I Am At Your Beck and Call

Agitation and Corruption

I've been getting reviews and DMs about how fast this story is moving-- trust me, I know! I'm just trying to kickstart the plot so we all have a baseline. We're gonna be more gradual now!

It was a school holiday the following day, so the duo decided to spend the day together. Yesterday's events were a little surprising, so to calm down, they decide to go out and hang out. Plus, Bendy still needed a little help getting used to the modern world.

There they were, at the local park, just walking around. "It's a nice day to be out, right?" Talia asks gently, messing with her phone. Bendy hums in agreement, looking around. "You humans have done a subpar job of preserving your planet, I suppose." Talia snorts but says nothing in response.

For once, Bendy didn't sense any demons, so to just spend time with Talia in the golden silence without any worries about anyone else. It was just him and his mistress. "I love the flowers here..the park tenders know how to keep them alive and they always smell nice." Talia rants, soon going off on a tangent. The demon watches with a fondness in his eyes and listens to her rant.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to ramble," she suddenly finishes, clenching her fists. Bendy shakes his head and offers an assuring smile. "I love hearing you talk about what you like. It lets me learn more about you. It's important for me to have a strong connection with my mistress in this contract."

"Is that why you made out with me?" Bendy sighs in irritation at the girl for bringing it up again. "I don't believe this. Talia! I apologized! I did not intend for that to escalate, but would you rather have some other guy do that to you? Those boys--"

"--wanted help with homework! They admitted they were going to force me but after seeing you, they got scared and dropped the plan. My god, Bendy. Not every male is the scum of the Earth!"

"I'm sorry for caring!" He throws his arms into the air. "I didn't want you to get hurt, is that so wrong?"

"You could've...I just...you needed...just-agh!" She pulls at her hair. Noticing the looks they were getting from concerned parents, Talia decided to walk away to cool off. "I'm going to get something to drink." Bendy watches her with deep annoyance. "For fuck's sake...she's acting like I raped her." He kicks a nearby rock and sighs. "I suppose, I could've warned her earlier...or just pulled her away." But how do I tell her that I've developed weird feelings?

"Here." Talia hands him a cup of tea, not facing him. He reluctantly takes it from her and takes a sip. She shrugs and takes a sip of her smoothie and continues walking. Bendy walks after her quickly and silence resumes.

"Where's your dad?" Bendy asks bluntly. Talia winces but shrugs it off quickly.

"He died in combat. Saved a comrade and an enemy sniper found him." Silence once more, and Bendy felt like a major asshole.

"Did you ever want kids, Bendy?" Talia asks. Bendy raises his eyebrow, but can't stop the feeling bubbling in him. It had been a long time since he was asked a question about his own history.

"Why do you ask?"

"Ty...Ty really likes you."

"What do you have there?" Bendy asks calmly, looking over the boy's shoulder. Ty looks back with a bored look. "Just a little game. I like video games."

"I've never played before," Bendy admits. This interests the boy and he gives the demon the tablet. "This is how you play!" Hours passed and by the time that Talia and her mother returned, the two boys were engaged in a heated battle and argument about Super Mario Kart. Shaking her head, Talia laughs at the boys.