Yamato: Hi again, everyone. Last time I left you with a cliffhanger that made it look a little like I was in trouble. I assure you, I'm nowhere near in trouble yet. Besides, I'm the main character. Who kills their main characters in Chapter 1?
Noir: He has a point, but… (Whispering to self) No, he really does. Stop talking down on him.
Yamato: Noir…are you okay?
Noir: I'm fine. Just talking to this guy right here.
Yamato: There's just you and me here right now.
Noir: You don't see Charles?
Yamato: No. No Charles. Sorry.
Noir: Awww… Sorry Charles, looks like you're not getting facetime.
Yamato: Anyways…On with the chapter and maybe we get to see what Chica means.
Chapter 2: Cold…
" 'What to do with me'?" I frown at her and feel suddenly like a deer amongst a pack of wolves. "Wait…You don't mean-?"
"Mean what?" Chica looks into my eyes and then holds her paws up when she realizes what I mean. "Whoa! Hold those thoughts. I'm talking about where you'll be staying. If we were gonna do anything bad to you, we'd have done it while you were asleep."
"That's something to tell him." Dread says before walking up to me, albeit cautiously, and wraps an arm around my shoulders. "Don't worry. Maverick and I will keep you safe from those thoughts."
"How come I find that idea chilling?" Reise asks and I feel a shiver up my spine.
"Come on, guys. This can't be what I need to be hearing." I close my eyes and sigh a little bit, relieved that it was someone I was more familiar with that did say something. "And thank you, Dread, but I think I'll be fine now. Just had my…trust issues jump me for a second." I take a deep breath and look around the room. I need to find a way to remember everyone better. "I feel better now. Can we discuss where I'll be staying now?"
"Finally, we get to the good stuff." Benny grins and I look at him curiously before looking at everyone Chica.
"He's always like that. Don't worry about it." Chica giggles and I shake my head before smiling lightly. "That's better. Now, let's see what factors will put you in with which household." She puts a paw on her cheek and looks lost in thought. "Marionette, I'm not good at these things."
"Then allow me to figure it out." He steps up to me and grabs both my hands into his. "Now, tell me who you're most comfortable with." I can't help but feel uncomfortable and blush a bit as I get frustrated.
"So far, just Dread and Mangle…" I look him in the eyes as best I can. That proves to be a bit difficult since he has such a creepy face in my opinion.
"Hmmm…Curious. I've watched humans for years and when they hold hands like this, they usually calm down when upset." Marionette says calmly as he tilts his head.
"That's probably because they're romantically involved or family and trying to get the other family member to know that they are safe." I sigh a little in dismay that this guy just thinks he can grab my hands and assume I'll calm down. Pulling my hands out of his hands, I cross my arms. "So why did you ask me that?"
"Well, I did read this one. Humans are more inclined to live with those they have a comfort level with." Marionette seems a little hopeful. That's one point for him now. We humans are like that. "That, plus we live in six different homes. Here in this mansion are Mangle, Chica and Freddy. Bonnie and Benny live in a penthouse. Foxy, Lisa and I live in a regular home. Jake and Noir live in an apartment. Maverick, Dread and Reise live in a house. Finally, Springtrap lives alone in an apartment."
"Well…That really complicates things, doesn't it?" I feel a little crestfallen that they are all separated like that. "Do you at least live close together?"
"Er, not really." Reise sounds a bit down about it. "We've kinda all went separate ways a bit. Still keep in heavy touch, but aren't living as close. It's to avoid being all together for another thing by Phillip and Mason."
"How come I didn't meet them?" I look at Springtrap after asking this.
"Because-," Springtrap starts out, "-we're not relying on those two dredges to mess us up again." He sounds a little emotionless as he says this.
"It's not all bad." Noir walks up to hug me, but I step away. "You okay?"
"I'm fine. I just don't like having too much touching. Dread put his paw over my mouth for almost saying something he didn't like. You've hugged me, Noir. Oh, dear goddess…All the bunnies touched me but Springtrap." I give a small sigh. "Though, it's not too bad. I'm just not used to having so many people touching on me."
"You're gonna have to get used to it." Noir giggles a bit and then gasps before I hear a loud popping noise behind me and jump forward, landing in Bonnie's lap with my eyes closed. "Dammit, Benny! Don't you dare run this person off!"
"Uh… Are you feeling alright, Yamato? That was a quick reaction." Bonnie asks and I get up slowly, blushing immensely.
"Y-yeah. I'm f-f-feeling f-fine." I nod slowly and begin walking to the kitchen. "It's a bit dry in here…" I can't believe I reacted like that! Also, what did Noir mean by 'running' me off? "Aren't we supposed to be finding a place for me to stay? I'd really like to take a shower and get into some clean clothes by the end of the night. I'd rather not live with Benny, if you don't mind. Nothing against you, Bonnie."
"You're perfectly fine with not wanting to stay around Benny. He's an acquired taste anyways." Bonnie's ears lower a little after he says 'acquired taste' and he seems to be a bit upset. "If anything… I'd suggest living with Reise, Maverick and Dread."
"Wha-?" Dread reacts to this instantly and gives Bonnie an awkward stare. "Why are you suggesting that?"
"For the reason that I've forbidden Benny from entering our house and we have two extra rooms to spare and extra clothes as well. I believe you and he wear the same size clothes, too." Reise says calmly and smiles. "He can wear the old clothes that you don't wear anymore until he can find a job and get his own clothes."
"A job… Alright, that isn't too hard." I smile and look down. I wonder how long I'll be stuck here… My friends should be worried about me at this point. That reminds me. I reach into my back pocket and pull out my cell phone. Opening up the main screen and unlocking it, I realize I have full service. That's great. I finally flip through my contacts and bring up my friend, Kyran before pressing the call button.
After a few rings, Kyran's voicemail picks up, which is odd because he always has his phone on him and answers almost immediately. Though, I finally get to hear his voicemail. 'Hello, this is Kyran. I'm unable to answer my phone right now. Just text me if you need to get a hold of me and I'll try to message back or call you back.' I just hang up at this point.
"Who did you just try to call?" Lisa asks with utmost curiosity.
"My friend, Kyran. He always answers his phone, so I don't think I can connect with him where I'm at. He didn't answer his phone, so I'm a bit worried." I sigh and shake my head a little bit. "Mangle, would you come with me to the kitchen while the others decide what to do with me?" I look at Mangle and they just nod slowly before we both go into the kitchen together. I look at the ground and hear the others speaking as I lean against the counter with my arms crossed. I just listen to them for now.
Jake is the first to speak when I leave the room. "I vote he comes with me and Noir. He seems a bit withdrawn and shy and I think we could help him with that."
"But you have to keep in mind his wellbeing as well, Jake. You both struggle to feed yourselves, much less have a third person to feed." Freddy retorts.
"It's not like that. We have the funds. We just don't know how to cook." Jake explains and there is a huff from what sounds like Springtrap if I remember the location of everyone right now. "What? Do you have a better idea?"
"Yes. Leave him be and let him go. He has a head. He needs to use it." Springtrap says calmly. "I don't even think we should trust him alone with any of us, much less the only one that can't call for help." I can't help but look at the door, feeling a bit hurt that the trust level from him can be so low.
"Now, now. Not all humans are like that." Marionette says calmly. "Judging from how he reacted to us so far, he wouldn't be the first one to make the move to harm. He'd probably only do so in self-defense."
"I think so, too." Dread says, almost so low that I can't hear him. "He even chose to try to comfort me when it was just him, Mangle and I in here."
Maverick speaks now. "And he could have attacked me from behind when I took him to mine and Dread's old room."
The rest that I hear is just whispers and then after some time Mangle's ears perk before they start signing in rapid succession to me. I haven't used sign language since second grade, so I'm a little bit rusty at it. 'They chose…put…eise.'
"They chose to put me with Dread, Maverick and Reise?" I ask and Mangle nods swiftly with a gentle smile.
"Yamato, we're done figuring it out, sweetie," Chica says happily from the living room.
I walk back into the living room with Mangle and nod slowly. "You chose Reise's place." The silence around the room is followed by everyone looking at Mangle, who lowers their ears. "Don't get upset at Mangle. They were just happy to hear it." I get in front of Mangle in a protective stance. "Also, Marionette, I only fight if it's to protect those I care about. If someone attacks me and it isn't to get to someone else I know; I won't fight back."
Marionette looks lost at that explanation and I just walk up and officially hold my hand out to Reise. Reise just smiles at me and takes my hand into his paw. "Welcome to the little family for however long." I can't help but smile shyly as he lets go.
"Considering you are part of the family now, I can do this." Noir bounces up and hugs me tightly. "Now, what to do before we go home… What do you think?" He looks at the only direction that no one is in and then nods. "A game of poker, you say? Sounds invigorating."
"Um…No thank you. I'm quite tired and think we should all head to home. Like I said, I need a shower and get on some clean clothes." I slip out of Noir's grasp and wave at him nervously.
"Aye. That's a good idea. Most of us have work tomorrow anyways." Foxy says and I look over at him before nodding slowly. "Maybe you get better looking when properly rested as well."
"Wait, are you saying I'm ugly?" I look him in the eyes and he holds his paws up, shaking them. "I'm just kidding. I know a flirt when I hear one… But, tomorrow I'm coming back here in the morning to talk to Freddy about trying to become the band's manager."
"You're really wanting to have that job?" Chica asks, to which I nod. "Well, then. Who am I to stop you from talking to Freddy then? I was worried about you when I told you about it."
"I thank you for it, then." I bow to her and then walk to sit next to Springtrap even though he seems to be uncomfortable with that. "You know, I'm not like most humans…"
"I don't care. Just keep a good distance until I can tell you're not a threat." His ear twitches a little and I nod slowly before leaning back against the couch and closing my eyes. I've never been the type of person to enjoy being around so many people at once, but I feel a little ease for now.
"Well, it should be time for us to go home," says Bonnie, standing up and walking over to me and holding out his paw. I gingerly take it into my hand and shake it. "Let's hope this is the start of a good friendship. Come on, Benny." After that, he and Benny walk outside and close the door now.
"Noir and I should get going, too," Jake complains a little bit. He stands and walks over, doing the same. When I place my hand against his paw, he pulls me up into a hug, making me flinch a little. However, Noir joins the hug and this makes me feel more uncomfortable. Jake then leans in and starts whispering in my ear. "If you want to make a good impression on Springtrap, you have to just be nice around him often and make yourself vulnerable to him."
"Where exactly is this coming from? I know how to get people to trust me," I whisper back in his ear.
"Just thought you'd need help," he pulls away and winks at me before saying something that sounds gibberish to me, but apparently Noir understand, and then walks outside.
Noir lets go and winks. "You should spend the night at our place sometime. We could have fun." He then turns and flits his tail up playfully before walking outside quickly to catch up to Jake.
"I…don't know what those two are up to, but apparently, they've grown fond of you already." Freddy chuckles and walks out of the room. "I need to go get some sleep."
"You know what? Lisa, you're taking me back home after kidnapping me and bringing me here." Springtrap stands and Lisa gives him a small glare. "What?"
"You insisted on coming here. Why should I be the one to take you home?" Lisa frowns and folds her arms, to which Springtrap gives a glare. "Don't give me that. I'm not going to lie just because you don't want to be around people for very long."
"Fine…Just will you please take me back home?" He sounds unfazed by what she had said but he doesn't even look at anyone directly now. Lisa just sighs at this point and walks outside, but gives me a friendly wave when she turns back to say bye.
"Well…This really thinned out quickly…" I lower my head and sigh some.
"Aye, that happens a lot lately. We all are busier than we used to be." Foxy moves to sit next to me and wraps his tail around me. "You look a little cold."
"Uh. Not really, but thank you." I look down an away from him. Leave it to me to be stuck with a fox. Not that it's a bad thing. I close my eyes and sigh a little. At least his fur is warm.
I'm not sure when, but I did actually fall asleep with Foxy's tail still wrapped around me. I'm looking around in what I know to be a dream. My body is floating in a dark space and I feel like I'm not breathing and engulfed in heat, like I'm stuck in an inferno that is pulling the air from my lungs. When I finally do breath, the darkness starts to fade away and the area around me looks to be an abandoned warehouse with the staunch scent of blood filling my nostrils. Before I can even explore, something purple flashes before my eyes and suddenly I awaken, screaming.
I'm in a car with Reise next to me hugging me to him as I awaken. "Don't worry. It was just a dream. No need in being scared." He is just repeating this to me as Dread looks back at me with his ears lowered. Maverick is driving the vehicle and Marionette is on the other side of Reise. My entire body is covered in sweat and I look outside, feeling embarrassed. I'd never been scared of flashes of color before, so why did I wake up screaming?
"Are you feeling okay now?" Marionette is staring at me and I just nod slowly, avoiding all eye contact. I don't even react to Reise still hugging me. "Your temperature rose to an inhuman level while you were asleep. Do you always burn up when you sleep?"
"My dreams are realistic to a certain point, so whatever I feel in them, my body feels as well. Sorry for worrying you." I close my eyes again and lower my head.
"Will you need a sleeping buddy tonight? Even though we're half robot, we still need sleep." Maverick asks me and I shake my head slowly. "Are you sure? It won't be a problem for any of us." His voice sounding rough and cold makes him sound insincere, but I know he means well already.
"Thanks, but I haven't had a sleeping buddy since I was little. I'm going to be fine. I promise." I nod at him and he just nods as well as he starts slowing down the car.
"Thank you again for letting me spend the night, Reise." Marionette sounds calm and happy at the same time. "I didn't really expect Yamato being here as well when we got to Chica's earlier." At that, we all get out of the car and I notice it to be a black Honda.
"I should take a shower now. Sorry for being dismissive…" I walk past Marionette as Dread opens the door and gently push past Dread, patting his shoulder as I do….
Yamato: I know this one is kinda short and took a while to get up, but I'm really not sure what to put in this one without spoiling the layout of the house or any content for the next chapter.
Reise: Either way, Yamato here plans on adding a few more character profiles in the next chapter and will eventually add them into the story. So don't think that it will be limited to just us.
Yamato: Thanks, Reise. You're a kind bear to help me with this. Anyways, everyone, I plan on doing a chapter every 1 or 2 weeks, but don't hold me to that. If work kicks up, I have to put the story on haitus. Also, thank you to all my followers that I have already for supporting it and showing me that I have a good enough talent at this to have people follow the story.
Reise: And once again, please review and tell us what it is you're interested in. Also, when Yamato gets around to writing the third chapter, he'll change the horror tag to something else since the Horror Aspect, though gruesome, will be a little more scarce than he though.