The rain trickled down around me, bouncing off of my umbrella. It was a few days after my encounter with Benevolent's friend, Radiant, and I was currently walking home since I already finished all of my tasks for the day.

The wind picked up a bit and pushed the rain forward, hitting my calves. I shivered and picked up my pace. My house was only a few minutes away, so I wouldn't have to endure this weather for much longer.

I heard a noise behind me and looked around, only to find nothing. However, I was directed incorrect when I heard the sound of a gun shot and felt a sudden, agonizing pain in my right leg. I collapsed to the floor and clenched my lower thigh, near my kneecap. I tried to stumble up, but froze when I heard the ta-plut, ta-psh, of footsteps coming up from behind me.

There were two possible situations: either I meet someone who might help me to the ER, or, I'll go face-to-face with the person who shot me. My hopes of being helped were torn away as I heard the sound of a gun reloading.

I took a deep breath, Maybe I can negotiate with them. I shook my head and took a deep breath in. They most likely just want my money.

I dropped my umbrella down and slowly got up with my hands raised slightly behind my head. I turned around carefully, since this was a fifty-fifty bet that they either shoot me or they let me turn around. Luckily, they had some sort of mercy and let me move to view their face.

I stood there, still as a statue as the rain drenched my clothing. The figure in front of me was covered in the darkness of the night, but I was still able to point out some features. The figure was tall, lean, and had a toned build. If I had to guess, about 5'8. They had dark, which I can assume is black, hair that fell into bangs right above their eyes, and was tied into a low ponytail that rested on their right shoulder. They were wearing a hat with the logo "ROBLOX" written on it with blocky white letters. The thing that grabbed my attention was the strange eye patch that they wore. It was black fabric with a metal lining, and a dim, red glow came off from the center.

The person walked over to me, lowering the gun and putting it in a gun slip on the side of their belt. They came to a halt right in front of me, looking me up and down as though they were looking for valuables. Now that I got a closer look, they had cold, scowling eyes which were a shade of dark, almost black eyes. Like Benevolent and Radiant, he wore a uniform consisting of the same clothing articles, but with a dark grey, meaning that they were probably an [OPERATIVE].

I gulped as they smirked at me, putting an arm on their hip. "You're Benevolent's friend, right?"

I flinched at the surprisingly deep voice that came from the person. Now, I could assume the person I was talking to was a man.

"Yes, I am."

"[Y/N], right?"

I nodded, slowly putting my arms down.

The man laughed and crouched down to my thigh, inspecting the wound. "Man, I thought you were just a random person. Wouldn't have shot you if I knew you were Benevolent's friend."

He grabbed my thigh and squeezed down on it, sending a shock of pain through my body. I let out a whine of pain, which he huffed in reply to. "Sorry, I guess."

"You 'guess'?" I ask sarcastically.

I watched as he ripped off a part of his sleeve and wrapped it around the injury he inflicted on me. After tying it into a strong knot, he got up with a grunt and stared me down.

"Trust me, if you weren't Bene and Radiant's friend I wouldn't have done that." He chuckled.

I gulped and looked him dead in the eye. "What would you have done if I weren't their friend? What did you mean by 'thought you were a random person'?"

"I would have killed you," he stated plainly, "And enjoyed it."

A distorted look of clear disgust plastered on to my features. "You're disgusting."

The man grabbed on to my shoulders, squeezing them tight. He neared in on my face and gave me an eerie smile. "Some say that, but the way you said it with so much.. Hate, it intrigues me. You intrigue me."

I cringed and leaned away from his grip, which made him grasp tighter than before.

"Well, let's not do that," I reply to him awkwardly.

His smile got larger, pulling at the cracks of his chapped lips. Someone needs some chapstick.

I stop moving, knowing that my squirming won't do anything. Not with that killer hold. I add silently. "All right, then. I'll stop moving." I say, loosening my body which was previously tense.

He smiled in satisfaction and let go of me, backing up a bit, though I had the common sense to know that I shouldn't move if he used all of that effort to keep me there.

We stood there in an awkward silence which caused the air to become suffocating. The man seemed completely content, which bothered me. I want to wipe that smug smile off your face. I thought bitterly.

"So," I began, leaning on my left leg, to ease off the pressure on my right. "If you're going to keep me here, you might as well engage in a conversation."

He looked at me and put his hand on his hip. "We could do other things rather than talk,"

I rolled my eyes, crossing my arms below my chest. "Yeah, no. At least tell me my attacker's name,"

The smirk he wore faltered only a bit, which added to my confidence. However, to my dismay, he created another mischievous look. "All right, Dollface. Name's Macabre."

"You know, that really does fit you and your repulsive personality." I added snarkily.

"It's supposed to, and I'm glad I fit the criteria," he replied teasingly.

"All right then, Macabre," I begin, stressing his name. "How long are you going to keep me here?"

"As long as I plan to,"

"And how long is that?" I ask again.

"Nobody knows,"

I rolled my eyes, pointing to my wound. "I kind of want to get this all patched up, y'know. I don't want to bleed out to death," I exaggerate. "Fabric won't do as much as you think."

He looked at it with an unamused expression, then back up at my irritated face. "A wound like that won't kill ya', I didn't shoot you anywhere mortal."

"Oh, yeah, I'm so glad. You know what would be even better?" I ask, continuing without an answer. "You know, if you just didn't shoot me at all!"

"Hey, hey, didn't I say that I wasn't aware you were-- you?"

I stomped over to him, ignoring all of the stabbing pain threatening to make me collapse in my leg. I raised my index finger and jabbed him in the center of his chest, "You shouldn't have been shooting anyone! Maybe if you just left innocent people alone, this wouldn't have happened!"

He looked at me calmly and grabbed my finger, then squeezing tightly on my hand, causing me to wince. He raised his hand and traced my face, "Dollface, oh, Dollface," he raised his hand and I was suddenly looking in another direction other than his face. He finally let go of my hand, "I do what I want."

I lifted my hand to my face, pressing down on my stinging cheek. I felt around for a few seconds and dropped my hand slowly. I looked down toward my feet, balling up my fist.

"You... BASTARD!" I launched myself at Macabre and kneed him right under his ribcage, knocking the air out of him. He fell to the ground with me following right after. I fell down back on his chest, kneeing his ribcage. He was clearly struggling to move, trying to take in some air. With this, I started throwing a barrage of punches to his face.

He stayed surprisingly calm, and before I knew it he held his gun in his hand. I looked at the gun, preparing to knock it out of his grip, but it was too late. He had already shot my right shoulder. Blood started gushing out. I fell back, holding my wound.

Macabre found the strength in himself to skid away from me and get up, grasping the gun firmly and pointing it at my figure. I looked at him with a determined look in my eye. He moved his finger into the trigger, preparing to shoot. Suddenly, he was shoved down to the floor. His gun went flying across the pavement, hitting my knee.

I looked up to the figure, and I knew who it was just by the bright colors on their uniform.

"Benevolent!" I cried out.

Benevolent flashed me a worried smile, then continuing to grab some handcuffs and putting them on Macabre.

"Hey! What the hell?! Benevolent, what the fuck?!!"

Benevolent replied with the tightening of the handicap.

"OH COME ON!"

"You're trying to kill her!"

"SHE WAS TRYING TO KILL ME!"

Benevolent shot me a look.

"I'll explain if you'd like," I replied.

"Please do, but first, we need to get you to my office." Benevolent said, throwing the key to the handcuffs a few lengths away from Macabre. He then ran over to me, helping me up from the floor.

I leaned on Benevolent, hoping he was strong enough to hold my weight. Luckily, he had a lot more strength than his body appeared to hold.

"Office?" I ask.

"Yeah," he began. "I'm actually a certified doctor, I have a degree to show for it. Behind my bakery is an office. It has medical supplies and even tools you'd find in ambulances and hospitals. I usually don't use it, but--" He looked at me again. "I'm sharing too much.."

We started walking away, when Macabre bursted out, "Come on, Bene! I'm your pal! We work together! At least take off my cuffs!"

Benevolent gave him such a cold look I got chills. Macabre shut right up.

Benevolent smiled at me, helping me move forward. "Let's get you all fixed up, all right?"

I nodded, thankful for his aid. "Thanks, Bene,"

And with that, we walked all the way back to the bakery where I got all of my wounds patched.

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Bonus:

[Y/N]: A-AH! CAREFUL BENE!

Benevolent: Come on, darling, you can take it.

[Y/N]: I don't know about tha- AH~!

Benevolent: Stop being a baby!

[Y/N]: *Cries*

Benevolent: I'M JUST CLEANING THE WOUNDS-

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Word count: 1778

Hey, everyone! This WHOLE CHAPTER had to get re-written. I changed up mostly everything since the first.. post... monstrosity.. was absolutely horrible and A. moved too quickly, and B.... just... Just if you know, you know. This version is much more upgraded and improved, so I'm so sorry if you were someone who had to re-read this, or someone who read this whole story when I was absolutely horrible at writing. I got practice! ^^

With that being said, I'll continue to re-write and edit the following chapters to give you all the best experience! Stars/votes and comments are very appreciated! I hope you all have a wonderful day/night! ( ˊᵕˋ )°♡.