Remorseless

Chapter Nine

After going home I kinda wanted to be left alone. I didn't talk to anyone, I didn't eat breakfast, I just went straight to my room.

It wasn't that I wanted to avoid everyone, but the way they had looked at me after coming back from the storage was a little unnerving. I didn't think I did anything wrong but  I was so happy and so excited and they just kept it negative the entire time. I thought about it, and if they were just going to hold me back, then I would just go to storage on my birthday alone. I felt like they, Circus Baby and her friends, could make my birthday one to remember.

I fell asleep while everyone was downstairs, probably eating. It was ok, I was so tired.
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Waking up later,  a few hours before midnight was pretty much second nature and could now do so without an alarmclock. Not that I really needed to go into "work" anyway, seeing as everything was taken care of by hired staff. There was only that underground facility that kept drawing me back.

I got dressed and opened the door to leave my room. When I had exited into the hall, Freddy was there, to my surprise. I jumped when I saw him.

"Did I startle you?" He asked with a smirk. "Just like the good ol' days, huh?"

"You never scared me." I laughed and nudged him a little.

"No? You looked pretty scared when you first came into the show room and saw Freddy Fazbear just staring at you."

"It was surprising, yes. But to be honest...chica was the one that scared me."

"And I don't blame you one bit. The design on her was a little, okay ALOT creepy. She's the only one who really likes her. I mean I was a haunted robot BEAR, how could I get scared??"

I laughed a little more as we walked through the house, quietly. When we made it towards the kitchen, Freddy held my hand.

"Hey. Can I go with you to get coffee this time?"

The night before,  he had come with me to get coffee from Zayla, along with whoever would fit in my car. So, I assumed he meant he wanted to go with me, alone.

"Sure." I smiled. We hadn't gotten an actual moment alone in a long time.

We got ourselves ready for the night, and left the house while everyone was still sleeping. I had hoped that they woke up soon so we could all go to the pizzeria together.

"(Y/N), I wanted to talk to you." Freddy mentioned as we began driving.  "It's about that place. "

"Hm...what about it?" I tightened my grip on the wheel, and kept my eyes on the road.

"Instead of going there tonight, can we watch a movie instead? Just you and me?"

"I'd love to,  Freddy, but don't we need to figure out what's going on down there?"

"It'll be there tomorrow, won't it?" He smiled gently. I hated when he did that, he just looked so gorgeous, and it made me weak.

"I suppose it will..." was all I could say in response,  with a sigh.

"Besides..." He continued, "After you went to bed suddenly yesterday,  Foxy was a little upset."

"Why?"

"Remember, you told him that you would take him to get a phone. He waited."

I looked at Freddy like I looked at an empty coffee cup; with fear.

I felt terrible! It was my idea to get Foxy a phone and I stood him up. I had forgotten all about it by the time we got home. I was going to make it up to him.

"I can't believe I did that..." I placed my hand on my forehead like I had a migraine.

"You were acting a little funny yesterday,  (Y/N). We think it had something to do with that place."

"You want me to stay away??" I was offended. Why was I offended so badly with the thought of possibly not going back?

"No, (Y/N). Just for today,  take a break. You've been working hard. That's all I'm asking. " he kissed my cheek.

"Oh..okay." I sighed again as we pulled into the drive thru to finally get our coffee.

"And then after that,  I'll even go with you. But I just really want you to be okay."

I was fine. Everyone was just overreacting. But I agreed to have the night off.

"Hey Zalya!" I greeted cheerfully as we pulled up to the window. She didn't look very happy.

"Hi....." she trailed off. "The usual?"

"You know us!" I laughed. "What's up? Why do you look like you haven't slept?"

"Well I don't know if you know,  but i gave Felix my number yesterday. He still hasn't texted me. Does he not like me?" She turned way to start working on the coffee.

"Oh don't be upset.." I said softly.  "Felix actually likes you alot."

"Then why hasn't he messaged me?"

"Oh. Um...because...his phone broke! Yeah...it was my fault. I bumped into him on accident and he dropped it. The screen shattered, and it wouldn't turn on. He was very upset with me, because he couldn't message you. "

"Really...?"

"Yep! So don't worry!"

"Smooth." Freddy muttered. I smirked.

"Okay, if you say so..." she finished our coffee and handed the cups to us in a carrier. "Also I was wondering..You're friends with him, right? I mean, you're around him alot."

I almost choked when I took a sip.  She was curious about my relationship with Foxy, as I was another girl. It was understandable.

"Actually,  he's my brother." I smiled. "And you're in for it, because he's also a dork."

"Oh!" She laughed. "Well thank you, (Y/N), you just made my night."

"I'm glad. Hey, you wanna come with us? Meet us at the mall at noon!"

"Sure, I'd love to." she smiled

"See you then!" I waved and drove off.

"Brother, huh?"  Freddy smiled.

"He lives with us, and is always around us. That's the best way to explain it."

When we got home, everyone was up.  I gave everyone their coffee, in the awkward silence.  They all stared at me, but kept looking away to try and not make it obvious.

"So, (Y/N)," Chica decided to start the conversation, "are you feeling any better today?"

"Yes. I think all I needed was some sleep." I smiled. I just told her what she wanted to hear, since everyone seemed to think Circus Baby and her friends were responsible for how I acted. Although, I didn't see anything wrong with how I acted.

"She's taking the night off. We're going on a date after we get Foxy a phone." Freddy explained. I saw Foxy grin.

"I will be at the pizzeria in the morning, " uncle said, as he sipped his coffee. "Our security guy called and said something was wrong with one of the cameras. So you kids have fun."