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You'd Never Guess That Evil Would Win One Day

Freedom, Heartbreaks, and White Flags

~Ethan's P.O.V.~

I woke with a start. My head ached and my nose was sore. I tried to sit up, but I got dizzy, so I laid back down and took a few deep breaths.

"About time you woke up." I hear. I turn my head to see the Evil Benny, looking at me out of the corner of his eye. "You've been out all night." He was sitting at the desk, either drawing or writing really fast.

"Wha-t happened?" I said, a wave of dizziness hitting me.

"You passed out. Just when you were about to leave. Funny, huh?" He cracked a smiled, but it left soon after.

"Leave? You were- oh!" the memory came back and I looked at the door.

It was wide open.

"As soon as you're feeling better, I want you to leave." He looked sadly down at his project.

"I can still?" I said. He nodded curtly. He sat back in his chair, before grabbing the paper and crumpling it. He threw it away and sighed.

"But you need to rest more right now. So be patient."

"Yeah."

~3rd Person's P.O.V.~

Benny woke up the next day as his door closed. Again, Jesse was in his room, holding him. Benny shivered. He knew that Jesse snuck in there, and he didn't like it. He looked around and saw his clothes in a bundle in the corner.

Oh my God, was that there the whole time? He thought. Benny scurried over to them and checked the pants pockets.

His phone laid in his hands. He checked everything quickly. fourteen calls from gramma, three texts from Rory, and something from Sarah.

But nothing from Ethan. Benny was in shock. Why didn't he call? Or text? There was nothing to tell if he cared or not. The boy's throat tightened.

Then Jesse knocked.

"Benny? It's time to get up." He put my phone back quickly, adjusted his loincloth, and went to the door. Benny opened it and flung himself at the vampire, sobbing. Jesse was surprised, but held him. He brought them down to the floor and wrapped his arms around the trembling mess.

"Benny?"

"I'll never leave you." He spurted out. "I won't. Ever. I promise." Benny squeezed him as tight as he could.

Jesse turned his words over and over in his mind.

Then decided to test them.

~Ethan's P.O.V.~

Later that day, about sundown, I felt fine. I walked over to Evil Benny's desk. I Found the paper he was unsatisfied with and started to open it. But I heard footsteps. I shoved the paper in my pocket.

"How're you feeling?" He asked.

"A lot better." I said. I wanted to ask him if I could leave now. But I didn't want to be rude. He nodded, face expressionless.

"Then leave." I watched him for just a second, not sure what to say. So I just left. First, I decided to go to the woods and get my phone. I found it by the lake, where I stopped for a drink.

I sat down and checked my phone. Mom, Dad, Jane, Rory, texts, calls, voicemails... Then something from Sarah.

She was bashing me, bringing me down, making me feel bad. She mocked me and told me no one would care if I died.

I frowned. And still nothing from Benny. He was still gone.

If Benny was gone, nothing else mattered.

I shut my phone and put it in my pocket. I felt the paper that I took bush against my fingers, so I brought it out and read it.

Ethan-

I would like you to stop calling me Evil Benny. It's too long. If you want, you can call me Ben. The first time I saw you, I thought you were just I meal. But the first time I saw you sleeping, I knew you were much more then that to me. I know I'm not Benny, but maybe you want to give me a chance? It's understandable if you don't. I've done nothing but hurt you. I just make you hate yourself more. For that, I want to kill myself. You really are a gamechanger. I wish I got to know you more. If I ever see you again, I'd never hurt you.

-Ben

I sucked in a breath. Then I got up and ran back.

I knocked on the door. He opened it, then his eyes widened. I hugged onto him.

"I stole it! I stole the note!" I sobbed.

"What?! You stole it?!" He hissed at me.

I smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, Ben."

He seemed embarrassed. "W-why would that change anything? You have a life waiting for you to go back to. Why'd you come back?"

My smile faltered. "Well, you see, it's a long story..." My head started spinning. I shouldn't have ran...

I collapsed in his arms.

Wow. That was something... review! ~TrampledRose