Astaroth... OH SHIT, ARIN REMEMBERS. He jumps up out of bed. "Astaroth!" He whispers. He remembers all the nightmares. He's lost Astaroth for good... He didn't... Lose Jonny... Right? He remembered Jonny saying he had weird dreams. And then nobody but a few people made it to the final stage of the Spiral Corridor. Did he lose BOTH of the people he loves?!

-Stray Sheep-

Arin rushes into the bar and up to the Boss. "Hey, um... Did Jonathan Ariga die last night? Is he on the news?"
"Of course not. Now why would you think that?"
Arin sighs deeply. "I've been having dreams where I have to climb these blocks. I couldn't remember it, but now I do!" Arin explains it all. "But... You wouldn't believe me, would you?"
"Oh, I believe you. Stranger things have happened, you know."
Arin smiles and nods.
Toby walks up to him later. "Hey Arin. The boss is really tired... So he's not coming today."
"Okay. You wanna hang out? Have a few drinks?"
Toby smiles brightly. "Sure. You and I have never really spent time together alone, huh?"
"Nope. We should start, if we're supposed to be best friends."

"What the hell do you mean, 'YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW?!'" Lucas yelled.
Arin gulps and takes a deep breath. Just tell him, like Toby told you to.
-Flashback-
"Oh God, Arin... Did he really... Rape you?!" Toby asked.
Arin looks down, tearing up a little. He decided to tell his 'best friend' about this first. He didn't want to put more pressure on the others. He didn't want to drag Toby into it either, but what choice did he have? "Y-Yes..."
"Well you have to tell him you don't want him! Tell him you're with Jonny!"
"Okay."
"Why didn't you tell the Boss about this?"
"I didn't want to put more weight on his chest. He already seems to be doing pretty badly."
"You should have told him. The Boss is always talking about you. He feels something for you. He'd do anything for you, and it WOULDN'T be a burden," Toby says with a weak smile.

-End of Flashback-

"I-I don't want to go out with you or anything! Please, just leave me alone!" Arin says with the beginnings of tears in his eyes.
"You know you're making a huge mistake... My parents are rich! I could do anything you want! I could take you anywhere. I could give you money, power, sex... WHATEVER YOU WANT!"
"L-Lucas please stop! I just want to be with Jonny!"
Lucas slaps Arin across the face.
Then he kicked him in the stomach.
This went on for a couple of hours.

Just so you know, everyone, this does NOT mean the story is over and that Astaroth is out of the picture.