Chapter 23

                                    

                                          
Y/n's pov
It was about midday when I woke up again. My plan worked.
He looked down at me when I was rubbing my eyes. I squinted at him before getting up.
"So you wanted to lay on me?"
"Huh? No..." He stared at me for a little before chuckling.
"I can tell you're lying."
"... Whatever. I'm caught." I started to walk over to his room when I felt him grab my arm gently. I turned to look and he pulled me back down to sit on his leg. 
"You were quick to get up. What's the rush?"
"Nothing. I just wanted to take a shower."
He leaned in and I smiled as he turned into Steven. I knew he wanted some type of contact so I pecked his nose. He returned it and pulled me closer to bring me into a deep kiss. 
For how cold it was, he was warm. My arms naturally wrapped around his neck when I felt him start to pull away. It helped and he stayed put for a few more seconds. 
We pulled away and he started stroking my back.
"Can I go now?"
"Sure. Why not?" 
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I felt his room when I had to charge my phone. He was still in the same spot doing work when I passed by his office. Slender didn't see me and I decided to go downstairs since I saw he had pop-tarts for me to snack on. 
I put them in the toaster and waited as they turned nice and crispy. 
I heard heavy steps coming down the steps and assumed it was slender, but it wasn't. It was this brunette boy who had a ton of equipment on him. Scary.
I saw him glance at me through his orange glasses so I flashed a friendly smile. He slightly waved back and seemed to rush out of the house. 
My food finished so I put it on a plate and went back upstairs.  I entered his office and stood there, watching him from a distance for a bit. 
"Stop staring at me like that."
"You want a pop-tart?"
"No thanks. Have you seen a brown-haired boy with a mask and orange glasses?"
"Oh yeah. Why?"
"What was he doing?"
"Uhh... I don't know. He was just going outside though."
"Okay. Stay here for a minute." He disappeared right in front of me and I took that time to sit in his huge chair. My arms barely reached the armrests and I could basically lay in it.
Steven came back and smiled at me. I smiled back and he nearly tossed me off of his chair.
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"Slender."
"What, Y/n..."
"You want to go to the Winter festival with me?" I leaned against his chair and waited for his answer as he finished a sentence he was typing. 
"I can't. I have a meeting in an hour."
"Then come hang out with me for an hour."
"I would if I could, Y/n. but I told Toby you could go with him."
"Who's Toby?" He pressed a button on a pad he had on his desk. I watched it flash red before turning it off and a few seconds later, the same brunette came into the office.
"What is it?"
"Are you ready to go?"
"Slender, we don't have to go..." Slender shook his head and gestured for me to go with him. I got off of the chair and smiled at Toby again. He stared at me blankly
"You two have fun. I'll send you the money in a few." 
Without arguing, he left. I followed behind and we went into town to see others at the festival already. 
The first hour was awkward. We always took turns saying that "we could go to what you want." But after that, we just went wherever. He seemed to build some confidence around me as he laughed more and actually tried in the games. 
We decided to stop for food. We sat on a bench near the fountain and ate with a few minutes of silence.
"Do you get out often?" I wiped my mouth and he smiled before shaking his head. 
"No one really wants to go anywhere with me. And I hate going out alone."
"Why so?"
"It's embarrassing... "
"Not if you get used to it. I used to be like you. Until I didn't have a choice but to go alone." He looked at me and it was probably the first time we made eye contact for more than a minute.
"What do you mean?"
"If you want to do something, you shouldn't depend on others to make the decision for you. It really damages you."
"... That's a little deep."
"It's the truth."
We sat in more silence.
"Wanna hang out Friday?" I laughed and he smiled again.
"Sure. Why Friday?"
"So I can spend some time with myself."
"Ohh... Awesome." He laughed and pointed behind some booths, into the forest. when I looked, Slender was standing there before he disappeared. We giggled and went to continue playing games.
When we got back to his home, we said our goodbyes as he raced upstairs. I went to Slender's office but he wasn't in there, nor in his room. He might not even be here so I could go to the comfort of my home.
But in all honesty, the bed I had here was a lot more comfortable than the one at home. 
I took a shower before going into my room. It was as dull and boring as ever but I couldn't ask for more. I laid down and tucked myself in, yet I wasn't really tired so I read a book. 
Time flew by like flies. When I turned the lamp off to go to sleep, I felt a large hand rub my back. It shrunk and gently slid off as somebody joined me.
That somebody was very obvious.