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Mail Day

Y/N, May 14th
You sit up in your cot, the sunlight disorienting you. You blink a few times before realizing that it must be the next day, and you must have slept through the night without realizing it. You look over at Max, he's still asleep. Not for long, you realize as you hear David walking along the tents, yelling for kids to get up for breakfast. You decide to get dressed before he wakes Max up, so you quickly grab a white T-shirt that says "Good morning, I see the assassins have failed" in black letters and a pair of black shorts and put them on. You begin to put your hair up in a bun as Max wakes up from David's yelling.

"Damn I wish that guy would shut the fuck up and let us sleep," Max complains as you guys walk out of the tent a minute later. You laugh and agree, but mention that it's nice to have a routine. You and Max walk into the mess hall and grab some grub to eat, then sit down where y'all sat yesterday. As you eat, the Quarter master comes along with a cart. Nikki, -who had sat down next to you- having noticed your confused look, tells you that it's Mail Day. You nod and watch as the Quarter master gives Max a hoodie, then moves on to you and hands you a letter. You watch Max set the hood on the table, mumbling "At least they know what I like", and then you look at your letter.

In black formal print it states that it is addressed to Y/N Y/LN, and that it's confidential so only you should see it. You open it up, expecting some random letter from your parents, but are shocked when you read the first paper in the letter.

Dear Y/N, we are sad to inform you that due to your parents passing, and you being the sole heir to their will, that you are now placed in the hands of your mother's brother, Daniel Y/LN. Your parents will is enclosed behind this letter.

You can't even read the will, you're so in shock. You feel a tear slip down your cheek as you just put the letter back in the envelope and lay it down. Max doesn't even seem to notice, and asks you what's in the envelope. You shake your head and just say nothing, but he continues. "Y/N, there has to be something in there!" He exclaims angrily. "Max I am NOT showing you my damn letter! Now leave me alone!" You yell, standing up as you do so. While you stand, he grabs the letter from the table, you having just realized that you weren't holding it. You grab the first thing closest to you -the plate- and throw it at him as he runs through the kids in the Hall to read the envelope. You don't hit him however, but instead hit two other kids you don't know. You yell out "Fine! Read the damn letter! Let everyone read it for all I care!" Before storming out. You storm to your tent and just collapse into your cot, sobbing.

You can't tell how much time passes by before you fall asleep, and when you wake up you find that it's already dark, and that you have Max's stuffed bear in your arms. You smile to yourself, a d getting up, you realize that Max isn't in his cot, and once you go out into the other section, notice that Nikki and Neil aren't either. You go back to your cot and grab the pocket knife you bought, the last day you really saw your parents. The sight of it almost makes you cry. You stuff it into your pocket and walk out of the tent, heading towards the Mess Hall to see if maybe they were at dinner.

As you walk there, you hear a commotion out at the activities field. You decide to head there, and once you get there you see a man with hair exactly like your mother's, wearing all white. He stands next to David, who is talking to him. The campers are all muttering to each other, but Max, Nikki, and Neil are at an uproar at the sight of the man. You run up to the blond guy, ignoring Max's shouts as you pass him, barely feeling him try and grab your arm. "Are you Daniel?! Are you my mom's brother?!" You shout at him as you run. He seems startled, but he smiles at you. "Yes, I am. I'm you're uncle," he explains. Max, who had been rushing up to you, stops in his tracks. "That psycho's you're fucking uncle?!" He shouts at you, the envelope in his hand.

You just nod, remembering the story Max had told you about him. You glare at Daniel and ask him if it's true. "If what's true, Y/N?" He asks you, seemingly confused. Max gets the hint though, and yells "The fact that you're a fucking shit-faced cultist and tried to kill me, obviously!" Daniel kind of winces at that and scratches the back of his neck. He bends down to Max's height and says to him "Look, Max, I'm so sorry for what I did in the past. I've been going to therapy now and have seen the error in my ways. I'm sorry I probably traumatised you and," he looks around at the other children "I'm so sorry I hurt you all. I promise I'll make it up to you," he then stands up and looks at David "And you as well, David, by becoming your coworker, a better one then last time." He ends with that and sticks his hand out for David to shake it. Max glares at Daniel the entire time, only stopping to glance at you.

David, for a split second, looks furious, but then he smiles at Daniel and shakes his hand. "Welcome back, Daniel" he says with a smile. "Thanks for having me" Daniel responds. Max just shrugs and grumbles that he's going to go to sleep. Before he leaves, you say that you are as well, ignoring Daniel's attempt at asking to talk to you later.

You run up to Max, and he hands you your letter. "I'm... really sorry Y/N. I shouldn't have taken it from you. Sorry if you hate me I mean everyone else does so," he chuckles darkly and continues "why not another camper hate me, right?" Ignoring your rational mind, you act on impulse and just hug him. "Max," you begin, trying to find words to tell him how you feel, at least without crying. "I don't hate you, and I'm not mad at you. You were just curious and I understand that. I could never hate you Max. I..." You think for a second, trying to figure out what to say. "You what, Y/N?" Max asks, his tone both curious and slightly annoyed. "I love you Max! I love your stupid hoodie and your stupid jerk attitude and your stupid adorable walk!" You shout at him. You're face is hot, you're sure that you look like a tomato so you're glad that it's dark. "Oh. I uh yeah um" he stutters. You hear him start walking again -you had only just noticed that you guys had stopped- so you follow him and he leads you to your tent.

You guys sit on your respective cots and you find a flashlight in your bag of stuff and turn it on. You and Max sit across from each other, and after a few seconds he speaks up. "I-I love you too, Y/N," he chuckles before continuing "that's kinda fucking weird since we just met a few days ago but yeah" You smile at him and ask him "Do you think that maybe we could be..." you pause for emphasis "...together?" Max looks up at you and smiles- like he really seems to glow, he looks so happy- and agrees. "Of course! I'd love to Y/N!" He exclaims. You both just grin at each other, then you decide to actually go to sleep. You turn the flashlight off and lay down. Soon you fall asleep listening to Max sleeping.