"He'd trade his guns for love
but he's stuck in a crossfire"

EDAN LOOKED UP with a bead of sweat dripping down his face, his heart was pounding and his body felt weak.

his eyes were droopey. he wanted to sleep, to let his body relax and drift off into a blank concious, but that was nearly impossible taking in the scene. his body was covered in bruises and cuts from what happened.

he was in a decently stiff bed. the pillow was fluffy and it gave his head support but the sheets were thin and didn't block out the wind that entered through the window. everything felt like a frozen tundra pressed against his skin.

a boy sat next to him. his blue mask covered whatever made a thick goop drip. he looked over at him and stood up, touching Edan's face with a gloved hand. a yell pierced the once silent air

"woah, woah! calm down-"

"who are you?" tears poured from his eyes as he sat up, his body trembling and anxiety overtaking his mindset. he got out of bed attempting to run but the man grabbed him.

"slow down! please!", he said and covered Edan's face with his hand, his body thrashing in his built grip. edan could barely breathe.

edan screamed and screamed, his vocal cords started to drown out and it got duller and duller, his body rasped and his breathing beyond being able to be saved. the man sat him back on the bed as Edan weeped.

"i"m Jack." the goopey-faced man said and rested his hand on Edan's shoulder. "you're Edan Willams, right?"

Edan remained silent. he didn't want to speak to him. he didn't want to talk to whoever, whatever this creature was.

EJ sighed. "suit yourself. i thought you would want an explanation into how you died."

Edan looked up with a confused look. "i'm not dead. i'm obviously alive."

EJ stood up and went over to a small cardboard box in the corner. his body hunched and he maneuvered his hands around until he pulled out the shiney object. Edan raised his brows.

"take it."

and Edan did take it. his hands trembled and his mind was littered but he took it. when he got the mirror he threw it to the ground as soon as he saw a snipet of his reflection.

grey. that's all he remembered. grey skin, grey eyes, grey hair. everything. he was so vibrant but that was all gone nowalhe was a colorless body. he wasn't human.

"that had to be rigged."

"no. no it wasn't." EJ said and sat next to Edan and lifted his mask up. his lips were thin and black, teeth pressing his lips out and his jaw was unusally wide to hold all his canines.

"it happened to me too."

EJ than lifted his mask all the way up, to show the pools of black that were his eyes. Edan remained silent.

"wake me up."

EJ looked puzzled and looked at him. "huh?"

Edan stood up. he looked at him with his now colorless eyes.

"wake me up. i don't want to dream anymore."