A Brand-New Life: Sequel to Not A Monster

Chapter 13: Sing From the Heart

Marionette's POV

After we all upped our skills with our weapons, Aaron and Eden walked through the restaurant door. Eden ran to Bonnie, and they embraced. She took note of our weapons.

"Why have you all got weapons?" she demanded. We shrugged, not wanting to get her wrapped up in our problems. But the teen was persistent.

"Bonnie, are you hiding something from me?" she crossed her arms and gave him a cold stare. His face got red, and it looked like he was about to snap. But the stare was not just affecting Bonnie. It was affecting all of us guys. What is this ability women have on us? Finally, one of the guys broke.

"ShadowwastrainingustobeabletofightVincentwhenshetookhimfromhertwilightandgaveustheseweaponssothatwecouldfighthimbetter!" someone said in one breath. We turned and saw that it was Freddy who buckled under the pressure.

"Thank you, Freddy, for being cooperative. SHADOW! What were you thinking? They're animatronics! They don't know how to fight! No offense to you guys, though," she scolded her best friend.

"Actually, Eden, they can. Foxy, Bonnie, will you boys demonstrate?" She gestured. Foxy unsheathed his sword and challenged Bonnie, who accepted and readied his gauntlet sword. They fought quickly, and ended with Bonnie winning.

"I stand corrected. You have taught them well, my friend. Now boys, and Chica, I tell you now: the knowledge of combat is a privilege. Mistreat it, and consequences will be dreadful," Eden warned before retreating to the office with Aaron. Her seriousness scared us all.

"Well, good lord, Eden. There's no need to scare them," Shadow muttered to herself. She turned to us with a bored expression.

"What do you guys even do when there's nothing to do?" she  plopped herself on Foxy's lap and snuggled against his chest.

"Well, usually Freddy leads a choral night, where anyone that wants to can sing any song they know. But of course, I've never participated because I didn't have a voice. So, Freddy, you wanna have a traditional choral night?" I informed.

"Why not? Shadow, would you like to be the first singer?" Freddy pleaded.

"I... don't really.. eh, sing, guys," she stammered. Goldie grabbed her hand and knelt down.

Please, Shadow. I'm on my knees in my favorite suit..." he began, but Mangle interrupted him.

"That's saying something, because he never, and I mean never, gets on his knees," she smirks. Shadow stares Goldie in the eyes and smiles.

"Freddy, give me the freaking mic," she commands. He hands over the microphone and she clambers onto the stage.

"The name of my song is Behind the Scenes," she stated.

*play song*

"You may think I'm just fine.                                                                                                                                                       

How could anything ever be out of line?                                                                                                                                                                                                                I take my time to set the stage.