I own nothing. Got the idea last night while watching the live Ghost Hunters. Enjoy! Comments are welcome!
"Keep your eyes down, keep your head lowered
Keep to yourself, don't tell a soul
You know it's wrong, what they've been saying
Meet me in the dark, meet me in the shadows
For I could not survive if they took you away"
"Meet Me In The Dark" - Melissa Ethridge
Sharpay Evans was afraid of the dark.
Now, it wasn't something she would ever share with anyone. In fact, some would say the ice queen lives for the coolness that only the confines of a shadow can hold. It wasn't true. As soon as the lights went out in her room, Sharpay cowered under the blankets like a child.
Ryan Evans, of course, was the only person on Earth to know his sisters secret. Every night, he would sleep with a light on in his room for two simple reasons. Not because he was scared of the dark, far from it. But because he knew the light would travel under the door that connected the twins' rooms and he could only hope it comforted Sharpay.
And every night, without fail, she would find her way into her brothers room, blanket wrapped tightly around her body. Most nights, Ryan could see her shaking from across the room with fear. But tonight was different.
Tonight, even Ryan had noticed. It was pitch black outside, the darkest he could ever remember it being. There was a new moon outside, with a heavy gray cloud covering up any star that was trying to shine. It was Friday the 13th and even though the twins were not superstitious, the date added to the eeriness of the night. And to top it off, the power had just snapped off in the house, shutting off the night light he left lit for Sharpay.
And so here she stood in his doorway, scared and alone. Ryan couldn't see her, but he could feel her in the room with him. He pulled back the covers on his full-sized bed and lightly cleared his throat.
"Come on, Shar. Hop in."
Her name had barely left his lips before Ryan felt the weight on his bed. A smile crept to his lips as he felt his sisters arms wrap tightly around his slim waist and he pulled the covers over the both of them. He felt the whisper of Sharpay's breath against his neck and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her practically into him.
And that other reason Ryan left the light on in his room? So he could hold her in his arms. She always came running to her keeper of the light.
