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Reid shot up in bed as he was bolted awake, panting heavily as he wiped the sweat off his face and brow. Examining the room he breathed a sigh of relief as he realized he was in the dorm room he now shared with Pogue. He had been unable to sleep well so Tyler and Pogue had swapped rooms, hoping to give Reid a sense of security so he could sleep peacefully. So far it hadn't worked.
"What's the matter?" Pogue said sleepily, startling Reid who hadn't noticed he'd woken up his boyfriend who was laying next to him.
"Nothing I'm fine. Sorry I woke you." Reid said wrapping his arms protectively around himself.
"Another nightmare?" Pogue asked, concern evident in his tone.
"Yeah. It was Chase again. I don't know why I keep having these dreams. I wish they would stop." Reid said sighing wearily, the moonlight bathing his face making his fear and vulnerability stand out in his expression causing Pogue to frown. He wrapped his strong arms around the smaller boy and pulled him down next to him. Almost instinctively Reid cuddled into Pogue's broad muscular chest, tucking his head under Pogue's chin.
"It'll be okay, babe. They're probably just a result from what you went through. They'll pass eventually." Pogue cooed, rubbing his boyfriend's back comfortingly. Reid nodded, sighing as he closed his eyes again. Pogue continued to rub his back until he heard Reid's breathing even out. "I only wish those words were true." Pogue thought sadly before he let sleep reclaim him.
Pogue woke up the next morning from sunlight filtering in through a crack in the curtains. He looked to his side and was relieved to see Reid slumbering peacefully.
"It is Saturday. I'll let him sleep." Pogue thought, smiling to himself as he quietly crawled out of bed. He quickly got dressed in a plain t-shirt and blue jeans and headed out the door to Tyler's dorm room. He called Caleb on his way to Tyler's room and told him to meet him there. He was soon standing in front of Tyler's door knocking on it, since Tyler lived on the floor below them.
"Yeah?" Tyler yelled at the door groggily.
"It's Pogue! Let me in man, Caleb's gonna be here soon too." Pogue yelled back. He heard Tyler groan as he rolled himself out of bed and shuffle to the door.
"You do know that it is Saturday, right?" Tyler complained as he opened the door and let the older boy inside.
"Details details. Nice PJ's by the way Ty." Pogue said grinning as he walked inside.
"I think Reid's rubbed off on you. And those are some nice pajama's Baby Boy." Caleb said as he walked in before Tyler could close the door, eyeing the colorful polka dotted sleep pants.
"Yeah, you're becoming an ass, so stop," Tyler teased, playfully hitting Pogue in the arm. "And for your information your boyfriend got me these pants." Tyler said sticking his tongue out childishly at Pogue.
"He's always had an interesting taste." Pogue chuckled.
"So what's the deal with waking us up early on a Saturday, Pogue?" Caleb asked sitting next to Tyler on his bed. Pogue sighed deeply, running a hand through his thick wavy hair.
"We're gonna havta tell Reid that Chase is back. The nightmares are getting worse, plus what if Chase decides to Use on him again?" Pogue asked.
"But if we tell him, he'll just get mad that we lied to him and his paranoia will increase." Tyler protested quietly.
"But if he's looking for an attack from Chase maybe he can protect himself." Caleb reasoned.
"He's barely sleeping now as it is. If he knows Chase is back, then he won't sleep at all!" Tyler argued.
"Ty's right Pogue. We'll see how things go and then we'll decide whether to tell him or not. Okay?" Caleb asked examining his friend's faces.
"Yeah. I just hate lying to him." Pogue said sadly. Caleb stood and put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I know we all do, but it's better this way." Caleb rationalized.
"I better go check on him. See you guys later." Pogue said leaving the room. He sighed then walked back towards the dorm he shared with Reid. "Either way could be harmful to him. If we tell him he'll freak out, but if we don't then he could get badly hurt. God I wish things were so much simpler." Pogue thought as he reached their door. He opened the door and saw Reid was still asleep. Looking closer he noticed his boyfriend hadn't moved much since he left. He found that odd since the younger boy had been so restless in his sleep lately.
His eyes widened in horror as he realized what was wrong. Reid wasn't breathing.
A/N: Well there's that chapter! Hope you all liked it! If not I can always redo it! I love to leave cliffys if you can't tell. And I just realized that I spelled Vengeance in the title wrong. I'm such a dork. X3