Chapter Two: The Spiky Pet

Rickey got ready for the day, brushing his teeth, showering. He didnt know why he needed to shower night and day but he didn't question it. He wonders how Nathan keeps himself so clean, all he thought about was Nathan...his soft lips and- no. Ricky slapped hos forehead. "..." he didnt like feeling this way, he kept his mind on something else now, keeping his secret safe.

- Therapist Visit -

"How have you been" Dr. Matt asks having his little old notebook out. "it's been less than 24 hours doctor I basically dont have anything to tell you.." Ricky lied and sat on the chair legs crossed. "tell me about your friends?" Dr. Matt asked. Ricky froze up and kept his glare at his eyes clenching his fists gripping the chair. "..Yeah i do have one friend, his name is Nat-..Nathan." Ricky didn't want to lie and held his breath in that moment. "ah, tell me about him." Ricky listened and tapped his foot. "Nathan yeah, he's nice. He is kinda...i dont have a word for it but he is special to me." Ricky shook his head and fixed his tone a bit. "Just friends." he looked at Dr. Matt and fixed his gaze to the floor waiting for a response. Dr. Matt wrote something down and listened. He didn't say a word and checked his watch. "...Can I meet this Nathan?" Ricky froze again and gulped. "well its complicated" Ricky scratched behind his ear and looked at the time as well, he thought of an excuse and asked to leave since it was an emergency...why was he like this.

- Treehouse -

Ricky sat in the corner looking at Nathan humming a song he didnt even know. "Nathan I..uh talked to Dr. Matt about you" Nathan fixed his gaze and raised and eyebrow. "what did he say?" Nathan asked crawling over to Ricky. "nothing much he wants to meet you" Ricky had that awkward look on his face. "..well ill go meet him!" Nathan smiled and sat across from ricky almost toe to toe. Ricky hated talking about how nobody could see Nathan but only himself. "..yeah but maybe someday alright? please trust me." Ricky grabbed a leaf from the old corner and started ripping it apart, Nathan looked seeing the leaf being ripped to pieces as he slowly got back to his spot. "..fine" he frowned and got back to scraling his knife. Ricky stayed for hours with Nathan to make him feel comfortable, preparing him for tomorrow since he wouldnt be there occasionally anymore.

- Dinner -

Ricky played with his food as he saw the bag of clothes next to him. school started tomorrow and he wasnt feeling anything, he didnt plan on nothing as his mind was empty only thinking about someone. His uncle didnt care as he finished his food and going to bed. Ricky had a chance to stay up a bit late and brought out a gameboard he used to have as a child.

- Nathan's perspective -

Nathan kept his eyes on the small light he could see from Ricky's house. ".." he had his knife in his hand carving all over the floor this time as the wall was full of drawings. He stared at them for a long time as he cut his finger dripping small amounts of blood on specific drawings, one looked like a man with five seperate legs and metal spikes for hair. Nathan smiled and rubbed the blood all over the drawing and whispered a name, a name he remembered and told it what to do to that person...

- Midnight -

Ricky layed there as he had his board game in his arms trying to sleep..he couldnt. "..fuck" he whispered to himself and looked out the window, sometimes he would inagine the trees being people. He almost scared himself as he saw one of them move a bit and got startled. "...dumb imagination." He layed back down and curled into a ball shutting his eyes.

- The Office -

The police didnt know how to describe it. The murder scene was horrific enough to be it's own movie some would say. A chopped off head hanging from the ceiling lamp with spiked almost everywhere on the floor. They didnt know where the body was but for sure they didn't want to know where it was. The bloody head hanging had no eyes at all only to be replaced with the metal spikes. Once they turned the light on the head lit up dimly making the scene terrifying even more. The police finally identified the victim. "Dr. Matt" one of them said in a shaky voice. Nathan fell asleep as the drawing on the floor became dry as the blood disappeared meaning the job has been done. Nathan peacefully had a good sleep.

- End of Chapter Two -