The new survivor at Oletus Manor has sparked the attention of a certain Hunter. However relationships between survivors and hunters are strictly forbidden. How will they ever be together if so many forces want to pull them away from each other.
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I woke up back in the lobby with the rest of my teammates who where in the previous match.
"Hey Aesop, you took a while escaping did the photographer chase you round?" asked Emily
"Uh y...yeah something like that..." I mumbled
"Ah okie. Well you best get some rest you look a bit dazed, I'm pretty sure that was your only match for today so there's no need to wait around." Emily smiled as she walked into the living room with Helena.
"W...wait...!" I said reaching my hand out towards her
"Hmm? Is something wrong?" Emily turned around to face me
"N...no its nothing I just wondered what the name of the hunter we just went up against was..."
"Oh!" Emily stuttered "I'm sorry Aesop I wouldn't know, in fact I don't know any of the hunters names."
I looked down shyly as Emily seemed bothered by what I had asked.
"Why's that Aesop?" Emily asked tilting her head down towards me.
"Ah uh no reason... ill be going now..." I whispered
Then I hurried out of the lobby and up to my room, the photographers words swirling around my head and making me feel light headed. "please don't struggle Dear..." why couldn't I stop thinking about what he said. "Dear" that word had never seemed so confusing. Why did he say it? Does he say it to everyone, or just me? Why did he spare me? When I reached my room I dropped my case on the floor and threw myself onto my bed. Why cant I stop thinking about him. His hair. his kindness. His eyes. They bothered me the most, his eyes. Why did they look different from the other hunters, why were they full of so much sadness.
"Stop Aesop your insane, he's a hunter he was probably just trying to gain your trust for future matches..." I thought, getting up to have a shower and hoping that it would calm me down and bring me back to my senses.
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Josephs POV:
"Great work today joseph, more amazing wins, you really are the best hunter." Michiko smiled at me as she led me to the dining table.
"Thank you Michiko, you're too kind" I sighed as I sat down with the others at the table.
The routine was the same, I would finish the days matches and Michiko would congratulate me. Then we would all sit down to talk about something stupidly uninteresting, like how smiley hates the survivors, and then we'd all go back to our rooms and pass the time before another match started. This was the same boring routine I did everyday, nothing ever changed. Well besides that match with the new survivor today. That was the only interesting thing that happened.
"Helloooo....Earth to Joseph??" Michiko giggled as she waved her hand in front of my face.
"Joseph darling are you quite alright?" Mary asked standing next to Michiko "You fazed out as soon as you sat down, everyone has already finished and went back to their rooms."
Michiko and Mary looked at me with concerned eyes, they were like the mothers of the hunters and always tried to look out for us. However it gets quite annoying when you want to be by yourself because they are always randomly walking into our rooms to check on us.
"Oh I am very sorry, I must have been daydreaming..." I said, standing up and brushing dust of my coat "I'll be heading back to my room now, please excuse me."
"Do you want to take your food with you? You didn't eat anything?" Michiko called after me
"Thank you but I am fine, I don't feel hungry." I called back to her as I walked into my room and shut the door.
"Oh okay, get some rest."
"There's something off about him today." Mary said shaking her head and walking back to her room with Michiko
Laying down on my bed, I stared up at my ceiling and thought about what happened today. That embalmer... he seemed different from the rest. He didn't team up with the other survivors like all the other annoying ones do, he didn't even come to save them when they got chaired. I then remembered something and reached into my pocket, pulling out a photograph:
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I stared at it and remembered the point at when I took it:
"The embalmer stood staring at the coffin where he had just embalmed the doctor."
He looked so pleased with his work, he just radiated peacefulness. I haven't felt as calm as I did in that moment since before this game started. There was only one other person who gave me that feeling and he wasn't here anymore..
"Claude..." I thought as I felt my eyes fill up with water.
Warm, soft tears rolled down my cheeks as I remembered all the memories we made and how he could never come back. The only person who truly loved and cared for me had gone and no matter how hard I tried or how many times I won this stupid game I could never bring him back.
I... I'm sorry Claude... I'm so so sorry... I couldn't help you and because of that I can never see you again...
The endless tears streamed down my face as I held the photograph tight to my chest. Why did this embalmer remind me so much of Claude. I was meant to chair him but I let him escape, why... what's wrong with me...? But he made me feel something that wasn't hatred for once how could I possibly destroy that... Seeing him cry in pain after I hit him killed me. Yet what do I expect, I'm a hunter and a horrible person, all I ever do is hurt people, everyday all I ever do is hurt the survivors.
"I'm sorry Dear..."
I held on so tightly to the photograph, I never wanted to let it go. Tears continued to pour from my eyes as I finally drifted off to sleep.
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A/N: I'm really sorry at how short this chapter is >///< I'm not going to lie I was too busy crying over josephs backstory as I wrote this to concentrate on making it longer. Anyways i hope you enjoyed it :)
