Yamato: As an added bonus, there will be some little skits on the beginning and end of these chapters as more characters become available. It'll be hard on me to incorporate every single character in these skits, but it should be fun.
Disembodied voice: Great job. You survived.
Yamato: Who's there?
Disembodied voice: You'll find out in due time. Just start the chapter.
Yamato: R-right…
Chapter 1: Engrossed in Interest.
I open my eyes slowly and find myself in the midst of a room with three other people, if you would call them that. One seems to be a female anthropomorphic chicken that looks like she is a couple years older than me. She seems to have pizza sauce on her apron that she is wearing over a regular white tee-shirt and what looks like denim black jeans. Her eyes are a deep purple color. She's the closest person right now to me. The next person seems be a black furred male bunny with eyes so dark, I could swear they're black as well. He's wearing a red wife beater and some blue jeans, but seems to have a dog tag hanging from his neck. He looks a little scared for some reason. The third of the trio is a white and pink fox with no distinguishing features to tell if they are male or female. This third one has yellow-green eyes and is wearing a white tee-shirt and some black skinny jeans.
The chicken is the first to speak. "Oh, you're finally awake. That's a relief." She leans forward and takes one of her hands to place it on my forehead. "The fever has gone down at the very least. How come you humans always seem to get sick easily and how come you were lying on the ground outside?"
"I was outside?" I look her in the eyes, tilting my head before remembering last night. "Oh, right! Last night I was attacked by something purple." I look around and frown. "Though the only purple I see is your eyes, so I don't know who attacked me…" I sit up slowly and shake my head a little.
"Last n-night, you say?" The bunny says before stepping back away as I sit up. "You mean the other night. You've been asleep for two days." When I try to look at him, he avoids my eye contact.
"But that means…" I close my eyes again and think for a few moments before opening them again and shaking my head. "Never mind, I should introduce myself. I'm Yamato. What are your names?"
"I'm Chica, the fox's name is Mangle. They can't talk. And Mr. Scaredy-cat bunny is named Dread." The chicken says before I stand up, my body feeling a bit loose and uncoordinated. "You should eat something. I made some homemade pizza if you don't mind."
"That sounds fantastic. I'm really hungry." I smile at Chica and she goes to the kitchen alone. I look back at Dread and walk up to him. "You don't have to be scared of me, you know." He just gives me a small, fearful glare and backs away more. "I should be the one scared."
"Quite the contrary, I'd say that we should be scared of you. You just appeared out of nowhere while my…. Senpai… brought you in." Dread's ears droop fully at the mention of this.
"Senpai… Where I'm from, that means you harbor great fee-," I start out before Dread jumps forward and places his paw over my mouth, making me blush lightly at the sudden gesture.
"Don't finish that sentence… Please." Dread looks me in the eyes and I nod. This makes him let go and Chica returns with pizza on plates for everyone. "Not the best food, but it works out." He closes his eyes and this makes me look at him oddly.
"Now eat up. You can't possibly do anything if you're starving." Chica sounds optimistic and cheerful, so I can't help but close my eyes and begin eating my pizza as I hear her hum while her and the others eat.
Suddenly, I realize something. "Why doesn't Mangle talk at all?" I look at Mangle after asking this and it's ears lower a bit. "Sorry if I hit a bad memory…"
"No. Mangle has never been able to talk. Just upsets them when it's brought up." Chica explains this as I finish my second slice of pizza and sigh softly since it takes away my pangs of hunger. "Want anymore, Yamato?"
"No, thank you. By the sounds of it, there are others coming that are going to eat." I smile slightly and take a few steps closer to the door. "Mind if I go outside for a few minutes?"
"Sure, but don't wander too far. We still need to know where to put you in terms of where you'll be staying." This catches my interest when she says it, but I continue outside, noticing I'm in front of a mansion of some sorts.
What the hell happened to me? Why am I here? Nothing about this place seems familiar. Sighing, I look around the vicinity for anything remotely familiar before finding a shred of purple in the bushes to the front. It's not that hard to see as it clashes with the color of the bushes due to being so bright. Moving closer, I pick up a stick and glance around before stepping to the bush and reaching in to grab the purple, realizing it's just a shred of clothing. "Damn… This makes things more interesting." One last look around and I see a purple bunny and black bear carrying what seems to be groceries. The black bear, though a good distance away, seems to have just as black eyes and looks like he's wearing a navy blue wife beater and a camouflage jacket and jeans. The purple bunny is wearing a black shirt and denim jeans, but has a leather trench coat on. I can't help but stare at the two before walking up to meet them at the door. "Are you here for this house?"
The two look at each other before looking back at me. The bear is the first to speak. "Yes…What are you doing outside? You should be resting." His voice is a bit harsh and unforgiving, but has a hint of caring behind it.
"I… I woke up and at something. I wanted to check on my surroundings. That isn't a crime anywhere I know of." I keep myself calm and step closer to the two.
"Wow. No one has ever talked back to Maverick before." The bunny says, tilting his head in curiosity. He looks completely lost in interest with that fact.
"I don't get why that's so amazing. People have to expand their areas of who they'll talk to in order to become more immersed in themselves and those they talk to." Maverick says harshly and closes his eyes before I turn my focus to the bunny, seeing his eyes are a dark purple.
"I'm Yamato, by the way. Not that you guys asked, but you did give me Maverick's name without thinking." At this, I give a glance back at Maverick, but look back at the bunny.
"In that case… I'm Bonnie!" He smiles big as me and places one set of bags down before reaching out and grabbing my hand to shake it. It makes me blush at how eager he is about it.
"It's nice to meet you." I smile a bit and then let go of his paw to pick up the groceries he put down. "Let me help you guys get this stuff in."
"Quite the proper little human, aren't you? You'd make the perfect little pet." Maverick says amusedly before I give him a hard stare. "I was just joking about that." He grins and I just shrug and shake my head before opening the door. "Chica, we're back with your groceries."
"Great. Bring them to the kitchen and get yourself some food." Chica sounds happy and the three of us walk past Dread and Mangle to the kitchen. "Oh, you met Yamato." She sounds even happier that I stayed nearby and met them on my own.
"Yeah. Has a good head on his shoulders, but has no sense of fear if he's not scared of me." Maverick sounds like he's joking and I start putting the groceries away. "And he seems to have a good sense of helping out."
"Well, you guys are helping me out… I figured I'd repay the favor any way I can." I nod and look around. "So…How many of you guys live here?"
"Just me, Freddy and Mangle." Chica says happily. "It's fun, but gets a little lonely. Everyone used to live here, but things started getting complicated when people started to not get along with Mason and Phillip. I eventually kicked them out." I can't help but tense up at the name, Mason. "Everything okay, sweetie?"
"I… I'm fine. I don't know what just happened." I lie and look her in the eyes before nodding lightly. "Anyways, are any others on their ways here?"
"Freddy is at work still. He manages the band that Bonnie, he and I are in. We need someone who can do that stuff for him so he could stop overworking himself. I've been interviewing people while at work and none of them seem consistent." Chica sighs and frowns, making her beak look weird.
"What exactly does the job entail?" I look at her more carefully now and she tilts her head. "I might be able to help a little, but…"
"The job is complicated. The manager does scheduling, such as getting us to concerts on time. They also do band promoting, handle business needs and negotiate contracts or get rid of the negative stuff. They get paid 64,200 dollars yearly. It's not much, but it's enough to get them through." She sounds a little relieved that I don't back away at the numbers. I know it's not much, but I'm willing to have that small amount. "Don't tell me you're…"
"Not quite. I have to meet Freddy and hear your band perform before I make a decision to even attempt at trying to get hired on as your manager. Though, why don't you have a real manager?" I frown at her and she looks a little uneasy. "Ah…Was he Phillip or Mason?"
"Yeah. I had to fire him. He was going to run us to the ground if I hadn't. That wouldn't have been good." Her lack of telling me who it was that was the previous manager has me curious, but I don't ask. "So, what type of person do you like? I'm not really getting a read off of you and usually I'm good at getting reads off of people on that subject."
"It varies from person to person, but usually I want the type of person I go for is…Wait…Why am I answering such a question? I barely know you people." I feel my emotions getting flustered around and look back at Bonnie and Maverick really quickly before looking back at Chica. "I…need to leave the kitchen." I run out of the room and there is a small sound coming from Bonnie, but I don't listen to what is being said. I stop in the middle of the living room to see Dread walking towards the kitchen quickly; making me curious again before I realize it's just Mangle and myself. "Mangle…Well, this is odd." I walk up to them and look into their golden eyes. "Do I seem a bit flustered?" Mangle just shakes their head and pats the seat next to them before I cautiously sit next to them. This all seems so weird and uncomfortable all of a sudden. I close my eyes and they pat my back comfortingly before I give a sigh of relief. "Thanks, Mangle. Can I ask you something? Grab my shoulder closest to you if yes." They do as indicated and I open my eyes to look at them again. "Do you find it odd that I appeared out of nowhere?" Before they can answer, the door gets knocked on and they stand to open it.
"Aye, Mangle. I came back over to check on the boy." I hear someone say before three sets of steps walk into the room, not counting Mangle. "The boy is finally awake. I was a bit worried." I turn to the voice to see a light brown bear wearing what looks like rave gear, his eyes being blue. There's also a boy in a striped button up shirt and black pants. He seems to be younger, about 13-15, but still young and has green eyes. The third is a red fox that has golden eyes and he has a scar over his right eye. He's wearing a black vest that is opened up, showing his chest, which has a large tuft of fur that is odd colored, possibly covering another scar. His pants are black and look like they are loose cut jeans. "My, I never expected him to have two different colored eyes. Makes for some extra fun." I realize it's the fox speaking now and he playfully raises his eyebrows twice. This makes me blink a little before standing and taking a slow step away. "I'm just kidding. The name is Foxy. The kid's name is Benny and the bear's name is Jake."
"Nice to meet the three of you, but…" I take a deep breath and look into Foxy's eyes. "How many more of you are there that will show up?"
"There's…" Jake sniffs the air and then grins, "-six of us not here yet. Any more questions for us?"
"Yeah, but I would rather hold off on them for now." I nod at Jake and then look at Benny. "Well, all but one… How old are you, Benny?"
"15... Would you like a balloon?" Benny gives a demented grin now and I narrow my eyes at him.
"Benny, no!" Foxy says roughly to Benny, whom recoils and gives a light-hearted glare to Foxy before walking to sit in a corner. "Sorry if that seemed a little…boring of me. He tends to use those balloons in a creative way. You'll find out eventually."
"You're no fun, Foxy. I don't like you anymore." Benny frowns and Foxy chuckles. "Sure, just laugh at me. It's not like I was gonna hurt him."
"We don't need you scaring him off. Just be good for a few days while around him." Jake says calmly before averting his attention back to me. "So, what exactly do you remember, sweetheart?" His voice sounds a bit domineering, but friendly, making me feel slightly uncomfortable, but not due to his obvious sexuality.
"Just a pain in my shoulder and hearing some people speaking. Nothing more except working beforehand." I stare into his eyes for as long as I can, not really comfortable looking away from him quite yet. "So do you guys have other questions? Too personal, I won't answer them."
"Hehe, you're a good bit of fun to crack then." Foxy sounds amused as he walks up to me and I take a step closer to Mangle. "Oh? Prefer ambiguines, then?" He grins and I tilt my head. "Oh? So you're not interested in Mangle?"
"Um…Mangle is just the one I trust most out of everyone. Being mute has perks in my opinion. They won't tell all your little secrets for one." I look over at Mangle, who is just blushing now. "Don't worry, Mangle. I'm not going to do anything bad with you. I'm just more comfortable with you right now." Mangle just nods slowly and smiles a little, the blush fading quickly. "A-anyways, I should go see what the others are up to in the kitchen." I slip back behind Mangle and into the kitchen, where only Chica and Maverick are in the room. "What happened to Bonnie and Dread?"
"They want out back to try to talk something out. Did something happen out there? I think I heard Foxy shouting." Chica asks calmly to which I shake my head. "That's good to hear, I guess. What do you think you're doing, though?"
"Waiting out here until everyone else arrives… I want to meet them, but this is a lot of people to be meeting all at once, don't you think?" My spine shudders all the way up at the thoughts I have about possibly meeting Phillip and Mason by how Chica explained them.
"If you like, I could take you to the room Dread and I used to share here." Maverick smiles some, which makes a menacing look on his face, but I know he means well already.
"I'll take you on that offer, but don't get hands on." I nod slowly before he leads me the back way to upstairs from behind the kitchen, which leads to a hall of doorways. The two of us walk down to halfway and enter a door to the left. The room is surprisingly a beige with a bed and closet as well as a bathroom, which seems to have a shower and toilet. Looking around the room more, I notice a flat screen television and blue-ray player with some blue-ray discs. "Wow…This room is well furnished…"
"Well, Chica and Freddy end up getting a lot of money, so they keep every room like this. I'm surprised they don't keep pets." He lets out a chuckle and motions for me to sit on a couch that I missed when looking around. It's a nice dark brown and looks more comfortable than most beds. I sit on the couch and he turns on the TV before giving me the remote. "If you need anything, just come get me and I'll help you out." He turns to leave and I can't help but want to ask.
"Are you Dread's… um…? Senpai?" The way I ask might come off as rude, but the question had been burning in my mind for at least since I first saw him.
"Well, you figured that out quickly. Yes, I am. But we're…sorta in the closet, so don't bring it up in front of everyone. They think we're just best friends." Maverick's eyes grow a little cold for a few moments before he shakes his head and walks outside the room. "Sorry about that. I appreciate your eagerness to learn about us." He sounds a bit sad and I try my hardest not to follow him.
So he and Dread are really dating, eh? That is cute. They do make a pretty cute couple. I close my eyes after finding a music channel and lay down on the couch, relaxing to the music. I don't know how long I lay there, but I hear the door open and close twice within two songs at one point. I decide finally to go downstairs again and turn off the TV as I do so, getting to the kitchen fairly well at this point and seeing a younger looking Chica in the kitchen now.
The younger chicken turns to look at me, having a slightly different beak than Chica did and she smiles big. "Hey. I'm Lisa. Nice to meet you. I brought someone with me and someone else came in, but you should go to the living room to meet them. Chica and Maverick already gave us your name."
"Ah…Alright. I'll do that. It's nice to meet you as well, Lisa. You seem friendly enough." I give a slight bow and walk into the living room to see two new people in there. They are a golden looking bunny and a golden looking bear. The bear has red eye and the bunny has beige-looking ones. The bear seems to be dressed so casually and has a smug smile on his face. The bunny has only pants on, but there seems to be scars and odd patterns littered on his body, but they all look like fighting scars. Also, half of his right ear is missing and he avoids any eye contact with anyone, his arms wrapped around his chest in a mentally defensive stance. "Er… Hi, you two. My name is Yamato…Nice to meet you both."
The bunny looks at me briefly and looks back away quickly before sighing a little bit. The bear walks up to me and I get a little on the defensive before he gives me a big hug that even picks me up. "Nice to meet you, kid. Name's Reise." I automatically struggle since he's the first person to actually physically show affection and wriggle out of his grasp with some degree of difficulty, making him look confused.
"Sheesh, Reise. You could've been normal and shook his hand." Bonnie says, being in this room as well now and making me look slightly at him. "Don't worry, he's the friendliest person you'll ever meet. He's just eccentric."
I nod slowly and look to the golden bunny. Well, it's more of a yellow on him and Reise, but I would rather say golden on them. "Who is he? He's not showing any interest in introducing himself."
"Aye. That's Springtrap. A bit of an odd name, but then again, he's a good fellow. Just a bit shy." Foxy explains this from my right, which makes me slide a little to my left before walking up to Springtrap.
"Don't take another step." He says quickly and clearly, making me stop about two feet away from him. "I… I'm sorry. I'm not comfortable with people walking too close to me that I don't know well enough…" He shifts uncomfortably and I nod a bit.
"Don't worry. I'll respect that, alright?" I smile at him. Something about him makes me want to lay him down and pet his tummy. Speaking of, his body is actually athletic looking. "Would you guys mind if I just…figured something out?" I blink before closing my eyes. Alright, Yamato…You need to figure out how to remember all these names. Reise, Springtrap, Lisa, Bonnie, Benny, Jake, Chica, Foxy, Maverick, Mangle and Dread sounds about right… Not to mention that there is Freddy and the other two that I haven't met yet. I don't even know their names yet. Or do I if it's Mason and Phillip? No, I would think that they would lose contact with them. Suddenly, I hear the door open and open my eyes, but I'm looking away from the door.
"Chica, Mangle. I brought Noir and Marionette home with me. They were headed our way to meet the guy you found. Someone told them that he was awake." The voice is a vaguely friendly voice and I turn my body to look at who spoke. It's a darker brown bear than Jake that I see first and then what looks like a heavily Goth ventriloquist doll and finally a light blue bunny. The bear is wearing a formal suit and has blue eyes. The ventriloquist doll guy is wearing a pinstripe suit and has dark brown eyes with purple pupils. The bunny is wearing a rave-like outfit with a cute jacket that covers half his back. He has green eyes and also seems to look a little more girly than the other bunnies. "Ah, there he is. My name is Freddy."
"My name is Marionette." The doll says as he walks up to me. "You seem like you could take on anything life can throw at you based on your stance at meeting us."
I nod slowly and start to speak, "Yea-"
The bunny jumps at me and hugs my neck. "I'm Noir. Nice ta meet'cha." He has a big smile on his face and I can't help but freeze up at this, looking down at him. "What's wrong?"
"He's like that when people touch him." Foxy explains before Noir lets go of me and I take a step back away, finally breathing evenly again. "You okay, Yamato?"
"Of course. I'm just not sure how to respond to all this stuff. Not really given a lot of affection or being touched." I close my eyes briefly before looking around at everyone, noticing they're all in the room now. "Uh, hi everyone…."
"Now, what will we do with him?" Chica asks and I look at her fully at this point.
Yamato: Sorry to leave this as a cliffhanger, but I need to keep you in suspense. I know this is rated for horror, but the horror will be more so introduced in later chapters. Besides, this gives you a rough look at the characters' personalities aside from Freddy, Noir and Marionette. Hope you liked and don't be shy about reviewing. Now I know that there are grammar mistakes in the way the people are talking, but people talk like that normally, so it adds some realism.
Foxy: Aye. But why so formal when ye put me pirate talk in?
Yamato: Because that would drive me to the point of insanity. It is fine here, but not throughout the chapters as you're pivotal.
Chica: Yeah, Foxy. We can't have the writer lose his nerve on us.
Bonnie: Just remember to have fun while making these, Yamato and rely on your intuition on best judgements for putting things in!
Yamato: R-right… Since the other three talked, do you have anything to say, Freddy.
Freddy: Good Night everyone and thanks for coming to the show!
Yamato: W-wait…what show?!