Anne claimed the restroom as soon as Ellaina stepped out of it. She said that she too wanted to look nice. It was anyone's guess how long the woman would be in the bathroom, showering and primping to be considered presentable by her standards. Slendy simply resigned himself to the fact that he likely wouldn't get the chance to clean up before they had to leave. Today, they were supposed to check out of the room, and check-out was at ten o'clock. They only had two hours left. Ellaina knew that it could take Anne that long to just do her hair. They would be lucky to be able to get of the hotel on time before the management came to kick them out. Too bad she didn't know what had become of the manager of the place.
Ellaina came to sit next to the Slenderman on the couch. She was wearing a dress of Anne's that was a bit too short on her. She tried to force the material to be longer as she sat down next to him. While sitting, the white dress only came up to her mid-thigh. As Slender looked her over, his fingers tracing random patterns across the exposed flesh, he couldn't complain about it. She could only blush under his gaze and touch. She had always dressed in pants and t-shirts around him. Never had she worn something so flimsy in front of him. Well, she considered it to be flimsy, anyway. Anne called it far too conservative. She thought that Ellaina should show off her legs more. Had Slendy known of this sentiment, he would have readily agreed. It would be one of the few things they could agree on. To distract herself, she tried to straighten out his tie and only managed to half choke him.
You aren't so good at this, my Little One, he stated, leading her hands with his own as to how to properly realign the tie. It wasn't as if it made any difference, for the tie would only be thrown away when they got home. It was covered in dried blood. He glanced away from her, not bothering to let her hands go, and stared to the bathroom door. Anne was singing, out of tune mind you, to some song he didn't recognize. Then again, he didn't recognize much music. It wasn't like he'd had the chance to enjoy music while growing up. Still, the words were nice enough. "For once in my life I have someone who needs me/Someone I've needed so long/For once, unafraid, I can go where life leads me/And somehow I know I'll be strong."
"She likes old music," Ellaina muttered, picking at a dried lump of blood on his tie. His attention was still focused on Anne, so she cleared her throat. He looked at her now, wondering what she wanted. Without so much as a word, she pulled him into a hug before moving along to start their healing. She knew that this wouldn't heal the mental wounds that the Master had created, but it was the least she could do for him. She could care less if her own wounds were healed. All she cared about was showing this man that she did care for him and that nothing his father had said was true.
He could make out her thoughts, as this healing continued. What his father had said was false, according to his Little One. For some unknown reason, she truly cared for him. It was only then that the meaning behind that song of Anne's came to him. For once in his life, he had someone who needed him. He had wanted to be needed for so long, and Ellaina decided she wanted him. He truly could face life, unafraid of what the future may hold. Slendy held her just a little closer upon discovering the meaning of the song, not to mention the fact that they had been apart for so long. All he wanted was to be close to her, if only for a little while. He would stay as long as she wanted him to. He still didn't understand how or when he had fallen for his little human, but he wasn't complaining any longer. He liked the warmth that ran through him when he thought about her in such a way.
Slendy forced himself to pull away from her once the process was finished, holding her out at arm's length, expecting her to do something. He expected her to perhaps get up and leave to find some food, not just sit here with him. He might be able to heal her injuries, but he couldn't magically teleport a meal into her stomach. You are hungry. Why don't you go get food? You needn't stay here with me.
"Well, I am hungry, but that doesn't mean that I have to go eat right away. When you're only fed once every three weeks, you learn to live without food. I can wait-" Ellaina began, only for her companion to disappear. As she was about to yell to the sky, where she always yelled when he did this to her, he reappeared, holding a Quarter Pounder. She openly stared at him, mouth agape. She looked to the food and then to him again. "You went to McDonalds?!"
Yes. I even paid for the food. Well, I got cheated on paying for the food. You owe me twenty dollars, my dear. The Slenderman replied. He certainly preferred this joking atmosphere to the stress that he had been under recently. He could not express it in words how happy he was that Ellaina was alive and with him.
Ellaina only laughed, still quite surprised. Clearly, Slendy cared about her enough if he was willing to venture into a McDonalds. "I can imagine how that situation went down. I can see it on the news: Slenderman spotted in local McDonalds and gets cheated out of twenty dollars when ordering a Quarter Pounder. News on this story at eleven. Now, to Markus Hammurabi with the weather."
Markus what? Why chose such an odd name? Slendy replied, watching her as she opened the small cardboard box to expose the burger. It looked absolutely disgusting, what with the grease dripping off of the thing. Still, humans liked this stuff for some unknown reason.
"Well, in my life, all the weathermen I've seen on television have always had unusual or unique names. I just used the first name that popped into my head," she replied while munching on her meal. The greasy food was bad for the body, she knew, but it tasted so good after not eating in so long. She knew that she should eat slowly to allow her stomach to readjust to such a large meal, but within five minutes, the entire burger was devoured. Feeling a bit self-conscious, Ellaina merely smiled at her companion. She had somehow managed to get ketchup on her nose.
He wiped it away, his hand lingering just a little longer than it needed to. I did not think that noses were supposed to enjoy meals.
Ellaina laughed. "Well, normally they don't, but I guess that mine just needed some ketchup to be happy." She smiled as he pulled her into another hug, her head coming to rest on his chest as they lay back onto the couch. She sighed, not caring if the dried blood stained the clothing, not caring what the rest of the day held. She was perfectly content. She would stay like this forever if time would allow for it. Slendy needn't heed his father's words. She loved him. He heard her thoughts and internally sighed with happiness. Things were finally looking up again.
A/N- Fluff, fluff, and more fluff! This should be a nice reprieve for Slendy what with all the stress and angst he's been dealing with. Also, the song Anne was singing was "For Once in my Life." I'm not certain who originally wrote it, but credit goes to that person. If you want to hear the song, go look it up on YouTube. I recommend the duet version of "the great" Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder"ful".