BANG.

"You think you can get away? YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME!!"

Gunshots echoed through Jared's mind link again. It had been three days since the one they called 'Icarus' had been seperated from Seth's mind, and they were learning the hard way yet again that he was not a very forgiving person. Someone had said the wrong thing to him that morning and gotten their throat ripped out. Now it seemed he was simply doing it for fun. No-one was sure where he'd gotten the gun from, probably Kaian's room.

Matthew ducked into his room quickly, out of breath as he opened his closet, pushing magazines out of the way and cursing as the piles fell. "Shit..." He struggled to pull them all back in as he went in and pulled the door closed, and sat huddled in the corner as he awaited signs of Icarus' approach. Surely he'd be busy killing off Jared when he returned again, but still...

It was eerily silent for a few minutes, and he wondered if Icarus had finally run out of bullets. Any relief that thought may have caused ran out as he heard the horrific screams of his cousin down the hall, and a terrible cracking sound. 'Poor Geri...' he thought, biting his lip. He froze in dread when his door slammed open, and pressed his back against the wall. Any second now and Icarus-

The footsteps paused after roaming his room for a moment, and he stayed motionless as he heard papers rustling. He gulped as he heard muttering in what was definitely Icarus' voice and fought to stay still, barely breathing as he hoped he wouldn't find him. Piles of papers were shoved to the floor and Icarus moved to the closet, tearing down a poster. "What is this..." Matthew heard his voice again, and the poster was tossed to the side. 'Maybe he'll leave...yeah, for someone else...maybe if-' Matthew's thoughts were cut off abruptly when his closet door was shoved open, and he slowly looked up into glowing yellow eyes. He couldn't move, didn't say anything as Icarus glared down at him. "I've found you" Icarus stated calmly.

Matthew shook and let out a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding. 'There's nothing I can do now...better just accept it...' he thought. He barely had time to finish that thought before he was grabbed by the collar, and he nearly choked when Icarus shoved a particularly graphic issue of Lolifan magazine in his face. "What is this" Icarus demanded, in a low voice. "Explain." Matthew gaped at him. He hadn't expected this, and stuttered as he struggled to find a suitable answer. "I...It- It's a magazine..." he said. Icarus shoved him back down and opened to a centerfold. "What is this for?" he asked, pointing to the three questionably young looking girls in lewd poses. Icarus was glaring at him expectantly, and he didn't know what to do except stare back, not even noticing the centerfold he'd been mesmerized by a few days earlier.

"Well?!" Icarus snapped, his eyes taking on a reddish tinge. "It...it's for..." Matthew trailed off. 'How the hell do I explain that? Damn it, he's gonna kill me, I know it...' he thought nervously, and pointed at the magazine slowly. "For...looking at pictures of girls," he tried to simplify it, hoping his answer would satifsy him. However, Icarus didn't seem to buy it and frowned. "Why would you do that?" he scowled, and flipped through the book perplexedly, his eye color fading back to yellow. Matthew watched him wearily, wondering where this was going. 'Is he gonna kill me, or not? It's hard to tell...' he thought, and jumped when Icarus threw the book to the side. "That's stupid. I do not understand" Icarus scoffed, and his gaze trailed back to Matthew, awaiting elaboration.

"Well...because...most guys like to look at girls," he continued, "for...uh...sexual reasons," he concluded. Icarus' frown deepened, and he looked even more confused. "Sexual...?" He repeated. Matthew blanched, but noticed the tinge of blue coming around in the eyes of the other boy. 'I don't really have to explain this to him, do I...?' he wondered. Icarus glowered at him, and Matthew laughed nervously. "Well...when a girl is really sexy and you wanna fuck her very much..."

...... Later ......

"And...well...I don't really know how to explain it any better than that" Matthew finished, waiting for the other's reaction. Icarus seemed to be thinking about it before placing a hand over his crotch. "This here...is for sex?" he wondered. "This intrigues me... Show me how." he commanded, looking down at Matthew, who looked alarmed. "Sh-show you?! I can't- I mean- for girls! It- It-" he stammered, before remembering his extensive video collection.

"R-right! I guess...I can show you." He shifted uncomfortably as he tried to get up, but Icarus halted his movements by grabbing his arms, pushing him down. "...What do I do..." he wondered inquisitively, and Matthew tensed under his harsh gaze. 'He wants me to- he's like that? He can't be serious!' Matthew thought frantically, wondering how to get out of this. "Wait, wait! I can't show you like that, I'm a guy!" he exclaimed, and Icarus raised an eyebrow. "So? You are teaching me." he replied objectively, pinning him down on the floor.

Matthew struggled to get free to no avail, and Icarus held him down with a threatening look. "Guide me..." he ordered, and started stroking his hand over Matthew's stomach, pushing his sweater up. Matthew's eyes widened as Icarus moved his hands to the front of his pants and tried to push him away. "Come on, cut it out! This isn't funny" he cried, and was silenced when Icarus pressed his mouth to his in a dominating kiss. 'Damn it...' he thought, shutting his eyes tightly. '...Even dying is better than this!' he thought, and swung his fist at Icarus' face as soon as he pulled away. The silence after he hit him was almost deafening in a way, and he gulped when Icarus faced him again. His eyes were blood red and the aura around him was even darker than before.

"...You've made a mistake." he growled.

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A few minutes later, the others in the mind link stopped what they were doing when Icarus walked by, covered in blood. Geri stepped back meekly when he passed her, but he paid no attention to them before going into his room and shutting the door behind him. 'I'll get him...he will submit to me.' He thought decisively, a smirk spreading across his face. Nobody denied his wishes and got away with it.

End...?