We head back to the mansion at around four in the morning. I quickly usher the twins to their room before making my way to the infirmary to find both EJ and Dr. Smiley inside conversing.
"Hey guys? I could us some help." I say leaning up against the doorframe. Eyeless Jack abruptly stops his conversation with doctor smiley to look nat me.
"Hi Death, You are back from your punishment early." Jack states.
"Yeah I know, I would still be out there if the twins hadn't come out and try to stay with me. We fought the Rake and killed him but he should wake up right around now. And he probably isn't going to be happy." I explain.
"Fair enough. What can we do for you." Jack asks.
"Slender got mad and tossed me out the window and the fall broke my arm and a few ribs." I said shrugging.
"My god how are you still standing." Jack asked standing up and walking over to me to survey the damage to my body. He takes my good arm and leading me to one of the patient bed. "I'm going to need you to remove your shirt so I can see how bad your ribs are." I start sweating at this request.
"Um.. is there anyway that you can look without my shirt off?" I ask, my voice changer masking the slight fear and apprehension in my voice.
"Not really, why?" Jack asks. I sigh.
"Fine, but you have to swear to secrecy."
"Secrecy is what patient-doctor confidentiality is all about." Dr. Smiley chuckled. Once again I sighed.
"I'm a girl." I say holding my breath, waiting for the laughter.
"Called it! You owe me ten bucks Smiley." Jack shouted to which Dr. Smiley grumbled digging into his desk pulling out a ten dollar bill. Voicing my confusion I stare at them.
"Um... What?"
"We had a bet and I just won." Jack gloated.
"You had a bet on whether I was a boy or girl?" I ask still confused.
"Yep. Now about that shirt." Jack stated. I nod in reply beginning to take off my hoodie and my undershirt revealing a severely bruised side.
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(Something like that but probably a little darker.)
I can see both Jack and Smiley cringe at the sight of my side. "That bad, huh?" I ask, to which they both nod.
"Heh, I've never seen something this bad." Dr. Smiley chuckled. "Let me get that set and bolted up." He stood grabbing his scalpel off the table before sterilizing it. "Do you want anesthesia or no?"
"I can't feel pain so I'll be fine." I state, taking my hoodie and undershirt all the way off to give him easier access to my ribs.
"Alright." Smiley says as he is cutting into my side. As he is cutting into my side I feel the blood running down my side into the waist of my jeans.
"That is a weird sensation." I say shivering slightly.
"Indeed." Dr. Smiley chuckled. Its quiet for a few minutes while Dr. Smiley worked before the door opens revealing an unhappy Slender. "Music child, care to explain why Rake just came to me saying he was killed by a tree puppet?" He asks. I shrug as Smiley is drilling screws and wire into my ribs. "The twins snuck out to get punished with me but I wouldn't let them. Then Rake attacked and we fought him. And I killed him soo could get the two back here." He sighs at my response and shakes his head. "Fine, finish up here and come to my office." With that he leaves, slamming the door shut. "Well that was a thing." EJ pipes up. "Indeed it was." I sigh. 'This house better be glad I don't care about being abused since I'm used to it.' "What do you mean 'used to it'?" I hear Jack say. "Shit did I say that out loud?" I question, looking at him. "Yeah, you did. Now what did you mean by 'used to it'?" Jack asked again. I sigh before taking my mask off, to which they both release a gasp at my face. "I know, I'm ugly. You don't have to say it." I quip quickly while self-consciously touch the large scar running down the side of my face to the base of my neck that sticks out like a sore thumb. "And there is more like it. You just can't see them because I cover them up with make up." "Well, I wasn't going to say ugly. I was going to say beautiful. You shouldn't cover your face." "Well I do because I hate my face. I hate my body, I hate that I can't feel anything and I hate that everyone I ever start to care about leaves me one way or another!!" I shout, leaving the two doctors speechless. At that point I realize that Smiley had finished stitching my side, so I throw on my shirt and hoodie, recovering my face, I storm out the door and up to my room and locking the door. I send Slender a message through telepathy saying I just needed to clean myself up before heading to his office, to which he was fine with. I lay on my bed just thinking about my past. With a growl escaping from my lips I push myself off my bed before heading out my door finding the Link lookalike. "BEN!" I shout startling the elf boy. "Good God man! You scared the shit out of me, what do you need?" I grab him by the ear causing him to drop his controller. "You're coming with me. You're going to watch how I work. I need to blow off some steam and you are readily available." BEN's eyes widen at my words. "Wait what?" BEN panicked. ——tbc—— A/N: hey guys sorry about the late update. I know not a lot of people read this. But I still love how this story is turning out. Anyway, keep an eye out for the next update. ~hasta la pasta!
