(Y/N P.O.V)
A few hours after the police searched the temple and found all the evidence they needed, they decided to let Sal go. They didn't want to keep him any longer than needed
I looked up when I heard the sound of keys clinking together.
"I never thought I'd be saying this, but Mr, Fisher you're free to go," the policewomen said as she unlocked the cuffs.
As she took them off of Sal's wrists I couldn't help but feel a sense of fear and doubt in the back of my mind. I immediately felt guilty for even having any fear at all, but I couldn't help it. What if he's mad at us for letting the police arrest him years ago? What if he doesn't even want to see me anymore? What if something causes him to snap again and kill more peop-
"(Y/n)?" I instinctively took a step back and looked at Sal, whose hands were trembling a tiny bit.
I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around his neck, inhaling the scent of the man I had missed for 3 years. When his arms wrapped around me, any fear and doubts I had were pushed forever out of my mind and were replaced with happiness.
"I missed you" I mumbled into his currently very messy hair.
"You saved my life," he pulled away slightly, "Why? Why would you save a monster?"
"You're not a monster, Sal! Don't you ever call yourself that! I saved you- no, we all saved you, because we all care about you. None of us wanted to see you die over something you couldn't control," I stepped back a bit, "I'd never forgive myself if I let you die"
Sal was silent for a few moments.
"I know you probably don't even love me anymo-"
"I love you so much, (y/n). I never stopped loving you. When you told everyone you still loved me when you were on the stand at court, I fell in love even more. You were my only hope of freedom from this hell, and you saved me. You saved my life..." Sal started rambling but stopped once tears started falling from the bottom of his prosthetic.
A smile broke out on my face and I reached for Sal's hand.
"Let's get outta here" I squeezed his hand as he sniffled.
I heard more sniffling coming from behind me and I looked over my shoulder to see the police officer from earlier. She had watery eyes and a smile on her face.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to listen to all that... It almost seemed like something out of a romance novel" she laughed a bit and sniffled as she wiped her tears away with a tissue.
Sal and I walked hand in hand out of the police station. Ash and Larry were waiting outside with anxious looks on their faces.
"C'mon guys, at least be happy that I'm here," Sal said causing the two of them to jump and look over.
"Sal!" Ash ran over and hugged him, almost knocking him off his feet.
Larry slowly walked over as Ash let go of Sal. She stood next to me and watched Larry approach him.
"Larry, I'm so sorry-" Larry pulled Sal into a hug before he could finish his sentence. Larry pulled away and awkwardly crossed his arms.
"You don't need to apologize, Sal... I was so angry at you for a while. Hell, I was hoping they'd kill you. Then I started hating myself for even thinking that, when I knew you had no control over yourself that day... what I'm trying to say is, I really fucking missed you, Sal"
I raised an eyebrow at Larry's strange approach to saying he missed Sal, but I smiled nonetheless. Two brothers being reunited.
"I need to catch you up on all the sick music you missed, dude" Larry started walking towards his car.
"Can I drive?" I smiled at Larry.
"Uh, hell no. This is a relatively new car, I'm not letting you wreck it this soon"
"I'm a wonderful driver, thank you very much" I heard a snicker from behind me.
"You literally almost ran into a telephone pole when driving my motorcycle a few days ago. I don't know how you even managed to drive here in one piece to give the evidence to the police" Ash said as she started walking towards her motorcycle.
"That pole appeared out of nowhere, I swear!" I rolled my eyes as I tossed her the keys to the bike.
I hopped into the back seat of Larry's car, letting Sal in the front.
"So... what did I miss?" Sal questioned after we sat in silence for a moment.
"A lot has happened-" Larry started but I cut him off with the most important thing that Sal had missed.
"OH! We got a dog!" (Sorry if you're allergic, but thanks to fanfic logic your allergies have been cured!)
I pulled my phone out and looked for a picture. (I'm using my dog, but feel free to replace it with your dog or any dog!)
"Her name is Hazel, she's a German Shepard. Her and Gizmo get along great" I smiled as I handed him the phone.
He silently looked at the picture and handed the phone back, he seemed to tense up.
"We both know what happened years ago... but we were thinking that we could help you get over your fear of dogs," Larry said with a small smile. Sal didn't say anything but nodded his head.
"She's very friendly, I'm sure over time you'll both warm up to each other"
"Has Todd been released yet?" Sal questioned to change the subject. The car fell silent.
"No, he's still locked up in one of those padded cells. They think he's completely crazy, but he's really just possessed by the red-eyed demon. They wouldn't believe us though" Larry sighed as he started the car.
Larry put a CD in and turned the volume up.
"Oh god, here we go" I mumbled as one of the songs started playing.
I couldn't help but start head-banging along with Sal and Larry. Now that I think of it, Larry most likely shouldn't be doing that while driving. Oh well, he hasn't crashed a car yet while doing it.
Larry parked the car in front of the house. We still lived in the same house, there weren't many options when it comes to living around here.
"Is Neil still living here?" Sal questioned.
"No, he moved out a while ago. Said this place reminded him of Todd and he needed to get his mind off of him for a while" Larry said as he locked the car doors.
"He seemed so heartbroken when he left. We don't even know where he's living now, he wouldn't tell us" I sighed as I unlocked the front door.
I kicked my shoes off and took my jacket off.
"Welcome home, Sal" I smiled and kissed the cheek of his prosthetic.
"Hazel! Come here!" Larry yelled out and the sound of paws on the floor could be heard. I blinked and suddenly Sal was on the ground.
"Oof" he mumbled as he hit the floor. Hazel started licking and sniffing him. Sal put his arms over his face and tensed up again, he practically started pushing Hazel off.
"Get her off of me, please" he quietly mumbled with fear in his voice and Larry whistled to her, causing her to run to him.
"Sorry... I should've warned you about that" he remained on the floor, a bit shook up, his hands were trembling.
"No, it's not your fault that I have this stupid fear." He stared over at Hazel who had her ears back with a concerned look on her face.
"We can always return her if it's not going to work out" Larry sighed a bit as he scratched her ears.
"No. I need to face my fears at some point" he looked at Hazel again.
"Just... not yet" he shrugged a bit and crossed his arms.
"I'm gonna go make some food," Larry said as he headed towards the kitchen, Hazel following behind.
I walked into my bedroom and picked Gizmo up off the bed.
"I think there's someone here that you'd like to see"
Before Sal could get up off the floor, I plopped Gizmo on his chest.
"Gizmo!" For the first time in a while, Gizmo started to purr. Sal sat up and gave him a hug.
"I missed you, buddy" Gizmo snuggled into Sal as the purring continued.
"I think he missed you" I smiled as I sat down on the floor next to Sal and laid my head on his shoulder.
"How's it feel to be back?" I questioned as I started to pet Gizmo.
"I honestly feel like I'm dreaming. A few hours ago I was about to die and now here I am with the love of my life and my favourite cat... it almost feels weird to be here again. But, I'm not complaining," he chuckled a tiny bit, "I never even asked how you are, (y/n). Everything's been about me"
"Everything's about you because we're all so happy that you're alive. Anyway, It was a really tough three years. Sometimes part of me wanted to give up, but I couldn't do it. I needed to push myself to save you or else I would've lived in regret. When I heard you were going to die, I knew I needed to save you somehow. I couldn't let them kill you for this. So, now that you're here, I'm doing better than ever" I smiled at Sal.
He lifted his prosthetic and pulled me in for a kiss. Gizmo walked off leaving us alone. I wrapped my fingers in Sal's messy hair to pull him closer.
"I fucking missed you so much" he whispered when he pulled apart for air.
"Do you guys want food or are you gonna just eat each other's faces for supper?" I jumped and turned to face Larry. I blushed as Sal chuckled and pulled his prosthetic back on.
"Some food sounds great. Prison food gets really boring after three years"
After sitting down to a nice meal, and talking about what Sal had missed during those years, it was time for bed. Gizmo was curled up on the end of the bed, Hazel was sleeping in Larry's room.
"You must be exhausted" I yawned as Sal flopped onto the bed.
"Very" he mumbled into the pillow.
I changed into some pyjamas and got into the bed next to Sal. He rolled over into his back.
He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me closer, my head was laying on his chest. I closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat.
"I love you, (y/n). I love you so much more than words could ever describe" Sal whispered as he played with my hair.
"I love you too, Sal. I'll never stop loving you" I smiled as he kissed me since his prosthetic was off.
"You should take your prosthetic off more often. I miss seeing your face"
"My face is ugly. Why would you wanna see it more often?"
"Your face is beautiful, Sal." I gave him another kiss.
"Goodnight, (y/n)" Sal whispered after a few minutes of silence.
"Night, Sal" I smiled as I drifted off to sleep.
For the first time in years, I slept peacefully. The man I loved is back, and everyone is once again happy. Life seems to be going uphill, everything is working out and going good. I just hope it can stay that way, even just for a while.
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I'm not sure if I'll write another chapter after this one, or wait until chapter 5 is released to continue. Even though mine now has a different story to it, I'd like to know how the game ends before I end my story.
Also, I hope you don't mind that I put my dog in this. I felt like this story needed a dog in it.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! <3
Edited on March 7th, 2019. Changed Sal to be more afraid of Hazel.