Chapter 50 A Dish Better Served Warm


How on earth did he know? How in heaven's name did Offenderman know that your heart was still beating? No matter how much you tried to explain things and give them a logical conclusion, the more you felt that there was nothing to explain. He knew that your heart was beating. Your deepest and most dangerous secret of yours had just been revealed to him and from the words he said to you, you had started to question whether or not he was going to keep it for himself or not.

But how did he know? Your heart hadn't beaten for quite some time now and EJ would never tell anyone, you were sure about this, but how did he know? Other than you and EJ, there was no one else to know? Or was there? You didn't know; the only thing you knew was that it was definitely going to be used against you at some point. And you dreaded with all your heart the moment that this was going to happen. Because if a simple but unexplained heart beat was enough to drive the calm and logical EJ to have his sanity switches turned and attack you, then you could only imagine how the others would react to this. You were pretty positive that they wouldn't be happy at all and you would be totally unable to go up against them and if even Slenderman turned against you, then you were as good as dead already, because it was sure that they would kill you, not because they don't love you as much, but they will think that you betrayed them, something that is a lot worse to do in a house full of serial killers.

You would be doomed.

You were sure about this.

All these thoughts pestered your mind from the moment you had the little 'chat' with Offender and there was no way for you to get rid of them. The night passed with you twisting and turning on your bed, unable to sleep for the most part and once you would dare to drift inside dreamland, the murderous faces of your insane family would pollute your dreams, turning them into haunting nightmares, from which you woke up screaming. So when Slenderman's voice echoed inside your mind, giving in every resident of the house the signal that breakfast was ready, you almost fell off the bed from the sudden terror that rushed through you like hot lava. Groaning, you picked yourself up and got ready, still trying to brush sleep off your face. There was only one thing to do in case Offender tried to reveal your identity and that was to warn the two people close to you inside the household: Jeff and EJ. It was the only way, since EJ would be there to help you out and explain things, while Jeff would be there in case sh!t hits the fan.

Going out of your room, you are greeted with the happy chit-chat coming from every possible corner, as the rest of the residents make their way to the dining room. You see Jane and Clockwork passing the hallway under the stairs, both wishing you a good morning as they see you come out, Toby and Ben are shouting something in the distance, their voices already coming from the dining room and Masky with Hoody by his side chat silently among themselves, probably about some mission, completely engulfed in their conversation to notice you and you simply sigh, trying to ease your worries a little bit and enjoy the peaceful morning.

Where is Sally? You wonder, looking around for the little girl, only to feel a hand grabbing your shoulder hard from behind.

Your scream makes the windows inside the whole house creak, as you eject yourself forward, trying to get away from your attacker as soon as possible, taken too much aback from your terror to be able to defend yourself, but once you turn, you see Jeff standing behind from where you were, his unblinking orbs more confused than ever.

'Jesus Christ Jeff.' you breathe out, your hand flying on your heart 'You could have warned me.'

'Jumpy much, dollface?' he gives you a large grin, crossing his hands over his chest.

'You won't really blame me once I tell you what happened.' Your eyes bury themselves into his black own, alerting him in their own way that something is amiss. He is quick to catch up, so you see his devious expression drop into that of total seriousness. If he could, he would be frowning.

'What happened?' he questions immediately, but you just shake your head.

'Offender told me something, but let's not talk about it here. Meet me and EJ after breakfast to the laundry room. I'll tell you all about it.' You simply say, looking at him closely and seeing his lips tighten.

You were pretty sure that he was able to sense the seriousness in your voice, but you were given no more time for talking as LJ came down from his room, all of you making your way to meet the others. LJ and Jeff talked loudly among themselves, with the monochrome clown bragging about his recent killing spree and the smiling killer telling about his own accomplishments this week. You could still feel Jeff's gaze burning your back as he talked, but as much as you would like to tell him to stop, you knew that LJ would question it. So, the three of you entered the dining room, finding the others already eating and talking merrily, large smiles and small fights gracing the whole table. As you walked over and took your seat, you noticed that today Sally chose Slenderman to feed her, with the small girl waving at you happily from the other side of the table and secondly, the guests were nowhere to be seen. All three of them were not in the table as they should be.

'Good morning EJ. Where are the others?' you ask the blue masked man as you sat down.

'They are hunting today, so they'll be gone until late in the afternoon.' The eyeless man passes you the platter with the pancakes.

Taking it in your hands, you fill yours and Jeff's plate, before handing it back to Toby who seemed more than anxious for the amount of pancakes you took, but you just ignore him, grabbing the strawberry syrup.

'EJ, something happened. You, me and Jeff have a meeting afterwards in the laundry room.' You whisper so faintly, that you are sure that only he was able to hear you.

'How bad is it?' it's the only answer you hear coming out of his lips, as you see him gaze over at the table to make sure that only you, he and Jeff who has leaned forward are listening.

'Deadly bad. You're not going to like it at all.' You pour some milk in your glass.

In response, he only nods and the three of you act as if nothing is happening at all, chatting with the others around you calmly. You had to admit that whoever cooked the pancakes, made a spectacular job at it, as well as seeing that your cookies have soon ran out, you can't help but feel some pride rising inside your chest. Chatting away with Clocky and Jane who are sitting on the seats next to Jeff and EJ, you manage to forget all about your troubles for a little while, happily arranging a killing spree with the two girls in the near future. They seemed a little bit ecstatic about it and you couldn't help but feel like that yourself, since you had to go out with them for quite some time, let alone that you needed some girly time with them to re-charge your batteries. Still, even if you were talking with them, you kept yawning again and again feeling your eyelids growing heavier and heavier by the seconds, the fatigue of a sleepless night finally catching up on you. Maybe it would be a good idea to get some sleep after you were done talking with the boys later.

'Have you not slept well child?' Slenderman addressed you, probably at the tenth time you were yawning.

'I was having some nightmares yesterday, no big deal.' you answer as Jeff chuckles beside you, only for you to hit him lightly in the head.

'If the nightmares continue on child, maybe you should-'

'Stop ignoring them.'

Your blood runs cold in your veins. It can't be…. No, it can't be… Your eyes open wide with surprise, but you find yourself unable to look up from your plate, terror seizing you with the passing seconds as you dread what will you see once you do look up…because you know this voice….this voice is enough to throw you into a fit of complete paranoia and fear… you let out your breath, barely noticing that you were holding her inside, as she comes out trembling and uncontrolled, depicting just how much you were terrified right at that moment. Your mind turns completely numb and clear, with a sudden deadness penetrating it from every possible corner, running along each crevice and inch of your mind, exactly as a mist inside a forest would. Devouring and hiding everything on its path. The beast inside your mind feels the sudden change, but instead of stepping out, all it does is to whimper and withdraw further back, leaving you completely unprotected, as the voice sounds yet again.

'Look at me _.'

You almost cringe at the sound of your name coming out as a small command and draw in another shaky breath. This is insane…. No, this can't be happening to you… It can't be… Gathering all your courage, you slowly but steadily begin to look up, your whole body rebelling against you in doing so, but the fear of what would happen if you didn't pushing you to look up….Directly opposite from you…

To where the pure terror is seated.

To the black haired boy with the hole in the place of his heart.

As your eyes fall on him, you draw in another shaky breath, biting your lower lip hard in order to suppress the screams that battled your lungs to come out, scarring them painfully by doing so. You weren't sitting in the nice and cozy dining room anymore. There was no sun light coming through the large windows anymore. The rest of your family was not sitting beside you anymore. No, nightmares were sitting beside you.

Along the large table, sat the five people that were haunting your dreams for as long as you could remember since you first turned into a Creepy pasta.

On your right sat the girl with the curly blonde hair and the slice on her neck. Her totally black eyes were nailed on you, with a crooked smile gracing her once beautiful lips, as she was leaning back on her chair, her chest hanging wide open with the total lack of a heart being something more than just eminent. Right across from her sat a blonde guy this time, with a black substance dripping down from his mouth and the gaping hole on his chest as well. Next to them sat two brown haired people, one girl and one boy, while in the head of the table, sitting like a true king, was the raven-haired boy. All of their eyes were nailed on you, their piercing gazes making the blood inside of you even colder by the passing seconds, fueling your sheer terror like gasoline, making you want to scream till your lungs give out, since their heartless bodies were a mixture of terror and threat to your distressed mind.

But the whole room around you was different as well.

It was the same dining room from this morning, with each and every decoration still at place, but this time, the room had come out straight from a nightmare. The walls, the chairs, the table, even the floor were burnt into nothing but black coals, the faint mint paint that once graced the walls starting to come out, blacker than the substance dripping from the people's mouths. Everything smelled like fire, ashes and more importantly…. death. It unnerved you, it send the last remains of your sanity flying inside your mind, as the switches began to turn once you started to take in the view you were presented with. The plates and glasses still decorated the black table, but the wood under them had started to bubble up, giving in to the extreme heat that had burned it. Something black and sticky was pouring out of the black walls, slowly making its way towards the floor, bubbling up again and again, as if it was some kind of goo.

Frantically you looked around you, with your gaze being drawn by a strong red light that pierced through the windows. The night outside was endless and dream haunting, with the complete lack of stars terrorizing you, as well as the moon that had just came out of the thick clouds that blocked the sky. And that was because the moon was not silver, as you had seen her countless times before. No. The moon was pure, bloody red . It shone like a bloodstain, shedding its luxurious haunting light into everything in her path, shinning through the large windows and filling the burnt room with the eerie light of death. Averting your eyes from the gruesome spectacle, you gaze upon the forest that lurked outside the window, only for countless red eyes to look back at you. You held in your breath, averting your eyes and focusing on the threat that was sitting around you, before you screamed.

'Why are you always running away from us _? We only want to help you.' the leader continues when he notices that your attention is back at him.

'W-where are the others? What did you DO TO THEM?!' you scream, hitting the table in front of you with your fists, making everything on it shake violently.

'Ah, we just got rid of the nuisances. Now, no one can disturb us.' He smiles at you, the black liquid starting to drip down from his chin as well.

'We warned you about him _. But you didn't listen. Now, we came to save you before it's too late. You will thank us in the end.' The blonde guy on your left murmurs softly, his grin only widening more.

'Who told you I want your help?! Who the HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, WHERE IS MY FAMILY?! WHAT DID YOU DO TO THEM?!' in the sound of your voice, they only laugh right at your face, fueling your anger even more. You are done with those games. If they don't tell you what they did to the others, you are going to murder them all.

'Now now, there is no need to cause a ruckus, we told you, it doesn't matter. We are your true family _ and soon, you will join us as well on the other side.' The brown-haired girl speaks to you for the first time.

'Wha-? What other side? What are you telling me?!'

'We are here to spare you from the pain and suffering _. Be grateful that you are given a choice on a painless death. No one gave us the opportunity to choose.' The brown haired guy frowns.

'If he gets you, the pain you will suffer before you die is enormous. Either way, you are going to die and join us.' The leader says.

'So we have decided to save you before he does. It will only hurt for a little while _ and then you'll be free.' The blonde girl smiles to you.

'Don't fight death _, because he will come either way.'

'I don't give a flying damn if I am going to die or not, who gave you the right to mess with my family and my head as well?! I'm going to rip off your throats!' you growl insanely at them, the metallic taste of blood filling your mouth, making it water.

'There is no right and wrong in death. You are already dead _, the monster is right beside you, waiting for the opportunity to take what you hold most precious. Your deepest secret. So you might as well want to enjoy your very last meal. It's better when it's warm.' The leader says, pointing down on your plate.

Anger is still boiling hot inside your veins at their words, so you keep your gaze locked on him, imagining ways to kill this bastard once and for all for daring to mess with your family. You are going to slaughter them all. Still, they all gaze at your plate, so after a little while, curiosity infiltrates your mind, making you to look down. And freeze in horror.

Inside your perfectly white plate, lays a heart. A real human heart, resting against the bottom of the plate, with blood coming out of her as she continues to beat frantically and desperately, trying to do the only thing she knows best, but finds no way and blood to do so. How can she still beat?! Whose heart is this? It's not from Jeff/EJ right?! No, it is still beating, so it's impossible to be his. Then, who has a beating heart? Realization hits you like a brick wall in the face, shredding the last sanity you held dearly inside you to little pony pieces that scatter in the strong air. Immediately, you feel vomit coming up your throat as you realize that this isn't just a random heart. It is your heart. Your own beating heart.

Suddenly, the five gazes that are fixed on you smile with crooked smiles that ooze the same disgusting black liquid. Suddenly, your left hand flies to cover your mouth as you immediately stand up, trying to get away from the gruesome spectacle and the nightmarish people, trying to get as far away from this nightmare as possible, but you scream loudly when something is nailed on your right hand, pinning it to the table. Tears blind your eyes as you gaze towards it, only to see it nailed on the black wood with a silver knife protruding from the flesh. Blood has already come out, staining both your (s/c) hand and the table, but your troubles are far more serious than this, since all of them raise to their feet, the blonde girl that stabbed you smiling cockily.

'Now, we don't want you to go anywhere. The fun has just begun.'

Before she has the time to even think about her next move, your left hand lands hard against her bare and sliced neck, as you hit it hard with your clenched fist, making her scream and back away a few steps, her hand flying to cover her neck. Having no time to waste, you kick the blonde guy straight in the chest, throwing him a few meters back, giving you just the right amount of time to grab the knife that is holding your injured hand down, pulling it with a pained scream and releasing it, only to grab another knife, just in time to block the hit that the browned haired guy was about to give you, with your hands. He grabs your hands tightly and with a loud scream, he uses his back as a lever and catapults you to hit hard against the table, breaking everything that was underneath and feeling the sharp pieces piercing you. Screaming once again, you slice him in the wrists with your knives, releasing his grip and giving you just enough time to kick the leader straight in the face, as he grabs your leg and starts pulling you towards him.

The brown-haired girl launches at you, but rolling to the side, you manage to fall to the cold floor and stand on your feet in a matter of seconds, grabbing the wooden chair that the blonde girl was sitting before with power, swinging it with all your might, hitting the brown-haired girl in the stomach and turning, the blonde girl in the head, which turns and she lands hard against the floor.

You are not so fast though and the leader grabs you hard by the neck from the back, flipping you over to hit once again against the table. One of the knives leaves your hand, and taking advantage of the situation, he grabs and drives it through your chest, missing your heart for mere millimeters. You scream loudly, your back making a perfect arc, with your hands frying and grabbing it hard, trying to remove it from your body, but the grip of the leader is as strong as a steel.

'You are ungrateful! We want to save you and this is how you treat us?!' he screams angrily, his voice booming over the small space.

'I didn't ask to be saved!' you scream, twisting your legs and wrapping them around his arm, you ignore the pain that shoots through your from the wound and moving your body, you manage to hear a loud 'crack', which signals the bones breaking inside the flesh, as the grip is immediately released.

You barely have time to withdraw the knife from your chest, before someone grabs your hair in a tight fist, pulling them with all his might and catapulting you with great ease on the wall behind you. Your scream comes out louder than before, as the hair he was pulling remain on his hand even after you have fallen on the floor and the two girls are starting to kick you wherever they can reach. Blocking the hits from hitting your face, you take advantage on a single moment's opening, twisting yourself and kicking their legs out from under them, rising on your own in a split second, ducking to the left and avoiding the blonde guy who tried to punch you, grabbing him from behind and catapulting him against the wall, head first.

You almost laugh triumphantly at your small victory, the insanity and adrenaline that coursed through your veins adrenalizing you to keep fighting. You will not allow them to taunt and scare you anymore; you are going to bring them down for daring to touch your family.

Landing another kick in the brown-haired boy's chest, your upper hand in the battle is short lived, as a pair of hands fly over to you from your right, wrapping around your neck so hard, that you immediately feel your neck unable to breathe in, as the raven-haired leader pins you on the wall hard, your feet seizing to touch the ground. You begin to fight him with all you've got, but the two girls are soon beside you, grabbing your arms and pinning them beside your head, making you completely unable to react, even if you try like a crazy woman to free yourself.

'We only want to help you _, why are you fighting us?' the leader purrs to you with a sly smile.

Next thing you know, the blonde guy has risen to his feet, grabbed one of the knives and has stabbed you hard on the belly. Blood immediately fills your mouth, making you choke it out and shortening your already soft breath, as your feet desperately try to hit something and make them withdraw for a little while, something that would allow you to breathe. The blonde withdraws the knife once again, and this time, you can clearly see that the next target is your heart. You begin to twist and turn, trying desperately to do something, to free yourself, feeling your senses starting to fade from the complete lack of air, something that you try to hold back. You see him lean his hand backwards, aiming perfectly for your heart. One strike and you'll be dead.

'_!' you hear Jeff/EJ shouting from somewhere.

'No! Not yet!' the leader screams, panicking at the sudden sound of the voice.

'_!' he shouts again.

'Do it! Kill her now! Ki-'

In the next blink of your eyes, you find yourself back at the dining room. The bright sun almost blinds you, but blinking away, you manage to focus your dizzy head fast, preparing for a fight and breathing in sharply because in a miraculous way, your throat is open again, allowing your burning lungs to fill with air desperately. But once you focus again, you find yourself still pinned on the wall. Jeff/ EJ is holding you hard against it by the shoulders, restraining you from doing any sudden moves, as Masky and Hoody are holding your hands on your sides as well, pinning you down for good. Looking at them and at Toby and LJ that are standing right behind them, the marks a battle left behind are still evident, as their clothes are all torn and bloodied while they are all obviously out of breath. You look at them questioningly, but right then, you cough up another round of blood.

'Let's take you to the medical room.' EJ/Jeff murmurs, releasing you cautiously.

Your shoulders continued to shake violently, as quiet sobs made their way out from your chest. The hot tears that were streaming down from your eyes for two hours now were continuing on undisturbed and undiminished, as you sat on the comfortable hospital bed, your legs hanging over and your hands hiding your face away. Your injuries where completely covered by a thick layer of bandages and antiseptic, with only your chest wound having stitches on it. The light anesthetic that EJ gave you was enough to drive away the pain of your body, but nothing was going to ease the pain you were feeling inside your heart. You just couldn't believe what you had done. You couldn't believe it. The two males that were standing in the room with you had decided silently among themselves to let you just cry for as long as you want, respecting the fact that you were in desperate need for an emotional release, and remaining calm and silent, only exchanging worried stares every once in a while, as you continued on to cry.

I mean, who wouldn't cry if they found out that they had attacked their own family?

Slenderman had completed his sentence and was not interrupted by anyone. Still, it was you that had something amiss going on. You just started staring around you in complete shock, as if you were seeing your surroundings for the very first time, before you turned once again towards the leader of the house and started answering questions that no one had asked and shouted at no one in particular. All of them had fallen silent, but you continued to shout out, until you looked at your pancakes with total disgust and jumped up, a mysterious wound appearing on your hand, before you grabbed your knives from your back and started attacking everyone. Thankfully, they had managed to take Sally out of the room, before EJ, Jeff, Masky, Hoody, LJ and Toby tried to hold you down, giving a fierce fight to stop you without hurting you. Still, wounds kept appearing from nowhere on you, until the very moment they stopped you and pinned you on the wall, with you starting to not breathe in, despite the fact that no one was holding you.

That was the time when you awoken. That was the time when your eyes turned from bloody red to your normal orange tone.

Of course, you had immediately started to cry once you realized what you had done, gazing towards both the guys and the almost demolished dining room, sobbing hard and explaining through the sobs what you had seen. Slenderman rested his hand on your shoulder in a fatherly tone, saying that you must have fallen asleep and seen another nightmare, but you just couldn't stop yourself from thinking that you were going mad. Totally and utterly mad. What if you had injured someone fatally? What if Sally saw you? What if you had killed Sally? Then you would just-

'So what do you want to talk to us about doll?' Jeff's gruff voice broke your thoughts at the appropriate time.

Grabbing another tissue from the ones EJ provided you with, you wipe away your tears and look at both boys. Jeff was leaning against the counter, his arms once again wrapped above his chest, while EJ was sitting on his chair, his navy-blue mask turning to look at you. Instead of answering right away, you remain silent for a bit, suppressing your urge to cry again and taking deep breaths in, you try to relax.

'I have one question first, can anybody hear us here EJ?' your voice sounds shaky and hoarse, as if you had to talk for some years straight.

The male nods 'Not a single soul. I soundproofed it myself.'

'Alright then, I have some very bad news, but before I start, I want to reveal something to you Jeff and I want you to remain calm. Whatever you do, don't shout or anything, just try to keep your cool, ok?' you ask, looking at the tall killer.

He shrugs 'I'll keep my f*cking cool doll, no worries.' He flashes you a sly smirk.

'Okay then, here it goes.' You breathe out shakily 'Jeff, even if I am a Creepypasta, my heart keeps beating from times to times.' You say with one breath.

In the sound of your words, the whole room falls so silent, that you could swear you heard your own voice echo inside these walls. Both of them look at you surprised, Jeff unable to believe what you just said and EJ unable to believe you just said that. Still, you keep your cool and controlled face, wiping away every now and then a stray tear that rolls down your cheek, allowing them to have some time to take in all the information that you suddenly blurted out. Eventually, Jeff is the one that reacts first, falling in a fit of laughter. He laughs so hard, that he bends over and has to grab the counter in order to hold himself from falling down and rolling on the floor, with tears of laughter falling from his unblinking eyes. He is completely ignorant though, that you and EJ don't laugh at all.

'You almost got me there doll, almost f*cking got me.' He continues to laugh.

' Why did you tell him _?' EJ demands to know immediately, and you can feel his eyeless gaze falling on you sternly.

'Because what I'll tell you next, will require both of you guys help.' You reply simply.

'You mean you believe her EJ? You're starting to lose it man.' Jeff eventually straightens his body.

'I believe her because I have heard it firsthand. I almost killed her that day.' the eyeless man's words are enough to stop Jeff from laughing completely, his tone returning to a serious one in a matter of seconds.

'I don't believe you. There is no f*cking way for that to happen, we are f*cking undead killers for f*ck's shake. So stop f*cking with me.'

'If you don't believe me, then let me show you.' you simply say, looking at him seriously 'But you have to remember that you have seen me hunting and there is no way in hell that I'm a human, ok?'

In response, he only nods for you to go ahead. EJ immediately drags his chair closer to you, so that he would be sitting right in the middle of both of you, making sure to buy you some time to run, in case Jeff decides to kill you on spot, by throwing himself in the middle. You give him a light smile as a thank you for that, before you look once again at Jeff for a split second, proceeding to close your eyes and focus after that. Welcomed by the sweet darkness of your own mind, you allow your thoughts to run wild for a little bit, before you focus on one particular time, that you are sure it was going to make your heart beat. And what memory was that? The memory of waking up from the coma and kissing EJ/Jeff.

Your mind pops the memory up, making it so alive, that you were pretty sure that you were living it once again. You could almost feel the air passing through your hair as you ran, his body warmth, his tight grip around your fragile body, the feeling of his lips crashing against yours, you can almost taste his aroma inside your mouth, making your mind start to crave it once again, just to relive the thrill of the moment, just to indulge itself in the sweet and unbearable insanity that only lust provides. It makes you almost feel like you are human again, as if blood is pumping through your veins, sending rich blood to your heart. And then you hear it…

Ba-dump Ba-dump Ba-dump.

Immediately, you open your eyes wide to see the reaction it would have on Jeff. EJ does the same just in case something bad happens, but for a really long while, Jeff remains unmoving and silent, turning completely rigid like a statue. His unblinking eyes are nailed on you, not betraying any emotion whatsoever, but you are sure that you can practically see his mind trying to process the information, something that couldn't possibly be so easy to do, given the different nature of the Creepypasta in such matters. Eventually though, he draws in a sharp breath, making both you and EJ tense up in its sound, ready to react at the moment he is going to charge.

'This is f*cking unbelievable…' the killer comments, hiding his face in his hand.

You let out the breath you didn't know you were holding, watching as EJ withdraws a little bit, knowing his best friend better than you and trusting that he wasn't going to charge against you.

'I know it's hard to take in Jeff, but please don't do anything reckless.' You wince lightly, as his stare is once again nailed on you.

'Like thinking you are a f*cking damn human and attack you?'

'It happened to me Jeff when I first heard it. But she is a Creepypasta indeed. Her anatomy is just slightly different than ours. Have you ever wondered why you are drinking blood _?' EJ turns to look at you.

You nod 'Because it's some kind of nutrition for me.'

'Not so much. Every time you drink blood, your heart is storing it inside her and uses it to regenerate your body every time you are seriously wounded. How and why, I don't know yet.'

'Do you have any f*cking idea how the others will react if they find out genius? Why haven't you taken her away from here already?'

'They are probably going to kill me on the spot. And this is why we are here in the first place. We are not the only ones that know about my secret anymore.'

In the sound of your words, both of them turn to look at you, surprise flashing by Jeff's eyes and EJ's posture.

'What do you mean?' EJ asks, his voice barely above a terrified whisper.

'It appears that our dear guest Offenderman knows about my heart as well. How? I have absolutely no clue. My heart hadn't beaten in quite a while to give herself away like that, but he doesn't only know it, but blackmailed me a little bit, saying 'I wonder how your family will react if they find out' . So I told you to meet me today so that you can help me find a plan or anything else. I just don't know what to do.'

As you finish talking, Jeff's lips are pressed hard together and EJ has placed his head on his hands in total desperation, obviously thinking over the seriousness of the situation.

'Sh!t has hit the fan huh? D$mn that motherf*cker.' Jeff growls angrily.

'What the f*ck are we supposed to do now?' EJ turns towards his best friend.

'Isn't it obvious? We take her the f*ck away from here as soon as possible. We've got to get out of here yesterday.'

'I may have a hiding place in Greece that might help us out for a little while. No one knows it and it's on a mountain that doesn't have a forest surrounding it, so Slenderman won't know for a little bit.' EJ suggests to his best friend.

'It'll work. Until we reach it, I have quite a few hiding places in London, Paris and Venice.'

'So we are going to run?' you ask, pain painting your voice, making the two killers look at you.

'It's the only way to keep you safe _. We don't want anything to happen to you, so not only we are going to hide, but we will come along with you. We are not going to leave you alone like that.' from the tone in EJ's voice, you know that he is smiling bitterly to you.

In response you smile back with new tears rolling down your face 'So…when are we leaving?'

'We leave at 2 am today. No one is going out for a hunt, so it will be easy to get out unnoticed. Pack whatever you need and we'll leave from the window in your room. Until that time comes, act as if nothing is happening.'

'Sounds like a plan.' EJ comments.

'Let me help you with that _.' EJ rushes to help you out, as you pull the oven pan with the homemade pizza out of the oven, with EJ grabbing the hot edges on the other side, helping you carry it to the counter. He didn't need to use a towel, since his gloves pretty much helped him no to feel the heat, but still, you were worried of him getting hurt.

'Thanks EJ.' You mumble as you grab one of the kitchen knives and proceeding to cut the freshly baked food in pieces.

'Have you packed everything you needed sweetheart?' he masked male whispers ever-so-softly, making you blush a little bit in the sudden addition in the end.

'Yeah, only one bag with clothes.' And photos of the family, you think bitterly, biting your lower lip. You didn't really like that you were going to leave them and escape, but no matter how hard you thought about it, there was no other way. Still, tears threatened to bubble on the edges of your eyes at any given time.

The eyeless male immediately picks up your sad tone, placing his hand over yours in an attempt to comfort you 'It's going to be okay _. You don't have to worry about a single thing.' He whispers.

'Are you two lovebirds coming or not? The movie is about to start.' You hear a voice coming from behind you and turning, you see Jane standing on the doorframe, nodding at you towards the living room, where all the others are gathered. You can actually feel her approving gaze under her mask, so the blush on your cheeks becomes even more evident, as EJ grabs your hand softly and guides you to the living room, carrying the plate with the pizza for you.

Passing the door and entering the living room, you find all your family gathered already in front of the huge TV that decorated the room and you arrive just in time for the intro credits to start, as the movie Avengers: Age Of Ultron begins. Toby and Ben are already fighting among themselves of whether or not it is going to be awesome, with Masky taking Toby's side for the first time since you had entered this household. Hoody is silently talking with LJ in the corner, with the clown nodding and grinning every once in a while. Sally is sitting on Jeff's lap, with the smiling male having turned his comfortable armchair to face the TV. You place the pizza on the coffee table and sit on the arm of Jeff's armchair kissing Sally tenderly and with EJ making himself comfortable on the floor right next to you. Clocky raises the volume of the TV and soon, all of you are engulfed on the amazing movie.

Still, you can't help but think that this is probably your very last movie night that you'll have with your family. Tears roll down your face silently, completely concealed by the darkness that prevails inside the room, only lit by the shining moon outside. It was no use to feel sad, but you indeed felt sad. Because you were going to abandon your family and leave them behind, something that you found heartbreaking to do so. Though, it was highly necessary, since the moment Offender came back today, the moment he laid his eyes on you, a menacing grin spread over his face, more promising than you would like. He was planning something and you only wished that you would have enough time to get as far away as possible, before they start coming after you.

So, it was only natural for you to tighten up the moment you see him enter the room.

'What are you guys seeing?' he grins at all of you.

'Age of Ultron and shhhhhhhhhhhh.' Ben informs him, without taking his eyes off the TV.

'Why are you seeing a movie when you have all the drama inside your own house?' he chuckles, but you tense up. Right beside you, you feel EJ and Jeff looking at the tall man as well.

'What do you imply Offender?' EJ dares to ask.

Offenderman's grin only widens 'I mean the little beating secret that our dear _ is keeping.'