One Wish.

Chapter 5: Time

You grabbed the keys and ran to your car, not turning to look at Dark as you backed out your drive and sped towards Mark's house. You were lucky you knew the area where Mark lived well. You'd even driven past his house a few times while running errands without even knowing whom lived there.

It took half an hour before you were pulling up in Mark's driveway. You ran up to the door and knocked, the door pushing open slightly as you did. Well, at least it was unlocked.

You stepped through the threshold of the house and gently close the door before calling out, "Mark?..." You called out, but heard nothing.

You walked through the house quickly, searching all the rooms as you continued to look for the other. Once you searched the entire downstairs and finding nothing, you moved upstairs. You began to ascend the stairs when you saw Chica standing guard at the top.

You stood in front of her once you reached her and crouched down, "Hey, girl, where's Mark?" You asked gently, your voice soft as to show her you were not a threat, gently holding your hand out. She whined softly and sniffed your hand before deeming you safe, scampering off to one of the rooms with you following close behind.

Chica ran into a room and you moved to quickly open the door, seeing Mark on the floor with Chica standing over him protectively. You rushed forward, getting to your knees as you saw him.

"No, no, no! Mark! Mark can you hear me?" You placed the other's head on your lap and inspected him for any injuries. Finding none you frowned, Mark's eyes opening slowly, "[YN]..." He said meekly, "Dark... Poison..."

Poison? Dark had poisoned him?!

Your phone began to buzz in your pocket and you quickly picked it up, after all, you knew who it would be.

"Hello, Doll Face-" Dark started before you cut him off, "Where's the antidote?! Is it here?!" You demanded. You were done playing his pathetic games.

You heard Dark chuckle over the phone, "Why, it's here of course." You felt your heart lurch in your chest, "You had it the whole damn time?!" You grit out, to which he laughed; signalling that as a yes.

You hung up the phone quickly and pocketed it once more. You needed to get back to the house but you couldn't leave Mark here. You put your arms around his body and gently began to pull him out of the room, Chica following you.

Managing to get the other down the stairs and out of the door, you got him into the back seat and laid him down, putting his seat belt on. You turned to see Chica standing by the front door, "You stay here, I'm going to make sure your Dad comes back safe." You leant down to hug her gently before ushering her back inside and closing the door.

You then began the drive back to your apartment where Dark was surely waiting. You parked your car out front once more once home and left Mark in the backseat. You got out and checked on him quickly, telling him you were going to save him and that he'd be okay soon.

You made sure to lock the doors of the car so Dark didn't get any ideas and hid the car keys in the plant pot outside the door so they wouldn't be taken from you. Quietly, you opened your front door, composing yourself as much as you could before stepping inside.

It was silent throughout the house, but you knew he was lurking around somewhere. You closed the door gently, being as silent as you could, beginning to make your way up the stairs to get a duffle bag made up for yourself and Mark.

You moved into your room undetected, not having seen nor heard Dark. You opened one of the boxes with your clothes in it and grabbed whatever was at the top, filling the bag that was beside your bed before zipping it up and slinging it over your shoulder, making your way back downstairs and opening the front door once more to place the bag outside, gently closing the door once inside again.

You needed to find Dark, but it was probably best to arm yourself first incase he were to try anything. You made your way to the kitchen quickly, yet silently, ducking down behind the breakfast bar so you weren't left in the open should Dark be wandering.

You shuffled over to one of the draws and quietly opened it, gently pulling a kitchen knife from it, placing it on the floor beside you before assisting the draw in shutting again so it didn't make any noise. Picking up the knife once more, you made your way around the breakfast bar, still crouching as you looked around.

Seeing the path was clear, you moved out of the kitchen, knife close to your chest, a tight grip on the handle. You moved into the living room and saw your laptop was open on the table. You moved over to it, "What the hell is he doing?" You whispered as you looked at the screen. He hadn't managed to guess the password but it looked as though he was trying to access it for some reason.

"Hello, Doll Face." A voice sounded from behind you. You slowly turned around to see Dark leaning against the wall, arms folded across his chest, wearing a smirk on his lips.