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A/N: Thanks for 300+ reads! As a thank you, I'll be doing a double update! Enjoy~
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BEN and I played some games for a while before I decided to get his opinion on something. "Hey BEN, what's it like to live here?" I asked, turning away from the screen to look at him. BEN stared at the screen for a few seconds before sighing and pausing the game.
"I'll be totally honest with you. It sucks. I know a lot of the fan girls dream about living here but not even most of us pastas want to live here. A lot of us have to share a room with someone and we don't usually get to choose who that is. As much as Slender tries to make us, no one ever really cleans. There seems to be a fight about something every day and that results in the house getting even more damaged. No one here likes grocery shopping, so all the food we have is whatever we decide to steal on missions. Because there's so many of us it feels really cramped and I mean I could keep going on but I think you get it." BEN ranted.
I nodded my head before rolling off the bean bag and laying on the floor. There's gotta be something I can do. I thought for a few minutes before an idea came to me. I sprung up off the ground and shouted "BEN I have to go talk to Slender!" before running out of his room and to Slenders office.
I knocked on the door gently three times before Slender told me to come in. I walked in silently and shut the door behind me, then I sat down in one of the chairs. "Sir, I've been told that I would have to move in now that I'm a pasta like the rest of you. But from what I've heard, it's not exactly the best living here. From what I know about you, you really don't like the idea of any of us going off to live on our own, so you wouldn't let me live alone either. So hear me out: I don't have any family left except my dad who doesn't want anything to do with me and lives who knows where. Before I became a pasta, I was the only person living in a large house. I'm proposing that you allow me, and a few other pastas live in my house. This would give you more space in the mansion and hopefully ease some of the chaos. Also, I don't live far so checking in wouldn't be a problem. Lastly, I wouldn't be alone because I'd have others living with me too." I finished, taking a deep breath and hoping Slender would agree.
He didn't respond for a while. Minutes passed by in awkward silence before he finally said something. "Alright. I will allow you to do this. But who will you take with you?" He asked. I jumped out of my seat and ran around Slenders desk enveloping him in a bone crushing hug. "Thank you thank you! You won't regret this!" I cried out, before I realized what I had done. "Oh-uh sorry, sir. It won't happen again." I said, letting go of him and backing away. Slender laughed.
"It's okay child. Please, don't call me sir anymore. Call me Slender. You're like a daughter to me, but don't tell the others." Slender said, playfully. I smiled at that. "Oh- uh also, I think I'll ask BEN, EJ, and Jeff it they'd like to come with me, if that's okay with you." I said, hoping he'd be okay with it.
"That's perfect. I was going to send EJ or Dr. Smiley with you either way so you have a doctor with you and taking Jeff with you would really help me with Jane." Slender said. I let out a breath of relief before nodding my head.
"But I have one final question for you, before you go." Slender said. "Sure, ask me anything." I said, smiling. "I can understand you wanting to have EJ, since you know him from your surgery. But you don't exactly have the best history with Jeff, and you don't even know BEN. So why them?" Slender asked. My smile dropped. I forgot we never told Slender about BEN and EJ training me!
"Oh- welll about that Slender. I guess I should probably come clean. Before I came here, BEN and EJ had been training me. At first, BEN was just taking me with him on kills to mess with my head before he planned to kill me, but then I kinda witnessed a guy abusing his wife so I went a little crazy and killed him. After that, I asked BEN to train me so I could keep killing. BEN got EJ to help and after that BEN would take me places so I could kill people without being tracked. Um this has been going on for a few months. But please don't be mad at BEN or EJ! If anything, be mad at me! And- uh as for Jeff, I want him to live with me because even though he tried to fight me, it was a lot of fun." I rambled, trying to get the words out as fast I could. I really hope Slender isn't mad at BEN or EJ. I'd feel really bad if they got in trouble because of me.
"Don't worry, child. No one is in trouble. Without BEN and EJ, I wouldn't have a strong pasta standing in front of me right now. But it all makes sense now. Go on and tell the others the news. And come back here in a few days, okay?" Slender said, waving me off. I nodded my head before running out the door and back to BENs room.
"BEN! BEN! I have the best news for you! You're gonna love this!" I said, running into his room and jumping onto his bed. BEN sat on the floor where he was when I left, but he turned around to face me. "Okay okay, chill. What is it?" He asked. "I asked Slender if I could keep living in my house and he said yes!" I cheered. "Oh... that's great, I guess." BEN said, a look of sadness passing over his face. "BUT, he only agreed because I asked if I could have three others come live with me too, and you're one of them!" I said, excitedly, a huge grin on my face.
"Wait really?! That's great! Omg I can't believe it. So who else is coming along?" He asked, a smile also on his face. "Well the only other pastas I know are Jeff and EJ, so I'm gonna ask them." I said, swinging my feet as I sat on the bed. "Okay. You go ask them and I guess I'll start packing." BEN said, standing up and smiling wider.
I left the room and searched for Jeff and EJ. Jeff was in the living room, watching TV, and he agreed instantly, sticking his tongue out at Jane who was also in the room. Jeff left to his room and Jane came up to me and thanked me for getting rid of him. I laughed at that. But my smile soon became a frown as I thought about EJ. He had his own lab here, full of medical equipment. Although I'm sure, he could take some of the equipment that he didn't share with Dr. Smiley, I didn't exactly have a medical lab back at my house. So, I was afraid he might say no.
I walked down into the basement and entered the lab. EJ was inside, cleaning some blood stains off of the table. "Hey (Y/N), whats up?" He asked, still cleaning. "Ummm so I kinda sorta have a question for you and I really hope you say yes." I started off. EJ sensed my nervousness, and put the rag in his hand down, turning his attention towards me. I took that as a sign to continue.
"I talked to Slender and convinced him to let me keep living in my house, on the condition I had some other people live with me too. Um- would you be interested?" I asked hesitantly. "I could totally let you use the attic for all your medical stuff since we don't really have anything up there! I know you probably really like this one but I'm sure we could make an even better one at my house!" I rushed out, before he could say anything.
"Sure, just let me pack my things." He said, turning around and walking into a closet, grabbing a box. My mouth hung open. "Wait, really? You'll move in?" I asked, not believing it was that easy. "Yeah it kind of sucks sharing a lab with Dr. Smiley because he always touches my stuff. Plus it sucks living here." He said, putting random stuff in the box. "That's great!" I said, giving him a big hug. He went tense for a few seconds before he finally hugged me back. Huh... he didn't really seem like the hugging type. I was kinda scared for a second he'd stab me if I hugged him.
I left the lab and asked Slender for directions back to my house, then I left and began the walk to return home. "This is gonna be great! I get to live with two of my closest friends and I get to live with someone who I hope to become friends with too." I thought smiling.
As I walked through the forest, I took my time, enjoying the scenery. At some point, I found a small pond and decided to stop. I sat on the edge and looked around me. The sky was a brilliant blue, and the grass felt soft underneath me. I fell back and stared at the tops of the trees. I could hear birds chirping somewhere nearby and a cool breeze added to the atmosphere.
Suddenly, I heard a rustle. I sat up quickly before turning to my right and staring at the trees. After a few seconds, a fox stepped out and walked to the pond, staring at me and deciding I wasn't a threat. The fox began drinking the pond water before it looked at me again and ran off into the trees.
"Wowwww." I said in a daze. "That fox was so beautiful and majestic." I thought. I laid back down and closed my eyes, recounting the events I had just witnessed. I imagined what it would be like to be a fox. I laughed, imagining myself as a fox. The thought of me with little fox ears and a bushy tail brought a smile to my face. Then I fell asleep.
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When I woke up, everything looked much bigger. It's as if the trees suddenly became bigger or something while I slept. I must not have been asleep for long because the sun was still high in the sky. "I better head home." I thought, before starting to stand up. But when I went to put my hand on the ground to boost myself up, my hand was gone. In its place, was a black paw. "What the fuck." I tried saying, but the words didn't come out. Instead it was the sound of a fox.
I leapt up and ran in the direction of the mansion as fast as I could. It was difficult considering I was now somehow a fox. "Something is terribly wrong." I thought, racing through the woods.
"What am I going to do?" I thought in despair.
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