The Monsters Inside and Out (Scott Howl x Depressed Reader)

145. Murder Machines

You smile as you watch Vera and Amira dance with each other, Vera taking the lead. As you see them dancing so closely and intimately with each other, you start thinking about Scott. You facepalm as you remember that he's your date, and you should be spending some quality time with him. You can't text him, since you don't have your phone on, and you don't want to ruin Vera and Amira's moment. You think you could ask Miranda, but you see she's too busy platonically dancing with Dahlia, and you won't want to interrupt them either. You frantically stand up and rush out of the library to look for him.

You get down to the main floor, back to the gym, and you start searching. It's really hard to find anyone you know in the sea of monsters of different proportions as they all dance around. You try pushing yourself past a bunch of people, trying to cover the entirety of the gym floor yourself, which proves useless. You then end up bumping into someone, pushing him over to the side. You're grabbed by the shirt collar and you hear a voice say, "Hey, what the hell was that, loser? You want to fucking fight me?" You look up helplessly at the source of the voice, being met with the fiery eyes of Damien as they stare into your soul. You cower for a moment before he lets go, "Oh, it's just you. You having fun? Where's your date?" You shout a little, making sure he can hear you through all the loud music playing. "I'm looking for him now! Have you seen him?" Damien shrugs his shoulders and turns to the side. He says, "Hey babe! You seen Scott anywhere? (Y/N)'s looking for 'im." Brian shrugs his shoulders and says, "Nah. You wanna look for him?" Damien groans, "I mean... I don't know... I wanna keep doing my thing,  y'know?" Damien starts dancing to the music's beat, occasionally tossing a knife or shooting fire in a random direction. You laugh at his actions despite the occasional scream of pain in the distance. You say, "Yeah, it's fine. There's still the rest of the night to see him, I'm sure I'll find him eventually. Would you mind if I just hang with you guys?" Damien stops his dancing and turns to face you with a twisted smile on his face. He says, "Hell yeah! I'll show you how to have fun Damien LaVey style!" You nod your head, feeling extremely nervous.

Damien grabs your wrist and leads you away to a spot in the gym that has more free space to move. Damien spots Calculester and waves over at him. He yells, "Hey, Cal! Get over here!" With a happy emoticon on his face, Calculester comes over to the three of you. He says, "Greetings, friends! How are you enjoying your night?" Damien smirks, "I'm having a great time. But you know what'll make my night even better?" "What is that?" "Why don't you show (Y/N) what I showed you last year? You remember what that is?" "Of course I do, friend Damien. My memory bank backs up all the memory I've required from my time here as a student. It is much better than any natural memory." Damien shouts, "Alright, bitches! Make way for the dancing machine!" Damien pulls you and Brian back as Calculester stands in the middle of the clear space the students made. Everyone stands and watches as Calculester's body starts to whir, metal plates on his body moving around to reveal multiple missiles. Cal then starts to dance expertly, moving in perfect rhythm to the music played. As he moves his body around in different directions, missile after missile shoots out, flying in multiple directions. They explode in various places in the gym, sending debris and limbs flying everywhere. Damien cackles at all the chaos Calculester is creating, and you can't help but chuckle a little too, along with Brian. Damien reaches his hand out to you, "C'mon, (Y/N)! Come dance with us! Cause some destruction!" You politely decline, "N-No, I think I'm good for now. You keep having fun, though." Just then, Principal Giant Spider's voice shouts, "Damien LaVey! Calculester Hewlett-Packard! Stop this right now!" Damien shouts in return, "Fuck! It's the fuzz! Run!" He and Calculester run off in different directions, now being pursued by an enchanted suit of armor cop.

You and Brian laugh a little harder as the two run off. He bumps your shoulder and nods his head in the direction of the hallway. You and he exit the gym, taking a seat on a nearby bench. You can occasionally hear the faint scream of Damien and Cal yelling, and the occasional explosion as well. You turn to Brian and ask, "So... Does dating Damien ever get... Exhausting?" Brian laughs, "What kind of question is that? Of course, he's exhausting. He's always getting into fistfights or trouble with the police or setting someone on fire. But man, do I love it. Him and I are pretty different. I usually stay in my comfort zone, but he's always pushing me out of it. What about you? How's dating Scott?" You smile, "It's nice. He's super sweet and caring, and he makes me feel special. Seeing him is always the highlight of my day, and I love the way his tail wags every time he sees me." You blush and smile to yourself when Damien suddenly runs out of the gym and down the hall, still being pursued by the police. Brian sighs and stands up, saying, "Alright, I better get him somewhere safe until he calms down and stops trying to kill people. See ya." He nods at you and runs off in the direction Damien went. Seeing him chase after his boyfriend, you get up and decide to look for your own. Before even getting back to the gym, you see Zoe, Oz, and Liam exit. You go up to them and ask, "Hey, have you guys seen Scott?" They all say no, and Zoe adds, "Hey, we were about to go outside. They have some more things out there. Maybe Scott is out there too? We can go look together." You smile and nod, following them as they lead the way.