I Am At Your Beck and Call

Did You Not Think I Was Serious?

After getting over the initial shock of the quite intrusive marking, Talia decided to shut down the game and go downstairs to get a snack. After losing some blood to a demon, she deserves something to eat. Having nothing better to do, and wanting to respect his mistress' right to privacy in her room, Bendy follows Talia down to the kitchen. Realizing this, she stops mid-stairway and looks back at him.

"Bendy! What if my mom or little brother see you?" She hisses, narrowing her eyes at the dancing spirit. He shakes his head and presses his finger to his lips.

"It's alright. Only those aware of me can see me." Talia raises an eyebrow at the statement but says nothing in response. Must be a demon thing. 

"It is!" Bendy confirms, making the girl jump down a couple steps!

"You can read minds?!"

"Possibly." Hissing at the demon again, she turns away from him and continues her path down the stairs. As soon as she steps into the kitchen, she's greeted by the sight of her brother, Ty, snacking on an apple. He looks up at her and smiles, not reacting to the demon behind her sister. Did he not hear my screams? She looks behind her with furrowed eyebrows and gets a shrug from Bendy.

"Who are you looking at, sis?" Ty asks, curiosity lacing his voice. Whipping her head back immediately, she shakes her head. "Nothing, just thought I heard something!" Talia nears him, humming. She grabs an apple and begins munching on it. Bendy takes this time to look around the kitchen, messing around with appliances and anything he can manipulate. Hoping to distract her brother from what would be floating objects, Talia begins a conversation with Ty, strategically moving around to block his view of whatever Bendy was doing.

Once they finished, Talia decides to return to her room. Before she makes it to the stairs, Ty crawls out to her. "Hey, sis?" She looks back to him, and even Bendy watches with interest.

"Yes?"

"You feel...different. As if something is clouding around you...be careful, okay?" Talia gives a kind smile in response to her brother's compassion and shakes her head, returning her trip up the stairs. She arrives in her room and closes the door after Bendy.

"Your brother is very insightful. I enjoy children. They understand and accept honesty a lot better than adults," the demon comments, approaching the girl. "You must be careful with people like him. It'd be a shame for your world to come crashing down because of a little rumor." Talia snorts and crosses her arms.

"My world came crashing down the moment you appeared." Pouting at the jab, Bendy says nothing and watches his mistress prepare for bed. When it came to changing into pajamas, Talia looks at him expectantly.

"What?" Bendy asks, oblivious to her needs.

"I need to change. Shield your eyes."

"It's just body parts. I don't see--"

"I order you to let me change in privacy." Sighing deeply, Bendy shrugs and turns around, his tail swishing in annoyance. "Humans and their inabilities to see past their body parts," he mumbles under his breath. The sound of the bed creaking alerts Bendy that he may turn around and he does, his eyes scanning over Talia's appearance.

"Nice nightgown," he comments, approaching her. She rolls her eyes and pulls the blanket over her body. "Night Bendy. Protect me, yeah?"

"Of course."

The next day, Talia woke up to silence. Mom must've taken Ty to school. Bendy enters the room, grinning wide with a tray of breakfast in his hands. "Morning, my mistress." Talia's eyes widen in surprise and she sits up.