Hey guys! I am super duper sorry for taking so long to update. I've been busy with college and I currently got myself a boyfriend. This chapter isn't as long as you'd probably like it to be, but my summer break will be coming up very soon. Hopefully I'll be able to post more chapters then. I'd like to give huge thank yous to the people who have been reviewing and also to the people who put this story on story alert and favorites. It makes me happy when I see an e-mail that notifies me of that. I only hope that you continue to read and review to tell me how it's going so far. Those of you who want to know if Freddy is going to get violent don't worry! He will become the Freddy that we all love very soon. I just can't tell you when because that would be giving away the story. Anyway, enough of my rambling enjoy the chapter!
Freddy: I have a quick question first!
Me: Do I even want to hear this?
Freddy: What is Victoria's Secret?
Me: Well Freddy, it's a store that sells...
Freddy: No, no, no, no, no. I know what it sells, I just want to know Victoria's Secret.
Me: -_-;
Freddy: Whaaaaaat?
Me: Freddy I don't think anyone knows the secret. Heck, it might not even be an actual person's secret!
Freddy: Time to hunt down a girl named Victoria.
Me: *facetable*
Disclaimer: Don't own NOES! I only own the characters you don't recognize!
Sky's POV
It is early morning and I've been lying in bed for awhile now listening to the birds sing outside. The curtains were closed, but I could still tell that the sun was rising as the rays tried to peek through them casting an orange glow. I looked over at Freddy who was still asleep. I smiled to myself thinking about how peaceful he looks. He's been through hell during his childhood. Picked on by the other kids and abused by his foster father. The only peace he can find is in his dreams where nobody can judge him for something that he had no control over. Freddy told me the story about how his mother, Amanda Krueger, got locked in the mental asylum for the criminally insane over the holidays. She was brutally raped hundreds of times. When she was found she was barely alive and later found out that she was with child. That's why kids teased him about being 'the son of a hundred maniacs'. My thoughts were interrupted when the telephone startled me. Freddy rubbed his eyes and yawned before leaning over me to pick up the phone that was on the bedside table.
"Hello? Oh, Mr. Anderson, what's wrong? Of course, I'll be there as soon as I can. Okay bye!" Freddy sleepily hung up the phone and collapsed on top of me.
"Who was that?" I giggled, playing with his hair.
"My boss, someone called in sick and he needs somebody to take the shift." Freddy mumbled into my chest.
"I guess that means you have to leave huh?"
"I could always call back and say that I came down with a bad case of Sky fever."
"I don't think they would believe you." I laughed, rolling my eyes.
"I better get ready for work." Freddy rolled over and got off the bed, heading towards the bathroom.
I threw the sheet off my body and got up as well, collecting my garments that were strewn throughout the room. I got dressed and made the bed, hearing the shower turn on after I finished. I decided to go downstairs and make some breakfast laughing at the image of Freddy trying to cook something other than grilled cheese. When I reached the kitchen I went over to the refrigerator and scanned its contents. I found a carton of eggs and pulled them out, also grabbing a pitcher of orange juice. I set the pitcher down on the table and carried the carton of eggs to the stove. I rummaged around the cupboards until I found a frying pan, setting it on the burner. I turned the dial of the stove on to let the pan heat up and went back to the refrigerator to find some bacon grease.
"Bingo!" I grabbed the jar of bacon grease from the door of the fridge, kicking it shut with my foot.
I opened up the jar and spooned some of the bacon grease into the frying pan, satisfied with the sound of sizzling. I grabbed an egg from the carton, cracking it on the edge of the pan and discarded the empty shell into the trashcan. After cooking four eggs Freddy came down the stairs in a navy boiler suit and a pair of old boots.
"Something smells good!" Freddy came up from behind and placed a kiss on my cheek.
"They're just fried eggs." I handed him a plate.
"Beats me at making grilled cheeses." Freddy retorted, grabbing two glasses and filling them with orange juice.
"At least you can cook something other than meat." I replied as I sat down next to him with my plate of fried eggs.
"Alright, alright, miss sassy pants! You win." Freddy chuckled. "What are you planning on doing today when I'm gone?" Freddy asked before eating a forkful of eggs.
"I don't know, haven't gotten quite that far yet. Maybe I'll invite a couple of friends over and have a party. Mind if we drink your booze?" I teased.
"Nah, you're not the partying type. You're just like your mother."
"You caught me, but I was thinking about cleaning the place up a bit because I'm sure you won't do any cleaning anytime soon."
"Loretta usually does the cleaning around here and I'm sure she'll appreciate it if you did it instead of me."
"That's what I thought." I giggled, finishing the last of my eggs.
"Well, I better head out to work before my boss calls again." Freddy stood up from his seat, chugging the rest of his orange juice.
I stood up as well grabbing the plates and glasses from the table and put them in the sink. "Have fun!"
Freddy stayed where he was at and started tapping his foot lightly on the floor with his arms crossed.
"What?" I tried to keep a serious face.
Freddy curled his index finger a couple of times, beckoning me to come forward. I stood my ground, crossing my arms over my chest and shaking my head playfully.
Freddy groaned in annoyance, "Fine! If you won't come to me, I'll come to you." He started making his way towards me.
Freddy stopped so that there were only inches in between us. Grabbing my chin with his right hand, he tilted it upwards and placed his lips to mine. I uncrossed my arms and placed them around his neck, his other hand placed on my lower back. It ended as soon as it started when Freddy pulled away, placing his forehead on mine.
"Do you know what you do to me?" Freddy spoke softly.
"I can imagine." I smirked.
Freddy pulled me into another brief kiss before leaving the kitchen. "I'll be back later!" Freddy called from the front door.
"Bye!"
I heard the door shut and sighed as I pondered where to start cleaning. Since I was already in the kitchen I decided to start there. I washed all the dirty dishes from our breakfast and left them in the drying rack as I started wiping down the counters and the kitchen table. After sweeping and scrubbing the kitchen floor I dusted the living room and bedrooms upstairs. I vacuumed the bedrooms and living room before heading upstairs to the bathroom. After scrubbing down the bathtub, sink, and toilet, I threw my rubber gloves into the trash. I looked up at the clock hanging on the bathroom wall, noting that it was a quarter till noon. Satisfied with the fact that I cleaned a whole house in a few hours, my mind wondered back to my house and how long it has been since I last cleaned it. I returned to the kitchen and rummaged around the drawers for a pad of paper and a pen. I wrote a quick note to Freddy and left it on the kitchen table where he would find it. I decided against going out the front door and left through the back, taking the path that led to my house.
Freddy's POV
I slammed the car door shut, trudging up the front steps of the porch to my house. It had been a stressful day at the power plant. Many of the boilers went into shut down mode and I was the only one who could repair them at the time since we were running shorthanded. Not only that, but I had to spend the rest of the time replacing worn parts on the boilers which can get really boring when you don't have anybody to talk to. A wave of euphoria hit me once I unlocked the front door and stepped into the house, flipping the light switch on as I set my keys down. I sniffed the air which smelled of dusting spray and bleach.
"Sky?"
No answer.
"Sky, are you here?"
Again there was no answer.
I walked up the stairs and checked the bedrooms finding nothing. I went back downstairs to the kitchen, finding a note on the table.
Freddy,
I went back to my house to do some cleaning. Feel free to come over if you want, but I suggest you take the trail and use the back door.
Sky
I set the piece of paper back on the table and shut off all the lights before walking out the back door as I set the house keys in my pocket. Making sure that it was locked I headed down the path that lead to Sky's house. I used to take walks with Hill on this very path. It was her way of spending time with me, probably to make sure I hadn't gone crazy. That was one of Hill's biggest fears. She was afraid that I would completely lose it and go on some rampage on the people that made my life a living hell, mostly the kids that made fun of me for being a freak, something that I had no control over. It only reminded me of the phrase 'life isn't fair'.
I opened the small gate that opened into Sky's backyard, closing it quietly behind me. It was twilight and I didn't want anyone catching me walking into her house. That's all I need right now, the whole neighborhood under suspicion. I'm already labeled a freak. I turned the doorknob only to find it locked. I lightly knocked on the door and waited. After a few minutes of knocking and no answer I began to worry. I noticed that there were no lights on in the main level, so maybe she was upstairs and couldn't hear me knocking. I stood back from the door and surveyed the upper level, an open window with a light on catching my attention.
"Sky!" I said loud enough so the neighbors wouldn't notice.
I cursed under my breath when there was no response. I brainstormed for a minute trying to figure out how to catch her attention without bringing attention to myself. I smirked as I looked at the tree that was situated near the open window. I grabbed a sturdy branch of the tree and started climbing up. After getting snagged by smaller branches and having my foot stuck I reached the branch that was right in front of the window. I grabbed the window sill, putting one leg over and hopped into the vacant room.
It must've been Skyler's room from what I could tell. Skyler likes to read and there was a huge bookcase occupied with books.
'Okay I found Skyler's room, but where is Sky?'
I took a seat on the full sized bed and decided to wait for her return instead of scaring her half to death by bumping into her in the dark house. I heard commotion coming from the door across the room, guessing that she was in the bathroom. I stood up from the bed and wandered over to the door, slightly knocking.
"Sky?"
"Freddy? When did you get here?" I heard her surprised voice through the closed door.
"About a minute ago, I had to come through your window because the back door was locked."
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I must've locked it out of habit. I'll be out in a minute."
I stepped over to Sky's bookcase and read some of the titles of the books. A lot of them I recognized as Hill's books. Hill loved to read also, mostly mystery and horror. Sky must've picked up that hobby from Hill. My eyes caught one title in particular that caught me by surprise. I took the book off the shelf and chuckled.
"What's so funny?"
I turned to see Sky standing in the doorway of the bathroom. She was in a pair of black cotton pajama pants and a red tank top. Her dark blonde hair was slightly damp and her skin glistened with moisture.
"Couldn't part with this book I see." I held up the book for her to see, her cheeks turning pink.
"It's my favorite fairytale from when I was a kid. Mom used to read it to me every night before bed when she was still alive. Besides, doesn't every girl dream of being a princess?"
"I suppose so. It seems like you can relate to the story."
"How do you mean?" Sky raised an eyebrow.
"The fact that you cleaned two houses in one day." I pointed out, putting the book back in its rightful place.
"I guess you're right." Sky laughed. "I can't say I've encountered my fairy godmother yet though."
I lifted Sky's chin up so that her eyes met mine, my thumb running over her bottom lip. "You don't need one."
"You really think so?" Sky whispered.
"I know so." I said softly as I brought her into an embrace.
I felt Skyler wrap her arms around my waist, burying her face into my chest. My hands rested on her back rubbing little circles into it. I placed my chin on top of Skyler's head and closed my eyes, relishing the moment. Here we stand as two broken people who have been through hell and back, only having each other for comfort. There was something in the back of my mind that was scaring me to death. I couldn't help but think about the thought of losing Sky. If I lose her my world will crumble beneath me and I will be swallowed into a dark abyss that I have been avoiding my entire life. I already lost Hill; I don't think I can stand it if I lost Sky. I know that I would still have Loretta and Katherine, but I have fallen out of love with Loretta over the years. I will always love Katherine because she is the best daughter I could ever ask for. My grip tightened on Sky who only held on that much tighter.
"You don't need one," I repeated. "You've got me." I whispered into her hair.
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