„Wait, I'm thirsty. I buy some drink, you guys just go and I'll be there in a minute!"

„I'll go with you" Said Ben, who didn't really care if he miss his meeting with Foxy. Not as he was afraid, of course. Not at all.

„Okay, meet ya there then!" Said Finn, and they moved forward Pirate Cove. Joey run on the front, swinging his paper sword.

Ben followed Betty to the cash desks where his sister orderd some drink. Ben was always amused how easily she handles such adult things like money. He has never dare to pay to pay to anyone, because he would become nervous and mess things up and the adults would look at him ugly. They'd even yell at him.

But unlike at him, everyone was smiling at Betty. They handled her as one of them. Ben didn't like to talk to strangers, not even in Fazbear's, although the staff was really nice with kids. When he had to talk to adults, he casted down his eyes and started to mutter, which made adults to talk to him in a high-minded way.

After Betty paid, they walked forward Pirate Cove. They were almost there when Betty stopped.

„Heck!" She hissed in a struggle. „I can't open this blasted thing. I always forget how tightly they are closed. So what now, should I die from thrist, with a bottle full of drink in my hand?" She started to life, but a bit awkardly.

But Ben had an idea. He wasn't just a story-teller, he was also good in solving problems – in the theoretic way, of course.

„Ask Mr. Miles!" He adviced and when Betty looked at him he added: „I saw one day that a girl from the cash desks also asked him to help her."

„You are a genious, little bro! Why it just didn't come up in my mind? What would I be without you!"

She smiled at Ben which made him really happy, helping out his sister. They rushed to the security desk where Mr. Miles and an other security guard were staying (they didn't know those other guy's name because he never wear his nametag, but he was pretty nice too).

Mr. Miles was very helpful.

„Here." He handled over the opened bottle. „They are shut really tight, right?"

„Yeah, you know that very well." Said the other guard from the background, and he winked at Ben with a grin on his face. „Everyone asks him to open those bottles."

„That's what I thought too." Said Ben, and being so brave surprised himself a lot. When everyone looked at him, he casted down his eyes immediately.

Mr. Miles laughed at him and gently slapped him on the back.

„And you were so right! I will have no other job here soon than opening bottles."

The other guard turned away, giggling. Ben didn't understand what's so funny, but he didn't really care because he was so happy that an adult talks to him and not in a way like he was retarded.

„Thanks a lot, it was a big help!" Said Betty with a smile on her face.

„Come again if you have bottle-problems again!" Mr. Miles waved for them a friendly goodbye.

Ben and Betty started to walk to the corridor to Pirate Cove again, but they didn't reach too far when they met with the others. They look very disappointed.

„They said we can't see Foxy for a while." Lamented Finn.

„Pirate Cove is out of order." Added Joey. „They rebuilt it or what."

Jenny looked at her watch.

„Oh, I should slowly start to go home. Mom said I had to be back before five a.m."

„I'll come with you." Sighed Finn, and took a last unhappy look towards Pirate Cove. They walked away with Joey, who lived very close to them (Finn's and Jenny's parents lived in each other's neighbourhood.)

Meanwhile Betty finsihed her bottle of drink, and after a bit of listening to the animatronics show, they also left.

„Next time we should play how we fled from Captain Redbeard through the great ocean!" Said Ben.

„'Corse, just find me a character who is not a princess. I want to play with swords some day."

„Who said a princess can't use swords?"

„Weeell… that kind of princess I was never let her hands be dirty. And don't you want to be a pirate, by the way?"

„No, I wouldn't be a good pirate. Joe and Redbeard would slaughter me in a moment. I'm much like a thief, a good one."

„But not as good as I!" Laughed Betty.

They walked through the parking, laughing and joking, and they weren't aware that not so long ago a young girl in their age died a horrible death there. Maybe if they were aware (or at least their parents were), their story would follow a whole different line, and Ben's mother wouldn't plan his son's ninth birthday party at such a place…

But as we know, fate is like a crazy train, it smashes anyone on it's way and none can do anything against it.

After they left, Barney got really excited. Today, he can approach them with a totally fair reason, twice. Twice!

What's more, he didn't just approach them but also talked to them! The second time, they were the ones who went to him, because they needed him (okay, for such a banal thing like opening a bottle, but still), and they asked him. Now he don't have to rely on his imagination how Betty's voice sounds when she is begging.

And before that, when he had to rebuke them, they listened to him immediately. And he can hear that sweet little voice again… „We are sorry", it was beautiful, as she said it, so humble.

But then an annoying voice interrupted his pleasent thoughts.

„The little bottle-opener." Cackled Scott. „See mate, every girl wants you to open their „bottles"." He narrowly punctuated the quote marks, even imitated them with his hands.

„Be quiet, you are disgusting!" Snapped Barney at him, but Scot just giggled.

„Teach me, master, to make the girls hold their bottles for me too!" He grinned, and it made Barney flush and turn away. He knew that Scott can't see his mind (he wouldn't giggle so joyfully, oh he wouldn't, that's sure), but he got too close (dangerously close) to the truth with his funny note.

He turned back to him, but Scott wasn't deal with him anymore, he was talking to some kid's dad. Barney walked away, to prevent his colleague to crack some silly joke about the bottles again and tried to forget any thoughts about Ben and Betty. No, don't think about how soft the girl's fingers touch his hand when she took her drink. How fragile the boy's bones felt under his shirt. How their eyes were sparkle when they listened to him.

The hunger rose inside him stronger before.

He wanted to be the last one who see their eyes spark.