Chapter 14 My Day Off

I got back from the store and went up to my new apartment that I was given by the best boss ever. I stocked my fridge and saw a cooler full of food was one of the most beautiful sights that I've seen in awhile. I looked at the time and it was still early in the afternoon. I wished I had some entertainment, besides internet, so I shrugged and went down to the lounge. I sat back to one of the couches and laid my head back on something soft.

"Hi Zach."

"Ahhh!" I yelped.

"Sorry." I heard Bailey giggle for a moment.

"What is it?" I said trying to catch my breath.

"I dunno, it's kind of boring being, I mean doing nothing is great and all, but Maggie and I are just bored." I sighed.

"Yeah, I know the feeling, I used up the rest of my cash to stock up on food, so there's no point in going anywhere." I looked at her. All I did was look at her. Besides her being an animatronic, she was cute, all of them are cute.

'No, I can't ruin this!' I yelled at myself.

"Come on, you're making me blush." I realized I was staring at her and I looked away swiftly.

"Sorry!" I shouted. I looked around.

"Uhh, I'm thinking about checking the casino, I mean I have some spare change left." I said. I got up and swiftly moved to walked toward the casino.

"Zach, wait." She called out to me, but I was too embarrassed to turn back.

I stopped in the casino and leaned my body against the wall. I slid down trying to get the blood away from my face.

'Why are these feelings flaring up all of a sudden. I mean it's not like they would feel the same for a creeper like me.' I thought trying to get thoughts out of my head.

"You ok?" I looked up and saw Chica and Foxy.

"Yeah I'm fine, just have a lot on my mind." I said.

"You like them, you like them." My head started to hurt little.

'No I do not.'

"Oh come you know you do, you just think you can't tell them." Star began to tease.

'I don't want to hear it.' I thought loudly.

"Zach, you seem to have zoned out." Foxy said with a worried look. I snapped out of my head.

"Sorry, just talking to myself."

"You're not going crazy, are you?" Chica asked. I shook my head.

"Good, cause we don't want to lose the Zach we no in love." My heart skipped.

"Love? Who loves? I don't know that word, I think you're just seeing things, my heart is a void to all that lives, Ok good chat, I'll see you later." I backed away and ran up to my room.

"WHAT WAS THAT!?" I yelled in my bed.

"Told you, and your starting to get lovesick." I shook my head.

"I don't know what it is, but I can't shake some sort of feeling that grips my chest and it won't let go."

"Is it love?" I shook my head.

"I don't know what that is, nor do I believe it."

"Oh come on, you'd have to loved someone."

"I loved my sister, but look where that got her." There was a pause.

"Look Zach, if you keep those feelings inside for too long, they might consume you."

"I seemed to be ok, with controlling my emotions."

"That's not what I saw downstairs." She laughed.

"Shut up." I said said back, knowing that she has a point.

"Oh come on, we both know you would go above and beyond to protect them."

"That was only because… it's who I am, but now, I guess I don't know."

"HA, you admit it!" I punched myself.

"Ahh, you're probably right, but I sound like a fuckboy." She shrugged.

"I mean, it's not like their real people, I'm sure you could get away with it."

"You make it sound even worse!" I yelled to myself.

"I mean come on, you're a robot to aren't you? You should be against this!" She giggled.

"Maybe I'm at that age."

"Oh you can shut up now!" I yelled out.

"But we didn't say anything." I turned my head to see Frida, Bonnie, Mary, and Maggie.

"Oh, uhh, sorry I was just talking to myself." Maggie looked at me in disbelief.

"If that's the case, you are insane." I laughed.

"Nah, I'm as stable as the Titanic." I grinned.

"Don't think we aren't programmed to learn about past events." Frida added.

"What a maneuver on Mr. Bear's part." I shot back.

"Are you just playing games with us at this point?" Bonnie asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Of course not, I just think that…" I stopped for a moment.

"You know, it's not like you're gonna get cursed if you tell them."

"But they will think I'm insane!" I freaked. I realized I said that out loud, and they were now really concern."

"I knew it, Zach's mind is collapsing because of his traumatic experience!" Mary freaked.

"No, it's not that I… am being… haunted." I gulped. They were still looking at me like I was crazy.

"Do you guys know the history of the whole Freddy Franchise?" They all nodded.

"Well, I've learned that there was a character before you girls, or Freddy." They nodded.

"She had a yellow, or gold skin."

"Golden Freddy." Frida added.

"So that's her real name?" They looked at me funny.

"What do you mean 'real' name?" Bonnie spoke.

"I had a dream one night, of an animatronic girl, that you call Golden Freddy. She talked to me, saying that I was different, and that she trusted me. Now, she appears when I'm conscious, and we make conversation." They looked at me like it was a tough bite to swallow.

"That's interesting, but why?" I shrugged.

"She says I'm the one, that can cheat this world, and somehow defeat it, what she means though, that I do not know." There was a pause.

"I wish I could meet her though." Frida started.

"I mean she was the first of us." She added after.

"Maybe one day, if she feels like it, in case you want to call out. I gave her the name 'Star' because her skin glowed as bright as the night sky." I smiled.

"I still can't get used to that name, it gives me chills, the good kind I mean." I heard in my head.

"You had that weird look again." Mary said.

"Oh, she was just telling me that she appreciates the name I gave her when we first met." I felt like I was insane for a second there.

"Anyways, what were you talking about, I mean, you were freaking out." I was back in the corner once again.

"Well, I don't know what you mean." I stood up feeling thirsty, so I made my way to the kitchen.

"Ok, I was talking to her about, romance, and crushes." All four of their faces turned.

"What do you mean, do you have a crush?" Mary asked, looking flustered.

"Well, to be honest I do, but I can't really say." I took a drink.

"Oh for god sakes, he likes all of you!" I heard Star's voice, but it wasn't in my head. I took a breath while water was going down and I spit it all out, coughing and choking on my water. As I caught my breath I looked up to see the four looking at me with astonishment. I looked behind me to see Star standing right in front of me.

"Oh, hi, oh by the way. Thanks for screwing me over." I giggled sarcastically.

"Oh come on, you had to tell them sooner or later." I tilted my head.

"But why would they feel the same for a dip shit like me." I don't know why but the feeling in my chest started to hurt.

"Just admit it, you love them." I looked up at her.

"I don't know what that is though." I turned around and left through the side entrance.

'I'm such a coward, why did I just leave?' This was so frustrating, I didn't want them to know, or else they will think I'm like the rest of the assholes that worked here before me. I clenched my fists and turned right around.

"I survived a mugging, I dealt with my loss, I even survived and man hunt, and turned the tables on killer animatronics.' I clenched my fists and turned around to open the door. They were still in the same places from when I left briefly.

"Zach?" Bonnie looked at me with worry. I took a deep breath, and let out my heart with a million miles an hour.

"I admit it I really like you guys in the beginning I felt empathy towards you and I had the desire to protect you girls but as the time went by the desire grew and grew that I'm starting to think if it's because I like you all because all of you are so cute and I want to hold you and keep you safe but nothing sexual but if that's the case I didn't even want to tell you because I don't want to be the assholes that were here before and I don't want you girls to hate me and oh my god I have a migraine."

I stopped to try to catch my breath. I was talking so fast I thought my voice box would lose control. I looked up to their eyes just to see something in the corner of my eyes. I looked to my right slowly to see the rest of the girls looking at me with shock.

"Busted." Star joked. My heart felt like it stopped. I raised both of my fists and started punching myself as hard as I can so that I could force myself to become unconscious. Mary then grabbed my fists and started laughing.

"Zach, Zach, you don't have to hurt yourself for being honest." I looked up at her.

"You're not mad or disgusted?" She shook her head.

"Of course not ya moron." Frida had her hands on her hips.

"To be honest, we've grown to like you, even Foxy." Foxy went stiff.

"Hey don't call me out on that Frida." She laughed.

"Come on, tell me you don't." She replied with a sly grin.

"Ok so wait a minute, you all like me?" They shrugged.

"You did look hot when you saved us from that break in." Bailey giggled.

"No way." I said in astonishment.

"But you really like all of us?" Maggie asked.

"Yeah I know, sounds weird right? But I don't know who not to like." I confessed. I gulped, and I started to feel awkward. I was then grabbed by Mary, and was trapped in a big hug. As for her bust, I felt like I was getting swallowed.

"Oh Zach, I'm so happy that you have feelings for me, I loved you ever since you saved me from my despair." I couldn't breath.

"Now hang on a minute Mary, Zach says he likes all of us." Bailey whined.

"So let me have a shot." I was pulled out to have Bailey clinging onto my arm.

"Hey I want to play too." Maggie yelped. Knowing her energetic self she pounced and knocked me off my feet.

'What have I done?' I thought.

"Good luck Zach, you're gonna need it." I looked over to Star who gave me a wink.

'What the hell am I going to do now.' I thought. Little did I know that I was being watched from outside, by a buff figure that was waiting patiently.