Chapter 20

It was the rays of the sun that had woken me up. I usually set an alarm to get me to wake up, but after the events of last night I decided to just sleep in as much as I could. I thought I had gotten some sleep, but to be honest, now and again my mind kept waking me up to remind me that the past two nights were not a nightmare. I really wanted to stay in bed, my body was not yet fully rested to even begin the day. Try as I might though, I refused to fall back asleep even though I was pretty comfy. Oliver stretched his limbs, yawning as he stood up on the bed, looking around before climbing off and heading to the door. That was my cue to get up and take him out to go to the bathroom. I got up, checking my phone to see the time. I was surprised to read that it was only 11:25 in the morning, way later than I thought it would have been. Then again, maybe it was a good thing that I overslept. Better to have gotten too much sleep than none at all, and in my case I needed what I could get.

I stretched my arms, trying to wake my body up as I headed to my dresser, getting out a pair of casual clothes for myself. Once that was taken care of, I opened the door and Oliver dashed into the living room, down the stairs and to the entryway. He already knew where to go at that point. It took me a while to take him up and let him go around the yard. He liked to take his time and mark pretty much every single tree he could. Sometimes it was annoying, but I liked walking with him outside. I did have to tug on his leash though when I needed him to go back inside. I thought that it was time for me to make something to eat, since I was pretty hungry and haven't really eaten anything since before I was kidnapped.

Oliver rushed upstairs, waiting in the kitchen so he could eat first. I had to climb up the stairs and get his food from the cabinet with his bowl. Once his dish was full, I set it down and he began to munch on the chow. He seemed just as hungry as I was right at that moment. It made me wonder if Dark was able to feed him and take him out while I wasn't here. Speaking of which, my head turned to the closed door of the other bedroom, where he was resting. It was almost noon, and even though I was a bit doubtful, I at least wanted to make sure he was alive. I walked over to the door, grasping at the handle and slowly turning it. The door opened, I peeked inside to see what I would find. I flew the door wider, looking in to see Dark was sitting at the edge of the bed, looking over his body. He grunted, checking over his skin.

"Oh, you're awake…" He slowly turned to face me, as I stood in the doorway. He grumbled as he got up onto his feet, standing there and trying to adjust himself. He no longer had the horns on his head, nor were his eyes red either. He looked like the original Darkiplier everyone knew and loved. I suppose now that it was morning and the Blood Moon wasn't out, he reverted to his normal form. At least normal according to him. Did that mean Anti changed back to his canon version?

"What happened?" I looked back at Dark who had snapped me out of my thoughts. He was really good at that. I figured he was the one out of the loop, so I had to fill him in.

"After you came to help us with the HellHounds, you fainted. Thankfully, you were able to recover and we brought you back here."

"We?" He asked, sounding a bit surprised.

"I'll explain later, how do you feel?" I tried to change the subject.

"I'm alive, if that answers your question." Dark told me, crossing his arms over his chest. "What about you?"

I waved my hand around, avoiding eye contact. "Well, mentally I'm a mess but I'm physically fine for the most part." I then looked back over at Dark, who was starting to walk out of the room and checked around the rest of the upper house. I followed close behind, wondering what he was doing now. He turned around to face me, scrunching up his face in pure disgust.

"What happened to that glitch?" He asked me sternly. So much for trying to steer clear of that conversation, but may as well rip the bandage off than drag it out. I explained to him what happened after he fainted. Anti was able to use his Septiceye minions to heal my wound and his, then he used what little energy he had left to summon a portal to bring us back home at nearly two thirty in the morning. Once Dark was all set in the bed, I showed Anti to his room downstairs and he has been asleep since. I waited to see what his response would be, anything in his voice or on his face. He was not pleased I could say that. His eyes narrowed at me, as he sighed. "So you allowed him into your house?"

"I did say that was the plan," I reminded him. I did tell Dark beforehand that Anti was going to be staying with us for the time being. "I know things changed, but I think he has proven himself that he can be trusted."

"I don't understand how you could allow such a creature into this house, especially after everything he has done to you and me." Dark growled under his breath, showing off his teeth as he scoffed.

"First of all, he's not a creature, his name is Anti. Besides, this is MY house, I have the right to decide who stays and who leaves." I stood my ground and this time, I was not planning on losing to Dark like the last times. I was going to fight for Antisepticeye, because he earned his right to stay with us. I gave an annoyed sigh. "Look, he has nowhere else to go and I don't want him staying in those woods, having the risk of being caught or hurt. Like I said, he's still possessing Sean as you are possessing Mark. I just want him to stay here until we can find a way to separate him and his host. The deal is still on, but there have been some changes. We're not keeping him as a prisoner, he is to be our guest. And if he does step out of line, you can intervene but not kill." I told him flat out.

Another groan escaped his lips as his eyelids made him look like he knew he wasn't getting anywhere with this conversation. "So, you expect me to share this building with that… glitch?" He slurred the name as if he said it like a racist word.

I rolled my eyes before commenting. "That glitched saved your life and mine back in that forest. Yes, he made mistakes, but he seems to want to make up for it. And that's good enough for me. He's staying with us Dark, and that's final!" I crossed my arms over my chest, showing him I meant business this time around. Dark kept growling under his breath as he looked at me, but I held out with a raised brow. We stood there like that, standing our ground but I made sure that I was not backing down.

He let out another grunt and turned away from me. "Fine, clearly I have no say on the matter at this point. But do not think I will be enjoying this new set up."

I gave a simple shrug. "I don't expect you two to become friends, but can you at least try to get along with one another? At least, on your end?" I asked him as nicely as I could. Dark scoffed as he waved his hand in my direction.

"Fine, fine. As long as he doesn't attack me, I won't attack him. But I still want my room as mine."

"Don't worry, I'll give him the downstairs. And he will have the same treatment that I am giving you. Meaning he will have to pull his own weight around here with chores and when my brother and sisters come over, you two will have to be out." I explained to him. I didn't want him thinking I was giving Anti any special treatment, he was still a demon like Dark. Though he was a bit more obedient and even kinder than the Marikplier ego, he was still a guest in my home. I had to make sure he and Dark knew that. Dark gave me a curt nod, but his eyes were still far from me. I knew he didn't like this new set up we had, but we all had to make it work somehow. Eventually, it would become our new normal for the time being. I sighed in relief, hoping we could somehow get along despite everything that had happened. "You hungry?" I asked.

He looked back over at me and nodded again. "What do you plan on making?"

"I figured we could have a big breakfast since I haven't eaten during my imprisonment. Bacon, eggs and hashbrowns sound good to you?"

"That does sound satisfying," he admitted in a quiet tone. "I assume he will be joining us?"

I nodded. "Anti will be joining us, you both fought against those HellHounds and used up your energy last night." I began to walk past Dark to head down the stairs. "I'll see if he's up and bring him up here. Then we can start making breakfast. Can you get the ingredients out?" I looked back, seeing him muttering under his breath as he went into the kitchen, he began to take out what we were going to have. I gave him a small smile before making my way down the stairs to head into the first floor. I wasn't sure if Anti was up yet, and if he was, would it have been a good idea to wake him up? I figured letting him sleep would have been the best idea, so he could have recovered more of his energy. However, having him get a full meal may also increase his stamina as well. I figured the least I could have done was check and make sure he was doing alright.

Once I was at the door leading to the bedroom, I knocked on the wooden material and slowly opened it. I checked inside to see if he was still sleeping. Though to my surprise, he was up. Sitting on the bed, he held out his injured leg. The bandages were off and the mark was visible. However, it was hard to get a full view of the wound as one of his Septiceyes was cleaning it up for him. I had just walked in on time to see the green eyeball finish its job before the glowing stopped. Anti gave a nod and smile at the little creature before it fell to the covers and shriveled into dust. That was when he turned his head in my direction and blinked. "Oh, hey. Didn't hear you come in." He stated as he tossed his legs over the bed and stood up.

I walked into the room, checking over his leg before staring back up at him. "I… wanted to check up on you and see if you were awake. I guess you must have recovered your energy to have healed yourself?" I pointed to where his wound once was.

He looked down at the skin for a brief moment before looking back my way. "Yeah, just enough to heal up the wound. Sleeping in such a soft bed really helped."

"So, you're all better now?" I asked him.

"For the most part, I'm still not fully recovered but I'm at least physically fine." He told me. He bent down and grabbed the wraps that were around his legs, holding them in his hands. He stared down at them as he bit his lip, it made me wonder what he was thinking. "Thanks… again for helping me…" He admitted with a slight blush.

I blinked as I was still surprised he was thanking me even now. Was it out of gratefulness or guilt? I wanted to assure him that he didn't have to act so humble now. I reached out, taking the bandages from him and put on a smile. "You don't have to keep thanking me, I told you you could stay with me and Dark and I'm keeping my word. That doesn't mean it will be a free ride, I do want you to help out around the house now and again." I told him as I made my way to the laundry room and placed the bandages in the trash. Anti followed right behind me, standing in the living room as I finished taking care of those wraps.

"Oh, uh, yeah. I kind of figured you wouldn't want me free loading…" He admitted, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. "Though I can't promise I'll be that good at manual labor."

I turned around to face him, still assuring him. "Don't worry, I'll teach you what to do and if you have any questions, you can feel free to ask me. Dark also has his own set of things to do around the house when I'm gone, so you won't be the only one." As I explained to him the details, I checked over Anti's body to see the changes that happened to him. Much like Dark, he was no longer in the same form from last night. He looked pretty similar to how his canon version was according to Jack and the fanbase, with some significant differences. His hair was still green though not as messy as it was when he was in his beast form. Thankfully his hands were no longer claws and his ears were normal size and shape again. His scleras were back to white, but his corneas were heterochromic. His left eye was green like his hair while the other was blue, much like the same color as Jack. There was also a noticeable scar across his neck, probably a reference to the cut he made as his symbol over Jack's body. Though it seemed more like a scar and not a bleeding wound. It was still noticeable, but didn't seem unpleasant to look at.

"Uh… is something wrong?" Anti asked me, sounding a bit weirded out. He must have noticed me staring at him, not that I blame him.

I looked up into his eyes and shook my head. "Sorry, I couldn't help but notice your new appearance." I laughed nervously.

He looked around himself, checking over his body then back at me. "Well, I figured it would be easier to be living with humans if I looked more like one. I did take some creative liberties to change up the design, but nothing too crazy." He chuckled.

"I'm surprised you kept the neck scar, but it looks kind of different now." I noted.

He gently touched the skin on his neck, where the mark was. "Well, it is Antisepticeye's signature in a way. Of course, I couldn't have the bleeding neck all the time. I'm sure that would cause a lot of trouble. Besides, I was never really a fan of it. All that blood everywhere and how it must be difficult to even breathe."

"How can one even inhale air with such a wound?" I wondered.

"Probably really carefully," Anti laughed. "But don't worry, I'm sure you probably don't want me going outside to socialize anyways…" He chuckled solemnly.

I noticed how depressed his laugh sounded, but he was right. I didn't want to risk anyone finding out about Dark and Anti, since they still look pretty close to their human counterparts. If any fan of theirs saw them, no doubt it would cause some sort of ruckus and that was one crowd I did not want to deal with. "Ideally, I don't want you guys going out as you are possessing Mark and Sean. If their fans see you guys, they will think you are those YouTubers. And trust me, it won't end well for either of us. Plus, I haven't even told my family that I have two new roommates…" He raised both eyebrows at me, concerned written on his face. "L-look, it's not that I don't want to tell them, it's just not something that you can bring up casually. It's just me, my sisters and brother now. And I'm the youngest and also… kind of disabled. So, naturally they will worry about me. I can't exactly tell them everything that has happened between me, you and Dark. They will be completely upset and try to go after you two. And trust me, that's the last thing any of us want."

"So… you're going to keep the fact you have two demons that are possessing your favorite YouTubers inside of your house, a secret?" Anti sounded like he was judging me. Okay, I can't say I didn't like how he viewed the situation, but it alone was hard enough as it was.

"Look, I will have to tell them eventually. I have a feeling this isn't going to be temporary, you and Dark living here. But I need time to come up with a way to introduce you to them without having them freak out. For now, you two can take the rooms you have and enjoy yourselves. But when either my brother or sisters come over for a visit, you two have to be out of the house for a good while."

"Not the best way to live," Anti muttered.

"Like I said, it's only temporary. And they only visit me once a week on occasion. They usually call me when they want to visit, so at least there will be a warning." I explained to him. "I know it's a lot, but I'm sure you'll get used to it. Don't worry, it took Dark awhile to understand the ground rules, and he does bend them occasionally, but he puts up with it."

"So… you talked to him about me staying here then?" He looked over to the stairs, leading to the upper floor of the house.

"Don't worry, he may not like it, but I told him he had to put up with it. He'll attempt to get along with you, but if he tries anything that makes you uncomfortable, let me know and I'll talk to him about it." Somehow, that was enough to comfort him. He was surprised at first, raising both of his eyebrows at me. But he put on a smile and giggled. His laughter was drowned out by the sound of growls coming from his stomach. He held his guts and the blush on his face returned.

"Hungry?" I asked him. He gave a small nod to try and hide his embarrassment. "Come on upstairs, I'll make us some breakfast. I think we all could use a big meal." I offered him as I headed to the base of the stairs.

He looked over at me, nodding and following. "Sounds good to me, what are we having?"

"Bacon, eggs, hash browns. Dunno about you, but a feast sounds pleasant." I stated as I began heading up the stairs with him behind me. He seemed pleased with the idea of breakfast, so that was one thing we had in common. I suppose he hadn't eaten such a large meal while he was out in those woods. It made me question his living situation after possessing Sean. However, I would save those concepts later, once he was officially settled down. He already revealed a lot to me in the forest, so I didn't want to bombard him with a thorough investigation. He was far more open than Dark was, so I would cut him some slack.

I knew that I would have to change up the house schedule and even the rules now that I had a new guest staying with me. Between him and Darkiplier, I had a feeling my days of peace were pretty far out of reach and would only be knocking a few times now and again. But I figured my days of my life passing me by idly were gone when Dark walked into my life. And now with Anti, things would only get more crazy than they had been before. Despite these setbacks, I would need to find a way to maneuver these new obstacles and somehow make them a normality in my daily life. Well, as normal as my life can get now. Even so, there was no going back now. All I can do is go ahead and see where this new adventure took me. However, I had a strong yet very disturbing feeling that our troubles were only beginning. And knowing my luck as of late, that feeling would come true.

Author's Note: Konichiwa everyone, CosmoK13 here. You have finally made it to the final chapter, and therefore made it to the end of Season Two of YouTube Outcast Legends. I wanted to give a shout out to WolfMama97 and savageharleyquinn, both of whom have followed and favorited this story and have been leaving comments in regards to this series. Thank you two so much for your support and feedback, it really means a lot to me to know that there are some fans of this series I'm working on. I would also like to thank MonakalizaArts for allowing me to use her character designs and I assure you, we will be seeing her designs more in the future. This story wouldn't have been possible without her, seriously, you all go check out her youtube, instagram and even tumblr and show her some support if you can.

With that being said, I would like to discuss that I shall be taking a break from this story. Don't worry, I'm not going to end it there. I have way more ideas on where to be taking this plot and the characters. However, I do still have many other works of fanfiction that I need to get to. Such as working on my Yu-Gi-Oh! Reboot: Yu-Gi-Oh! Kaimon. Ideally, I want to finish up season one of the reboot before I work more on the YOL series. I should be able to finish Kaimon season one by 2021, and be able to work on season three of YOL in that year, however don't hold that against me. I may also work on my Bendy and Buddies fanfiction as well before coming back here, but I'll wait until after theMeatly releases the Dark Revival before I consider writing.

I do plan on coming back to this story next year, but for now I want to let the rest of the year go by and give this one a break. I will still be as active as I can in regards to my other stories, but I will be leaving this series in particular on a cliffhanger for now. That being said, thank you again everyone who has shown love to YouTube Outcast Legends thus far, and I hope to see you all next year. Until next time, Sayonara, my Otaku's and stay classy.