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~Chapter 3-Gaining a New Companion~

"Henry...Henry, can you hear me?" Came a voice.

Blood. Ink. Screaming.

"Henry?"

Screaming. Crying. Blood.

"Henry, your scaring me,"

Man. Ink Body. Psycho.

"Henry!?"

Fainting. Workshop. Trapped.

Trapped...

...TRAPPED!

Henry shot up with a gasp. He looked around at his surroundings with wide, icy blue eyes.

The boy looked down and much to his surprise, he found himself on a mattress. Well, actually, on a bed. An old rusty bed at that. Where was he right now? And Where was Bendy? How long has he been out?

The last thing he remembered was collapsing after seeing...

"Henry!"

Henry jumped as he felt someone hug him with strong vigor. He looked down and gasped at the person who was hugging him tightly.

"B-Boris...!?" Henry choked out with a shocked expression.

"Henry, I'm so glad that your awake! You really worried me because you weren't waking up for a really long time, so I thought you were dead at first and you weren't, but... wait a minute," Boris said, pulling away and backing up slightly.

"Did you just say my name? You...You remember me?"

Henry huffed, throwing his legs over the side of the bed before looking up and smiling,"Of course I remember you! I used to draw you all the time! How could I ever forget such a energetic wolf like you?"

Boris was happy and smiled back at first, but soon his smile disappeared.

"It's just," The wolf said, sounding grave and solemn,"It's been so long... after you left, I... I really didn't expect you to remember me..."

The brown haired boy frowned, getting up and walking over.

"I know," Henry sighed. "And I'm sorry for leaving. I should've at least said goodbye to you and Bendy. I guess... I just couldn't face you guys."

He paused before smiling. "But what matters is that I'm here now. And One thing that I do know, is that I missed you a lot."

He reached up and scratched Boris's head. Boris's eyes widened and his tail began to wag as he made a big, goofy grin.

Henry chuckled,"I always knew that you were too cute for your own good, Boris" Boris blushed with a smile.

"By the way, where are we?" Henry asked after him and Boris left the room. They were now wandering around the empty, inky halls of the God forsaken workshop.

"I wish I knew," Boris sighed in response. "After I woke up, I guess I just found my way around to these parts somehow."

"How did you wake up?" Henry questioned with a bewildered look. "J-Joey took your heart out, how is that possible?"

"To be honest, I'm not sure. I...I just came back to life, somehow. But I did see the jar that Joey put my heart in for some reason, so I took it back just in case." Boris riposted before raising a brow at Henry,"Speaking of Joey, where is he?"

Henry felt tears sting in his eyes for about the third time today. He blinked savagely, banishing them, and he swallowed hard before answering.

"Joey's... Joey's gone" He answered finally; Boris's eyes widened in shock.

"What!? But, how could he of-"

"Bendy killed him."

Boris froze before he looked down sadly. "...I'm sorry, Henry..."

"It's fine." The man answered, his voice hoarse. "I just wish that I could've seen him one last time before he died, y'know? Even though we fought pretty bad before I left, that doesn't mean I don't still love him like a brother. ..During our argument, if this makes any sense, I could just tell that it wasn't the real Joey I was talking to," He swallowed hard again,"I knew because the real Joey would never talk to me that way or anything. It just..hurts to know that he's really gone"

The young wolf nodded, understanding. He could relate with what Henry was saying because he knew that Bendy was probably going through the same grief about him. If only Bendy knew that he was alive and okay...

Oh, how Boris wanted to make this all end. How he wanted to go and let Bendy know that he was alive, and get Bendy to stop all of this.

But to do that, he would have to find out where Bendy is and get there, and that was impossible right now considering the area that him and Henry were in.

The wolf jumped when Henry winced in pain with a groan, reaching up to touch his head. "Owww... my head..."

When he touched it, he was surprised to feel a big bandage wrapped around his whole forehead. The boy touched his neck, to find it all bandaged up as well.

He turned to Boris who was grinning,"Boris, you did this, didn't you?" He asked, beginning to smile.

Boris chuckled,"Of course! While you were unconscious, I saw that you were bleeding pretty bad, so I knew that I had to get you all fixed up. I just found some bandages around this place and wrapped them around your head and neck so you wouldn't lose any more blood" He explained.

The cartoon character then giggled."To be honest, I'm surprised you didn't notice until now!" He then laughed hard.

Henry chuckled himself before looking down with a grin. He was just glad that Boris was his friend and on his side.

/Thanks, Boris...\\ The young man thought gratefully.