Ellie's POV

Yawning, I stretched. Rolling over, I went towards warmth. Snuggling next to it, I opened my eyes to be met with a chest going up and down. Looking up at the face, Cry was fast asleep, his mouth open just a little bit. I smiled; he looked peaceful and innocent when he slept. I snuggled closer to him, savoring the moment and the sound of his heartbeat.

Truthfully, it worried me about these feelings that started to grow inside me for him. Part of me wanted to try something with him, but other part didn't. Because I enjoyed our friendship, I've never had a best friend when I was younger; I was always that girl in the corner that never talked to anyone. It wasn't until I met Cry in that stupid writing class I had to take for my junior year, that things started to shift for me. Feeling him stir, I quickly turned over back to where I was laying before.

Glancing at the clock, I saw it was 3:00am. Having to pee, I got out of bed and made my way towards the bathroom, going pee; I flushed and washed my hands. Walking back, I tried to avert my gaze from looking into any windows. I had this fear of seeing something in windows or in mirrors. "Damnnit!" I cussed under my breath; I took a peek out of the same kitchen window. I heard thunder out; I guess it's a good thing I stayed the night I thought.

Lighting flashed and I screamed, there staring into the kitchen window was a full masquerade mask, that was white with paint red and black paint around the hallow eye holes, a pointed nose and a sinister smiled that looked like it found happiness with every horrible thing that happened into your life. I ran back into the bedroom, praying to God that the thing wouldn't grab me.

Cry's POV

I was awoken by Ellie jumping over me and diving into the covers. "What the hell?" I said in a groggy voice. Now behind me, Ellie wrapped her arms around my waist, shaking ever so slightly.

"What's wrong? What happened?" I said, suddenly feeling alarmed.

"That fucking mask…" her voice was muffled because it was pressed into my back. Any fear that I had left my body. "That's what you're so freaked out about? My Dr. Who mask?" I face palmed in my head. Ellie's body was still shaking… I decided to do with my instincts and turn my body to face hers. I held her closer then ever before. "It's alright El…" I said, stroking her black hair.

I could feel her heart beat… It was fast. Eventually, her body stopped quaking, but she didn't move away from me. She stayed close…I listened to her breathing start to steady once again. She stretched her long neck up to look at me. Wow… that's all I could say. We stared at each other for a few moments.

I felt gravity pulling our faces closer and closer… Without any consent from my brain, I reached down and kissed her softly. It wasn't anything super… just a little more then a peck. Moving my head back, our eyes met again. Realizing what I had just done, one word escaped my mouth. "Sorry…", I said letting her body go. I flipped my body back over so I wasn't facing her anymore… I just ruined a friendship didn't I?

A/N The mask that Ellie saw in the window is based on this mask

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