|⏃⋏⏁⊑⍀⍜⎅⊬⋏⟟⏃|Ranboo adoption au|

4. Home

Tw: burning tears, mentions of trauma, mentions of aquaphobia and past abuse
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Third Pov- 3 wks later

It was October 19, almost Halloween. Ranboo knew this information because the phone Puffy gave them had a calendar; the entire time they spent locked in their room was to figure out how to use it. Now they had apps downloaded like Spotify. They regularly listened to music they found enjoying plus some soft piano.

While they were in there, they also got used to what the family did at all times and found out a somewhat daily schedule. Ranboo distinguished their footsteps from each other enough to know when it was a different person. In the morning on weekdays(?) Ranboo heard lightish stomps rushing out the door, who they assumed was Tommy because of the shouting. Heavier footsteps were always heard 30-40 minutes after, though they sounded calmer than Tommy's(?) in a way. Ranboo soon concluded those were Wilbur's. The lightest of footsteps were heard at 8(?idk) who Ranboo knew was Phil's since he always knocked on Ranboo's door, bringing breakfast. Even if Ranboo barely ate it, they enjoyed the effort. Then, they figured the only time the house was quiet was on weekends or Saturdays and Sundays to Ranboo.

Today(tuesday) started normally before the entire family (well to ranboo the entire family) left altogether at 7 am leaving them supposedly alone. While they did want to run away after having figured out a plan, they didn't want to leave in broad daylight. After a while of contemplating their decision, they decided since they were alone they would take a shower, as nobody would hear their cries from the water burning them. Thankfully though the bathroom was next to their room in case the family returned earlier than planned.

Ranboo prepared some clothing from their luggage then left for the bathroom. When they were there, they were terrified beyond expectations. The water had been running for a good 10 minutes now and Ranboo still hadn't gone in. I mean why would they, they were beyond afraid. Any type of water hurts them and people have used that against them. Before they were gonna quit they quickly jumped in, instantly feeling the burns forming on their entire body.

No matter how hard they tried, their whimpers and screams of anguish and pain were let out. Their body was emitting steam from the moment it came in contact with the water. Ranboo hadn't felt this pain in a while, forgetting the despicable feeling. Ranboo hated taking showers. When they finished and got out, they carefully put a towel on. It was then they realized that they were bleeding from a reopened scar on their arm. Their purple blood was oozing out slowly, dripping onto the towel. Ranboo rushed to their room, to use wraps and bandages so Phil wouldn't find out.

Ranboo knew that the medical supplies were in the smaller luggage, so it wasn't particularly hard finding bandages, and ointment. After they applied the ointment for the burns on their body, they sat on a chair for a while. Ranboo was thinking about what to do before they started recalling the past few days. Every time Phil came in he only ever left food, greeted Ranboo, took the dishes, said good night, and left. To Ranboo it seemed he didn't want to cross boundaries. Ranboo wasn't bothered about what the old man did anymore even if it was to hurt them. Ranboo had dealt with such pain so they were okay with it.

Before Ranboo could think more though, they heard a slight "ding". After looking for the noise for a while, they soon realized that it was from their phone. Ranboo looked at the phone for a while before finally checking it, finding an unknown notification. They hadn't gotten a notification from it other than the battery, so this quite befuddled them. The notification was a message, from an unknown number? All the message read was, "hi Ranboo, how are you?".
Ranboo was creeped out by this, not only were they texting Ranboo but they knew their(ranboo) name. While ranboo did want to ignore the mysterious person, another text came through. " Ranboo, this is Puffy by the way. I forgot to save my contact on your phone 😅"
Instantly Ranboo grabbed the phone to message her back. Ranboo felt so happy that they could talk to her again, even if it wasn't in real life.
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Hi, puffy!
Oh I thought
you wouldn't reply
I'll always reply
to you Puffy
Thank you
Ranboo, how
are you anyway?
I'm okay I
guess but I miss
Michael so much.
How is he Puffy?
He's missed
you just as much, won't
leave his room often
Is he safe? Does
he eat, oh XD please tell me he eats.
He eats just as
much as he did when
you were here ranboo,
don't worry. He is safe
too and is always with
me. He cries for you quite a lot too.
I cry for him too I
wish I was still with him most of the time. Puffy I cry at night so much, I have so many scars now.
Don't worry though I put ointment and they're healing.
Ranboo are you
okay? Please
answer me, honestly.
I just...I really miss home, Puffy. This family isn't home to me, Michael is. You and I both know I'll never be happy unless I'm with him. Please Puffy, take me back.
Ranboo, you
know I can't the family
has to and no matter
how hard you try I know
Phil won't do that.
Just try it.
Fine, but don't expect me to try that hard though. Can you at least tell Michael I miss him and check on the pets? Please.
I will just don't do anything you might regret
Okay and thank you for everything I know I'm not the easiest to care for.
You're welcome,
ranboo take care.
You too take care, Good Bye Puffy
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After sending the last message Ranboo put down the phone and wiped the rest of their tears. During the entire conversation, they ended up crying silently to themselves. The only thing that made them smile was even talking to Puffy and knowing that Michael was okay, other than him crying a lot. Before Ranboo put down the phone, they changed Puffy's contact from "Unknown Number" to
"Captain Puffy🐑"
Ranboo left their room soon after they felt famished. They didn't even put on any ointment before leaving because of their hunger. They hadn't quite eaten a lot the past few weeks and it started taking its toll yesterday. While walking down the stairs they thought of the different foods they could make after assessing what ingredients the family might've had from all the food Phil brought them. When ranboo arrived at the bottom of the stairs they meandered to the kitchen. Ranboo quickly skimmed through all the cabinets, the fridge, and the food pantry. (after pick locking the lock obviously). After pondering for a long time, they finally chose to make steak with a side of bacon wrapped asparagus(i really love asparagus so that's why I included it), since they were more carnivorous being an enderman hybrid. Yes enderman love grass blocks but they mostly eat meat in the wild.
(Pov Ranboo)

So I quickly prepped the ingredients that included some beef, seasoning, asparagus, etc. While I started buttering up the pan to cook I let the meat sit in the sink under hot water to thaw. While this was happening I wrapped 3-6 asparagus (I did this 3 times)in bacon and put an inch of butter into the pan. I put my three wraps into the pan letting them sit for a while. Then I put the meat on a tray to start seasoning it. The preheated oven bell then dinged signaling it was ready to cook. After I put the steak in I flipped the asparagus so it wouldn't burn. While I waited I decided on drying a plate for the food and decided to look for some steak sauce. After the asparagus was finished all I had to do was wait for the steak which wouldn't be too long.

The oven dung a few minutes later and after checking with a food thermometer it was ready. I cut two slices of the steak and got two asparagus wraps for myself. Before deciding to leave I set up one plate with the last asparagus wrap and a slice of the steak. When I got my plate to leave the kitchen I heard an "HEH?!" from behind.
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This is the chapter I worked on during the break. It was supposed to be longer but I decided "hey why not make my first cliffhanger!" I put first person pov to experiment a bit more with it. Also, I might've messed a few things up so it might be different. Anyway who do you guys think is with Ranboo. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter(?)also, I'm probably not going to write this out even if it's an important part of ranboos character but they do have memory loss, and check the memory book every morning and write every night. I just don't feel like writing something that's probably already known to you, sorry if that upsets you.
Have a good day or night, Goodbye!
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