Among Us: Unearth the Deception

(11) Unearth the Deception

Chapter Eleven
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I weakly opened my eyes to see a figure start to reach towards me. A ringing in my ears began to drown out the distant voice calling out to me.
"Pink? Pink! Give me your hand!" I heard Black say through my suit. I slowly smiled, his voice giving me comfort.

I looked up to see Black floating towards me with a rope connecting him to the ship. I managed a shaky laugh, reaching my hand up. He took hold of my hand and pulled me to him, holding my waist and arm tightly.

"Pink, just listen to my voice. You're going to be okay, I'm here," Black says, his voice shaking, "Stay awake."

Stay awake.

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Regaining my consciousness, I found myself out of my suit and on the freezing floor of the elimination zone. Brown's body isn't here, nor is White or Black.
I weakly pushed myself off of the ground and walked into the empty cafeteria, staggering to keep my balance, my vision still blurry. A gunshot then echoed throughout the ship. I froze in place, holding onto the table to keep myself standing.

"Black?" I call out, my voice quiet, weak, and shaky.

Black came running from Storage and looked at me with a gun clenched in his hand, blood splattered on his suit. Orange and Brown weren't the imposters, so that means...White and Black.

I took a step back, shaking my head.
"Black, what did you do?" I whisper, on the verge of tears.

Black dropped the gun and hesitated for a bit, rushing towards me and holding me close with one hand behind my head and another gripping my waist.
"She was going to kill you...White was going to kill you. She locked me in the vents when you were being voted out," he says, resting his chin on my head.

I hugged him tighter, melting into his strong arms: "You're an imposter."

He didn't say anything for a while, just hugging me closer. He pulled away a bit, lifting my chin with his finger and thumb, his other hand running through my hair as he kissed me. His lips were soft and perfect, aiming for the middle of my lips and down to my neck.

I gripped the fabric of his suit.

He stopped his kiss at my ear. "I'm sorry, you deserved better. I accepted a deal from adviser with White. If we kill Unit Five then we get the other end of the deal. For White, it was money to keep her father on life support. For me, it was because he told me to."

"Are you going to do it? Kill me?"

"No...I couldn't. White and I were supposed to take the research to Mira HQ—let's go. It's better there than Earth. The media doesn't give what's happening out there justice. The rise of anarchy is spreading and the pandemic is only worsening," Black lets out, squeezing my hand.

Leave? Leave Earth? Are we just going to abandon a planet that holds so much history and importance?
"Okay," I say, "I trust you, Dorian."

"And what should I call you?"

I thought for a moment and smiled: "Darling, goddess divine, and my love. Celeste is also acceptable."

"Well, my darling love and goddess divine Celeste...with one push of a button for autopilot, we could start something together," Dorian smiles, caressing my face.