Red like roses (Sexual Offenderman Fanfiction)

Chapter 18 - Practice

The next morning the living beings of the mansion gathered in the dining hall, everyone taking a seat around the table to discuss what had happened the day before. The cushioned chairs, worn from use and age, creaked under them like they we crying in sorrow as everyone took their seats and settled down for the meeting. Agitation was taking over the human as she stared at the faceless brothers, knowing none of them would not treat her the same after what had happened. She was happy to see Splendorman sitting at the table too, slowly eating his porridge like it tasted like ashes, melancholy look on his face like he was ashamed, or even scared. Amy wasn't quick enough to ask how he was feeling when Slenderman had stood up from his chair as a sign that the meeting had started.

"You all know why we are here. We're here to talk about the incident that occurred yesterday", Slenderman said as she smoothed out the wrinkles on his suit, glaring at the human. "Care to explain what happened there? In detail, please", the man ordered, his tall figure looming over her even when he was at the other side of the table.

Amy swallowed down a clump in her throat and bit her lip as she tried to explain the event as clearly as possible, holding back tears. It still horrified her. Seeing Splendor like that was something she had not expected to see. But she didn't care about that anymore, when she herself had attacked him, with a power that was let to her by their enemy, Zalgo. Sometimes, she could still feel it. Something crawling under her skin, begging to get out. Amy hugged herself and her head fell down as a small shred of a tear fell down her cheeks.

Slenderman gave out a sigh after he had heard the woman's story. "I see", was the only thing he muttered.

"I didn't mean to hurt anybody ... I didn't even know I could do something like that", the human started whimpering, her body slightly trembling as she cried silently, the chair squeaking under her ever so slightly from the vibrations. 

"We understand that. And it was our fault for not telling that side of Splendor to you. You couldn't have known that this would happen", the long suited man tried to comfort the human, even if his voice was full of apathy. Amy tried to calm herself down but the unsettling memories started flashing before her eyes once again and she tried to forget about it all, but nothing could work. She hated herself for allowing this to happen right in front of the creatures, who had no remorse for her.

A hand could be felt running through her hair, trying to appease her as she was finally able to collect air to her lungs, the petting almost soothing as she picked her own head up to see who it was. Offender looked at her, emotionless as he kept stroking the girl's hair, feeling glad her pity party had stopped. 

"Amy, we know that you want to know our secrets. Even if you think you are ready for it, we still will keep silent about our past, until told otherwise. We don't want to ... traumatize you", Slenderman told her, arms folded over his chest. Amy could feel Offender grabbed her hair harder now, reminding her of their time together in the bathroom last night.

"I'm sorry, but what makes you think I'm not traumatized enough?" she asked strongly, begging for the man's attention. "I had to leave my family behind and live with four monsters. I killed two people, for god's sake. And now that I know that part of Zalgo is still inside of me, alive and well, I'm constantly afraid that one day I wake up and realize I'm not myself anymore."

Silence took around the table, nobody knowing what they should say. Only a few sighs were heard until there was a small chuckle in amusement. A heartbroken voice echoed from Splendorman, a longed-for smile finally coming to his face.

"It's hard for us too. To have a human here that smells so delicious that it's hard to ignore our instincts", the man said, pushing his blade of porridge away from himself. Amy had a hard time believing what she had heard, but decided to swallow it down and accept that the people who now were her family weren't humans, but monsters. For some reason she kept forgetting that she was around murderers that could hurt her any second. "But we can work it out", he said silently, tilting his head to the side, the feather in his hat almost falling off.