time after time- the solo triplets a.u.

𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆

The pitter-patter of three children's footsteps running down the wooden staircase was impossible to ignore. The sacred game of hide and seek had just begun. All the lights in the house had been shut off pre-game to ensure a more "exciting" game. Although you were terrified of the dark, you decided not to make a big deal out of it in front of the boys to prevent them from taunting you. Shuffling around the rooms of the house, the wooden floors creak, causing your anxiety to perk up.

Darkness consumed every speck of light the house had ever known but somehow you still managed to notice Kylo running into the downstairs closet on the left side of the hallway. With his heavy thumps against the floor, you take a deep breath and follow him. Although this was all just a game, you feel your heart thump with the pressure of finding a good spot. Although the dark ominous hallway always freaked you out the most, you followed him hoping to score a good spot. You assumed he always knew better since he was the most mature.

"10...11...12...", Matt exclaims, making sure everyone could hear him.

Kylo goes to shut the closet door behind him but you grab a hold of it, causing him to turn around in shock. His dark, moody eyes search you, his eyebrows furrowing with that mixed look of annoyance and frustration. You feel your heart skip a beat, as his luminous figure towers over you.

"Let me hide with you", you whisper with anticipation, gulping. Even though you were surrounded by a blanket of darkness, you noticed his facial expression turn into a frown as you hear an aggravated sigh exit his mouth. "No. Now go find another spot", he says annoyed, trying to close the door. You grasp the handle, not letting him close it fully. You hear a sigh, and peak through the small crack. "Pleasseeeee. I promise to be quiet" you plead, hoping your face looked like a begging puppy dog. "No Y/N. Leave me alone", Kylo says while slightly raising his voice just enough to still have it pass as a whisper. Your heart drops with disappointment, but what did you think would happen? Kylo's always been like this.

"18...19...20... ready or not, here I come!", Matt yells as he throws open his bedroom door. Your heartbeat speeds up as you hear his footsteps make their way through the upstairs hallway, almost reaching the top of the staircase. You freeze, standing as still as a statue. You hear Matt's footsteps and you take a shaky breath. You did not want to lose, this game was too sacred to be ruined.

You turn back to the closet and see that Kylo has already shut himself inside. "Leave", he says once again. You stick out your tongue at him, well knowing he can't see you. It's the thought that counts. As you're scanning the rest of the hallway for an available hiding spot you hear a voice coming from the basement door. "Pssst. Over here", a voice calls. "It's me, Ben." Although that's who you assumed it was, you were relieved to know that the mysterious voice wasn't some kind of ghost. The basement door widens and you see Ben's head pop out. His resemblances to Kylo always seem to shock you, even though you see them almost every day. He makes a hand motion telling you to come inside with him. You hesitated. The basement frightened you especially since it was darker than ever down there.

You hear Matt close the bathroom door and realize that your only options were the unknowns of whatever the basement held or being made fun of for being the first to get caught once again. Without making a sound, you make your way inside the basement and Ben closes the door behind you.

By now Matt had reached the bottom of the stairs and began scanning the living room. Ben begins to make his way down the basement stairs but realizes you hadn't moved. You didn't realize it but were frozen, staring down into the dark. "Y/N, what's wrong? Why aren't you following me?" Ben says concerned. You hated to admit it but you didn't want to leave Ben hanging. "I-I'm scared... scared of the dark", you say as you look down at the floor. Ben smiles and lets out a small laugh under his breath. "It's not funny!", you say in an annoyed tone. Ben makes his way back up to you. "I know. C'mon. It'll be okay... I'm here", Ben says reassuringly.