The time is 2:48 am. Jonathan is laying in bed, key in his hands, staring up at the ceiling. They had all gone back to their dorms a few hours ago, just before midnight.

Bryce's near-death incident had terrified everyone into staying out of the lake for the rest of the night. Brock, Craig, and Jonathan had all fussed over poor Bryce, wrapping him in some towels and checking him over for injuries.

Tyler was a bit tired from rushing into the lake, and he had chosen to lay down on the ground for a good half-hour or so. Jonathan had joined him after finishing up with Bryce, who was sent back to his dorm with Smitty and Brock. Bryce had been tired and cold, probably a little stressed too. It only made sense for him to go back home.

They had all learned quite a bit about each other in those few hours they spent by the lake. For example, Brian, when scared, electrocutes anyone within arm's length. And Tyler can launch a boulder at least 100 yards away if he puts enough strength into it.

Daithi can make force fields. That's good for protecting people, but it apparently doesn't do any good when a living thunderbolt is also inside the force field with you. Marcel had brought up some kind of Pokemon logic, and tried to throw some mud at the two of them. It just bounced off the force field and landed on the ground.

Smitty could go invisible, which is great for scaring people. The only person who saw it coming was Anthony. Despite being able to read Smitty's mind and actually see the scare coming, he still screamed and slapped the shit out of Smitty with a panda hat.

Evan had offered to walk Jonathan back to the dorms. That would've been nice, but Jonathan chickened out and instead tagged along with Tyler, Craig, Scotty, and Marcel. He eventually realized his mistake, however, because after the first sixty seconds or so he began to feel like a fifth wheel. So, in other words, it was kinda awkward.

And now he's here, at almost three in the morning, laying in bed staring at a key he found at the bottom of a lake.

The key itself was in surprisingly good shape for something that's been at the bottom of a lake. It's shiny and doesn't feel very scratched up- leading Jonathan to assume it had to have been recently dropped in there. But how? And why? Where did the giant boulder come from, anyways?

Jonathan didn't know what the key is for. He assumes that it's for something nearby in the woods. But the only thing even remotely close to the lake is the school, right? How would a key to one of the school buildings or rooms get all the way into the lake and underneath a giant boulder?

Sitting up, Jonathan decides to go into the bathroom to get a better look. He couldn't see shit in here without any light, and he knew for a fact that if he woke up Luke then he would have his ass kicked. At the very least, the bathroom would offer light and privacy.

He shuts the door behind him and flicks on the light. Now, with the better lighting in the room, Jonathan notices something odd about the key. Written onto the key in some kind of black ink is an omega symbol. How it hasn't washed off in the lake is beyond him.

What it's supposed to mean is also beyond Jonathan's knowledge. He has absolutely no idea what to do, or who to tell about this, or if he should even tell anyone in the first place.

Jonathan jumps slightly as a clock chimes somewhere, his eyes widening. It was 3:00 am already. He blinks once or twice, exhaustion finally catching up to him now that he's pulled out of his thoughts. Jon decides that it's time for bed finally, and goes back to bed after shoving the key into the pocket of his hoodie.

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The next morning, he wakes up in a surprisingly quiet dorm room. He looks around, then stretches and yawns.

Everything seems normal. Luke's bed is made all nice and neat, the rock is still lodged in their wall, and his teddy bears are all stacked neatly on their chair at Jon's desk.

He smiles to himself, getting up and getting ready for the day. Despite having gotten so little sleep, Jonathan is feeling absolutely great. After fixing his hair and grabbing a teddy bear for good luck, Jonathan walks out of the room feeling like a badass.

Jonathan has no idea where his friends are all at. He figures that he'll run into them eventually, though, and decides to go get breakfast. Breakfast, it seems, consists of lots of gummy bears and some sandwiches. Jonathan missed breakfast completely, much to his dismay.

He was walking past some big blue building when something drops straight down onto his shoulders. Jonathan holds back a scream and, instinctively, swings a fist at whoever tried to jump him.

Unfortunately, his fist is stopped by a wing. Jonathan's eyes widen as he sees none other than Evan in front of him, and he laughs excitedly.

"Evan! What you doin' here, huh? Ooh, have you seen any of the others around? I can't find anyone," Jon rambles happily. "Normally I'd just ask for your numbers or something, y'know, so I could text, but I ain't got no phone! I dropped it in the driveway and it got crushed! Can you believe that? My damn phone got damn crushed!"

Evan says nothing, just nods his head with a weird look in his eye. Jonathan stares at Evan for a few seconds, before beginning to feel flustered. Why was Evan staring at him all creepy? Did he have something on his face?

Jonathan tries to stare back, but Evan keeps the weird look on his face. In fact, Evan starts to laugh! This fucker begins laughing at Jon, and he can't even figure out why!

"Wha- what the fuck are you laughing at, Mister Owl? Y-you... I am not a laughing matter! Nobody laughs at me!" Jonathan crosses his arms and stands up straight, though that doesn't really help because Evan is ever so slightly taller than him still.

Evan continues to laugh, though much quieter this time. He grins at Jonathan and pats his back gently. "You're fucking crazy dude. You know that? A delirious man, you are."

Jonathan pouts the best he can, and gives Evan an innocent look. "Are you saying I'm crazy? Am I insane?"

"No, you're just you. You're delirious, you know? I like it, though. I like you," Evan says, a warm smile on his face. "You're fun to be around, Delirious."

Jonathan says nothing, trying his best to hold back a blush. Was that supposed to sound flirty, or was he just going crazy? And what the fuck kind of nickname is Delirious, anyways? It was a really weird nickname, but still...

Jon would be lying if he said he wasn't flattered by the name. Evan liked him enough to give him a nickname... doesn't that say something? Is this where it's acceptable to plan a wedding, or...?

No, no. He's just crazy. And tired. Maybe a little hungry, too. He didn't have much of a breakfast so much as just a couple bags of gummy bears.

Jon yelps out as he's suddenly grabbed and pulled close to Evan, and then they're both up in the air. It is now that Jonathan thanks himself for not being afraid of heights.

Still, Jonathan wasn't stupid. A good looking guy is holding him close while they're some 80 feet in the air (or however high they may be). What else was he supposed to do besides cling to Evan for dear life?

He wraps his arms around Evan's neck, and hides his face in Evan's chest. Evan tenses up, gripping onto Jonathan a little tighter.

"W-why we in the damn air? Why the- the- why the fuck you doin' this to- to me?" Jonathan makes himself sound purposely scared, to perhaps make himself feel a little less guilty about wanting to hug Evan like this.

"You weren't paying attention to what I said? God dammit Delirious... I told you why we're flying. You even nodded your head yes and everything..."

Evan offers no further explanation, and the two travel in silence for another minute or so.

"I'm really sorry, Jon. I, um.. I didn't know you were scared of heights," Evan says guiltily as they land. "They told me to bring you to them, though. Tyler and Brian, I mean."

Jonathan nods silently, pretending to be shaken up by their sudden trip. "It- it's okay," he murmurs. "I've had worse, I mean."

Evan seems a bit unsure still, but any tension or questions seem to melt away as Tyler and Brian come up to them.

"Hey! You fuckers ready for some adventures? We're gonna go explore the old dorm building! You know, the abandoned one they never took down? Yeah, that one," Tyler yells with a loud, fearless laugh. "Brian's a little bitch though, and didn't wanna go with just two people! Hah! What a bitch."

Brian huffs, rolling his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Come on, let's get exploring before the damn thing collapses on us, alright?"

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