Together 4ever ~4 x Reader~

Chapter 7: New Friends

You stood before the milky brown door, Four by your side. Your heard a groan, and footsteps heading to the door. The doorknob jiggled, then was slowly pulled inwards to reveal...a phone?

"...Four? What are you doin-" His eyes traveled to you. "And who's the lady friend?" You felt weirded out with his tone with that statement. You inspected the phone in front of you; His screen was blue, and the phone itself was black with a silver lining. His eyes were traveling up and- 'Wait!? Is he checking me out?!'

You flushed brightly and turned your head to the side. You heard Four grumble next to you.

"Look, MePhone, we need your help getting back to the BFDI universe." He said flatly. MePhone thought for a minute.

"Well, OJ isn't awake at this hour to get you guys a room, so you guys can stay in mine for the night." He suggested, stepping aside and gesturing for you both to come in. Four nodded and stepped inside, but you strayed for a moment, quickly taking in the interior of the orange hallways.

"After you, sweetheart." You flinched at the nickname that MePhone had just given you. Blushing, you hesitantly stepped inside. You felt his arm snake to your lower back, and you instinctively stepped away from him. You felt his eyes glare at you. 'Why is he being so...perverted?!' You rolled your eyes and met Four, who was sitting on the brown couch. He seemed to be deep in thought.

"You guys wanna sleep?" MePhone suggested tiredly from the doorway.

"Wha- Oh, sure." Four mumbled, lost in thought. "We'll just sleep on the couch, thanks."

MePhone grumbled an 'alright' and headed off into the first door in the small hallway of the room. You turned to Four with uncertainty glazed over your eyes. His eyes darted to you, with the same uncertain look.

"Let's just..." He placed his hand on yours. "sleep, alright?" You smiled shyly and pushed him back on the armrest of the couch, then laid on his torso. You slowly fell asleep to the steady drumming of his heartbeat.

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You awoke when Four got up. "(Y/N)?"

"Hm?" You fluttered an eye open. "Yeah, Four?"

"MePhone's up. He wants to talk to us." He spoke softly, running his fingers through your (h/c) strands. You grunted an 'okay' and pushed yourself up and off of the couch. You stuck out an arm to him. He took it and you pulled him up, pulling him close with a sly smirk. He flushed, sending you one back, your faces centimeters apart.

"Uh...Hello?" You both turned to your left to see MePhone standing there with an annoyed frown. You didn't care for his opinion, and he came off as creepy to you. But anyway, you both separated. The phone gestured to the table, and you both walked over and sat down.

"So, the best we can do right now is ask Test Tube if she can figure this whole thing out, then you can go home." He suggested. 'Who's Test Tube?' "Maybe we can hold a contest for it. I've ran out of ideas for those..." He frowned.

Four nodded, squeezing your hand under the table. "Thanks, MePhone."

"Well, I'll go do the elimination, and then I'll announce the contest to the contestants.." He got up and scooted the chair out. He left the room, the door slamming to indicate his departure.

"WHO ARE THE CONTESTANTS?!" You asked Four, excitement filling your vocals.

He laughed at your enthusiasm. "I'm surprised that you are adamant about meeting them, considering how my contestants treat you back home."

You chuckled. "It feels like a second chance. Even if it's getting better at home." He smiled, warmth filling his gaze.

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You giggled nervously to yourself. You and Four were backstage, listening to MePhone announce the contest. Four looked at you weirdly.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm just...what if they do hate me?" You stressed, clutching your hair into your palms.

"Then I'll kill them." He smiled at you.

"What?! No!" You whisper-shouted.

He chuckled. "I'm just kidding."

Before the conversation could excel, you both hear MePhone call your names to the front.

You both emerged from the red curtains, and it was revealed to you the variety of objects before you. A light bulb, a knife, a paintbrush...Gosh! Even more! You felt anxiety rising to your throat. There were so many new objects. You mentally shook yourself out of your trance.

"H-Hi everyone!" You shyly waved.

"Hi." Four stared at them with no expressions. They all stared weirdly at him.

But, they all turned to you with curiosity, which made you blush from embarrassment even more.

"Alright, you have an hour to mingle with each other, then we'll get started!" MePhone announced.

You hopped off the stage, an the stands all the contestants were on filed out, and quickly made their way to you. The light bulb literally zipped to you.

"HI THERE! You're so different! (Y/N)? That's a nice name! Lets be friends!" She shook your hand, smiling widely. You couldn't help but chuckle.

"Light Bulb! Give them some space!" Came a voice from the distance. You turned to see the paintbrush you observed from the stage.

They came up to you, casually waving a hand. "My name's Paintbrush." They smiled.

"Hi!" You smiled back.

"You seemed so nervous on the stage, what happened?" They inquired. "And Lightbulb let go of their hand!"

She let go, and you chuckled. "It's just...Back at my home, most of the objects don't like me because I'm different..." You sighed, scratching the back of your neck.

"Oh..." You saw a flash of understanding in their eyes. "I get that." They shrugged, then ginned, sticking a hand out to you. You grinned back, high-fiving it.

Up next came a red paper fan, who had a camera out. He rushed up to you, bombarding you with pictures.

"A human! Here? This is remarkable! Everything is changing!" He yelled frantically, running off to who knows where. You raised an eyebrow.

"Oh. That's Fan. He's..weird." Paintbrush explained, rolling their eyes.

"Yeah! What a goofball." Lightbulb added, giggling.

You smiled, looking at your feet. Another voice was heard near you, and you looked up.

"A human? The is unprecedented!" She exclaimed. It was probably Test Tube, who MePhone mentioned earlier. You looked around awkwardly. They looked at you, fascination in her eyes. "Don't worry, we'll get you back to the BFB universe before you can say geebweizer!" She winked.

"I would've said geebweizer by now." Lightbulb retorted. You laughed, knowing this was gonna be fun.

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Hi guys! I'm so glad that I got this chapter out! So sorry for leaving you guys one edge last time! Stay tuned for more!

Coming up: Chapter 8: Painty's Secret

- Meghan