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Elliot had his head in his hands as his class finished up. Every single day Elliot regretted his major. every.single.day.
“Hey Elliot where ya heading?” Ashton asks him
Elliot has a complicated relationship with Ashton mostly they just fuck, but Elliot knows Ashton wants more. The thing about Ashton is he’s gorgeous, tall, lean, two different colored eyes, smart, on a sports scholar ship he looks great on paper to date the only issue? His personality leaves a lot to be desired, he is arrogant, a smartass, and plain out rude sometimes.
“Back to my apartment” Elliot says
“Oh you want me to walk you there?” Ashton offers
Elliot wants to say no but recently he cant shake the feeling that someone is following him. He knows its probably just anxiety or some shit but having someone walking with him would be nice- even if that someone is a bit of a dick.
“Sure why not” Elliot says
Ashton grins and gestures for Elliot to walk in front of him. The walk back is pretty quiet with Ashton keeping up conversation and Elliot nodding. Elliot looks around, he doesn’t know whats going on but he could have sworn he saw something in his peripheral.
“You good” Ashton asks
“Yeah I just thought I saw someone. Recently I’ve just felt like someone has been following me, probably watching to many horror movies.” Elliot explains
Ashton grins and flexes his arm showing off his biceps “Don’t worry I’ll protect you”
Elliot laughs at Ashton.
The two finally reach Elliot's apartment.
“So can I come in” Ashton grins
Elliot debates it, Ashton giving his best puppy dog eyes.
“Yeah come on in” Elliot says
Elliot opens his front door and his dog, Alfie, comes barreling towards him. The cavapoo is tiny, Elliot picks him up with ease.
Elliot walks into the kitchen. He scowls when he notices that the fridge door is slightly open. He could have sworn he closed it this morning.
“Can I get you something? Water, juice? A snack?” Elliot asks
Ashton makes his way over to Elliot standing behind Elliot and wrapping his arms around Elliot. He nips at Elliot's ear.
“I can think of one snack I want” Ashton whispers
Elliot rolls his eyes.
“Nope. None of that, either juice, water, an apple or you leave” Elliot says
Ashton sighs sulking away from Elliot.
“You want to watch a movie or something” Elliot asks
“Not really, we do have a paper due tonight” Ashton says
Elliot's eyes widen “Who’s we?”
“Dude you don’t remember the research paper for biochem” Ashton says
“Why would there be a paper for biochem? Whats there to research!” Elliot panics
Elliot could have sworn the teacher hadn’t mentioned a paper, but he hasn’t really been paying attention in class. He’s just so god damn tired, he stays up at night paranoid that someone is watching him.
“Dude its literally on canvas. Whats going on with you? You’re usually on top of stuff don’t tell me your slacking, you can’t afford to slack after failing the last exam- which how did you even fail that it was so easy I got a 98” Ashton brags
“Ashton I don’t give a fuck what grade you got I just I don’t know like I said I’ve been paranoid that someone is watching me also that fucking exam was hard” Elliot says
“Elliot you sound crazy why the fuck would someone even stalk you, theres nothing special about you” Ashton says
“Gee thanks. God your such a fucking dick” Elliot says rolling his eyes
“You know what they say, you are what you eat.” Ashton smirks
“Shut up, leave go write your paper. I need to start on mine” Elliot says
Ashton makes his way out and Elliot runs into his room to grab his laptop. Elliot frowns when he sees the window is cracked open. Elliot never sleeps with the window open, he’s deathly afraid of bugs. Hesitantly Elliot closes the window and grabs his laptop, making his way over to the couch. Alfie jumps up next to him.
By the time Elliot finishes his paper it’s dark outside. Standing up Elliot goes to change when Alfie starts going nuts, barking and growling at the balcony door. Elliot’s heart drops as he walks to the door and quickly pulls the curtains shut.
“No one is there Alfie” Elliot says, trying to convince himself more than Alfie.
Elliot decides it’s time to go to bed. Elliot and Alfie climb into Elliot's bed, Elliot pulling Alfie close to him.
Theres a knocking at his window. Elliot ignores it figuring its just rain or something. Elliot sits up and puts the TV on to drown out the noise. Elliot slowly drifts off to sleep.
Elliot is awoken by Alfie growling. Elliot sits up in the dark room, the TV having shut off on its own.
“Alfie what the-” Elliot cuts himself off
In the corner of his room is a figure, Elliot can only make out a blue mask. His stomach falls to his feet.
“What the fuck?! ” Elliot yells
To his relief he hears a familiar laugh from behind the mask.
Ashton
“Aston it is fucking three in the goddamn MORNING WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN MY APARTMENT” Elliot screams
“Relax man, I was on my way back to my apartment when I drove past your’s and saw some guy standing outside your door in this freaky ass mask when I got close the guy ran, leaving behind this mask. When I got there the door was open so I just came in figuring I could scare you. It’s just a joke man” Ashton backs away raising his hands as Elliot sits up.
Elliot grabs the first thing he can on his nightstand, a textbook, and flings it at Ashton, Aston narrowly dodging it.
“YOU DUMBASS MOTHER FUCKER YOU SAW SOMEONE BREAKING INTO MY FUCKING APARTMENT AND INSTEAD OF CALLING THE COPS YOU FUCKING- YOU FUCKING- AHHH YOUR SO STUPID GET OUT GET THE FUCK OUT” Elliot screams grabbing a metal water bottle and throwing it at Ashton.
“Woah man chill chill chill. In all seriousness you should probably invest ina ring doorbell and maybe add some more locks to your door. If you want for tonight you can stay at mine” Ashton offers
“FUCK NO I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR STUPID FACE AGAIN GET THE FUCK OUT” Elliot screams
“You wound me Elliot.” Ashton puts his hand to his chest
“LEAVE” Elliot grabs around his night stand, having ran out of things to throw.
“Alright I get it, I’ll see you in class tomorrow." Ashton says
“I hope you get in a car accident and die! You’re lucky I’m not calling the cops on you!” Elliot yells as Ashton leaves
Ashton just lets out a laugh, closing the front door behind him. Elliot locks it. Despite it being three in the morning Elliot feels wide awake. He goes into his room and grabs the mask that Ashton dropped. Walking over to his nightstand he grabs his sketchbook and pencils and begins to sketch the mask. After drawing he puts on spongebob and tries to relax. This plan ultimately fails and Elliot spends the whole night awake and paranoid. Someone had tried to break into his house. Someone was stalking him. After a few hours of trying to sleep Elliot gives up and decides that tomorrow he’ll go to the police station and file a report. Elliot pulls up amazon on his phone and orders a few cameras, despite being a dick, Ashton was right he needs a few cameras.
Elliot abandons all hopes of falling asleep and decides to work on commissions. Elliot mostly lives off of scholarship money but the extra money from commissions is helpful, allowing him to live comfortably.
A few hours later Elliot is gets ready to go to the police station. He is hesitant to leave Alfie worried that someone will break in and take him. Elliot ultimately decides to take alfie with him, putting alfie in a carrier. He leaves the apartment looking over his shoulder.
“So explain what exactly happened again?” the police man asks Elliot
The policeman had been unhelpful since Elliot got there obviously not believing Elliot and thinking Elliot is just wasting his time.
“Someone tried to break into my apartment, scratch that they did break in” Elliot says
“And you don’t have a description” The policeman asks
“I mean no- my friend said they were wearing a blue mask here I brought it with me.” Elliot puts down Alfie's carrier to grab the mask from his bag. To his shock the mask wasn’t there. Elliot knew for a fact that last night when he packed the bag it was there. When had it disappeared
“I- Um its not here” Elliot says shock evident in his voice
The cop gives Elliot an unamused look
“Listen young man you’re wasting my time. If this so called man actually comes back then you can file a report but unless you have evidence I suggest you leave” The police man says
Elliot grabs Alfie's carrier and leaves hoping the policeman gets cancer and dies.
When he gets back to his apartment he can feel that something is off. Once inside Alfie immediately starts barking. Elliot slowly walks into his room. Standing in the middle of the room is a man, tall and lean. His hands are covered by gloves and his face covered by the mask Elliot had lost.
“Ashton” Elliot gulps
Within seconds the figure is grabbing Elliot by the throat and pinning him to the wall.
“Not Ashton got it” Elliot struggles to get the words out
Elliot claws at the hands around his throat as it gets harder and harder to breath.
“Who are you? Why are you doing this? Do you need money? You can take all of it please just let me go I promise I won’t go to the cops!” Elliot says around gasps as he struggles to breath
“You don’t recognize me?” The stranger asks loosening his grip on Elliot's throat
“I mean you have a mask on so not really much to go off of” Elliot says
The figure lets out a huff like he can’t believe Elliot doesn’t remember him
“Don’t play stupid” The strangers grip gets stronger as he gets angrier
Shit. Elliot doesn’t know what to do, he’s never been good at defusing situations in fact for the most part he tends to escalate situations.
“Ok yeah your right I’m sorry I do know you and why you’re here” Elliot lies
“Good, either you come with me willingly or I drag you with me and trust me you don’t want that” The stranger says
“Alright yeah I’ll go” Elliot says
The stranger lets Elliot go and Elliot takes advantage of this pulling his knee up as hard as he can landing a direct hit to the guys nuts. The guy doubles over and Elliot runs to the bathroom, grabbing alfie on the way there. Elliot wastes no time calling the cops.
“911 operator how can I help you”
“Please I need help someone broke into my house and is trying to kidnap me please help my address is (insert address) “
“Ok sir help is on the way”
Elliot sinks to the floor holding Alfie close
“You’ll pay for this” The voice from the other side of the door says
Elliot says nothing, frozen in fear
The stranger starts throwing himself at the door and Elliot looks around wondering what he can use as a weapon.
Just as it sounds like the door is about to break the police arrive. Elliot hears a lot of screaming and guns going off. Elliot takes deep breaths feeling himself hyperventilating. Shit like this doesn’t happen to him. Shit like this is what you hear on the news, happening to other people something that no one ever thinks will happen to them.
“Sir you can come out now” an officer says from behind the door
Elliot hesitates but decides to come out. When he see’s what happened he feels sick. One of the officers was missing a chunk of his neck.
“Oh my god” Elliot say sinking to the floor, he might pass out
“It’s ok sir everything is going to be ok were you hurt at all” The officer says
“Did you guys kill him” Elliot asks, though deep down he knows the answer
“No he got away before we could he was fast and strong” The officer says
“He- he oh my god he ate the guys neck is that guy okay oh my god is he dead” Elliot starts hyperventilating
“Sir please calm down. Everything is okay I just need to take a statement from you” The officer puts a gentle hand on Elliot's back.
After giving a statement Elliot is advised not to stay in his apartment. Elliot finds a hotel for him and Alfie to stay in. When Elliot gets into the hotel room he checks all the windows making sure they are closed, he double checks the closet and bathroom making sure no one is there. Ellliot stays up watching the hotel door making sure no one comes in. He ends up texting Ashton letting him know what happened. Ashton offers to pick Elliot up tomorrow and let him crash in his apartment, an offer Elliot immediately takes. As Elliot lies awake his thoughts drift to events of today. The police refused to tell him what exactly happened just insisting that Elliot just give a statement and leave. But Elliot knows what he saw- that stranger had taken a chunk out of the officers neck. Elliot shivers knowing that, that could have easily been him. Eventually exhaustion catches up to him and he passes out.
When Elliot wakes up theres a figure in front of him.
Fuck.
Before he can react a cloth his put over his nose and mouth and his vision goes black.