Temporary Friends (A FNAF Story)

25: answering machine

(tw; panic attacks.)

~1 month later~
michael pov

i slid down my door and sighed. the phone was getting calls every day now, i don't answer, assuming it's dads prison phone call. and scott kept tormenting me everyday.

today, he called again. dad, that is. the phones ringing still.

i inhaled sharply and grabbed at the roots of my hair. i started to pull on them harshly, muttering small curses from the pain. i closed my eyes tightly and let out a loud, and long, scream.

no one was home but me. the phone stopped ringing, causing me to stop screaming and close my mouth. i calmed down a lot and walked to the answering machine. there were a few messages. i skipped through the ones that had my dad's voice, and i got to one from tyler.

"hey, this is uhh for mike. wanna hang out today?" the recording was from 5 minutes ago, which is right before dad called me.

i chuckled softly and wiped my eyes

i called the number back quickly.

"is this michael? oo i hope it is. *cough* wanna take me up on my offer?" he asked

"yes, dear." i laughed. i stood up and went into the kitchen, splashing my face with water. i walked back to my room and grabbed my walkman and headphones. i placed the headphones over my ear and pressed play on my music.

-

once i got to tyler's house, i knocked on his door.

the door opened to reveal his mom

"who- oh! hello, michael! it's been a while." she chuckled, letting me in.

"tyler's in his room." his mom smiled, patting my back. i ran up to tyler's room and opened the door.

"mikey!" tyler smiled, running and pulling me into a tight hug. he pushed me onto his bed and we lay there for a moment.

"it's good to see you, tyler." i sighed, laying on his chest.

"how's your life been, mikey?" tyler kissed my cheek softly

"it's been better, but i can't find anything too wrong with it." i sighed, burying my face into his neck.

-

i stayed at tyler's house for a while, just sitting on his bed and talking with him.

it was nice, i felt loved. he was so warm, and i felt safe in his arms

"i love you, ty..." i smiled

"i love you too, mike." he smiled back, pulling me up so he could kiss me.

i knew i was safe with him. he'd never hurt me.

"wanna go to freddys?" tyler looked at me, his stupid cheeky smile on his face.

"fine, let's go." i nodded. i grabbed my shoes and stole a random one of tyler's hoodie.

"seriously, mike?" tyler smirked, watching me pull his hoodie over my head

"what?" i smiled

"thief." he laughed, grabbing my hand and pulling me out of his room

we walked over to freddys and walked into the building.

"this is where we met~" tyler smiled, gripping my hand.

"no, we met at the diner downtown, this is where we started dating." i corrected.

"speaking of..wanna recreate that moment?" tyler asked, playing with the ring on my finger.

"why wouldn't i?" i laughed softly, handing him the ring. we walked to the bathroom, and basically re-enacted that entire scene. he gives me the ring, i say it's beautiful, he shows me his matching one, and we make out. it was nice.

i pulled away from our kiss and smiled, tyler doing the same.

"wanna go meet henry's new co-owner?" i asked tyler, holding out my hand.

"sure." he nodded, grabbing my hand. we walked over to the employees-only section and went into henry and the new owner's office.

"ello." i waved

"hey, mikes." henry waved back

"hello." the other owner said

"oh, this is steven stevenson, he's my new co-owner. he also trains the night guards." henry smiled. the other guy nodded and straightened his tie.

i grabbed a pen from henry's desk and a piece of paper,  sat down, and started drawing.

after a few hours, henry stood up and grabbed his car keys off of the desk.

"i'm done with work for the day, do you two want me to drop you off at your house?" henry asked, looking at tyler and i. mainly tyler. we both nodded and stood up.

we got to tyler's house and bolted to his room. i took off my shoes and jeans, leaving me in only my t-shirt and boxers, and started to raid tyler's closet for pajamas. i grabbed a shirt and sweatpants from his closet and put them on.

i jumped on his bed, and he followed suit.

"goodnight, mikey." tyler kissed my head

"good night, tyler." i smiled

-

??? pov

i stared at my handy work. the bars of my cell window bent, as if someone pried them open. because someone did. i did.

"nice work, afton...nice work," i smirked. i unzipped the orange jumpsuit and threw it on the ground, and started running to my house.

i got to the house and smiled. it's good to be back. i forced the door open and went inside.