Noire : I FINISHED A CHAPTER YASS

[Reader's P.O.V]

The feeling that we were being watched was growing stronger. For some reason, where I stood felt really uncomfortable. Also adding to that weird feeling was the fact that we were in an almost empty street.

Matt and I were in the middle of a conversation when I just couldn't stand the weird feeling and sprinted ahead of Matt. "Let's have a race, Matt!" I exclaimed then stuck out my tongue. "Whoever wins gets more ice cream!" I continued. At that point, Matt looked like he was up for the challenge. I was waiting for him to catch up to me, so we could have a fair fight (though I really wanted to cheat). Suddenly, a man passing by me grabbed my shoulder and put handkerchief over my nose.

Crud. I shouldn't have strayed away from Matt.

I instinctively tried to pull away at the first second, but it wasn't working. He wasn't letting go of me, and after a few seconds, whatever anaesthetic that was in the handkerchief was starting to take effect. I continued struggling while I watched Matt try to fight off other men who were apparently helping my kidnapper. The last thing I saw before losing consciousness was Matt getting stopped when my kidnapper pulled a knife to my neck.

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I woke up with my head and cheek hurting. I was tied to a chair in a dark place. I was still barely awake for five seconds when I heard coughing. I focused on what was in front of me and my eyes widened at what I saw; Matt was on the floor, face first, with bruises and cuts all over his body. His hands were tied too.

"M-Matt?" I muttered shakily at the coughing figure. Why is he like that?! Shouldn't he be tied to a chair too? I struggled to break my hand free to help him, but to no avail. "[n-name]?" he stuttered my name. His voice sounded tired.

"What happened? Why are you on the ground?" I asked. "I wasn't going to let them get to you," he said. Wait, so that means that he's like that because he was protecting me?

Matt scoffed. "Are you alright?" he asked. I was sure I had a bruise on my cheek, but it wasn't anything compared to his injuries. "I'm fine. I'm perfectly fine." I said. My eyes started welling up in tears. "I'm sorry... We were kidnapped, then you got beaten up, and all I did was fall asleep." I apologized. I was shivering in fear. I just felt so weak.

"You could say you were a real kid napping, eh?" Matt said with a sly smile on his face.

"DID YOU JUST-?!"

I glared at Matt who was obviously trying to hide a laugh. "What? You were being too dramatic," he said between laughs. "That pun makes me happy that you're bleeding right now." I muttered ominously. Matt continued laughing. What is wrong with this guy?! We're in a kidnapping situation right now!

"You act like this is normal." I sighed. Maybe it is normal for him. His lifestyle is pretty dark, after all.

I started looking at my surroundings. This dark place was actually just a really old tailoring store. The wood that the place was made of was rotting, and there were sewing machines and needles everywhere. Now that I notice it, there was a lot of commotion going on outside. "Got any plans to get out?" I asked while looking for my body bag. I must have my Swiss Army knife in there. "GOSH DANG IT! THEY STOLE MY BAG!" I yelled, surprising Matt. "Calm down, chickadee. Allen's coming for us." Matt said. "He should've come for us before we got kidnapped then." I muttered angrily. "I left a clue for Allen to find out where we are. He's probably the one causing trouble out there right now." Matt said. I sighed in relief. At least now we're going to be saved.

"Can you explain this mess to me now? I'm kind of still in the dark, y'know." I said while raising an eyebrow. Matt sighed. "The people from the carnival are the same guys Allen had trouble with when you first met him, right?" He started. I nodded. "Well, their leader's brother wants revenge on us and Allen." Matt finished. "Why didn't you guys tell me about this?!" I asked angrily. Matt kept silent. I sighed in frustration.

"What about the clue for Allen?" I asked, changing the topic. I was kind of curious about what clue he left. "That's easy. The guys wear clothes from this tailoring store and their address is written in a tag. I managed to get one of the tags and leave it in the groceries." he answered. "How were you sure he was going to find the groceries?" I asked, pointing out one of the flaws in his plan. "I told him to follow our route home when he got done with his business." he replied. Matt had a pretty nice plan. He's a fast thinker, huh?

"Are we just going to wait for Allen now?" I asked. "Pretty much," he answered. "You sound tired, you should get fixed up when we get home." I said. "I would help you right now if I wasn't tied up like this." I continued, tugging on the ropes.

A strangely comfortable silence came between us. My eyes continued to wander around the place while I thought about what was happening. It's weird how this day turned out. I guess this kidnapping was planned for a long time, but when you're the victim, it's just so sudden.

The silence was broken when the door slammed open, revealing two men. They quickly ran over to Matt and me. One pointed a gun at Matt and the other one pulled a knife to my neck. GOSH DANG IT! Is this another damsel in distress situation?!

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" the man with the knife to my neck yelled. Allen's figure appeared at the door, carrying his trusty baseball bat as a weapon. He had a couple of bruises and cuts here and there. "Hey, Matt, [name]! These guys got away from me, but don't worry, they won't be standing there soon." Allen said darkly. "Better hurry up, Al." Matt said.

"I SAID STOP!" the man yelled again. At that point, I really had the urge to bite his hand and get the stupid knife away from me. "Aight, I'm stopping," Allen said with a grin on his face. "But they ain't," he continued. The man pointing a gun at Matt was disarmed and had a scarf pulled over his face before he was knocked out, and the man with a knife to my neck was disarmed and was kicked unconscious all so suddenly.

"Ciao! We used the window to enter since it was easier, Allen!" Flavio's voice exclaimed. "Couldn't you have chosen a less obnoxious way to get into the f*cking place?" Luciano's voice complained. My eyes widened in surprise when the two Italians emerged out of the shadows. They had cuts and bruises all over them, and they obviously played a part on the fight. "L-Luci? Flavi?" I stuttered in utter surprise. "Ciao, bella!" Flavio greeted. "Are you alright?" Luciano asked while gesturing to my bruise. "I'm fine," I said. "What are you guys doing here?" I asked. "No time to explain. Let's get out of here!" Allen butted in and started breaking me free.

We started walking back to my house. Allen had to carry Matt like in a piggy back ride since Matt couldn't even stand. Meanwhile, I helped the Italian brothers from tripping and falling.

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[Oliver's P.O.V.]

Poppet and the others have already taken hours to buy the groceries. I'm starting to worry if they're alright. The sun is about to set and they still haven't returned! Though, if they were in trouble, they would've called me. Oh, what are they up to?

The door ripped open all of a sudden. There stood [name], the Italian brothers, and Allen who was carrying Matt. They were all injured. I froze where I stood with a dumbfounded expression on my face. "What happened?!" I asked, my voice filled with worry.

[name] walked up to me and put her hands on my shoulders with a serious expression on her face. "Ollie, it's a long story. We got kidnapped," she said. Tears welled up in my eyes. It's all my fault! I made them go out. "I'm so sorry, poppet! It's all my fault!" I apologized while pulling [name] into a hug. "It's alright, Ollie. No one expected it. Now, we have to focus on helping the others." [name] said, lightly pulling us away. She gave me a warm smile and walked off, probably looking for a first aid kit.

I watched her walk away while I continued crying. Francois tapped on my shoulder. "You're crying a lot more than usual," he said. I wiped my tears off and sniffled. "It's just that these kids are so difficult! I set the two up together and they get kidnapped."

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Summary (finally):

Reader: We are having a race whether you like it or not!
Matt: Fine

*race starts*

Reader and Matt: *gets kidnapped*
Reader: *wakes up*
Matt: Yo.
Reader: Omg Matt. I'm was napping all day. Why am I so useless?
Matt: You really were a kid napping *terrible pun*
Reader: I'm so happy you're hurt.

Allen: *bursts in* HELLO B*TCHES!!
Kidnappers: Stop right there!
Allen: NEVER!!!
Kidnappers: *dies*
Luciano: You're not planning on leaving us out, right?
Authors: *hides*

*all of them went to your house*

Oliver: Poppet! What happened?!
Reader: We pretty much got kidnapped and it was fun.
Oliver: I set you guys up and you get kidnapped?! HOW CAN YOU FAIL SO HARD?!