Hi, guys! I'm finally back with the next update! Sorry that I wasn't able to use each and every date location suggestion, but I went with the one that I believed would be best. I read everyone's requests and I liked them! Please, try not to be too disappointed if your suggestion wasn't chosen. Well, that's it for now! Until next time~! ^-^

"Well, have you decided yet?" Boris asked.

"I did just have a thought. Bendy, you remember when we went to the lake the other day, right? I just remembered that Boris hasn't had the chance to see the stars yet. Sooooooo, I was wondering if we could go back!" you suggested.

Boris's eyes lit up at the thought of seeing the stars. Bendy also seemed to get an idea. "That reminds me...," Bendy said as he began to walk away. A second later, he had a telescope slung over his shoulder and a thick, blue book under his arm. He set the two items down on the floor. "Thought that maybe we would be doing more stargazing at some point, so I found these! I had to fish through Wally Franks's old office space to find these. He might've been a janitor, but he sure did have a lot of cool stuff. Behold! The Secrets of the Sky tells us absolutely everything about many constellations. Thought maybe we could look through it."

"Great idea, Bendy! Although, I hate to intrude on your date... I don't have to come along...," Boris told his friend. Bendy shook his head.

"Well, (y/n) suggested it, so I don't think it'll be much of a problem. Just give us our space when we want it. You can be our chaperone!" Bendy exclaimed as if it was the greatest thing that could possibly happen. Boris shrugged his shoulders.

Bendy helped you to your feet even though you were still limping terribly. You tried to ignore it and act like it didn't hurt. Both of them could see through your lie. Bendy waved over Boris who scooped you back up into his arms. The expression on Bendy's face clearly stated that he was annoyed that he couldn't be the one to sweep you off of your feet.

"Boris, I think Bendy's jealous," you pointed out. As soon as you said it, Bendy shook his head no quickly. Boris only smirked.

"I'm not jealous about anything! Sure, I'm annoyed about being a midget but not jealous!" he yelled.

"Bendy, you're jealous," Boris replied.

Bendy huffed and rolled his eyes. "Okay, fine. A little. What am I supposed to say? You're stealing my date, wingman!"

"Well, when you put it that way...," Boris said with a thoughtful expression. He then lifted Bendy up with his other arm. "I'll have to steal both of you!" he chirped.

Amazed by his strength, Bendy didn't object. You looked over at Bendy. "Did you know he was this strong?!" you asked him. Bendy didn't say anything as if he didn't want to admit that there was something about Boris he didn't know.

Kicking open the door and strolling out into the darkness of the night, Boris began to whistle a tune. You looked up at the sky. Bendy handed you the book and he held onto the telescope. "I know it's not Romeo and Juliet, but I'm sure that book is just as good. Good thing there are clear skies, huh?" he asked.

"Yeah! It's just like last time! Boris, what do you think?" you asked him.

"I can't look at the sky at the moment. If I did, I'd probably drop the both of you! Plus, I have to find this lake and remember the directions," the wolf replied as he continued down the sidewalk.

Nodding, you drew your attention to the town. It looked so much different than it did ten years ago. There was an ice cream shop just down the road that wasn't there anymore. The police station got moved to the other side of town because nothing ever really happened in this section of town. Well, not until Bendy showed up. You wouldn't be surprised if you found a wanted poster for Bendy at this point, but you didn't care. Boris and Bendy were the last people in the world who really cared about you now. Maybe Henry cared, but he's now dead. Crickets sang in the moonlight and all the lights were off except for a lampost. The ocean of stars and the moon gave you enough light to see, so you didn't need it anyway. You remember seeing a night sky from an anime that looked exactly like this. If only there was a way to prove that you weren't dreaming.

"I think the sky is pretty, too. Better than the pitch black ink sky on a paper. How did I know you were thinking of such a thing? It was your face that told me. Your expression is the only thing that I do like to read," Bendy said trying to act smooth. A part of you was glad that he avoided the 'But the sky's not as pretty as you' line. It's very cliche.

"Oh, I thought you were being a freaky mind reader. So, I'll tell you once and never again to evacuate my head," you told him. Grinning playfully, you punched him lightly on the shoulder. "I know that you lose your head a lot, so stay out of mine! Just get yourself a neck for crying out loud!"

Bendy smirked and ran his hand through the space where his neck should've been to prove he didn't have- or need- a neck. "Why? Do you think I'd look better with one? I have been awfully attracted to yours..."

"Are you jealous of my neck?!" you demanded thinking that what he just said sounded both dreamy and creepy at the same time.

The ink demon just shrugged and flashed you a foxy expression. "Only if you want me to be."

"Geez, it feels like your going way over the speed limit for a first date, Bendy," Boris pointed out keeping him from continuing. Bendy looked a little disappointed.

"Sheesh, you're choking me with the restraint straps, Boris! Choking me! And I don't even have a neck! If I sound too creepy, (y/n) can tell me, right? Was I being too creepy, (y/n)?" Bendy questioned you. After seeing you shake your head no, he nodded with approval. "See? It's all good."

Rolling his eyes a little, Boris just continued walking. You and Bendy just continued talking about whatever. Why I'm not saying what the conversation was about is because it consisted mostly of foreign cooking classes and bungee jumping in a street jacket over a pit of poisonous vipers and marshmallows. Who knows how it got to that point.

"I think that the episode took place in Arizona or something... Joey just sorta handed me this backpack thing and connected me to a cord. The street jacket was my idea, though! He seemed a little confused and I was like, 'It's for the fandom!' and stuff. And then I jumped! The episode was cut out because they made the cord too long and I fell almost to my doom into the pit of vipers and almost ended up in the hospital for a month! The only reason I survived was because of the fact that I am a cartoon and that I landed on the marshmallows. But MAN did Boris lecture Joey for letting me do something as stupid as that! I don't even know where the vipers or the marshmallows came from!" Bendy explained to you.

While the both of you were laughing at the story, Boris tapped on your shoulder. "Hey, guys!" When he got your attention, you realized where you were. The shining water gleamed and you gasped at the fact that it was prettier than last time. Bendy hopped off of Boris with amazement.

He ran up to the wooden dock and peered in to see little fish swimming around in the moonlight.

"Wow!" he exclaimed. Setting down the telescope onto the grassy ground, he came running back. "If only all lakes were as pretty as this one. Well, I guess if that was true, then this one wouldn't be special anymore," he pointed out to himself.

Boris knelt down and helped you shift over to the grass. Inspecting the telescope, you realized that it looked completely new. Either Wally Franks never removed the telescope from the box or Bendy kept it in extremely good condition for a long time. Bendy plopped onto the grass beside you.

"You can start looking through that book and I'll just start messing with this thing. You know how it is," Bendy said as he started looking through the telescope and then making adjustments and applying filters.

Flipping through the book, you found many different patterns and really long, complicated names. Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricornus, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, and many others. One that stood out was the name Andromeda. It also happened to be the first one in the book, so you opened to the page with interest.

"Hey, Bendy! I found something interesting on page ten. It's the story of Andromeda!" you told him holding up the page.

Bendy, still messing with the telescope, looked over at the page. "Sounds like the name of a BPO company started in 1992."

"That's because that is the name of a BPO company started in 1992," Boris replied. What a coinkidink!

"The book states, "It was thought that Andromeda was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia – who boasted about her own beauty to the sea nymphs. The nymphs became enraged at the Queen's arrogance and complained to Poseidon. In retaliation, the sea-god sent a sea monster to flood the King's land. The only way he could return his land to its once glorious splendor was to sacrifice his daughter to Cetus. Andromeda was chained to a rock and left to die; however, Perseus came along and saved her." (Information found from osr.org). Hm... He sounds manly!" was your first reaction to the story.

Bendy laughed at your acknowledgment. "Oh, of course, you fall for the hero who rescues the damsel! Let me guess, he transforms into a white horse with wings?"

"That's Pegasus. This is talking about Perseus. We're talking about purses, not horses," you replied.

"Purses?" Boris asked.

"Yeah! That's where he keeps the diamond swords!" Bendy explained to Boris. He picked up a stick to represent the sword.

"All Greek gods carry purses," you stated randomly. "Don't worry, Zeus did too. That's where he keeps the lightning bolts.

"What?" Boris asked in confusion.

Now that Bendy was playing completely along to the idea, you got a new objective. You signaled towards Boris and Bendy nodded. He continued on his randomness rampage. "Poseidon had a purse too! The waves in the ocean are created by him dumping out everything in that purse!"

"Uh..., I don't think-"

"What about Hades?! Don't suppose he had a purse too?!" you demanded to Bendy.

Bendy nodded quickly and started talking a mile a minute. "Well, duh! I practically know him PURSEonally! The purse is where he keeps all the dead people!"

"He must have, like, three purses then for each type of PURSEon. Must've been heavy," you stated as you started thinking about it.

"That was why he wanted Zeus's job," Bendy answered.

Finally, Boris just stood up shaking his head. "I know what the two of you are doing! You're just trying to get rid of me! You know, you could have just asked me to leave...," the wolf pointed out.

"NO! I couldn't possibly! I'd never- Yeah. I totally am," Bendy replied with a devilish grin. You couldn't help but snicker at the situation.

Boris just stood to his feet, shrugged, and then left without another word. As if nothing even happened, Bendy shifted the telescope over to you. "I think I got the thing working! The magnifier was set really low, but I got it fixed now. Also, the moon's brightness won't be as much of an issue. I had no idea stars were more than just dots in the sky."

Glancing through the telescope, you noticed that you were staring straight at Saturn. It was hard to believe that you were staring at the real thing. Especially since it was so far away. "How high is the magnification on this thing? That's impressive! Congrats, Bendy! You found a gas giant."

"What's that?" Bendy asked completely unaware of the term.

"It's a planet made of gas. There are, like, four of them in our solar system. This one is Saturn. The other three are Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune," you explained realizing that you sounded like a teacher giving their student a lecture about the solar system. You were glad that Bendy didn't seem to mind because he was fascinated.

"What's the difference between a star and a planet? I mean, they both look practically the same. They're both giant circles drifting around in outer space. Does it really matter if they revolve around the sun or not? I bet the name of planet Pluto that it doesn't matter!" he declared boldly. There was an awkward silence and you remembered that he didn't know. Bendy blinked with worry wondering if he did something wrong. "What?"

"Uh..., Pluto's not a planet anymore, Bendy."

"It's not?"

"No..."

"Okay..., then I guess that it does matter since I bet something and lost that. If it revolves around the sun, then it matters!" Bendy shouted with a point towards the sky.

"That sounds like a political poster, doesn't it?" you asked.

"Yes."

The night pressed on as you stuffed your brain with star knowledge. However, the longer the night ran, the more you regretted your decision of wearing a dress. A shiver rippled through your entire upper body when a gust of wind tried to shove you over. You pressed your knees up to your chest instinctively to try to preserve as much body heat as possible. It was really cold... Bendy acknowledged this and inched closer. "Nasty wind, isn't it?"

"Y-Yes... One disadvantage about a dress is that they're not meant to keep you warm...," you answered suppressing another shiver. You might've been able to control that, but the goosebumps still ran up and down your entire body. You knew you were fooling no one.

As you braced yourself for the next gust, you tensed up to shove all of your muscles to the battle line to defend you from the cold. You didn't realize that you didn't need to. A warm, inky body pressed against yours and drew you closer to his chest. The mighty gusts stood no chance, but that wasn't really what you were thinking about.

"Hehe... I didn't know your face could get so red," Bendy said in your ear lightly. It sent goosebumps up your arms. This time, Bendy knew he was the cause. "Is this too close or are you not telling me something?"

At a loss for words, you could feel him rest his hand on your shoulder. You were still tensed up into a ball on the ground and it did kinda hurt. Slowly, you let the shoulders fall back to a comfortable position as well as the rest of your body. It only drew you closer to Bendy and you knew he caught you in his trap. Not that you really wanted to escape, though.

"Why tense up? I know the real reason isn't because you were scared of some wind," he said noting the fact that you avoided his gaze. Surely not even you could find a good reason to stare at grass. The sudden act got you flustered. He knew that pretty well.

Looking up from the green blades of grass, you shrugged your shoulders. "You just caught me off guard, Bendy! I've never really been this close to a guy before, so what do you expect? Hello, everybody! Just go ahead and pop my bubble of personal space! Not that those really exist anymore for some people..."

"Caught you off guard, huh? You can believe what you want, but if I didn't know better, I'd say it was more than that! Either that or it was just my wishful thinking getting in the way of reality. Are you suuuure you don't have this huge crush on me?" he asked hopefully.

You swatted him away. "You wish!"

"Really sure?"

"Sure enough."

"So not completely sure!"

"Hey! So I don't know what my feelings for you are yet! So what?" you demanded to find that there were butterflies bouncing all over the place in your stomach.

Bendy shrugged his shoulders and then released you. "Fine! If you want to be free so much, then who am I to stand in your way?" He went back to the telescope.

Instantly, you knew his scheme as another wind gust shot into you. The warmth that was there five seconds ago vanished and what replaced the heat was regret. Instead of sitting in the curled up ball again, you latched onto Bendy so fast that he jumped in surprise.

"Hey-! Um... Okay! This works!" he commented noting the fact that the two of you just switched places. "Sheesh, I didn't expect you to be so jumpy."

"Well, I didn't expect you to be so jumpy either!" you told him. Desperately, you tried to find an excuse. "Yeah! I was just trying to get back at you for what you did to me, creep!"

When a slow, sly grin crossed his face, you knew you messed up. He knew. "Creep? Well, if you were seeking vengeance, then why are you blushing?" He snickered when you looked from left to right guiltily. "Why does it look like I just struck a nerve?"

"Because-... I think..."

He easily escaped your grip and sat shoulder to shoulder with you. His arm intertwined with yours and his eyes glowing as if he was a three-year-old about to get the present they always wanted. Despite the fact that he was many years older than you, he still had this childish factor to him. He gripped your arm harder. "I just want to know. I... really do love you, (y/n)... But... If you say that you really don't share my feelings..., I can force myself to live with that and act like none of this really happened...," he told you. His voice deepened when he told you this. The words were cold and laced with fear. A fear that it would happen.

"You don't have to do that..."

"No, it'd be too awkward for me if we did act like it existed. You wake up in the morning and see the gal who you have a huge crush on that you took out the day before and it all completely failed. I don't know about you, but that's the last thing I want to think about," he explained shuddering at the thought. The glow in his eyes began to die away because he knew if he had to explain it...

"That's not what I meant...," you replied.

"Then what did you really mean by that?"

There was a pause. Barely a moment's hesitation went by and you remembered. Watching a projection so longingly so long ago, you leaned against the wall with the projection. Instead of meeting a 2-D world, you met your own shadow and disappointment would flood through your heart. This time, you leaned forward and there wasn't a wall. Lightly, your lips met his cheek. The wind seemed to stop dead and you could only hear the sounds of the night. When you drew back, his eyes were shining.

"I meant that... I love you, Bendy."

Bendy looked like he was going to say something, but a howl broke out in the distance. A wolf howl. Bendy perked up in alarm and looked back to see Boris sprinting towards them.

"DUCK!!" he shouted.

Before you could even think, Bendy yanked you to the ground right as a deafening gunshot rang through the clearing and a bullet struck the ground right next to you. It nearly gave you a heart attack.

Just barely refraining himself from uttering a swear, Bendy pulled you to your feet. The chase didn't last long. As soon as the weight came down on your leg, pain jolted through you and you shouted in surprise. Back to your knees you fell. Boris showed up just then as another fire went off.

"What's going on?!" Bendy demanded.

Boris picked you up from the ground and looked in the direction the shots came from. You looked that way expecting to see Reina Drew, Henry's wife. Instead, the silhouette that stood against the moonlight was different from the picture you saw from Henry's diary. You glanced back at Bendy and you could see recognition and dread flashing into his eyes.

"No... Please no... Please, not now! NOT NOW!" the ink demon shouted to the universe. He flinched when the dark figure laughed in the distance.

"My lord..., you thought you could escape me... You thought that you could replace my love with her's! I can't allow you to love anyone besides me! Have I not been more loyal to you than her?! Don't I deserve your loving embrace more than she?!" the figure demanded. His voice was deep and familiar. He was obviously a man. Boris shivered with fear.

The black man walked closer with his hunting rifle held close. The only reason he wasn't firing anymore was because he was out of ammo. You couldn't see his face because it was hidden behind a Bendy mask. He saw the confusion and fear in your eyes and laughed. "I'm not surprised by the fact that you're scared! You should be for making a move on my savior. Why, your face is so familiar... Do I know you? Wait. You must be... Oh, this is priceless. I never expected to meet Drew's granddaughter again. (Y/N), was it? Well, I doubt you remember me. So, let me clear this up. The name is Sammy. Sammy Lawrence."