Crimson Field || Bill Cipher x Reader

III

I kept my head down as I followed the twins down the street. I put some distance between us in order to avoid suspicion but also not too far to lose them. I slowed down when I saw them stop in front of a building. I couldn't hear what they were saying but I was sure that the girl was convincing the boy to go in. He chuckled and nodded, letting the girl pull him in with his arm.  

A quick glance at the building made me realize that it was an arcade and, by the looks of it, It was flourishing. And here I thought PC's killed businesses like these. I pulled my hood down and pushed the glass doors open. As soon as I walked in the scent of sweat and cheese dug deep into my nostrils. I gave a soft smile as I examined the area. Children were running around, holding tickets as they raced each other to the prize booth, Others were arguing about who was going to play next. It reminded me of my own childhood back in [home town]. 

I let my fingers trace through the dirty wallpaper as I walked. I lightly tapped each vacant game I passed and an odd feeling, kind of like a small jolt of lighting, tickled my fingertips. I glanced at the screen and realized it was an old fighting game. I read its title above, "Fight Fighters.", it said. I remember this. My dad and my brother used to play this game a lot when we were still kids. My smile quickly turned as I pulled my hand back and shoved it into my pocket again. 

When we do get them back... What am I supposed to say to them?

Will they... Will they even forgive me for what I've done?

Tears began to form from my eyes but before they could drop I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turn around to see the boy smiling at me. "Um, hi, excuse me, do you happen to have some change for 10 bucks? Preferably coins." He laughed. "My sister and I kinda ran out of coins for the machine." he said while pointing to the girl waiting on the 'Dance Dance Revolution' pad. She waved at me with a smile. "Hi!"

"Uh- sure thing." I fish through my pocket and pulled out some coins. I counted them before putting the extras back into my pocket. I reached my hand out to give him the change but I accidentally hit the back of his hand with my own and a jolt of electricity suddenly went through my body. I dropped the coins out of shock at the odd sensation. 

"Ah, shit-" he cursed. "Sorry!".

Both of us crouched down and started to pick up the scattered coins across the dusty floor. One by one we picked up a penny from the floor and when there was only one left, we both reached for it at the same time. As soon as our hands intertwined, multiple visions began to flash before my eyes. 

Gnomes.

A silver-haired fraud. 

A  sweet Trickster.

An undead handyman.

A portal.

A perfect bubble.

The one-eyed beast

I gasped as I quickly pulled my hand back. The boy gave me a concerned look and asked, "H-hey are you okay?". 

"Oh my god,  Your eye!" he exclaimed. He raised his hand up to reach my face but I quickly stood up and rushed outside, all the while blocking my face from the eyes of everyone that was staring. I quickly made my way to the back of the building and leaned against the wall of velvety bricks. I fished my phone out from my pocket before I opened the camera to selfie mode and then I gasped.

My right eye was completely red and blood began to drip from its socket. I tried to wipe off the red liquid with my fingers but I just smeared it across my cheeks. My hands were trembling. What the fuck is happening? 

I quickly went to my contact lists and looked for my brother's phone number. I scrolled through the different contacts I had saved on my phone until I read his name. I was about to click on it but then a hand grasped my shoulder and turned me around.

Now I was face to face with the girl. She gasped when she saw my face and backed up a bit. "Oh shit, That looks really bad. You need to see a doctor right away!". I saw that she was about to grab my arm but I quickly flinched back and ran. "Wait!" she called out for me to come back but I didn't want to. 

I shimmied my way inside the bathroom window as I tried to push the other half of my body inside. My brother had the only key to our room and this idea was less expensive than me breaking the front window. When my hips finally came through the rest of my legs followed easily and I dropped to the floor. 

I hit my head on the toilet pretty hards and I let out a groan as I clutched my aching skull in my hands. When the pain subsided a bit, I shakily stood up, grabbing onto the toilet for support. I stumbled towards the mirror above the sink to take another look at myself and I almost cried at what I saw. 

I honestly looked like a ghost in a horror movie. I tried to touch my eye but when my fingers got close to it, a strange numbing feeling suddenly shot up and down my hand and arm and I stopped. I turned on the faucet and splashed my face with water. I grabbed the towel I used earlier and rubbed it on my face but when my hand went over my eye again the strange numbness came back. I quickly shoved the towel down into the sink and the blood from the fabric seeping into the puddle of water that had accumulated. 

I stared as the water slowly became polluted. First, it was a light pink hue then a dark cherry-like color. Its surface reflected my face and I watched as my watery face contorted into a grin.