Adam walked out of the washroom, with Eleanor following close behind. "So, you guys moved in last night?" Adam asked. Eleanor nodded. "Yeah, I have a skin condition, so I can't really be out in the sunlight." Eleanor lied. Adam chuckled. "So like a vampire?" Adam asked. Eleanor didn't respond right away, before chuckling. "Yeah, I guess so," Eleanor replied. Her fangs showed a bit as she chuckled, catching Adam's attention. "Sweet fangs!" Adam complimented. Eleanor's eyes went wide as she quickly clasped her hand over her mouth. Adam chuckled. "Don't worry, I have Cainine's too!" Adam replied. He opened his mouth, showing the few Canines in his mouth, including one in an odd position. It was sticking out of the side of his gum at the top half of his mouth. "Does that hurt?" Eleanor asked, pointing to the tooth that was out of place. Adam closed his mouth, frighteningly fast, almost as if it was being held up, but the object holding it up was pulled away. "No, it doesn't. Is Isaiah your brother?" Adam asked. Eleanor shook her head. "No, he isn't. He's… uh…" But Eleanor struggled to find the right words. "Your boyfriend?" Adam asked nonchalantly. Eleanor turned bright red. "What, it's a secret?" Eleanor nodded. "Yeah, kind of.. My Dad doesn't approve, and I don't even know if his mom knows." Eleanor explained.
Isaiah was still sitting on the Trampoline when Adam returned, with Eleanor following close behind. "Oh, your back!" Isaiah exclaimed. Adam nodded. "Yeah, and I found your girlfriend!" Isaiah's eyes went wide. "Don't worry, I told him," Eleanor explained. Isaiah sighed. "That's fine, I guess," Isaiah said quietly. Adam chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna steal your girl!" Adam joked. The trio had a laugh when Eleanor remembered something. "Oh, right, do you have any siblings?" Eleanor asked. Adam tilted his head. "Why are you asking?" Eleanor shrugged. "I heard people last night, and it sounded like multiple people outside my door," Eleanor explained. Adam shrugged. "I don't know, maybe you've been hearing things? Cause I'm the only one here, aside from my Dad… And my Dogs." Eleanor tilted his head as Isaiah gulped. "...What? Think my house is haunted?" Adam joked. Eleanor sighed. "No, not really, maybe I was hearing things." They stood there for a bit before something in Adam's mind clicked. "Hey, you two wanna come upstairs? I can show you around!" Adam suggested. Eleanor and Isaiah looked at each other as if silently speaking to each other. "Sure, why not? It'll be cool!" Isaiah said. Eleanor nodded. "Yeah, lead the way!"
Adam opened the side door and walked into his living room, with Isaiah following. But Eleanor stopped at the door and stood there. Isaiah knew why, but Adam didn't. "...Are you ok?" Adam asked. "Yeah, just my dad said I shouldn't really enter someone's home without permission," Eleanor replied. Adam stared at her, his eyes shifting a bit to blue, a bit suspiciously, before they turned back to brown. "Well, that's a little weird, but… You can come in!" Adam exclaimed. Without hesitation, Eleanor ran in. Just as she did, a small black Chihuahua-poodle mix dashed from the hallway and began to go crazy. Jumping on Adam, then Isaiah, and then Eleanor, constantly shaking and wagging her tail. "Clover, calm down, girl..." Adam told the puppy, but she was not listening. He picked her up, causing her to calm down immediately. "This is Clover, one of my four dogs." "You have four of them?" Isaiah asked. "Yeah, Wishbone, Clover, Blaze, and Cujo," Adam explained. Eleanor stood there for a second before she perked up. Ohh! Like the Stephen King Novel?" Adam nodded. "Yeah, Cujo! Come here, boy!" He shouted.
It sounded like thunder when loud pounding footsteps ran down the hall as the Giant Saint Bernard entered the living room and let out a loud, bellowing bark. "Hey boy…" Adam said, petting the dog. "Want to pet him?" Isaiah reached his hand out to pet Cujo as the big dog sat down and wagged his tail. Eleanor just stood there. "...What's wrong? Don't like dogs?" Adam asked jokingly. Eleanor shook her head. "It's not that I don't like them, it's just… that's a big dog…" Adam chuckled. "Yeah, he's huge. But yeah, this is my living room. We had to replace the couches recently." Adam explained. Eleanor tilted her head. "Why? They look fine." Eleanor asked. "Yeah, THESE look fine. But Clover, when she was younger, destroyed the couches." Adam explained. He pointed across the room to the dimly lit kitchen. "And that's the Kitchen." Adam motioned for them to follow him.
As they followed him, they passed a few rooms, a Guest Room, a Bathroom, another Spare room, the Closet, his Dad's room, and then Adam's room. When he opened the door, his oldest Dog, a Dalmatian mix named Wishbone, perked up and walked over to them. "Hi Wishbone…" Adam said, petting the dog. Wishbone walked over to Eleanor and Isaiah and sniffed them before walking out of the room. The last dog was Blaze. He was odd. He was a medium-sized dog, the size of a Bull Terrier, but it wasn't exactly clear what breed he was. The odd part was that he was red. That wasn't really normal. The Dog just stared at them. "And that's Blaze," Adam said, pointing to the dog. Blaze's tail wagged slowly, but he kept staring. "...Your dog is weird," Isaiah said. Blaze simply barked, seemingly taking offense at what Isaiah said, and ran out himself.
Adam's room was painted blue, with multiple posters on the wall. There was a Celebrate Poster from FNAF 1, a Minecraft Legends Poster, and a Spider-Man Poster. There were also a few drawings on the wall, with a large TV on the dresser. "Woah, this place is cool.." Eleanor remarked. Isaiah stepped in, but he noticed something sitting in his closet. Something under a tarp. He walked towards it and reached out to touch it. When it reacted. It's black, plastic hand that launched out from under the tarp and grabbed it, before rising, the tarp coming off. It was an animatronic of Lefty, from Five Nights at Freddy's: Pizzeria Simulator. "Sorry! I forgot he was turned on!" Adam shouted. Lefty released Isaiah's hand and went back to an idle position. "...Woah, you create animatronics?" Eleanor asked. Adam rubbed his neck. "Uh, not really, I create a few things, Lefty is just my first real project. Isaiah just stared at Lefty, who stared back. Adam reached from behind the TV and pulled out a replica of Chica's Cupcake. "I even made this!" Adam said. The cupcake's eyes opened and looked around, before zeroing in on Eleanor, squinting. "Woah, that's cool control, you control it on the bottom?" The cupcake looked up at Adam as Adam thought of what to say next. "Uh, yeah, something like that." Isaiah looked around, noticing all the posters on the wall, and some photos, like a painting of a T-Rex and a Painting of a Giraffe. "You have a nice room." Isaiah complemented. Adam smiled, "Thanks! So uh, what do you guys want to do?" Adam asked. Eleanor chuckled. "Well, we'd love to stick around, but my dad and Isaiah's mom would… probably have a cow if they realized we were up here." Adam tilted his head, moving slightly faster than before. "Are you guys not allowed down here?" Adam asked. "No, it's not that, they just haven't met you yet. That's all!" Adam stood there for a minute, as if processing a bit, before coming back online. "Oooh! Ok, let's get you back home then."
As Adam opened the side door for Eleanor and Isaiah, a Man walked in from the backyard. Eleanor and Isaiah froze, as if scared. Adam looked up at the man, seemingly scanning him. "...Did you just rob someone?" Adam asked jokingly. Mark chuckled. "No, just getting back from my job." Adam's eyes turned green briefly before turning back to brown. Eleanor quickly got in front of the two. "Uh, Adam, this is my Dad, and Dad, this is Adam!" Eleanor introduced. Mark placed out his hand to shake Adam's, but he just stood there for a bit before reluctantly shaking his hand. "What is your name?" Adam asked, his voice a bit more monotone than before. Isaiah noticed this, but didn't say anything. "Mark, nice to meet you, Adam," Mark replied. Adam stared for a second before seemingly "rebooting". "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Mark!" Adam said. Mark smiled, but something felt off about it. "Ellie, Isaiah, let's go!" Mark said, motioning for them to follow him down the stairs. "...Same time tomorrow?" Isaiah asked Adam. Adam processed it before giving a thumbs-up. "Sure, I'm game."
A few days later, on October 9th, two children were sitting on the rooftop, waiting. One was blonde, and the other was brunette. Abby and Owen. They scanned the people down below before settling on one. "...Him. He'll do." Abby said, pointing down to the boy exiting 7-Eleven. That boy was Adam, he had a nice-looking looking Chili-Dog in his hand and he was humming a tune. "...Why him?" Owen asked. Abby chuckled. "He seems to be just one of those nerdy kids. See the glasses? No one is gonna miss him." Owen's stomach growled. "...Alright, let's just make this quick, I'm getting hungry.."
Adam walked down the sidewalk, enjoying his hot Chili-Cheese Dog. He was singing a song to himself, Fit as a Fiddle. "Soon the church bells will be ringing… And I'll march with Ma and Pa! How those church bells will be ringing? With a Hey, nonny, nonny, and hotcha cha!" Eventually, he found himself at a park. He sat down at the bench and continued eating his hot dog, It was a little dark, but not too dark with the street lamp nearby. But as Adam was eating, he stopped and began to stare at a specific bush. He HEARD something, he can sense something. Something, or someone, was over there. He stared at that bush for a while before he went back to eating his hot dog. Almost immediately after he stopped looking, he heard another noise, this time someone walking. He looked over and saw a boy and a girl walking their way. He thought they were just walking past him, so he originally intended to ignore them and go back to feasting. But then he heard them whispering something. Little-known fact: Adam has some CRACKED hearing. Probably because he's been around dogs most of his life. "Follow my lead." The girl whispered. Adam's ear twitched. Just what were these two planning?
The two walked towards him and stopped. Adam originally tried to ignore them, but it was clear that they wanted his attention. "Hello!" The girl said, smiling. Her smile was too big, almost unnerving. Like someone who can't smile, faking one. Adam looked up, seeing the boy and the girl. The girl was wearing a red sweat jacket, grey boots, and a black skirt. She had blonde hair, while the boy was brunette and wore a navy blue sweater. He had blue jeans and was wearing… Crocs? And he also had a beanie. But what confused him was that… both of them were pale, not to mention smelled funny. "...Uh, hello? Can I help you?" Adam asked. The boy spoke up. "Hi, we're new here and we're exploring. We saw you and thought Why not ask you to show us around?" the boy said. Adam squinted his eyes. "How new are ya?" Adam asked. The girl's smile dropped a little, almost slipping up, but she brought it back, dialing it down a bit. "We moved into the apartment building nearby." She explained. Adam nodded, his Mario Hat's "M" glowing slightly. "Right… and why do you want me to show you around?" Adam asked. "...Well, you're the first person we saw." The boy explained. Adam felt weirded out. Like really weirded out. And that was a challenge on its own.
"...Listen, I might have been living here since I was two, but-" "That's perfect! You can show us around!" The girl inquired. Adam's eyes turned red, then blue, then back to brown. "...Yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh no." Adam said bluntly, returning to his chili dog. The girl's smile dropped to a frown as she seemed a little annoyed. The boy noticed this and attempted to salvage the situation. "Listen, it won't take long-" "No YOU listen." Adam bluntly cut him off. The boy began to get agitated and almost lunged at him, but the girl held him back. "I don't think you understand. We're just poor little lost souls.. That needs some guidance, you understand that, right?" The girl asked. Adam stared for a second before he began growling. "Listen, I met your type before: Bullies. And believe me when I say this, You better fucking scram." Adam threatened. Adam got up and threw his chill-dog in the air, catching it with his mouth and devouring it whole. "Now, I will ask. Are we going to have a problem?" The boy and girl looked at each other, before right then and there, shifting tactics. "Oh, I'm sorry. We uh… We just tried to prank you, that's all!" The girl said. Adam calmed down a little, but he wasn't putting his guard down. "Yeah, honest, we're just a little weird." The boy said. Adam sighed. "...I guess I can understand that. What's your name, anyway?" Adam asked. "I'm Abby," Abby said, taking a bow. "And I'm Owen," Owen said. "...Sweet, I'm Adam," Adam said, still eying them.