" SCARECROW. " || Rust_010 x Reader

3 & 4(Yes you get a special two-chapter in one chapter)

[A/N: Y/F/N / YFN means Your Friend's Name]
[TW: Blood]
Rust looked at the rising sun in pure amazement. "Rust?" You nudged him a bit. He made a surprised squeak. "Yes??" He nervously smiled. "I'm not even gonna question what noise you just made.. Anyways, did you forget to close the door?" You pointed at the open door. "Oh!! Right.." He turned around and closed it, turning back once he was done. He gripped your hand again and started walking. You held on, following him. "I don't know why you like walks so much. You remind me of a dog.." You laughed. "Walks are.. calming. Plus all my friends start to get lonely without my presence.." He frowned. At least for probably once in his life. "Uhm.. What fr-" You were interrupted by a humanoid-looking blonde boy approaching you. Although, he wore completely nonsensical clothes that no normal person would wear. "Is he one of your friends..?" You whispered to Rust, in hopes that this weird boy wouldn't hear you. He nodded and petted the strange boy. His head turned 360 degrees in response. The same an owl would, a gut-wrenching smile on his face to top off how this man may not be as human as you originally thought he was. "Eughh.. well I'm never trusting people again.." You cringed. "Don't worry, these replicas of people are friendly!" Rust smiled, the scars on his mouth painfully being re-irritated. "If you say so.." You sighed. The replica took off suddenly. "Do.. they do that all the time?" You mumbled. "Yes, they normally run away.." Rust muttered back. "Rust? Can you promise me something?" You asked. "Sure, what is it, dear?" He tilted his head. Great, he's calling you pet names now.. How cheesy. "If my friend finds us, can you try to be nice to them?" You tightened your grip on his hand. He paused before smiling. "I will try." He leaned on your shoulder again. You're.. starting to think that your shoulder is some sort of comfort spot to him. "Uhm.. why do you like that spot so much..?" You asked. "It's just an instinct.." Rust mumbled. "Oh.. uh, ok.. I'm not willing to stop you anyway." You shrugged it off, not really caring that much. After a few minutes, you almost could get a glance at your friend as you passed the house. You quickly nudged Rust, getting him to stop walking. "You walked past my friend." You told him. He stood up straight and nodded, walking back a bit. Though, the look on his face seemed like he was.. jealous? Eh.. It was probably just your mind messing with you anyway. YFN ran towards you, seeming horribly worried. "Where the fuck were you, dude?? I was worried the whole night and-" They paused once they noticed Rust. "Uhm.. Y/N who the hell is that?" They backed up a bit. You sighed. "This is Rust. Rust, this is YFN." You hoped they would get along a bit more easily by introducing each other to one another. But, not so much.. As Rust hissed at them, putting you behind him. "Holy shit dude, calm down why don't ya? I'm Y/N's friend and I intend to not harm them." YFN tried to reason with Rust. Surprisingly, that convinced him enough to calm down but he still hid you behind him. Suddenly, Rust picked you up and put you on his shoulders. YFN sighed. "Fine I guess he can come along too.." They crossed their arms. Rust smiled contently. He followed YFN inside, although having to duck a bit to get inside. Rust paused, staring at all the clean walls and floors in amazement and confusion. "Uh.. why's he so amazed??" YFN asked in a concerned tone. You sighed, not wanting to tell them but you literally had to or they'll be confused the entire time he's here by all the weird shit Rust does as a 'hobby'. "He has never in his entire life seen a clean house." You slid off of Rust's shoulders, dusting yourself off afterwards. "I.. hate to imagine what his house looks like." They scoffed.

"What's so wrong about my house? Y/N seemed to like it when they woke up!" Rust insisted, gripping your hand. "It was kinda gross-looking.." You muttered to yourself. "It's not just your house either that I'm grossed out by.." YFN glared disgustingly at his hands, shaking their head. Rust became extremely confused. "What do you mean..?"
"Have you heard of hygiene?" They resisted even touching him. "Uhm.. no.." He let go of your hand and stared at his own. YFN had a disgusted look on their face. They facepalmed and walked off, most likely to clean off Rust's hands. Rust looked at you, more confused than ever. "Why are my hands gross to them?" He glanced at them again. "They're bloody.. Someone's gonna assume something bad about you if you walk around with blood-stained hands." You explained, albeit VERY sick of explaining it to him. Rust nodded. YFN came back with a damp cloth. "Lay your hands flat like this." They demonstrated by doing so with their own hand. He laid his hands flat, not sure what they were gonna do. They cleaned his hands with the cloth, having a tiny bit of issue with how dry the blood was. "Jesus christ, dude.. How long have your hands been covered in blood..?" They asked, quickly throwing the now bloody cloth in a bin in pure disgust after. "Months.. why?" He tilted his head. "Ew.. well, at least they're clean now.." They sighed in relief. Rust stared at his now clean hands, utterly fascinated. "Why's this guy so fascinated over everything..?" YFN whispered in your ear. You simply just shrugged, not even sure yourself. "How'd you even meet this guy anyway?" They glared at Rust.
"Well, you know how you dared me to enter the forest?" You asked. "Yeah..?" They looked back at you. "Well.. when I was trying to come back, he knocked me out and I woke up in his house.." You nervously laughed. YFN went silent. "YFN..?" You touched their shoulder. There was a sudden loud crash from outside that equally startled the both of you the same way. Rust perked up, looking out the window. "Rust, is that another of your replicas..?" You actually seemed a bit terrified for once. Rust slowly turned. "It's outside." He smiled sinisterly. "What is..?" You backed away. The house went dark and the distant screams of your friend could be heard. They were being fucking murdered by whatever was outside. You knew it.  All of a sudden, the lights came back on. YFN was.. still there? Rust now looked genuinely pissed off at it. He went outside. Curious and albeit traumatized, you followed him. "Friend, apologize to Y/N for making them think their friend was dead." He scolded what looked to be an insanely tall and slender white creature with red eyes. The creature made a distorted whine. He looked at you. "It said sorry." He glared at it angrily. He quickly noticed that you were visibly shaking. He walked over and scooped you up, holding you in his arms bridal-style. "Let's go home, shall we?" He held you close. "Can we.. go to mine?" You asked. "Yes, my dear." He tilted his hat and smirked at you. How the hell is this weirdo making you actually fall in love.. You hated it so much. But, why the fuck does your heart ache..? Hopefully this stupid feeling goes away.

[Word count, including this: 1,274]