This chapter features a lot of changes of point of view, so sorry :)
~Damien's P.O.V~
"…And so you see, I am terribly sorry for being so sensitive about the child. I, er, I beg for your forgiveness," I begrudgingly tell Pip, saying things I have never said in my entire existence. He blinks at me blankly, obviously taken aback at such a thing. After a few long seconds, he eventually opens his mouth shakily.
"Oh dear God, it is alright. Do you never feel the need to tell me you feel such things?" I shake my head, frowning in disbelief. What, does he think I do? "Well you should!" I try to think of a sharp reply, but am unsuccessful, and end up looking the same as a blubbering fish. I must appear as a fool.
"Do not worry, Damien. I never tell Kenny anything either." Leopold assures me as he walks past, going upstairs. Pip glares at him for not supporting his main point, but Leopold's words actually make me feel slightly better, though they most likely shouldn't.
"Phillip," We turn to the infamous 'Maria', noticing that she is holding 'Danielle' at arm's length, since the child is dirty. The girl does not care; she is stretching her own arms out, trying to play with the woman's hair. Kenneth is watching her, smirking. "Kenneth has explained to me what this child is, and what has happened to her. Are you willing to allow her to become a part of this household for now?"
"Yes, of course." Pip answers in his most respectful voice.
"But you must understand that she is to be sent to an orphanage soon, do you not?" I nod in agreement – she must go.
"…I suppose."
"Then I will allow her to stay for now. But you must make arrangements with your brother, understood? This child is yours and Leopold's responsibility, since you both found her. Do I make myself clear?"
"Crystal." Pip thinks to himself for a few seconds, before piping up once again, "Mother?"
"Yes?" His aunt sounds tired.
"I would take the opportunity to adopt her when I am fifteen." She raises a brow sceptically.
"Are you being serious, young man?" Maria demands.
"With all sincerity."
"Then you might as well begin practising. Phillip, clean this child. And her clothes. While I make supper for everyone. Let us see, how many are there…?" 'Maria' begins counting in her head, giving Danielle to Pip as if she is a package. I roll my eyes.
"There are seven including Danielle, ma'am." I state, jumping as the kitchen door opens, revealing a distressed Craig, "Make that eight." Kenneth gawks at the latter, hurrying over.
"I need a word, Kenny," He informs him, sighing heavily. Kenneth nods, beginning to pull him upstairs hastily. Craig is clearly seeking advice to approach Tweek.
"Yes, of course, come." As Pip's aunt also leaves and begins preparing supper, Pip glances at me pleadingly. He burdens me with the type of smile that says he wants something.
"Damien, I must speak to her about Finn, and my uncle, and other things. Would you please, please clean Danielle?" I glower at him for the trouble, but waver upon the hurt glint in his eyes, "Please?"
"…I may as well begin to be a stupid caretaker, since I am going to be stuck with her." I reply smoothly, and he immediately beams.
"A thousand thank you's!" I take the 'human package', watching him start to tell his aunt of what happened in town. I cling to the child and turn around to face Ruby, who has been sitting on the dining table and observing the conversation the entire time. She has a stern look on her face, most likely from one of her foreshadows.
"What is going to happen tonight?" I pry her, starting to feel concerned for Pip. Not even God knows what their tactics are now.
"…I think it's best I stay." Ruby answers, beginning to sway her legs.
"What is going to happen?" I press her for answers. She finally makes some eye contact and smirks.
"I don't know. I just have a feeling." She frowns as I hand her Danielle.
"You're fucking assisting me with this." I declare, snatching up a bucket of warm water and a rag that Pip's aunt prepared next to the back door that leads to the garden, trudging out. I gesture for Ruby to put Danielle down, and begin stripping her.
"Pedophile!" Ruby says, laughing.
"Shut your mouth. This is going to be my daughter." I snap, flinging the girl's shoes beside me. She blinks as I pull her hair ribbon loose.
"She shall be Phil's daughter," Ruby corrects me, interested at my words.
"Therefore she shall be mine as well." The girl smirks once again, extremely fascinated.
"Is that so?"
"It is!" I snap, wanting her to be quiet. She tilts her head, still engrossed in the conversation.
"You really are attached to him, aren't you?" I frown at her language, scrubbing at Danielle's shoulders and back.
"It is not as if I can help such a thing. Arms up, girl." Danielle gives me her special grin and obeys, shooting her arms up and nearly falling over. I dip the rag in the warm water again and begin to clean her chest and waist, struggling not to knock her over since she is so small. "Why can you not merely time travel to later tonight and check what will happen?"
"I took an oath."
"And what did it consist of?"
"It said I had no right to time-travel out of curiosity. It needed to either be for work or if I have special permission." I glare at her for being so daft.
"Oh, for God's sake. Nobody will notice if you do it."
"I'm sorry, have you met one of those 'Authority' fairies!? They're all on us like hell, especially since that time where my brother and I were nearly executed!" I exhale stiffly, indeed remembering. Danielle watches me intently, before exclaiming loudly.
"Oh dear, that is a terrible event! Poor Phillip!" The two of us stare at her, silently washing.
"…She read my mind, perhaps." I tell Ruby sceptically.
"Yeah, I guess so. You want some soap?"
"Some what?"
"Soap." Ruby pretends to clean herself, giggling at me for not understanding.
"Oh, sapo." I curse at myself for being so dense.
"Ha! I love the fact that Latin is your first language. Oh yeah, it was called sapo, huh?"
"It was. And yes, I want some of it." Ruby snidely smiles, reaching into her precious bag and pulling out a bar of the 'soap'.
"Were you a Roman?" Danielle asks, intrigued when I nod, "Whoa! I think they were remarkable! Say a sentence in Latin!"
"Speciosus forma es in orbe vexo.(1)" I tell her, glaring.
"What does that mean?" She asks. Ruby snorts.
"That's not nice, Damien."
"I thought you could not understand either."
"I can speak basically any language there is," Ruby nods to herself smugly.
"Shut up and wash her clothes," I scold her, lathering Danielle's hair. My words make Ruby's smirk vanish; she crouches down and begins scrubbing at the mud on Danielle's coat with the tools lying next to the tap. "Where is that damn Pip?"
"I am here! Sorry, Damien!" Said person suddenly comes out, smiling brightly. I glare, throwing down the rag and standing up. As I stomp away, I curse things to him.
"Circa tempus venistis! Fucking infernum! Non crediderim ad te amo, stultus puer! (2)" I shriek, slamming the door as I come inside. I hear Pip ask what I was saying brightly, and Ruby answer with 'You don't need to know.' She's damn correct with that.
"Ah, Damien, assist me," I hear Pip's aunt tell me as she notices my presence, and I give her a nasty look.
"I do not have to do anything you fucking tell me." I hiss, surprised at her sudden confidence with me.
"If you want my approval, you do." She claims bluntly, making me narrow my eyes.
"I do not however."
"Either you ignore me and are forbid to see Phillip, or you peel these potatoes," She points to a small pile, "And are able to spend your time with him."
"You cannot prevent us from seeing each other." I nearly laugh.
"Oh, believe me, I will try." She gives me a venomous glare. Impressed by her courage, I begrudgingly snatch up a potato and a knife, beginning my dreaded task. I hope to God that she does not get the better of me this way again.
As we are all sitting down for supper, Danielle scurries up to me. She pulls my arm down with ultra-force and kisses me on the cheek affectionately, "Thank you for washing my hair." She grins and hops away, allowing Pip's aunt to lift her onto a chair with her. I stare, slightly red. I catch Ruby snickering and glower.
"Happy birthday, mother," Pip says, kissing her hand and presenting her with the gift he bought. My expression hardens even more; she had better damn adore it. Upon unwrapping the paper, she smiles.
"Phillip, this must have been so expensive!"
"It is completely fine! Damien payed for it!" I nearly spit out my tea, making Ruby laugh yet again. Kenneth shushes her.
"What?" I ask sternly, narrowing my eyes. Pip smiles sweetly.
"You offered to pay, remember, Damien?" He asks, silently telling me to be quiet. I narrow my eyes. That little bastard. Yesterday he hugged me randomly and I must have been so distracted that he managed to sneak his hand in my pocket. Perhaps my bad tendencies are beginning to rub off on him.
"Oh, yes, I definitely remember." I reply smoothly, disturbed by Danielle suddenly smiling at me. If she is fond of yours truly, then I consider it a bad thing.
"Well, thank you dears." Maria puts it beside her on the table, beginning to feed the former. Leopold speaks up a small moment later, ashamed.
"Er, forgive me for not buying you anything, mother. I did not know of your birthday." He apologises.
"It is quite alright, Leopold. Phillip is always the only one who remembers, anyway."
"I am sure Finn remembers." Pip states, making me shoot him a warning glance. He had better not be so cheeky with a woman who managed to convince me to peel damn potatoes. Said woman nearly chokes on her wine at the mention of his name. Danielle stares up at her in fascination.
"Did you truly speak with him?" She asks, sounding hope and glancing between Pip and I.
"Yes, of course."
"How is he? Is he healthy? I am so shocked you encountered him, Phillip."
"He appears perfectly fine. He is in the village because his dear father is in hospital. But she shall be leaving soon, I think."
"Oh, so that is why he is here."
"Perhaps you should pay him a visit, mother. I have his address," He offers kindly.
"Oh, no, your father would not approve of that."
"But he is not here. He's with one of them lady friends." Ruby cuts into the conversation, trying to ravage her bread with her teeth.
"Yes, he is, mother, so speak with him!" Pip supports her statement quickly.
"Oh, Phillip, what is there to say?"
"He loves you." I state casually, jabbing my fork into one of the cursed potatoes. I feel Pip's shocked stare on me, and turn my head towards him expressionlessly, "What?" I snap at everyone, who has stopped eating and are also looking, "It is the truth."
"Ha… is that so?" Maria looks flattered, but embarrassed at the same time.
"Damien speaks fluent Latin." Ruby gives me a look, obviously turning the subject towards me as revenge for humiliating Pip by being so blunt.
"Yes, I was a fucki-
Kenneth clears his throat extremely loudly, "…Yes, I was a Roman before I died. So no wonder, you opaque thing." I hiss, glaring down at the table.
"Not tryin' to throw you under the bus, Damien. In fact, I found it quite sexy to hear that voice."
"What does sexy mean?" Danielle suddenly asks, smiling. We all pause with our eating and wait for someone to clarify, but nobody does. It ends up with Pip and I, as the 'future parents' struggling to explain to her what it is.
God, smite me down now.
I silently watch Pip trying to dress Danielle in one of his old white shirts that should make suitable enough night clothing for her. He is struggling greatly, but I think he should feel the need to accomplish such a thing by himself.
I spoke to Kenneth and Craig after everyone had eaten and was getting ready to sleep, warning them of Ruby's strange feelings about tonight. Ruby came and confirmed it a few minutes later, stating that she is worried one of those demon girls will attack. I told the three of them that they could be after any of us, since we have all been attacked before. They all agreed and decided it would be safe to guard the house for the night. Kenneth dejectedly claimed that he had work, but Ruby reassured him that she would stay in Leopold's room and make sure he was alright. Craig said he had nothing better to do and would loiter outside to keep watch. I agreed to do the same thing on the other side of the house, since Pip has his own gun and could most likely defend himself if the room was broken into. Not to mention I would be extremely nearby if such a thing did occur. We knew for certain not to say anything to Maria.
"There we are, Danielle. I'm terribly sorry, but the arms are of course too long," Pip gestures to the much rolled up sleeves.
"It is fine. I do not care." She says simply, sniffing the clothing, to sooth herself I suppose. Pip blinks at her for a couple of seconds, before smiling slightly.
"Now that all is good," I put a hand on either of their shoulders and shove them both in Pip's bed, "Sleep time." Danielle grins and nods, holding her head up towards me expectantly.
"…What are you waiting for?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.
"A goodnight kiss," She answers directly, closing her eyes.
"Oh… well, frankly dearie, you are not receiving one." I tell her, beginning to open the window. I feel Pip staring holes into my back, and look back at him, "What is it?"
"Damien," He scolds, sounding shocked, "Are you being serious?" I narrow my eyes, not replying, and leap out, searching around for danger. All I see is the dark forest, and the starry sky. All I hear are insects and small animals, and the small breeze. It is a completely normal night. For now.
I sit next to the house, leaning on the outer wall, and silently wait for something to happen. I frequently check my watch to see how much time has passed. Kenneth waves as he is called to work and flies away, clearly depressed that he is to leave Leopold alone tonight. I do not see why. Ruby can kill my former father if she was determined enough, that little monster.
Roughly three hours after I come outside, I hear a scream from Pip's room and just about wet myself. Rushing in there in less than three seconds, dagger at the ready, I search around the room for an intruder, but see nothing. Dropping the knife and hurrying towards Pip, who is sitting up and quivering in his bed, I question him on why he screamed.
"Damien, my apologies, I merely had a nightmare." He explains, glancing at Danielle, who is backed up against the wardrobe, also trembling. "Sorry, did I scare you?" She nods shakily. I hear thumping and murmuring in the next room, and guess that the scream must have woken Leopold as well. Ruby must somehow know that it was just a frightening dream.
"There must have been a 'Nightmare' fairy here, then," I glare around, still seeing nothing.
"No," Pip's words make me look at him in shock, "I know why it has occurred."
"What? Why?" I demand, shocked.
"Because… today… I was given a vision of that place you refer to as hell."
"By whom?!" I shriek.
"I… I am not sure," Pip tries to think, "I ran into a demon boy earlier today… he gave it to me."
"A demon boy? Why did you not inform me, Phillip?" I use his true name to show how angry I am.
"I was distracted by Finn soon afterwards, and forgot! Asilynn, she came, and told me to stay away from him. She seemed gravely afraid." My mouth drops open. If the likes of her is afraid, then the boy must be extremely dangerous.
"Did the boy say anything? Why did he do that to you? Answer me, young man!"
"Well… he said he was threatening to hurt me as a test. He said he knew you weren't 'careful' enough, he knew my personality, and how I treated demons, among other things."
"For God's sake, you should have shot him!"
"No, Damien, he was so… he was so fast…" Oh Lord. This boy sounds very dangerous. Perhaps he is a secret 'eighth' apprentice? My 'father' surely could have added him just to spite me.
"That bastard. I must go and look for him," As I move to leave through the window again, Pip jumps out of bed and clings onto my arm.
"NO! You cannot! He will kill you!"
"What are you saying?" I ask icily.
"He was… one hundred per cent! He is not one of those girls, who are a seventh of what you are! He is double of what you are!"
"How would you know?"
"…I just knew! I beg of you, please-
I finally lose my temper at the sight of Pip starting to cry, "CEASE THAT!" I shout, pointing at him threateningly. He does not understand, "Cease that crying this very minute! I am warning you, boy!"
"…" He wipes the tears away, sniffing loudly, before looking back at me normally. I exhale in relief, putting my hands on his shoulders. As I'm setting Pip down on the bed, I remember Danielle leaning against the wardrobe, staring at us with wide eyes. Noticing that her lips are moving, I walk over to her, and see that she is not staring at us. She is in a hypnotic state.
"What is it? Are you having a vision?" Pip murmurs something about her being partly a 'Psychic' fairy.
"Benjamin…" I frown at the unfamiliar name, whirling her up and bringing her back to the bed, "Must this be gone through with?"
"What are you saying? Pip, listen to this." I try to listen some more.
"You must. You must. You want to kill them, do you not? Never forget how Phillip was going to abandon you." She says, obviously reading a conversation, "You must burn it. Burn that place to the ground, let all your hate carve into those pathetic beings."
"God, who is speaking of such things?" Pip asks me frantically. I shrug, unsure myself. Perhaps it is that child that Pip was so fond of; the new 'Time-travel' fairy.
"And you," Danielle barks, "You are to attack the one on the south side of the house. Kill him. Make him unable to move any longer. Satara, do whatever you want. None of you harm the half-breed." I clap my hands in front of Danielle's eyes, making her head snap up to me.
"What is it?" She asks politely, grinning. I eye the child, before shaking my head and silently telling her it's nothing.
"Fuck, the house might actually be attacked." I declare to Pip, getting ready to warn Ruby and Craig. Glancing at the miserable boy once again, I sigh, "Are you still afraid?" He nods timidly.
"…Oh, hell, this is only until you fall asleep, understood?" I mutter, making sure both of them are under the blankets and shoving Pip over for room, "This is never happening again, you hear me?" Pip nods, smiling ever-so-slightly. I stare at him as his breathing becomes more steady, indicating that he has fallen asleep. Danielle is clearly passed out. I know I should get up and warn the others of danger, but I decide a few more minutes will not hurt. Before I know it, I doze off for about twenty minutes. I shoot up when I awaken, rushing towards the window in case something is wrong. I see nothing and run across the hall into a store room, staring out that window. I see Craig and his human together. When the flipping fuck did Tweek get here? Hearing Craig yelp in pain, my eyes widen. Tweek's newly red eyes glance up over his shoulder, boring into mine. Shit, he's possessed!
"Oh fuck, oh fuck," Running back into the hall, I encounter that 'Stella' child wearing a futuristic dress above her knees and pouring a large bottle of some kind of chemical across the floor. I sniff, trying to figure out what it is. I realize much too late that it is flammable as she lights a match, "WAIT, NO!" The female fairy drops it, her also red eyes glowing through the formed fire the way a demon in hell's would. She lunges at me, but I dodge. She turns on me with a gruesome expression, before marching through the store room and escaping through the window. I quickly realize the house is going to collapse very soon, judging from the amount of smoke that has already formed.
Rushing into Pip's room, I find him already up, peeking around the door for me. "Damien, what is happening?" He cries out.
"Your little time-travel friend has set the house on fire!" I jump slightly upon glimpsing Satara rush maniacally to Leopold's room, but quickly decide Pip and Danielle are my first priority, "Come, you must escape through the window! The stairs are on fire by now! Come, hurry!" I grab Danielle with my right arm, Pip with my left, and push them onto a lower level of the roof that Pip once said Leopold escaped through when he first came here, "I will go down and find your aunt! Get onto the ground, now!" Pip nods.
"I will."
~Special #8: Tweek's P.O.V~
Alright, after over a week of avoiding each other, I have finally decided I will have to speak to Craig tomorrow. I nod to myself in bed, still unable to sleep properly. That cruel 'Nightmare' fairy has left me with very bad memories, and I am tired of it. Hearing footsteps coming towards me and thinking it's Craig, I shoot up and turn around at the same time.
It is not my beloved Craig. It is a boy I have never seen before with red eyes. Oh God, he's a demon.
"AH!" I shriek, taking a swing at him in self-defence as he comes closer. The demon steps out of the way, grabbing my hand and squeezing it. Gritting my teeth, I try to pull away, but it is too late. My sight deteriorates; I'm left seeing nothing but a dark red colour, and feeling the most fear you could imagine. If I was falling to my death and was so scared I could not breathe, this would increase that feeling by ten-fold.
"You hear me, human?" The boy asks, snapping me back to reality. I unwillingly nod. "Hm… I will not torture your subconscious for now. That would make you more likely to lose possession. Those stupid girls do not know that." He grabs my arm and somehow, we are standing in the street. A few people stare as I 'willingly' speed walk with a young boy with a fiery look in his eyes, but unfortunately no one intervenes. I inwardly shriek as we set into the forest, towards Phillip and Leopold's house. What is this boy planning to make me do?
As we're about three quarters of the way, we rendezvous with the deceased and possessed Stella I have heard about, and three of the demon girls. "Levani," The boy addresses one of them, "Give this boy your knife." She scowls, before handing the dagger to my already waiting hand. "Asilynn, if you interfere to protect that half-human, you will perish. Understood?" Another one nods. "Satara, you are coming with us. Stella, you too." The two nod, beginning to walk with us towards the house. I feel the other two girls' eyes bore holes into my back, and I inwardly begin crying.
"What is going to happen?" 'Satara' asks eagerly, but the boy does not answer. Stella, knowing the plan, asks a few minutes later:
"Benjamin… must this be gone through with?" She sounds doubtful, and I notice her eyes glowing much less red.
"You must. You must. You want to kill them, do you not? Never forget how Phillip was going to abandon you," I try to shout what a lie that is, but am not able to, "You must burn it. Burn that place to the ground, let all your hate carve into those pathetic beings." 'Benjamin' says it so sadistically that it scares me. "And you," He glances at me, "You are to attack the one on the south side of the house. Kill him. Make him unable to move any longer. Satara, do whatever you want. None of you harm the half-breed." I nod unwittingly, wondering who the one I am supposed to attack is. I cannot grasp the fact that I am about to take part in burning and attacking my friends' home. It is unbearable to even think of. Who will die tonight?
As we arrive, Benjamin peeks through the tree branches at the side of the house, and turns to me. "You are the first to go. Stella will follow shortly." My legs, as much as I want to stop them, carry me out of the woods and into open space. My right hand clutches the knife behind my back, ready to be pulled out. I scream in agony once I see that the one I am supposed to attack is Craig, but my outer self remains stoic. Craig gasps upon seeing me, but does not notice my red eyes since I am hanging my head.
"Tweek!? What one Earth are you doing here?" He rushes towards me. Unable to prevent it, my left arm shoots out and grabs him, pulling the latter close to me. Craig think I am embracing him, and hugs me back. I begin to feel sick on the inside as I see Stella quickly shoot past into the house with a large bottle of obviously flammable liquid.
"Craig…" I am made to utter.
"Yes Tweek?" He sounds hopeful. I shakily lift my head up, staring into his beautiful eyes. He sees my red irises momentarily.
"I detest you." My right hands springs to life and drives the knife into his abdomen roughly. He yelps, coughing and beginning to back away. I glance upwards and see Damien watching through the window, before averting my eyes back to Craig, "You are going to become a lifeless doll tonight, Craig." I declare, walking up to him and stabbing him once again, in the side. About half of my soul is gone by this point. Benjamin said he was not going to torture me. That bastard lied; stabbing my own fairy and being forced to watch his pain is most likely the worst torture possible.
"Tweek, stop this! Fight it! Please, Tweek!" He pleads with me, but it falls on deaf ears. My arm continues to stab him three more times, all in the chest. I am made to utter:
"Tweek? Who is that?"
~Butters' P.O.V~
"Fuck," I awaken to Ruby's cursing. I sniff, smelling smoke, and instantly leap out of bed. Ruby notices me awake.
"Butters, you gotta get out of here, now! Come on, you-
Ruby is about to open the door, but it already slams open and hits her in the head, knocking her out. I scream in fright upon seeing the 'Wrath' demon, knowing that she wants to kill us. I throw a discarded shoe at her as hard as I can, and it slams into her shoulder. She grunts, glaring at me. It buys me enough time to grab Ruby under the arms and drag her towards the window. I peek outside, inhaling fearfully. It is a long way down, and is going to hurt.
"GAH!" I yelp as the demon lunges towards us, feeling that I have no choice but to jump out. Putting my arms around the unconscious Ruby, I lean outwards and scream as I begin to fall. A sickening crack is heard not long afterwards, and it takes me a few seconds to realize the sound came from my body.
~Kenny's P.O.V~
"Why are you in such a rush?" Gregory, an 'Authority' fairy asks as I hand him my final report. I glare, him being one of the few individuals whom I dislike.
"I left my human alone on a dangerous night. Now if you'll excuse me…" My mouth drops open as I see smoke coming from the direction of Butters' house. Oh, God no.
"It seems that the danger has already began to occur," Gregory suggests, seeing how distressed I look. Leaving him with my most venomous look, I begin to fly over towards the house, which is about two kilometres away. It takes me about thirty seconds. As I land at the side of the house, I find Phillip lying unconscious on the ground with Danielle in his arms, and shriek.
"Phillip? Are you alright? Danielle?" Danielle sits up on his chest, huffing in shock.
"He fell from the roof!" She points.
"What is going on? Who has done this? Where is Butters? Where is he, Danielle?"
"He is with Ruby somewhere! Benjamin did this!"
"Benjamin? Who is th-
I stop speaking as I hear Butters' yelp from the back of the house. "Butters! What is it?" I sprint around the corner in a frantic trance, and witness him stumbling from the window for escape, and falling to the ground with Ruby. It seems to happen in slow motion. I cringe as I hear his bones crack. "LEOPOLD!" I shout, using his actual name and hurrying over. He whimpers, sitting up and rubbing his head. Ruby stirs, and I grab her. "What the flipping hell happened, young lady!?" I interrogate, using my older brother voice.
"Uh…" She thinks, in a daze, before widening her eyes and looking up, "Ah! Kenny, look out!" I glance up as well, seeing Satara jump out of the window towards me, I dodge her sword carefully.
"Did she… make him jump out of the window?" I ask darkly, losing my temper as Ruby nods. Cursing terrible things, I furiously tackle Satara to the ground and prepare to stab her in the heart, which should send her back to hell. Something grabs my arm to stop me, and I turn surprised eyes on Butters, who has managed to crawl over.
"Do not kill her." He wheezes, still extremely dazed.
"Why on Earth not? She broke your God damn leg!" I yell at him, still extremely angry. I begin to cry as I see how injured he is.
"I do not want… you to go to hell." Butters says. I stare at him, astounded, and Satara manages to get away. I ignore her.
"We must leave this place," I tell him quickly, and he & Ruby nod. We hear panting, and are all stunned to see Craig trying to stagger away from a clearly possessed Tweek, who is clinging to his leg and stabbing it, despite being dragged on the ground. Blood is dripping absolutely everywhere.
"Kenny, help!" Craig pleads, and I quickly shoot up, to aid my friend. I glance at Ruby, making sure she is helping Butters to stand, and rapidly run over, seizing Tweek's hand and snatching the knife, hurling it away. After a long struggle that sends the pained Craig to the ground, I manage to pry Tweek away from him. "Help me hold him down," I instruct Craig, since Ruby is occupied. Taking out my cross, I search for a mark, but see nothing. Tearing off his shirt, there is still a blank space. Oh God, this cannot be.
~Pip's P.O.V~
As Damien runs back in to save auntie, I make sure Danielle is holding on tightly, and begin to make my way down the unstable tiles, and then to jump down. Within merely a few seconds, I slip on a loose one, skidding down to the edge and losing balance, resulting in me dropping about four metres. I land on my back to keep Danielle out of harm, and it sends a giant pain up my spine. I slip in and out of consciousness for the next few minutes, barely hearing Danielle's questions. I open and close my mouth, trying to speak, but am unable to. "What is it, Phillip? Are you alright?" I hear Danielle ask desperately. I close my eyes, unable to stay awake any longer, and begin to hear Kenny's voice as well.
"Phillip? Are you alright? Danielle?" Danielle shifts on me, sounding distressed.
"He fell from the roof!" She explains.
"What is going on? Who has done this? Where is Butters? Where is he, Danielle?"
"He is with Ruby somewhere! Benjamin did this!"
"Benjamin? Who is th-
I hear a yelp from Butters' room, and Kenny's frantic footsteps. The thought of my brother in danger makes me feel more energetic, and I open my eyes again. Danielle looks back at me, relieved.
"Are you alright?" She squeaks, and I try to nod, but it hurts immensely. Instead I murmur a small 'I think so'. We stare at each other for a few seconds, before I give her a small, reassuring smile. She returns it, showing her cute, perfectly shaped teeth. Our smiles vanish when a pair of hands appear and lift her up from under the arms.
"Oh, who is this?" A familiar voice asks, and I see the demon boy from earlier holding her.
He stares at Danielle curiously, and I feel my blood boil. Ignoring the pain, I stand up and try to swipe at him, "Leave her alone, swine!" But as soon as I take a step, the pain makes me fall down. The boy stares at me impassively, before laying his eyes on Danielle again.
"Very pretty, you are." She gawks at him, speechless. I begin to weep, feeling helpless, "It is a pity that I want to kill you." He pulls out his personal dagger and prepares to slit her throat, much the same as with me earlier, but pauses upon seeing me.
"Why are you crying?" The boy asks apathetically.
"Because you are going to harm her," I answer, hoping that the truth will make him stop, "I cannot bear it."
"What is she to you?" He questions, his expression one of mild interest.
"…When I lay eyes upon the child, I see me. A worthless, strange, unusual half-fairy with no parents. I know exactly how she feels, and to see her with such a fate now…"
"She is a half-fairy?" He asks, blinking at her. I do not answer, rather continue weeping, but he understands, "Then I suppose it would be a waste to kill her." I watch in surprise as he sets her down, before ambling over to me, examining my back, running his fingers along it. "You have fractured a nerve in your spine." He states, "I have a soft spot for half-breeds, and it seems you have been injured without my consent – I specifically said for you not to be touched – but it seems that it has been done." He feels down my shirt to make sure, and I wince. "Can Damien heal?"
"…" I refuse to answer, but he knows anyway.
"I see. How worthless. He is wasted on a precious person such as you." The boy soon finishes, standing up. I stare, words Finn said flashing through my mind.
There were only two other people than I who knew as well. Although, they knew more than I. The two were both classmates; one was secretly a half-fairy as well, which we found out a few years later. She… passed away when you were still in your mother's womb.
"You're… the classmate that knew of my mother, along with another half-fairy, correct?! You must have died when you were younger, around then!" I shout after him. He pauses for a split second, but continues walking. As he leaves, I raise my voice even more, "Wait, Benjamin!" He freezes, looking back at me, "That is your name, is it not?" He nods slightly, surprised.
"Did Abigail also have her abilities when she was small?" I ask coldly, clinging to Danielle, "Because this one does!"
"…No." He answers simply, "Tweek, Satara, Stella, here, now!" I watch in astonishment as I see a possessed Tweek running away from Kenny, not to mention Craig limping after him, along with Ruby and an injured Butters. The other two girls also appear, and my heart goes out for Stella.
"Stella! Please, do not continue this! Come here, with me!" She eyes him aggressively, the red colour nearly glowing in the darkness. She is beyond the point of speaking to. Tweek's eyes, however, are nearly back to normal. I watch wretchedly as he begins to silently cry at the sight of Craig.
Seeing all of us eye the former, Benjamin speaks, "Do not bother with this boy. I have personally possessed him. Come, the three of you." He disappears into thin air with them, grimacing at me.
I glance back at the burning house, vaguely hearing neighbours begin to arrive and attempt putting it out. God, where is my dear Damien?
1= You are the most irritating thing in the world.
2= About time you came! Fucking hell! I cannot believe I love you, stupid boy!