Travis' POV

I wake up to an aching pain in my back. I stretch and hear a satisfying Pop! from my knuckles. My head pounds. I can hear the beating of my heart all the way into my ears, "What happened?" I ask myself. 

I shuffling into a sitting position. I don't look up, I only stare at my lap, just letting thoughts to run thru my head. I soon realize that the sheets are white instead of green. There's a beeping. I look around and see hospital monitors and machines. IVs poke into my arms. How did I not already notice this? I hear the clearing of a throat, it knocking me from my thoughts. I look forward, expecting to see Zane, but instead I see Katelyn and Lucinda sitting in two or the four chairs in the room. 

I scowl, "What do you want?" I ask in a cold tone. 

"You." Lucinda starts. 

My eyes widen, "You've made that obvious." I state. 

"I know." Lucinda replies. 

"What do you really want?" I growl. 

Out of the corner of my eye, I see something. I look in that direction and see something covering the security camera. I turn my attention back to Lucinda and Katelyn. I'm afraid, but they can't see that emotion on me. To them, it'll show vulnerability. And vulnerability will give them the chance to say things that'll lure me in or make me angry. That's the last thing that I want to happen. 

Katelyn gets up, "Don't come any closer!" I demand. 

Katelyn steps closer and closer until she's only a few inches away from me. Lucinda does the same thing, but is on the other side of the bed. Both of them grab my arms at the same time. 

I struggle, "Let me go!" I exclaim, struggling for freedom. 

"You're coming with us." Katelyn smirks. 

They pull me up and take me off the bed. I recognize something. I'm in a hospital gown. My face flushes into a red color as they pull me out from the bed. Lucinda releases my arm. Katelyn quickly grabs the free one. Lucinda places her hand on Katelyn and mine's shoulder. We disappear in a gust of smoke. When we reappear in Lucinda's house, Katelyn says something that I never expected her to say. 

"Lights out." Katelyn says. 

Before I have time to react, a stinging feeling burns on my cheek. My vision becomes black. I feel myself fall, then everything goes numb.

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Zane's POV

•A Few Hours Later•

Once I had changed into my regular clothes and everything (out of that revealing and ugly hospital gown), I decided to go check on my brother. When I reach Garroth's room, I crack my head through the door to see Laurance sitting in one of the chairs, asleep. Garroth is asleep as well. I close the door then walk down to Travis' room.

I walk through the door, "Travis?" I question. 

I expected Travis to either be on his phone, watching TV or sleeping. But he's not even here! I guess he's just in the bathroom. I sit down in one of the chairs and get on my phone, just waiting for him. A few minutes pass before I finally get up and check the bathroom. I hesitantly look in and see nothing. I start to panic and look around the main hospital room. I see a frying pan over the security camera. My heart beats out of my chest. Nervousness spreads over my body like wildfire. My head switches in all different directions, looking for the missing Travis. My hands shake as I touch the cold doorknob. I stumble out and desperately try to find a nurse. 

I bolt over to the front desk, "Mi-Miss!" I'm out of breath. 

"Yes?" The woman looks up at me with an innocent smile and a calmed expression. 

My expression is full of panic, worry and desperation. Her smile drops as she sees my condition, "What's wrong?" The woman asks desperately. 

"My-My boyfriend... He's missing!" I exclaim. 

The woman stares at her computer screen and hovers her fingers over the keyboard, "What's his name?" She asks. 

"Travis.. Travis Valcrum." I breathe out. 

Her fingers type at an inhuman pace, "What's your name?" She asks. 

"Zane Ro'Meave." I answer. 

Her fingers continue to type. She clicks on something and her jaw drops, "Come over here..." She says. 

I walk over to her, "What is it?" I question. 

I look at her screen just to see Lucinda and Katelyn walking into Travis' room. Katelyn has a frying pan in her hand. Katelyn pulls a chair closer to the camera and stands on it. Lucinda observes Travis. 

Katelyn smirks, "Hello, Zane." She says into the camera. 

My blood boils. Katelyn shifts the frying pan over the security camera. We hear their conversation. By the end of the clip, my blood is boiling hardcore, my face is red with anger and my hands are balled into a fist. The woman who helped me has her jaw ajar. 

"Lucinda and Katelyn." I growl, "I'll be back." I say, then storm away.

This
Is
War.