Left for Carnage (Twisted Wonderland x Reader) (PAUSED)

Chapter 12: No time to rest

WARNING the following chapter contains: mentions of feeling ashamed and embarrassed, scars, bruises, creepy love letters, and cursing.

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After being discharged from the hospital, you thought you would return home and rest while you await the instructions for the next mission...

Instead, you're sitting inside a car, on your way to Sleepy Hollow, while anxious twiddling your fingers after receiving a nerve-wracking call from Roger.

"They found a suitcase with his belongings near the train station back home... Whenever you can, please come see us".

You feel the gentle pats of Epel's hand on your shoulder as you stare into the seat in front of you. You're only thinking of one thing. You can finally start getting some answers as to where he is or what happened to him.

The black car stops in front of the dilapidated arch stone that is the entrance of your hometown. You give a short "thank you" to the driver and exit the vehicle, quickly making your way inside of the nostalgic town. Epel follows closely behind, not speaking a single word, instead he chooses to admire the surroundings and old buildings.

A chilly breeze passes between the two of you and you burrow further into the dark and warm coat. Your eyes briefly look up to the sky to come across a sea of gray clouds that cover the sun and you hope that this time, it won't start to rain once again.

While hastily making your way to the police station, you feel the many gazes of the townspeople as they focus on your figure while exchanging unintelligible whispers.

Well, it's not every day that a former resident comes back to this cursed town, they usually leave for good and never come back. Not to mention that your appearance isn't exactly the most presentable, your face has various scars and bruises, pale skin, your hair is a tad messy and tangled because of how much you've been messing with it out of nervousness, and there are very prominent bags under your eyes.

You don't pay attention to them and instead increase your walking speed as you focus your view up ahead. However, you find yourself with another bad memory, as in the distance, high up in the mountains and surrounded by fog, you see the house where you grew up all your life. Where those two parasites now live their best life. Just thinking about them churns your stomach and you feel your blood boil with anger.

But before you can continue walking, someone grabs your wrist and stops you, pulling you out of your thoughts. "(Y/N), we're here... sorry for stopping you like that, you looked distracted," you turn your head to look at the apple boy who timidly points towards the small building. You quietly thank him and also apologize for not having said many words to him the whole way. Epel gives you a small smile, reassuring you that everything will be fine and without wasting any more time, the two of you enter the police station.

The building is about the size of a dormitory and it looks like it is close to the brink of collapsing into rubble. There are countless cracks in the walls, several dark stains that are caused by dampness and cobwebs decorating the walls, as well as several posters for advertisements and of missing persons, the newest having the face of Sigurd. There are only two wooden desks that have piles of abandoned paperwork, some knick-knacks, and coffee cups whose liquid has already cooled down.

On the floor there are several buckets strewn about collecting the water that falls through the cracks in the ceiling and at the back of the room, there are two cells that usually contain the town's drunks who always seem to get into some kind of trouble.

"There's no one here," you mutter as you notice that the police station is completely empty. You are about to turn around and go out to find a phone to call your siblings when the door suddenly opens and in walks Svein, who looks tired. Though, when he sees you, his gaze seems to soften and he comes over to give you a sudden hug. You reciprocate, happy to see your older brother.