Hearts Over Brains (Eyeless Jackx reader)

Chapter 4

I snap out of it with a fuzzy mind. 'How strange that was...' I rub my head and look at the blondie with curious eye's.

"Do you know where Ash- Slender something is? I need to see him, now." He smirked and peeked at me from the corner of his eye, chuckling slightly. "You're one of those things, aren't you? You know, a zombie." I glare at this man and shove him away, covering my cheek.

"I'm a normal person, thank you very much." I sneered.

"Like hell you are, otherwise you wouldn't be here, well, alive that is." He chuckled and grabbed my wrist.

"Come. It's about time you meet the residents of our fine establishment." I made a face of grimace as the iron smell entered my nostrils, giving me a light headache.

"Yo! EJ I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME, ASSHOLE!" I was confused, EJ? "Hey, you, who is this EJ you speak of?"

"That's me..." I jump as someones voice was right behind me, leaving me to elbow them in the face. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! Your Batman voice scared the shit outta me!"

He cocked his head back for a moment and his shoulders shook as he let out a raspy chuckle, that somewhat echoed even when his mask muffled him. I quite found it somewhat... Intoxicating. Yeah, I guess that's what the word is.

Behind me at first, I didn't notice how Ben looked at my sudden interest in this man, but the envy was truly there for a moment as it glinted through his eyes. Opening my mouth to start conversation with the man EJ, Ben yanked on my wrist and lifted me in the air in his effort to hurry me away from him.

"Jesus Benjamin Button, why the rush?" He said nothing, just gave me brief introductions of everyone as we passed them at high speed. Our tour came to an end when he dropped me in front of engraved woodened double doors, the wood had a red tint to it and shone like a mirror.

"Soooo, Slendy said to stay here and wait til he gets back from mutilating every living thing in his woods." Before a word even left my mouth Ben was gone in a vortex of electrical volts, the stone expression on his face still had me somewhat confused as well, I mean he seemed so care-free at first.

So here I waited and waited and waited, slumped against this big lovely door with my eyes half closed. Who knew even in death my human habits like sleepiness still existed, it was so reassuring... It sickened me.

"Seems you been here for a while deary," the ruffle of clothing against the wood came to my ears. It made me perk up looking to my left to see the man with the blue mask and black sockets... All of his other features are very appealing to the eyes, with a strong jawline which peeked out of the corner of the mask. Large rough looking hands, as well as his lean but musclur build that made it more tight at his arms of his rolled up sleeve to the midnight blue hoodie that stopped at his elbows, his forearms were coated in that unnatural grey colour which pigmented his skin, it was a strange sort of calming color that didn't stand out too much. It didn't really help that his thigh muscles were also just as fitted to his body, such eye candy I must say, he really did compare to the guys on the football team of my school... I wonder how the overs are holding up.

EJ's POV *Brought to you by the readers intensive stare*

"Hey uuhh you alright?"

Her gaze snapped out of it and she looked into my eyes (sockets?) for a good while, it made me a little uncomfortable considering she didn't answer me, just stared.

"uh huh...Oh, I'm sorry I couldn't help looking at- nevermind." Her face having a slight pink to her almost ghostly tone. Why does she seem so much more... dead the longer time goes by?

_Readers POV

Oh my god, did I really just sit there looking at his fruitful body, wait, sweet baby jesus help me I'm losing it! my mind was everywhere and I stumbles over my words like a child just learning to speak, his build had me entranced while giving me this feeling of butterflies in my stomach. Could just be my body deteriorating but you know, a girl can hope.

We sat by the door for hours just talking to one another about our lives before the mansion and all that, his past shocked me for a moment and made me feel a bit more appreciation for what I had... Yeah... Had... But still, the little negative things never lingered too long before I was able to continue chatting. unsurprisinyly we had few things in common but that didn't stop us from learning from one another, gradually we closed the distance between us until we were sitting there shoulder to shoulder, me hugging my legs while my head rested on my knees to face him. EJ with just his arm hanging limply from his bent knee and his other hand making gestures when he spoke or to readjust his mask after laughing.

I wonder what his face looks like under there... I can see so little and my mind is starting to scramble for references to complete the image of him.
"Say, Ej, what do you look like under that mask?" He paused for a moment, shifting uncomfortably  to try and relax before he spoke again in a hard tone, "why are you asking." "Just curious to see the man I've been chiming with for 6 hours," he sighed. "I don't want you to be disgusted by what you see under here, I know I do but if you wish, you can remove it from my face and see."

He turned his body to face me and sat there with his hands in his lap, with great hesitation I reached out my hands and placed them on the sides of the mask. They brushed against his hair as well as his skin, both smooth like running the tips of your fingers over the surface of water. My nails made a small 'tap' as they got a grip, pulling away the mask my heart thumped whilst I stared motionless. Every feature of his face was as lovely as can be, his perfectly arched eyebrows along with smooth skin, perfect lips which sealed away those mesmerizing sharp teeth.

"You find me disgusting now don't you, what, regretting your decision? Can't say I blame you," he spoke hoarsely. Getting up in a hurry to avoid this situation.

I grabbed his wrist tightly, still uttering no words and my eyes still fixed on one spot. "No... You're just so... Beautiful." Silence followed.

"Open your eyes doll, I'm disgusting, horrifying, You call this disfigurement beautiful?" I don't know why, but hearing him say that about himself made my heart ache. "Stop, by insulting yourself you're insulting me, our imperfections are what make us perfect EJ and I'll teach you to see that so that someday you'll see yourself through my eyes." Oh god, my and my big blabbering mouth are at it again.

"You're too kind for your own good you know, in this house people will use this against you."

"If they really have time waste on a dead girl then I wonder what you do in your free time," I scoffed a reply.

A loud thud could be heard behind the doors. I'll take it that the old man is back and really for my "appointment".

"I'll be taking my leave then, stop by from time to time say hi, goodbye for now newbie." Before any word could leave I let go of his wrist and just smiled and waved goodbye.

"I'll come to collect you soon, my pet." Gripping the handle tightly I grabbed my head after a headache exploded. God another headache and the same old stupid sentence that just rings in my ears, maybe slenderman had entered my mind to mess with me... yet this presence felt different, so vial, so full of hate and greed all around just nothing like slendy. I'll talk to the big man about this later, right now my residency is to be discussed, with a click, I entered his office.