"Levi! Levi!" The voice. It was back.

I resisted but it insisted on calling me.

I guess I didn't have a choice because I felt my feet walking to the voice.

I couldn't quite tell who it was or where I was but I was aware they were holding a knife.

I felt a wave of horror go through me as I say Shay laid down in front of the person.

I tried yelling at Shay and begging the person not to hurt him as they raised the knife over Shay's body.

I felt my heart drop to my feet and tears fall down by cheeks and splat on the floor as the knife pierced into Shay and blood went all over evreything, including me and the person.

Shay didn't even scream, just laid there, looking like he was dead and showed no pain.

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I heard myself scream out in pain after losing my childhood best friend and love as I woke up panting.

"Lev?? Lev, what's wrong?" Shay sat up next to me and I almost knocked us both off the bed by hugging him so hard.

"L-Lev? Is something wrong?" Shay asks as tears fell down my cheeks and into his lap.

"I-I'm just so, so glad you're okay." I said gratefully and he gave me a confused look.

"What? Oh, was it another nightmare about something happening to me?" Shay asks and I simply nod.

"They're getting worse and more frequent, Lev. I really think you should see a therapist" Shay said with his beautiful eyes sparkling with concern.

"I would but we're both saving up for an apartment and don't get that much money at my job. I'm lucky i even managed to get a scholarship to come here." I say as Shay sighs.

"Your job sucks, Lev. They treat you like garbage." Shay says I check the clock and my eyes widen.

"I know but speaking of my job I have to go before I'm late!" I get upset and change into my uniform. "Bye, Shay!" I say and run out.

"Bye, Lev..." I hear Shay mutter as I slam the door to my dorm.

I didn't have a class till later that afternoon so I decided to work a shift to get a little extra money since Shay's birthday was coming up.

I drove as fast as I could to work and ran inside. "S-Sorry I'm late, boss!"

My boss rolled his eyes and threw my apron at me. "Just start working, Cole."

I nod and put the apron on, tying it around my waist and start my shift.

I start making food and can hear my coworkers laughing and whispering, I heard my name a couple times but tried to ignore them and just do my job.

I made drinks and walked them out to costumers when I saw a guy in the corner with a hood on his head and a mask over his mouth, just staring at me.

I handed the drinks to the other costumers and walk over to him.

"Thank you, Levi~" The person said and I felt an uneasy deja vu at hearing his deep voice.

I was about to ask how he knew my name when I heard my boss' voice cry out harshly, "Cole! Get back to work!"

I nod and shrug the man off,  thinking he must have just read my name tag or something.

I continued my shift but couldn't stop thinking about the strange person.

They were drinking their coffee as slow as possible, just staring at me.

Throughout my shift, I kept looking back over to the person but I always found them staring at me, not even trying to hide the fact that they were following my every move with their eyes.

As I was wiping off the counter, my phone went off in my pocket, signaling that my shift had ended.

Most of my other coworkers had left, leaving me alone with all the work.

I took off my apron and clocked off, since my shift had ended.

I heard my boss protest since he often gave me unpaid extra hours, but I couldn't now or I would be late for class.

I ran out to my car and drove back to my dorm to change and grab my shift and rush to class.

I changed as quick as I could and left to run to class and took my regular seat, all while I was panting.

I looked around the class room and didn't see Shay anywhere.

That's weird, he usually always shows up. Unless he's sick but I think I would have noticed or he at least would have sent me a text, even if he was ditching or something.

People came in and took their seats and the professor came in and took roll call.

"Shay?" Dead silence. "Shay Oliver?" More dead silence, you could have heard a pin drop.

"Has anyone seen Mr. Oliver today?" The professor asked the whole class but it was mostly directed towards me since we were rarely seen apart.

"Not since this morning, sir." I say and the professor makes a "tsk" noise.

"Well, I hope nothing bad happened to him but we'll just have to start the lesson without him." He said and started teaching.

"Serves him right. I hope he got what's coming to him, that brat needs to learn his place." I heard a snicker and looked in the direction of the voice.

I hissed in Iris' direction and she rolled her eyes.

She was sitting so close to the quarterback, practically sitting in his lap.

I rolled my eyes and figeted my pencil in my hand.

I hope Shay's okay, I could never live with myself if I let something happen to him.

"Levi?"

He always protected me no matter what, he was always there for me, we grew up together and I love him for that.

"Mr. Cole?!"

I really hope he's okay....

"Levi!"

I'd have to ask around and see if anyone else had heard from him today.

I felt a sharp poke in my side and snapped back to reality to see about two dozen pairs of eyes on me.

"Dude, professer Burns has called your name like three times." Chad said.

Oh, shit.

"Oh, uh sorry. I spaced out." I said while sheepishly rubbing the back of my neck.

I heard snickers around the class and I felt my heat up from embarrassment.

The professor asked a question about the lesson, I wasn't paying attention but I looked behind him at the board and gave him a quick explanation.

It was totally wrong but he simply sighed and went back to teaching.

It might have been of dramatic of me because he had only missed one class but I was still worried. He was my best friend and not to mention the person I had been in love with since we could walk.

The class soon ended and I shot out of my seat and ran out the door, grabbing the home work and ignoring my professor's and class' confusion.

Despite it being rare for me, I barely took notes all class. Shane and I usually shared them, I would take half and he would take the other and we would share.

It might not have been very efficient but it was our thing, we relied on our each for help whenever we need it.

Plus, Shay mostly drew my nightmares as I told them to him in as much detail as I could.

They really freaked me out but for some reason my fear faded away when I talked about them to Shay, and the smile he had when he showed me the drawings never failed to melt my heart.

Shay's the only person I tell everything to, my own parents don't even know about my nightmares, not that they would care anyway.

I would die before I let anything happen to him, he's my whole world, I had to make sure he was okay.

I asked around and no one had seen him all day, most were surprised he wasn't with me because we were both basically attached at the hip.

I decided to go drop off my stuff at my dorm and go stop by Shay's to see if he was there.

I walk in and see my roommate making out with a guy.

I mentally vomit and put my stuff on my bed. "Can you like, not do that in a place we both share?"

My roommate pulled back from the guy, "What's your problem, Larry?"

I had known this guy for two years and he still couldn't get my name right.

I rolled my eyes and recognized the guy he was making out with as Shay's boyfriend.

Fucking cheater. Shay deserves better.

"Whatever. Have either of you seen Shay? I haven't seen him since this morning." I say and they gave me an annoyed look.

"Why should we care? Not our problem." Shay's jack ass "boyfriend" said.

Ugh, this guy was an ass. Shay deserves much better then him, I just wish he would notice I'm in love with him.....

I groan and throw my shit on the bed and storm out.

I walk to Shay's dorm and knock, "Shay? It's Levi, I haven't seen you all day and neither has anybody else. Please just let me know your okay, Ba-Bro." I say while leaning against the door.

No reply.

"S-Shay? A-are you mad at me...?"

Silence.

P

I tried the door and it was locked, weird.

I tried calling his name a few more times until I took the spare key Shay gave me out and unlocked it.

What? Shay and I have each other keys to our dorms in case the other needed something.

"Shay?" I looked around and he was no where to he found.

I heard my heartbeat in my ears as I checked around but there was no evidence of him being here at all.

I walked out and decided to go for a walk to clear my head and see if I could find Shay anywhere.

I walked out of the dorm building and walked around until sunset.

I walked around to Shay's favorite spots and couldn't find him anywhere.

I called and texted him a bunch but no answer, he usually always answers my texts and calls.

I was probally over reacting but still....

It was already dark so I walked under the glow of the street lights and heard a faint found of footsteps behind me.

I hesitantly turned around to see who was there but saw no person in sight.

Weird, must just be paranoia or something, I tried to tell myself in an attempt to calm my nerves.

But I could have sworn I saw a person in the corner of my e-

My thoughts were interrupted by feeling a presence of breathing down my neck.

"Uh can I help y-" Again, I was interrupted by a cloth pulled over my mouth.

"S-Shay.....?" I asked shakily as my vision began to get blurry.

"Shhh, just go to sleep, my love~" A weirdly familiar voice coos at me as my vision kept getting blurrier.

Then everything went black.