[DISCONTINUED] ❝Ante Mortem❞ 【Sally Face】

【 xli ; it's an investigation 】

【Author's Note : another update! I'm trying to be update more often to make up for the weeks/months I made you all wait. I'm really sorry for taking too long, but the plot will be nearly taking it turn soon!】

"Alright, alright, Sally Face, I'm sorry!" Larry laughs as he tries to push the door back open. You only watch in amusement as the two boys wrestle with the door in between them, Sal using his whole weight to shut the door while Larry was leaning against it casually. "Come on, please? Todd says his friend has arrived and I texted you but you didn't respond."

"Oh." Sal moves away from the door, causing Larry to fall on the floor. He turns to you, holding his hand out, "Come on, we gotta go."

"Okay, sir." You say teasingly, and he only rolls his eyes at you. Faking a gasp, you say in a faux-stern voice, "Is the Sally Face rolling his eyes at me?"

"Y/N, come on, we gotta go." He says in a stern voice, trying to match you. It ends up with the both of you laughing, with you taking his hand in yours and heading out of the room. Larry follow after the two of you, suddenly slinging his arms around both of your shoulders.

"You two are cute, you guys know that? I actually thought Sally wouldn't get some because of-"

"My face?" Sal cuts off, shrugging out of Larry's grasp and opening the door.

"- I meant your stingy personality, dumbass." Larry snorts. "I remember that one girl last year who confessed to you before she moved place."

"What happened?" You ask, closing the door behind you. Sal pulls you out of Larry's grasp, making sure to hug you from behind and glare at Larry.

"Sheesh, Sally Face, calm down, you tow just got together and you're acting all possessive." Larry laughs, pressing the button to the elevator.

"Shut the fuck up." Sal retorts, moving to stand beside you and hold your hand. You honestly thought it was adorable, letting him clingy for the meanwhile. You could tell he was touch-starved, by the way he seems to be holding your hand as if he doesn't want you to let go. You'd make sure to cuddle him later if your theory was correct.

You all get to the second floor, meeting up with Selene and.. a pink haired.. guy? Girl? You couldn't tell.

"Hey Eulia! You're Todd's friend?" Larry says, ruffling their hair. Judging by the name, Eulia, you assume they're a she. She nods at him.

"We walked together towards here.. I fo-followed because you guys were.. um, you know.." Selly's voice trails off, but you understood what she meant.

"My parents are in their room. Come on in." Todd says, upon opening his door. "Oh! Eulia, you're here. Come in."

You all head inside his apartment, the faint smell of weed still in the air. Larry jokingly breathes in, only for Sal to smack his back causing the tall boy to suddenly choke.

"Rude." Larry says, crossing his arms.

"Suck on it." Sal retorts, pulling you towards the couch where he suddenly pulls you to his lap. He hugs you close to him, seeming to be in a huffy mood.

"Sal, I'm happy that the two of you are together, but it is preferable if you don't go to second base in my apartment," Todd jokes.

"Shut the fuck up, Todd- god, is that the only joke you guys know?" Sal groans, burying his face into your shoulder. He mumbles, "Y/N, they're bullying me."

"Aww, don't worry Sally face." You chuckles, shrugging him off of you and you move over to side beside him. "We can cuddle later."

"Okay, lovebirds! Time for Todd's briefing." Larry says sitting on the floor as Todd assumes his position in front of them as he had taken a chair from the dining room.

"Eulia's doing something with the CCTV cameras, I could do it but I could be traced or something." Todd explains, crossing his arms. "You guys are going in Packerton's room, right? Investigating and stuff."

"I'm here to help." Selene says with a smile, scratching her cheek. "I asked Mrs. Brean if I can hang out with you guys, she said it's alright.."

"Well, that's good. We have to act fast or else Mrs. Packerton will come back." Larry says with a grin. "Damn, investigation! This is fun, huh?"

"We're investigating a cult here, Larry." Sal deadpans, hitting the brunette upside the head. "What the hell is supposed to be fun here?"

"You get to investigate with your girlfriend, I get to snoop around people's private business. That's fun!" Larry defends. A door opens, and Eulia pops her head out of Todd's room.

"The video is on loop. Hurry up before someone notices I switched the camera." She tells them, heading back into the room. Todd nods at the four of you. It's a crowd, but if you guys have to be quick then speed is of the essence.

Sal was the first one out, you being next, then Larry and Selly. You all head over to Packerton's apartment, with Selene being the one to open it with telekinesis. With the click resounding throughout the hallway, you all head inside trying not to touch anything. Better not to leave any tracks, right?

As the door closes, you let out a sigh.

"Ew, what the fuck is that smell?" Larry says, making a face. "It stinks, we really have to go fast."

You go ahead to the kitchen, wondering if there's anything fishy with the cabinets. Nothing much, but there is a lock on the top compartment for the fridge as well as a locked freezer across from it.

"Selly, mind checking this out?" You say, tapping on the freezer. She holds a hand out, furrowing her eyebrows until you hear a click on the lock. You open it up, only to feel squeamish to see a goat's body on the ground. You hear static from behind you, with you and Selly turning around to find entities rising from the ground to form a.. goat with a detached head. Larry nearly drops the gearboy as the goat makes a noise before disappearing into the ground.

You all glance at each other with uneasy looks.

A click resounds through the apartment, you all turn to Sal to find that he managed to open the door of the bedroom, if they assume correctly.

"Oh, it opened."

"FUCK THE STENCH BECAME WORSE!" Larry exclaims, pinching his nose to avoid smelling the stench. "Right, come on, let's get this over with."

"Funny how you said this was fun." You tease, nudging him as you walk past him. You head to the room, trying to avoid the stench, eyes widening with you realise the source of the stench.

"That's.. so gross."

Piles of diapers are on one corner of the room, flies surrounding it. You notice a man on the bed, connected to hospital equipment. Selene makes a whimpering noise, taking steps back from the room.

"I.. don't like that noise." She says, motioning to the hospital equipment.

"Packerton keeps a nearly dead man here? Metal." Larry says, trying to make light of the situation.

You all then hear a click.

"Shit!" Sal whispers, suddenly diving behind a cabinet. You all follow after, trying to hide yourselves. Packerton is here, holy shit, you're all going to die.

"Guys, I love you guys," Larry says, shaking in fear. "If we get caught, we're in this together."

".. Guys? What are you doing behind there?"

You all look at the door.

"ASHLEY YOU FUCK!"

【Author's Note : if you read my "Behind The Screen" mini-series from my Sally Face one-shot book, you'd know that I had a character named Rika there, who acts as a guy named Mark Jonathan. Here, I was supposed to have Rika stay, but then I found a character draft where I changed Rika's identity to Eulia, who I showed here. Rika and Eulia are nearly the same, but there are a few differences that you will discover from here on out. Also! That's all of my Sally Face OCs! 3/5 have revealed their secrets, you've yet to learn the other 2/5. A bit of a spoiler, you'll be learning something about Liam and Eulia soon ;) hope you enjoyed!】