Ethan's P.O.V

"I still don't believe you, but if you're lying then you obviously really don't want me to know what it is, so I guess I'll just lay off. Anyway I-" I bumped into Benny as I had started pacing around the room. A vision came.

There were two dark figures. They wre both tall, but one was a skinny teenage boy and the other was a fit male. This fit dark figure came into better focus, and I watched as it brought unloving, seemingly freezing, ice kisses down the neck of the teenager. But there was no response from the teenage boy. He just stood frigid, with tears down his eyes, as he could do nothing. This digusting man kissed once more, using all his passionate tongue excercises this time. I saw the sick, contorted, twisted look upon the man's face, as he put the poor, young boy trhough more harassment and torture, forcing him to at least accept the disgusting tongue kiss. I saw fangs come out of his mouth and I knew the older male was a vampire. He spoke, and with that disgusting voice of his, that sneaky, creeping voice, I knew right then, that this was Jesse. He stopped kissing and tilted the teenager's head up.

"Why so stiff, darling?" He said the word almost mockingly, because he knew it was a sham, but also torture to whoever the poor boy was that he was harassing.

"Please. Stop this." The voice was nearly a squeak. So desperate sounding, so..pained. The older male reached out his other hand and grasped the other's neck.

"Listen, I don't stop, until I want to stop. I don't listen to puny little wannabe spellcasters like you! Got it?" He was still grasping the neck of the other, and so the younger boy nodded as much as he could. A pitiful effort. Jesse released, and the poor boy fell to the ground gasping for air. A weak attempt before Jesse shoved his lips back onto the boy's. "I ought to leave you breathless everytime." He started to walk away. "See you later, honey." I saw with the most horror I had ever had in my life, as the pitiful, crying face looked up. The worse part was, I knew the face. It was a pitiful, cold, broken, crying, Benny. And he was sitting alone in an alley with no one. The vision ended.

The vision has seemed to last so long, but I had only been out for seconds. I looked at Benny's innocent face, wondering how anyone could do that to him. How twisted they must be. The bruises were not from knocking into something. Said contusions were caused by one thing only. The incredibly sick abuse of a wonderful, innocent teenage boy. I started crying, or rather, I broke down. Benny looked alarmed.

"Benny, I know. I know everything. I know about Jesse, and I know why you have those bruises. Now, come here. You need someone's consoling." He looked scared, then ashamed. Then he sat down, and scootched closer to me. I wrapped my arms around him tightly.

"You're such a wonderful boy..How could anyone be so sick? So twisted? You poor, child...You..you go change into something else. Get his fingerprints off of you. Wear one of my shirts if you like. When you get back, I'm talking to you about this. It's not right. He sadly rose and went to my room. He came back out five minutes later with one of my shirts on. He wore a pair of my pajama pants. He looked wonderful, but I felt disgusting thinking that. I knew I couldn't tell him that, how much it would hurt. I stood up, and led him by the hand to the spot where we had been sitting. No one but me and Benny were home. Mom and Dad were out and Jane was at a friend's house.

"So..where do you want to start?" I said nothing, but hugged him so tightly. Benny, too, broke down. He was so emotionally strong, to hold that in all the time. I felt horrible for never noticing before. He wailed and cried, telling me everything. I only held him tighter, and closer.

"I'm so ashamed, Ethan. So ashamed..and I feel so filthy. So disgusting...It's horrible, Ethan. I try so hard to keep it covered up, but I have these bruises and-and" he couldn't continue. His shuddering sobs filled the blank. I ran my hand through his hair and kissed his head.

"Benny..I know this must be hard but..has he raped you?"

"No, he hasn't, but I know he will someday. He hints at it all the time, just enjoying how my face lights up with horror. Please. Please, don't leave me. I know I'm disgusting, and I'm tainted but I don't-don't- I don't know what I'll do if you go." He sobbed once more, into my chest.

"I will never leave you. I'll always be here. It will be over soon. Everything will be okay, and he'll never bother you again. I'm coming everywhere with you, now. We're sleeping at each other's houses every night for the next two weeks. I'll keep you safe. I love you, and nothing more will happen to you." He said a broken "Thank you." And I lit the fire in the room, fetching a blanket for him. zhe held it contently, before he turned to me and shyly said "Would you..sleep with me? I'm so scared right now..and.."

"Of course." I got another blanket, and layed one on the floor. We layed down on it and put the other one upon us. We snuggled so close, and I insisted on holding Benny in a protectice position. I had one hand around his waist, and his head was resting on my chest. I layed my head against his and we fell asleep. He fell asleep first, I hoped it was because he felt safe in my arms.

Once, he woke up in a fright, but I just caressed him and told him it would all be okay. I kissed his cheek and we fell asleep once again. No matter what, it would be okay, because Mom and Dad weren;t due back 'till 3 o'clock tomorrow, and Jane was due back an hour later than that. I would keep him safe. I would do anything.