Our Happiest Day

Chapter Seven- Old Friend

I stare at the doorway of Parts & Service in shock. There's no way that this is real. My mind must be playing tricks on me! No... wait... that can't be it because everyone is looking at the door too. I feel tears prick at the corner of my eyes.

"Evan?" I stutter over the name while my voice goes shaky. He looks right at me and smiles, making his dimples evident. I watch as everyone walks over to him. I glance over my shoulder to see Fritz already looking at me.

Fritz squeezes my hand to signal that we should go over there. I smile softly and we both start walking over to everyone else. I stare at my feet as we walk. It has been a very eventful week.

Once Fritz and I reach the others, their conversation becomes clearer. Susie was rambling on about how much we all have missed him. Gabriel tells her to calm down because she's probably overwhelming him. Susie just rolls her eyes and continues talking.

"I missed you all too," Evan says while taking a quick glance at me. It was almost too quick for me to notice, but I did. I watch as everyone, mostly Susie, talks to each other. I would say something, but I don't know what to say. It has been a while since I, well we, have last seen Evan.

Fritz must have sensed my nervousness because he hugged me. This kid cannot be real because he is way too sweet of a person. Fritz lets go of my body and walks over to Evan to speak to him and the rest of the gang.

I get bored because I'm not really involved in the conversation. Suddenly, I come up with an amazing idea! I decided that I will explore the rest of the pizzeria while everyone is talking. I wasn't able to explore before since my time got cut short. Plus, being alone for a little bit will hopefully allow me to process this new life better.

While everyone is distracted, I take the perfect chance to explore. I make my way towards a dark hallway near Pirates Cove. As I walk, I feel someone watching me. I just shrug it off. It's probably nothing, right?

I make sure to walk painfully slow so I can take in the surroundings of my new home. I walk past a few children's drawings. A few of them looked the exact same. Those kids need to learn about originality. I stop myself from walking as I come across a door. I open it slowly, to prevent making noise. I really don't want to attract any attention right now.

Once I open the door fully, I feel bummed because it's just a closet. I frown as I close the door. I don't know what I was expecting, honestly. I continue on my journey down the mysterious hallway. I slow my pace, prolonging me having to meet with the others. I don't hate them. They're my friends, I could never hate them, but I do like being alone sometimes.

After a bit longer of walking, I reach a window. I scanned the room and my eyes fell upon a man. I'm guessing that it's a security guard. He's wearing a grey button up shirt and black dress pants. A security badge, shaped like Freddy's head, is hooked onto his shirt. Embarrassment flushes my face as I realize how creepy I probably look staring at this man. I turn around to walk back to the main room but I bump into someone instead.

"What are you doing, Y/N?" Evan says as he tilts his head to the side, staring at me. I shudder under his gaze.

"I'm sorry for bumping into you but I was just exploring." I reply to his question.

"Let's get back, the others are looking for you." He grabs my wrist gently and pulls me with him as he walks. I blush at the small act. I did use to have a 'small' crush on Evan when we were alive, but it faded after the accident. At least, I'm hoping that it did. It would suck having to go through my crush phase on Evan again. I mean, it would give me something to do while being stuck here for the rest of eternity.

As we walk back into the main room, my brother walks up to us. He looks upset and worried.

"Where were you? I was worried about you, Y/N." Gabriel continues lecturing me as I notice something strange happening with the animatronics. I tone Gabriel's voice out as I walk away and towards the stage. 

"What's wrong with them?" I point out as Evan and Gabriel walk up next to me.

"It must be almost be midnight. The animatronics get 'quirky' at night." Evan answers in a flat voice.

'Quirky? What does that mean? Do they start, like, dancing at night or something?' I was about to ask what Evan meant but Gabriel beat me to it, "What do you mean by 'quirky'?"

"The animatronics are programmed to freely roam around the place to make sure there are no intruders." Evan looks at Gabriel and shrugs his shoulders.

"Oh." Gabe glances up at Bonnie and Chica on the stage since he left Freddy by the Parts and Service door. "When do they shut down?"

     "At six A.M." Evan responds as he quickly glances at me and Gabriel.  

     "Where are the other three at?" I question. 

     "The arcade. Do you guys want to go too?" Gabriel responds as he gestures his hand toward the arcade area.   

     Evan and I both agree on Gabriel's offer. The three of us walk to the other room quietly. The only sound heard was our shoes making contact with the floor and faint noises growing louder as we get closer to the arcade.