The Monsters Inside and Out (Scott Howl x Depressed Reader)

48. New Year's (Part 3)

After calming down from the situation and getting another drink of water, you sit down on a couch. Scott scratches his head and says, "Were you serious about joining them next time?" You slowly look him, seeing the look on his face that tells you that he's genuinely curious. "I don't know!" He just nods his head and pats his lap. Now that the moment has passed, you slowly start laughing about it. "Did you see Damien's face when he saw us in there?" "Yeah, he was so surprised! And then Brian asked us to join! How do you think Damien felt?" "I think he'd enjoy you." You shoot him a wink and kiss his cheek. He blushes deeply. He leans in to give you a proper kiss, but is interrupted when an announcement is made: "Alright everyone! It's only 5 more minutes until midnight, so make sure you're close to someone special to celebrate the coming of the new year!" You look up at Scott, who looks down at you. You smile at eachother, and the music starts slowing down. The lights dim a little. Scott gets on one knee, holds his hand out and says, "(Y/N). May I have this dance?" You silently place your hand in his. He smiles sweetly and gets back up, pulling you close. He puts his arms around you, enveloping you in his warmth. You hear a soft, comforting sound you haven't heard in what feels like forever, his heartbeat. You close your eyes to really feel the moment. "(Y/N), look." You open your eyes again and see those flowers that grew from you that other time. They're all over the place, even on some people. Some people ignore them, others look at them in awe, and one person even picks one. Four minutes have passed by, and another announcement is made: "Alright everyone! One more minute! You better be close to someone you love and be ready to put those lips to good use. Huh? Oh yeah, and if that's not your thing, that's fine too!" Scott bends down and scoops you up. Your face is level with his, his hands are on your legs for support, and your arms are around his neck. Your faces are inches from eachother. The countdown starts. "10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! Happy New Year!" He shoves himself forward, closing the little space between you. You grip on to him tightly, you've been waiting for this all night. He slips his tongue in, and you two make out as if the world has disappeared. You stop when you hear a camera, snapping away. Finally getting fed up with Zoe and her obsessiveness, you turn to yell, "Zoe, will you cut that out?" You see her making out with Oz, her tentacle wrapped around him. She says, "No, fuck you!" And her and Oz fall to the ground, Zoe now pinning the shy embodiment of fear. "If it's not you, then who is it?" "It was me." The cult member steps into view. You wrap your arms around Scott tighter hiding in his neck. Scott holds you protectively. "Zoe, why does this one keep following me? Did you put her up to it?" Zoe gets up off the ground, blushing deeply. "No, I didn't." She turns her attention to the member. "Why are you here? I thought I told all of you to leave me alone when I'm out like this." The cultist giggles, "(Y/N).. You still don't recognize my voice?" You think for a moment, and you suddenly cover your mouth in shock. Scott notices, and asks, "Wait, do you know her?" You nod your head. "It's.." She takes off her hood and mask. "My aunt."

"What are you doing here?" Your grip on Scott strengthens. She chuckles, "I should be asking you the same thing. What would your mother say if she found out you were here?" "She knows I'm at a party." "She knows the party has drinks, drugs, or sex? She knows that you and this monster make out like sex-crazed pervs? Face it (Y/N), I got you. And I have photos and videos to prove it." She shows you her phone. She's taken multiple pictures of you. From the drinking contest, to truth or dare, to twerking like a maniac. She says, "That night on Christmas, I went to check on you, but you weren't there. Instead I see you over at someone's house who lives hours away! I look, and I find this disgusting thing!" She takes out Scott's wristband and throws it to the ground. "I knew something was up with you. I fucking knew it!" "How did you know I was at someone's house?" She laughs. She presses a few things on her phone and pulls up an app. She shows you, it's a map, and it has multiple points on it. Each point has name. There is your mother's, your uncle's, yours, and multiple others you don't recognize. They're all scattered on different places. "Have.. Have you been tracking me?" "What the hell does it look like I've been doing?" "But you don't have my permission to do that, that's illegal!" "Oh yeah, and who's gonna stop me? I am taking home right now, and we are telling your mother what you've done." You hear the repeated snapping of a camera. You hear Zoe's voice say, "I finally got my camera to focus on that phone. See (Y/N), taking photos without people's permission is good sometimes." She shows you her phone, she has a few pictures of your aunt tracking people. Your aunt lunges forward, trying to take the phone. She successfully grabs it, and you hear Amira's voice say, "Oh shit! Karen here just snatched home girl's phone! What the hell?" She somehow manages to grab Amira's phone as well. "You all have nothing on me!" Amira responds, "Girl, you are at a party with a bunch of rowdy, crazy, media-obsessed, high schoolers. You think we're the only ones doing this?" She's right. Everyone around her has their phone out, taking pictures and recordings of the whole situation. "We've got evidence against you girl!" Your aunt looks discouraged, but she's not giving up yet. "Fine, if I can't ruin your social life with this, I can at least do this!" She taps some more things on her phone, and shows it to Scott. It's a video she took of your exchange with Hope. You relive the scene as you watch you and Hope talking to eachother. She starts getting a little closer to you. She presses her thumb into your forehead hard, and a minute later, she leans in and kisses you. You push yourself out of Scott's grip and fall to the floor. You don't bother getting up, and you stare down. Your aunt tells you, "Try explaining that one, kid." "I-I'm s-sorry Scott. She just l-leaned in a-and kissed me.. I-I didn't want her to! It just kind of happened.." "Uh-huh. Bull fucking shit. Look at you, stuttering like an idiot! There's no way you're telling the truth! You're a big cheater!" "That's not true!" You hear someone shoving their way through, and Hope comes out of the crowd. She looks down at the floor, seemingly ashamed of herself. She takes a deep breath through her nose and looks at Scott. "Scott, I kissed (Y/N)." There are audible gasps and shocked murmuring. "I had too much to drink, and I was picking up the wrong vibes. And then (Y/N) froze up when it happened, but they reminded me they're in a relationship. I'm really sorry. I hope you can forgive me." She grabs her arm and looks back at the floor. Scott hugs her, saying, "Of course I forgive you. I didn't really think (Y/N) would do that anyway." You look back up at your aunt. Getting up, you say, "I didn't cheat on him." "Well it's only a matter of time until you do. Or him." "I would never do that, and neither would he." "Oh come on! Everyone knows that monsters are just perverted sex freaks! They'll do anything for a fuck. Just look at this one," she gestures towards Zoe, "she's here, making out with that other thing in front of everyone. They'll go out, fuck, and eventually one of them will get bored and start messing around with another monster." You hear a sniffle. It's very quiet, but you can hear it nonetheless. You glance over, and what you see makes your heart shatter. Scott is clenching his fists, his face low to the ground, and tears rolling down his face. You can see he's struggling to hold in a sob. You feel the area around you getting hotter with anger. You look your aunt dead in the eyes and tell her, "Shut. The. Fuck. Up." She slightly gasps, and slaps you in the face. "What did you just to me?" "Shut. The fuck. Up." She slaps you again. "You do not talk to your aunt like that." "Get out." She continues slapping you. "WHAT THE HELL MAKES YOU THINK HE'LL CHEAT ON ME?!" "BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOUR FATHER DID to your.." Her eyes widen and she covers her mouth. "Because what?" "That's what your.. Did to your.." You blink at eachother. She collects herself, and says, "Do NOT tell your mother I told you this. You understand me?" "My dad cheated on my mom?!" "If you tell her, I'll tell her what you were doing tonight. Deal?" She holds out her hand for you to shake. "Why can't she know?" She says nothing. "Is that how you manipulate her?" Again, no response. You apprehensively take her hand and shake on your deal. Without speaking another word, she turns around, and pushes her way through the people watching the event.

Scott hugs you from behind, his eyes are little puffy from crying, but he seems to be better. "Are you okay?" He nods his head. He leans over a bit and hugs you tighter. You scratch the side of his face and ask, "You wanna get out of here?" He nods his head again, and you go out to his car. He puts his hands on the wheel, but struggles to move. You put your hand on his, "Do you wanna talk about it?" He gulps. "I'm just really tired. Will you.. Spend the night with me?" You softly smile, "Yes." You don't what's wrong, but you decide not to push it. You just need to do whatever makes him happy. He takes you to his house and you both jump on his bed. He tells you, "Happy New Year." "Happy New Year. I love you." He pecks your forehead. "I love you too."