CRASH!!

"Huh. I didn't think an apple could make so much noise! Please don't wake up, (y/n)!" Bendy shouted as he wall jumped down his own trap to retrieve the apple he dropped.

The apple was bruised on the side that fell on the floor and Bendy picked it up looking sad. "Rats! I was planning on eating that! It looked so good too... Henry had an apple on him and now it's ruined!!" Bendy shouted.

You shifted at the sound of his loud voice. Bendy looked petrified for a moment and began to scurry up the trap rather than taking the stairs. The stairs are too risky! He didn't want to apologize or speak to you yet!

Opening your eyes, you looked around hoping to find Bendy. You could've sworn you heard him! Maybe it was just a dream... However, you did find the bruised apple on the floor. Taking a bite out of the good side, your stomach was brought back to life and begged for more. You began taking larger ravenous bites from the pink skin. The juice flooded your mouth and Bendy from above was envying you. You didn't even care that half of it was bruised. You hadn't eaten in days.

"That esurient little brat... I was still going to eat that," Bendy whispered from above.

Wiping your mouth clean with your arm, you realized something. "Bendy must've left this for me... Does that mean he doesn't feel mad anymore and he just can't face me? That's sweet of him...," you said as you gazed into the apple core for a moment.

"Huh?" Bendy asked looking back down at your thoughtful gaze at the apple. "Sweet?"

You ran your fingers over what skin the apple had left after your assault. It tasted amazing. You sighed. "I almost wish that I could be eight again... Then, I'd be able to understand him better. I guess I just have to try harder... Starting with doing something to thank him for this!" you announced to yourself.

"Doing something for me? Only Boris has ever done that...," Bendy said feeling really bad for misjudging you and calling you a brat.

You scratched your head. The only thing you could think of that he really liked was color. Astronomical was how he described it. However, you didn't think you could use that to your advantage because of how stuck you were. After thinking a moment, you thought of a solution.

"Hey, maybe I could sing something... I wonder if he's into music...," you said thoughtfully.

Clinging to the wall as hard as he could, he continued to listen and remembered something from ten years ago that always stuck with him. Your voice. Henry wasn't kidding when he said you had a great singing voice. Bendy secretly wished he had half the talent you did. Remembering your voice from then sent chills to his spine.

There's a place in my heart...

For him and me...

He'll ask me to dance and sing

We'll never be apart...

You sang a test song and Bendy clutched at the wall with all of his might. It was even harder when he realized that you had gotten better in the ten years. You had joined church choir and they transformed your voice from good to perfect pitch. The flashbacks came to his head and his fingers began to lose grip.

"Too... Pretty... Can't... Escape...," Bendy gasped. He tried to finish climbing the wall. Normally, it wouldn't be a problem for him, but his ultimate weakness was dragging him down.

You can't fall! You can't fall! You can't fall! If you fall then you'll-!

His fingers finally slipped and he squeaked in terror. Apparently, fate was going to drag Bendy towards his worst nightmare. Unprepared confrontation with a love interest!

Help me...

"AAAAAAAH!!!!" Bendy shrieked and you jumped when he came crashing down right beside you. He groaned. "Thaaaaaaat smarts..."

You tilted your head at him. "Back so soon? I thought you'd avoid me longer than that. I guess that the Law of Gravity wouldn't let you!"

Bendy rubbed his face. If he were a normal human being, he would've had a broken nose. "Well, unlike Buggs Bunny, I studied law..."

You giggled. Suddenly, you remembered. "Oh! I saw the apple you left me. It was great! I haven't eaten since just before I came here and that probably explains why I've been feeling so weak and falling asleep so much... How long have I been in here?" you asked suddenly curious.

"Five days," Bendy responded without having to look.

"Wow! Feels like a week went by! Well, I want to apologize because I've been very mean to you lately... You were only trying to help in the way you knew how. I'm sorry for nearly throwing water on you yesterday... Forgive me?" you asked.

Bendy never liked the idea of forgiveness. It just never seemed right to him. However, this was one case where he really didn't want to not forgive and say he dropped the apple on accident. Before he could think too deeply about it, he answered. "Sure... Besides, I'm the one who's been such a pain! How you are able to put up with my deadly kinks, I'll never know."

"Don't remind me... I still don't approve of murder, Bendy. It isn't exactly something you should be doing. However, I'm willing to let that go... I want to be friends with you, Bendy! Secretly under all of your layers, you're a nice little demon!" you chirped.

But I killed somebody.

"You want to be friends with me?"

It was your Uncle Henry.

"Yeah! What do you say?"

I swear I'm being friend zoned.

"Um... This is the part where you answer...?"

She wouldn't want that anyway! You tried to kill her!

"Bendy...?"

JUST SAY YES ALREADY!!!

Realizing he was just staring blankly into space made him realize that he probably looked stupid. He blinked out of la la land. "Uh-! Sorry! Just having a complicated conversation with myself in my head... Yes! I'd love to be friends!"

You said loooooove...

"As your new friend, I promise I won't ever again throw water on you!" you promised with a nod.

"Well, just as your friend and totally not anything else, I promise not to ever again accidentally break your left leg. No promises about the right one," Bendy answered.

"Deal."

It was all confirmed with a handshake and you smiled. You noticed that his eyes darted towards the wall to avoid your gaze. You wondered if to giggle would be a crime.

"So..., what now?" Bendy asked.

"Well...," you started slowly. As you glanced towards the stairs, you realized just how much you wanted to be out of that tiny room. Taking a deep breath, you finished your sentence. "I want to get upstairs somehow... Think maybe you could help me out...?"

For a moment, Bendy looked unsure of what to do. It was a long flight of stairs. He was too small to exactly carry a human up the steps. "Can you climb a rope without using your legs as a support?" he asked.

You shook your head no. Sometimes you'd exercise, but it was not enough to climb a rope without the use of your legs.

"I didn't think so... I'm really short, so I'd doubt that I'd be able to be your left leg up the stairs... Ugh! I need more ideas!" he shouted trying to think.

Almost at once, a crazy idea popped into your head. "I can swim."

Bendy stopped and stared at the giant hole in the ceiling. He knew exactly what the plan was. Just the thought of water made him cringe. "You want me to flood the basement?!"

"It's the only way I can think of! You can't lift me and I can't lift myself! At least, not for longer than fifteen seconds. I can't exactly walk up the steps, but I probably can still swim. Please! I don't want to be stuck down here for a month! I've already been stuck here for almost a week. If you'll help me, I'll be forever in your debt!" you begged.

Bendy sighed and looked back up at the giant hole. Then, he calculated the size of the room. He was going to need a whole lot of water. "Where am I supposed to find it? It's not like you can call a firetruck to stick its hose down this hole to flood an entire basement."

"There's plenty of water in the lake near here. Maybe we could harness that somehow!" you chirped.

"Okay! Now you're crazy! You expect me to go to the lake just to steal all the water and dump it into my studio's basement?!" he demanded.

"We're friends, right? If you don't wanna do it, then go get someone who can get me out! I don't want to stay here! Although, if they do find me, they'll probably take me to a hospital and then they'll try to get rid of you for kidnapping me," you explained crossing your arms.

"If they don't see me, then when they release you, we can go on being friends. I'll just do that. Flooding my basement just sounds crazy." he stated plainly. Bendy began to leave for the door.

"Hey, one more thing!" you called. Bendy glanced back. "You'll be back, right? You aren't going to just disappear, right?"

Bendy glanced towards the wall and nodded. "I'll be back. For sure. You haven't seen the last of me. Not like I have any other friends! Even if you're a crazy person!" He said cheekily.

"I'm soooo crazy! Fear my randomness!"

Bendy looks to the stairs, to you, and then back at the stairs. He sighs slowly. "Yep. I'll be back." With that, he disappeared into the darkness above.

After an hour of waiting, you heard the door above open. Two men walked inside and were then standing above you. "Hey! Is anyone here?!" one shouted.

"Maybe the anonymous note was wrong! Who'd be in a dump like this?" asked the other man.

The first one hit the second in the head. "You idiot! The note said to come to the creepy, abandoned animation studio! It said someone was here! Plus, the amount of money that was with the note argues against the fact that there's nothing here!" he snapped.

"Well, if anyone's here, they sure aren't saying anything!"

"Hey! Down here!" you yelled at them with annoyance. Both of the two guys looked at each other and stared at their feet. Of course, the crazy floor finally revealed the trap that they were standing on. They saw you directly below them.

"H-Hey! There is someone here! Hang tight! Okay?!" the second guy commanded.

"I'm not going anywhere...," you stated with a bored expression.

Sure enough, they finally got you out of the animation studio. The sunlight from the outside struck your face hard. It was the first ray of natural light you felt in days. You had to squint in order to see where you were being taken. Just as you said. The hospital.

"We're just taking you in so that they can see if you're really all right! Trust us, you'll be safe," the first guy said.

"I hope so... I'm so going to have to call my parents to explain what happened..."

Bendy's P.O.V

...

"Why, (y/n)?"

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"Why do you want to befriend a demon?"

...

"Why did I let them take you?"

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"Why am I talking to you like it matters?

...

"Or am I really that lonely?"

I picked up Bendy Jr. from the ground. It still looked beat up from yesterday when I went on a smashing spree. I squished it a little. It didn't squeak like it used to. Too busted. "Hey Bendy Jr, what do you think I should do?"

Why are you asking me?

"You're right. My answers are always better."

That was mean. That's it! I'm calling you in for plushie abuse!

"You're right, Bendy Jr. I probably deserve to get locked up. However, I've got some new plans on my mind... Ones that'll change both of our lives forever! So, you stay here and watch the place! I'm going to go steal some stuff! BRB!" I yelled to the doll as I set it on the floor as I left.

Sure, just abandon the defenseless doll. You're a terrible friend! I bet there are wolves in here!