The other side of the phone was silent "hello their Y/n indeed it has been a long time for what do I owe this pleasure?" he asked his deep voice still intimidating as always even over the phone "I just wanted to ask if a certain child could stay out a little longer after curfew he still has a curfew right?" I asked I heard a deep chuckle "still have your humor I see" he says I smile "of course I do" I replied he sighed we stayed silent for a few moments before he answered "you help him on his next assignment and he can stay out" Slender said I thought for a few minutes I could tell it was Slenders way of trying to get me and Toby to spend more time together "deal" I answered I could tell he was smiling on the other side of the phone by the sigh of relief he let out "great see you soon" he said hanging up I shook my head a little as a smile crossed my face I went back inside and handed Toby his phone "guess who gets to stay out longer and has a partner on his next mission" I stated a big childish grin much like Ethans crossed Tobys face "t-thats great" he said we sat down and continued eating dinner laughing and chatting away as if this was what we did every day it wasnt long until Ethan began to get sleepy so Toby picked him up "w-wheres his r-r-room?" he asked I walked with him down the hall and to a blue door with white bunnies painted on it I opened the door allowing Toby to enter he set Ethan down on his bed tucking him in before turning to leave "night buddy" I whispered as I shut the door Toby and I made our way back to the kitchen to clean up "so w-whos his dad" Toby asked I wanted to tell him the truth but couldnt so instead I made an excuse "someone that I was close to in the past" I didnt look away from the plate in my hands that I was washing Toby hummed "what about you? You find someone new?" I asked him my heart tightened at my own question I not going to lie part of me still loves him but the other part hates him for the pain he caused me he sighed before answering "n-no no one could ever replace you Y/n" he replied rubbing the back of his neck I stopped what I was doing "and clockwork? What was she a fling?" I asked I quickly regret it I could feel his eyes on me, but I didn't move I kept my eyes on the water in the sink "n-no that was a m-m-mistake. I did not. she..." he stopped himself he took a deep breath the air was tense around us "sorry its really none of my business Im-" I was interrupted I turned to face him he was a twitching mess "d-damn it. its n-n-not like th-that i-it d-didnt mean a-anything I s-swear" he shouted as he twitched "Toby quiet down you'll wake the kids" I said quietly he looked down before speaking "s-sorry its j-just it meant n-nothing to m-m-me" he said his voice cracked a little I sighed I was both happy and sad I set the plate in my hand down wiping my hands on the hand towel that was to my left I walked over to Toby he had his head down staring at the floor like a child that had just got scolded by there parents I lifted his face up to see tears in his eyes he sniffled he looked so childish I pulled him into a hug "hay its okay dont cry" I said with a quiet laugh he huffed "Im not c-crying" he said I laughed a little Toby has always been a terrible lair and he knows it to I felt his body began to shake I could tell he was crying now I tightened my grip on him slightly he might seem tough and annoying to others but to me hes nothing more then a sensitive child in an adults body thats one of the reasons why I love him "c-come home with me everyone m-misses you please?" he asked he pulled away from the hug looking deep into my eyes a sigh escaped me "I really want to but I-I cant" I whispered the rejected look in his eyes made me want to cry but I didnt "why not" he asked searching my eyes as if they had the answers he wanted so desperately to hear "I have a life here a home, a job, a family I cant just up and leave, go off the grid like I did ten years ago please understand Toby" I said it was beginning to get hard to hold the tears back "th-than take the k-kids with y-you" he said tears trailed down his cheeks "and do what teach my children how to kill? What kind of life is that for a child?" I asked him he seem taken back "you d-didnt have a p-p-problem with it" he said backing up from me "Toby that was different I was in a foster home with an abusive foster parent Ethan and Lilia don't have that they have something they could live for, something we couldn't" I snapped he took a deep breath "fine i-if you want t-to stay w-with that man t-that hits you than s-s-so be it b-but I think th-they would have a b-better future w-with people w-who wouldn't beat them. what y-you thought I-I didnt k-know about y-your new b-boyfriend?" he asked I gasped at his mention of Liam "how'd you know about that" I asked quietly I didn't look at him my eyes locked on the floor as if it was the first time I had seen it "I-I have my w-ways" he said the room fell silent I was lost in thought when the door slammed open and Liams voice rang out I looked up to see Toby had left I collapsed to the floor as silent tears trailed down my face I quickly wiped my eyes when Liam enter the room "who were you talking to?" he slurred obviously drunk "no one where have you been?" I snapped he eyed me suspiciously but I ignored it "the bar a friend dropped me off" he said in a daze "I'm going to sleep" I whispered standing up walking past him to our room I didnt bother changing clothes I just climbed into the bed and covered my self up and closed my eyes I wasnt asleep but I was remembering my past and how I met Toby and the others I was fifteen and It was a rainy Friday night I had just got home I stood in the hall way for a few minutes I was soaked to the bone in water from the rain I pulled my shoes off my sore feet along with my socks before walking down the dark hall the sound of thunder from outside screamed across the house. the water that dripped from my wet clothes made a quiet thud, as it formed a small puddle on the tile floor. I tiptoed down the hall my abusive foster dad was in the living room watching tv I quietly walked past the door way only to step on a lose floor planal making it wail out giving my presences away "where have you been" the man asked his rough voice was sharp like a knife "I-I was out" I said quietly he hummed standing up in his hand he held a heavy leathered belt "out huh? Come here" he said repeating my answer I stayed where I was "I said come here" he yelled with the shout of thunder following after I picked up my feet and slowly made my way to him "grab the chair" he said I was shaking but obeyed his order and grabbed the chair "do you know how late you are?" he asked I swallowed the lump in my throat "t-t-ten minutes" I answered "so it would seem" he said he pulled his arm back "you know what that means right? one slash for each minute you were late" he shouted slamming the belt on to my back as hard as he could this continued until I had ten long gashes bleeding down my back. I cried out in pain as the red liquid traveled down my back and onto the floor my legs felt weak as my back screamed out in agony the room was spinning "girls! Get in here and clean this up" he snapped as both fourteen year old Ruby and Jessica entered the room Ruby rolled her eyes and groaned but none the less began cleaning as Jessica helped me to our room to patch me up "what happened now your never out this late" Jessica asked me as she stitched me up "the work hours were longer than expected and on top of that the buses stopped running" I groaned out I flinched as she stabbed me with the needle trying to stich me up "sorry Y/n" she whispered once she was finished she wrapped a bandage around my back to the middle of my stomach I shook my head "its fine lets just go to sleep" I said quietly I let my self fall into the darkness to sleep only to be woken up a few hours later by the sound of the door opening I jumped when I felt something cold touch my neck my eyes shot open I expected it to be the old man but instead it was a boy with tangled brown hair and big orange goggles "w-who are you?" I asked he didnt answer he had a big mouth guard on covering his mouth he only tilted his head as if he was confused "you a-arent scared are y-you?" he asked twitching he backed up when I attempted to sit up notice I said attempted I fell back as pain shot through my back "you o-o-okay?" he asked I nodded "you sure stutter a lot" I whispered his face changed "I-Is it w-weird?" he asked I shook my head "no, no it reminds me of a friend of mine she used to stutter all the time" I said with a smile he nodded even though it was dark I see a light bit of pink cross his face he turned to leave but I spoke up "c-can you um t-take me with you please?" I asked he looked surprised "w-w-why would y-you ask m-me that?" he asked I looked down before speaking "I hate it here" I spoke quietly but loud enough for him to hear me he thought about it for a few minutes before nodding he reached his hand out to me which I gladly took he helped me stand up but because of my back I couldnt so he picked me up bridle style and we left the sound of the bed dropping behind me brought me back to reality I let out a sigh as I closed my eyes dreaming and reliving other memories I had with all my old friends and family.

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Here's Chapter 5 hope you liked it!

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Posted: 1-23-2021