-Chapter two-
"Shhh! Sam listen," Seth says, bringing me out of my thoughts.
"I don't hear-, " I stop my words. I hear nothing. There is a silence that I haven't heard in years. There has always been some kind of noise, never pure silence.
"Seth I'm scared," I whisper since Parker is asleep.
"It'll be okay, I promise. We will make it out of this. Alive and hopefully in one piece," Seth whispers. I feel his arms wrap around me as I lay my head on his shoulder.
"Don't make promises you can't keep," I say. I don't want to hear I'll be fine and then die.
"I'll keep you safe," he whispers. I know Seth and Parker both would die for me. It honestly scares me. "I am not going to let you die."
I stay there in his arms for a while until I drift off to sleep.
"Sam wake up," Parker whispers in my ear causing me to jump. My thoughts are incoherent. Finally, I process that Seth is gone.
"Where's Seth?" I slur groggily. Parker shrugs and I start to panic. Where the heck was Seth?
"Sam, don't freak out. I'm sure he's okay," Parker reassures me. So much only freaking out in my head.
"Where would he have gone?" I ask.
"Where did who go?" Seth asks.
"Seth!" I say launching myself at him to hug him.
"Wow, Sam. Miss me much?" he asks hugging me back.
"Where'd you go?" Parker asks for me.
"Scouting the area," Seth says. "I thought I heard something."
I close my eyes and breath in the familiar sent that is one hundred percent Seth. I lose myself in his warmth.
"Seth, you freaked me out," I whisper once Parker leaves. "Don't do that again."
"I won't make promises I can't keep," Seth whispers. I hate him for using my words against me, but in the middle of that hate is another emotion. Love? Fear? Anger? I don't know.
"Seth…" I whisper.
"Shhh, baby, its okay," he coos noticing my tears before I do. I bury my face into his shoulder and allow myself to sob.
I stayed there for forever, until I heard Seth call, "Parker something is wrong with Sam!"
Then I collapsed in Seth's arms.
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"SAMANTHA!" I hear Parker shout. I stir slowly only to have the room start spinning again.
"'Ere 'm I?" I ask groggily.
"Home, don't worry you're safe," Seth whispers.
"Wha' happ'ned?" I ask.
"I don't know, baby. We were hoping you could tell us," Seth says. I shake my head. I don't have any clue what happened. I don't even know what clued Seth in that something was wrong.
I sit up slowly then realize I'm hungry.
"Where can I get some food?" I ask, still slightly woozy. Parker leaves to grab us something to eat.
"Sam, you scared the crap outta' me. Don't do that again," Seth whispered. He sits next to me and pulls me in his arms.
"What exactly did I do?" I ask.
"Well after you started sobbing, you just kind of fell limp. Then you collapsed and quit responding. Parker and I didn't know what to do, or what had happened. It scared us. It scared me," Seth explains. I lean my head onto his shoulder not knowing what else to say.
"Don't stress, baby, it'll be okay," Seth says to reassure me. Oddly, I find myself more worried. "Baby, just relax."
"How?" I ask unsure.
"Just don't worry, like I know you are." I smile. Seth knows me way to well.
When Parker comes back with food we eat as though today was our last. In fact, it very well may be.
"Sam, get some sleep. We need to leave ASAP," Parker says. I nod curling into a ball under my sheets. "I'll be next door if you need something."
Parker leaves going to get some sleep for himself. Seth stays behind, still sitting on my bed.
"You know I love you right?" Seth asks. I nod. Seth is like my brother. "Like as more than a sister."
Before I could ask how, Seth leaned in and kissed me. The kiss was sweet and short.
"I love you, too, Seth," I whisper with out thinking. He leaned his forehead on mine. "Seth…?"
"Shhh, baby," he whispers. "We have to make sure Parker doesn't find out. He will kill me dead if he does."
"Why?" I ask.
"'Cause you're his baby sister, he wants to protect you," Seth whispers.
"I've learned how to take care of myself."
"Then get some sleep, I'll see you in the morning," Seth says slipping into the bed next to mine. "Night, baby."
"Night, Seth."
awww. any guesses as to what will happen to Seth and Parker? Please review! XD reviewers get a cookie