"Andy," Ashley yelled. The boy didn't move. "Andrew," He yelled again, but he didn't move this time either. Ashley started to panic. He called an ambulance over quickly and held Andy's head in his lap. You could tell on Andy's face that he was hurting while he was knocked out. He could feel his phone ringing in his pocket. "It's not on twitter already," He groaned. He knew for sure the fans would kill him or better yet he would get his ass beat after every concert. Not to say he didn't deserve it.

"hello?," He said into the phone softly. "Ashley! Where's Andy!? What happened?!," Amy screamed back. "He fainted, Mrs. Amy. How'd you find out," He huffed. "The guys were watching you guys go inside the studio and They saw you yank him and apparently he knocked out," Amy signed. "I got the hospital people on the way," He growled. "Don't you dare growl at me! That's my son!," Amy yelled.

Ash then realized what he had done. He hasn't been protecting Andy, he had been treating the boy like a slave. Or his little human toy that he could just leave in a room and never pay attention to for weeks on end. Even worse then that most likely. He hung up and smoothing Andy's yet to dry hair. He would apologize later. He moved the hair from Andy's forehead and saw a huge slice in the boy's skin that he must've been hiding behind the beautiful black locks. It was turning purple and looked incredibly infected. Did he really do that? To his best friend? The boy he should be treating as a younger brother?

The only thing that kept him from running away was that Andy was still unconscious. As the ambulance came, Ash got in the back to go there with Andy. To make sure someone treated him the way he should be. He held on closely to the boys hand that was colder than ice. The coldness of Andy made him shiver. "I'm so sorry," He whispered as he kissed the boys cheek. What would he do when Andy wakes up? What would Andy do to him? He felt his phone in his pocket vibrating like crazy from all the people wondering about the passed out boy beside him.

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When Andy woke up he felt so comfortable. That's what scared him. He sat up and covered his eyes. The lights were way too bright for someone who had been in the dark for days. When he moved his hands, he saw he was alone in this place. Where was he? His heart sped up at the thought. What did Ash do? Where did he leave Andy? Oddly, he wanted Ash to save him.

He wanted to jump up and run. but something told him to stay in this bed. He felt his body start to shake as CC waled in the room. "Hey, Andy" He smiled. "Your awake," that made Andy wonder how long he had been asleep. "W-Where a-am I?," Andy said in a soft voice, his hands in fist in front his mouth. His eyes looked so innocent and full of fear. CC hated this. He could see in Andy's eyes that he was terrified, but he hid it in shyness. "Your in a hospital bed. You'll be okay.," CC assured him as he smoothed Andrew's everywhere hair.

Ash watched from outside the room. He could see Andy's shaking body and he could see the fear in his beautiful blue eyes. Those eyes could make anyone his slave. And he didn't even use it as an advantage. If Andy knew that, Ashley knew he would try to get someone to switch eyes with him. Ashley didn't want to test on what would happen if he walked in. He wanted Andy out of here and in bed. He watched as CC sat in the bed and pulled Andy into his arms. His teeth clenched as he watched Andy relax at his touch. That should be him! Just then Ash got a punch right in the face. "What the fuck!?" Ash yelled as he turned to face the person. His mouth shut as soon as he saw Chris' face. "You know who did this," Chris yelled. Before Ash could reply he yelled again. "If I find out your covering up for this person I'll ring your neck!"He huffed. He wanted them to know it was him, but he could see Andy begging him to just go with it. He singed, "I assure you, sir. If I knew I would tell you right away," He gave a fake soft smile. Chris snarled before heading towards the door to Andy's room. Ash followed quietly.

Andy's eyes went wide once Ash walked into the door. "Andy, don't you lie to me. Did you really forget who did this," He said softly. Andy nodded his head. "I only remember the darkness," He mumbled, barley able to be heard. "Ashley, could you hold him?," He mouthed. Ash nodded, but when he took one step closer Andrew clung to him like a lifeline and wouldn't let him go for the world.

Ash felt his heart stop. He made Andy, his best Friend and the only one who saved him when he quit Stolen Hearts, scared of him. He wanted to hug Andy like CC was. He could feel the jealously run through him as the nurse came in. Andy too knew that he would fall asleep in his band mates arms. He just didn't wanna be left alone, and he certainly didn't want to be stuck with Ash to smell that AXE while he was sleeping to give him the nightmares he sees every night.

Once Andy relaxed even more and you could tell Andy's eyes were heavy, he wanted to run off. CC would stay with Andy because Andy held a pretty tight grip on his shirt. CC laid back once Andy had fallen asleep and Andy's head instantly nuzzled in the mans neck. "Goodnight you two," Ash whispered before walking out. He could f3eel their eyes on his back. He got in his car and cried on the way home. That should be him protecting Andy like that. Shielding off the bad dreams and to be the first thing those bloodshot and tired blue eyes will see in the morning.

Ash just wanted to protect him. He didn't know Andy was starved. That was on Andy. He should've said he was hungry. But then, Ashley knew he wouldn't have listened. He had left that boy in a basement and fed him less then he fed his dogs. He had treated Andy worse than a lost dog actually. He knew he would chain Andy up at night and he would keep him like that until the next day. Ash felt relief that he wouldn't hear Andy screaming tonight in his sleep, but tour was coming up. Because of him, the skinner than ever boy might lock himself up like he had when Scout had left him. Well, At least he wasn't the first one to hurt Andrew.

When Ash pulled up, something told him he should go look around there. To see what he did to that boy. What that boy did in the dark to keep his sanity. When he turned on the lights, that haven't ever been turned on while Andy was down here, he gasped. There were blood stains everywhere. All over there were marks of where Andy sit. there was nothing for Andy to do but carve in the wooded walls. As dark as it would be in here, he had carved some pretty great things. One of them shook Ashley deep in his spine. Andy had carved Ash with his famous "OUTLAW" tattoo, but instead of it saying that, it said "KILLER". What did he kill inside of Andy? He felt his body start to tense up as tears fell down his face. He couldn't believe he had made Andy think he was out to kill him. Which thinking about it, Ashley had!

He had killed that sparkle in Andy's eyes. He had killed that boys somewhat calm and quiet personality. Andy's were now filled with fear and he would never again speak the way he had before. All because of Ashley. Ashley knew now Andy would most likely run away anytime he got close.There's really no wonder why we would. Ash had made the biggest mistake of chasing that boy intill he was too weak to fight him.

Ash tried to put it away as he went take a shower. He didn't have a single scratch on him, but yet Andy had every kind of mark more than once on his skin. Here Ash was, looking like himself while Andy's body was far too weak to stay awake for more than 30 minutes. In his mind, all he saw was what he saw when he first walked in.

He remembered Andy laying there tiny and still, almost as if he was dead. He looked peaceful, but you could see the pain, fear, and scared boy behind the sleeping face. Soon enough, he might end like that because of all that running without eating. He got out and laid on the couch to fall asleep. In the back of his mind, he was waiting for that door to open and that Thin figure to run out in a blur before he jumped up to chase him. But alas, the door never even moved. He felt a twist in his stomach as he felt guilty waiting for the game to begin again.

In the hospital room, CC was still awake, but Andy was sound asleep for the first time since the last day he slept on the tour bus. He 's breathing was low, but he looked so angelic. He seemed as if he was dreaming of running, which for both their sake was perfect. CC knew Andy would never be the same. All night Andy had been mumbling things, but it was as is he was afraid to let go of him. Not that he didn't understand why, but he wanted to go home just like Ashley. "Ashley," Andy breathed. His hand held tighter to CC's shirt as his dreams played of all the times he ran down the street of California. How many times he would trip and jump up so fast the world would spin as he keep running away from the older man.

Andy would always be trapped in the darkness he was placed in. And he would never get out.