She was sticking close to him. That was building his confidence greatly knowing that somebody needed him to keep them safe. Nick stared intently at the door as Erica reached out into the hallway half expecting something to try and pull her through the rectangular opening. His posture was tense and he slid a foot back, he was ready to lunge and grab her to try to pull her away just in case something went wrong. At this point it wouldnâ€™t be surprising since this place definitely could not be trustedâ€¦ it was one huge maze though that much they already knew. He hadnâ€™t exactly agreed with the rubix cube part, his mind didnâ€™t really see it like that though for the time being that was he went with. This was something more, something he could not explain. With relief, he expelled a held breath when she had opened it.<br/><br/>â€œGood.â€ He muttered when she said she was alright but had not been convinced. His sense of smell had been pretty much shot with the constant smell of blood that he was slowly getting use to the sight, however she was injured. A small pang of concern hit him.<br/><br/>When she stepped into the hall he narrowed his eyes and forced himself to follow. As he walked towards the hallway his legs felt weak and everything felt like it was going to start spinning. The only thing keeping him from staying in the room was thoughts of that thing and leaving Erica behind. He did not want to leave her and he knew she was beginning to feel the same way. There was something, an unseen force, binding them together but not to the point where they felt violated, something that had told them in the back of their mind they absolutely needed to stick together no matter what. Personal space intact, Nick knew he could get use to this, this was what he wanted. She was the ticket out of here somehow and he was going to find a way out of here with her at his side.<br/><br/>Nick suddenly halted when Erica took a step back.<br/><br/>He had also seen it, the eyes that were in the hall. Horrible, strangely hollow red eyes that seemed to be oozing blood as if they had been gouged out glared at both of them. It felt as though they were mocking them. His gaze was locked with that of the eyes and was struck with the same sense of what had been in that room. He was petrified. Mouth opened to scream, but not a sound came out, he could fell his body begin to tremble again. No voices were filling his mind much to his relief but the very sight of these eyes reminded him of that crime scene. He was convinced that this odd pair of eyes was yet another part of their ticket out of here. How? Well, he was not sure really, it was just something he was feeling in the pit of his stomach.<br/><br/>For a second the lights flickered on again, no eyes staring, but then everything went dark again and there they were again. The eyes seemed to wink at them and then a demonic mouth formed underneath the set of eyes. His face turned ashen as the demonic mouth had twisted into a horrid grin and then vanished along with the eyes. It kind of reminded him of the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland. Swallowing hard he took a small step back and looked over his shoulder. It seems they were caught between a rock and a hard place. Stepping out into the hallway was becoming less and less appealing by the second.<br/><br/>â€œI donâ€™t know about you, but I think we should risk the hallway.â€ However, in spite of not wanting to, Nick decided to be a little bold and step into the darkness off the hallway. â€œIt seems to be the only way.â€