Fears - a BFB AU

Chapter 22 - Bottle

WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE

The nightmares keep coming back. I can't sleep despite taking sleeping pills. Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve a fate like this? It's like my dreams somehow know my biggest fear and use it against me every night. I've done nothing but be nice to others. Why is something like this happening to me only?

PERSPECTIVE SWITCH: TREE

I walked up the stairs to see Pen in the bathroom. The bathroom was drenched in some brown, viscous liquid. It smelled like the outside and I saw Pen huddled in the corner of the bathroom, seemingly clutching his head. It took me a moment to process the sight, but that's when Pen lifted his head and asked me one question.

"Can you see it?"

I squinted at him like he was high, as the bathroom was thrashed and it was clear as day something went wrong. I nodded and told him of course I could see it, but he asked if he was crazy. I was still processing what had happened when I had an idea. I would call all of the friends over to prove if Pen was indeed crazy, or if I was too. I decided that it was worth a shot to prove if we were insane.

Group Chat:

Tree: @everyone We have an emergency. Come to my house, asap

Bottle: What? Why

Tree: No time to explain. Just come, please

Pie: coming with Pillow

Liy: I'll drive Remote and Bottle

Tree: Thanks

"Don't worry, Pen, they're coming now." I knelt to Pen.

PERSPECTIVE SWITCH: BOTTLE

Liy sped down the highway, as I looked out the window, contemplating why Tree would need us so urgently. Did he get injured? Did something happen? The possibilities were endless. I was shaking in the car. Remote tried to calm me down, but I was too scared. I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm the most jumpy in the group, so I'm surprised some "manifestation" hasn't shown up to me yet.

We arrived at the house shortly and saw the front door wide open. I noticed Black Hole parked in a car outside, but I ignored him. We were met with Pie and Pillow at the front. We all walked in and Tree showed us why it was an emergency. All five of us looked at the bathroom in distraught. The entire bathroom was coated in a thick, brown substance. Pen himself was covered too. His hair was all muddy, his clothes were stained, and he looked like he walked straight out of a chocolate fountain.

"Holy shit, what happened here?" Pie asked.

"You guys can see this right?" Tree asked us all.

"Are you slow? How can we not see this?" Pie rolled her eyes.

That's when I saw Pen on the ground, with a large frown on his face. I bent down and asked if he was okay.

"Guys, I think this thing is getting stronger." Pen looked up at us, exhausted.

"Tell us the details later. We gotta clean this up." Liy remarked.

Tree was already starting on the cleaning as Liy said.

"No, No, it's okay. I just needed confirmation that Pen and I weren't crazy. You guys can leave now."

"Who the hell do you think we are? We're helping." Pie sassily replied.

We got to work cleaning the bathroom. Pen helped too. It took us half an hour to clean everything off the walls, ceiling, and floor.

"Pillow, what are you doing?"