Ticking with Love (Ticci-Toby x reader)

Ch. 44

"Mr. Smiley!" I let out shaky breaths from the fright. Looking up at him, I could feel his arms were still on mine.
     "Hello Y/n! Sorry for scaring you though, it was beginning to rain and I got worried." He says, lifting his arms off and putting them by his sides. He then walks out the room and I hear cabinets squeaking.
     "It's ok." I say calmly. He jumps back into the room and hands me a (f/c) towel.
     I take it, smiling back at him and walk into the lab. He passes me and quickly runs into the office, grabbing a potion from the lab counter on the way.
I look at a clock next to the lab sink. 

1:00 pm

What to do?
I ask myself in my mind, looking around the room. Suddenly, I snap my fingers softly, an idea rising in my head.
I'll unpack my stuff and make everything nice!
I run over to my suitcase, unzipping it quickly. Then I take out my clothes I packed and put them on shelves that were right by the couch.
Taking out my bag of toiletries, I put it neatly next to my clothes.
I didn't really bring that much stuff because I was only staying here for about two days.
After heaving my suitcase on the bottom shelf, I look around and stare at the messy papers and dusty furniture.
Maybe I'll just make the papers neater.
I walk over to the table and start organizing the papers into a nice, straight, pile.

Timeskip
  
   "Hey y/n, I made you dinner!" I hear Smiley shout from the kitchen. I speed in from the living room and quickly stand next to him.
     "I'll bring it, you can sit at the table." Mr. Smiley says, chuckling. I smile and sit at the table, the chairs squeaked only when you moved in them and the table swayed on its legs.
    "You sure this table won't fall?" I ask, looking at Mr. Smiley with an uncertain gaze.
    "Yes dear! I like it that way and if it does break, I can always make a new one!" His smile appears to be wider as he turns around from the counter and hands me a bowl of macaroni and cheese.
    "Thank you, Mister." I say politely, him returning the polite tone.
     "Your very welcome y/n!" He turns back to the counter, grabbing his bowl and placing it gently on the table.
    
After we were all done, I thank Mr. Smiley again and leave to set up my bed.
     I walk into the living room and pull out a mattress from the couch, grabbing two pillows from the nearby shelves.
I see Mr. Smiley walk to his bedroom saying goodnight and I say goodnight back.
  Grabbing my clothes and toiletries, I walk into the nearest bathroom and change. After that, I start to brush my teeth.
   Walking out of the bathroom, I get into bed and try to sleep. It's not as comfy as Toby's bed but I still appreciate what Smiley has given me.
    After minutes of trying to fall asleep, finally I do, only to be waken up from noise that came from outside.
    I look up tiredly and spot some kind of golem thing. Instantly, The Rake comes to my mind.
    I stand up in the bed and see him scurry into the woods and into the darkness.
Hmm... What was he doing?
     I debate whether I should go explore outside or tell Mr. Smiley but it ends up just exploring outside.
    I put on my black high top converse and quickly open the door. Closing it behind me, I scan the area around me for tracks of some sort of creature.
    I finally see the Rakes tracks leading away from the shack so I turn and follow them to the shack.
    They lead right up to the window, right above where I was sleeping.
   Was he...watching me then?! Calm down he was just...I don't know!
    I start freaking out so I decide to go back into the shack. After closing the door and taking off my shoes, I get back into bed, wishing Toby was with me.
    I'm going to tell Mr. Smiley about Rake then. He needs to know about this or else something bad might happen.
  I remember about the medicine Mr. Smiley gave me and I turn to my jeans that where on the shelf, digging through the pocket to find it.
   I took a sip of the blue liquid and set it back down on the nightstand. It didn't have a bitter taste but it wasn't sweet either. It tasted like nothing, like water.
   I get into bed and fall into a dreamless sleep.

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