I just stared at him and he stared back at me, with a nasty grin on his face. I could barely see his face but his eyes was really clear through the black glass. Staring at me, all wide and big. All white and… disgustful. I shivered but I couldn’t take my eyes off him. Like if I just blinked or looked away he would be all over me. Austin came running into the bathroom and he crouched before the bathtub, looking at me with worried eyes.

"What’s wrong?" he asked. With a trembling hand I pointed towards the shower and he turned around and looked really surprised. First he just stared at the man like I had, and then he got up and walked over to the shower. You could see the anger in his movements. He opened the glass door and the man stood there and jerked off. I felt like puking when I saw him and Austin got furious. Then he punched him in the face and I let out a small gasp. The man got unconscious and fell to the tiled floor, and Austin just stared at him. Then he hurried over to me and helped me out from the bathtub, wrapped a towel around me and got me out from the bathroom.
"Did he do anything? More then standing there?" he asked and looked into my eyes. I shook my head and Austin sighed in relief. He got up and walked over to the bathroom and gasped a little, looked around and then stared at me.
"What is it?" I asked and got chills down my spine. Austin looked at me.
"He’s… gone" he said.
"What?!" I gasped and stared at him, and Austin looked really shocked. How could he be gone?
"If you don’t mind… Can you stay at my place?" Austin asked and looked at me, and I nodded slowly. I wouldn’t want anything else.

I got dressed and took my packed bag, and we drove off to Austin’s place. First we reported the thing and since the man was gone they couldn’t really do anything but to give me the advice to change the lock on my door. Austin was quite the whole drive to his place and I could see that from time to time his knuckles got all white because he gripped the steering wheel a little bit tighter. When he did it for the fourth time I gently laid a hand on his arm and he relaxed.
"Relax, nothing happened" I whispered and swallowed.
"I’m glad you called" he said without looking at me.
"And whom should I have called if not you?" I asked, and smiled a little. that lightened him up a little but he still looked a bit angry.
"You could have called Tino… Alex… or Ian" he said, and I swallowed.
"But I didn’t… I called you" I said and looked at him, and I could see that he glanced at me. This time he sighed and relaxed completely.
"Indeed you did, and I’m happy because of it" he whispered.

I was lying on Austin’s bed and he was down talking on the phone with Tino. He was telling him about what had happened and he calmed Tino down when he freaked out a little. I tried to close my eyes and relax but all I could see was the eyes of that man before me. I shivered and turned over to my side and stared into the wall. It had been scary tonight. Who was he? Why did he pick my apartment? Was it because it was me? Was it just random? I jumped a little when Austin threw himself on the bed, only in his boxer briefs. I was in a pair of black hotpants and a big white tee. Nothing fancy. Austin sighed and then he looked at me.
"What is it?" he asked when he saw the look on my face.
"Since he got away… do you think he would come again?" I asked.
"We’re going on tour tomorrow, I don’t think you have to worry about him" Austin said and kissed my temple. I forced a smile.
"But what if he comes anyway?" I whispered.
"Only if he planted a chip or anything in your bag he would find you" he teased and kissed me softly. I giggled and kissed him back, and then I crawled up beside him. Breathing in his scent. I could feel his smile and he kissed the top of my head.
"Just sleep love, I’m here and no one will get to you" he whispered.

I saw the eyes before me and I sat straight up, gasped for air and looked around. It was still dark outside with just a little bit of light on the horizon. It was early. Really early. I took deep breaths and I saw Austin’s arm over my lap. He was sleeping next to me and he looked so peaceful. I touched his tattooed arm and kept on taking deep breaths to calm myself down. I gently massage my temples. I was still very taken by his eyes.

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Austin’s POV

I looked at her through almost shut eyes. She had suddenly jolted up and I woke up by it. She gasped for air and I knew what had happened. I stayed still and watched her. Trying to see what she would do and if she would leave the bed I would stop her. But if she stayed I would just watch her. She stroked my arm and I shivered a little. Not that she noticed, but still. She took deep breaths and tried to calm herself down and then she massaged her temples, and swallowed. THis time I couldn’t stay still and I stroked her back.
"Oh, did I wake you up?" she asked and looked at me. I could see that she tried to calm herself down but her eyes screamed with fear.
"It’s okay" I said and gave her a smile, and she smiled back. Not forced like before. Just a simple, tired, smile that actually made her look a little bit happy. But the fear still shined in her eyes, making me just want to hug her and lie next to her all night and say that everything would be alright.
But one thing was for sure… I had to look out for her on tour. See if she had any nightmares or if something was going on. I had to look out for her.