𝓕𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭 𝓞𝓻 𝓕𝓸𝓮? [𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐃𝐑 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐱 𝐅𝐞𝐦!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫]

Chapter 3: The Outskirts.

Y/N = Your Name
Note: Apologies for any spelling errors, this chapter is long and I am too lazy to proofread, anyways, enjoy!

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Author POV:

Y/N woke up feeling well-rested, but... she fell asleep in a position which caused an uncomfortable feeling in her back. "Well, I did say I would deal with the pain tomorrow." She muttered rubbing her eyes. Getting up, she stretched her body before picking up her bag full of supplies. As she was about to leave, she felt her stomach grumble. Annoyed, she groaned and sat back down to take out some food. A sandwich is taken out the bag as that's the quickest thing to eat. Of course, she didn't stay there just to eat no, she has to keep moving constantly so with a sandwich in her hand and a steel flask with cold water in the other, she began her journey to the outskirts once more.

["At last, you've awakened..."] And just when she was in a good mood someone has to ruin it. "You make it sound like I've been asleep for a millennium." A sarcastic remark was made by her as she chewed her sandwich. ["You're getting closer to the outskirts. Keep going."] Could've been a little less rude about it. As she continued chewing the sandwich, she nodded and turned a corner. So far, nothing has been happening and the Ink Demon hasn't been saying anything. The part of the city she is in right now is pretty diffusely populated compared to where the Gent building resides. Just as she finished her sandwich she began seeing some lost ones. No doubt the ones Wilson sent to search for her.

After having dusted the crumbs off her hands, she put her hood up. Once that was done, she made sure to stay in the shadows and only walked in the light if absolutely necessary. Little did she know there were two certain people following her.

Allison Angel POV:

"This is a miracle! It's Y/N!" I quietly exclaimed to Tom who just glared at her. "No Tom, she's on our side, she just wants to get out of this place. Last time I heard from her was when she was in the studio in the animation department. Glad to know she's made it out safely." I sighed in relief at my last sentence. Now, all we gotta do is get to her and bring her to the outskirts. Tom and I continued to follow closely but not enough for her to notice. She seemed on her guard, constantly looking around her. Who or what could she be running from? Then for a split second, I saw her eye a lost one. Wilson, of course.

"She must be headed to the outskirts, we have to help her besides I told her that's where she needed to go for safety." Tom immediately shook his head at that suggestion, not liking the idea of helping someone he doesn't know. "Tom please, you and I and everyone else in this place are suffering, we've helped other people why can't we help her?" He huffed angrily in response before finally agreeing to help her. I smiled contently and began to follow her. It didn't take me long to figure out the strategy she used to avoid the lost ones, and we both quickly followed her to a dark area.

Tom and I both stopped a good distance from her to make sure she won't accidentally give away her cover. "Psst, Y/N." Immediately she turned around and tried to spot us. "Allison?" "Yeah, it's me." After having confirmed my identity I stepped out of my hiding spot and revealed myself to her. "Oh Allison!" She came up to me and hugged me. "Yeah it's good to see you too, I thought you died." I said. Just then Tom decided to also reveal himself. He seemed to have been noticed by her as she looked over my shoulder and asked who he is. "That's Tom, my partner." He nodded his head and she waved her hand.