As Tbh and Socks stayed in Meme's medbay, they had both healed up. Socks was still in physical therapy as he needed to learn how to correctly use his new robotic arm, and Laff was actually assisting Meme in helping Socks.
Tbh eventually left, leaving Socks alone.
Socks had visitors every now and then, but he felt very lonely and even isolated himself from by not allowing visitors.

Meme saw Socks getting thinner, and Laff was having troubles help Socks. Socks seemed very disturbed and crazy overall. His hair messy, heavy eye bags, and ragged clothes.
Everything that Meme and Laff worked onto Socks seemed to be reversing and making everything worse.

Finally, Laff decided to force Socks into talking.

"Socks, you are not the same."
Laff sternly said to Socks, holding his shoulders and looking dead into his eyes.
"What the fuck happened?"

Socks stared blankly at Laff, his eyes wide but tired.
"...I am the cause of Muffin's death."
He explained, his voice hoarse and scratchy.

"Oh, that's been bothering you?"
Laff didn't seem surprised anymore.
"He didn't die because of you, you were tired and your body needed rest. It was perfectly fine that you fell asleep that night."

Socks was still distressed it seemed, and shoved Laff away. He his under his blanket and Laff could hear quiet sobs, he sighed and genuinely left bad for Socks. But, he had to inform Meme and let visitors in. Socks needed comfort from someone else that's special to him, so Meme decided to invite Blaza and Tbh.
Only Tbh came though.

Tbh explained to Meme that Blaza was blaming Socks for Tbh's injuries and he couldn't convince Blaza to come. Meme sighed, but left Tbhhonest in Sock's room.

"Hey, Socks!"
Tbh cheerfully greeted Socks, he went in for a hug but Socks dashed away.
"Oh-"

"...I am not excepting visitors. Why did Meme let you in?"
Socks asked Tbh, his voice hoarse still.

"The real question is, what the hell happened to you!? You look miserable."
Tbh looked at Socks with concern all over his face.

"Nothing...nothing t-to worry about."
Socks croaked.
"Answer my question."

"It's pretty obvious why, you are not doing better."
Tbh said sternly.
"Meme brought me here to help, but if you do not want it I will have to make you want it. I'm sorry, but you need to get your head out if that event. I know it horrible, I know it was traumatizing, but you must not let it effect you."
Tbh hugged Socks.
"Everyone misses you, especially me and Nadwe. Think of everyone else...we need our best friend back. I need you back."

Socks head was resting on Tbh's shoulder while the two hugged, his breathing seemed to be calm and Tbh felt a tear drop onto his hoodie. Socks was crying.
Tbh hugged him tighter, his robotic arm was very cold to Tbh, but he didn't mind. Socks was now sobbing, Meme came in to see the two and instantly left and as quickly as he came in. He knew the two should have a moment to themselves, he informed Laff to not help Socks today with his arm. Which, the gasman was okay with.

A week after...

Socks was now out of Meme's medbay and began to actually move in with Tbh. Blaza was separating himself from the two, he never came out of his treehouse anymore since Muffin's death...which got the attention and concern of his two partners.
Nadwe also moved in with Tbh and Socks, as he was Sock's son after all. The three were happily living together, and Laff opened up a therapy place for everyone. It was no surprise that Socks was now taking therapy, Tbh forced him into it. Nadwe was also shoved into therapy by Socks, the therapy business was seeming to take off!

Tbhhonest had asked Laff if Blaza was in his sessions, and Laff informed him that Blaza was in fact not. The crab man grew even more concerned for his third partner due to his new information, and wanted to see Blaza. But, the ladder that led to his treehouse was not down, meaning Tbh couldn't contact Blaza without doing something to his house.

Socks had the same concern for Blaza, so did everyone else. But, no one could do anything about it as they had no access to Blaza's treehouse. Nadwe seemed to be doing better after all the events, his new best friend seemed to be Oof. The two were always hanging out with each other now, Socks was happy to see Nadwe move on.

Nadwe was about to head out with Oof until you went to open the door, there he saw Jooice seeming to be very panicked and distressed.

"Nadwe! Get Tbh and Socks, something happened! I already got everyone else, but get Tbh and Socks!"
Jooice frantically told Nadwe.
"It's an emergency!"

Nadwe turned around and pulled Socks and Tbh off their bed, he told them to get outside now because Jooice said it was an emergency. The three ran out of the house and saw everyone at the base of Blaza's treehouse.

The ladder was finally down! But, there was blood dripping on it...everyone was shocked.

"Everyone! I will go up theres and investigate!"
Laff announced.

Everyone nodded, but then Woolf shouted out:
"Where's Dino!?"

Laff froze in place, raising his head amongst the crowd. He couldn't find Dino.
The reptile-furry was no where in sight.

"We will find him later! This is an important investigation!"
Laff shouted back at Jooice, having a slight struggle to climb the wood-rope ladder.

After what seemed like ages, Laff's head popped out of one of the "windows" out of the treehouse.

"This ain't good! Everyone who wants to see, get your ass up here!"
Laff shouted at everyone.

Tbh and Socks were the first ones climbing, they needed to see what was wrong. As soon as they both got up they were horrified.

Blaza had huge holes in his head, brain matter falling out. A blood pool surrounded his head and his sunglasses were broken. His hoodie stained with his own blood, his hair ruffled.
Next to him, Dino was laying limp in a corner. His neck seemed deflated, hand prints on it. He seemed to be strangled to death.

Tbh fell on the floor and cried, loud sobs coming from him. Socks also fell on the ground, hard on his side. He laid there emotionless, but his vision was blurred with his own tears. Jooice climbed up the ladder to see everything. The blood, the death, the bodies.
Everything seemed to be just worse and worse. Socks looked up at the juice man,
"Don't let Nadwe or Oof up here."
He begged.

Jooice nodded, but when he turned back to the ladder, the two were already there. Nadwe had a tear running down his face, and Oof was just holding Nadwe's shoulder. The two moved to a corner and Oof was talking to him, probably comforting him. Woolf came in and broke down in tears when he saw Dino's body. Everyone was crying when they climbed up, Laff was trying his hardest not to but he couldn't hold in his emotions any longer. Tears ran down his face, pain his eyes.

"OH- WHY MUST THIS HAPPEN-!?"
Tbh sobbed.
"WHY, WHY!? SOMEONE TELL ME FUCKING WHY!?"

Socks hugged Tbh, sobbing even harder now. The two were just crying together in the hug, Jooice looked at the two and wished he had someone to cry to. He was the only person to not really have a close friend, he was jealous of Tbh. But, his jealous could wait. Jooice was still crying, as he whipped his eyes to clear up his tears, more just poured.

After a few hours...

The bodies were removed from the treehouse and into the cemetery. It was constructed ever since Muffin's death, and now Laff feared that he would have to expand it. No, he knew he would have to expand it.

Tbh and Socks stayed in their room, the door locked. Nadwe kept knocking on the door, banging on it to get a response. But nothing.
He sat on the ground, back on the door, crying and sobbing. Nadwe sat their crying til he eventually fell asleep.
The night settled in, and the cemetery had two more graves that day, unfortunately...

"You are doing very well, my dear..."
A seductive voice praised.

"You know I'm only doing this for you."
A voice with an accent spat.

"Oh, but then we can finally be together! This is the first step of turning me back to normal!"
The first voice reminded.
"Don't you love me, dear?"

"...yes, I do."
The voice with an accent sighed.

"Then it's settled."
The first voice seemed dazzling.
"You shall continue business, till I can finally be turned back to my normal self."

Mystery, hehehehehehehe...
Any who, I hope you enjoyed! Sorry I haven't updated this book in a while, but I have been quite busy! I hope to begin writing more nowx, but with DA requests open- that will most likely slow me down.

Happy reading!
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