A/N:
Bramblepool wrote this one using the words: flamethrower, ghost, sandwich, rubber, and exterminate.
Deryn awoke in the middle of the night screaming. She had had a terrible dream. She didn't remember too many details about it, but it had involved Dr. Barlow and at least a dozen flamethrowers. Deryn took a deep breath, trying to calm her wild heartbeat.
Suddenly her cabin door flew open and Alek toppled in. He looked absolutely terrified.
"Um, Alek, "Deryn asked cautiously. "Wha-"
"SAVE ME, DYLAN!"
"What happened?"
"I NEED A HUG!" Alek threw himself into her arms, shaking like a leaf. "IM SO SCARED!"
"Why?"
"There was a ghost in my room, Dylan! A real ghost!"
"Really?" Deryn asked amusedly. "There was?"
Alek nodded furiously. "It was really scary! It said it wanted to kill me! To end my life! To exterminate me!"
"Did it now? And what else did this 'ghost' say?"
"It said that you were actually a girl too!"
Deryn froze. That wasn't good. "I-it did?"
"Yeah!"
"And do you believe it?"
"Nope! I know that you would never lie to me, Dylan! 'Cuz we don't keep secrets from eachother, right?"
"Um, r-right." Deryn officially felt like a horrible person.
Alek plopped himself down onto the bed next to her. "My brain feels like rubber."
"...Why?"
"Cuz I'm scared!"
"...okay...?"
"Dylan, can I sleep here tonight?"
"No!" That would not end well.
Alek sniffed, looking close to tears. "But what if the ghost 's still there?"
Deryn sought desperately for a way to get out of this situation. "Can't you just eat a sandwich or something and go back to bed?"
Alek shook his head.
"Fine," Deryn huffed. "You stay here on the bed I'll sleep on the floor." Deryn slid onto the floor, quite irritated.
Alek snuggled into the bed. "Okay!"
Deryn shut her eyes, just wanting to sleep.
"If a ghost comes you'll protect me, right Dylan?"
"Yes, Alek."
"Yay!"
After a moments pause Alek said, "Sleep well, Dylan!"
Deryn didn't respond.
"I'll see you-"
"JUST SHUT UP AND SLEEP ALREADY!"
A/N:
R&R!