..Yeah, that's what I was thinking."

KNOCK. KNOCK.

"I'll get it."

OPEN.

"MMPH?!"

'Then Aiden is okay, right?.. And.. he recovered faster than I did? How in the hell does that even work.. I mean yeah i got a hole through my stomach, but still-' The brunette sighed as she sat alone on the hospital bed, scrolling on her phone. So if Aiden is alive.. he must be awake, right?

hehehe.

From Rylee:

Hey

Psycho

Blonde dude

Blonde SHIT

Aiden

R you ignoring me💔

Okayyy so that's how it is.

Then i guess, he isnt awake.

'...I swear im gonna die faster of boredom rather than my injury.. I guess I'll just watch some Tv or something..' In the end, the girl fell asleep.

POP.

'..Did i fall asleep?'

"Ah, sorry. Did I wake you up? Don't worry, this'll put you right back under."

'She sounds familiar..'

TURN.

'No.. '

'..I want my sister.'

CLOSE.

"I'm sorry for being abrupt, we don't have much time." Mr. Thomas sighed as the kids followed him inside a room. "...What is this about?"

"..You kids went in too, right?"

"Into the Sorrel Weed house."

Ashlyn furrowed her brows at the man, while Taylor just crossed her arms. "'Too'? You went in?"

"I don't have much time to explain, i'm sure you've noticed already that we're being watched."

"Here. Take a look."

". . ."

OPEN.

"ASHLYN!!"

THUNK.

"MMPH!!"

"GUYS!!"

PRICK.



Man, here we are at like chap 26, and i still dont know who the girl will end up with. 😚