PRIDE YOUR IGNORANCE ( THE PROMISED NEVERLAND )

THIRTEEN: RACHAEL

02:24 AM, March 20, 2046

"[First Name]?" Norman called her name, lying beside her on the top bunk. They were both staring at the ceiling, their shoulders touching.

He doesn't know when or how it happened, but he likes [First Name]. She had grown on him, and he doesn't know if he likes it or not. 

"What." She replied flatly, turning her head to look at him. He turned his head as well, making eye contact. Their faces were close, and he could feel her breath on his face.

He lowered his voice, staring at her softly. "Do you think we'll ever get out of here?" 

"You will. I know you will." She said, shoving her finger in his nostril. He choked, grabbing her wrist as she smirked.

"Hey! Don't do thatttt!" He huffed, silently storing her words in the back of his mind for later. She laughed, resting her hands on her stomach. 

"You'll get out of here, ratboy. Okay?"

"Okay." 

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[First Name] has always had free roam of Lambda. Peter knew she wouldn't try to run-- she had given up long, long ago. Walking around, she stood in front of one of the low-priority rooms. It wasn't really a room, in all honesty; it was more like a cage. There were three people in the room: a brunette girl with pink highlights, a boy with weird hair, and a very large boy with a deformed face. 

"[First Name]!" Elizabeth appeared behind her, making her turn around. "I've been meaning to introduce you to them." She pulled out her keyring, unlocking the cage.

"Introduce yourself, okay? I'll stand outside. Tell me when you're done."

"Um... Hi?" [First Name] said awkwardly, pulling her lips into a flat line. The brunette glared at her, scoffing.

"What do you want? You're a high priority, aren't you?" She snarled, hugging herself. 

"Yes." She sat down criss-cross, leaning her head on her hand. "I don't know why Elizabeth brought me in here." Her voice was monotone and rude, making the girl scoff again. 

"Leave." She said, and [First Name] rolled her eyes, standing up and hitting the bars on the door. 

"Elizabeth, I'm done." She seethed, annoyed at the girl's attitude toward her. "She doesn't want me here." 

Elizabeth sighed from outside, opening up the door. 

"Fuck you!" The girl on the floor hissed, and [First Name] whipped right around.

"What did you just say to me?" She scoffed, and Elizabeth pulled her back, shaking her head. 

"Don't get into a fight." 

"But she-" She started, but stopped at Elizabeth's pointed look. "Fine." She looked over her shoulder, glaring. She stepped out of the cage, walking away with Elizabeth's hand on the small of her back, guiding her. 

"You have a meeting with Sir Ratri today."

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"Good afternoon, Mr. Ratri." [First Name]'s voice shook, keeping her head down. She didn't bother to feign strength around him-- he'd laugh in her face. 

"Young [First Name]... How nice it is to see you." He lifted her head and caressed her cheek, making her clench her eyes shut. She hated it. 

"How is your health?" He asked, and she took a deep breath.

"My health is declining, but my sixth sense is slowly developing more. I've been getting more and more future flashes, but each flash comes with pins and needles and more fatigue. I've recently found I sometimes don't need flashes, as things come to my brain without any prompt." She said, keeping a straight face as he kept his hand on her cheek.

"Very good, very good... Your daddy is very pleased." He said, and she cringed. He was not her father, and God, did he creep her out. 

"It's quite a time for another test, is it not?" He asked, and she resisted the urge to groan, nodding. 

"Yes, Mr. Ratri." She said, and he smirked. 

"Alright."

She was quickly brought back to her and Norman's room, her notebook in hand. She took a deep breath before the pins and needles came, and her mind was occupied.

The girl in the cage turns out to be nice.

Norman and I play more card games.

Norman breaks out.

The large boy's name is Zazie-- wait.

Norman breaks out? 

She willed herself to bring more information as Norman stared at the back of her head, still not used to her weird tests.

Norman breaks out. Norman becomes William Minerva. Norman makes me Amity Alloway. James Ratri was William Minerva. Rachael Ratri was Amity Alloway.

Norman takes over a hideout. Norman takes over everything. 

Norman saves everyone.

Fuck.

Writing down as many false predictions as she could, she could feel the panic seep into her brain.

Why is he going to take her with him?

.•° ✿ °•.

EXTREMELY short update, but it has some plot kinda. just thought id give yall something since this book's 2 year anniversary was a few days ago (jan 31)

enjoy baes. im still on hiatus, but i'll try to update soon. i was gonna pick this back up in december but i got hospitalized for anorexia and my heart almost failed. so that happened. but i will be writing for this fic again just very slowly.