**A/N: Picture above is old.**

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"Again, why? Why would you resort to suicide?" 

The demon flinched a bit. "Because it was the only solution to my problem. I thought, well... If I am indeed the key to ending all of this, then... Maybe death was the answer, ya know?"

"No. Suicide is never the answer."

Bendy gasped as the man stooped down low and grabbed his shoulders. "S-Sammy, you're scaring me-"

"Don't try it again!"

The demon's eyes darted away. "I-I wanted to free you... But I couldn't..."

Sammy sighed and let go, straightening his posture. "That's not the way you should do it."

The demon rubbed his arm subconsciously.

"...You said it yourself, I'm not a savior... I'm... Anything but that. And it hurts because... Even without a soul I have feelings that no one cares to think about." Two tears trickled down his face as he spoke. 

"What do you feel right now?" the ink human's tone was soft. 

"...Fear..."

Sammy's anger began to reside. "So you're not empty. What drove you to kill yourself, then?"

The cartoon demon sighed weakly. 

"Sam-Sam please... I don't want to answer what I've already answered. I did to save everyone... over the years I'd been lonely and angry. I know I was aggressive. I should'a kept to myself, but did I? No... I chose to be the bad guy for so long."

"...I don't think you're a bad guy, Bendy."

The demon looked up. "But I'm... a demon... A monster! Why aren't you mad at me?"

Sammy leaned against the metal walls. "I believe titles can be... concerning. Titles aren't what make up a being. I was a music composer. Now what am I? Not sure, but I'm something. I'm still here for a purpose. I just don't know what yet."

Bendy wiped his tears away and stepped over to the glass 'cages' for the forming Lost Ones, even the Boris clone to the left. "I'm not just the Ink Demon..." he spoke thoughtfully. A spark of realization flitted inside his eyes as he covered his mouth, only to remove it. "I'm Bendy... Just Bendy. Bendy the Dancing Demon!" 

Sammy smiled sadly. "See, exactly."

The demon smiled horn-to-horn. "I don't have'ta be a bad guy! I can still be good!" He turned to the ink human happily, bouncing up and down giddily. "Alright! Yeah, I can help bit by bit, right?" Before Sammy could answer the demon brushed it off himself. "Yeah yeah, I can! Sam-Sam, c'mon! Let's go back to the Lost Ones!" He stepped to the wall and faltered for a second. He turned back, lips puckered. 

"Uh... Can you show me the way again?"

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Bendy hopped out first with the ink human by his side. The demon felt he had a mission; a purpose. 

One he needed to fulfill. 

The demon stepped over to some of the shimmery Lost Ones with their glowing yellow eyes, and sighed. 

"Hello," the demon moved to sit down. "May I sit here?"

The Lost One nodded gently, and the demon criss crossed apple sauced. 

"Thank you."

Another nod. 

Bendy looked over to Sammy to see the ink human watching him. It seemed there was still anger, but he didn't care to dwell on it. Sammy gave a thumbs up, which relaxed the demon. The cartoon looked down and saw the Lost One holding a card, glancing at it sadly. 

"Oh! Do you play cards?" Bendy asked. The Lost one shrugged gently, and handed the demon the card. Bendy took it gently and glanced at it. "Hmm... I don't know how to play. Ay! Sam-Sam?"

The ink human sighed, stepping over. "Yes?"

"How do you play cards?"

Sammy sat down, and the ink creature didn't seem to mind. "Well, I don't really remember much... But I do know a simple one."

"What's that?"

"Uno."

The demon placed a thumb on his chin. "Oooookay... How do we play-?" The Lost One pulled a bunch of cards from under a board and displayed them on the ground. It then began to sort them into seven cards each, which caused both the demon and Sammy to smile.

"Guess he knows how..." Sammy chuckled. 

The Lost One placed the rest of the deck in the middle, and flipped one card over. 

Heart, 5

Sammy glanced at his cards and smiled at the clueless look on Bendy's face. 

"Hm?" the demon watched as the ink human placed down a diamond, 5. "Oh- is that how you do it? You gotta match something similar?"

The two inky humans nodded. 

Bendy flinched when several Lost Ones shuffled over and sat beside the demon, watching with something a bit more than just a look of astray spread on their face.

Sammy tilted his mask away and mouthed, 'It's okay'. Bendy gave him a shaky smile and picked up his cards, looking through them with a sigh. 

"Okay then I can put... A diamond, 3?"

Sammy and the Lost One nodded. The demon grinned. 

"See," The ink human sighed. "Now you're getting it."

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"Uno!" the demon grinned at the man as the Inky yellow eyed creature nodded happily.

Sammy pulled the mask off, which the demon mentally noted. 'Maybe he shouldn't wear it anyways,' Bendy thought as he noticed a Lost One glance at the mask with perked interest. But, it left the mask alone and on the floor as the card playing Lost One placed a card down. 

Heart, 2

Sammy leaned to place down a Club, 2 and sank back, satisfied. Bendy peered at his final card with a huff and used his turn to grab another card from the stack. The demon then brightened and smacked down the card. 

"Club, 7!" Bendy's eyes narrowed playfully. "Uno."

The Lost One nodded and placed another card on top of Bendy's. 

Diamond, 7

Then Sammy placed down a Spade, 7.

The demon's face brightened, and pressed his final card onto the deck. 

Spade, 3

Sammy and the Lost One clapped, but the Lost One seemed a bit sad as the demon's smile faltered. Bendy leaned closer and scooped the cards in a pile and began to stack them. 

"Hey, how about another round? I've got a feeling you're in for some luck..."

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To Be Continued...

7/8/19

^^ Hope that was a cute ending of a chapter for you all.^^

-Preshy