Laughing Jack X Reader

Chapter 24

~Narrator's P.O.V~

The trio of kidnappers were standing in Laughing Jack's carnival, said clown holding a shaken and confused (Y/N). He looked around for a moment, making sure they were safe, before he started walking down his long row of stalls.

The other two followed silently, with the exception of one ticking now and then. Not a word was said, not between the three murderers. Nothing needed to be said, they did their job and reached their goal, now they'll go back to hardly communicating, only to talking now and then.

Of course the two humans stood as close to the clown as they possibly could, both feeling uncomfortable in his realm, and did their best to ignore the wails of the hanging dolls.

"Where are we...?" The female asked quietly, looking around the area, "Why are those toys crying?"

Jack sighed, "I have a lot of explaining to do..."

The human turned her (e/c) gaze up to his, tilting her head, "Why?"

It was silent for a moment.

"Those... Are my victims... Whenever I kill a child in your world, I take their soul and bring it here in the form of a doll. It keeps me company when I'm here, and the more dolls, the more fun this place looks." He let out a little chuckle, before falling silent.

The girl stared up at the clown, her eyes wide. This guy killed children? What did she have to do with him? She didn't help him, did she? Why was a crazed murderer like himself in her life?

-The scary clown- She thought, a flash of memory coming back to her, -This must have been him, but why did I end up in a hospital and not the prison?-

"So..." She started slowly, "You are real then...?"

"I always was."

"Then why did they not seem to believe that?"

"I'm invisible to the naked eye, until I show myself or kill someone." The clown shrugged, "I showed myself to you, tried to kill you, but I'm over that now. I prefer killing younger people."

"O-Oh..." She lowered her gaze. He tried to kill her?! So why was he saving her now? And why was her chest aching so badly?

She held a fist to her chest, only just realising the ache, a feeling she couldn't describe, like she wanted to remember but something was stopping her.

"How long was I there for...?" She asked, "The hospital..."

"A few days."

"You didn't get me sooner?"

He glanced down at her again, seeing her eyes shining and her hand resting against her torso, "No..."

"Why not?"

"I didn't know where you were..." He sighed, "I looked everywhere I could, and I couldn't find you, not until it was.. Too late."

"Too late?"

"Y-Yo-our me-memor-ry..." Toby piped up from behind them, "Y-You and Lau-Laughing Jack whe-ere clo-ose."

"Close? How close?"

"Very close." Jeff chuckled, "Inseparable."

"Don't lie." Jack grunted, "We were friends (Y/N), I was staying with you the past few months, at first I was aiming to kill you, since you had witnessed another murder, but after Slenderman attacked you, and you helped me, I guess I just realised how alone you were."

"I see..." The human lowered her head, "So... We're just friends then?"

"More or less." The clown shrugged, "But I was really worried when your house burnt down, I couldn't find you, and I guess I realised..."