Nice: Hey guys! So, last I left you, you were being called out to by someone. Obviously, you know who it is now. I'm not even bothering to hide it. It's Clocky.

Yami: You guys really like your Clockwork jokes, so I have one thing to tell you... It's time to stop! Get it? Time to stop? Get it- I'll just see myself out.

Nice: Yeah, probably for the best. Anyways, umm... Enjoy!

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Y/n's POV

As I heard my name be called, I turned slightly to see Clocky walking towards me, waving. I couldn't see her clock-eye behind her hair and her face was covered by a scarf. She was also wearing... Wait a minute... That's my jacket!

Clockwork: C'mon Y/n, the others are still waiting for you!

Y/n: Waiting for me? For what?

Clockwork: You were supposed to meet everyone else today!

Y/n: O-Oh, right. Guess I forgot...

Clocky sighed before grabbing my arm.

Clockwork: You've been really forgetful lately.

Y/n: Can you really blame me?

Clockwork: Yeah, totally.

Y/n: No sympathy, huh?

Clocky just giggled. Wait, giggled? Since when does she do that!?

Lena: Uh, Y/n? Who is this?

Clockwork: I'm Natalie, Y/n's girlfriend.

I blushed a deep red at this. Clocky never showed any interest in being with me. She's just sort of been there like an older sister. Lena smiled and went to shake her hand. I noticed she seemed hesitant to shake back, so I stepped in.

Y/n: Uh, maybe you two should talk another time. We really should get going.

Clockwork: Yeah, let's go!

She pulled my arm forward as she walked out with me.

Clockwork: So, who was that?

Her usual tone was back. I guess she was acting so she wouldn't draw attention.

Y/n: She used to take care of me. She means well.

Clockwork: You're not going to kill her?

Y/n: No, Clockwork. I'm not killing her. And neither are you or the others.

Clockwork just stayed quiet, looking forward. I looked over at her, inspecting her disguise.

Y/n: Why are you wearing my jacket?

Clockwork: It's warm.

Y/n: You don't have a warm coat?

Clockwork: Well...

She looked down slightly, glancing over at me. I looked at her and noticed she was still holding my hand. I looked back up and she was looking right at me.

Y/n: You just wanted to wear my coat, didn't you.

She blushed slightly and looked away as we kept walking. She tightened her grip on my hand as she tried to drag me away. As we left for the woods, a cop cruiser pulled up in front of us. The cop from before stepped out of the car and I took note of how her hand was on her gun.

Cop: Alright, you're coming with me kid.

Y/n: Excuse me?

Cop: We know you were near the scene of the murder. We've got some questions for you.

I looked over at Clockwork who nodded. I nodded back and she brushed her hair away from her eye, showing the clock-eye. I showed my demon eye and the cop became very afraid. I let out my wires and stared at the cop with a grin.

Cop: W-What are those?

Y/n: It's your parting gift. As in it will part you. Part of you here, part of you there, and part of you all the way over there on the wall.

The cop panicked and pulled out her gun, but she stopped part way as she seemed to freeze.

Clockwork: Looks like your time is up.

Y/n: You can freeze people in time?

Clockwork: Yeah.

Y/n: Why do I never get told about these things?

Clockwork: Just kill her already.

Y/n: Yeah, yeah.

I shot out my wires and split the cop into a couple pieces. After she fell to the ground, we made our way into the woods.

Timeskip brought to you by Chibi Clockwork having a tick

After Clocky and I got back to the mansion, I walked in to see that everyone was gathered in the expanded living room we now had on the first floor. I stepped forwards and everyone turned to look at me. I took notice of the new faces, everyone having very unique designs.

Y/n: This everyone?

Zalga: Yes.

Y/n: Alright.

I then removed my coat and hung it up on the hanger next to me. I stepped towards the group of newcomers.

Y/n: So, your names?

Angel: I'm Judge Angel. You can just call me Angel.

Puppeteer: I'm the Puppeteer.

Y/n: And I know the rest of your names, but I'd still like a proper introduction to you all.

Masky: You already know me and Hoodie. There's not much more to tell.

Kagekao: Kagekao.

Y/n: You speak?

Zalga: She speaks Japanese, but not much English.

I looked at Tails and a dog sitting next to her.

Y/n: I take it you still don't like me?

Tails: Yeah.

Masky: She's just a bit aggressive. The dog is Smile.

I nodded and kneeled down in front of Smile. I put out my hand as it started to sniff. After a few seconds, it nuzzled its head into my hand. I smiled and pet it, feeling it's soft, red fur.

Y/n: Hmm... A boy?

Zalga: That's right.

Y/n: Nice to have another guy in the mansion. Which reminds me.

I got up and walked over to Hoodie.

Y/n: Hoodie, was it?

He nodded and stuck out his hand. I shook it as he slightly smiled at me. I let go of his hand and stepped back to address everyone.

Y/n: Alright, now. We need to go make sure we're all on the same page. Tails, Zalga, and the girls in Slenda's proxy all know full well what happens when you mess with my knife. From my understanding, I'll likely kill you if you take it. So steer clear. Secondly, I host shows in the town and I do have people there I care about, so no killing this woman.

I put up a picture on my phone of Lena, which seemed to catch everyone's attention.

Slenda: Who is that Y/n?

Y/n: My caretaker. The only person who would help me after my step parents were murdered.

Tails: So?

Everyone turned to face Tails, while I glared at her slightly.

Tails: You're step-family died, big deal. We've all got problems like that and we don't complain. Besides, do you really need more women in your-

I cut her off as I threw my knife, lodging it in the wall next to her head. It had just grazed her face. Her eyes widened in shock as she looked back at me.

Y/n: You say another word, and I'll cut out your tongue and feed it to you.

I glared at her as I turned into my skeletal form, which I now referred to simply as Skull. I also let out my wires, letting them whip around slightly. My wires seemed to catch the new girls' attention.

Puppeteer: Hey, what's with the wires?

I took my attention away from Tails and turned to Puppeteer, Skull staying as I was still mad.

Y/n: Part of my demon powers. Why do you ask?

Puppeteer then stood up and held up her hand. I looked at her confusingly before my eyes widened as she let out her own wires.

Puppeteer: It's just that I have wires too.

Y/n: Woah... I didn't think anyone else would have the same power as me.

Puppeteer: Neither did I.

Puppeteer put away her wires and sat back down. I took a deep breath, which was strange since I don't have any lungs to breathe with, as my flames covered me, quickly dissipating to show my normal form. I looked out at the others as I whipped out my wires again and grabbed my knife out of the wall.

Y/n: One last thing... If any of my terms are violated... I will not hesitate to dismember you.

I turned to them as I said the last line, my Skull form showing as my empty eye sockets bore into their heads. I also let out my wing and some flames, causing my coat to wave slightly. Furthermore, I gave them a jagged and crooked smile before leaving the room.

Timeskip brought to you by spooky shit

After I left the room, I went to the theater room to play a bit. I played some basic tunes before hearing the door open. I glanced over to see Clockwork walk into the room.

Y/n: Hey.

Clockwork: Hey. You ok? You kinda blew up back there.

Y/n: I'm fine, just got a little upset.

Clockwork: That seemed worse than just a little upset.

I sighed and turned back to the piano. I played a few notes, checking over the piano for any issues.

Clockwork: You don't have to hide it. You can tell me.

I sighed again as I stood up from the piano.

Y/n: Today.

Clockwork looked at me confused.

Y/n: My family died today all those years ago.

Clockwork's eyes widened as she stepped towards me.

Y/n: I thought if I just did a show and kept myself busy today, I wouldn't have to face it. After all this time, it still hurts as much as it did the first day.

Clockwork just looked at me, standing right next to me. I looked back at the piano. I walked over to the piano and sat down, resting my hands on the keys. Then, I remembered a song that I haven't played since this day last year.

After I finished the song, I just sat there at the piano. I felt Clockwork sit down next to me and wrap her arms around me.

Clockwork: That was a great song.

Y/n: It was their favourite...

Clockwork tightened her grip on me, keeping me where I was.

Clockwork: Let's go.

Y/n: Go?

Clockwork didn't answer me, standing up and grabbing my hand. She dragged me out of the room and started heading for somewhere else in the mansion.

Y/n: Hey, where are we going?

Clockwork stayed quiet as she pulled me to a door. She opened the door and pulled me inside. She closed the door and let go of my hand, letting me see where we were. Clockwork had dragged me into her room.

Y/n: Uh, Clockwork?

Clockwork: Sit.

I just nodded and sat down, leaning against the wall.

Clockwork: I meant on the bed.

Y/n: O-Oh, right!

I got up and sat on the edge of her bed, now blushing a bit. She sat down next to me.

Clockwork: I need to tell you about something.

I looked up at her, noticing she looked a little uncomfortable.

Clockwork: So, I get these... Tics.

I deadpanned at her slightly.

Y/n: Very funny...

Clockwork realized what she said and started to stutter.

Clockwork: N-No, I didn't mean that like a joke! I mean like a mental tic.

Y/n: Like a trigger?

Clockwork: Kind of. I don't ever know when they're going to happen and I can be really unpredictable when I have them.

I looked at her seriously, paying attention to what she was explaining.

Clockwork: I feel like I should have told you this sooner because I could have suddenly attacked you and you wouldn't have known why.

I smiled at her, putting my hand on her shoulder. She looked over at me to see me smile slightly.

Y/n: Thanks for telling me. Is there any way to identify when you're having a tic before you attack?

Clockwork: Yeah, you'll notice a sudden change in my attitude and posture. I hunch a bit around the mansion to make it easier for the others to tell when I'm having a tic.

Y/n: Ok... So, uh... Why did we have to come here for that?

Clockwork looked away slightly, blushing a bit.

Clockwork: I-I didn't want the others to hear...

Y/n: But don't they know?

Clockwork: They do, but that's not what I wanted to keep private...

She was now staring at the ground, blushing more.

Clockwork: I-I was wondering if... Y-You wanted to spend the rest of the day with me? Just the two of us?

I blushed a bit at her request. Since when has Clockwork been so cute? I brushed off the thought and smiled, nodding my head.

Y/n: Sure!

Clockwork's POV

Yes! I finally got it out! Now I just have to hope I don't have a Tic while he's in here... But if I did have a Tic... Would that really be such a bad thing?

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Nice: Hey! Thanks for reading! So, I finally got it out again! It's been a long time since I updated this so here you go!

Yami: This ending gives me a feeling of Deja Vu...

Nice: Oh you're just imagining things! Not like this happened before or anything like that!

Yami: I'm on to you...

Nice: Signing off!

- Iain