Silent Whispers (Human Nightmarionne X Reader)

Chapter 17: Truth

(TW: Gore)

After school, as Nightmarionne advised you, you silently follow Charles on your way back home. However, he doesn't take the same direction as you when you walk back to your house. You restart thinking that he was actually stalking you the other day and not just heading back to where he lives. You hide on every street corner, making sure you aren't noticed. He sometimes turns back as if he was making sure no one was tracking him down. Luckily enough, you manage not to get spotted. You are guided towards another part of the town, then led into a dark alley. You soon meet a dead end. You succeed in hiding under an apartment's staircases. He chuckles, facing a dumpster.

"Hello Brian, hello Raven. How are you doing today? Oh, wait, I forgot that you couldn't speak anymore!"

He laughs out loud like a maniac.

"Anyway... Brian, you don't mind if I use your appearance once again, right? No need to answer, I know what you'll reply."

His looks start changing, adopting your brother's features, his voice included.

"Now, I will head back to your... I mean, my home."

He giggles hysterically, then turns back and leaves the street, walking across you without paying attention to you. Once he walked away, you get out of your hidden spot and head towards the dumpster he was standing in front of. As it is closed, you decide to open it, only revealing a bloody massacre.

You see a young man with broken glasses, his lower jam ripped off from his head, his tongue hanging out of what's left of his mouth in a horrific way. His neck was probably cut by a large knife or what may look like large claws, you can't really tell, where the jugular is. A large dry trail of blood is coming from that deep wound, covering his clothes and even the trash bags lying beneath him. His hands show marks of fight, as if the victim tried to escape his deadly fate, bloody scratches spread all over them. His clothing is lacerated in many parts, as if he had been attacked by a wild animal, like a bear or something. The corpse's most terrifying detail is that his eyes are wide open, blankly staring at the sky.

Across him lies a young woman, likewise wide-eyed. Some strands of her dark hair partially hides her face. You remove them in horror to contemplate the gory spectacle lying before your very eyes.

Her nose, or at least what's left of it, was cut off from her face, showing her blood-soaked yet dry skull. Her mouth is wide open, revealing her intact white teeth. Her elbows and knees are scratched while her arms and legs are bruised. She seems to be in a better shape than the boy regardless of her nose. The male corpse seems to have been there for 3 days while the female one looks like she's been in this dumpster since yesterday.

You found them.

You step back in horror and disgust, staring at what's left of your brother and your friend. You turn back and run away towards your house. As soon as you step in, you are welcomed by your sister.

" - [Y/n]! [Y/n]! Brother's back!

- Really? That's wonderful!"

"This is not Brian."

You head towards the dinning room and see your mother and your father talking with the impostor around the table. Once you enter, they all turn to you.

"[Y/n]! We were so worried about you!"

Your brother figure stands up and comes closer. You try not to be reluctant, but you can't stop thinking that he's not the person everyone thinks he is. He hugs you a bit too tightly.

" - [Y/n]! I'm so happy to see you! I'm sorry that I made you worried about me, but something happened to me.

- For real? What is it then?

- Well... It's... it's Jacob... He locked me up in his basement because we had an argument.

- Such radicalism in his actions for such a little thing, don't you think?

- Of course I do! Mom and Dad told me they would call the police once again to make things clear with Jacob's family."

You simply nod, trying to act normal. The dinner's conversation is mainly focused on your said brother. You quickly go to bed afterwards, not wanting to face him alone.

"What if he knows that I know?"