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☆ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ☆

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀs ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ sʜɪɴɪɴɢ, ʙᴀʀʙᴀᴛᴏs ᴀ ʙᴜᴛʟᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴏʀ, ʙᴀʀʙᴀᴛᴏs ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴀɪᴅ "ᴍʏ ʟᴏʀᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ" ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇᴅ, sᴏ ʙᴀʀʙᴀᴛᴏs ǫᴜɪᴇᴛʟʏ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏɴ ʙᴇᴅ, ʙᴀʀʙᴀᴛᴏs sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ "ᴍʏ ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ, ɪᴛs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ, ʏᴏᴜ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀssɪɢɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʟᴏʀᴅ ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ" ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ʙᴀʀʙᴀᴛᴏs ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ 'ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ' ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ "10 ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs"
ʙᴀʀʙᴀʀᴛᴏs ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀɪᴅ "ᴍʏ ʟᴏʀᴅ ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ғᴜʀɪᴏᴜs ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ"
ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ʏᴀᴡɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʜɪs ʙᴜᴛʟᴇʀ sᴍɪʟɪɴɢ, ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀɪᴅ "ᴀʜʜ ʙᴀʀʙs ʏᴏᴜ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ"
ʙᴀʀʙᴀᴛᴏs ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀɪᴅ "ᴍʏ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴇ ᴍʏ ʟɪᴇɢᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ ʜᴀs ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ" ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴀʀʙᴀᴛᴏs sᴀʏɪɴɢ "ʏᴇs ʏᴇs ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ" ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴡᴇᴅ, ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴs ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ᴀs ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ʜɪs ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʜɪs ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ, ᴀs ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ/ᴍᴀɴsɪᴏɴ ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ sᴀᴛᴀɴ sɴᴜɢɢʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴄʜ/sᴏғᴀ.
*ᴛᴄʜ ʟᴏᴠᴇʙɪʀᴅs* ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴄᴏғғᴇᴅ, ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ's ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ/ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ,
"ʜᴇʏ ʟᴜᴄɪ ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ?"
ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ
"ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ɪ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ" ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ sᴄᴏʟᴅᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ sᴛᴀᴍᴍᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ 'sᴏʀʀʏ' ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴜᴘ,
"ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ" ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ sᴘᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴋ
"ʙᴜᴛ ʟᴜᴄɪ-" ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀᴅ ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴɪsʜ ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴜʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ "ɴᴏ ʙᴜᴛs ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ" ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ sᴀɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴋ, ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀɪᴅ "ғɪɴᴇ", " ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's " ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs, ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ, ᴏᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴏsɪɴɢ ɪᴛ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ's ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ
"ʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ, ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ғᴀᴄᴇ?" ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ "ʟᴜᴄɪғᴇʀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅɪɴɢ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ" ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, "ᴏʜ ʏᴇᴀʜ sᴀᴛᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ sɪᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ" ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ.ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs, ᴀs sʜᴏᴜᴛᴇᴅ "ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ?!", ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴀsʜɪᴇʀᴀ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ, " ᴡᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ " ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ "ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ" ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ʜɪs ʀᴏᴏᴍ, 'ɢᴏᴏᴅɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴏɴ' ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏʏғʀɪᴇɴᴅ