Y/N immediately saw its huge claw about to swing in her direction, and without thinking she backed away, thinking Logan did too. However, still seeing him in his same position made her eyes grow wide. As she was going to help, in the blink of an eye, the phantom slashed its claw on the right side of his waist.
He then lets out an agonizing scream of pain, "AGH!"
In the end, Logan was the only one to get hurt while Y/N remained unharmed. Seeing this her eyes were filled with horror upon witnessing the large injury.
"Logan!!" The two girls exclaimed with worry, surprise seen on their faces as they saw him wounded.
He crouched down, his left hand gripping his waist tightly as he cried in pain, trying to hide the blood slowly flowing from his injury. His glasses fell from his face, tears streaming uncontrollably as he felt intense pain that grew to an extreme level. Seeing him like this triggered something in Y/N, prompting her to quickly stand up. She grabbed the phantom's wrist, squeezing it tightly out of anger while also keeping it in check. Despite its struggles, she didn't dare let go as it tried to break free from the tree's hold. The phantom was putting up a strong resistance, with even Aiden and Ashlyn having a hard time holding their end.
Luckily, it wasn't long before they all heard the other approaching. "Ashlyn!"
This caught Y/N and Ashlyn's attention, turning their heads they saw the others seen rushing to their aid with weapons in each of their hands-Taylor with a crowbar, Ben with a big pair of secateurs, and Tyler holding a wooden bat-like machete.
Urgency and relief were evident in the redhead expression of the other's arrival. 'Finally!' She thought before continuing with her role as leader. "Twins, grab the legs!" She ordered while looking at them individually, "Ben, you stab it!"
Without a doubt, each person played their assigned role. The twins each grabbed a leg of the phantom, holding them tightly to keep it still. Then Ben approached, raised the secateurs above the phantom, and quickly stabbed it in the back of the chest. The phantom coughed up a dark substance, and soon after its body started to tremble and feel weak. The seat it was holding onto also became softer.
Once Y/N felt it go limp, she then slowly, yet cautiously, released her grip on the phantom as its hand fell lifeless. Thankful for it all to be over she sighed, relief and gratitude showed on her face for the other's help. Once they all settled down a bit, the twins and Y/N quickly checked on Logan. The others could see he was in pain, and yet she couldn't help but feel the most guilty. If she had reacted quickly enough to save him, then none of this would've happened.
Logan was seen back into the seat while his body curled up in the corner trembling with his head slightly facing the other way. Even so, he still kept a hold of his waist to try and ease the pain. Tyler then came forward, concern evident as he inched to his side.
"Hey dude, you alright? Can you move?"
Y/N turned her head at him, "I don't know... is he, CAN he?" She asked, looking at the tan boy with sarcasm as if he hadn't just asked the stupidest question.
The tan boy was about to comment back when suddenly Aiden's voice came from the seat behind Tyler and the H/C-hair girl, startling them which prompted the two to look back. "Yeah, we should probably hurry up and patch him up."
Once they turned their head they saw that his face splattered in the phantom's liquid. Upon seeing this sight, the eyes of Y/N grew wide, and within a couple of seconds grew terrified.
"AHHHH!" The girl instinctively backed away upon witnessing his face, seeing Aiden staring creepily at the two while smiling in the phantom's blood dripping down his face, making her almost punch him if she hadn't restrained her natural instinct.
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"How- How bad is it?" Logan stammered while glancing at the group with his head turned to the side while tears started welling up in his eyes. The poor boy felt scared to even look since it was evident in his eyes, fear, and panic as he couldn't help but worry.
The group had gathered around him, with most of them looking away except for three individuals-Aiden, Ashlyn, and Y/N were the only ones looking at his shirtless figure with unsure expressions.
[THE GROUP'S PLACEMENT!]
Y/N was on Ashlyn's right and Taylor was on her left while her gaze lingered to the side. The blonde boy - Aiden was standing behind them, stooping down slightly with his hands on his knees. Following that, was Ben standing behind him with a hand on his neck, averting the brunette's gaze. Beside him, Tyler sat on a seat with one of his legs resting on his other as his palm was on his cheek with his head turned.
[I tried my best to explain their placement as in the webtoon😭]
A recap of earlier-for them to get a view of his injury, they had to take off his shirt to better see his wound. Once they took a look, it wasn't a very pretty sight. Regardless, they didn't say anything to not freak him out, as he was now.
Logan couldn't handle their silence and began to sob, "Why aren't you guys saying anything?? It's bad isn't it?! It hurts!? I'm scared!"Y/N felt horrible and tried her best to comfort him. She reached her hand out and placed it lightly at the top of his head. Logan jumped slightly at the sudden actions his eyes widened as he then looked up to meet her gaze.
"Hey! It's fine, you're gonna be fine, Logan." She said while giving him gentle head strokes to try and calm him. His breathing and tears seemed to calm down a bit, though not enough to reassure him since she could still hear him sniffling. "Shh, it's okay. I know it hurts, but theirs no need to cry anymore, because... I'm...Here."
Her tone carried a bit of uncertainty since she wasn't quite sure of her statement, but her words were genuine, filled with honesty, empathy, and sincerity. Surprisingly, her words of comfort made him less tense as he slowly began calming down despite there being pain in his waist. Usually, she isn't one person to give comfort, but since it was her fault for making him like this she tried her best.
"Here. Some pain meds from the first aid." Ashlyn then came forward afterward, stretching out her hand and opening her palm were two pills. "Ben, can you clean and bandage him up?" He gave a nod in response.
A medical kit was opened, multiple supplies were seen inside and as instructed the tall male-Ben skillfully dealt with Logan's injury and handled it with delicacy and professionalism. After some time, Logan's waist was seen wrapped in bandages, his upper chest coming down fully covered in bandage wraps as well as on his upper right shoulder, not too tightly, but securely. While at his side, Y/N sat by him throughout the process-her presence hoping to give him moral support. Once Ben had finished, the brunette slowly tilted his head in the direction of the girl's side before not long, landing on her shoulder, catching him from hitting the ground as he lay there restless. The girl jolted, turning her head only to see him sleeping.
"We should probably let him rest for a bit," Taylor said while worriedly staring at the brunette.
"Yeah, it's for the best." Y/N agreed as she glanced at Logan's face. Seeing his innocent face covered in bags of exhaustion combined with the redness from his tears made her eyes soften. She knew he didn't deserve this.
"Guess that means the Savannah conversation is on hold for now," said Ashlyn, which caused a scowl to escape Tyler's lips, annoyed at the fact that their ticket home was on standby.
"Fine. Then lets decide what to do with the phantom." Tyler said.
As for Y/N, she was currently deciding on whether to go with the group or just stay with Logan. However, it was still clear she was feeling guilty about him being this way, so in the end, she ultimately decided to stay.
"You guys can go, let me know if anything."
The others nodded before taking off while Taylor stayed behind. She then moved closer towards Logan, reaching out her hands as she slowly, yet carefully removed the glasses left on his face. Once she got them off she went with the others, leaving only Y/N with the injured brunette. She turned her attention to him with a glint of worry.
'Gosh... I'm such an idiot.' She thought, shaking her head slightly. She wouldn't admit it out loud, but she grew worried for him.
Regardless of her criticism, she couldn't help but blame that it was her fault. Logan got hurt because she wasn't fast enough, resulting in this, and it made her feel responsible. She continued to stare at him for a while and came to notice that a few strands of his hair getting in his face. Reaching her hand, her fingertip gently tucked them away with the rest. Turning away she wondered the other's current situation with the phantom.
Feeling curious she tried looking over to where the others were, however, due to the weight on her shoulder it wasn't possible. After a while of waiting, there was still no sign of the others returning. Suddenly, she heard a disturbing, yet high-pitched shrieking sound.
SHHKK!
"Turn it off!" Tyler's voice yelled and on his command, whoever he was yelling at then turned off whatever was on in a few seconds.
Y/N, who had heard of this all shivered as she began to wonder, "What is going on over there?"
• This series really is! I love this, but I just hope it won't auto-rewrite itself because it does do that sometimes. Hope you enjoy this though. ✌️❤️