Cry Baby - BEN Drowned x Reader

Dairy Queen

"But I don't see him as anything more than a friend." I said.

"Mmhm." Jeff hummed sarcastically.

"I don't!" I said loudly.

"I'll believe that when pigs fly." Jeff said, rolling his eyes.

"So know any good ice cream places around here? Maybe a Dairy Queen or something?" He asked.

"Yeah, there's one about 3 blocks away. They've got burgers and stuff too." I said.

"Nice. I'll pay." He said.

"Um. No. I'll pay for mine and you can pay for yours." I argued.

"C'mon! Let me pay this once! You can pay next time!" He said.

"Next time? Aww, Jeff! Do you have a crush on me?" I teased.

"Shut up, I do not!" He yelled, clearly blushing.

"You totally do!" I gasped, teasing him some more.

"Look, I just think you're pretty is all, okay? I don't have a crush on you." He admitted.

"That sounds like an excuse." I rolled my eyes, laughing.

"What?! It is not!" He objected.

"Jeff, even if you did have a crush on me, I doubt BEN would let that happen. He'd kill you before you could even get the chance." I said.

"Yeah, I know." He sighed.

"He really likes you already, by the way." Jeff said, glancing at me.

"I know." I said quietly.

"Are you sure you don't like him back?" Jeff asked.

"No. I've only known him for 3 days. I don't wanna put a label on it just yet." I said.

"That makes sense." He mumbled.

"Oh! Look, there it is. I'll race you!" I said, getting a head start.

"What?! You already started running! That's not fair!" He yelled.

"Catch up!" I laughed.

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After we ate our ice cream, I told Jeff about Cassie, and he offered to go get her body and bring her to Slender.

"You would really do that for me?" I asked, in tears.

"Jesus fuck stop crying, and yeah. It's the least I could do." He said, scratching the back of his head.

"For what?" I questioned.

"For being me and the other guys' friend, and treating us like normal people, even though we do bad stuff. That's hard to find, y'know?" He glanced at me.

"Yeah, I get it. Thank you, Jeff. That means more to me than you know." I smiled, linking our arms again.

"You're really fucking clingy, y'know that?" He said.

"What?! I am not!" I yelled, taking my arm away from him.

"I didn't say let go." He mumbled, forcing us to link arms again.

"Aww you're such a big softie! I can hardly believe you murder people!" I smiled, laughing a bit.

"Well I do, so you better watch yourself." He snarled, reaching for his knife.

"Do it, pussy." I said sweetly, still smiling.

He paused before letting his arm hang at his side once again.

"I knew you couldn't hurt me." I chuckled.

He scoffed and looked away from me.

Once we arrived back home, BEN wouldn't stop clinging onto me, He would hug me randomly, or just grab my hand.

"Why do you keep doing that?" I asked.

"Because I got lonely while you were gone." He mumbled.

"Aww, BEN." I smiled, ruffling his hair.

"Alright, I'm gonna go now. Thanks for the ice cream, (Y/N)." Jeff said.

I escaped BEN's grip and gave Jeff a quick kiss on the cheek.

"W-what was that for?" He asked, going completely red.

"That's how I say bye to all my friends, Cassie and I used to do that." I mumbled the last part, starting to get upset.

"Oh. Well." He paused for a second before returning the gesture.

I smiled and waved, watching him climb back into the computer.

"(Y/N)!! I want a kiss too!" BEN whined.

I sighed, rubbing my temples.

"You're so annoying." I complained.

"Please?" He pouted.

"Fine." I rolled my eyes and planted a kiss on his cheek.

Before I could pull away, he grabbed me and smashed his lips on mine.

I stepped on his foot to force him to let me go.

"Owwww!" He groaned.

"You fucking asshole!" I yelled.

"What?" He questioned.

"You can't just steal a kiss like that! You have to earn it!" I yelled again.

"Oh. How do I do that?" He asked.

"I-... I don't know! You just do! You have to be nice and respectful. And you can't snoop through my underwear drawer. You have to act like you did last night, you've gotta be a good person." I said, slowly calming down.

"Oh. Well I can do that." He said, grabbing my hand.

He sat down on my bed and patted the spot next to him.

I sat down next to him and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Wanna watch Disney movies?" He asked.

"Um... sure?" I said, confused.

He grabbed the remote to my TV and clicked on Netflix.

"What one first?" He asked.

"How about Aladdin?" I suggested.

"Sounds good." He said, clicking the movie.

He put an arm behind my head and pulled me closer to him, making my heart skip a beat.

Maybe I could get a crush on him.

Eventually, but not right now.

One day.