I See You (YB x Reader)

Chapter Seven

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"Go away! I'll... I'll call the cops!" I yelled out. Silence then plagued the room. I sat in the ever so quiet area before a peal of booming laughter echoed throughout the building. Out of complete fear, I quickly jumped onto Tk's bed and tossed the comforter over me. I held my body close to me and repeated a cry for help in my own thoughts.

"Y/n?..." a faint voice called. No, no I just wanted to be left alone! Why was he tormenting me like this? God, I just wish he would end it-

"Y/n!" Tk's voice rang. Their words were shaky and filled with worry for me. I threw the covers off of me and stared deep into their intense-looking eyes. Emotions overwhelmed my psyche and tears began to flow down my puffed-up cheeks. Before I knew it, my arms were tightly enclosed around Tk. "Hey, it's okay." They reassured.

While they didn't want to upset me, they were also afraid of what might've happened while they were away. They slowly began to ask what made me so scared and, reluctantly, I informed them. "I'm not really sure. There was banging, and then I got a message on my phone, and then a loud laugh kept ringing in my ears." I said, tightening my grip around them.

They sighed. "I shouldn't have left. Maybe, it was paranoia getting the best of you?" No, no that can't be. I remember it all too vividly, but there was no way for Tk to know that, unless...

I picked my phone up and scrolled through my notifications. Gone. As if the message I received earlier was just a mere figment of my imagination. "No, I swear I saw it! It was all too real to have been fake." I scrambled. Tk held me closer to them. "Sometimes when people get scared, they often start experiencing or feeling things that might not be there. Not saying that you're hallucinating or anything drastic like that, but just to calm your nerves a little more I guess. I won't let anything get to you."

Even though I was certain that what happened was indeed real, I decided to suck up my pride and listen to what Tk had to say. The looming fear, however, about what that man said to me earlier was still lingering deep in the depths of my soul.

"Here, I'm sure you're hungry. It's been a long day, huh? Dig in!" They said, releasing me and motioning towards the pizza sitting on the coffee table. I sighed and slowly stood up from the bed. Tk walked with me towards the couch and sat me down. While I started to pull out a slice, they began putting on some television for us to watch. They didn't have many channels so, to play it safe, they just put on the first food network that they could find.

They plopped down next to me on the sofa and stared at the TV screen for a moment before helping themself to some food of their own. After a few minutes had passed, I finished my slice and looked over at Tk. They had already blasted through two slices and were going onto their third. Just how were they staying so skinny with all of that eating?

Tk noticed my looming gaze and chuckled. "Sorry, it's just stress can cause me to get a little more hungry than usual." A small smile crept onto my face at their remark. "No no, I was just surprised at how much you ate in such a short period of time. I've only been able to eat one slice so far."

We both laughed and Tk continued to talk to me about their eating habits growing up. "So, what is life like? Y'know, back where you live at?" They asked me. "Oh, I'm just a broke college student living with a super girly roommate. She can be a ditz but it's cute sometimes. It's funny, I used to crush hard for her, but those feelings have mostly faded. I don't know, it just didn't feel right crushing over my roommate."

Tk shifted in their seat. "Why do you say that? I think that if you have those feelings then it's better to feel them than let them fade away. Have you even told her how you felt?" I tried to look back at all the times me and Chrissy spent together. After thinking long and hard about it, never once do I think I ever even remotely expressed that kind of liking toward her.

"No, I don't think so. But I think it's for the best. Besides, we both have completely different goals in life. I wouldn't want her to change for me, nor would I want to do that either. So, I think it's best to stay friends."

"Spoken like a true forever-aloner." Tk laughed. "Hey! Okay, how many partners have you had, hm?" I questioned. Tk grew silent. They tried to play off as if they were deep in thought, but it wasn't hard to figure out that they really just had no clue what to say. "None." They chuckled. "I'm a computer program. I was designed to be the one who always yearned for that special someone, but to no avail." They looked down to the floor.

Ouch. I really felt like I touched a soft spot for him. "Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up something so fragile for you." "No no, don't worry about it! I've already come to terms with it." They said, rubbing the small of their neck. Their expression visibly was one of sadness, but they quickly tried to mask it.

"That's... Not fair. Why should you have to give all your love to someone who doesn't even give you the time of day?" I said, annoyance laced in my voice. It just didn't feel right. Tk didn't deserve to have all of this shit happen to them just for it to be in vain. "That's just how I was programmed. Your character always had the choice of what they wanted, but I've never been blessed enough to get my own happy ending."

"Y/n, the original Y/n, had always went for him, didn't they? They never stopped to stay with you? That's bullshit!" I practically yelled. Tk quickly hushed me as they didn't want to cause a disturbance with the neighbors. "You don't deserve that! I think you're a very amazing person and deserve to be loved and happy."

Before I knew it, I was practically face to face with Tk themself. They had a bright pink flush to their face as they stared deep into my passionate eyes. "You... You really mean that?" They asked. "Of course! You are worthy of love Tk, you just haven't been shown the love you need." I said, pulling myself a little closer to them. Any closer and our faces would have collided.

Tk's hand crept on top of mine as I looked down towards our now intertwined fingers. My face grew a bright red as I looked back up at them. I knew it was a bit sudden, and I barely even knew this person, but for some reason, at that moment, my lips crashed onto theirs. Tk's body tensed up at the sudden heat now applied to their lips. I held the kiss for just a second before pulling away and attempting to change the subject.

"Soooo, uh, I'm feeling a bit tired..." I said, looking away from the green-haired, blushing mess ahead of me. "O-oh! Right! um, you can take my bed for the night. I'll just sleep on the couch." I didn't like the idea of taking their whole bed and leaving them to sleep on the tin couch we were sitting on. "No, I'll take the couch. It's fine, I promise!"

Tk smiled. "You're right, it is fine, because you aren't going to sleep on the couch." They laughed. "Fine then, you're sleeping in the bed with me." I huffed. Tk's eyes widened at the remark. "With you!? But, that's so inappropriate... I'd feel so invading."

"Hey, I'm technically already invading your space, right? Either I sleep on the couch or we both sleep in your bed. Alright?" I said sternly enough for Tk to know that I wasn't playing around. They sighed and lifted themself up from their seat. They extended their hand out for me to grab and they then led us to the bed, motioning for me to make myself comfortable. I nuzzled into the blankets before Tk shut off all the lights. They lightly crawled onto the other side, attempting to avoid my touch as much as possible.

We laid in an awkward state for a quick minute before I grew tired of the tense nature we were laying in. I flopped over before pulling Tk towards me. They jumped slightly before questioning what I was doing. "Listen, I want you to sleep comfortably, okay? Just pretend I'm not even here." I said before turning back around to drift off to sleep. Tk warmly smiled before shutting their eyes to sleep. The kindness I had expressed to them today was almost more than they could handle and was much-needed stress taken off their shoulders.

A few hours into the night pass and I feel no more heat emanating from behind me. I toss over only to find Tk no longer beside me. I lifted myself up and looked towards the bathroom. No light was illuminating the room so I decided to get up and turn on the light. They were bound to be somewhere in the room. I flipped the light switch and, to my horror, there sat the last person I was hoping to see. "Hi, darling! I hope you don't mind my intrusion." He snickered to himself. What had he done to Tk?