Ed x Kyle (Charlie Higson The Enemy Seriesed

Three Months After St Goerge Battle

Ed found himself in a dark space. There wasn't anything around. Only a black never-ending void, he tries looking around but couldn't find anything, tried to listen a sound of sorts but only silence answered, so he walked didn't know were but walked. What was the point of saying in one place where there's nothing. 

Ed doesn't trust his surroundings having nothing to pinpoint where he is or to mark his whereabouts. Ed moved his blond hair out of his blue eyes looking at his surrounding once again but like before there's was nothing though. With a grunt Ed seated himself down on the ground "at least there's nothing to torment me while I'm here" he thought to himself hand still in his hair giving a little massaged However, he founds his hand traveling down the blond locks over to his face where it was meet with the bumps of a scar and uneven skin. 

 His breathe hitched as tears prick at the edge of his vison "oh come on I'm here all alone, hurry up and torment me with grief and fear" Ed screams into the void, but there were no responds. "Find be like that at least I'll get some sleep" he muttered "do you deserve it" somebody asked.

Ed's eyes grew wide; the voice was something of a memory "Jack" he whispered. Peering behind him sitting there back towards Ed. Was Jack. The boy's brown hair was a mess, and the bits of skin Ed could see were pale though not the kind that say he hasn't been outside for a long time. "Jack" he said much louder than before "do you deserve it; I think you do" his voice was monotoned.

"What... wait Jack what do you mean by that" Ed got up and slowly makes his way to his best friend "what do I mean by that" there was a paused as Jack tilt his head to the side as if thinking. Ed slowly shortens the distance between them getting closer he can now see that Jacks arms were moving, seemed like they were playing with something.

Ed watched as Jack stands up slow and steady and turns to face him. Ed however, stumbled back, pupiled shrieking as he watches Jack hold out his guts towards him "Look at what happen because of you" he shouts, while his hands soak with blood. Ed didn't want to look, and he tried to turn away but his frozen in place like how every time this nightmare starts "no, you don't get to hide from this. You coward. This was your fault because you didn't have the guts to do anything right."

But like before Ed was able force himself to run away from Jack. a chain reaction happens throughout the void Sickos started to lurch themself at him trying to catch him with their hands full of blots and sores, and as more come in and surround him making an uneven cycle, while only one of them came up to him. His stomach dropped. Across from him was Greg wearing that stupid St George shirt and the same clever that rip open his face.

Ed felt like he was that 15-year-old boy again, with Bram brains were out. Dead. And Jack dying, have his stomach punctured by a bullet and it being sliced open by the same knife and like before the blade was lifted up and strike down cutting down on his face once again splitting the skin that hold him together. A strangled gasp leaves Ed waking up drench with cold sweat. The echoes of the nightmare still fresh in his mind. Slowly. He sat up his chest heaving as he tried to catch his breath. 

The fear gradually began to recede, replaced by the steady rhythm of his heartbeat returning to normal. He ran a hand through his tousled hair, feeling the reassuring texture of the strands slip through his fingers. His eyes adjusted to the dim morning light that flitter through the small window of his room. 

After calming down Ed decided he was going to wake up Small Sam, his sister Ella and the Kid, throwing the blanket off of him, he gets out of bed and change into worn out jeans, a blue shirt with a black zip up jacket and his trainers on. He made his way out into the corridor and along the way he bopped into Kyle down the hallway. 

"Morning boss" the big brut said swigging his arm across the other boy's shoulder a grin on his face while greeting him. "Morning to you as well Kyle" muttered Ed as he walks forward returning the greeting "didn't sleep well boss" he asked seeing how Ed with the bays under his eyes and the tried look on his face. "Yeah, what about you?" Ed replied, while rubbing at his eye to get rid of the sleep "all good man" Kyle cheered. 

The two walked in silence in their own thoughts or Ed in his own thoughts Kyle doesn't seem to think back of things in the past or what's going on outside these walls or what's in them. Down the corridor to the front door leading to the Mint St Road that goes all around the outer wall of the tower. They kept quiet while walking and took them about half an hour to find where the younger ones where at, as Ed walked in Kyle stayed outside for him.

The place inside was small and narrow, but he found himself in Sam and The Kid's room. With the door closed behind him, he crept towards the two sleeping figures one with fair hair covering his temples and the other with his wild brown hair going everywhere. Before they knew what hit them Ed startled them awake. Earning him a couple of groans before getting up "come on go wake your sister up Sam" Ed demand "and you get dress for today." 

Now looking at The Kid. "Zigzagging through the cosmic wardrobe of befuddlement, Behold, my ensemble—a symphony of quirk, a sartorial riddle wrapped in enigma-flavored taffeta. I am dressed." The Kid did a twirl of his dress and the leather jacket with no sleeves. With a sign, Ed than continued to speak "go wait with Kyle outside then" and The Kid gave a nodded while saying "aye, aye skipper" and he was off. Now going to see what Sam and Ella were doing he walked towards the door and peeked inside seeing Sam gently shaking Ella awake and helping her out of bed "morning Ed" she yawns as she spots him at the doorway. 

"Morning, now you get dress I'll be waiting outside with Kyle and The Kid with that said and done, Ella went to her closet and Sam hurried off to his room as Ed moved out of the way for the boy as he rushes to his own room to get change. Ed walked outside seeing the other kids are waking up and moving about saying hello to others and forming those little groups people seem to herd to. A minute or so and they were off the little kids chattered away while Ed and Kyle stayed quiet. 

Rounding a corner Malik joins them with his crisscross scared face, missing an ear, couple of fingers. His nose being mutilated and being blind in one eye, but Ellah and Ed were happy to see him. He gave a simile that look like a jigsaw puzzle coming together, a patchwork of joy stitched across his face and his lips uneven simile giving him a lopsided grin.

Ed thought he lost his friend a long time ago with his own back at that building talking about what the future might hold or something. Giving a smile that gets pulled out of shape because of his own scar the one the starts at his cheek and all the way up to his hairline. Ever since the games out of Londen and in the countryside, where they have won Because of Malik; the two have gotten closer and Malik having an impact on the food survival being able to grow more food to eat.

As they made it to the cafetiere the three older kids went off to get nine bowls of plain porridge "hey boss what ya gonna do for today" Kyle finally spoke "I guess the normal two hours of military training, that Jordan wants us to do every day, and helping others out with there fighting techniques. Maybe even go out to the natural history museum to see how Blue, Maxie and everyone else going, then come back here to do night shift of watch out." 

The mention of the museum got three younger ones perked up "can we come" Sam asked looking at Ed and Ella join in "yeah can I come as well" then it was The Kid. "I, the nebulous echo of a comet's giggle, shall join this merry procession!" then he added "I don't go anywhere without tiny shrimpy here" putting an arm over Sam, Ed looked at all three of them and thought to himself "how the hell do I became responsible for these three". 

"You can come" there was a cheer "but you have to do at least one hour of training with us three" then there were the groans. "Kyle and Malik, could you come with us" Ella question now looking hopeful at the other two older boys "of course I'm coming I stay beside Ed all the time" declared Kyle as Malik nodded.