~Your P.O.V~

It had been a few days since you'd been rescued from the hospital, since Laughing Jack vanished off the face of the Earth. You were worried about him, but Slenderman had insisted he'd be fine, and to not worry.

And as much as you couldn't stop yourself from worrying, you knew the tall being was right. Laughing Jack was powerful, he'll be able to look after himself.

Besides, it's not like you were alone. Since you've been in this house you've been able to make new friends. Sally was a young girl, and you had been warned not to ask her why she floats, or why her head continuously bleed. Whatever the mystery, she was a very kind child, very friendly. She was practically attached to you for the first day, showing you around and introducing you to everyone.

You already sort of knew Toby and Jeff, they had helped LJ save you. You swear you've known Toby before, but he insists that you've never seen him in your life. Jeff on the other hand you knew you had met only just recently. He was an ass, but otherwise chill. He'd stay out of your way as long as you stayed out of his.

Masky and Hoodie seemed familiar, you couldn't put your finger on it, but you had the urge to avoid them, which wasn't too hard. Slender gave them a lot of jobs. But when they weren't busy and you came across them, they'd just kind of.. Stare at you. It sent chills down your spine every time.

Eyeless Jack was... Strange. Mostly silent, he wore a blue mask over his face, his eyes invisible behind the... Oh... That explains why the black tar-like substance is always dripping from his... eye-sockets... He also stares at you, and you noted to stay away from him.

They had pets too, a dog and a cat. Their names were Smiley and Grinny. Apparently, there was another creature, but it was hidden off somewhere. They call it the Seed Eater or something.

The Rake terrified you.

Clockwork was okay, a little weird and sort of clingy with Toby. Toby seemed annoyed at this but he never stopped her from hugging his twitching arm. You wondered if they were together, but decided not to ask.***

Jane was okay too, she was nice enough, but kept to herself. You noticed tension between her and Jeff; clearly, they hate each other.

BEN was awesome. He was dressed as Link and although he floated like Sally did, he was really good with video games, he even disappeared into the TV to stop EJ from winning a game.

Then there was Splenderman. He was one of Slender's brothers. There are four of them in total. They all had their own mansions to look after, with even more killers, and apparently there were more of these murderers in the house, and that you would meet them all eventually, but that was all you could remember.

He advised in a very serious tone to stay away from Offenderman, that he was a mean one. You took the information seriously, considering the people in this house, and made friends with the tall, polka-dot covered being.

Currently, you were just strolling through the house, bored and feeling lonely. When would Laughing Jack get back?

And why did you care how long it would take him to come back?

You knew you had some sort of connection with him, but you still couldn't put your finger on it. However you knew there was something there, but what?

"Hm.. Maybe someone else will know..." You mumbled, walking still. Whoever you ran into would be your victim.

Of asking questions.

Not murders. You weren't a killer like the rest of them.

"Oh God fucking dammit EJ!" You heard Jeff call from the kitchen, and you raised your head. Looks like you found your victim.

Walking on into the kitchen, you saw the other human hunched over in the fridge, pulling out bags and containers of... Red stuff...

"Keep your food out of our fridge dammit!" The other yelled, even if no one could hear him.

"Hey Jeff." You said casually, walking over to him, "What are you doing?"

The leather-skinned boy glared up at you, his scarred smile giving you he creeps, "What the fuck do you want?"

"I just want to ask you something." You stated, keeping the door of the fridge between the two of you. He looked like he'd attack you if you got any closer.

"Fine.." He huffed, "Ask away then..."

You nodded, before explaining the situation to him. The more you explained, the wider his permanent smile became. He ended up leaning on the door of the fridge, while it beeped in protest.

"I see... And you want me to explain this shit to you?" Finally closing the fridge, he walked over to the table and sat down, putting his dirty shoes on the table, "You're a really dense person, even to your own feelings."

"I lost my memory.." You frowned, crossing your arms.

"You don't forget how you feel. Unless you're Toby." The man stated, "Listen, do you remember any movies or books you may have read? What you're explaining is normally found there."

"Well you clearly know, care to tell me?"

He chuckled a little, rubbing under his nose, "Maybe."

"Please..?" You sighed, sitting down, "I need to know. It's been bugging me since you guys saved me."

He only smirked, watching you, not blinking.

"Jeff.."

"Why did you need to ask me specifically anyway?" He avoided the question, tilting his head. You started to grow frustrated.

"You were the first person I ran into."

"But you weren't running, and I was busy."

"Busy doing what?" You raised a brow.

He huffed, rolling his eyes, "You love him."

"Just tell me- What?" You stared at him.

"I said you love him. Everything you're explaining is pointing to that answer."

"But he's a murderer." You started to protest, no way could that be the answer. "I don't even think he's human."

"Do you know any humans that stand 8 feet tall?"

"No... Which proves my point!"

"And yet you still love him anyway." Jeff said, before standing, "Are we done here now?"

"Wait, do you know where he is?"

"Probably killing kids. It's what he does best."

You sighed, rubbing your head. Right, he murders children. That wasn't much of a surprise to you, you remember the flash of images you had a few days prior and remembered that was the first time you saw Laughing Jack. Killing a child.

"Do you know when he'll be back?" You raised your head.

"Nope."

"Right..." Another question popped into your mind, "Oh um.. Do you know how close we were? LJ told me we were really close, but I don't know what that means..."

"How should I know? I don' pry into his business." Jeff huffed, clearly getting annoyed at all these questions. "All I know is LJ saved Slender from killing you once, he decided to not kill you in the end, he was super worried when he couldn't find you and he was determined to break you out of the hospital when he found out you were there."

You blinked, clearly taken back by all this information. That's why Slenderman seemed familiar. He had tried to kill you to, and LJ made him promise to protect you instead. One more question appeared and you looked down at the table.

"Um.. One more question..."

"Oh what now? I'm hungry and want to find something to eat." Jeff grumbled, rubbing his head, "I need to go out tonight and you're holding me up..."

"Do you know if... He likes me...?"

Jeff stopped, turning his gaze to her. It was clear he was thinking about what to say, but he shrugged and stuffed his hands into his pockets,

"Maybe, he's a celestial asshole who murders children, even Slender thinks he's incapable of feeling love. Heck, he isn't sure if LJ is keeping you for other reasons."

"What do you mean 'other reasons'?"

"I'll let you think about that.." The pale boy chuckled, before walking back to the fridge.

You thought for a moment, before your cheeks turned red. A memory of the clown talking about some story, his confusion and your embarrassment as you refused to explain that to him, flashed through your mind.

"He doesn't even know what that is! I don't even think he's that kind of person!"

"The fangirls do..." He stated, "Really, you should see half the stories on the internet, it's... Horrifying..."

"I don't think I want to know..." You mumbled, rubbing your face.

Jeff only chuckled, before grabbing something from the fridge. Standing, he took a bite out of a swirled cake-looking thing, before looking at the clock.

"I really need to go..."

You nodded, "Okay.. And Jeff."

"... Yes...?"

"Can you feel love?"

"Hey. That's another question!"

"Just answer it."

The man froze, before sighing and pulling his hood over his head, "Maybe.. Can I go now?"

You nodded once more, and the murderer left the room. You sat there, thinking about the conversation. If Jeff could love, then surely Laughing Jack could too.

But if he could, then did he love you?

***Not in this story. Fuck that ship. Don't take this personal either guys, it's just so forced. Literally. Clockwork was created JUST to be shipped with Toby. And Toby's creator has (apparently) said that no one is 'allowed' to ship their ocs with Toby because he is already taken by Clockwork. Sorry creator, but if you think you're gonna stop people from loving Toby then you're kidding yourself (not that he'll ever read this but if he does then know I think you're a little too dense and rude. Let the fans ship. It's gonna happen anyway dude. Don't fight it.)