Bendy flapped his wings lazily as he drifted through the air. It had been a quiet night, without any tainted souls out to cause harm. So Bendy had decided to enjoy the peace and quiet, letting himself enjoy flying around just for the fun of it. The night sky was his domain, but now he was headed home. Bendy smiled as he came in sight of the Stein house, with the souls of his family glowing softly as they slept.
Bendy blinked as he noticed there was a soul up and moving about. Focusing on it, Bendy was able to recognize it as Boris' soul. Now, it wasn't completely unusual for someone to get up in the middle of the night, as nightmares were still something that occurred more often than any of them like to admit. But what really concerned Bendy was the shadow he could see covering Boris' soul. Was the wolf suffering from a relapse?
Bendy flapped harder, increasing his speed as he dove towards his home. He opened an ink portal on the roof, flying through it and coming out in the living room. Bendy flipped around and landed lightly on his feet, ready to restrain Boris in case Boris was reverted to the time he was turned into Brute Boris, but staying far enough back in case Boris just thought he was back in the studio and terrified of Bendy.
But Boris didn't react to Bendy's sudden entrance, just standing frozen in the center of the living room with his back to Bendy. Bendy could sense the presence of Ink, more should be in the room and spotted ink dripping from Boris' fingers. Was Boris injured?
"Boris?" Bendy asked in worry, starting to reach out to the wolf. Bendy hesitated before actually making contact as the last time he came in direct contact with someone with a shadow on their soul, his instincts and emotions started going wild. Before Bendy could come to a decision, the shadow faded from Boris' soul and the wolf looked around in confusion.
"Hi, Bendy!" Boris greeted when he spotted the Ink Devil, waving happily. "Did you just come back from your patrol? Fight any bad guys?"
"Yeah, I just got back," Bendy aid slowly, looking at the wolf in confusion. The shadow seemed to be completely gone, so Bendy let his body transform back into his toon self. "It was a quiet night so I just flew around for a while. But what are you doing down here? Do you remember why you were up?"
"…No.," Boris answered after thinking about it for a moment. "Maybe I was sleepwalking? Or maybe I came down for a midnight snack! I am feeling a little hungry after all."
"You're always hungry," Bendy chuckled, finally relaxing. While Bendy was still concerned about those shadows he'd see occasionally, he was happy to see that Boris was fine. "If we're quiet, I'm sure we can have a little something. Linda made brownies yesterday and I know she hid them!"
"Then what are we waiting for!" Boris said excitedly, picking up the toon demon. "Let's go!"
"Quiet Boris!" Bendy insisted in a hurried whispered, as Boris started carrying him towards the kitchen. "We don't want to wake everyone!"
"Sorry," Boris apologized, lowering his voice and stepping more carefully. The two snuck into the kitchen, Boris lifting Bendy so that the toon demon could reach the top shelf. Moving some jars aside, Bendy pulled out a large container. The two toons shared a grin as Boris placed Bendy on the table with the wolf settling down in a chair. The two eagerly began to dig into the brownies, talking happily about anything and everything. It wasn't long before the two toons finished off all the brownies and, feeling full and happy, fell asleep on the spot.
When the two toons were discovered in the morning, Linda and Alice gave them a long lecture while the others tried to hide their smiles and stifle their laughter. Boris and Bendy then had to clean the kitchen and several other rooms as punishment, but they both agreed it was worth it.