The air was cool and crisp, as moonlight poured into the small room, letting off a soft glow.
Light snoring echoed inside the four walls, breaking the calming silence, as Coiny laid beside Pin, a blanket hugging both of them. Pin shifted a bit, letting an exhausted sigh escape her lips as she continued to doze off. Coiny shifted onto his side, and wrapped his arm around Pin.
She snuggled close to him, enjoying the warmth that he gave off to her. Her mouth curled up a bit, as they both continued to sleep.

.....

Click, click.

A strange clicking sound began to crawl around the room, as the doorknob carefully twisted and turned. A few more clicks were heard, before a heavy click gave in, and the jiggles of the doorknob went silent.
The door slowly creaked open, as the moonlight poured inside the room, as well as revealing a dark shadow in the doorway.

"Alright, try to pry Coiny off of her. We'll grab her ourselves."

"Where's Bubble?"

"She's back at the basement. She's keeping watch so we can get this over and done with."

"Okay, that sounds good."

"If they wake up, knock 'em out. You know what to do."

The whispers sent chills down Pin, as she shifted and felt Coiny's arms plop onto the bed. She let out a sigh, and continued to sleep.
The three then go to work. Ruby carefully leaned over, and carefully lifted Coiny's arms off. She looked up, and nodded towards Pencil and Match.

"Go!" She whispered.

Pencil quickly took out a cloth, and carefully pressed it onto her face. Pin, eyes scrunched, before they snapped open, as her pupils darted towards the shadows standing in front of her. She turned and grabbed Pencil's wrist, and began to tug at it in panic. Muffled yells began to break the silence, as she began to thrash around.
Match quickly grabbed her legs and arms, and tried to hold her down. The bed began to shake, as Match looked up at Pencil.

"Hurry up! She's gonna wake him-"

"Wh-...Wha...?"

They all froze, as all eyes shot on Coiny. Ruby was frozen in place, as she stared down at him.
Coiny yawned, before he turned towards Ruby, and slowly wrapped his arms around her. Ruby's eyes widened as she shook her head frantically.

"Hurry up, HURRY UP HURRY UP!" Ruby quietly shrieked.

Pencil looked down, and smirked as she saw Pin's eyes slowly coming to a close. She let out muffled groans, and tried to speak out Coiny's name, but it came out as a soft muffled noise. Her thrashing died down, as her grip on Pencil's arm loosened. After a few seconds, her arm collapsed, and her eyes finally shut.

Pencil carefully removed the cloth from Pin's face, and quickly lifted her up. She turned towards Match.

"Go help Ruby! Get his hands off of her!"

Match nodded, and quickly ran over to the other side. Ruby was trying to pick his arms off, before she turned towards Match.

She thought for a moment, and quickly grabbed a pillow. She looked at Ruby.

"Take his hands off! I'll shove this in his arms instead, you just go and run!" She instructed. Ruby nodded, and looked down, her arms shaking. She took a deep breath, and quickly broke out of his arms, and collapsing onto the ground, covering her eyes.

A shuffling was heard, before Coiny yawned and turned onto his side, hugging the pillow that Match rammed into his arms. The room fell quiet once more, as Match grabbed Ruby and yanked her up.

"Like, seriously?! Cmon, let's go!" Match quickly led Ruby out, as the door slammed shut.

A heavy, dark silence filled the room, as the moonlight began to fade away into the sky, leaving the room in complete darkness.

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"...."

"Miss me?~"

Pin's eyes snapped open, as she frantically looked around the room. The voice echoed in her head, as her lungs and mind pounded painfully. She looked around, quickly trying to figure out what happened, and where she was. 

But nothing came out to her; all she could see was darkness. She tried to reach up to her eyes and take off what was blocking her vision, but...

Her arms.

The we're tied behind her, and her legs were tied as well. She attempted to speak, but only a choked whimper escaped her mouth. She was gagged and tied.

She pulled her arms, and began to groan as she tried to wriggle herself free from the ropes that held her down. Panic tugged at her, as she began to choke out a call for help.

"Like, QUIET DOWN! Some of us are, like, trying to sleep!"

Match?

Pin struggled a bit more, before she turned towards the voice.

"Agh..?" Pin guttered out. A sigh was heard, and multiple footsteps began to break the silence that was in the room. She felt a pair of hands behind her, and suddenly, the cloth that blocked her vision was yanked off her face.

Pin blinked rapidly, trying to let her eyes adjust to the light in the room. She looked around, but a hand grabbed her head and yanked it up.

"Aw, hey Pin!" Pencil chuckled, leaning in close to her face. Pin stared at her, her eyes widened in surprise, before she let out a muffled snicker. Pencil eyed her in suspicion, and threw her head down.

"Alright girls, should we start?" Pencil turned around. The others nodded, as they began to make their way closer to Pin. Match stared down at her, her eyes glaring with suspicion.

"So, Pin...." she began.
"I bet you're, like, wondering why you're here."

Pin rolled her eyes angrily, and Match scoffed. She then shoved Pin's head back, making her grunt.

"Like, PAY ATTENTION!" She yelled.

Pin glared daggers at her, as she let out a few muffled words quietly.

"So, like, I'm sure you know that Woody is gone."

"OBVIOUSLY! She was with him, you dumbass!" Flower crossed her arms. Match clenched her fists angrily, and stomped towards her.

"EXCUSE ME." She gritted through her teeth.
"Are YOU the one who's STARTING?!"

"Well, if I was, I'd be doing a damn good job at it, unlike you." Flower scoffed. Match etched in closer, her eyes darkening with fury.

"Why you little-"

"OKAY, we have NO TIME FOR THIS." Book shoved the two apart. They still shot dirty looks at each other, and Book sighed.

"Alright Pin. You saw what happened down there. Woody was...'murdered', right?"

Pin sleepily nodded, already exhausted from the crap the Freesmarters are making her put up with.

"Well, I want you to tell me; was Woody really murdered by the same object who was responsible for the deaths of Firey and Rocky..." she paused.

"Or, was the object who was responsible for the three murders...you?"

Pin felt her heart skip a beat.

The act.

Put on the act.

Pin began to shake her head rapidly, crying out muffled words and denying that statement. Book raised an eyebrow.

"Really?" She walked up close to her.

"Then why was THIS, left behind?"

Book lifted up the small brown handbag, that Pin carried with her. Pin felt her eyes widen.

"Mmf..!" She shook her head.

Book looked up at Pencil.

"Take That off of her mouth." She pointed towards the rag. Pencil nodded, and quickly untied it, and yanked it out of Pin's mouth. Pin coughed a bit, before looking back at Book.

"I was-..." she paused, letting the air get back in.

"I was...with him, he-..borrowed, my trowel...and-..I was going back..." her words were slow and heavy.

Act.

She looked down, letting a dark look spill over her eyes.

Book scoffed, and tossed the bag back onto the floor.

"Listen, Pin. Are you sure you were with him, and nothing else?" She began to walk closer.

"Are you sure that you were taking a morning stroll, when Firey was killed?"

Pin shut her eyes, feeling tears sting at her eyes.

"Are you sure you were at your garden when Rocky was found dead?" Book sneered. Pin took a shaky breath, and nodded.

"W-...Why are you, doing this." She muttered.

"Oh! Oh! I can answer that!" Ruby chimed in. She happily ran and stood next to Book, clearing her throat.

"Icey was taking a walk with Book to the top of the mountain..." Ruby explained.

Pin's eyes darkened. She didn't like where this was going.

"And she heard some interesting noises come from the bushes. So!!" She giggled, and leaned on Pin.

"She went to look, and we saw that you and Woody were doing some...really interesting stuff down there.." she whispered.

Pin's eyes widened in rage and disgust as she jerked her body away. Ruby lost her balance and fell down, letting out a surprised yelp.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" She rebuked. The girls began to giggle. 

"Honestly, I never knew that you'd be into guys like....Woody..." Pencil sighed out.

"But ah, whatever. You do you."

"Or, you do him! You already did!" Ice Cube teased. Pin's cheeks were burning, as she began to struggle.

"You guys are ridiculous, let me g-"

"Oh, but it sure would be a shame if someone were to tell Coiny about the little...'dance' you and Woody were doing in the woods." Flower sneered. Pin's eyes widened, as she felt her face flush.

"You better not." Pin rasped out, feeling her heart pound in her chest.

"Oh, but we will!" Pencil winked, and walked ny Pin.

"Unless, you know...." She paused.

"You tell us the TRUTH about what happened back there!" 

Pin shook her head, feeling her eyes water up from fear and frustration.

"Pencil, I've told you once, and I'm going to say it again. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! JUST LET ME GO!" she began to beg. Pencil rolled her eyes.

"Ever since you, like, fought Book to nearly DEATH, I haven't been trusting you at, like, ALL." Match babbled. 

"Whats that supposed to mean." Pin's voice began to tremble.

"Well-"

"WE THOINK YOU KILLED WOODY! AND EVERYOINE ELSE!" 

All eyes turned towards Bubble, who was holding her head in frustration. She looked up, and a blush bloomed on her cheeks.

"O-OI'm soirry..." Bubble muttered, ashamed of her sudden outburst. Pencil rolled her eyes angrily and turned back.

"What she said." She mumbled.

Pin stared at them in belief, and tried to say something...

But she couldn't.

A heavy silence filled the room, as she stared down at the floor. Thoughts raced through her ind as she wasn't able to make out what she wanted to say...

Before a giggle escaped from her lips.

The girls suddenly looked up, as Pin began to giggle, and then laugh as tears poured down her face. Angered, Pencil stomped over to her.

"What's so FUNNY?!" She yelled, her voice getting heavy with suspicion. Pin looked up, and let a grin slowly grow on her face.

Act.

"A-Are you guys serious right now? I thought you guys were smart, but turns out you guys are just DUMB." She snapped. 

Pencil clenched her fist, as she stared down at Pin.

"What." She growled.

"You guys do know, I was in a really bad state when that little 'fight', broke out." She glanced over at Book and Ice Cube.

"And like I said earlier, Woody borrowed my trowel and I found him as I was going to my garden. We were going to go together, but-..." Her voice began to fade away.

"But.."

She gulped, beads of ooze dripping down her head. Her face began to lose its color, her cheeks turning as white as snow. 

"He was...m-...." She couldn't speak any more.

Pencil has had enough at this point. She slapped Pin hard across the face, the slap echoing through the walls, as well as shocked gasps.

Pin stared down, her cheek stinging from the impact of her hand. She began to shake her head.

"Y-...You're making...a huge mistake..." She choked out.

"I didn't...do...anything..."

Pencil began to raise her hand again, before Match quickly ran towards her and grabbed her arm. 

"Pence-Pence, what if she's right." Match mumbled.

"She, like, doesn't look...guilty."

Pencil looked at her, and looked back down at Pin, shaking her head and letting out broken sighs. She then lowered her hand, and turned around.

"C'mon girls, lets go."

Ruby grabbed Flower's arm, and stood up timidly.

"But, what are we going to..-"

"Ruby. Hush." Pencil raised her hand. This silenced Ruby, as she held onto Flower's arm a bit tighter. Flower put an arm around her, and looked up at Pencil. Pencil thought for a moment, before smiling sweetly and turning back around. She led all the girls towards the doorway, and glared across the room at Pin.

"I'm sorry Pin, but I think you're gonna stay with us for a while."

No.

"You should thank us; because after Coiny hears about what you and Woody did? I don't think he'll be loving you anymore..."

Pin shook her head, and began to yank her arms back, trying to rip the ropes wringing around her wrists.

"NO! PENCIL I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH WOODY!!" She began to sob.

"PLEASE DON'T SAY THAT TO COINY, PLEASE JUST LET ME GO!"

"Ugh, its getting too noisy down here. Match, please, shut her up." Pencil rubbed her temples, her frustration giving her a headache.

Match nodded, and grabbed the cloth that was beside Pin. Pin began to cry and beg at the freesmarters, begging them to let her go. But none seemed to bat an eye.

"Sorry Pin..." Match whispered, as she suddenly tied the cloth in and around her mouth. She let out gagged coughs and cries; but they were now quiet. Match quickly dashed out, and slammed the heavy metal door, shut. Pin began to weep and yell, trying to wriggle herself free and grab someone, anyone's, attention.

But she was bound, gagged, tied...

She was silenced.

Silenced enough so that no one, could hear a peep.

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Hello

Sorry if this was an odd chapter?? or if it sucks

im in a kind-of depressive episode rn but. writing helps i guess

anyways, enjoy

thanks for reading n sticking around

~ice