(TW: Slight alcoholism.)

(Plus, this chapter may be a bit shorter than usual, because I'm hoping to put a lot of effort into the next chapter.)

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After hearing that trio of sounds, a sense of fear ran through our veins. It was easy to make a theory of what could've happened. However, no matter what kind of hypothesis was made about the three sounds, there wasn't ever a hint of positivity in it.

There was always the urge to check out the cause of the sounds visually, though.

With a dash, me and Suzy leapt up the stairs with extreme speed, soon making it through one of the upper doors of the library and into the second floor hallway in minimal time.

Once we laid eyes upon the scene in front of us, though...

Dark confusion filled our minds.

Freddy Fox...

Was lying on the ground further down the hallway, while...

Grasping onto Danny's legs? And simultaneously holding some kind of glass bottle?

...Is he drunk? Or am I momentarily dreaming something?

Probably the former.

E-Either way that's not good though, is it?

Suzy had already hopped ahead to try and bring some aid to the fox. Makes sense when you consider she is the Ultimate nurse. Meanwhile, I was just starting to take steps forward once again.

To be honest, I was pretty terrified of nearing him in the first place. After catching a hear of the soft boozy moans, I already wanted out. But what kept me from sprinting out of there was the confusion of the scenario.

...Freddy doesn't like alcohol.

So why would he drink it in the first place?

Clearly... Something doesn't sit right.

Soon, I had joined a small crowd that had formed around the two, consisting of Zoë, Rebecca, Candy, Suzy and Kylie.

So many girls...    D-DAMMIT PEPPA THAT'S NOT WHAT'S IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW!

"What happened?!" Kylie jumped out of concern.

"Y-You're asking me?!" Danny sweated, as the fox drowsily clung tighter to his ankles. "I-I guess I'll explain, since I'm the only one who knows. Me and Rebecca both lost Freddy early on due to him having a panic of some kind. We found him in the bar stuffing himself with whiskey. Thank god we found him in time..."

"OhH yeAp-" A squeak came from below, as Freddy strained his head upwards. "FunNy, aIn'T IT?"

"Uhm- Not really, Freds, drinking isn't a healthy way to cope with your sadness!"

...

Sadness...?

"He... He what." Zoë stared, her eyes jammed open out of... I believe fear.

"HehE~ Mann, the worLd dOes loOk A bIt betTeR nOw... EscPekiAlly wIth yOu hEre~"

"Uhm- Uh- Uh- Rebecca- Help- Please-"

"Uh- Ok..." The rabbit in the skirt kneeled down to the fox in the checkered shirt, shooing the bottle out of his hands. "Freddy, come here. We're going to go to your room, and then we can happily talk and play there without interruption." 

"HuH? Yay~!" Freddy softly hiccuped, as Danny shook his foot loose of the fox's grasp. Rebecca then bent down, slithering her arms underneath Freddy's body and scooped him up, almost as if she were carrying him bridal style.

"Damn...       That looks nice." Danny sighed, shivering a bit.

"Calm down Dan. I can't carry both of you, especially when he's drunk. Jeez, boys sometimes..."

"H-Hey! Then again...     I should deffo be helping you."

"That would mean a lot to me, and also a lot to Freddy..."

"Very well then! I shall help you carry Freds!" The mutt announced, before grabbing a hold of Freddy's torso from underneath, as Rebecca shifted her hold onto the fox's legs and waist.

The two then began on carrying the orange-furred animal down the wooden themed hallway, and eventually down the stairs.

"...I hope he's gonna be ok." Suzy glanced at me with concern, before snapping her head back. "He has to be ok. We're not gonna lose another person here."

"I-I don't think alcohol can kill someon-"

Candy didn't get the chance to finish her sentence before Suzy had darted away, first down the hallway and then down the staircase.

...

I guess...      I'm now performing her mission for her?

"Well. Go back to your daily lives, I guess." Zoë sighed, turning her back and taking a few steps.

"Wait a minute." I called, causing the whole group to face me. I just stood there like a muffin, trying to come up with the wording to invite all 4 of them to Suzy's idea.

Well, technically Emily's idea.

"...So? You wanted to say something, right?" Zoë cocked her head to the side a bit.

"Y-Yeah. It's just that...     Suzy and Emily came up with the idea of a pool party as a hangout for tomorrow. I was going to help her invite everyone to it, but then...    Freddy happened. So...     What's your opinion on it?"

"Uh...      Sure." Candy nodded.

"I'd be glad to." Zoë nodded.

"AWWWW YEAHHHHHHH!" Kylie cheered, excitedly leaping a tremendous hight into the air.

...She appears to feel a lot better.

I don't think I'll be pushing that thought out of my head any time soon though.

...Not like it matters though.

What matters is that we're going to have a great time tomorrow!

...We will have a great time tomorrow, right?

...Who am I even asking that to?

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(Who do you think is going to die next? Their BDA should be in the next chapter, or the chapter after that. Happy guessing!)