✳◽✳ HIDE 'N SEEK ✳◽✳
Hide and seek, the moon is bright. All you have to do is to hide while I count.
1
Cover your mouth and don't make a sound.
2
Because Nightmare is coming for you.
3
Make a sound and I will find you.
4
When I find you, then it will be over.
5
I hope you found a place to hide.
6
Once you're caught, it will be game over.
7
This place is no longer a Haven.
.
8
For you will be taken into the endless nightmare
9
Once I'm done, it will be time I will find you
10
Ready or not, hear I come.
The sound of metals footsteps echoed in the dark hallway as the grandfather clock was ticking away. A sound of scratching on the wall became louder and louder.
"Come out, come out wherever you are~"
The teenage girl looked at her younger brother and put her finger to her lips, signalling him to be quiet. Her brother, who has tears on his eyes, hugged her tightly.
They were huddled in the dark corner of the closet, hiding from the nightmares. The once harmless plushies became terror and grotesque; coming after them to kill. They were trapped in a nightmare for six hours.
"Where are you?~"
The footsteps were getting louder. A shadow casted through the slits of the closet. The both of them held their breath as the silhouette stood there for awhile but it moved on and they sighed in relief. She then looked at her brother with a serious look.
"Listen to me, we have to go to my room but we have to be very quiet. One single noise and it would alert the others."
The boy nodded in response. She carried her brother and peeked through the slits.
The Master's bedroom was huge and they hid there for three hours now. It was dark and empty. The only source of light was from the moon that went through the closed window.
"(Y/n), I'm scared." He whispered and buried his head on her shoulder, shaking slightly. She shushed him softly, rubbing his back before slowly opening the closet door. She slowly walked out and exited the room.
The hallway was dark and it's hard to see. (Y/n) slowly took a long strides towards her room that was at the end of the hall.
It was eerily quiet and the only sounds they heard were their hearts beating fast. (Y/n) looked around the hallway and saw a figure of the baseball bat leaning against the wall. She quietly picked it up and continued the walk.
Suddenly, she felt her hair on her nape stood up and chills started to run to her spine. She looked at her brother, who raised his arm and accidentally brushed it on her cheek; feeling the goosebumps of his arm.
She felt her brother shaking and his hand violently tugging her shirt.
"(Y-y/n)?"
She heard her brother whimpered softly.
"What?"
"I found you~"
They both screamed and without looking back, she ran down the hallway with her brother in her arms and also the baseball bat.
"You can't run from me!"
They finally made it to her door and quickly opened it then went inside; locking it. They both panted heavily and (Y/n) put her brother down. She looked up at the wall clock.
4:00 am
She sat down on her bed and her brother followed, sitting beside her. There were silence between them until (y/n) decided to break it.
"This is crazy." She mumbled, running her fingers through her (h/c) hair.
"(Y/n), I'm scared."
She sighed and pulled her brother in for a hug.
"Don't worry, we'll survive the night."
"Oh, do you now?"
They both looked ahead and saw a giant black robotic bear look so grotesque; wires popping out here and there and a mouth on his stomach that has a razor sharp teeth.
(Y/n) quickly stood up and went in front of his brother with a baseball bat in her hands.
"I told you you can't run from me. I'm a Nightmare! I can appear whenever I want."
"Leave my brother alone, you freaky bastard!" She sneered, looking brave while on the inside, she felt like crying.
Nightmare chuckled and suddenly grabbed the bat; tugging it forward and (Y/n) stumbled forward too, but what's worst, in his arms.
"(Y/N)!" The boy yelled as he watched her sister struggling in his grip and pulled out of the room.
"Let go!"
"Feisty, I like it."
They were now in her brother's room and snapped his fingers making the two doors locked. He grabbed her face and faced it to him and in return, she glared at him.
"You look prettier in person than those pictures I've seen." The robot said.
"You look ugly up close than from afar." She snapped back.
He chuckled and let go of her face.
"I guess you don't like this form." Nightmare said and pulled away from her; taking a step back and slowly getting smaller to a normal human height and then a light flashed like a lightning until it died down.
(Y/n) felt her jaw dropped when she saw, instead of a scary animatronic, a handsome man in a black suit and a top hat on his head. His ebony hair matched with his pale skin and his red eyes.
"I didn't introduce you properly since that little brat always took you away."
' Wow, his voice is so deep and se—shut the f**k up!' She thought as she mentally slapped herself.
"My name is Nightmare." He said as he ripped his top hat.
"And would you kindly put the bat down? I promise I don't hurt something pretty." He said softly. She gave him a suspicious look and slowly put the bat on the floor but right next to her feet.....just in case.
"I want you to stop scaring my brother. He's too young to experience this kind of fear." She said and Nightmare chuckled. He slowly walked forward and leaned a bit closer to her face.
"It's not called fun without a player unless...." He then leaned even more closer and she could his cold breath brushing against her ear. "You take his place." He said in his scary robotic voice. She gulped as Nightmare pulled away slightly; his face even more closer. Their noses were almost touching.
"I'll do it."
Ever since that night, (Y/n) took her brother's burden. She played his game.
(Y/n) went close to the door quietly and heard a breathing. She gasped and quickly closed the door. She heard the metal footsteps fading and sighed in relief as she let go of the door.
"I didn't know that this could be tiring. It's even worse than washing the plates." She said and flopped down on the bed.
She started to get sleepy and felt her eyelids getting heavier. Her head fell forward.
She then jolted when she felt arms wrapping around her waist and cold lips pecking her left cheek.
"Hehehe I got you, my love~"
