{flickin' ashes} colton&matthew
The night was significantly warm. It had been warmer than usual during the day, and then the clouds rolled in as the sun went down and all the residual heat was trapped in Hillsboro. The warmth would've been enjoyable, if the events of that day had been enjoyable. But they were far from it.
Matthew was killed.
He was supposed to go and hang out with Matthew. But before he left, Kiana came to the apartment. The girl was in tears, and could barely tell Colton what had happened. Once she did, Colton's world came crashing down.
He and Matthew had grown so close since they met at the meeting. They hung out a bunch, both of them putting the whole 'I tried to kill you' thing behind them.
How could he have let another person he cared about get taken away from him?
Once he found out, he just sat in his room, and sobbed. Cassie tried to ask him what was wrong, but he just couldn't tell her. He couldn't speak from all the crying, and he was afraid to tell her because he was sure she would make fun of him.
After sobbing for a straight two hours, Colton finally got out of bed. Cassie was gone, but he didn't mind. As soon as he heard the news, all he wanted to do was run and find Matthew and bring him back. But he knew he couldn't. He was already too weak from using his powers.
But Matthew was his friend. Matthew was worth it.
After a quick change of clothes, and a quick sandwich, Colton was off. And he knew exactly where he was going. He power walked through the forest, straight to the clearing where the hunter's did all the burnings.
The clearing opened, and there it was. The stake, and Matthew's charred body tied to it.
What a bunch of idiots, he thought, as he trekked towards the scene. They didn't even clean up their mess. Amateurs. Colton never even liked hunting, and he knew better than to leave the evidence out in the blue like that.
He approached the scene, and his heart dropped. The boy was terribly burned, but still recognizable. Colton blinked back the tears that threatened to fall, and got to work.
He cut away the ropes around Matthew's body, the charred ropes falling away with ease. He carefully took the lifeless body down from the stake, and laid him on the lush grass beneath them.
Without thinking twice, Colton grabbed Matthew's burnt hand, and squeezed his eyes shut, and concentrated all his power on Matthew. He could almost physically feel the power leaving him, becoming drained within seconds.
Colton breathed heavily, opening his eyes. He looked down at the boy, tears threatening to fall once again.
"Matthew?" He asked his voice coming out in a choked whisper.
