See Right Through Me - Millard Nullings x reader

8 The House

Millard pov
"What were you doing asleep in Miss y/n's room? Millard, I am quite disappointed in you, especially when you know all the rules at this home," Ms. Peregrine scolded. I feel terrible about breaking the rules but I didn't mind as much. Her words just went through one ear and out the other. I was more focused on getting back to the library where y/n was waiting for me.

For some reason Hugh can't keep his mouth shut. He is the reason why I'm being scolded right now. It all started out fine:

I woke up with my arm around her and she rubbed hers eyes all cute and Hugh knocks on the door and I shared a look saying "uh-oh" and she looked at me wide eyed and shrugged so I just said in a clearly fake feminine voice,"um, don't come in!" That obviously caused y/n to giggled but she quickly covers her mouth to quiet herself. Hugh quickly opened the door to find both of us sitting up in her bed. Then we made him promise not to say anything but word spreads around really quick here.

It's his fault really. It was the perfect morning and now it's ruined.

"You may go now Mr Nullings." The bird finished lecturing me and I didn't even realize it. I was in too much of a daze to focus on the conversation. But adjusted me what and walked out of her office. I was almost skipping trying to get to y/n. I opened the large doors of the library to find her lying on the floor on her back with a book over her face.

Y/n pov
Suddenly the book was removed from my face and there was a floating hat staring at me.

"And what do you think you're doing, Miss? Books are not for napping."

I smirk and sit up,"oh really? Cus the last two times we read together we both fell asleep."
He chuckled,"I have a place that I want to show you but we have to be back by dinner so we don't get in trouble."

He pulled me off the ground and out the back door of the house and through Fiona's garden and down the beach to a cliff. "I like to come here to read. But this time I seem to have forgotten a book."

"I think that I'm better than a book."

He adjusted his hat and looked away a bit. If he wasn't invisible I think he would be bright red.

"U-um, yeah I guess you are better...than...um. Come this way. There's this place that I keep all my favorite books and other stuff that's away from the hands of children and Victor." I giggle at the remark. He led me into a familiar part of the woods.

It's too familiar. It's the same path as...

No. It can't be. This isn't real. I stop in my tracks as I see the house. Millard lets go of my hand and sticks his arms out as a way of saying "ta-da!"

I can't move. I can't be here. This house looks so different but I know what this house is. It's the house I grew up in. It's the house I lived with my father in. The house that he...

"Y/n. What's wrong?" He dropped his arms and stared at me.

"I...I can't be here." My eyes were as wide as a bus.

He walked closer to me with caution,"y/n, are you okay?"

I backed away slowly,"Millard I'm sorry I have to go."

"No, Y/n, you don't know the island well. You could get lost." His arm was shaking slightly with fear.

"I'm sorry," tears rolled down my face as I ran out of there. Millard kept yelling at me as I got farther and farther away from him. "Y/N!!!!"