When you reached your room you turned around to see the two brothers sitting and waiting patiently. You took your shoes off and stood there with your hands on your hips.

"We could explain and it's a good explanation."  That was Axel so you turned to his older brother Axxon when he took over the conversation. 

"There are a few of us but, he was one of the hostile ones who turned on all of us. He was keeping to himself in the abandoned section of this hospital. However, once he got wind of you he was determined to kill you. That didn't happen and his actions had dire consequences." Dire was an understatement. He was dead.

"We would've just left his head to rot there but, we got rid of the body so it won't smell and melt everything." Oh, how considerate of them. Now that you got that out of the way, your next course of action was to wonder how you would keep your job. You weren't too worried but, if they wanted they could get rid of you but, that would be a breach of their contract and they would have to pay you which is something they will not do. For now, your job is safe even if the guards don't trust you. Besides Lawrence, you practically saw his eyes turn into hearts. 

"Thank you for explaining all of this to me. Do I need to worry about the other ones?" They shook their head no but Axxon answered verbally 

"They are our brothers. Four other ones know who you are and will leave you alone and introduce themselves when they feel it's needed. For now, they wish to keep their distance and watch." You weren't sure how to feel about that but, what else were you supposed to do with that information? You were going to take it at face value. It explained those times when you felt like you were being watched. 

"I'll accept that. Thanks and I have to get ready to hand out their lunches and later on dinners." The brothers went back into the vent leaving you to eat your lunch while you waited for the cart with the lunch trays. It was about half an hour when you heard the knock signaling it was time for lunch. You knew it would be extra nasty but, it was better than starving. You were dressed in regular clothing making sure to bring your keys and badge so you could access their rooms.  The first two rooms you made it to was Michael and Jason who was across and a little down. You grabbed the tray with his name, knocked, and entered even though you knew he heard you before you stopped by his door. 

"Hm." You looked at him in surprise when he made that sound but, grinned. Ha! You bet no one else can say they got the 'statue' to talk to them. You shouldn't be too surprised considering the progress you've been making with all of them.

"Hey, Michael. I got your lunch for you." You went to him, making room by moving his masks and placing the tray down along with the bottled juice. You were surprised they would give bottled juices.  "I'm not going to bother you. We could talk later if you want." The silence was expected but, you weren't expecting him to reach out with an iron grip on your wrist and tug you towards him. You let out a little gasp at the contact, stunned he would hug you but, not one to leave anyone hanging you hugged back to the best of your ability. "Thank you I needed that hug." 

"...You're welcome." You'll never get tired of hearing his voice. You left him be and went to Jason, who was already at the door, waiting for you to open it. You loved how eager he was to see you, and you'd be a liar if you weren't just as eager to see him, especially without any guards or one of the doctors with you. You would play it safe anyway because you were not trying to lose your job.

"Hey Jason, how are you feeling?" He went to start signing, but then he grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. It seemed to go to his usual scheduling of being completely mute, not even a grunt or a little noise he might have made. A lot did happen today. You would have to put learning how to sign language on your to-do list. You read the note 

"I Care about you. A lot. Need silence. Please. xoxo," You nodded your head and smiled at him. You grabbed his plate, walked to his desk, placed it down, and stepped back. He turned to you, grabbed both of your hands and pressed them to his face for a solid minute. Once satisfied he let you go to continue doing what you needed. You glanced at him from the doorway with a sincere smile.

"Enjoy." You whispered it to keep from disturbing him. You pushed the cart further down making your way to the Sinclair brothers. You were glad that they kept them together, as well as the others. You knocked and entered with both trays smiling at the two brothers sitting at their table already. 

"Look Vincent, our favorite person got our food." You tried not to visibly preen at Bo's use of our instead of yours, which meant you were his favorite person also. You worked hard to earn that and it's only been a few months! 

"How are my guys doing?" You tried using guys and men instead of boys. They hated that word due to guards using 'boy' as derogative terminology. Vincent nodded and reached out towards the plate you assumed so you passed it to him. He grabbed it, gave it to Bo, and reached for the other one which he placed down too. You figured that was it but, with strength that surprised you, he pulled you down to sit in his lap. You looked at him in open surprise but, whipped your head around to stare at Bo when he let out a boisterous laugh. 

"Ha! I can't believe you did it! That's my boy! I'm proud of you" Bo looks more like a proud father than a brother. You couldn't quite see Vincent's face cause he had his hair covering it but his arms tightened around your waist signifying he was happy about the praise he just received.

"If you wanted to hug me, Vincent, you could have done that. I don't bite and I love hugs. I'm happy that you feel safe enough to hug me now." You returned the hug and when he felt like it, he released you, allowing you to get up so you could continue giving out the food and he could eat his.

"I'm going to be honest. He's wanted to do that for a long time and finally had the guts to do so." Bo had said that and you grinned at him.

"I'll be waiting when you have the balls to do so too." You winked at him, waved at Vincent again, and walked towards the door. You did have more lunches to hand out and as much as you wanted to spend time with Vincent with this new revelation you had other times that you could spend with him. Once you exited the room, you walked the room further down to where Freddy was. Normally, Freddy would be the last door, but they switched him out with Danny. 

"Took your time getting too little old me." You open the door and Freddy is sitting in a chair facing where you entered. You roll your eyes, grab the tray, and place it on the table where he is leaning his elbow.  "After being so sweet with Vincent and Bo, I get the sass?" You looked at him smirking and leaned on the table to be at eye level.

"This is what your wet dreams are made of." His eyes widened in surprise before throwing his head back with laughter.

"I don't know where the fuck they got you from, but I'm so glad they decided to bring you here. You're the best thing to have happened in this place." It was your turn to be stunned by his sincerity. He continued to grin at you without saying a word instead he tilted his head, gave a huff of laughter, and turned to his food to eat.

"Thank you, Freddy. Enjoy your food and I will see you later." You turned on your heel with a soft smile that he couldn't see unaware that he was looking at you at the corner of his eye with his grin. You closed the door softly and made your way to. Norman's room next. Even if Norma was in charge, it didn't matter they both liked you. You knocked and entered with the food tray, happy to see Norm sitting on his bed, twiddling his fingers.

"Hey, Norm." He looked up at the call of his name and stood up in a hurry to grab the tray from you and place it on his table in the corner. "Thank you for that. Even though I didn't mind bringing it to you," He turned to you with a contemplative look before taking a breath.

"You have done more for me than anyone has in my entire life. You are sweet to me, even when I don't deserve it. I can never thank you enough and I hope you find it in your heart to stay. I want you to stay. I like you a lot." He was fidgety, his hands twitching as if he wanted to reach out, but was too scared to do so. You smiled holding out your hands not surprised when he latched on to them quickly and tightly. 

"It is my pleasure to work here and care for all of you. All of you have made a place in my heart, and I do not wish to leave. I enjoy working here, and I enjoy spending my time with everyone, including you Norman." The two of you stood there taking each other in and with a final squeeze of your hands, he let you go and turned to his food. That was your cue to leave and you left silently so you could move on with the trays. The next room that you were going to see was Stu and Billy. This time, you saw both of them at the window and when they saw you, they smiled and stepped back to allow you to come in. Once inside, they took the trays of food from you, placed them down, and went right back to you, snatching you up.

"I'm so happy to see you! Do you know how much of a badass you are?" That was Stu who said that to you and Billy chimed in.

"They better not be stupid enough to get rid of you. We will not allow it. You make us better. You make me feel better." Billy had a certain look on his face but, it disappeared behind a veil when he looked at you. "They cannot get rid of you. It would not be good for them." That was a barely concealed threat and you put your hand on his chest, which seemed to calm him down immediately. You figured out a while ago that with him, Stu, and Danny, you had to be more physically touchy than with the others to get them to calm down. 

"I promise I will not go anywhere." There seemed to be enough to appease him. 

"Well, I better let you get going to the others. We wouldn't want to hold you up. We'll see you at dinner." Stu had said this and you agreed. You wave to both of them and exited their rooms making your way down the hallway to where Danny was. You knew he had heard your rolling cart, so you opened the door without knocking and smiled at him. He was standing in the middle of the room with his arms wide open.

"Fuck the food, you know the drill." You hurriedly placed his tray on the table and ran at him, giggling when he picked you up and spun you around. "I missed you so much, princess! You were amazing for what you did to that alien fuck! I could almost kiss you." He set you down on your feet and you threw your head back with laughter, missing the way his throat bobbed and he twitched with the urge to pull you back into him. 

"You're sweet, Danny. I needed that I needed that hug as well." The two of you talked for a couple more minutes before you left him to his own devices to continue handing out the food. You were halfway done and wanted to return to your quarters and relax before handing out dinner. The next ones you're going to see were the Legion and you heard how rambunctious they were being before even opening the door. You unlocked and opened the door first and then grabbed their four trays.

"Look what the cat dragged in." That was Frank that ever so smart-mouthed one. Despite how comfortable they were, Joey and Julie still didn't like to talk much. It was mostly Frank and Susie, who spoke with you and Susie was like a little sister to you. You placed their trays down and walked towards the door. 

"I am not being dismissive of you guys, but I do have other trays I need to hand out and return this cart to the front so I could have some me time. I promise to stay a little longer during dinner." You were out of there as quick as you came and you realized that you might do that for the rest of them, but they'll forgive you. The next person you were gonna see was Amanda and you already knew she wasn't going to want to talk to you. You made it to her room, unlocked her door, entered with her tray, and placed it at the desk that she was sitting at, just staring off into space. You smiled at her and went to move, but jumped when she grabbed your arm in a vice grip.

" I don't hate you." Well, you kind of figured she didn't hate you, but you are unsure if she liked you or if she just tolerated you. "I guess you're nice." Well, that answered your question. 

"Thank you, I like you." Nothing else was said as she let go of your arm so you could continue handing out lunch to the rest of them. You didn't have to go to Hannibal since he foregone lunch but you did stop by his door and waved at him. You stopped by Anna and the interaction was similar to Amanda. She wasn't in the mood to talk but you told her that you would come by dinner and talk to her for a minute if she didn't mind. She simply grunted, which you took as an affirmative. The next room you went to was Evan, and he didn't have his mask on so you were able to see his face.

"I know I am ugly but you do not have to stare so hard." You blinked, bringing him his tray without breaking eye contact, and placed it down gently on his bed where he was.

"I do not think that you are ugly. It's just been a very long time since I've seen your face so I want to take it in while I can." He allowed you to look at him for one more minute before he shifted. with uncomfortability and you smiled at him gratefully. "Thank you for allowing me to look at you. I will see you at dinner. Enjoy your lunch." He said nothing, but he did watch you as you walked out of his room and he continued to look at the door even though you had moved on to the next person. The next person that you went to was Philip and he was sitting at his desk writing and turned around when you entered to greet you.

"I was beginning to think that I wasn't going to get lunch today." You smiled sheepishly because you knew that you were taking a little longer than you were supposed to. You couldn't help it, though. You enjoyed the one-on-one without anyone else staring, including the guards and other doctors and nurses.

"I am sorry about that. I was taking advantage of being able to see you guys one-on-one instead of in a giant group setting like the cafeteria or the activities." He nodded his head in understanding and waved to you when you exited his room. You moved on to Bubba hearing him squeal from the doorway. When you opened his door, he was already standing there, and with swiftness and gentleness, he took the tray from you, placed it down on the side table, and then picked you up in a tight hug. He was humming while swinging you back and forth with your feet off the ground like a rag doll. "It's good to see you too, Bubba." After a few more seconds, he placed you down on your feet, patted your head, and ushered you out of the room. Even though he didn't talk, he knew that you were in a slight rush to finish handing out the lunches, so he didn't want to take up any more of your time. He was smarter than he was given credit. The next person you want to was Brahms and he perked up when you opened his door

"Ms Y/N! I am so happy to see you. Let me grab that from you." He grabbed the tray from you and placed it down on his table. He turned to face you and grabbed both your hands in one of his. That's when you realized just how large of a man he was. "I know that you are busy and I am so happy that you can come and see me, even if it is just to give me my lunch. I will not hold up any more of your time because I know you are in a hurry. However, For dinner, will you be able to stay with me for a few minutes to talk? I love listening to you."  This was the first time that you heard him talk so much in one go. He wasn't a talker.

"Of course, I will spend some time with you later on during dinner. I enjoy your company as well." You had three more people to see and you were glad that Pyra was the last one because you knew he wasn't going to allow you to come out of there quickly and in a hurry. You managed to hit Albert pretty quickly because he still wasn't comfortable with you or anyone else since he was one of the newer ones. Ji-Woon did the same thing that Albert did. However, Albert didn't make eye contact with you or even look in your direction Ji-Woon did the opposite. All he did was just stare at you, contemplating and continuing to stare at you until you left his room. You took a breath and made it to your last, but not the least. You had his tree that was a little bigger than the others, thankfully. And when you entered, he didn't move at all, even though he knew you were in there. You walked silently to where he was sitting and placed the tray on the table next to the bed.

"Y/N." If you were holding the tray, it would have gone flying across the room. You turned to him and he brought his arm out for a hug. You went right in for it and he hugged you with one arm for a couple of minutes The two of you were enjoying each other's space and listened to each other's heartbeat. He finally let you go and you rubbed your hand up and down his arm before separating from him. 

"I'm going to see you during dinner Pyra." Once you left his room, you. went running down the hallways with the cart, not even caring that they all heard you zooming by. You wanted to make it to your room and relax. You dropped the cart off by the designated area and made your way to your room locking it behind you and stripping right there, choosing to stay on your undergarments. You went to heat your lunch and sat on your bed excited to just relax for the next couple of hours.

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Hey guy's! Let me know what you think and I made this chapter longer than usual. Enjoy!