Today or Tomorrow, But never Later. (Eyeless Jack x Ticci Toby)

Ch. 6

With the plate firmly in hand, Eyeless moved past the living room, main lounge, and finally to the old lounge. As expected, Toby was there. As unexpected, Ben Drowned was chasing him around. The odd thing about this whole situation was the fact that Toby wasn't screaming, at all. He was just running, with a large lead, regardless of the tics that caused him to stammer too.

"Ben.", Jack didn't want to sound angered, but the nature of his voice didn't help. "Please leave so Toby can eat." The green boy glitched upon his name being called so sternly, not even the head master would use a tone like Jack's.

With Ben gone Eyeless set the plate on the coffee table, waiting for Toby to stop panting. "So, I wrote the list, as I said I would. I'll let you pick what to do first.", Toby hummed in response, shaking off the exhaustion.

Toby's POV
Jack lead me through the maze of staircases to this antique looking room with one couch, two recliners, a coffee table, two side tables, a large bookcase, and an open fireplace. I sat on the couch then realized Eyeless had left.

This isn't so bad, the noise from down the hall became dead silent for some reason. The silence didn't last long due to my neck cracking oddly with a tic. That seemed to attract some unwanted attention.

A phantom like boy, wearing a green tunic and pointed hat with blood red tears streaming down his face from his black and red eyes, slowly entered the room laughing in a dark way.

I immediately sprung up in a defensive position, he was floating just above the floor, yet he was rather short. Easy fight if I knew how he fights, the Link look-a-like crept closer not seeming to rush.

At such a close range, I noticed tiny green squares flickering off of him, they looked digital almost. Once in kicking range, I suppressed my tics allowing me to stand properly on one leg, then I delivered a strong kick to his stomach.
My foot went through him! Plan B. RUN!
Regaining my balance, I bolted behind the recliner farthest away. Quickly glancing back to see the distance between the blonde ghost and I, he was now chasing me at a rapid pace.

Thankfully not even a minute later, the familiar raspy voice of Jack rang out, "Ben. Please leave so Toby can eat." The glitched ghost immediately faded in a flurry of blue, black, and red pixels.

With the danger gone I finally let myself breath, panting as Eyeless set a plate of breakfast foods on the large table. He proceeded to speak, "So, I wrote a list, as I said I would. I'll let you pick what to do first.", I hummed in agreement, curious about this said list.

Moving to the couch, I sat and observed the food. A familiar sense of deja vu struck me as I rounded up my sleeves, then grabbed the pancake that lay under a strip of bacon. Knowing full well, I paused before taking off the mouthguard, looking over to Jack, "Do you m-mind looking away, p-please?" The tall male nodded, briskly moving to a recliner and sat with his back facing me. I sighed in relief only for a tic to follow, causing my left arm to jet forward for a split second.

After I finished eating what I could stomach, I positioned my mouthguard properly then glanced at Eyeless. He seemed to be off in his own world, so I picked up the piece of paper he placed next to the plate, and viewed my options.

- tour mansion
- tour training grounds
- meet all residents
- meet Head Master

Seemed easy enough, hopefully all goes smoothly.

Thanks for reading too! :)

Codey.