This chapter was a bit harder to finish. For those of you who watch a lot of people on youtube, you may have heard the news about Dan from Cyndago, and for those that don't, on the 16th, he took his own life. I just recently subscribed to them and I haven't been watching them for long, but I still feel the lose. Sorry if this chapter isn't as exciting, but I hope you like it anyways :D
The sun spilled in from the gaps in the curtain, light spilling over their bodies. A door slowly opened and five pairs of eyes peered in. The bodies were sprawled over the bed, without a care to the world. Ashley lay on her stomach, near the edge, her arm hanging over the side, fingers almost touching the floor. The side of her face was smooshed up against her pillow, forcing her cheeks to pucker out. The sheet was loosely draped over her butt, showing the rest of her bare back. Other than the sheet, there was nothing else on her body to shield her from the nakedness of the night before.
Chris lay on his back, arm thrown over his eyes as he snored lightly, he too, hardy covered from the waist down. The thin fabric lay over his lap, just below his hips. One wrong move and he'd be exposed to the room.
Sam quietly closed the door and looked back at her friends. Her eyes wide in shock and excitement.
"Oh. My God," whispered Emily, "They actually fucken did it. They fucked," she said bluntly.
Matt put a finger over his lips, "Come on," he hissed, let's move out of ear shot."
The group moved down the hall to Mike, Jess and Sam's room and Matt closed the door as he brought up the rear.
"Did you see them?!" Emily boasted.
"Did you hear them," Jess added, "They were less than quiet." Everyone turned to look as Jess, all shocked to hear so much of a peep out of her. Since they had all gotten back together, Jess had said little to nothing since she escaped those mines. She just stared blankly at them once more, old Jess receding back behind those glazed eyes as her mind wondered in her own little wonderland.
"Jess has a point," Mike added.
"Yeah, they were less than conspicuous with their activities last night," Sam agreed.
"Who know Ash would be such a screamer?" Emily half teased.
They all exchanged a knowing glance, all sort of half expecting that Ashley would be a loud partner in bed.
"Let's not tease too much," Sam suggested, "I think it's kinda cute, to be honest. Like a very twisted fairy tale."
"Emphasis on the twisted," Emily said. "Come on Matt, this place serves free breakfast and I'm starving." Grabbing Matt's hand, she drug him out of the room. Everyone was sure that after everything, knowing how Emily had treated Matt, that he'd brake it off or had snapped, and yet he let her drag him around just like always. For all they knew, they had a long talk last night and straightened things out, or as much as they could in a night. No one knew, nor did they plan on pursuing their questions.
"Breakfast does sound good," Sam agreed with a stretch, "I don't think any of us have eaten anything since…before we arrived at the lodge?"
Their stomachs' all growled at the thought of food. Opting to remain in their jammies, provided by the thrift shop, the three of them headed to the dining area of the hotel.
Chris was brushing his teeth in the bathroom, watching his reflection as he caught sight of Ashley watching him in the mirror. Smirking, he bumped her lightly with his side, to which she bumped him back. They both snickered and continued with brushing their teeth.
Afterwards, they pulled on the jammies they never got to wear and headed out to the dining area for breakfast. Not they didn't expect to see their friends there, they just didn't expect the uncomfortable stares they got.
Both Ashley and Chris stopped dead in their tracks, glanced at one another then back to their friends. As soon as they stared back at their friends, their friends quickly averted their stares and directed their attention back to their food, speaking quietly amongst themselves.
Chris furrowed his brow at Ashley who only shrugged. Deciding to ignore it for the time being, they both moved to get their breakfast, filling up their trays and joined their friends at the table they all sat at. It was clear they weren't the only ones feeling as though they were starving after the night they had.
When they sat at the table, the air grew awkwardly quiet among their friends. Chris had enough. It was bad enough the guy he had thought was his best friend had pulled such an elaborate prank, but now his remaining friends were giving him and Ashley the silent treatment. "Do you guys mind telling us what's going on? I can only handle so much friend bullshit at a time."
The group exchanged a glance among one another, before Emily took the initiative, "Oh come on, you know what's up," she snorted, "if not, ask Ashley, she was loud enough as it was last night."
Chris's fork fell from his hand as he gawked at Emily, then quickly looked to Ashley only to see her beat red face. She buried her face in her hands, "Oh god," she groaned.
"Yeah, we heard you the first time," Matt added.
Sam shoved Matt, "Quit it, guys."
"Yeah, let's not humility another friend to death," Mike added bluntly.
They all retreated, knowing Mike was right. Chris and Ashley, on the other hand were still bright red and shifting uncomfortably where they sat. "S-so you heard that, huh?" Chris finally asked. There was no denying it now.
Sam patted him on the shoulder, "Don't mind them, guys, they're just being children. So what if you guys finally hooked up, everyone one makes sounds at some point. If you're not making noise, you're doing it wrong, right Mike?"
Mike rose a brow, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Remember Lindsey, freshmen year. She used to talk about how you couldn't make her scream," Sam teased.
Mike snorted, "Pfft, Lindsey, was…she was," it was Mike's turn to blush. "I was a freshmen."
Sam shrugged smugly.
This made Ash smile slightly.
"I heard Matt cried his first time," Emily pointed out.
"That was supposed to be a secret," Matt snapped.
"Emily wasn't all that confident her first time," Mike added.
"Hey!" Emily retorted.
"What about Jess, what's her flaw?" they all looked to Jess who was busy admiring her spoon. They considered her for a moment and decided against it.
"What about Sam?" Matt prodded, what about your first time?"
Sam's face flushed bright red, "I…well…" she shrugged sheepishly.
"Oh, come on, don't tell us you don't have an embarrassing sex story," Mike prodded.
"Oh good lord," Emily snorted, "She doesn't have one, cause she hasn't had any."
Sam shrugged, "I'm saving myself for someone special," she admitted.
The group went silent before all bursting out laughing, "Okay, you guys are off the hook now," Chris said, "I mean, as long as Ash is okay."
Ashley looked to him, a soft smile tugging on the corners of her lips and she gave a quick nod.
Everyone quickly went back to their food, enjoying a fresh meal and good company.
The group had been lounging around, talking amongst one another, wondering when they'd be able to head home, but the storm was still pretty bad, so they were informed they'd keep them there for at least one more night. Their families were all contacted and informed. Everyone took turns talking to their parents and such, telling them they were all fine and they weren't allowed to say much more. They weren't even allowed to talk about Josh until they were sure he wasn't coming back with them.
But that's when they got the news. The rescue team had found the mines, the bodies and even lost a few of the team to what they claimed was only a rabid bear. Everyone called bullshit on that, but the most interesting thing they heard was they had found Josh and brought him back, alive.
Each one of them were asked clarify that it was in fact Josh, the kid that had pulled such a terrifying prank on them and had almost gotten them killed because of it. They were each taken separately to confirm it was in fact Josh, but there was no denying it. The crazy kid sitting in a room behind a two way mirror, was in fact, Josh. He was alive, but he was even worse off now, than he was before the Hannah Wendigo drug him into the depths. They were sure he was probably eaten or at least left to die down there, but the fact that they had managed to bring him out of that was mind blowing to all of them. Turns out, they took the kids advice to bring flame throwers with them which really saved the rescue teams life. They'd never admit it, but they all knew, the team came across the Wendigo as well, but it would be forever placed in the books as a bear attack.
They questioned Josh for hours, though there was no use, his mind was too scrambled to give anything tangible. His parent were the last to be notified of the incident, but they had already been informed via the other parents, and had been left in the dark concerning their remaining child. Mrs. Washington, of course was hysterical when she heard the news, not knowing what had happened to her son. But when the detective told her he was alive, she collapsed with thankfulness, though they were informed that their son was not in his right mind and suggested he be put in an institute, Mr. Washington objected and demanded he be returned home as soon as possible. The told him the same thing they told the other parents, that they would have to wait until at least the next morning. Mr. Washington was furious, but after a long explanation about the safety of the piolet and of their son, Mr. Washington complied.
Later that evening, Jessica was taken in for more questioning and it was concluded that she had received some major memory loss and was strongly suggested that she be put into an institute as well, at least for a short while until she recovered. Mike wasn't happy about it, but he knew it would be for the best in the end. She wasn't herself, that much was certain, but when he heard about the memory loss, his heart broke. Part of him was just glad she was still alive, but the other part of him wanted all of her back. Maybe the institute would help with that.
"I can't believe Jess has been institutionalized," Chris said glumly.
"I know, right?" Ashley gasped. "I mean, she hadn't been all together lately, but I didn't realize how bad it was."
"Mike isn't taking it well," Chris replied. "It really seems to be eating at him."
"Wouldn't it eat at you if you were in his shoes? Imagine if it were me, Chris," Ashley suggested.
Chris nodded, "I'd do anything to make sure you were better again," he paused with a nod, "even put you into and institute if it meant getting you better."
Ashley leaned her head on Chris's shoulder, cuddling closer to him, "Mike must really love Jess," she said, cutting through the silence that had settled into the room.
Chris glanced over at her, "You didn't think so before?"
Ashley shook her head, "I think…I think at first, he just went for the next available person after breaking it off with Em. He probably just thought of it as a fling with another hot girl. It'd look good in school, but he'd gotten really close to her. He won't admit it yet, hell, he probably doesn't even realize it yet. He'd grown to really care for her, not just because she almost died, I mean it might play a big role in him noticing those greater feelings towards her and in a way this whole thing brought them closer together after all this madness."
"How do you know all of that?" Chris asked.
Ashely shrugged, "Woman's intuition?"
Chris rolled onto his side, watching Ashley for a short while before kissing her, "Well, I've loved you for a long time. Sure we weren't able to admit it for the longest time, but I'm glad we have. Maybe Mike will realize real soon."
"He's going to the same institute," Ashley said suddenly, "Josh. I overheard the detective talking to one of the investigators."
Chris rose a brow, "Would that be safe? I mean-"
"He didn't hurt Jess," Ashely reminded him. "It was the Wendigo…Hannah. Besides, It's not like they'll be kept in the same room, hell, they probably won't even be in the same wing together. Josh is a whole level of crazy above Jess. Jess is just a little broken and needs help being put back together."
Chris nodded, "Let's hope so, for our sake." He leaned in and kissed her again, his lips pulling at her's as he craved the taste of her flesh. Ashley already felt his erection pressing against her thigh.
"Ready for another round?" she giggled.