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It was the first day and I was already bored, I know I said I would explore or something, but here I was eating ice cream and watching netflix.

This weekend was going to be so uneventful, I wonder how Tim and Simon are doing on there 6 hour long bus ride...

(Tim's POV)

It was too early, I left my car at home and walked to school, I thought about seeing Abel quickly but that would mean running into Simon.

I held my bag full of equipment in one hand and my duffel bag with clothes and stuff in the other.

It was easy for me seeing as I was stronger than the average teen, but it was only 4 am, and I was tired.

I finally reached the bus, my team mates all looked exhausted, I dumped my stuff in the carriage.

"Okay I'm going to pair you up now" the coach yelled after blowing his whistle, it made me flinch since I was still half asleep.

"It'll be one defensive and offensive player to a room" he yelled, he went through the list.

"Carthens you're with Barrigan" he said, are you kidding me? I growled I couldn't say I didn't see it coming, he was a B and I was a C.

Unfortunately that also meant sitting next to him on the bus, he took the window seat before I sat down.

I rolled my eyes and say next to him, I wish I could've changed coaches mind but he was too thick headed.

Also this camp was supposed to bring team moral up since everyone was fighting.

Not to mention our team captain was gone, no one really knows where, apparently Eric was in Europe or something with family.

Or at least that was what the school was telling us, I don't believe that he would leave without telling anyone though, he was always a caring captain.

But none the less he was kicked from the team for being away for so long, so they were trying to find a replacement.

I was convinced it would either be me or Simon, we were both the best players, so that just boosted our rivalry.

I had to tread delicately around him though, he was the only person at school who knew about Abel and I.

I'm pretty sure he won't say anything because of his loyalty to Abel who is loyal to me.

But who knows what he'd do now, I don't even know who he is anymore, even though we'd been best friends since he came.

I was a little jealous that Abel spent so much time with him though, but at least I knew something he didn't.

Abel never told him about Calvin, and I promised I wouldn't tell anyone, that made me and Abel's bond stronger.

"Can you move over a bit?" I asked viscously, his leg was touching mine, I know it was cramped but still.

"I'm against the window why don't you move" he said coldly, clenched and unclenched my fists.

"If I move anymore my ass will be hanging off the seat" I said trying to be patient.

"It's not my fault you're so huge" he said quickly, I know I was taller and more muscular than the average teen but that pissed me off.

"Move the fuck over" I said venomously, he looked at me coldly.

"Look Goliath, don't tell me what to do, I'm not your bitch" he said with just as much frost.

I raged all the way there, i tried so hard to bite my tongue, being with Abel had taught me to calm down.

When we got off the bus I almost cried tears of happiness, I hated cramped spaces.

I guess since I lived in a huge house all my life, see everything has it's down sides.

While they took our bags inside coach wasted no time, we had to do a five mile run around the property.

Of course I was pissed because halfway through when it started to hit me Simon was running ahead of everyone.

He's always been the fastest, plus his stamina could outlast all of is put together.

But I was stronger, probably the strongest on the whole team now that Eric was gone.

Simon got back first followed by me, we went into the shower room, it was all joined, the only thing blocking our nudity was a thin curtain.

The water was freezing, I literally jumped out of my skin, but Simon stood there effortlessly.

"How are you staying like that?" I asked him in attempts of making small talk, why make the trip bad?

"After my brother died and my dad quit his job we couldn't afford hot water for a month, not all of us lived a privileged life" he said coldly, colder than the shower.

I rolled my eyes and turned around, I'm not going to fight him, not today.

I got out of the shower and longingly reached for my warm towel, everyone else was just starting to come back.

When I reached my room I was blessed by the warm waves of the heater, Simon was sitting there on his IPad.

How the hell did he manage to sneak that in? he looked like my dad when he was at work.

We got all of our football gear on and did hours of football stuff, I'm not gonna bore you with the details though.

I loved football, in fact I loved all sports, except for golf and let's be honest here who really likes golf?

I had always thought gay people didn't like sport, but i guess I completely broke the stereotype, right.

It was dinner now, and it was the best thing about this whole camp, the food was so good.

I ate about three plates of food where as I knew Abel could out eat me 5:3 any day.

After that we went to the games room, there was a single tv with an xbox, a pool table, and some boring arcade stuff.

I sat on the sofa waiting for my turn, "guys so I heard something weird" Glen said secretively.

Everyone wanted to know what so we crowded around them, we were all defensive players and the offensive players were playing pool.

"I heard that Simon and Abel Crosswell were hanging out" Glen finished quickly, my heart dropped nervously.

"That's nothing I heard they always hang out and sleep at each other's houses and stuff" Dean said mischievously.

"Do you think he's a fag too?" Glen asked, I felt like someone stabbed me in the stomach, was this how Abel felt?

"No way" I said quickly, there eyes snapped towards me, this gossiping was spinning out of control.

"I heard that Eric invited Simon over and he brought Abel and Eric saw them hooking up and he got so disgusted that he left the country" Ethan said.

I laughed, this was getting so ducking ridiculous, "or maybe Abel's just a cool guy" I said with authority.

"Oh please, you hate him the most" Glen laughed, my jaw clenched and unclenched.

"I've actually hung out with him as well, he's pretty awesome, and Eric and Simon think he's cool" I said emotionlessly.

"By hanging out you mean beating him up right?" Dean laughed, I got up and pulled him by the collar.

"Stop talking shit, we're not like that anymore, he's a good guy and if you keep fucking with him I'll knock you out" I growled in his face.

I could practically see the fear in his eyes, I was pretty intimidating, I dropped him angrily.

I needed to calm down or I was going to hit someone, I heard them laughing as I walked away, they always made fun of my anger issues since I was more muscular and taller than everyone else.

I began walking, "look if you have a fucking problem with me say it" Simon said putting his hand on my chest.

It was true that I was hammering him purposely during practice today, but that was the final straw.

"Okay" I said with a smile, my fist crashed against his face, he was quick though, he started punching me over and over but the hits added up.

My fist kept colliding with him, I pinned him down and kept throwing punches, his stubborn ass kept going to throwing punches at my face.

The coach and some players pulled us away from each other, "this is ridiculous!" the coach yelled.

"Both of you can do cleaning duties and the course together tomorrow" he said, my jaw dropped.

"Do I look like someone who cleans" I said coldly, he laughed at me and shook his head.

"Oh no you see you have to do it, or you're off the team" he said with a laugh.

"That's not fair" Simon said spitting blood on the floor, I wiped my mouth as I had a busted lip.

"I love being coach" he laughed patting us on the back and walking away, I gave Simon a dirty look, he returned one of his own.

We went into the bathroom and washed our faces, I avoided his gaze through the mirror.

"Dude what happened to us, we used to be best friends" he said softly, I rolled my eyes.

"What happened to us or what happened to you?" I said stubbornly.

"See this was your problem even before Abel, you've always been a alpha male douche bag" he said dropping his towel in the sink.

"Yeah but at least I've always been a douche bag, I was never fake or lied to you, and I sure as hell didn't change" I said with anger.

He flinched at this, "I always told you the truth, and I always told you how I felt, you were like a brother to me" I said.

"But you changed, and completely disregarded how I felt, you dropped me out of fear that Abel would kill you, that's not a real brother" I said softly.

He looked at the sink, "I would have rather died than make you think I hated you" I finished.

"I didn't drop you out of fear, I dropped you because you changed me, you made me a monster, I was never like that before I met you" he said coldly, he was sensitive when it came to killing Abel.

"I didn't do anything to make you change, that was all yourself" I said defensively but still calm.

"Like hell you didn't, you always egged me on" he said coldly, I did know about his brother but I never used that against him.

"Look you know I'm smart , and I know for a fact you're twice as smart as me, smarter than my dad even" I said.

"What's you're point?" he said with his eyebrows raised, clearly something he picked up from Abel.

"Do you really think anyone could influence you or make you do something" I said, that shut him up.

I walked out of the bathroom and towards the the exit, I needed to go for a run and clear my mind.

I kept running without a second thought, before I knew it I was lost, i think I should've made a right at the big tree.

My feet hit hard ground, I heard a soft crashing, I kept walking forwards, I was at the top of a waterfall.

It was beautiful, the water reflected the starry sky, I looked up, it reminded me of Abel's eyes.

I really missed him, I laid down and listened to the water crash, longing for him.

I walked into the the room, I was so late, Simon was already asleep, but there was someone in my bed.

I cracked my fingers ready to fight, I tore off the blanket to reveal four pillows.

Simon slept on he rolled up hoodie, did he put these here so I wouldn't get caught.

Regardless, he was still a douche and he wasn't getting on my good side that easily.

I slipped into my bed, it was so cold, it made wonder about how Eric was coping in Italy.

(Eric's POV)

My head tilted backwards as they injected more poison into my veins, I couldn't even speak anymore.

Fire burned through my veins, and all I could see was white, except for the persons hands stained with my blood.

Why were they doing this? this constant torture had been going on for a month.

Everyday it was different, painful, on some days they would just cut me open and mess around with my organs.

Those were the days that I now longed for, it's when they did other stuff that I feared.

I've forgotten the faces of all my friends, who would've known my last time seeing them would be at a masquerade party.

I'm just glad these people didn't find Abel, the only reason they found me was because my heart wasn't beating.

They had some device that could read the signature of people's biology, they were so surprised when they found me.

I don't even know how they got the upper hand on me, they injected me with this clear substance and I fainted.

After they were done they stitched me up and dragged me back to my white room.

It was in the shape of a hexagon with one small rectangular window on the wall.

Sometimes like tonight I would be able to see my reflection, but what I saw was unrecognizable.

I was paler than ever, my eyes were permanently red, and I looked like a starved person.

But my eyes were so emotionless, I just didn't care anymore, I tried to speak but nothing would come out.

I didn't even get sacred anymore, I was cold, all I cared about was the shot of blood they would give me to heal.

I wasn't even a person anymore, or even a vampire, I was now an animal, a lab rat.

"Tomorrow we will start harvesting his memories" the scientist said looking at a monitor.

"Look at how much he has, we could learn so much, and harness so much energy" the assistant said.

"And when we're done all his memories of after he turned into this will be gone and we'll be able to use him as a weapon" the man said coldly.

I didn't want to go back to the 18 year old me, I was just a grown up child who knew nothing but how to eat berries and raw meat.

And with enough torture they could easily warp my mind into being there weapon.

Please someone, anyone, save me.

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