The Miss and The Music: A Marionette X story

New home

•Janus's P.O.V.•

I sat on the stage, watching as the last of the children began to filter from the building. Katie and Bonnie sat next to me, her pale hand in his metal one. I couldn't help but smile when I saw them like this.

"Ah! There you two are!"

She slipped her hand out of Bonnie's as Mr. Fazbear walked up, pulling out two checks. He handed one to each of us, and I felt my eyes bulge from my skull when I saw the number. It wasn't a hundred and twenty, no, it was a thousand dollars each.

"Oh my god, Mr. Fazbear, why-"

He cut me off, holding a hand in the air. "You've both been through a lot. Plus, since we're shutting down, there's the extra money I have from selling the place. And you're both at that age where you'll be leaving the house, so I thought I'd help give you a head start."

"Thank you so much." I smiled, feeling tears well up at the corners of my eyes. "You don't know how much this means to us."

"It's my pleasure." He nodded. "I'll leave you ladies to lock up. Have a good night."

"You too Mr. Fazbear." Katie smiled, and we watched as he left the building, leaving us with the animatronics. The second he pulled out, I leapt from the stage, knocking on kids cove and Mars's gift box. Everyone on stage was already human, and Bonnie had Katie in her arms, swinging her around as she squealed.

"Is it time to go already?"

Mars walked beside me, stretching his arms above his head. Mangle and BB walked up beside him, both yawning and stretching as well.

"Just about. I want to say bye to the kids first though." I smiled, walking down the hall to the maintenance room. The second I opened the door, I was barreled over by four children, all giggling and crying.

"Are you guys going to your new house?!" Chica screeched, a tiny grin on her lips.

"Yeah, we are." I managed to crawl to a sitting position. The kids were circled around me, tears staining their cheeks as they smiled.

"And it's not far away, right?" She pleaded.

"No, no it's just on the other side of town." I hugged her. "I'll be back the first second I hear the new building is open. I promise."

"Ye better not brake that promise lass, or I make ye walk the plank." Foxy chuckled, sniffling. I pulled him into a tight hug too.

Bonnie tried to speak, but his lip began to quiver before he could. I hugged him gently, cradling the boy as he sobbed.

Freddy looked at me with bright blue eyes and a sheen of tears. I hugged him last, playing with his curly hair. His breaths were shaky, he was doing his best to keep his calm.

"We're going to miss you." He sobbed into my shoulder. "I hope the next time we meet, it won't be our final one."

"I'll make sure of it." I choked out, feeling a tear slip down my own cheek. "I love you guys. We'll be back soon."

I stood up and walked into the main room, finding everyone waiting for me. I smiled, gesturing towards the door.

"Let's go."

Everyone was hesitant to step from the doors, but the moment they did, their eyes widened and they all smiled. The sun was setting on the skyline, casting the blue of the day in an orange and purple blaze.

"It's beautiful out here." Toy Freddy smiled. Toy Chica was making small noises of excitement, jumping from foot to foot. I giggled a little, feeling Mars slip his fingers between mine.

"The house is about a ten minute walk. We'll be there soon."

Everyone was wide eyed and smiling the entire way through town. I grabbed my phone and checked the address again, smiling when I saw the building. It was two stories, four bedroom, two bath, and a reasonable price. The owner was spooked and thought it was haunted apparently. Ghosts are my family, I think I can deal with a little ghostly things around here.

"Is this where we'll live?" Mangle asked. I saw her holding BB's hand, which surprised me a little. But I guess I should have expected it. At least we won't have bedroom issues now.

"Yeah, it is. With the money Mr. Fazbear gave us, we'll have plenty to last long enough for everyone to find an odd job around town."

"Hey babe, where's the key?" Katie asked, and I fumbled around in the garden until I found the fake rock it was hiding under. Everyone seemed to take a collective breath as I slid it into the lock, turning the knob and letting the door slide open.

The home was in far better condition than I'd expected. In fact, there was actually left over appliances, such as a fridge and a washing machine. We'd have to hang dry our clothing for a while. But I also found beds in each room, queen size, just like the one I had at home. The bathrooms were in good condition, a shower and toilet in each. Everything almost looked like it had been cleaned before we arrived, which I loved. I hate cleaning.

"So, who wants first floor rooms, and who wants top floor?" I asked, grinning.

"Freddy and I can take a bottom floor room." Chica smiled, taking the bears hand and leading him off to a room.

"We can too." Mangle smiled, leading BB down the hall. Katie, Bonnie, Mars and I all walked upstairs. Our rooms were across from each other, and they both connected into the bathroom.

"Do you think you guys can chill here for a little while while Katie and I talk to our parents?" I asked the boys, who both nodded.

"When will you be back?" Mars asked.

"Hmm, it's seven now, so no later that nine I believe."

"We can do two hours." Bonnie smiled.

"Alright. Well, feel free to wander the house. But do us all a favor, and don't go outside until we come back. I don't need you guys getting lost without a way to contact me." I paused for a second. "Speaking of, I'm going to leave both mine and Katie's numbers on the fridge. I know there's no phone here, but there will be eventually."

"Sounds good." Mars smiled, kissing my forehead. "Hurry back baby girl."

My heart stuttered for a second and I broke into a grin. I kissed him before I turned to leave.

"I will."

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Oh god so I might have lied about there only being a few chapters left. I might be able to pull maybe five more out of this. Yay for you, right? cx anyways have a great day guys, thanks for reading ^~^