Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!

After that night it seemed sleep was not an option for Alfred anymore. Every time he closed his eyes, nodded off and began slipping away from conciseness, the images of his lover or his friends laying on the floor would flash in his head, as the well as the figure from the first dream that occurred.

It was becoming obvious to his friends and his boyfriend that he was indeed losing sleep and becoming less energized.

"Alfred, you need to sleep."

It was 10 pm on a Thursday, Alfred was at his desk with his desk lamp on a stack of papers and a textbook. Looking up with tired blue eyes he gave a lazy smile to the Russian, "don't worry 'bout it baby...I'm perfectly fine, I just need to get these papers finished."

"Those are due in two weeks, dorogoy..." Ivan sighed as he walked over, wrapping his arms around Alfred's neck as he nuzzled into the skin, "you are exhausted, come to bed."

Sighing, Alfred finally gave in. Who could say no to those pretty violet colored eyes? The American stood up from his desk and turned the lamp off, slipping off his shirt leaving in sweatpants he plopped onto the mattress. Ivan turned the lights off and crawled onto the bed, letting out a soft giggle as he felt Alfred's arms wrapping around his waist.

"Better?"

"Mm..." Alfred hummed in response, his chest pressed against Ivan's back. He buried his nose into the lighter blondes neck and murmured, "anything is better when I'm with you~"

Ivan laughed gently, "you are so...how do you say...cheesy?"

"But my cheesiness and American charm is what got you to go out with me." He chuckled against Ivan's neck, relaxing against him.

"Da, da...get some sleep now."

Nodding, Alfred dozed off till he was engulfed by the darkness, hoping he would at least have a dreamless night.

Of course, hope doesn't get you very far, Alfred was once again standing in the familiar corridor. The halls were long, the air was dusty and stale, the walls were stained and peeled. Though this time, it was quiet. There wasn't any thunder, even when the lightening made the shadows dance on the wall. There was rain outside but he couldn't hear it hitting the window, or the walls, he couldn't even hear his breathing or his voice.

Moving one foot forward he didn't hear the shard of glass cackling under his weight. Another foot, right foot, left foot, right foot. He was making his way down the corridor, it wasn't stretching or moving, it was still.

There was a metal door at the end of the hall where he was heading, it was rusty and it looked heavy. The small square window was stained making in impossible to see through.

When Alfred reached the door, he caught a few sounds, yet he couldn't make them out. He put his hand against the cold steel, leaning in closer to make the sounds out but they were too muffled. Finally gaining the courage, Alfred pushed the door open. The old metal screeched in agony as it was forced open, suddenly the noises were loud and it almost split Alfred's eardrums.

Screaming, yelling, crying, laughing. All these sounds echoed at once in Alfred's head, as he looked in there was another long corridor with what seemed like cells lining the sides.

"What the hell?"

As he took a step in, then another there was another shriek from behind him, the door had closed. Each cell had one person, each one in straight jackets locked heavily. They either sobbed, screamed, yelled, laughed, or all of the above. One cell, two cells, three cells, four cells. There were too many for Alfred to count.

Who were these people? Why are they locked up? What's wrong with them?

Jumping when a man slammed himself into the bars, Alfred breathed heavily. He could hear his heart beat in his ears.

"You broke the rules! You didn't listen!" He laughed, his teeth yellow and decayed almost like his gums, "don't speak it! Don't think it! You lost~! You lost~!"

(Kinda sounds like the bye bye man thing whoops)

Continuing down the hall, he heard their words.

"Dark Ridge Asylum! I said it!"

"Dark Ridge~! Dark Ridge~!"

"Asylum~"

"Hell on earth!"

A door creaked open, making Alfred stop, a bright white light emitting from the crack. He opened the metal door, inside was a padded room, and on the floor laid a familiar platinum blonde.

"Ivan!"

Alfred leaned down to his lover, "Ivan, baby, don't worry I'm going to get you out-"

He stopped, who was this?

This wasn't Ivan.

He had the hair, the eyes, the nose, but this wasn't him.

"What is wrong?"

That wasn't his voice.

That wasn't his smile.

It nearly tore his face in half, instead of Ivan's sweet smile it was a chaotic and lip splitting nightmare. His eyes, the pupils were constricted and filled with nothing.

"Who are you?"

"It is me, Fedya..." he cooed, "stay with me! Stay with us..."

Us? Who was 'us'?

"We will get better, doctors have promised they will help us!" He giggled, cocking his head to the side, "don't you want to stay with me? Lovino and Gilbert are here! Nothing will change!"

"Stay with us, Alfred..."

"This is our home, Dark Ridge is our safe haven!"

"Stay with us..."

"Stay."

"Stay!"

"Stay!"

"Stay with us, Alfred! Stay, stay, stay, stay, STAY!"

"Alfred!"

Alfred bolted up in a panic, his eyes wide and his breath coming out in deep pants. He looked around, seeing he was in his dorm room and Ivan was next to him with a worried expression, "Darling? Are you okay?"

Alfred stared at him, making Ivan a little uncomfortable, "smile."

"Chto?"

"Just, smile, please."

Cocking his head to the side a bit he gave a normal but confused smile. Alfred let out a breath of relief and plopped back down on his back, "thank God..."

"What is wrong?"

"Ah...it's nothing babe, just a nightmare." He looked over and chuckled at the skeptical look he was given, "don't give me that look. Let's get dressed, we're meeting Gil and Lovi for breakfast aren't we?"

"Da, but it is twelve-thirty."

"Oh...well, lunch then!"

Ivan rolled his eyes and chuckled slightly, kissing Alfred's cheek before he texted the two to meet them for lunch while Alfred got ready.

As he did, Alfred thought about the name that echoed through his head. Dark Ridge Asylum, what was the deal? He decided he'd check it out later, do a little research. For now, he was going to make sure not to worry any of his friends. Hopefully he will find answers.

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