"GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF!" Coiny frantically ran around the room, his right arm flailing around everywhere. The bug was on his arm, trying to pierce it's arrow through his skin, as well as trying to hold on. But it continued to miss, with the rapid movements of his arms.

Fries ran after him, still wielding the shovel in his hands. He swung it hard, and missed, hitting the wall. It created a number of small cracks against it, ruining the tan-colored wall in the room. This made him growl in frustration, as he quickly followed Coiny, his patience and energy decreasing massively.

"STOP MOVING!" Fries yelled out, waving the shovel in the air. Coiny shook his head, shaking his arm more violently than before. The bug held on tighter; it's arrow now waiving in the air.

As the chaos unfolded before him, Gelatin hid under the small coffee table by the sofa. His eyes were stinging with tears of regret, as he hugged his knees close. If that bug fell on the floor, it would go directly towards him, since he was the closest and easiest target; and he knew it.

But he didn't care.

This was his fault.

Suddenly, the door busted open, as a strike of lightning ripped through the sky. The three whirled their heads around, and saw a silouhette in the doorway, it's hand clutching a knife. The shadow poised the knife up into the air, before they chucked it towards Coiny's direction angrily. Coiny screamed out in fear, and quickly shut his eyes, preparing for the worst, expecting to feel a knife puncture through his head, and lead him to death.

That is...until he heard a large thunk, soon followed by hissing from his side. He slowly opened one eye, as he quickly looked around.

The room...was still dark. Nothing bright, or cloudy, or...

He quickly bit his cheek, and yelped.

Nope. Not dead.

He looked beside him, and saw the bug, twitching and jolting against the wall. The knife pinned it down, the organs and blood of the insect slowly drooling down the wall, and staining the carpet below it. Coiny winced, before he turned back towards the doorway, trying to see who the object was.

Pin let out a soft sigh, trying to contain her frustration, as she slowly made her way towards the three, her arms crossed.

"What were you guys thinking, Running around like that?!" She scowled, as she slammed the door shut. She was soaking wet; her cheeks flushed, and her eyes sunken and dark. Coiny quickly rushed over towards her side, as Fries rubbed his temples, tossing the shovel to the side angrily.

"Why don't we ask our friend Gelatin here, huh?!" Fries snapped, as Pin turned her head towards the green jello, his eyes widened as he trembled underneath the table he hid under.

"Well?! We're waiting!"

"I-I....uh..." he stuttered, as his eyes began to dart around the room. He tried to create a clever excuse to charm the three from blaming him, but his mind was blank.

Meanwhile, Pin was tapping her foot, awaiting the response from the object. Her eyes were filled with anger, as she slowly balled her hands into fists. Coiny noticed this, and gently placed a arm on her hand, rubbing her knuckle gently. She flinched, but quickly relaxed, her hands releasing from the fists.

"Well...I...thought the murderer..was in here..so I, uh...threw some bugs-"

"Throwing bugs, at a murderer, in a HOUSE?" Fries raised his eyebrow. Gelatin looked down glumly, and let out a defeated sigh.

"Okay, okay. I...we, planned to release the bugs into Pin's house, but I saw someone running around in here, and I..panicked...thinking that Pin..was in here.."

By this point, Pin was furious. Her cheeks were burning, as her hands quickly balled up into fists once more. Her body was trembling, as she took a deep breath.

"So, you too now, huh." She gritted through her teeth, stepping forward. Gelatin quickly cowered back, trying to shield himself from the taller figure.

"No! No please, th-theres Just...there's just so much evidence to 'Pin' you to the murder! G-Get it?" He laughed out nervously.

Coiny stepped back, his eyes widened in disbelief. This..wasn't going to end well...

Pin simply stood in front of him, her eyes now fixated on the ground. Her arms were trembling, as she suddenly scrunched her eyes shut, her breaths becoming more heavy.

Act, Pin. You got this.

Pin suddenly collapsed onto her knees digging her face into her hands. She let her eyes create fake tears, as she let her body tremble even more than it did before.

"Why...." her words were muffled, as she shook her head.

"Why am I being blamed for this...?" She began to cry, as she felt a pair of hands rub her back comfortingly. This made her cry even harder, as she whirled around and wrapped her arms around the object. She cried into their shoulder in defeat, screaming out words like, "Please stop", or, "Just kill me, please just kill me.". This made a wave of sympathy crash against Gelatin, as his body released all of the tensity it had.

Did Pencil...lie?

Coiny shook his head, as he looked at Gelatin, his eyes filled with disapproval.

"Who told you that. And why." Coiny uttered angrily. Gelatin flinched at the sharpness of his tone, as he looked away.

"P-Pencil."

A heavy silence hung inside the room, before Coiny spoke.

"That's IT. I'm going to talk to her, she has to stop." Coiny stood up. Pin recoiled, her hands still covering her face as she let out hushed sniffles and cries. Gelatin shook his head.

"D-Don't tel her! Please! Sh-She'll-"

"She'll WHAT." Fries loomed over him, a glare of fury shining in his eyes. Gelatin squeezes his eyes shut, as he hugged himself.

"She'll KILL me!"

This made everyone pause. Pin slowly lifted her head from her hands, her cheeks wet with tears. Coiny stepped back, his eyes widened in shock.

"So...she's the one, huh..." Fries sighed out, cracking his knuckles.
Gelatin shook his head.

"No! No she isn't! She-"

"You were planning to MURDER me!" Pin cried out, pointing to him. Gelatin shook his head.

"No! She was planning to murder YOU!" He suddenly began to cry, as he looked around the three.

"She thinks PIN is the murderer! She wants her DEAD! Don't hurt me, please don't hurt me! Please!"

The three looked at each other, shock and concern painted all over their faces. He must have been telling the truth...

There's no way he could've been faking that reaction.

The silence hung over them once more, until...

"Can we...talk about this...peacefully." Pin uttered, wiping her eyes.

"This is too much...we can just bring everything to a subtle close, and we can try to figure this out together."

Gelatin looked at Pin, his head spinning with confusion. He was scared; he didn't want them to tell Pencil, or the alliance,

But she could be faking it. She could be faking everything, and maybe they'll be dead, maybe he'll get hurt, or...or...

He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder.

"I think we'd appreciate that." Fries looked down at him, and gave him a sympathetic smile. Gelatin sighed, and patted his hand gently. A small smile curled up Pin's face, before she looked back at Coiny.

"I'm gonna cook some dinner, okay? You try to help Fries around here..." She whispered. Coiny nodded, as he lowered down to her level and gave her a small kiss. This made her giggle, as he run his hand over his cheek.

"How are you feeling...?" He whispered.

"Oh...uh.." She giggles a bit.

"J-Just feeling a bit funny, but I'm okay..."

Coiny smiled, as he squeezed her shoulder gently. A warm feeling bloomed in Pin's chest, as she slowly got up from the floor. Gelatin did the same, as he looked back towards the middle of the room, his eyes soon landing on the ball of fluff that was slowly hovering over the ground.

"Uhh..." she moaned out sleepily, as she managed to float up. She shook her head, as she let her eyes slowly flutter open. Fries rushed over to her, and gently held her cheek.

"You..doing okay?" He asked, concern rising in his voice. Puffball nodded, wincing at the sudden pats. Fries raised an eyebrow, as he gently took Puffball down from the air, and placed her onto the sofa by her.

"Okay, I'll get you an ice pack, alright? You relax." He then walked off towards the kitchen, while Gelatin sat down beside her, fiddling with his hands. His eyes continued to wander around the room, not sure of what he should do now...

He couldn't let Freesmart know. He was just...

wait.

Gelatin looked back at the ground, soon finding the crunched corpses of the bugs. Their arrows would've been laying there, squished and destroyed...

Right?

-

"Hey, Fries, I'm gonna go to my house for a bit, I need some more ingredients! Since YOU don't have enough of the ones I need..." Pin tutted, as she held a large, wooden spoon in her hand. Fries rolled his eyes, as he shouted back towards her.

"Go ahead, I'll keep an eye on the dinner!"

Pin nodded, as she began to walk towards the doorway, her heart beginning to pound harshly in her chest.

Notice me.

C'mon, notice me.

Coiny looked back towards her, and raised his eyebrow curiously.

"You're gonna go alone?" He asked.

Perfect.

Pin nodded in response, as she peeked outside of the window.

"Its not raining as much as it was before, so...I'll be fine."

She put the spoon down, as she put her hand on the doorknob, twisting it gently. As the door began to creak open, a cool breeze quickly permeating through the hallway. She shuddered, as she began to walk out, small droplets of rain splashing on her forehead. She clenched the spoon tightly, as she began to walk away from the house, slowly counting downwards with each step she took.

Ten...

Nine...

Eight...

Seven...

Six...

She suddenly heard a door slamming shut behind her, and soon, quick and gentle footsteps quickly made their way towards her. She looked down, and was shocked to see Gelatin walking beside her, an umbrella clenched tightly in his hands. He looked back up, a apprehensive look sprawled on his face.

"They...told me to come with you." He mumbled awkwardly, soon turning away from her once more.

"They didn't want you going alone."

Then why didn't Coiny come along? Or Puffball?

Whatever.

The two continued to walk through the rain, a silence stinging at them. Pin looked down at her wrist, and was shocked to see that it was nearly healed. A bit swollen, but the bruises were completely...gone.

"He really cares about you."

The sudden words made Pin jump, as she looked back towards Gelatin, confused as to what he meant.

"What?"

"Fries." He looked ahead, his eyes filling with a calming feeling that made her feel...safe.

"He really cares about you. So does Coiny, obviously...but Fries? Pssh, he'd constantly worry about you, especially after the little fight you had with Book." He sighed out.

Pin smiled. She had always seen Fries as a brotherly figure, and this made her feel..

"We're here." He pointed towards the small house, and Pin nodded. She slowly walked up the steps that led towards the front door, and as she fumbled around with the doorknob, and after she managed to open the door, it came back.

Do you have them.

'Wha-'

Do. You. Have. Them.

Pin clenched her fist a bit, and soon felt the slimy texture of the arrows. She slowly nodded.

Good.

As the two walked into the house, Pin flicked on the lights. Gelatin slowly closed his umbrella, as he shook the rainwater off of it. Pin turned towards him, shaking off the excess water she had on her limbs.

"You can just hang tight here; I'm gonna go get what I need in the kitchen." She instructed. Gelatin nodded, as she turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

Gelatin sat down quietly, as he looked around slowly. Pin's house was neat and clean, photo frames hanging proudly on the wall. Houseplants bloomed around the corners of the house, as small succulents rested on the windowsills of a few windows. His eyes then trailed off towards a small bag in the corner of the room.

The bag was bruised up; tatters and rips covering each side of the bag, as well as a dark substance that stained the entire bottom of it. This made his head tilt in confusion.

What was that?

He got up, and he began to walk over, until...

"Gelatin, could you come here for a sec?"

Gelatin huffed, and he hesitantly walked towards the other direction, leaving the bag behind.

As he walked closer towards the kitchen, he began to hear...

Mumbling..?

"No...yes...I do..."

What?

"These are new...no, not yet...no..."

He peeked in, and what he saw made him only more curious than before. Pin stood by the table, sprinkling...something..over a small bowl. He stepped inside.

"What's that?"

"AH- oh!" Pin jumped, before she turned towards him, a large grin on her face.

"I just need you to try this for me...I'm not sure if I added enough spices to it, but I don't want it to be too overpowering, y'know...?"

Gelatin crossed his arms, as he stared down at the bowl. The liquid inside of it was a light purple, as small flakes floated over the top, the flakes having a light, green shade on them. He pointed towards the small flakes, and looked up at Pin.

"What is that?" He asked, his tone beginning to change. Pin's face brightened, as she lifted a small container of the similar types of leaves.

"They're just basil leaves  I added in! It's a new recipe I'm working on..." She smiled kindly towards him. This intrigued him; he wasn't sure if she was telling the truth...everything Pencil had said about her could have been true, and maybe she'd...

"No, It's not poisoned"

Gelatin looked at her, a shocked expression on his face. How did she...

"I know what your thinking...and I understand. But I just need you to make sure this is okay for everyone, I don't want to kill their taste buds..." Pin laughed, putting a hand on her head. Gelatin  laughed uneasily, as he took the bowl from the table, taking a slow, and deep breath.

'You'll be fine.' He thought to himself.

After a moment, he took sip from the bowl, bits of basil slowly getting into his mouth. As he swallowed, his eyes opened in awe.

This soup...

It tasted..

"Amazing, right?" Pin grinned.

"It's my very own yoyle-vegetable soup! I made a small batch here to see what I could add, and what I couldn't."

Gelatin continued to devour the soup, making sure not to waste a single drop of that heavenly dish. Pin clapped her hands, as she held up a small container filled with the spices she used.

"Alright, lets head back!"

Gelatin nodded, as he placed the bowl back onto the counter. He couldn't wait to have more; each drop of soup was the closest experience to heaven he could ever...

Well...

Experience!

He continued to walk towards the door, as he turned back towards Pin, smiling.

"You're great at cooking, Pin!" He complimented. Pin gushed a bit, turning her head from the smaller figure.

"Oh, stop it..."

"But it's true! You're so good at cooking!"

He continued to compliment more, his compliments growing more and more sweeter and kinder...

Until he couldn't say another word.

His throat closed up; his mouth agape, as he held his throat. He let out a few choked wheezes, until he looked up at Pin, fear gleaming in his eyes. Pin simply stared back, her face contorted into a horrified stare. He looked up...

And the arrow of a bug, was stabbed into his head.

He shook his head, as he suddenly saw Pin with an arrow stabbed into her side, his vision soon fading in and out. Panic overwhelmed him, as he suddenly collapsed onto the ground, his airways now completely swollen shut. Tears stung at his eyes as he could feel his face turning into a shade of blue.

"N-No-" He gasped out.

It couldn't be.

Those bugs were DEAD. They weren't even in the HOUSE.

He couldn't think about that now..

Blood began to pour down his chin, as he held his throat tightly. He could no longer see anything clearly; all he saw was Pin collapsing onto the ground, and then...

light.

He couldn't move; he couldn't feel, he couldn't breathe...

"Gelatin! Dude, it's been so long...but..." The voice paused.

"You're..d.."

Firey...?

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Oh he dead

hello everyone, I'm back and I am just. sleeby

this chapter was kind a toughie, but otherwise I hope you enjoy it! a lot happens, and if it seems confusing...

don't worry.

pin will reveal everything.

if...she can.

also, supernova is out! go read it (if you'd like.......its ok if you don't sakjshdg)

anyways my dudes, I hope you enjoy this next part! thanks for reading...

EDIT: I know Gelatin is immune to bug poison, just look closely; he was poisoned by somethin else....

~Ice