Ok! Thanks to those who reviewed glomps I think I feel like writing another chapter!

Airatainted- Thanks for the review! I'm glad you like that it's a Christmas fic, but I can't tell you what's gonna happen, since I don't exactly know yet myself, so just keep reading and whatever happens will happen, right?

Anyway, onto formalities!

Summary: Christmas is here and it's recognized by all, except one apartment. A fight breaks out between Colin and Dr. Garrets, and it's up to Tory to save Colin from the cold winter before it's too late!

Disclaimer: (see Chapter 1)

Pairing: TxC

Chapter 2: Relapse and Rage

December 24th, 11:38pm.

Tory jumped off his bed and ran out of his room, passed his half drunk mom and neighbor, and out the front door, into the cold rain that threatened to beat him into the ground. He made sure that Dr. Garrets wasn't around before running to the park, after Colin. He had to find out what happened, and more importantly, he had to make sure that Colin was alright.

The rain beat down mercilessly on the little genius, but he didn't care, he was only worried about Colin and his reaction to the extremely cold weather. Tory could feel the temperature dropping, and if his notes were correct, Colin usually had a relapse when the temperature dropped.

"Colin! Colin!" He called out as he neared park, but he didn't get a response. A mental smack -which he had been getting quite often lately- came almost automatically. Of course Colin wouldn't answer. He was either scared to death of the doctor finding him or... in the middle of a relapse! With that in mind, Tory raced to the park, desperately looking for his raven-haired proj-classmate.

His feet were beginning to hurt, the rain was becoming blinding, and to top it all off, he was starting to realize that going out into the rain in his pajamas was a bad idea. The wet grass shifted under his feet, making him slip and fall into the mud, but he got up quickly, looking around the area for Colin. Finally, he saw a figure on the ground, shaking uncontrollably, and approached it. His heartstrings pulled so hard at the sight of the pathetic creature, he feared that they would tear. Carefully and silently, Tory put his hand on Colin's arm.

"Colin, it's me, Tory. Please get up! We have to get you out of this rain. You can come to my house if you want. I'll take care of you, just get up!" Colin's breath was labored, coming out in shallow, short bursts as he tried to catch his breath from both running and the relapse. The shorter boy tried to speak, but he could feel the cold darkness tugging at his soul as it was. He needed to rest, but he wanted to keep running.

Tory stood up, pulling Colin up with him and to a big tree nearby, next to the small lake which was frozen over with thin ice. He leaned Colin against the tree and sat down next to him, staying close to try and keep them both warm, but they were both soaked, so it didn't work very well. He glanced at Colin, who seemed to be falling in and out of consciousness.

"Hey! Stay with me here, don't fall asleep yet." Tory pleaded, kneeling up and shaking Colin's shoulders.

"It's... warm..." Colin replied between breaths, opening his eyes slightly to look at Tory, "Go... away..."

Tory shook his head, "I can't... I can't leave you here."

Rage suddenly filled Colin, blinding his usually calm, logical mind. He jumped up and grabbed at Tory's throat, "I SAID GO AWAY! Leave me here, leave me alone, stop following me!" His fragile chest heaved from the yelling, pushing his body over it's limit and beyond. Tory wanted to calm his friend, to stop his madness, but darkness was creeping into his vision from the corners of his eyes.

Just before Tory passed out, his neighbor, Paul batted Colin over the head with an umbrella just hard enough to knock him unconscious and get him off Tory. The last thing Tory felt and saw was Colin's grip loosening around his neck and Paul's face above his own.

"Tory... worried... wake... hey!" Was all that the young boy heard before everything went dark.

OK! There's the second chapter! Surprised? Yeah, me too. Hehe. That was definitely different than what I had originally pictured happening. The monster inside Colin is being revealed! lol, kidding, I've just always wanted to say that. Anyway, R&R please!