5 And 19s Story

Chapter 3

"So 5, tell me a bit about yourself!" 19 said as she walked with him.

"Well, I'm pretty good at making stuff.. telescopes, crossbows, stuff like that.." 5 asnwered.

"That's intresting, are you self trained?" She asked.

"Nope! I have a mentor. He's more like my father figure really. We built a telescope together!" 5 said.

"Hmm... intresting... Have you... by any chance... been abused in the past?.." She asks, tilting her head.

"Abused?! Why no!.. Well.. bullied a little yes but abused no, why would you ask that?" 5 asked curiously.

"Well... your eye patch!" 19 responded.

"Oh... right." 5 sighs.

"Tell me how you got it... please?" She smiled a bit.

5 sighed again, "Okay then... I live with a group of 9 stitchpunks. All named 1 to 9. Of course I'm the fifth one.. but we didn't meet 9 till a few years later... anyways, when the war started between humans and machines, 1, 2, 6 and 8 were hiding in a helmet. 7 had found 3, 4 and I trying to find shelter, so she took us to the helmet so we'd be safe."

"Oh that was nice of her!" 19 smiled.

"Yes. She started to lead us to somewhere safe but then a bomb just went boom right next to us and I lost my balance and fell out the helmet. Three big machines then appeared. One human tried to kill one of them with fire but the machine shot him. I got up and started running for my life, trying to find the others. Then the three machines shot out gas bombs. One of the bombs tripped me and I feel and my eye just popped out. 2 went back for me. We were almost squished by the machines till 7 pushed us out the way.." 5 explained.

"Oh my goodness... It must be hard for you, with only one eye." 19 said, she was shocked by the story.

"Yeah.. well, I don't really mind having one eye. It's easier for me. It allows me to concentrate on just one thing at a time!" 5 smiled.

19 chuckled and smiled back at him.

"So uh... how's it like being a cat punk?" 5 asked.

"Pretty much just like a stitchpunk but we can run on our fours and stuff." 19 answered.

"Are there any others?"

"Used to..." She sighs.

"... what happened to them?.."

"Just.. a little war that happened.. I don't wanna get to deep into it.."

"Alright then." 5 nods and rubs her shoulder.

19 looks back at him and smiles widely. 7 and 9 were still watching them, smiling and even smirking at each other every once and a while.

"So what do you like to do for fun?" 5 asked.

"Well... I like to climb, explore, make obstacle courses or I just draw or sing!" 19 responded.

5 tilts his head again, "You sing?"

"That's what I said." she giggles.

"Heh."

"... come with me. I wan a show you something!" She said happily and ran off. 5 smiled and ran after her. Once again, 7 and 9 followed them secretly.

Once 19 stopped running, she got to what seemed to be a cave that was half underground. 19 looks at 5, dropped to her fours and walked inside the cave. 5 was a little unsure and frightened, but he followed her in and looked around. It was almost pitch black, all he could really see was 19's bright colored patches on her, along with her tail and ears.

9 was about to follow after him till 7 stopped him.

"Come on, lets leave them be for a while!" 7 said with a smile.

"But-"

"No buts 9! The last thing we need is to scare them in a dark cave. Plus we've followed them around long enough. It's not like 5 is gonna forget about us!"

9 sighs, "Okay then.."

"He'll be fine." 7 reassured him.

9 smiled at her as he held her hand. 7 smiles back and started to walk off with him.

19 kept leading 5 down and deeper into the cave as a cold breeze blew past them. 5 shivered a bit as he continued to follow 19. After a bit of walking, 19 stops and looks around. 5 stood next to her as she got up to her feet. 19 reached into 5s back, grabbed a match out and lit it.

5 looks at her then looked around where they were.

The cave then started to shine slightly, as if glitter was stuck to the walls of the cave. 5s eye went wide, "whoa..." he whispered.

"This love it is a distant star... Guiding us home wherever we are... This love it is a burning sun...Shinning light on the things that we've done.." 19 sung as she looks at 5. 5 looks at her and smiles widely. 19 cooed at him.

After they stayed down in the cave talking, 19 led 5 out of the cave.

"Well, it was nice to finally learn more about you 5.." 19 cooed.

"You too 19.." 5 nodded.

19 smiled widely. She sighs and looks around. 5 looks at her and smiles. 5 was about to say something till they heard some rubble moving behind them. They both turned around.

Nothing was there.

19 got scared as she backed away a bit. 5 grabbed his crossbow from his bag and looked around. 7 and 9 were watching them, though they weren't the ones whom made the sound of the rubble.  7 and 9 looked at each other worried. They came out of hiding and went up to 5 and 19. 19 looks at 7 and 9 and she hisses.

5 looks at her, "Hey, calm down! They won't hurt you, 7 is the one that saved me.. remember?"

19 looks at 7 then at 5.

7 smiled at 19 a bit.

"I promise they'd never hurt you." 5 added.

"That's it one eye, keep her distracted!" One of those unknown stitchpunks from earlier said as the held up a crossbow, aimed at 19. Though instead of a arrow, it was a net. He was just about to shoot till a knife was thrown in the middle of 5 and 19, 5 looks behind them as 1 and 8 came. 19 looks at 8. Her jaw dropped in fright as she quickly ran off.

5 looks at 19 then back at 1 and 8. 8 picked up 7 and 9, throwing the light staff and spear away. 7 growls and punches 8 across the face. 8 grunts as he threw 7 and 9 to the ground.

"So, you did get out!!" 1 growled, "and when I simply told you not to!" He looked at 7 and 9, "You two are no surprise but you 5!" 1 looks back at 5, "I really did think better of you!!! But now that you've met her, all it is to you is a big game of love! I'm trying to protect you all! Can't any of you see that!?!?! Now you leave me no choice 5, but to lock you up and make sure you dont ever go outside again till I know I can trust you again, and this time 8 will make sure of that!!!"

5 gulps a bit as 7 and 9 got up. 1 turned to them, "You two!!! You are only able to go out scouting and that's it!!! If I find out you've been trying to look for her, then I'll lock you both up as well!!!"

"1 you're going way to far!!!" 9 growled.

"He's fallen in love with someone he has just met!!!" 1 hisses. "I'm not talking about this anymore!! Home with you all!!!"