Arson Detective // Various x Reader

Relentless

Chapter 26

I stand and stare intensely at the empty chair that was previously filled by Darryl, who will now go by the name suspect 776.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

The sudden outburst of noise startled me, I looked towards the door and took in a couple of breaths before answering.

"Thank you!" Tubbo calls out as another voice mumbles back. "Mister Soot!"

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

Where did this kid's brain go? I swear, his brain shrinks and grows at the same time. "It's open! These doors don't have locks!"

Tubbo swung the door open with his foot, he was carrying a box filled with papers. "Wil! I got the papers you asked for!"

I furrow my eyebrows and pull out a random packet. "Wh- What? When, exactly, did I ask for these?" I study the package I picked, my eyes widening slightly. "Wait- didn't I ask for these papers hours ago?"

The boy chuckles nervously. "You may or may not have asked for these hours prior.. but whatever! They're here now!"

I groan and throw the paper back on top of the box. "It's much too late now, Tubs."

"I'll have to disagree!" Tubbo protests. "Knowledge is knowledge! I'm not saying this for my own benefit, it's the actual truth! You, of all people, should know this already."

Before I argue back, I study this Tubbo fellow. "..Have we met before? You're giving off a feeling that I've met you already," The boy shakes his head slowly. I tap my chin and return to my previous posture. "Sorry, that was uncalled for. But yes, you have a point. I should know better."

Tubbo picks up the box again. "Welp! Now that you've come to your senses, I'll just leave this here!" He drops it onto a mini table beside the couch. "Do you mind giving me a tour of this building by the way? Earlier I barged into the wrong room, it was the one next door, and it was really embarrassing.." The boy buries his red face into his hands. "I harassed this innocent-looking man too! Mmmm... today just isn't my day."

I place a gentle hand onto his shoulder, chuckling lightly. "No problem, I'll give you a tour. We were in a bit of a hurry, it was weird of Techno to ask someone so new to a risky situation. Apologies. Hopefully this tour will be able to make up for my attitude, I promise I'm not actually like this-"

BAM!!

"WILBUR SOOT." Minx yells.

Instantly, I pulled Tubbo behind me. I sighed with relief seeing that it was only Minx in the doorway.

Wait, she's.. mad. What for?

The realization hit me like a truck. The memory of me ditching Y/N came to mind, making me incredibly anxious. "M- Minx..?"

The lady leaves the door open and grabs my coat collar roughly. "So it is true! You bitch! You dick! You absolute dick! What the fuck is wrong with you?! Ditching Y/N, the most perfect person in the world, for work?!" Minx lifts up her fist but soon lowers it down. "..I hate to admit it but, I need to thank you."

I look at Tubbo, who whispered, "You said that you aren't like this?"

"Uhm.." I stutter, ignoring Tubbo. "May I ask what you need to thank me for exactly? I'm pretty sure I deserve a punch to the face."

The threatening lady let's me go and scoffs. "Who said I wouldn't?!" She flung a fake punch my way, making me flinch. "Damn, you're such a pussy. We need to thank you for helping us find suspect 0192 and his partner."

Fixing my posture, I respond, "You're.. thanking.. me?" She nods. "For ditching Y/N?"

Minx stops her obnoxious nodding. "NO." She takes a moment to rethink. "N- No..?"

I chuckle. "I know what you're feeling right now. Probably disbelief or something like that."

"Don't you mean denial?" Tubbo speaks from behind me.

"Yes! Denial," Minx admits, then looks at the boy. "Oh hey! It's you! You're the guy that barged into our room earlier!"

Tubbo's eyes darts around the room when he suddenly points upwards. "Woah! Look at that! It says gullible on the ceiling!"

Minx and I look up, but immediately snap back. The lady snatches the boy's arm before he could sneak out. He cursed under his breath. "I'm not letting you go until you introduce yourself properly."

Tubbo wiggles out of Minx's grasp and sits down on the couch. "Uh, okay.. My name is Tubbo! Tubbo Smith! It's good to meet you miss..?"

"Minx," She shakes the boy's outstretched hand. "Minx Bec. How old are you?"

"I'm eighteen, what about you?" Tubbo covers his mouth. "Oh- Uh- Sorry! My mom always told me to never ask a lady their age! I'm so sorry, my apologies."

Minx laughs at his apology, I snicker at their whole interaction. "It's completely fine! I'm twenty-four years young. You know what?" She pauses. "You're actually a cool kid when you don't talk like how Eminem raps."

Tubbo slouches. "S- Sorry.. My sister tells me that I need to shut up a lot. I can't read well, so when it comes to talking I get excited. When I'm excited I get really energetic- wait, sorry again. I don't know how having dyslexia has anything to do with speaking."

"All good, don't worry about it."

I was starting to get thirsty, so I barged into their conversation. "Do you guys mind reserving this room? I'm a little parched." I cough, and they nod.

Phew, I'm glad Minx took a liking to Tubster. I've never heard Tubbo so calm and collected, despite the fact that I just met him today.

As I closed the office door, I heard Y/N's voice. "Is there anything else you want to say to me?" Her voice made me melt but remembered our last interaction, which was in the restaurant. God, I need to make it up to her somehow.

"I think I like you, Y/N.." Nick's voice interrupts my thoughts.

What.

"If you get attached to someone.. for example, if you have feelings for someone, or something for some weird reason, then uhm.." The doctor's eyebrows frown. "What I'm saying is, don't get too attached to someone or something. If you do then, you'll go off like a ticking time bomb. In other words, you're going to go insane. Which is why I suggest you stop all contact with as many things and/or people as soon as possible."

"Huh.." I crossed my arms and leaned back down. "What a coincidence. I just broke up with my girlfriend, so I won't be looking for a relationship anytime soon."

Doctor Trayorous shakes his head. "What I'm asking from you is not an easy task. You will fall for another person eventually. Okay, let me rephrase what I said earlier. You can get attached to anything, but if you're obsessed with that person or thing and you lose it," He pauses. "That's when you'll go insane."

What did he just say?

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I just wanted to add Wilbur's insane persona, similar to him when he was in Pogtopia y'know what I mean? ;>