This is a part 2 to THIS post right here requested by: @sethmp3! Thank you for all the love on my last norton post :3
(EDIT: So i definitely forgotten what event happens when, so i'm terribly sorry if it's super off from canon, but if it is, ig this can count as an AU then or smthđ)
TW: Mention of blood, pickaxe (?? does this even need a tw), murder, death, gun... thats it i think
At first, no nobody pestered you about you and Norton's relationship, but soon enough, curiosity always kills the cat.
Comments about how close the two of you were, suggestive comments asking if theres something between the two of you... the list could go on forever.
But the 3 didn't have that many chances of actually investigating this matter, due to either you sticking by Norton, or vice versa.
Which you were lowkey thankful, actually. You didnât like when people tried to get into your personal affairs, much less Norton's. That part always infuriated you, no matter how you look at it.
But when you were alone, walking towards your room which was the neighbouring room of Alice's room, someone grabbed your arm which made you freeze, as you were pulled inside a room, you out of insticnt hit the perpetrator, who turned out to be... Orpheus?
You questioned what was happening as he rubbed his face you just hit. Not so softly, might i add.
Alice, who was sitting on her bed looked over at you, and explained the situation, While Melly was looking over Orpheus, just watching to see if he got seriously injured.
Turns out, there was more to Kreiburg than you thought, which actually, made a lot of sense to you. Ever since he introduced himself, you knew he was probably a douchebag with intentions not so friendly.
And now knowing that it was confirmed that he was a fishy individual, you agreed to help investigate with the three.
Next morning, you woke up, had breakfast, and went to Alice's room.
What you noticed, was that Norton was nowhere to be found. Weird. He always waited for you before and after breakfast after you two reunited.
But you brushed it aside, thinking he just wanted space like he usually did at times, just a break from the world. So you didnât think of on his door to check on him.
With Alice, the two of you went out of her room, chatting about a few things, before you both noticed Kreiburg... leaving the mansion.
You thought that leaving the mansion while waiting for the owner was... prohibited. Or something like that.
So what was Your and Alice's bright idea? Of course, go after Kreiburg and find out if he actually is hiding something behind that cold mask.
As the pair slowly stalked followed after the man, they noticed that Kreiburg stopped. The two of you quickly hid behind a tall bush, before glancing at eachother with unease as Kreiburg said that he knew someone was there, and he advises them to come out this instant.
His steps could be heard against the grass, drying leaves crunching against his boots that made a shiver run up both if your spines. It was either you two give yourselves up now... or you might never see the light of day again.
Before you could sacrifice yourself, Orpheus suddenly appeared, holding you back as he put a finger to his lips, shushing the both of you as he revealed himself.
Kreiburg seemed distracted enough. Having a chat Orpheus, telling him about some of his life, how this... horse racing place or whatever it was called was connected to his family â his past.
And the mention of a box. A box that was definitely hidden somewhere around these horse racing grounds, as Kreiburg said.
Alice glanced over at you, and nodded to the side as the pair of men went the other way, trying to look for this box that Kreiburg mentioned.
You nodded in response, as the two of you bolt to the other side, going to the three hills that seemed a bit awfully suspicious.
As Alice began digging up one of the hills, you watched as she worked the dirt with her hands, before she felt something hard against her palm.
Alice quickly started digging further, before she reached inside the small hole, and grabbed... a box. This was probably the box Kreiburg mentioned.
Before the two of you could open it though, you heard steps coming your way aswell as small talk you couldn't decipher.
The two of you quickly hid behind one of the hills and waited the outcome of what might happen.
As the men arrived, Kreiburg commented about how somebody was faster than them. Or should he say... somebodies were faster than him.
That's how every one of you knew you were busted. Accepting your fate, the two of you slowly revealed themselves, Alice holding the box.
After a bit of ranting from Kreiburg to which you in all honesty, did not focus in at all, he opened his cane to reveal... a gun.
You and Alice's eyes widened, aswell as Orpheus'.
Kreiburg instructed Alice to put the box infront of her, three steps onward.
Hesitantly, she did. She put down the box before stepping back beside you. Kreiburg immedieatly took that opprotunity to grab the box as fast as he could, but not before he threatend the three of you.
If any of you three decided to turn around before the gun shot, it would be the last thing you'd hear. Creepy, you admit it.
Neither of you three turn around. Waiting for the gunshot as you close your eyes shut. Counting mentally to yourself before you hear the loud gunshot go off.
As the three of you quickly turn around... you realized, Kreiburg ran away. Escaped.
Fuck! But no atleast you three knew he was as fishy as he looked since the start.
The three of you try to get out, but you see that the entrance gates... are locked? What?
They weren't locked when you three entered. This was weird. Probably Kreiburg trying to stall you.
Orpheus found a generator and said he's gonna try to decode it, while Alice and you find nearby ciphers to decode. Since somehow... Orpheus knew a lot about these.
When you asked him how he knows, he just replied with 'I am a writer, i do research of things i write.' Damn man.
You part ways, now jogging alone trough this nightmare maze-like place as you finally find a cipher, starting to decode it, which... somehow you actually knew how to do, even if you had 0 idea what this thing even did.
But as you decoded, your heart started thumping louder and louder inside your chest. Like a warning. You looked around, but saw nothing so you shrugged it off. Maybe it was the caffein and the nights you spent awake getting to you.
But the thumping didn't go away. It onky intensified, aswell as your gut began to churn. A cold shiver running down your spine as you felt like you were being watched. Stalked.
You started to turn left and right more frequently now, it was like something was nearby. Lurking. Maybe waiting. But you didnât want to guess, as you suddenly made a dash for it.
Loud thumping behind you could be heard. Someone or... something was chasing after you from behind. Their feet making louder noise than a regular humans would.
You took a sharp turn, and were met with a dead end. You pant, exhausted already from sprinting so much. As you tried to go forward the same path you went on, you felt a sudden pain in your back, letting out a shout as you suddenly got a speed boost, running to... whatever, at this point.
Your lungs felt like they could give out at any moment, you were holding onto your side in pain, you could also feel the bloody flesh of your back against the suddenly cool air of the race place.
You got more unnerved from the blood that you felt trickling down your back and stained your jacket you wore today. Aswell as your hands as you tried to wipe it away, trying to atleast get rid of the uncomfortable feeling if you were already running out of breath, quite literally.
Your body felt weak. It became more heavy then you felt it was before, your feet thumping harshly against the leaves, branches and many other things you stepped on while... running from god knows what.
As you reached a small barricade, you decided jumping over it would be a good way to give you some loop hole against your hunterâ
Another sharp pain, but this time to your left side as you collapsed on the floor, writhing in pain as blood began to pool underneath your body from your open wounds.
You whined and whimpered, trying to crawl away before giving up. You couldn't do anything, your body was giving up on you. Your lungs were burning, the air was much, much more cooler than when you arrived.
You turned over on your back, to atleast see who or what was hunting you down like a bloodthirsty animal desperate for prey.
Your eyes widen. This... wasn't a person at all! It seemed like it's... body was...made out of stone? Or was it coal? You couldn't tell from your blurry vision. You could make out the big shadow of a pickaxe... If it even was a pickaxe in the first place.
But upon looking at it's face... it's face seemed very familiar. You just... Couldn't put your finger on it. The black hair, the scar over one if it's eye... the helmet? It all seemed so familiar yet you couldn't pin point why it so familiar.
But before you could think more about it, you saw the.. monster-human hybrid grab it's pickaxe harder, lifting it up over it's shoulder, getting ready to swing at you.
Before it smashed your head into a million different pieces, you whispered out your last words.
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