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14. Chicken

ter·ror
/ˈterər/

noun

"people fled in terror"

extreme fear.

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My body was encased in a cool liquid, calming my nerves sufficiently. When I lifted my head from under the water, I had seen the five boys at the top of the mountain. I waved and smiled.

"I win!" I laughed as I cupped my hands and threw water into the air above me. The next to jump in was Dream, followed by Illumina and George. Sapnap decided to front flip into the water, a large wave of the cold fluid hitting me.

"Come on, Bad! Your turn!" George yelled up to the cloaked boy.

"I'm bringing the animals down! I'll be there soon!" He said, leading Night and Solace down a safe path.

I shrugged and climbed onto land, taking off my armour, then peeling off my striped short sleeve and sneakers, my overalls coming off next. The soaked boys stared at me silently.

"What? Never seen a girl undress before?" I teased as I crossed my arms over my chest, slightly nervous. They just looked away and stripped down to their boxers. By the time Bad reached the water, we were all sorting out a game of Chicken.

"Clay... Wow..." I mumbled as I watched the boy take off his iconic mask. His green eyes and freckles standing out the most.

"What? What's wrong?" He asked as his hands immediately reached up towards his face. I shook my head rapidly, jaw still dropped.

"Nothing- Um.. it's just that I've never seen your full face before. It's always been half covered by your mask," I mumbled as I turned away, my face and tips of my ears burning. I let a small smile reach my lips as I took another glance at his face.

"Bad, you're paired up with Illumina! George and Dream are teamed- although that's definitely not fair," Sapnap glared at the two boys who had bashful smiles, bringing me from my thoughts about the blond's face.

"That means you and Y/N are partners?" Bad questioned as he took off his armour and clothes. I nodded and raised a brow.

"Is that okay, Bad?" I asked, my hand coming up to rest on Sapnap's shoulder.

"Yeah! Fine! It's totally fine! Ha!" He rushed to get his words out, quickly scurrying into the water.

I shrugged it off and pushed Sapnap under the water, his black hair flowing beneath the surface. I slipped both legs over his shoulders and tapped his head, letting him know he could stand. When he stood to his full height, I stumbled a little, nervous I would hurt him somehow.

"You're so light! It's like you aren't even on me!" Sapnap laughed out, causing my cheeks to go pink.

"Shut up! I'm not that small, asshole!" I smacked his cheek playfully. His hands came up to hold me by my thighs. I looked up to see George struggling to get on Dream, the Brit's face a dark red.

"DREAM! I'm not getting on your- AH!" He yelled out as Dream gave him no choice, going underwater and between his legs, lifting him up without hesitation.

"See? It wasn't that hard!" Dream chuckled, his large hands meeting George's thighs. The Brit immediately grabbed Dream's hands and moved them lower. I laughed a bit, placing my hands on Sapnap's to steady myself.

"Your hands are really soft," he complimented, turning his hands so his palms connected with mine. I giggled softly and intertwined our fingers, leaning over a little so he could see my smile. Sapnap blushed and gave me a cute smile back.

I noticed Sapnap catch George and Dream's gazes, shifting over to Bad and Illumina's next, but I never got to see their expressions because one of them splashed me in the face. After wiping my eyes as a natural reaction to the sudden blast of water, all the boys had a smile plastered on their faces. I cocked a brow but wasn't given time to ponder as George and Dream made their way towards Sapnap and I.

"Oh, Sapnap! Mare! C'mere!" George grinned wickedly.

George's hands connected with my shoulders, pushing me a little which caused Sapnap to stumble backwards. I shifted my weight forward and placed my hands on the centre of George's chest, his eyes widening in shock.

I used all of my strength to press into George harder, seeing him lose his balance. Dream's grip tightened, causing George to scream at an alarmingly loud rate and fall backwards because of his partner's sudden actions. Dream fell with him, making Sapnap cheer loudly.

"Yes, Y/N!" He splashed water upwards and I caught it in my mouth, laughing afterwards. I noticed Bad atop Illumina's shoulders, trying to look intimidating. I patted Sapnap's head and he turned towards the two, widening his stance and crouching so he could lower his centre of gravity.

"Don't struggle too much, okay Y/N?" Bad said as his hands came into contact with mine. He stopped for a second, stunned almost. "Your hands really are soft!"

I watched as Sapnap shifted one leg to hit Illumina's knee, making Bad wobble a bit. I looked down, confused as to why he did that.

"Hey! Sapnap- what are you?" As I tried to call out my partner's cheating strategy, Bad took hold of both my shoulders and shoved me roughly. I fell into the water, Sapnap landing on me. I opened my eyes wide, realizing what had happened. I instinctively took a breath in, my lungs being met with water instead of oxygen.

I coughed and reached my arms out, going to wrap around Sapnap's torso for support. I pulled my body into his back, my legs finding themselves pretzeled around his waist. He rose from the water and let his arms reach back to hold me up.

I coughed harshly, squeezing Sapnap tightly. I then felt the warm tears fall, embarrassment slowly starting to creep up and mix in with fear and panic. The choked sobs came afterward, so you could really tell I was crying.

Sapnap let me go and I removed myself from his body, not being left unaccompanied for long as he turned around and picked me up so I could coil around him like a koala again.

"Hey, hey, hey. You're okay, shh.." he whispered as he rubbed my back with one hand, the other firmly placed underneath my thigh.

"It burns..!" I yelled out, the stinging in my chest getting worse as I spoke and took breaths.

"I'm so so so sorry, Y/N!" Bad said and I could hear that he was about to cry. I weakly looked up and shot him a smile.

"It's not your fault, Bad. I shouldn't have tried to breathe underwater," I joked before being cut off by a coughing fit. Sapnap's arms gripped me tighter, his legs moving to take us both out of the water.

The others followed us, starting to get changed. Sapnap dressed himself first, then helping me put on my shirt and overalls, then lacing my shoes for me before laying my head down on his lap. He and Bad switched places so BBH could stroke my hair and whisper repeated apologies.

"Just sleep, okay? We'll plan out our next move from here," Sapnap reassured me. I nodded, my eyes shutting from being so tired after feeling Bad's cloak placed over me gently.

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