Chapter 10
~three days later...~
Marie's POV
I took a deep breath in, smelling the fresh, morning air. I was on the porch again, awake before anyone else. They were used to this since I started doing it. I wore a red plaid shirt, blue jeans, and Sarah's boots, my hair in a sort of tight braid. I rolled the sleeves up so I could do the chores easier. When the sun began to rise, I heard the door open. "Morning, Marie!" Sarah's voice said, making me smile wide at her. "Morning, Sarah!" I greeted back, "Morning, Mark!" When I saw Tobias, I muttered, "Tobias."
I heard him grumbled "Morning," back, making me roll my eyes. Mark cleared his throat and said, "Morning, Marie. I was thinking that I should help Sarah with the garden today. You and Tobias can take care of the animals and the field."
Tobias and I looked at Mark, shouting angrily together, "What? Are you serious?" Mark frowned, his eyebrows furrowed. "Look," he started, "I know you two don't get along well, so this is why I'm doing this. Maybe a little bit of time together could actually make you two get to know each other. Now, Tobias, show Marie what to do with the animals."
Without another word, Mark and Sarah walked off, leaving me and Tobias alone. We stayed silent, glaring daggers at each other. After a few minutes of mental battling, Tobias grunted, "Follow me." He started walking, making me follow. We went inside the barn to see the horses in there. One neighed happily when Tobias came near, the other staying silent. I stopped in my tracks. I've never rode a horse before, let alone near one. He smirked at me as he petted his horse and asked, "What's the matter? Scared of Ol' Dusk?"
I glared at him and looked at Dusk, who was watching me. I knew horses could smell fear, so I calmed down before walking to her. As I got closer, she kept moving her neck a tiny bit closer. I stuck out my hand, putting it on her snout lightly. She moved her head more into my hand, liking me. I petted her mane, smirking at the shocked Tobias. "What's the matter?" I mocked, "Afraid of Ol' Dusk?" He glared at me, feeding his horse hay. I fed Dusk some, too, before leaving the barn with Tobias. As we got near the trees, I heard a twig snap. I turned to the noise. What was that? I wondered. "Hurry up, bitch!" Tobias yelled, snapping me out of my thoughts.
We walked for a while until we made it to a corn field. He took me through some of the corn before turning to me. "All you have to do it cut the corn off with scissors," he informed, showing me how it's done. He handed me scissors and walked down a little more, but not too far. I started to cut the corn, putting it in a basket I had near me. I only cut a few when I side glanced at Tobias. He was just cutting the corn stalks when he was pulled back. He screamed, making me run to the scream. When I found him, he was battling off a weird guy in a feminine mask. The sockets and lips were black, though the rest was white. He wore an orange jacket and jeans. He was trying to stab Tobias, which he ended up cutting his side a little deep. "Hey!" I shouted, jumping on the perpetrator's back, "Get off of him!"
I pulled his hands, making him drop his knife. He elbowed me in the face, making me jump off. I fell and swept him, making him fall. I sat on his chest and punched him in the face multiple times. He punched me off and pinned me down, holding the knife. I glared at him, shouting, "Do it! I dare you, fuckface!" He just sat there, still holding the knife. However, his hand was shaking a little. "M-Marie?" a man's voice stuttered in surprise as he put the knife down. "Don't you recognize me?"
Now was my chance. I head butted him and kicked him away, making him groan in pain. I put Tobias's arm around my shoulder and helped him to the house. He was losing consciousness a little. When we reached the house, I saw Karren run out. "Someone attacked us!" I explained, "Tobias got hurt trying to help me! He's hurt real bad, Karren!" Mark and Sarah ran to us, Sarah going and taking Lilith away. Mark carried Tobias in, Karren and I following. I only thought one thing as I got inside; How in the hell did that guy know my name?
Ticci-Toby's POV
I was on the porch of the mansion, looking ahead of me. Today was the day the plan will be taken place. Jeff was going to go in her room while I distracted Kristi in any way I could. I took a deep breath in, looking at the portal to see Masky running. He usually never ran in after a mission, so it surprised me. I jogged to meet him halfway, asking, "What's up, Masky?" He stopped and took his mask off, his eyes widen in shock. "Toby, Marie's alive!" he said frantically, shaking me a little.
My eyes widened at this. "What do you mean she's alive?" I asked, "I thought Kristi killed her!" He shook his head, replying, "No. She's alive! I went to kill this family on a farm and she defended him! She didn't seem to know who I was. I think she has amnesia."
I cursed under my breath, looking back at him. "Okay," I said, "Don't tell anyone, Masky. I think something fishy is going on and I need to figure it out." Masky nodded and, after putting his mask on, walked in the house calmly, leaving me alone outside. Marie's alive? I thought, smiling a little, I knew she was too stubborn to die! I have to tell Jeff and Sally! I ran inside, happy to tell them the wonderful news.