The End Has Begun (A Ticci Toby Romance)

Chapter 7 - The Drawing

Toby's POV

"Why do you hide it? It makes you look cuter." I said, pushing her bangs back, and showing off her scar. It really did make her look adorable.

"Painful memories, I guess." She sighed. There was a knock at the door and Slendy came into the room.

"Lilia, your room is ready. Come with me." Lilia got up, throwing her bangs back over her cute little scar, picked up her bag and followed Slendy.

I sighed, sat there for a good 55 minutes, then I got up, walked downstairs, and ran into Jack and Ben in the kitchen. "Hey Jack, Ben. How are you two?"

"How's she doing?" Jack asked. Jack's my best friend so I figured what could it hurt.

"She's ok, I guess. She seems upset though." I said, slightly upset about that.

"You want me to check on her?" Ben smiled with his perverted smile. I smacked him.

"I'd rather let Jack do that." Jack turned, nodded and walked upstairs. I just walked over to the fridge, grabbed a bowl of pancake batter, and started to eat it.

"You should cook that. You'll get worms." Ben said, taking away my batter. I snatched it back.

"Like I care. What about you, mister I eat pizza everyday? You are more likely to get worms then me." I snapped at him, then sat at the table, eating. Ben grabbed a piece of pizza from the fridge and went to play video games, as per usual. Jack came down a little bit later, and he smiled.

"You were right. She's upset about something. She shoved me out before I got any answers. Sorry man." Jack sat down and played with Ben.

After 20 minutes, I went to go play Call of Duty: Ghost with them. We played for an hour or so. Ben kicked my ass, like normal. Jack barely beat me. I got up and started to walk to the kitchen, when I heard Lilia walking down stairs. I looked at her, as her eyes widened, and she ran back upstairs before I could even say a word.

"What the........?" I noticed she dropped her sketchbook, I walked over, picked it up and looked at the open page. "She drew me..........."

Jack was standing behind me looking at the page. "She's good. It looks just like you, except you aren't that handsome." He said, nudging me and laughing at his own stupid joke. I shook my head and looked at the page more carefully.

"What you looking at?" Ben got up and snatched the book from my hands and looked at it. I snatched it back before he got a good look.

I flipped the book closed, and slid it into my pocket. "None of your business, Ben. I'm going to take a nap." I walked upstairs, into my room, and closed my door. I laid down on the bed and looked through Lilia's sketchbook.

I saw all the things she loved as I looked through the pages like 3 drawings of pandas; 4 of dragons; 2 of her ex-boyfriend, which are now crossed out; 10 pictures of her sister, who was murdered, 6 of the woods outside her old house: and then there was the picture of me.

"Does this mean she loves me?" I thought out loud. I sighed. "I only know a little about her life, I don't know where she got that scar." I then remembered that I am the way I am.

"I can't tell her about the things I've done, I'll lose her for sure. I won't have the guts to go after her if she leaves...... WHAT DO I DO?!?!" I pounded my fist on the bed. Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door. I hid the sketchbook under my pillow and the door slowly opened.

"Toby.........? Can we talk?" I heard her voice. That sweet, little voice.

"Sure." I said, as a slight smile came across my face.