🎶OKAY ABOUT THE MUSIC. ITS A SURPRISE. JUST PLAY IT WHEN I SAY SO🎧

//Max's POV//

"Okay, Let's split up into groups. Since there's seven of us, there's going to be unequal numbers, a three and a four group."

"Hey, If Logan is Fred, Can I be Scooby?" Blake asked.

"What?" Logan was confused.

"RUH-ROH!" Blake yelled in a Scooby-Doo voice.

"Zoinks, Scoobs!" Marie did a pathetic Shaggy impressive.

"Jinkies," Allison played along.

"I don't know what Daphne says, unless Max wants to be Daphne," Y/n laughed.

"I didn't agree to any of this," I groaned.

"I think she says 'Jeepers!'" Allison suggested.

"Alli, you'd make a better Daphne. Maybe I should be Velma. I'm not pretty and more geeky."

"You are pretty, don't say that!" Allison hugged Y/n.

"I guess I'll be Scrappy-Doo," Celeryy shrugged, "Unless we can make Max Scrappy and I'll just be HotDog Water."

"Who the fuck is HotDog Water??" Marie Asked.

"She's from Mystery Incorporated, the weird middle stage of the modern Scooby-Doo cartoons," Celeryy explained, "What, am I the only one that watched that?"

"Yes," Everyone Said.

"Well shit."

"Alright, enough about fucking Scooby-Doo. Allison, Blake, Celeryy and I will be going together, while the rest of you guys can go off."

"Why can't we just stick together? This is how people in horror movies die, you know," Allison raised her finger.

"Yeah, and who said you were in charge?! I brought us here! I'm the leader of this adventure!" Marie protested.

"Everyone just shut up and go so we can get this over with," I sighed.

Did I mention bickering like that pisses me off?

"Fine...LET'S GO!!!!!" Marie ran off into the darkness, down the hallway.

Aaaaaaand then she crashed into a wall.

"Marie, you gotta be careful," Y/n helped her up while turning on the flashlight on her phone.

I was surprised it was so dark in the asylum, considering that it was only then sunset and there was still light outside.

It didn't help that the windows were boarded up.

"Yoooo, you think they have a morgue?" Marie asked as we walked down the chilly hallway.

"I wouldn't think so, it isn't that type of hospital," Y/n said.

"Awww," Marie looked disappointed.

Soon enough, we reached a staircase.

"Let's go up!" Marie moved forward but Y/n grabbed her arm.

"I...don't know if we should stray away from the others that far. Maybe we should just explore the downstairs right now, or at least find them and tell them we're going up," Y/n looked down.

Was she..?

"You're scared, aren't you?! C'mon Y/n, don't be afraid, it's just your friendly, neighborhood, abandoned asylum for lunatics," Marie paused, "Okay that sounds worse than I thought it would out loud."

"I'm not scared..I'm just.." Y/n put her fingers together.

I felt bad for Y/n.

It wasn't right for Marie to be pushing her like that.

I clenched my fist.

"Marie, fucking lay off. She doesn't want to go up."

"C'mon, please? Just for a couple minutes, I promise! If anything weird happens or something scares you, we'll leave right away and wait by the car for the others," Marie begged her.

"She doesn't want to, Marie, get over it. We've only been down here for 3 minutes, let's just explore the downstairs," I growled at her.

"You don't make decisions for her, Y/n, lets just go upstairs for a-"

"Really? I don't make decisions for her?That's fucking hypocritical depending on what you just said. You're a goddamn hypocrite!" I snapped at Marie.

"You want to go, asswipe?" Marie hissed, getting close to me.

"I have fucking decency, I don't hit woman."

"Who said a woman can't hit another woman?" Marie growled.

"Fucking Wench!"

"Man-Whore!"

"Dick-Cleaner!" My last comment made her grind her teeth.

"Guys, stop it!" Y/n yelled, making us both go silent.

I had forgotten how much she hated fighting.

"Look, how about we just go upstairs for a little bit, then explore the rest of downstairs?" Y/n made suggestion.

"Okay, Whatever," Marie crosses her arms.

"Fine," I rolled my eyes.

"And, you two have to apologize to each other for having such a stupid argument."

"....okay I guess it was pretty dumb. I'm sorry for being a bitch, Max."

"It's okay. I'm sorry for being a dick."

"We all good?" Y/n asked and we both nodded, "Okay, good."

Y/n turned to the stairs, "Lets get this over with..."

We climbed until we were on the first landing.

There were two floors, but the door was locked to Marie's dismay and Y/n's relief.

I could tell she was freaked out by the place, probably because of not everyone being together and the dark atmosphere.

We were just walking through a corridor, Marie being up ahead when we heard a CRASH!

As of reflex, Y/n grabbed my arm.

"It was probably just some dumb rats knocking shit over," I told her.

"Okay.." Her voice was shaky.

She looked like she was going to have a panic attack.

That's one of the things I remember most clearly of her from when we were kids.

She had really bad panic attacks, which I could tell has gotten better now.

"Hey, it's alright. Do you want to keep going?" I asked her.

"Yeah, it's fine," She paused, "Oh! Sorry, for uh, latching on like that."

"Don't apologize, you were scared. If you need to grab me, it's all good, Okay?"

"Okay, thanks Max.."

"C'mon, LoveBirds!" Marie called.

"Hey!" Y/n yelled, ran to her, and kicked her in the shin.

"MARIE'S DOWN, I REPEAT, MARIE'S DOWN!" Marie yelled as she rolled around the ground, cradling her leg.

"Get up, Ma- NO FUCKING WAY!" Y/n yelled.

"What??" I asked.

Y/n ran into a room to the left from us, me running after, and Marie limping behind.

"What is it?" I questioned, wondering why she yelled.

"It's an open window with long sheer curtains!"

"...Okay? So?"

"Don't you know what this means?!"

"No."

"Fine. Sometimes when I'm next to a big window, or an open window, or even a mirror, I like to pretend I'm in a music video and I start singing emo ass songs from the early 2000's just to make myself laugh. This is the perfect spot!"

"Hang on, I'll put on a song we all probably know," Marie took out her phone.

🎧PLAY SONG🎶

As soon as I heard the piano keys in the beginning, I knew what song it is.

"Max, you gotta be the guy."

"Fuck, no!"

"Please?" Y/n asked.

"....Fine, but I don't know all the lyrics."

Y/n sat on the windowsill and sang along.

How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb, without a soul
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there, and lead it back home

"Here you go, Max," Marie elbowed me.

"I hate my life," I sighed.

I think I killed my vocal chords yelling my parts.

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become

"I can't fucking sing.." I sighed.

"Shh. Her next line is up," Marie shushed me as she recorded the whole thing on her phone.

Y/n leaned out a little bit.

Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life

I had to admit, she was a great singer, just like when we were kids.

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become

"You don't have to do the whisper part, but I'll pull up the rap lyrics for you," Marie whispered.

Bring me to life
Bring me to life

Y/n leaned towards me.

Frozen inside, without your touch
Without your love, darling
Only you are the life
Among the dead!

She reached her arm to me.

'Goddamn, she's getting into this.'

All this time, I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years, it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything!
Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
(Don't let me die here...)
Bring me to life!

I walked towards her and held her arms, like she was dropping from the window.

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become

Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
Bring me to life!

And it ended with her looking like she was falling from the window with me holding onto her.

After Marie finished recording, she clapped, "Now to upload this to YouTube!"

"I will kill you if you do!" I yelled at her.

"It already started!" Marie laughed, backing up from me, hiding behind Y/n.

"I'm gonna kill you!"

"I just sent the link to the others! I labeled it as 'Two Dorks Singing by a Window'," She smiled evilly.

"That titles a bit bland but what if we become YouTube stars?! Go on tour?! Meet Beyoncé?!" Y/n bounced up and down, gripping my arm.

"I don't think I was good enough for all that, but I think you got it," I shrugged.

"Max you were so cool, though!"

"Huh..Thanks," I scratched behind my head.

"Okay, you guys, I think we should go back down stairs," Marie led us back to the stairs.

And that's when we released that the door of our landing to the staircase was..

Locked.