Empty Shell - Yandere X Reader

Chapter Twelve - Empty Beach

Several days had passed by. I had lost track of the year, month, day, and time of day. The only signs I had to tell me was the ever constant movement of the sun and moon. I often found myself staring out a window, watching the sun come and go. Sage would look at me worried. He tried to keep me away from the windows. I was never sure if that was because he thought I was trying to leave him or because it scared him. I think it was both. I had become use to the small house, the vacancy of Jack, and even Sage was just becoming normal to me. I knew it was bad. Jack could be hurt or worse and Sage was a murder. But I was starting to like it here. Sage and me often sat together and watched old movies and what not. I would realize it later that we were acting like a real couple. I hated that. I was blinded by his sudden niceness. He did act like a murder anymore. Normal. That's how he was acting like. Just normal.

Once again I had caught myself staring out a locked window in the living room. I was sitting on he couch by Sage. The tv was on and was playing some odd sitcom.  I watched the sun set on the crystal blue ocean below it. Sage put his arm around my shoulder and pulled me away from it, into a hug. "Why do you still look out that window?" he asked with a worried tone. "Can we go to the beach?" I asked a question back. He tensed and wouldn't let me out of the hug. "N-No." his voice shook. "Why not?" I pulled away from him and looked directly at him. His face once full of fear changed to anger. "Because you would leave me! (Name)! You always have," he became quite. I had actually been asking him the same question everyday. All he'd say was a sturn no and that was the end of the converastion. "What does that mean?" I continued to question him. Hoping to get something out of him. "You don't remember? I don't understand. Why can't you just... Remeber me." he covered his face and started to shake. I reached out to touch him, but then recoiled. I thought he might attack me for some reason. I had never seen him shake like that. I just stood up and slowly walking to my room. I layed down in the bed and tried to sleep even though the sun was out. I tried to go to sleep earlier then usually so I could get the day over with. I shut the blinds and curtains. Then covered my face up with the blanket. A minute or two later I heard footsteps come to the door. "If you took me to the beach, maybe I would remeber." I said knowing it was Sage. I heard him come closer to me as I stayed under the blanket. I felt his hand pat my head. "You might have a point," he mumbled but then laughed. "Goodnight." I said. He repeated me and then left; turning off the lights and closing the door as he went. I sighed. Glad he was gone. Then I slept.

The next day was dull at first. which was normal here. I had again woken up facing Sage who had snuck into my bed. His arm was laying on my head and he snored loudly. "Out out out!" I started to slap him. "I'm leaving! Stop that!" he would quickly jump out and run away. I always changed my clothes now, I don't know how but Sage had been buying me them. I also ate now. The food was to good to miss. After eating, we watched "It's a Wonderful Life". After the dinner date he had fell in love with the movie. He would become a child when he watched it. He'd giggle and clap his hands. I had became bored of the movie after watching it the third time. But it was nice to see Sage like that. Comforting even. I knew he could be kind and have fun when he was like that. In the middle of the movie Sage had gotten up and left the room suddenly. I just thought he had to use the bathroom, but when he came back he was wearing a swimsuit and smiling happily. In his hands he held a small bikini with a flower print on it. I laughed at first but then realized I was going to wear that thing. "No. No way am I going to wear that!" I screamed as I had to run away from Sage. "Fine. Then we won't go to the beach." he shrugged. I glanced out the window at the empty beach. I angrily took the swimsuit out of his hand and went to change. The bikini made me feel... exposed. I frowned as I covered myself with my arms. "Couldn't you have gotten a better fitting suit?" I sighed as Sage gathered Beach supplies like towels. He paused and thought for a minute. Then shook his head. "Why should I?" he smirked. I crossed my arms and waited by the door. At least no one was at the beach ever. I never figured out why no one went there. Sage had taken every beach item he had with us to the hot sand. He laid out the multicolored towels on the sand. The water lapped at my feet. I stood there. I looked around. I could run. Far from here. I wanted to leave with Jack but he could have been dead for all I knew. I could just go home... In a badly fitting bikini. Before I knew it I was shoved and fell into the cold water. I could taste the salt water and my hair floating in the water. I panicked at first. Remembering my bad experience with this exact ocean. But then Sage pulled me back out of the water and I forgot about it. After that Sage and me ran around. We had fun together for once. It seemed normal again. After what felt like hours we sat on the beach towels and stared at the sun setting like I had when I was inside the house. It looked so much prettier from out here. Sage picked up a small pinkish shell. "What does this remind you of?" he ask me while looking down at it, smiling. "Ya, my broken shell at my house. You saw it before we were... here." I frowned. "I got that old shell from here. When I was just a little kid!" I laughed. His hand closed around the shell. "Someone gave you it. That's what you said. Who? Who was it? Tell me! Please!" he teared up. "I don't know. I have very few memories from my visit here." I shrugged casually. "You must know who! You have to..." he started to cry. I reached out to touch him. His grip around the shell became tighter until he just snapped it in half. "I can't remember. It's gone for good." I tried to be nice about it since it seemed to upset him so. "Was the person that gave you it just nothing to you? Are they just gone?" he grabbed my arm. His fingernails dug into my skin. I almost started to bleed. "You're hurting me," I mumbled to him. "You're hurting me too." Sage sighed as he let me go. He then stood up and gathered our things. "Get in the house." he commanded. I wanted to be stubborn and say no, but I knew that wasn't a choice. I willingly walked back into the house. I looked outside one more time before the door slammed shut and the locks where locked. For some reason I felt like that would be the last time I every went outside.