TANKHUN Fanfic | Mind Over Matter

61. The Basement!

Tankhun's POV:

I know I'm doing something stupid to take her all the way down to the basement. But I have got to live up to my reputation. Also, she needs to see what we are, what our world look like, what is behind our handsome masks...

I went downstairs and she follow me behind, a little hesitantly.

I stop at the last step and narrow my eyes at the door. Is it too late to go back?

"Did you see a cockroach!?" She whispers while peeking above my shoulder.

"Yes." I lie just to scare her for no good reason. It would be funny if she shouts like a girl and jump to hug me, hehe. What a wishful thinking!

"Move. I'll crush it under my sneakers." She folds her sleeves up as if ready for a fist fight with a damn roach.

"..." Very well, I am utterly dumbfounded.

"Don't worry. I'll protect you. I've killed tons of them for my little devil. He hates insects. But that doesn't matter...move!" She blabbers over my shoulder with so much determination that I want to laugh out.

Now, I am willing to take her all the way down there. Let's see, how brave she could be to survive in my world.

"It's gone." I say and take the last step to the dusty-rusty heavy door of the damn basement. 

I open the door and clench my jaw with the nostalgic feeling. I want to take a deep breath but didn't as this place is filthy as hell.

I am the first to step in. Obviously.

Another red light room. I look around the room... old walls and pillars, paint was peeling off and look uglier than ever. She stands right beside me that our arms touch for a second while she was looking around.

"What is this place?" She asks hesitantly.

"It is...." I trail off as I notice a familiar pillar. I walk towards that and go down on one knee.

I touch two letters with my index finger.

-TK-

I bitterly smile at that.

"Are you okay?" I feel a light touch over my shoulder.

I stand up at once. "Yes." I say honestly.

"Then what is this!?" She touches my face with a finger and show the fingertip to me.

"This is..." I think for a second while staring at the drop.

"A tear." She helps.

"Yes." I blurt out accidentally making her eyebrows furrow.

She looks... weird in red light with her face covered in bangs and shadow fall all over her face. Her dark eyes are shining in red light. I would get scare as hell if she appears in my dreams like this. I don't want her to be a nightmare. Even then she's welcome to make a guest appearance in my dreams.

"Are you afraid of dark places? If you don't like this place we can leave." She says softly making me blink. Like seriously, I freaking lived here for a few days... or weeks? I don't remember. Sigh!

"I'm fine. You want to see more?" I ask, trying to change the topic.

"There's more?" She looks around the huge room.

I smirk as this is just the first room. The basement is vast as it covers the whole damn area of minor mansion. I hide that piece of information as I don't want her to see some certain rooms.