Chest Box (Killer x Reader)

Chapter 10: Time

The fanart in this chapter is by kerokerogecko on tumpik. ❤️

You stood there in the dim familiar place. Your heartbeat is starting to beat faster than usual.

"Why am I here?"

It almost felt like you've traveled back in time. The scariest and crucial time you've ever had in your life. Then a creak caught your attention. Something is moving down the floor.

It's a hand of somebody. A bloody moving hand beside a table trying to get a grip on anything.

You stepped to the side to get a clearer view of who it was and it immediately turned your body cold.

"Why?" The man asked with his dying voice. The man is laying on the floor with his own blood. Your mind is screaming to run but your body is frozen to where you're standing.

The man slowly stands up and the sound of his blood dripping is the only thing that you can hear.

"Y/n" In just a blink of an eye, he's in front of you. Blood stained all over his marine uniform. His bloody hand slowly raised to reach your cheek. It's getting harder to breath and your body became stiff.

"Why did - - -"

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"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Your scream echoed in the middle of the night. Kid, who is on the other room, jolted from his bed and ran into yours then kicked the door open. Seeing you scream and struggle in your own bed like something is holding you, he quickly grabbed your shoulders and shook to wake you up.

"Y/n? Open your eyes! Y/n!" His loud voice reached you. Your eyes opened and tears are already rolling down your cheeks. A sense of relief flashed through your body knowing your brother is there and you are safe now.

There's no bloody place, no dead person.

"What happened?" He asked while he checks your temperature with his flesh hand. You got him worried so much.

Not saying a word, you hugged him and broke down crying. He caressed your hair and tried to calm your shaking body. That dream you saw brought back the fresh feeling from the event that you tried to forget.

"What happened here?" Killer, Mohawk and some of the crew are standing on the doorway followed by Masclara who's jumping behind them to get a view on what's happening.

"Just a nightmare, get me some water." Kid said. Killer went to get water and the crew went back to sleep knowing you're at least not in trouble.

Masclara instructed Mohawk to have separate cups. One cold water and one for the tea while she search for her herbs in the girls' cabin. Killer boiled a right amount of water for tea and Mohawk poured cold water to the other cup.

Masclara came back to the kitchen quickly with her herbs. After making the tea, they went back to your room. You're hugging your knees while your head is on top of it and sniffing. Kid is sitting beside your bed with his flesh hand caressing your head to calm you down.

"Y/n?" Masclara called softly. She went around to the other side to get closer to you. She tapped your shoulder lightly and called your name again. You raised your head with a smile but you look like a mess after crying. She gave you a cloth to wipe your face and nose which you gladly took.

Mohawk gave you the cold water first. You thanked him and took a drink then gave it back to him.

"Can you breathe calmly?" Masclara asked and you answered with a nod.

"Here." Killer offered the Valerian tea. Without looking at his mask, you took it carefully. He wrapped the mug with cloth so it wouldn't burn your hands. You can see from your peripheral vision that he's topless. However, that is not the case right now.