Part 5 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11)
We arrived at the building, and I turned around to look at Hoon. “Okay, wait for me here. Actually, hide, and then I will come out again, okay?” I said, not waiting for an answer before entering. I quickly made my way to the window and slipped my papers inside.
Doorman - “Woah there, where are you going in such a hurry?” *starts to look at the papers*
“Sorry, I just need to give a friend something, and well, I don't want to make them wait,” I said with a smile. Today was truly my day.
Doorman - *looks up with a serious expression* “… Friend?”
“Huh? Why are they making that face?” I thought as I saw their expression. “Um, yeah, they are my best friend. Oh, he is a friend from work, and, well, he needs a bit of help, and, um…” I said, not knowing what else to say at the end.
Doorman - *smiles, then chuckles* “Don't worry, I wasn't looking for a reason or whatever. I just never heard you mention other friends.”
“Huh? Oh! I have a lot of best friends, and you are one of them,” I said with a smile, feeling more relaxed. The doorman smile and let me in, and just as I was about to run, they passed me a necklace with a beautiful diamond.
Doorman - “Since you are just going for a little while, then it would be a waste of time to check you again when I already checked you. So take the necklace as a way to tell that it is you.”
I smiled and nodded, grabbed the necklace and my papers, and ran inside. I quickly got to my room and started grabbing the frozen TV Dinners. After I finished, I quickly went downstairs, passed through the entrance, and got outside, thankfully without dropping any of the dinners.
Hoon came out of hiding, and I smiled. I gave him the bag with the dinners. “Here, this is for today. I will get something else tomorrow, okay?” I said as I gasped a little from running so much.
“It's no problem. Now hurry up” I said, pushing him slightly to get him going. He chuckled and waved at me before heading back to the hideout.
I smiled, watching him walk away. I was about to enter when I saw Francis. I smiled and waited for him.
Francis - “Mm? Oh, um, hello, Y/N.”
“Good to see you, Francis. Come on, let's get inside,” I said happily. He nodded, a little surprise by my excitement, we both walked in. He let me go first, so I walked to the window, took out the necklace, and showed it to them.
Doorman - “Good to see you again.”
After they said that, they opened the door. “Oh hey, Francis is behind me. He is the real one, so you don't need to check” I said, giving the necklace back. Not really thinking, yet I suddenly remembered, “Uhhh well, I mean, he knew my name and all even though yesterday was the first time we interacted, so he must be the real one, right?” I asked nervously. The doorman only smiled at me.
Doorman - *smiles* “Yeah, I know what you mean. Don't worry.”
I smiled and got in. Just then, Francis also quickly got in. We both waited for the doorman to get to us, and we all went towards our rooms.
I got to my apartment and happily ate a TV Dinner while watching a comedy TV show.
The next morning, I had a lot of things planned. First on my list was getting the money and then going grocery shopping, so that's what I did first thing in the morning. As I got out of the bank with the money, I headed towards the market. While buying the things that I would need, and that my friends would also need, I noticed that I often came across other doppelgängers in disguise. Though I paid them no mind and continued on with my things.
Soon, I was done with the shopping. “Okay, so now I gotta go to the hideout and give them some of the food and things,” I thought as I started heading towards the hideout. Once I passed through the puzzles and traps, I opened the secret door and entered. There was only Stitch and Peach. Both of them where already on the defense, but soon they noticed who I was and relax.
Peach - “Peach!”
They both ran towards me and hugged me. I was so happy to finally meet my family again. “Hey guys, sorry for suddenly disappearing. I didn't think you guys would suffer because of me,” I said, looking ashamed and regretful. After all, among all doppelgängers, it was always the strongest of the fittest. That's why everyone was always aggressive towards each other, sometimes even within their own groups.
Stitch made me look at her and shook her head, telling me that none of it was my fault. Peach also agreed with her. I smiled and remembered the bag of food and things. “Hey, I have some things that I bought for all of you,” I said excitedly. They moved aside and let me put the bag on a little table. I moved aside and let them look through the bag.
I suddenly heard someone come in, and in that moment I took out my claws and attacked the “intruder,” yet they dodged and gently grabbed my hand.
Hoon - “Hey, it's just us. Calm down.”
I immediately stopped and retracted my claws. Hoon smiled more brightly. From behind him, I saw Sticky. In his sticky paper, there was a surprised face, but after he saw me, it changed to a smiley face.
Sticky - *happy* “You've returned!”
He came and gave me a hug. After he let go, Peach quickly guided him towards the table, showing him all of the things that I had brought for them.
Hoon - *curious* “What are those things for?”
“I've brought some food and some other materials for all of you,” I said happily, yet I saw Hoon's worried face.
Hoon - “It's nice of you to think of us, but I don't want you to get in trouble. Remember, you still need to pay rent.”
“Don't worry about that. I have leftover money, so please tell me when you need anything. After all, we are a family” I said happily. They nodded, and we started looking over the things that I had brought.
