There! Well shorter than the last chapter but I'll make it up to you by making 4K words next chap…? Haha sorry my mind's half awake. I forgot to do my homework which should be hand in tomorrow and shit that teacher's a crazy one. Ah I'll do it after sleep and die tomorrow. I'm graduating anyway haha~
WARNING: SLIGHT YAOI AND MAYBE LEMON. RANDOM MISTAKES . NOT BETA'ED AND GRAMMAR MISTAKES AND STUFFS. SLIGHT GORE AND HUMANIZED ANIMATRONICS
DISCLAIM: BLAH BLAH BLAH HA OWN NONE OF THIS CHARACTERS. ALL BELONGS TO DA GREAT SCOTT
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Chapter IV- Doubts
As soon as Bonnie loosened his grip on Mike, the guard immediately stood up, almost pushing Bonnie to the floor. He ignored the hurt look Bonnie was giving him and he dashed out of the room. He had stayed there for thirty minutes and he was not interested in staying in there for another minute or second.
Even after how the ex-animatronics treated him after turning humans he still could not stop doubting them. The idea of them trying to trick him with their fake kindness and softened expressions kept haunting him. He felt nothing but nervous and a little bit fear when Bonnie was hugging him and the two others were staring at him. He couldn't shake the feelings that the heads displayed on the shelves were looking at him. He swore he saw a human like eyeball in one of the head before Freddy blocked his view. There were rumors that the place where they stuffed the previous night guards were in that very room. And it gave Mike a very cold shiver down his spine.
Maybe they were planning to be nice to him. Then when his guard were down around them they would take that opportunity to attack him and stuff him into a Fazzbear suit. Springs and wires would punch through him. His bones and skull would be smashed by the pressure and his eyeballs and teeth would fall out. Blood and mucus would flow out from that suit and the animatronics would stare at him with that mocking satisfying look. That they had won after weeks of battle against them. His body would not be found for a few days until the manager decided to check the foul smell and had to clean up his messed up body and or-
"Mike? Are you alright?" he flinched when a hand touched his shoulder. He relaxed when he realized that it was only his coworker.
"Yes I'm fine. Sorry"
After that Mike made sure to stay as far away from doors to keep himself from being dragged in there again. He could feel the eyes of the animatronics on him but he ignored them and kept a good distance. Whenever one of them tried to corner him Mike would walk further into the crowd of parents and the ex-animatronics would be tackled by children they had to entertain. When the manager decided to let him go, he felt nothing but relief.
"M-Manager.." he called out nervously when the man was about to walk away. "I'm sorry but can I take a night off today? I'm not feeling very well.." that was a lie. He's not sick or suffering from any other illness other than insomnia. He just did not want to deal with the ex-animatronics now.
The thought of Foxy standing outside his door to get answers why he slammed the door on them the night before till his power drained made him held himself in fear. Animatronics or human version, they were still killers. Goldie was another case. Sure he scared the shit out of Mike but he could only make him faint. He could not do anything physically to Mike and that was the reason why he could stand Goldie.
The manager gave him a look, obviously not convinced and knew that it was a lie. But Mike was sure that the bags under his eyes, the sunken cheeks for lack of nutrient and the shivering should convince the manager enough to get a night off. The smaller man was giving him such pity look, and he nodded.
"You must be tired after all that overtime and night shifts. You deserve a day off" The manager gave Mike an assuring pat on his shoulder. "Don't worry. After tonight it's weekend. Use your day offs by resting"
Mike almost burst into tears and hug the man. Maybe kiss him on the feet. When he walked out of the pizzeria with his bag and jacket he heard someone called him. It must have been Bonnie but Mike ignored him and pretended that his voice had been buried by the laughter and screams of the children.
He stood at the bus stop nervously and looked around as if the animatronics would follow him out. As if. They were not allowed to come out, right? He took the bus today since there's no need to use up his fuel to come here when there's a bus in the schedule. Right after the bus came and the door opened Mike jumped into the bus. He gave the bus driver a crumpled note and took the seat furthest away. Reaching home will take him about ten minutes if there's no traffic.
The scene passing as the bus moved felt calming. His body stop shaking so much as before and his wide eyes with fear were replaced with tiredness. He would sleep the day and night away. He would stop thinking about the pizzeria or even remember its existence for the rest of his day offs. It would be just him alone in the apartment.
He should have quit the job by now. Take any chances he can get. The pay may be a little bit lesser than this one and he would have to get used to it again but it won't involve him getting stuffed. If he quit he might have a normal life, with no nightmares every night and have to switch on the light to sleep. He won't have to look at his window every sound made at night. He would not have to shake in fear at every moving shadows. He would have if he just quit. But he couldn't. He did not know why, but he just couldn't . Maybe that was the same reason the phone guy did not quit too.
Mike almost missed his stop when his mind was filled with what if's. Nodding a thanks to the driver he entered his humble apartment. Quite worn down but it was comfortable and the only apartment he could afford with his minimum pay. He stopped mid-way shoving his key into the doorknob. Now that the animatronics had turned into such attractive beings maybe they would be able to double maybe triple their profits. When profits raised that means raised for the workers. He smiled at the thought of the extra money. Maybe he could have a normal dinner that's not small pieces of bread or leftovers or free pizza.
He pushed the door open and locked it. Going straight to have a long relaxing bath. Not too long though, he needed to save money.
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He spent the rest of his days laying either on the couch or the bed. After eating the rest of the pizza and saved one slice of it in the freezer for tomorrow's breakfast he laid on the couch for two hours. He switched on the television for an hour before shutting it off to save electricity. Money has always been a problem to him and he did not want to spend more than he could afford. He slept for three hours on the couch, snuggling on his thin blanket and pillow without nightmare before a bang on the door woke him up.
He sat up too quickly that he had to stay in the same position for a few seconds to get rid of the dizziness and wide spots in his vision. The banging continue and Mike pressed his knees closer to his chest. He stared at the door behind the couch with fear. He should be afraid. What kind of person came banging instead of using the doorbell or even come three in the morning? The banging finally stopped and Mike hoped that that did not woke any of his neighbors up. The fear increased when he heard a click and the door slammed open. There on his doorway stood Foxy. The human fox's only eye were looking at him with those haunting glowing yellow orbs. Mike whimpered silently and tried to hide behind his couch, but it was too late since the fox saw him.
"Mikey" Foxy took a step into his home and Mike dug his fingers into the worn couch, breathing harder as Foxy came closer. "Why aren't you in the pizzeria today?" the guard ignored his question and stayed quiet. Hoping the couch would magically swallow him up so that he would not have to face the man with hook. "Mikey?"
"H-How did you find me?" it took all of his courage to find his voice. The pizzeria was never safe to him, the outside were safer but not quite. The only safest place were his apartment, where the ex-animatronics should not have found him, and now his only haven were intruded by the very last man he wanted to see.
"Chica took ye' file from the manager's office" Foxy shrugged with his arms wrapped in front of his chest. He was acting like Mike was not cowering from him. He was standing there like both of them were good friends who're just hanging out in one's home. "It took me a while to find ye"
Mike was hoping they would never find him. He should quit, and move out. Maybe sleep on the bench in the park since he couldn't afford the rents. Anyway but places where the ex-animatronics could find him.
"H-How did you got in?" Foxy answered by showing his hook.
"Now come, Mikey. I'm here to take you back to the pizzeria. Everyone was worried" Mike immediately shook his head.
"G-G-Get out" he stuttered, pointing towards the door. "I-I'm taking a day o-off tonight so I'm not going." Mike tried to make himself smaller when Foxy moved closer to the couch until he was only a feet away. Mike whimpered. "Please…" he added. There, he even added please.
Mike's wide imagination came back to him. Showing his pictures of Foxy using his hook and stab it into his arm. Forcefully drag him out of his once haven as he struggle that made more blood flowing and more flesh torn. He would –
"Mikey!" Mike was snapped out and his icy blue orbs met one golden orb. He felt large hands on his shoulders and he panicked more, trying to struggle away. The action only made the fox tightened his grip. "Mikey you're having a panic attack. Just breathe"
Slim fingers slide to the back of his neck, massaging in such comforting way that Mike relaxed a little despite the closeness with only the couch as his half wall. He tensed when Foxy stopped and moved around to face him without the couch blocking the way. Mike pressed his back further into the couch, his wide eyes staring at Foxy who was just a few inches away.
"Shh.. Michael.. Relax.." but he only tensed more when he called his full name without the pirate accent " I won't hurt you" Lie. Foxy could be lying "I promise" Mike stopped making himself smaller. "Please.." the pleading look Foxy was giving him made his shoulder lowered a little.
Foxy was staring at Mike like he was a wounded animal. Without breaking eye contact Foxy sat beside Mike, both arms were raised as if saying he's armless. Slowly the human fox reached out to Mike but stopped midway. When he got no negative reaction he continued. His hand went back and massaged the back of his neck. He moved the hand with the hook further, as it might hurt Mike.
The guard's shoulders lowered, his eyelids dropping. The sleepiness was taking over him after all that sleepless days. His eyes opened and closed. Closed when he relaxed from the motion and opened when he remembered that it was Foxy who was right beside him with his hand behind his neck. He could snap his neck anytime like this.
"Michael" Mike's vision blurred and he couldn't see Foxy's expression clearly. Strong arm wrapped around him, pulling him closer to the larger figure. His head placed against the broad shoulder, the back of the hook gently pressed on his back to maintain his position in Foxy's arms. "I promise I won't take you anywhere. Just relax and sleep. You need it"
Mike did not hear the rest of Foxy's words as he closed his eyes completely. His body lay motionless in Foxy's arms with his chest moving up and down slowly. Then there was nothing but blackness.
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Okkaaayy I'm sorry for the short chapter… I'll make it up later..?
I'll wait for your PMs or Reviews about this! Oh and please do tell me if you want this to be Mike's harem haha
I'm just glad you like the doubting Mike! I was worried that I might changed his attitude and personality too fast and complicated..
Okay now, beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed and sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
-Lithium HK