Whispers in the Dark

-Chapter 4: Mistrust-

The young 12 year old held back her giggles as she continue to draw on the piece of paper in the children's playroom. It was just her, and four other children. Her friend, Leslie, is out on his appointment with Dr. Jimenez. She hates that they hardly spend time together. If only their appointments, and treatments didn't get in their way of playtime with one and another.

The other children in the room were too busy playing with toys or each other. She's over here in the corner, doodling. It doesn't bother her, since she's mostly alone all her life. She is just glad they're not pestering her like usual. She would always get bully, no matter where she goes. It's like the world doesn't like her.

Amelia brush her bangs to the side. Her hair was getting too long. She hopes the doctors or nurses could cut her hair for her soon. It's getting hard for her to see sometimes. Then again it helps block her vision from people. "I don't need the world..." She muttered as she set down her pencil, and smile down at her artwork. She can't wait to give this as a gift to her close friend. 'I hope he likes this.'

Her ears perk up when they heard the door opening. She look over towards the entrance and a smile spread out across her face as her blue-grey eyes lit up at Ruvik. He was wearing his bandages today, though mostly likely not to scare the children in this room, but there was a time where she did seen him without them. He must be here for her, since he turned his attention to her automatically. He gave her one of those smiles he always gives just to her. It always made her happy to know there's another person who didn't treat her poorly in this place.

He motion her to come to him. She grab her paper, and ran towards him. Without a care that the other children were giving her weird looks and stood in front of him, her head below his chest, close to his stomach. "Ruvik." She said as she smile up at him. Amelia close her eyes when he put his hand on her head, rubbing on top of it, giving that warmth that always ease everything for her.

"Eager as always. You're such a child."

Amelia laugh softly, "You make it more fun than it is here for me..."

Ruvik smirk, he gesture down towards the paper in her hands. She hands him, and looks down her feet as he look at her art. A small blush crept on her face, and she tap her foot nervously on the ground, waiting for his response. Does he like it? Her art was a color pencil drawing of him, and her in stick figures. They're holding hands as sunflowers were behind them.

He was still silent, and it made the girl more nervous. Was he angry? Did he think it was stupid of her to give him something like this? So many thoughts rushing in her small mind. She's unsure on what's he thinking. "... Do you not like it?" She ask.

"Your art skill needs more work." Amelia frown at him, not pleased with his answer. It made him chuckle at her sour expression. He fold the paper up, and tuck it away in his pockets. He rub the top of her head to ease her worries. "It was a joke... A very terrible one. I appreciate the gift."

Amelia smile, she close her eyes, clinging more to the warmth of his hand. He may seem a terrible person to most people, but she could see the good him. After all, they are alike. The world turn it's back on both of them, and knowing that Ruvik is similar gives her comfort to know she is never alone. Never again.

Her eyes slowly open as she could hear laughter around her. It sounded like Leslie. He sounds please and content at what ever he is doing. It cause the young girl to wake up, and find herself outside laying on the ground. Her surroundings were no longer the hospital, but a park. A place she hasn't been at for almost half of her life.

The sky is clear blue, hardly any clouds. Almost like in a picture book. The sky she seen outside the window at the hospital, were always so dark and gloomy. It felt like a nice change of scenery for her. This wasn't a big park. There was a swing set and a few trees around it. Though it's been that long since she's been to a place like this.

Amelia looks over at the swing set to see it was indeed Leslie laughing. He's sitting on one of the the swings as he's swinging back and forth. However, he was not swinging back and forth. In this case, an invisible force is pushing him since he's not motioning his body to go back and forth to do so. It made the young girl's heart at ease to see her friend no longer in pain, and is quite happy.

He looked at her with a smile. "Addy, Addy come swing with me."

Amelia smiles back, "Alright."

She walk towards him and sat down on other swing next to her. A small part of her told her to be cautious, after everything she had seen, but how long has it been since she's been outside to do something like this? Too damn long for her. Sometimes, it's okay to take a break, and enjoy a little life. Amelia leans back and forth, motioning her body as she swings along side Leslie.

Her smile widen as the wind blew across her face by the fast pace she is going. She close her eyes, enjoying the gentle breeze that soothe her nerves. She breathe sigh of content, and leans back as she was staring up at the sky. Her black hair hanging down, almost touching the ground. She never felt so much alive. Amelia laugh along with Leslie as she went back to swinging back and forth.

Both of them laughing, enjoying this moment of peace. No doctors, no treatments, just the two of them, finally enjoying life. It makes me almost believe the entire world is not a harsh place.

"Leslie, watch this." Amelia leans, back to gain enough speed, then jumps off landing on her feet. She always use to this when she was younger. Often this would get her scolded by her older brother. Amelia looks up at Leslie with a smile, to ease the worry look on his face. "It's okay, you can do it. I got you."

Amelia stood in front of him, and raise her arms out to him to show that it's okay to do the same thing she did. "Okay... Okay." He said.

Leslie look hesitant, but he leans back and jump forward clumsily. He barely land on Amelia in time before his could touch the ground. Amelia fall on her back from the impact. Even though she felt a slight pain, they were both laughing as Leslie roll off and lay next to her on the ground.

"Clouds..." Leslie pointed his finger up at the sky.

"Yes, look at that cloud, it looks like a fish." She pointed at the cloud next to it.

"Fish. That one looks like a bird..."

Amelia laugh softly, "A very fat bird..."

"Fat?"

"Look, the belly looks huge. The bird looks like a marshmallow." They both laugh together at that. If only moments like this could last forever. Maybe then she will love life a little more.

She stop laughing, when she felt an ominous presence. She sits up, and sees Ruvik standing by the swing-set a few feet away from them. His white orbs staring at them, studying them. Amelia frown, remembering what happened at the hospital. She was about to get up, and stand in front of Leslie until her friend grab her hand to prevent her from leaving her spot.

Amelia look at her albino friend in bewilderment. He shook his head. "Good... He's good..."

'What?' Leslie mustn't have seen him killing everyone in the main hall. Amelia shook her head. "No he's not, Leslie. We need to leave-" Leslie tug her hand, and shook his head. Does he really trust Ruvik?

"Always the cautious one. You never changed." Amelia look up to see Ruvik walking towards them. She continue to frown at him, even though deep down all she wanted to do is hug him. He meant the world to her, but after what she seen at the hospital. It makes her question what does truly know about him. Ruvik stop, and stood in front of them. An amuse expression appear on his face, probably since she is continue to frown at him. "The hospital wasn't a safe place for you two."

"You brought us here?"

Leslie nodded. "He protected us." He said. Amelia on the other hand didn't buy it. After what she said, she has every right to not trust him. Not to mention that he nearly broke her arm, before she lost conscious.

Amelia grabs Leslie's hand, pulling him up with her off the ground. "You killed those people... So right now, you're someone not to be trusted." Amelia said, as she pull Leslie with her as she took a few steps back away from Ruvik. Leslie went along with her, unsure what she just meant. "Leslie, he killed the staff at the hospital. I seen it."

Ruvik's smirk disappeared as Leslie's face look horrified. "Killed?... Killed."

Amelia nodded, Leslie look at Ruvik, then quickly hid behind her. Ruvik took a few steps towards them as they took a few back. "There are things you don't understand... You may see me as the root of all evil, but there are others that have done far worse than I... Others that won't stop at nothing to achieve what they desire. You and I both know this world won't allow such people to disappear." Ruvik said in a menacing voice.

Amelia didn't say anything. She knew he was right. After all, they were alike in so many way, but unlike him, she still has hope for this world. Amelia grab Leslie's hand, and turned around. They ran down the park, away from Ruvik. She look back at Ruvik, smirking at them as he followed after them like a cat.

"Get away. Get away."

"Yes, hang on Leslie." Amelia said, holding his hand tight in her grip. She focus on the destination away from Ruvik. All to occupied herself from thinking about him. The guilt, and sadness was slowly eating her away. She wanted to know what happened to him. The man she admired for so long, is someone she hardly recognize. Everything they had together, was it nothing?

"He's coming!"

Suddenly, everything around them start to become distorted. Amelia didn't stop, but kept running along with Leslie. She watch as building flicker to a different scenery. Amelia felt her hand grip tightly by Leslie. She look back to see her friend holding his head in pain as wave lengths pulsing from him. She could feel it getting stronger by the second.

She look back behind him to see Ruvik gone. "Scared. Scared." Amelia look forward to see Ruvik standing a yard away. She stop in her tracks, and before she could do anything. Leslie began screaming, glasses shattering from building nearby.

"Leslie!" She reach out to him, only to have him disappear. Her surroundings change as she found herself in a hospital room. She stare in shock at the place where her friend once was, which was a foot away from her. 'What the? Where did he go?'

Amelia look around to find Ruvik gone. Her mind racing, wondering if her albino friend really did do this. 'What is going on here?' She walks over to the door, and open it to find herself back in the Beacon Mental Hospital. She step outside in the hallway, to find no one around. Though that could be a lie, since she did seen some... people here when she was with Leslie.

"Leslie... Hold on, I'll find you." Amelia said, she start walking down the hallway. She has to look for him, before Ruvik does. She can't help, but wonder if he really did protect them, and why? What was his reason? She witness him kill many people, but yet he spared hers. "...I just need to focus on Leslie..."

Amelia stumble as the ground shook, everything around her did as well. Almost as if it was an earthquake. She needs to get out of here. Amelia started to run down the hallway, pushing wheelchairs out of her way. The tremor increase more, as piece of the ceiling began to fall down. Amelia continue to run, her entire body shaking to the fear coming to her. Is this how she's going to die?

"Arghh!" She lands on the ground, tripping over a chair. She gets up, only to have the floor beneath began to collapse. Her eyes wide in shock as she start to scream once it cave in. She close her eyes, to await the pain that was suppose to come.

A/N: Aaaaand Ruvik just killed the moment between Leslie and Amelia. Well ain't he a killjoy xD

As you can see, Ruvik is manipulating them, especially Leslie to trust him. In the game it did kind of hint that. Leslie is fascinated by Ruvik, but also is terrified of him. I'm assuming Ruvik manipulate him towards the end to trust him, aka the reason why Leslie gave in to Ruvik at the end of the game.

Leslie and Amelia survived being connected to Ruvik, and are able to leave his mind intact. Almost everyone who were sent in Ruvik's mind, were either comatose, dead, or too lost to even function in the real world. In the game, you see Leslie predicting there was a fall in the beginning of the game, and as well running away from certain dangers. My theory is that Leslie has this ability, because he survived being connect to Ruvik. Their mind are connected, and for that reason, Leslie is able to change his surroundings, and affect everything around him. Kind of like Ruvik. I could be wrong, but who knows lol Amelia has the same abilities like Leslie. However, hers are not strong as Leslie. The reason is, because Ruvik is more connected to Leslie, aka his vessel to the real world. You get what I mean?

You know what I just realized. Ruvik was 37 when he disappeared. The game said he's been disappeared for about 10 years, meaning Ruvik is 47, but still has 37 appearence. Sooo, Ruvik is 47 (Appearence of 37) and Amelia is 24. I did the math. He was 22-23 when she was born... She was 10, while he was 32-33 when they first met... Ruvik is a pedo-bear XD lol

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