Cannibalism (Alphabet Lore AU) (WIP)

Chapter 6: A, B, C.

As A heard the question, he responded "Well, of course buddy-o! Anything to help out a good colleague o' mine!" X smiled a little as he heard A's words. "Why, thank you!" He said. "Do you know where you'll look first?" X asked through the phone. "Uh... The search has been going on for quite a while now, and we've searched through the whole town... and there wasn't even a mere trace of him. So maybe we'll have to get risky..." A said with a hint of gloom in his voice.

"You mean going into the forest right next to the city?" X said, as his face shifted to a look of concern. "I don't feel too safe there... But alright. Wish you luck." "Don't worry about us, X! I'm pretty sure we'll find him there, I mean, as far as I know O likes being there, so I think it's a pretty high chance! Plus me and my homies are pretty good at finding stuff." A responded with confidence in his voice. At least to them, everything was gonna be alright for O, X and their team. Or was it?

As X and A continued their conversation on the phone, M peeked through X's bedroom door, eavesdropping the whole ordeal. Then everything clicked. If they were agreeing to search for his victim O so early, they would eventually - sooner or later - know about what truly happened to him. He had to stop it. Or else he would get caught.

He had heard everything. The people who X was talking to, the location they'd search him in, who would be searching for him... How would he stop them? He had to do something about it. AND VERY SOON.

X sensed a strange sensation: as if someone was watching him from afar. He then turned around to see who was behind the half-closed door, and M ran away. Surprisingly, despite his extremely large weight and figure, he managed to run away without making any noise. X saw nothing at the door, and turned away from it as he proceeded to continue the call with A.

"Ok, promise today you and your friends will come to my house, and discuss everything" X said, "At what hour will you come here?" "We're getting kind of busy today, so maybe we'll come to your house late at night, if you don't mind!" A responded, with a bit of nervousness. "At what hour?" X asked him, and A responded "Maybe at... eleven o' clock? It's the only time we're really available." "Alright..." X says before he finally cuts the call. He then walks out of the room, and then goes downstairs...

Fast forward to 11 o' clock, in the middle of the night. It's rainy outside, with lots of mist and wind, and the weatherman even said there was a probability of a thunderstorm coming. Everybody but M and X were sound asleep. M lays still on his bed, thinking about what he was gonna do to stop X, and X is making himself stay up late to see A and his friends. As he was sitting on the couch having coffee, he heard a knock at the door. X sat up and walked to the door to open his new guests...

A had come to the LMNOPX team's house, and with his two best friends B and C along with him! A and C were both carrying umbrellas, while B was standing in the rain, letting the raindrops hit his chubby body. "W-what are you doing without an umbrella? You could catch a cold if you stay in the rain unprotected for too long." X asked with a hint of confusion, and added while slightly annoyed. "Oh don't worry, I'm accustomed to rainy climates, after all I was raised in the countryside." B said with a laid back attitude as he smiled at him.

X, and the CAB trio entered the house, and sat on the couch. B was still all damp from the rain, and he left a stain of water as he sat down. "Alright. So I assume you all know why I brought you here, right?" X said with a stern face. "There's pizza?" C asked with a vibe that could only be described as a puppy about to get a treat. A shakes his head and turns to him "No, dude, remember, it's about the missing guy." "OH YEAH THE MISSING GUY! I'm sorry." C said rapidly.

A and C looked around the house and said "Woah, this place's sick!" X looked at them a bit miffed, but still smiled "Well, still. Listen to me, OK?" He said as he made gestures with his hands. All of the CAB trio, except A, turned to him with a curious look on their faces. "What about it, X?" B said as he tilted his head and raised a concerned eyebrow. "You three will go find O at the road to the forest." X said as he opened his arms and looked around. "Any questions?

"Yeah, man..." B said as he smiled nervously. "Doesn't that feel un... safe?" A added "Yeah, it's quite dark there, plus there's this big rainstorm with probably thunder coming too and I don't think it's too safe to like, drive when there's a goddamn thunderstorm coming!" C stood up and raised his voice a little bit. "C'mon guys, don't be wusses and let's find the guy! He is most likely still in the forest and yearning for some shelter! You wouldn't be assholes and just leave a LITERAL MISSING GUY all alone in the rain, wouldn't ya, amigos!?" C said with his usual rapid voice.

"C is right." X mumbled "We have already decided that we will search for O in the forest, and we can't just undo things. And the situation is much more critical since the forecast says today there will be a thunderstorm coming this early morning. So please be careful. OK!?" X got each time more annoyed at the CAB trio's unprofessional demeanor, and his gaze said everything - he wanted this to end.

"But what if someone needs to go to the bathroom!? Cuz I really need to go right now-" C said, slightly angry. X then covered his forehead with his hand in annoyance and pointed to a nearby door. "The bathroom's over there..." he groaned in sheer annoyance. C greeted him and yelled "Thanks man - gotta go!" as he ran through the bathroom, but accidentally bumped over a side table, dropping a picture - "AH, SORRY!!"

The picture was about all of the members of the LMNOPX as kids - and best friends. The glass had shattered all around the picture, and most of the member's silhouettes were completely broken, except M and X's, weirdly enough. This was the very last straw for X, who grunted in anger, but managed to stay calm. "Get out of my house." He sighed.

"Go away. I won't be a part of your car business." He mumbled groggily as he pushed them to the main door, signaling them to get out. "Hey dude! There's no need to be so grouchy!" A said as he got shoved outside the door, along with B and C. "...I feel the same." B responded as he finally got outside. X got them all out of his house, and stared at them for an uncomfortable while. Then he slammed the door shut and locked it. "See you later."

"Bye-bye!" The CAB trio said in tandem as X grumpily told them goodbye. The three of them finally got into the car - A as the driver, B in the back seat, and C in the copilot seat. And into the forest they went. Meanwhile, X slowly cleaned up the mess that the trio made, dumped his coffee, and then went upstairs. The moment he shut the door, he wrapped himself in his fuzzy futon and immediately fell asleep right after. He was tired, alright? Goodnight, X...

As soon as X fell asleep, M slowly poked out his bedroom door, and sneaked out of it. He went outside - not even with a coat, and then slowly closed the main door. He ran away from home, and followed the CAB trio's car lights. What was he getting up to now...?