The sudden scream of Titanium jolted the group awake that fine morning. Her upper half ripped off the ground as her mouth opened to let out the ear splitting screech. It lasted a solid five seconds, tearing the Creepypastas from sleep. Those who were not used to the silver haired girl's morning wake up call jumped up in search of the dange. As for the others, those who lived with the girl, they rose slowly as her screech tapered off.

"What the fuck was that!?!" Jeff shouted loudly after the initial shock wore off. Piercing blue eyes glared into the pale gray light from the mask she wore.

"It's six o'clock." She replied, standing up.

"What?" Jeff said, voice and face making stupid confusion.

"Every morning, at exactly six, she screams from her nightmares." Heart Breaker explained. "It stems from the time she spent in Hell, which is ironic as her sister has spent far more time down there then she did."

"You were in Hell?" Masky asked her, head tilting just a little bit. "Like, actual Hell."

"I was only there to get my sister." She told him, jerking her thumb in the direction of her sister.

"What are your guy's stories?" BEN asked them, looking at the group. "I mean, who are you people?"

Toby immediately looked at CP, an almost panicked, almost embarrassed, look on his face. She, insead, had a big grin. "Hoe, just tell them. There is no need to sing about it."

"There is always a need." Candy Pop stated, music coming from out of nowhere. It has an upbeat and past pace to it. She cartwheeled over to where Crosshair and Target Locked stood.

"What a story, now where to start?

How about with two who agreed never to part.

Crosshair, what a guy, or gal,

Either way, they sure are a pal

But not to 'ol River Dal

For how he was built he could not reside,

'Cause the priest said there was a devil inside."

She spun her friend around, catching him in a bow. The clown grinned and pulled him up to stand in front of her. Her arms warped around his torso as she smiled at the crowd over his head.

"Shunned by their father, mother, sister and brother.

Sent off to the woods, saying he died.

Hell, I don't think they even cried

Luckily, in those woods there was another

Who found him, gagged and tied.

He agreed to be taken as a bride,

But only if the town they slaughter!"

She pulled TL over to stand next to his partner. She wrapped her arms around their waists and pulled them close. They smiled up at their taller housemate.

"They went to town, that same dreadful day

With the intention to come and play.

Twenty two didn't even have time to pray

Before the feds came they made their getaway!

Now with the urge to kill and slay,

With Warning Call they'll always stay."

She cartwheeled away, laughing as did a lap around the group. Most of them were getting into the beat. Even if some thought the words were a little bit weak. Jeff still wasn't and crossed his arms.

"Are you going to do this will all of you?" The pale killer asked, irritated. She stopped in front of him and bopped him on the nose. The tone became darker, though still kinof fast.

"Shut up and listen up, Mister.

I'll tell you the story about the love of a sister."

She jumped up, doing a backflip, landing next to Titanium and Black Gold.

"One lived a life of prayer and light,

While the others' life started at night.

Both as different as night and day

Their love was strong enough to make them stay."

She pulled them close in a tight hug, lifting them and shaking them a bit. She set them back down, still keeping them close. She looked at the gold highlighted black haired girl first.

"Then one night she followed a 'friend',

Little did she know it would be her end.

What should have been fun did not end so well.

When she woke up she was in Hell!"

She then looked at the silver haired sister.

"Come the light of the morning sun

She saw to her sister what had been done.

For the first time in her life she felt rage and hate,

Determined to get her sister she found Hells gate.

The devil saw her, child of the lord,

Luckily for her he was kinda bored.

He said to her "Play my game,

If you win I'll free any soul you name.'"

Candy Pop twirled the girl around.

"She was in Hell's castle.

The hellhound she had to wrassle!

She and the beast had to fight!

And I bet it was quite a sight!

Still, when it was all said and done,

That young girl, she had won!

But that snake had a trick up his sleeve.

Only one soul had he agreed to let leave.

In order to get herself outta hell,

She owes 10,000 souls to the angel that fell!"

She let them go, dancing away to her next subject of song. She reached her hand out to Painkiller, smirking when it was accepted. CP pulled the short woman forward into the metaphorical spotlight. The music switched from fast to almost slow, kind of meladotic.

"Mommy and Daddy always had plenty of weath,

But they never had their daughter's health.

Born with a stomach sensitive and weak,

There was almost nothing she could eat.

In her parents hospital she would resided

Left with nearly no hope inside.

Till one hunger filled night

Out of something taboo she took a bite.

With just one heart

She had her start

She perfected the art

Of stealing human parts

Suspicions had started to go around,

From missing things to a grotesque sound

One of the doctors had saw

What it was she put in her maw.

He ripped open her cheek and jaw.

That was her final straw!"

CP kissed the back of Painkiller's hand and let her go. The both Sally and Lazari had started dancing to her song halfway through. Her Housemates, including Toby, clapped to the beat.

"You can stop singing now, we get it!" Jeff shouted frustrated. He was nearly drowned out by most of the other clapping along to the music. Laughing Jack in particular was getting really into it.

"Now, now, there's only three. Her and Lilly and me!" Candy Pop said in a sing-song voice as bounced over to Heartbreaker. The music became jazzy, with a fast pace.

"The story of our little Heartbreaker,

Is one where even a skeleton cried.

Only ever wanted one to lover her,

Oh, always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

They used her heart, her body too.

Always leaving both broken in two.

Even when she thought she had it right,

He and his mate betrayed her that night.

When she awoke her heart was gone.

Waiting for love, pff, she was done.

They abused her, now it's her turn for fun.

They all tried to hide, they all tried to run!"

"But the fastest way to a man's heart is through the chest, with a cleaver." Heartbreaker giggled.

"Well said, love." Candy Pop nodded at her. "Who's next?"

"That would be me." Lilly hip bumped her friend. The beat changed, keeping a fast pace but more of dance electronic then jazz.

"Lilly was a little girl,

Kept away from the big wide world.

She stayed within her apartment walls.

Oooh Oh Oh

Now and then she had to run

As he daddy wasn't so fun.

Then one day with the setting sun

Someone else to her did come

So she would never be alone.

It told her "Come with me,

And we'll be free

From the man hiding in the dark"

Deeper in her mind,

She took hold

And said to her

'Just Follow everywher I go

Top of the mountains or valley low.

Give you everything you've been dreaming of,

Just let me in.

Oooohhooo

Everything you wantin'

Gonna be the magic story

You've been told.

We'll be safe under my control,

Just let me in.

Oooohhhooo

She new she was hypnotized,

Entranced by this new life,

She gave up her body to her friend,

Who would be with her till the end.

Her daddy loved to drink in his chair.

Such a waste of space and air.

She decided this life wasn't fair

And made a game to end their despair.

She played with daddy all that night.

Only stopping because someone called the law.

To the river she took off in flight.

Little did she know it began to thaw.

She fell right through the ice.

Hanging onto her only vice.

Death would have been the price,

But Warning Call broke her through the ice."

"You just said ice twice. You can rhyme it with iself." Jeff crossed his arms, judging her.

"I'm making most of this up as I go! You find more words that rhyme with ice and would fit!" She poked his chest with her finger. She paused for a minute, raising a brow as she scowled at him. When he remained silent she humphed. "Not so easy, is it?"

"Just let her finish, babe." BEN told him, rolling his eyes.

"Thank you." CP nodded her head at him. Her music become almost circus like, but something was off about it. "All that's left is me!

The bastard daughter

Of the adultering mother

Her husband left when I was three

Saying 'She don't look like me'

I was the daughter of a clown.

The first one to ever come to town.

To the town she was shunned and shamed,

And I was the one she blamed.

She had me burned alive.

Through my rage I survived.

From the ashes I made my face.

In her fear I took my place.

Then I went to go see daddy.

Came out with my lady and laddy."

She held her two big cats' faces close to her. She giggled and wiggled as they purred.

"Through the fire I was given power.

Those I hate I will devour.

And all their little children

I will send to heaven."

She finished her song, the music slowly faded away. The pastas all clapped, some to be polite, but most because they enjoyed the song. For a brief moment it had distracted them from their predicament. She bowed at her wait, arm stretching out behind her.

"Wonderful show! Just wonderful." Laughing Jack laughed loudly.

"You sing very prettily." Sally giggled up at the tall woman.

"Aww, thank you hun." Candy Pop said, bring her up in her arms. She looked at the group of pastas. "I do hope that answers most of your questions."

"It was still stupid to sing it." Jeff huffed, rolling his eyes again. "Toby, you make weird friends."

"C-coming from th-the guy who cut a-a smile in his own f-face." Toby replied with a glare, defending his friend. Jeff growled at him, but stopped when Masky slightly hit his shoulder.

"I still have a couple of questions." Masky said, ignoring Jeff murderous glare. Toby turned to look at him fully. "How long have you known these pastas for?"

"About a-a year and th-three months." Toby replied, rubbing his bare arm with one hand. "I-I met th-them at a b-bar and k-kind of stuck t-to th-them."

"How did you keep this a secret from us?" Hoodie asked. Truth be told, both of Toby's fellow proxies felt a little hurt by this, by Toby keeping a secret this big from them. Visiting other Houses was a big deal within the Underrealm. It would be like someone who works at one company goes to a competitor's office just to hang out with the people.

"I'm not sure." Toby shrugged his shoulders. The bandage that hid his gash was more visible now that the make up had worn off. "I visit every Saturday th-through Sunday and th-the new moon. But I've n-never ignored m-my duties for it."

"That explains why he keeps disappearing during the weekend." BEN muttered, just loud enough to be heard.

"Why did you keep this a secret?" Masky asked, voice taking a somewhat harsh tone to it. Toby shifted uncomfortably, eyes looking away. He was saved from answering when Warning Call stepped in.

"Now's not the time to interrogate her." The young Lord said, voice leaving no room for arguments. "We still need to get out of this forest. Taby, Lilly, Candy, do you three know how to get out of here?"

"Well, there should be a portal before a stone, north of the river." Lilly said after a quick moment of thought. "It would be kind of hard to see from here, though. Tabs, Candy, get us a better look would ya?"

"On it, come on love." CP said as she moved so her back faced northward.

She bent her knees and cupped her hands together in front of herself. Toby took a bit of a running start, hoped, one foot landing in her hands, and was thrown upward. Much like when he was thrown to the cage that held his friends. He shot straight through the air, high enough to see just over the trees. At the pinnacle of the height he had just a second to look. Then he fell back down, body turning horizontal. He held his skirt down so it wouldn't fly up and give everyone a show.

He landed safely in CP strong arms. After freaking out his fellow proxies. She gently set her friend down. Toby took a second to regain his balance, then turned to the Lords. He pointed northward, directly in front of the camp site.

"I-I believe th-that I saw th-the stone. It's about t-twenty miles th-that way." He informed them.

"Then let's get moving." Slenderman said, taking the lead along with Warning Call.

Around them everyone quickly gathered their stuff. Candy summoned her big cats back, returning them to their stuffed animal form for easier transport. The strongest ones took up positions around the group for safety, letting the weaker and more injured ones stay in the safety of the middle.

You know how most people take a couple of meet n greets or a few days to learn the names of new people? Especially if they meet a rather large group of new people? Well, pastas were quite the same. While some had the name of several of the others of different Houses down, they still would require time to learn the rest. Except for Lilly.

They all knew her name well before the halfway point of the trip.

Because Warning Call said it all twenty miles of the trip.

"Lilly, get down!"

"Lilly, don't put that in your mouth!"

"Don't climb that tree, Lilly!"

"Lilly, don't do that!"

"Don't pick up that animal, Lilly!"

"Lilly, put that down!"

"Lilly, don't feed that to Toby!"

"Lilly, will you please!"

"Lilly, will you stop that!"

"Lilly!"

"Lilly!"

"Lilly!"

"Lilly!"

"LILLY!"

"LILLY, STOP IT!"

"LILLY! STOP!"

All twenty miles of the trip. Everyone knew her name by the end of the trip. By the time they had made it to the portal it was late into the afternoon and there were four pastas who wanted to kill Lilly. Two of them were from her own House.

"Thank fuck." Masky sighed as the portal came into view.

Just before it the Lords had stopped, halting the party. The two looked at each other, not having had an opportunity to talk during the trip as Warning Call was chasing around her pasta.

"I'm not sure how much you know about the law of War and Battles between Lords." Slenderman started. "We are required to inform the Council of not only the attack Zalgo had led on my House, but also the part your House had played in it. For an unprovoked attack against myself that he failed to make an official declaration of war for he will be punished. Even having to pay some form of compensation to me for it.

"Now, this is where this will get complicated. You did the same thing to Zalgo as he did to me. As in, you attacked him and his House unprovoked. As a result many of his pastas were killed and he had to give up control over territory. The Council would punish you for this, except I have an idea to get you out of it. Allies are allowed to attack other Lords that attack their allies first. In this case, I was attacked first so you respond in kind to defend your ally."

"But we are not officially allies." Warning Call pointed out. "We can't use that to justify my attack even if we file it while we report the battles."

"Not necessarily." Slenderman stated as he pulled Toby forward. "One of my proxies has been 'building relations' with your House for over a year now. Even if we are not allies as of the moment of the attack we can use the time my proxy spent at your House as 'intent to form alliance'. Any 'intent to form alliance' longer than ten months is given the same status as official alliances. We just have to file for the alliance right away."

"We'll need to come up with a formal contract first." Warning Call replied thoughtfully. "I was going to invite your House to stay with mine until you could reclaim your territory and build a new mansion. Toby told me it was burned down. We can make a contract tonight and file everything tomorrow."

"I was hoping you would agree." Slenderman nodded his head. He stepped back from the portal, letting Warning Call go first. "After you."

She led the large group of Creepypastas through the portal. It led them into one of the many buildings that held massive amounts of portals. This particular way station was called Cain and was the third busiest way station in the underrealm. Inside it was dark, made of black stone that reflected red when the light bounced off it right. Not unlike blood off a stone. Like every way station it was guarded heavily, so when the large group came through it had attracted the attention of a couple of guards. They walked over to investigate, confronting the two Lords.

"Uh, we're going to need some identification and a reason why two whole houses have been brought through here at the same time." One of the guards told them as he pulled out a tablet. He looked like a gargoyle with long horns on his head.

"Lord Slenderman of House Slender."

"Lady Warning Call of House Fairuza. We just need to get from one place to my realm." She told him.

"Rrriiiight." The stony guard said, rolling his eyes. "I think we're gonna have to- wait. Taby? Is that you girl? Lilly and Candy, you two are here too?"

"Oi! Jason!" Taby said happily as he stepped forward. The gargoyle pulled him into a tight hug. "Boy, am I-I glad t-to see you."

"Same, Tabatha." He said letting her go and giving hugs to the other two pastas he named. "What are you doing here? And where have you been? We haven't seen you in a couple of weeks."

"Oh, yea, m-my House was attacked and under s-s-siege for a little wh-while, so I couldn't come to th-the bar for a c-couple of weeks." He laughed, putting one hand on his hip. "We had a f-final b-battle last night, crashed a p-plane in a r-river, and spent th-the night in th-the woods."

"Yea, I can tell, you look it." He cringed, pointing at her face.

"Is it th-that bad?"

"Do you want a mirror?"

"I'd r-rather not." Toby shook his head. "So, yea. We're coming in from th-the forest and heading t-to Lilly's and Candy's p-place, Warning Calls House."

"Alright, well, normally I would have to report this and hold you guys for a little while, but I know you. So I'll let you guys go, you just have to leave immediately." He told them while putting his tablet away.

"Thanks Jason, you're th-the b-best." Toby said, hugging him again, wrapping his arms around the tallers neck.

Both Hoodie and Masky tensed up as they watched the interaction between the two. They were very familiar with each other, something the two proxies did not appreciate. Masky clenched his fists, making Hoodie place his hand on his boyfriend's shoulder. It calmed the older proxy slightly, but not completely.

"Yea, I know I am. Tell you what, you can thank me by buying me a drink next time you're out." He laughed, patting the smaller on the back.

"You g-got it." Toby laughed again, waving as he left. "I love th-that dude, he is always c-cool."

"If you love him so much, maybe you should date him!" Lilly teased, laughing. Behind her a growl could be heard, but she couldn't make out who it was.

"I th-thought about it, b-but we w-wouldn't work." Toby said, shaking his head. Warning Call opened a portal to her realm and started to direct the pastas through. "We w-would have fun f-for about a month or t-two, b-but I don't th-think it would last m-much longer th-than th-that. He's too, I don't know, f-focused on his job. It's a-all he ever talks about at the b-bar. And th-that's fine, th-there's nothing w-wrong with being enthused about your j-job, it's just..."

"His job is so boring?" Candy added on cheerily. "And so is he."

"Exactly. I w-wouldn't be able t-to hold a conversation w-with him." Toby nodded his head, stepping through the portal.

"Besides, you have other types you're interested in." Lilly giggled as she booty bumped her friend. "We'll find you someone soon."

They hadn't realized it, but both Hoodie and Masky have been listening to them talk the whole time. They looked at each other, once again reading each other like an open book. In this case they were silently discussing Toby's interest in other Creepypastas. Both agreed on one thing; neither liked it.

It took roughly an hour to move the group from the portal to the Castle. By the time they had gotten there the sun was starting to set behind the mountain the Castle was built next to. It casted deep shadows on the Castle, giving it a dark look. From the outside it was black and dark gray with several carvings of gargoyles on top. The outer walls that surrounded the Castle were a slightly lighter stone, but still very gothic in design.

Standing at the door, just on the other side of the draw bridge, was a man dressed in uniform. He was old looking with gray hair and spectacles. His shoes were polished, his uniform crisp, and a small smile was on his face. He stood with his arms at his side at attention. When Warning Call approached he bowed at the waist to her.

"My Lady, welcome home. I see we have company, so I take it the fight was successful." He said as he stood back up.

"Butler, it is nice to see you as well. The fight was successful and I have with me Lord Slenderman, his brothers, and his house." She said, gesturing to the Lord behind him. The Butler bowed at the waist to them as well. "We are absolutely filthy, do you think you could bring all the soaps to the pool out back. There's not a chance in Hell I'll let anyone in my nice Castle while covered in mud."

"Of course, my Lady. Shall I inform the twins you're home?" He asked her.

"If you would, that would be appreciated." She nodded her head to him. She then led the group around the left side of the Castle.

"Are we all going to take a bath in a pool, outside, together?" Clockwork asked, making a face.

"You are not required to remove your clothes, but I do want the mud gone. If you want in my Castle you will get in the pool." Warning Call said firmly, letting them all know she would not be persuaded otherwise.

"That is, fair." Sledermand said after a quick pause. "What about BEN?"

"What about him?" Heartbreaker asked, looking at the blond pasta.

"I don't like water." He admitted, blushing. "I can't get in the pool."

"You'll have to stand it the shallow end and we can splash you with water." She told him sympathetically.

As they walked around the side they walked by one of the more impressive parts of the Castle. It was a large section with stained glass windows. These windows had depictions of famous scenes of the bible. Roses and Ivy's grew all over the side of the building and the carvings in the walls. A tall tower, the second tallest tower, stood over one end.

"What is this part of the castle?" Jane asked, looking over it with admiration.

"The cathedral." Titanium said, sorrow in her voice. "I reside in this part of the Castle, up in the tower and in the Gathering. It was added for me, after all."

"Do you seriously still worship god?" Jeff asked incredulously. "Even after he let your sister go to Hell, and let you go to Hell, and never did anything to stop it? He lets people like me live, and you still pray to him? What a bunch of bull shit."

"...Sometimes prayer is for the one praying and not the one being prayed to." She told him, looking at him out of the corner of her eye. "I do so much bad, so much more than I ever thought I would do. So I pray for forgiveness in the hope that one day I will find it."

"That's retarded." Jeff scoffed.

"I will kick that one." Warning Call said to Slenderman.

"Jeff, leave the others alone. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, no matter how dumb you think it is." Slenderman warned the killer.

It was quiet as they rounded the building. The pool was in sight, as were four figures. One was the Butler, the other were two small children, the third was a large quadrapedic beast. It was about the size of Seedeater, but longer. Both Warning Call and Toby picked up the pace, making the others walk a little faster to keep up.

The two small children ran straight for Warning Call while yelling 'Mommy!'. She picked them up in her arms easily due to her size. They were small, maybe six at most, with black hair and pale skin. They had gray eyes and both were covered in electrical burns. One was a boy and the other was a girl. They both cuddled into her neck, cheerful and happy.

The beast was primarily white with two long black ears, black antlers that curved back, six black claws on each paw, and a black patch of fluffy fur around the base of its neck. As it ran forward it almost looked like a combination between a dog and crab. You could say it scuttles around. That wasn't as odd as the fact that it threw its head back when it ran, antlers fighting perfectly on either side of its body. Its tail whipped back and forth as it ran, like a snake almost. As it got closer one could see that its mouth extended all the way down its neck to the black patch of fur.

"Bed Bug! C-come to mama, b-baby!" Toby shouted, opening his arms wide. The beast, now known as Bed Bug, ran right into it wrapped his head and neck around the proxy.

"Mama?" Masky asked, confusion clear in his voice.

"Baby?" Hood asked, much in the same way as Masky.

"MaMA~" Bed Bug 'said' in a deep and gravelly tone. It sounded not unlike that of a dog trying to speak or mimic human speech, but it was a little clearer. "mAma!"

"Th-that's right! Mama! Mama m-missed you b-baby." Toby said, taking hold of the beast's face. "Mama l-loves you, yes I do! A-are you Mama's b-baby? Yes you are! Mama's b-baby!"

"...There is a lot to unpack there." Clockwork said a bit uncomfortably.

"The pool is ready. I even had it start to warm up for you, my Lady." The Butler said to the large woman.

"Thank you." She turned to the two Houses. "You are not required to get naked, infact, I encourage modesty for the sake of the children. You can strip down to the undergarments, however. Please place any clothes on that table there. Butler will have them cleaned for you. Get into the pool, get clean, then you can get out. When everyone is clean we'll get dressed for dinner. I'm sure you are all starving."

With that she threw the two children in her arms into the pool. They shrieked with laughter, giggling when they broke the surface of the water. They started splashing each other, creating bubbles in the water from the soap added in. Lilly ran up to her Lord and made the universal signal for 'pick me up'. Warning Call smiled and tossed her into the water as well.

"Do you seriously expect me to go in there and bathe with everyone?" Jeff challenged the young Lord, trying to glare her down. She raised her brow at him, not impressed. "I won't go in there and you can't do anything about it."

She merely blinked at the pale killer, eyes darting at Slenderman for a brief second, then looking back at him. Before he could move a muscle she had picked him up and tossed him in as well. "Well, come on, everyone. The sooner we all get in the sooner we all can eat."

One by one they all walked into the pool in varying degrees of dress. Almost everyone left their masks off, so as not to damage them with the chlorine water, save for EJ and Painkiller. Jeff glared at the Lord for throwing him in, but was kept from leaving by a tentacle from Slenderman as everyone needed to bathe. Even BEN was wrestled into the shallow end of the pool.

While several of the pastas hated being in the pool, many of the others were having fun. Laughing Jack and Candy Pop splashed and tossed the kids around, earning shrieks of laughter from said kids. The others would lightly splash and dump water on each other. A few preferred to chill by the edge of the pool, focusing more on getting clean. Hoodie, Masky, and EJ being the better examples of this.

Hoodie and Masky stood at the edge of the pool, still in the water, watching everyone else. Particularly Toby. The water from the pool made his blouse stick to his skin and his skirt float around him. Toby was laughing along to something Lilly said, face lighting up. He shifted from one foot to another, hip swaying while his skirt waving through the water, gently brushing over his legs. Both proxies watched their third, talking in hushed whispers.

"He's looking for a romantic partner." Masky stated, voice low and eyes set in a glare at nothing in particular.

"Then we'll need to make a move soon. We need to get him interested in us." Hoodie said, voice equally as low.

"I think I have an idea how." Masky said, attention shifting to the blonde haired girl their love interest was talking to. Hoodie hummed, also taking an interest.

"They have a favorite bar, don't they?" Hood asked, though it was more of a statement in tone.

"They do, not sure which one though. I was thinking that we join them on one of their outings." Masky nodded his head.

"Hmm, drinking, dancing, music. We can show him you can have fun too." Hoodie teased his boyfriend.

"I'm fun." Masky said somewhat offended, mouth twisting into a frown.

"Sure you are, Mr. 'I need to get back to work'." He laughed at his friend's face.

They were interrupted from their conversation by Warning Call's voice. "Alright, everyone is clean enough. Taby, please sort your House for the spare rooms."

"S-sure th-thing!" Toby said as he climbed out of the pool. He stood to face those still in it. "Okay, Painkiller, p-please take EJ a-and LJ to th-the spare r-rooms across f-from your m-medbay. Seed w-will be with EJ. Lilly, p-put Sally a-and Lazarie i-in th-the spare room by the library. Candy, t-take Slenderman and h-his b-brother to the r-rooms on th-the th-third floor. Splendor and Trendor w-will be happy in th-the rooms on th-the north side. Th-the rest of you, f-follow me."

Toby led the large group through the castle. Through the ground floor to the second. Other pastas would split off from the group as they went. Titania and BG to their cathedral and Heartbreaker to her tower on the ground floor. Then on the second Lilly and her pastas to the northern part while Painkiller directed hers to the east. CP continued up the stairs with Slender and his brothers. Toby took his group south, using the west hall with Lilly before splitting off.

"H-Here on the second floor is all of th-the private rooms of all th-the pastas. We a-also have th-the Library and every t-tower can be accessed on th-this floor. J-Just don't go in th-the part labeled 'West Wing' as Warning Call r-resides in th-that part, including th-the fifth tower. Th-the only tower you have r-regular access to is th-the Watch Tower. Th-the rest are lived in b-by some of th-the ladies." Toby explained to them as he took them down the hall, passing the library. He pointed to a door in a rounded part of the wall. "Th-that's Candy's tower. She will kill you i-if you enter w-without permission."

"Why are so many towers used as bedrooms?" Jane asked as they stopped down another hall that had four doors.

"Originally, th-the only towers b-built were th-the Watch Tower and Warning Call's tower. She b-built most of h-her castle around th-the wants of her p-pastas. Titania wanted th-the cathedral with a tower, so Warning Call b-built it. Painkiller w-wanted an entire p-part of the castle for her m-medical stuff, Warning Call built it. Candy and Heartbreaker w-wanted towers so th-they could be alone, Warning Call built it." Toby said, a big smile on his face. "Anyth-thing th-they need or want, Warning Call built."

"A Lord built their castle around their pastas?" Clockwork asked in disbelief. While Lords do tend to get close to their proxies, chained rouges, and servants, they don't normally go out of their way to accommodate them to such a degree. Finding one that would is rare.

"Yep." Toby nodded his head, shaking some water droplets off his hair. "Okay, Clocky, Jane. You t-two will have th-this room, next to Candy's tower. Jeff, BEN, you two w-will be next to th-them." Toby led them a little further down the hall, going eastward. "Masky, Hoodie, you two w-will be in th-this one. I s-stay in th-the one right next to yours."

Masky and Hoodie looked at the last room he pointed too. On the door were both of Tobys names; Taby/Toby. It was carved in and painted. It was peeling just a little bit, showing it had been there for a while.

"You have a room here?" Masky asked, looking at the twitching proxy.

"W-well, yea. I had t-to have somewhere t-to crash after drinking for a c-couple of hours. And not t-to mention f-family game night that l-last p-pretty much all night. I'm h-here so much th-that Warning Call gave m-me my own room." Toby shrugged his shoulders like it was no big deal. "You g-guys should get changed f-for dinner. Th-there should be clothes in y-your rooms."

They entered their rooms quietly, not saying a word to each other. Yet, somehow they all had the same question in their minds.

Did Toby want to be here instead of with them?

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I did use Lily by Alan Walker as both inspiration for Lilly and her section of the song.