Chapter two! Kind of intense. I want to just point out you guys, that While You Slept has the highest amount of reviews for all of my stories. Thank you guys for loving this series so much. Nothing means more to me, really. Ugh. I just fall to pieces every time there's a new emotionally charged review and a new favorite and shit. Like goddamn.
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I only dared wait a day. Twenty four hours. I didn't want to tell him immediately, but I also didn't want to wait too long and risk Trender telling him. My breath hitched as I felt Slender roll over and wrap his arms around me. I felt his lips graze my neck; I shivered and arched. He knew what that did to me. He was trying so very hard to get me in the mood, but I just couldn't. My heart was aching. I needed to tell him before I burst.
"Good morning," he purred, cool voice warming me in so many ways. His fingers ran through my hair. I rolled over to face him. His lips caught mine and forgot about 'it' for a moment. I smiled. I loved him so fucking much, it was unreal.
"Good morning, Slendy." I giggled, knowing he was mimicking the action of rolling his eyes. I poked his chest. With a growl, I sat up and swung my legs over the edge of the bed. I stood up slowly and sashayed out of the room, tossing an evil look back at him. I knew he was watching.
When I made it downstairs, Trender's gaze bore straight into my soul. His 'look' said it all: tell him now or I will. I sighed. Splendor just chirped on and on about how happy he was because he'd gone to this really cool party last night or something to that effect. I wasn't really paying attention. I was busy trying not to hyperventilate. Offender was standing in the edge of the doorway leading from the kitchen to the living room, smoking yet another cigarette. I waved the smell away and blended up a blueberry and vanilla smoothie. I sipped it slowly, peeking over the top of my glass at Trendy. He was drumming his finger tips on the table. He crossed his legs and stared at me.
"So, Audrey," he started slowly. "Got any news you wanna share?" He was practically growling. I forced an unnatural smile.
"Actually, yes I do. Thank you, Trenderman." I glared at him through my pissed off smile. He snorted lightly at my biting sarcasm. I let out a soft sigh before I finished off my smoothie. Pain twisted around my heart. Splendor and Offender were eying me curiously. I shrunk down, wandering over to the sink and washing out my glass.
Footsteps.
Ice crept into my body, making me shiver. Slender descended slowly down the stair case. I watched him glide into the kitchen and take a seat. His aura hummed happily in my mind. I decided to stall by washing everyone's dishes. It only bought me about ten minutes. Panic was shutting my brain down. I was absolutely terrified of what would happen here. The only upside was the fact that the other three brothers were here. They could hold back Slender if they needed to.
"Hey, Audrey!" sang Splendy. "What was that news you had?" He was smiling, obviously excited to hear what I had to say.
Slender picked his head up and turned to face me. Curiosity was written plainly across his blank face. "News? I didn't know you had any news." His suspicion only made my stomach weak. I thought I was going to vomit or cry or both. Trender nodded slightly at me in silent encouragement…or a silent threat.
"Oh, um, yeah…i-it's not that big of a deal," I stammered, body shaking violently now.
"Are you alright, darling?" he asked. Worry coated his words.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little cold. It's December after all." I forced yet another smile. Tears pricked my eyes. I didn't want to do this but I had to. "So…my news."
"Spill it, girl," growled Offender. He hadn't taken his eyes off of me. Did he know? I shuddered. I place my palms on the sink and leaned against it, holding myself up. I exhaled. My whole body felt like it was ablaze with an icy fire. I wasn't ready. Tears spilled down my face; I wiped them away with a bitter laugh.
"Audrey…?"
"Slender, please," I snapped, wiping more tears away. I sniffled softly. "Guess I can't wait anymore."
"No. You can't." Trender was locking me in place. Slender eyed him suspiciously.
"Okay…" I bit my lip to keep from crying out in pain. I closed my eyes, counted to ten and opened them again. I stared at Slender; no one else mattered right now. "I'm pregnant."
Silence.
Seconds ticked away to minutes. I felt like I had been standing there for an eternity before someone finally spoke.
The Operator lowered his head. "You're pregnant." His voice was dangerously soft. Fear made me press against the sink. Offender could sense the hostility in those two words; he started to inch toward me.
"Yes," I whispered, tears flowing down to die on the corners of my lips. "I am."
"You're…pregnant." He stood up slowly and stared at me. "And it's mine." He was walking towards me.
"Slender, what are you doing?" growled Trender, jumping to his feet. He stood in front of me, forming a blockade with Offender.
"You can't keep it," he muttered, static filling my brain. I started screaming as my barely-there sanity cracked beneath the mental assault.
"Slenderman, what the fuck are you doing!" screeched Trendy. Splendor started crying. He was the youngest, and he was the most sensitive. He was also very pro-life. Offender tackled his brother; he pinned him by his shoulders.
"You get the hell away from her!" Offender snarled, pointed teeth inches away from tearing open Slender's face. "Are you fucking crazy? That's still Audrey! That's your goddamn child, you dick! Don't you dare lay a hand on either of them!"
There was a heated silence. I was still crying and so was Splendor. Trendy had pulled me into a tight hug, fear making him shiver. The Operator threw Offender off of him. Slender stormed out of the kitchen, heading for the back door.
"Where the fuck do you think you're going?" yelled Offender.
Slender didn't answer. He just disappeared.
I slumped to the ground, sobbing loudly. I clutched my stomach. My heart was breaking; I could feel it. Rocking back and forth, I screamed at the ceiling. I clawed at my scars, my stomach and my scalp. Offender was there in an instant, holding my wrists tightly to keep me from hurting myself. I was crying pitifully on the kitchen floor.
"Slender…" I sobbed. "Slender, I-I'm sorry! I'm s-so fucking sorry!" I thrashed, trying to reach for the knife in the sink. Trendy tossed it out of the window while Offender and Splendor restrained me. Thunder boomed and shook the entire house.
This continued for almost thirty minutes before I calmed down. My sobs were contained to sad hiccups. I wiped my eyes. Offender picked me up and carried me to my bed. He laid me down and brushed the hair out of my eyes. I lay there limply, reaching out to the tie and jacket still strewn on his side of the bed. I buried my face in it, breathing in the scent of snow and falling leaves. I cried into the silky material. I was exhausted. Soon I fell asleep wrapped up in his jacket, his tie in hand.
