(So I know that this is supposed to be one-shots but I made a part 2 to Taken.
Fair warning, it's got the eye horror and... you know how the Beldam tries to eat people?)
Gnome heard the house groan and he knew the mirror would be open. He reached his hand out to feel the warmth of the new house.
He doesn't know how long he has been in this room for but he knew he at one point had to ditch his shoes because they hurt too much.
He has been wanting to be free. Wanting to see the… something. He didn't remember all too much about his own home but he knew he wanted to go see it.
So, he planned on escaping.
He knew that his Other mother would be busy with the new kid and so that would be his best time to escape.
He had to make sure he didn't wait too long this time either.
If he waits too long, he would have to wait for the next kid.
Gnome looked to the other kids and gave a small wave before slipping outside the mirror.
Gnome felt his bare feet step on soft carpet and he looked around taking in all the colors. Everything was so much brighter and warmer and he just had to take it all in for- no wait, he had to find the exit.
Gnome took a breath and crept around the house while trying to be as quiet as he could. He could hear mother in the kitchen cooking something that smelled so good that he wanted to taste so badly but he knew mother would be mad if she found him.
He didn't like making mother mad.
Mother is terrifying when she is mad.
He looked around for the door until he finally found it by the entryway under the stairs. He smiled slightly as he inched towards it, trying not to draw attention to himself for the kitchen was right in sight of the door.
He came so close when suddenly the door started to open from the other side. Gnome quickly looked around before ducking into the nook the front door was in.
"Hello?"
Gnome peeked around the corner to see a little boy with an oddly triangular shaped head with a mess of red hair. He had a white shirt and blue overalls and the biggest eyes filled with curiosity and confusion.
The other mother came out from the kitchen with short red hair pulled back in a headband and looked at the little kid with her big black button eyes. She wore a simple yellow shirt with white sleeves and brown capri pants. She smiled down at the young boy with her sweet smile that made Gnome feel jealous for a moment but he quickly shook his head. He had to focus.
"Hello dear. I'm so glad you finally came."
"Who are you?"
"Why dear, I am your Other mother."
"I have two mothers?"
"Of course, every child has them." The Other mother looked over for just a second but that was all she needed.
She saw Gnome.
She kept her smile up but now it was forced. "Now dear, how about you go eat, I have to deal with something outside real quick."
The small boy nodded and ran off to go eat.
Gnome gulped and tried to run but the Other mother was too fast. In a matter of moments she crossed the entryway and grabbed Gnome's shirt.
She dragged the child outside and dropped him in the driveway. "Dearie, what are you doing out of your room?" She spoke with such venom in her fake voice that if it was a bite, Gnome would be dead.
Gnome sat there in the driveway looking up at mother. "I-I wanted to, to see you mother. I-I'm sorry for what I, I have said."
She tilted her head at him curiously. "And you chose today? The day that you know I spend a lot of time with my new sweet child?"
"I-I'm sorry…"
She furrowed her eyebrows. "You should be you selfish brat."
"I, I-"
"You just want all of my attention for yourself do you not?"
"No I-"
"You really shouldn't have come out but you know what? I might as well do something with you now."
Gnome's eyebrows raised hopefully. "R-really?"
She nodded. "Yes. Now, come here sweetie. It would make it much easier for mother."
Gnome nodded and got up coming over to her timidly.
"There we go sweetie. Now stay still…" The other mother's body slowly morphed into her normal, spidery, cracked form and she quickly went to grab Gnome but he panicked and backed away.
"Wh-what are you doing mother?"
"Why sweetie, I am just wanting to help you."
"H-how?"
The Other mother crept closer to him with an air of hunger. "I just want to relieve you of your misery. You feel ashamed right? Guilty? Upset? I can stop that now. You just have to let me deal with it."
If button eyes could widen in fear, they would be a whole new size. "H-how?"
The Other mother sighed heavily. "Must you always question your mother? That makes me very upset sweetie."
Gnome hesitantly stepped backwards. "I-I'm s-sorry. I, I just w-want to know."
Before she could say anything more the two heard a scream from inside. They looked to see the triangular boy to be staring at them wide eyed before running.
They heard a door slam near the entrance.
They were still for a moment before she turned to Gnome enraged. "You! You just made my child run! You made me lose a new meal!"
"M-meal…"
"Yes you stupid brat! I won't be having a good meal in a long time now so I guess I'll have to settle with just you!"
Gnome stood there petrified for a moment before the Other mother lunged. That's when Gnome found the sense to move.
He ran.
He ran as fast as his legs could take him and he ran inside, slamming the door behind him.
Before Gnome got halfway to the tunnel the front door swung open hard and slammed against the wall.
He didn't look back though as he went to crawl into the tunnel. He went as fast as he could but the inside looked dark and gray with old toys and cobwebs everywhere.
He could hear his mother yelling at him to come back. He heard his mother though, not whatever the other kid's was. She sounded like she was pleading and sad.
She was begging for Gnome to come back.
She was saying she'd die if he didn't come back.
Gnome willed himself to keep going.
If he stalled he'd die but, she was sad… He shook his head and made it out just as an inhuman scream echoed through the tunnel.
The Other mother was crawling through at inhuman speeds but Gnome quickly closed the door and pressed his body against it as he heard thuds from the Other mother trying to free herself.
Gnome quickly scanned the room for the key and luckily the little button key was in reach and thus, he locked his mother in.
He relaxed and looked up to see a little boy staring back at him with wide eyes, looking like he might cry.
Gnome watched him for a moment before giving a small smile. "Y-you're s-safe now okay? J-just, don't use the, the key."
The little boy slowly nodded his head.
"...I-I'm going to go now. S-sorry for scaring you."
The boy nodded and pointed to the front door.
Button nodded and stepped outside to see… something round and white in the sky.
It was really pretty actually.
(So, this is basically now really an au of Whitelightning999's Button kids au which I really recommend reading. Thank you so much for reading this and trust me, I do have 10 stories in the works... I just need to finish them.
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^Link to Whitelightning999 story!)