Chapter Fifteen~

"But before I answer, I heard there was something going on between you and Aesop..." Jack asked before raising an eyebrow.

Upon hearing him, I tightly clenched my fist as veins started appearing.

My nails were slowly digging through my skin.

"But, of course. It's not my problem. I believe you already know what will happen if you break a rule." Jack said before standing up.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be getting my tea." The tall man said before walking out of his room.

...

There I was, standing motionlessly in the room.

I gritted my teeth before walking out as Jack's clear voice repeated in my head.

"But, of course. It's not my problem. I believe you already know what will happen if you break a rule."

And I do...

Death... And I couldn't even do anything about it...

"Damn!" I said while lashing out and breaking a delicate looking porcelain vase on the hallway.

------------------------ A few days later ------------------------

Jack's POV

As I was pondering whether I should drink Earl Grey or Jasmine tea, I was rudely interrupted by Smiley and Leo.

"The hell are you doing? You look like a clown in that."

"But I am."

Leo was silent.

"Whatever, just let me borrow your rocket! I wanna try doing a rocket dash!" Leo excitedly exclaimed while patting Smiley's back.

"Then can I try your dolls?"

"Sure!" Leo grinned before passing two creepy looking dolls to Smiley.

Smiley grinned and honestly, that made him look horrible. He shouldn't do it.

He then passed his rocket to Leo who almost dropped it.

"The hell man?! Don't drop it!" Smiley frowned.

"Sorry sorry, I didn't expect it to be this heavy!"

"It's not heavy at all."

"How do you say so?"

"Because it's simply not. Maybe it's because you've been way too childish and brought along dolls with you.

"What?! You've got a problem with that?" Leo said while propping his chess up.

"Yeah! What're you gonna do about it? Hm?"

"You son of a-"

"Shut up!" I finally exclaimed before glaring at the two kids.

"I don't understand why the host let you play as the hunters." I angrily huffed as my tea time was interrupted.

"Eh, sorry. We'll leave now." Leo said before suddenly smacking Smiley's head with his own rocket and dashing off.

"You little!" Smiley shouted before making a puppet grow and threw it to Leo.

"Dude?! How'd you do that?!" Leo questioned.

"I'm simply better than you, that's all." Smiley smiled before hitting Leo with a puppet and running off.

Leo closely followed behind him as he tried hitting smiley.

Soon, they were out the large kitchen.

With my long legs, I easily went from the kitchen to a fancy dining room.

I decided to drink Jasmine tea after meeting the two childish hunters.

"Those two idiots are making my head ache." Mary said as she suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

I wasn't at all surprised when she suddenly popped out of nowhere. It was actually quite normal.

"Mind a drink?" I asked as I gestured Mary for a drink.

She stayed silent.

"It's Jasmine tea." I added.

"Alright." She finally said before elegantly walking towards me.

I calmly poured her a cup of tea before my eyes turned into a shade of red.

"Jack." Mary frowned.

"Sorry." I replied. "I'm sure you're already aware of the two brats breaking a rule." I said before sipping my tea.

"Yes, and I don't plan to do anything about it. I'm not that cruel hearted, Jack." She paused before saying my name.

I rolled my eyes upon hearing her. "Well I do."

"I don't care. Don't drag me into this. I won't be helping anyone if you ever do something."

"Alright."

The room suddenly turned eerily silent as we both silently sipped our tea.

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Aesop's POV

This is giving me a headache...

As soon as Emily allowed the others to visit me, I was bombarded by a series of questions.

"Dude are you alright? What happend? Why'd you past out? Did Jack tell you something? If he did, what did he say?" 

"Ughh." I groaned in annoyance as William continuously questioned me.

Upon noticing my discomfort, William finally shut up and stopped asking.

"Sorry."

I stayed silent.

I eyed Emily to make them leave and so she did.

"I'll leave you alone then." Emily said before leaving with the others.

I heaved a sigh of relief when suddenly, there was something that grew. No. Actually, it was someone that grew.

"..."

"Ehe, sorry. I couldn't help myself." Kurt said before laughing nervously.

"You won't tell them I'm here... Right?" He asked while scratching his head.

"Whatever..." I mumbled before trying to go back to sleep.

"I know about you and Joseph." Kurt suddenly added.

"..."

"You like him, don't you? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"H-how did you know?" I asked.

"It's quite obvious, everytime you see a camera while in game your eyes would sparkle." He laughed.

"And besides, everytime we're up againt Joseph you would always get out. It's like he's sparing you."

"Well, I mean he probably is but it's not fair." The man pouted.

"Stop. Don't pout. You look weird..." I mumbled softly.

"Haha! Really? I guess I should do it more often then!" he said before laughing again.

I rolled my eyes upon hearing the man.

"Anyway, just to tell you. You should really stop liking him. It's against the rules you know." Kurt said while sitting down and getting comfortable.

"I know I shouldn't meddle in your affairs but if Jack knows..." He stopped before shrugging.

"What's with Jack knowing? Isn't it supposed to be the host?" I asked in confusion.

"Oh, didn't you know? Jack is like the enforcer here. Last time, when there was a hunter that broke a rule, he was the one who... Killed him..."

"What?! Killed him?!" I asked in shock.

This was news. And it wasn't good.

"Yes. The best way is to stop being with Joseph. Sooner or later, one of you will die if you keep this up." Kurt said in all seriousness.

"Anyway, thats all I got to say. It's really up to you whether you're gonna stay with him or not." Kurt said before waving goodbye and leaving.

"Joseph..." I thought before my head started aching and my chest tighten.

Before I knew it, everything around me turned black.

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