Secret // Ticci Toby x Reader

Chpt 19: I Promise.

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Toby's P.O.V
I wake up at 8:00am and stretch, looking down at (Y/N) who had slept beside me. Her chest rises with every breath, and her face shows a state of peace. Seeing her like this made me want to hold her for another hour but I knew that Slender would want me to be up by now like everybody else. A smile forms upon my lips while I continue to stare at her for a minute, taking in her beauty. Eventually, I get out of bed and quietly leave the room, leaving (Y/N) behind.
Once I enter the living-room, I see BEN playing video games, Jeff sharpening his knives, Sally having a tea party with Clockwork, Jane on her phone, LJ eating sweets, and EJ sitting upside down on the couch. I take a seat next to Jeff and look at the T.V, seeing what game BEN was playing. That is until I hear Jeff chuckle beside me. I look over at him, curious as to why he's chuckling but before I could ask why, he begins to speak. "So the 'Pretty little Princess' is finally awake, huh..?" A few others start to giggle when he says this but I keep calm, sighing softly. "... I'm not a princess, Jeff." "That's right, you're a pretty little princess!" I do my best to keep myself calm but Jeff continues, making me more frustrated. "Would the Pretty little Princess like some tea~?" Instead of yelling at him, I smirk, coming up with the perfect reply. "Why, yes. Of course I'd like some tea, servant." Jeff flinches, "Camomile tea. I want Camomile tea." When Jeff growls, I laugh, along with a few others. A few minutes later, Slenderman claps as a voice enters our heads "Breakfast!" We all rush to the kitchen and grab our plates of food, but when I'm about to grab mine, I remember (Y/N) and walk to my room. When I arrive, I open the door and see (Y/N) brushing her hair. "Breakfast is ready." "Oh, okay! I'll be there in a minute!" I nod, closing the door and walking back to the kitchen.
Once we all sit at the table and begin to eat, (Y/N) arrives and takes a seat next to me, eating her own plate of food. She hums in satisfaction, swallowing her food then thanking Slender who just nods. When we all finish eating, Slender takes our empty plates and goes to the sink to wash them.
Everyone leaves the kitchen but instead of following them, I make my way over to Slender. "Toby, what are you doing?" (Y/N) asks, "Just going to talk to Slender about something. I'll be there in a minute." She nods, leaving the kitchen. Once she's gone, I begin to speak, quiet enough so nobody hears the conversation. "Hey, Slender?" "Yes, child?" "Um..." I hesitate. What if he gets upset with what I'm about to ask? I take a deep breath, gathering up all of my courage before speaking once more, my voice a little shaky. "Am I... Am I allowed to...." "Are you allowed to what?" "Am I allowed to get married?" He freezes, holding a single plate in his hand. It takes him a minute to respond and my heart begins to race. "... Married?" I nod, "... It all depends, child. You have served me for a few years already, you have proven your loyalty. If you were to get married, would you still continue to work your hardest, to do your best as a proxy?" "Yes. I promise." "And what about miss (Y/N)? If she agrees to marry you, her parents will surely find out and attempt to figure out who we are. That is a danger to the family. If she agrees to stay here with us and become a part of our family, then yes, you are allowed to marry her." As he says this, my eyes widen and my heart skips a beat. "She'll have to move here? Become a part of this family? But (Y/N) loves her parents.. I can't just..." "I never said anything about her not being able to see her parents; I just said that she'll have to move here. She will be allowed to go visit her parents from time to time but she just can't tell them who she will be married to nor tell them where she is living." "So I'm allowed to marry her?" Instead of replying, Slender just nods his head and continues washing the dishes. "Thank you." He nods again and I leave the kitchen, making my way to the living-room with a smile on my face.

(Y/N)'s P.O.V
"So what's your name?" Sally asks, smiling at me. "My name is (Y/N)." "It's nice to meet you!" Her smile turns into a grin as she pours tea into a small teacup. "It's nice to meet you too, Sally!" Sally giggles and hands me the teacup, filling another one afterwards and handing it to a woman with a pocket watch for a eye. The woman smiles softly as she thanks Sally and takes it, looking over at me after. "I'm Clockwork but you can call me Clocky." "It's nice to meet you, Clockwork." "You too." We all take a sip of our tea. When Sally puts down her teacup, she grabs a empty teacup and pretends to fill it with tea, placing it in front of a teddy bear when she's done. I can't help but to giggle along with Clockwork as we watch Sally. A few seconds later, someone else joins us and sits beside me, looking over at Sally. "Toby has joined the tea party!" He says and Sally smiles big, welcoming him and quickly filling another teacup in excitement. "I never knew you were a tea party type of guy." I giggle and look over at Toby, taking a sip of my tea. "Well now you know." When Sally hands him his tea, he thanks her and begins to drink it, smiling. "How long have you two been dating?" Clockwork asks, putting down her teacup on a saucer. "One year and two months." Toby replies, Clockwork's eye widens then she chuckles. "You managed to keep her for that long?" "I'm a nice man, I'll have you know." We all laugh.

Around 3:00pm, I decide that it's time to head home. After saying goodbye to everyone, me and Toby begin to leave for my place, hand in hand. Halfway there, Toby glances at me, "Hey, (Y/N)?" "Yes?" I look up at him but when I do, he averts his gaze and looks ahead of us once more, his grip tightening a little. "Would you ever want to get married?" My eyes widen and I freeze, staring at Toby. "Married..?" It takes him a minute to reply, "Y-Yeah..." my heart races and I'm at a loss for words. What should I say? Did he even talk to Slender about this thought of his? Would it be right? Worried about me, Toby places both hands on my shoulders and looks into my eyes, smiling softly. Since he was just dropping me off, he saw no reason to wearing his mouthgard and goggles. "Did you... Did you even talk to Slenderman about this type of thing? About this thought?" "Yes. He said that if we were to get m-married in the future, you would have to move in with us and not tell your parents about the person you're marrying. You would be able to visit them, though.." when he says this, I smile. "Really?" "Yeah. We would never force you to stop seeing your family." It's silent for a moment after he says this, but there's no need for words. Instead of replying, I nod my head and smile big, "Then yes. I would love to get married in the future. I would love to marry you, Toby Rogers." His smile grows bigger, "Then do you promise? Do you promise me that someday, we'll get married? When the time is right?" "Yes; I promise."