(YALL WANTED IT SO HERE WE GO)

                                              Third Person POV

Hailey's world was spinning as she sat up, quickly shaking her head to stabilize herself and make herself see straight. She heard some people talking nearby and quickly made her way over to it, hoping to find the others. The last thing she could remember was trying to help Felix from being sucked into a portal in the river, but ended up getting sucked in as well.

"Hello?" She called out, using some nearby rocks to keep herself stabilized.

"Hailey! Over here!" A familiar voice called to her. It was Bendy's voice! Thank goodness they weren't too far separated. Hailey followed the sound of his voice and quickly made her way over to where Bendy was. She was kinda surprised he wasn't alone, Cuphead was also there, seemingly messing with his right eye.

"There you are! I was worried about you!" Bendy shouted, pulling her into a hug.

"Why? I can take care of myself," Hailey questioned, hugging the demon back.

"That's not what I was- ugh, never mind. Come on, we gotta go find the others," Bendy said, pulling away and sighing, a slight shine of disappointment in his eyes.

"Mugs! Jackpo-" Cuphead started to call out, only to run into some rocks.

"Hey, watch out," Bendy warned, a slight chuckle in his voice.

"Gee, THANKS," Cuphead replied, acid in his voice.

"Once we get out of here, you needs nurse Cuphead," Hailey suggested, the three starting to look for the others.

"Everyone needs a nurse, a very hot one too," Bendy replied, smiling slyly. Hailey growled slightly and smacked the back of his head.

"Bendy, just, stop talking. Please," she growled, picking up her pace so she's in front of the others. Bendy blinked in confusion, puzzled by her sudden behavior.

"Well, you're a bigger asshole than I gave you credit for," Cuphead commented, trying his best to keep himself from laughing.

"Oh fuck off," Bendy growled, rolling his eyes.

"You really expected her NOT to be upset about that? Fucking wow," Cuphead sighed, shaking his head. Bendy blinked a couple times in confusion before smacking himself in the forehead when he figured it out.

"I'm such a fucking idiot!" He shouted at himself, growling in frustration.

"Just shut up and lead the way, I still can't see very well," Cuphead ordered, rolling his eyes.

"Yeah yeah, I'm looking where I'm goi-" Bendy started, only for his sentence to be cut off as the two fell down a hole.

...

Sweet reunions happened once Bendy and Cuphead fell from the hole and reunited with their brothers, wounds were tended to, and the grim reality set it for one of the members. But there was one piece missing, which Bendy noticed almost immediately.

"Where's Hailey?!" He asked in a panic, his heart rate starting to pick up.

"She wasn't with you?" Boris asked, his eyes confused.

"She WAS and then she stormed off! We gotta find her, she'll hurt herself if she's alone for too long!" Bendy shouted in a panic, trying to keep himself calm but failing.

"Over here! Bring the med kit, she's hurt!" Mugman shouted from nearby. Bendy never moved faster in his life, he quickly grabbed the med kit with one hand, Boris's hand with the other, and dashed to the others. Hailey was with them all right, with a deep gash on her right cheek and left arm. Mugman got to work treating the wounds quickly, the girl wincing at the pressure being put on her wounds. Once the wounds were clean, Bendy pulled her into a hug, shaking harshly and trying not to cry. He was almost as big a mess as he was when he saw Boris was injured. Almost.

"Ow, Bendy, my a-" Hailey started, but her sentence was cut short by Bendy kissing her, her eyes widening in shock. When he pulled away, he hugged Hailey tightly once more, lowering his voice so the others couldn't hear.

"Please be more careful, I don't think I can take anymore of the ones I love being hurt and I cant do anything about it..." he requested, shaking as tears fell from his eyes onto the back and Hailey's shirt. Hailey was surprised, she had no idea felt this way about her. And she had no idea love was what she felt towards him this whole time. She smiled lightly and hugged him back, keeping her voice to a whisper as well.

"Alright, I promise," she agreed, her heart beat seeming to match Bendy's. The two smiled brightly, each of them whispering one last sentence, three simple words, before separating and rejoining the others.

"I love you."

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