Chapter 11
It was a normal day at the mansion of killers. They each were minding their business and doing their things.
Helen and Puppeteer were in their room, Helen painting while his ever-watchful boyfriend hung beside him.
Ben and Toby were in the game room playing games. They kept yelling insults and trying to sabotage each other. Ben playing fair for once.
Jeff was in his room, listening to music and sharpening some of his knives. Jack was also in his room, reading a book on dissection, chuckling at the things that he had learned that would make for better procedures than in the book.
Sally was having a tea party with Jane and Liu in her room, Jane because she enjoyed making the girl happy and Liu because he had been roped into it and couldn't deny the look the young ghost gave him. Laughing Jack was in his realm, planning some pranks along with Candy Pop and Candy Cane. Kagekao was even there. The rest of the household was doing random things either in their rooms or out on jobs.
Hoodie and Masky sat in the kitchen, going through stuff for Slender and quietly talking with one another, Hoodie mostly nodding or making odd gestures that the other easily understood.
Hedwig took that moment to fly into an open window and delicately land on Hoodie's shoulder. A letter was attached to her leg as the silent killer gave her chin a scratch, untying the letter and opening it.
Masky looked over his shoulder at it curiously, reading over the contents as the two of them frowned. "Nope. The others won't like that." Masky spoke, earning a hard nod from Hoodie.
Eyeless took that moment to come up from the basement, where his room and the medical bay was, before looking at them with a raised eyebrow. "Like what?" He asked curiously, causing the two proxies to look at him.
The eyeless killer walked over and looked at the letter that Hoodie handed him, before growling. "Not happening." He said, setting down the letter before rushing off. The two sighed as Hoodie went to stop him from doing something foolish, like rushing to the school, while Masky went to take the letter to Slender, tempted to find a way to the school. Hedwig took off to Harry's room to rest until she headed back with a reply.
He knocked on the door, waiting for his Boss to allow him inside, once he heard the voice in his head say "Come in." Masky opened the door and handed him the letter.
Slender read the letter.
'So there is supposed to be a ball here and as one of the champions, which I still didn't sign up for, I HAVE to go with a date and I have to do the opening dance. It's on Christmas eve too! I wanted to come back and they're already ruining that! Is there a way Slender can get me out of this mess? I want to just come back to the mansion before I decorate the Gryffindor common room with Ron's and Hermione's small intestines. - Harry'
"So Harry has to have a date for this upcoming ball and won't be able to come home for Christmas because of it? I will have to shut down the Slender Port close to the school until it is time for the second task. I will suppose that he will not be allowed a date from outside the school." Slender spoke, making Masky clench his fist tightly for a moment, not wanting any of the bastards at that bastard school touch the newest member of the household.
"I do not suppose that we could find out or see if there was a way we could? Or at least find an excuse for him to miss the dance?" Masky asked the faceless entity, who chuckled lightly, looking at his Proxy.
"I understand that you and several others are attracted to the newest killer of the household, do remember my rule that until he is sixteen, he is off-limits." The entity reminded him, making Masky nod. "However, I will see about either of those. You might as well show the others the letter but remind them they are not to run off to kill anyone who dares to ask the boy. As several have already done so by now I would guess." Masky's first clenched harder at the thought. "However I cannot guarantee that that meddlesome headmaster will allow it. He has already attempted several times now to get Harry back in his custody." Slender explained to him.
Masky couldn't help the growl that let loose from his throat. "Like that bastard will be allowed to touch Harry! He's one of us now and I can't wait until one of us gets the chance to gut that meddlesome old coot and turn him into dog chow for Smile dog!" Masky growled out.
Slender chuckled lightly, finding it amusing how his proxy acted over the wizard. "Do not worry. The day will come when Harry will get his revenge on all who did him wrong in that world. I believe Harry was even planning on dropping after his fifth year, however, I may convince him to transfer somewhere closer instead, as he will do better outside that place. Harry will never be free of that culture until the day comes that Harry has to fight the wraith that started his suffering in the first place, which I believe the boy will enjoy ending his suffering along with the Headmaster's." Slender told him. "We must prepare him and help him when the time comes. Harry won't be alone in doing so after all."
Masky nodded, taking the letter and leaving when dismissed, going to tell the others.
Slender leaned back in his chair, thinking about the conversation and chuckling to himself a bit.
The faceless being never expected the young wizarding Creepypasta to cause such a reaction with some of his best killers. He couldn't deny that he enjoyed the reactions that they gave to him, however. Masky and Hoodie showed more emotion for the boy then they ever had for anyone in a long time. Toby and Jeff had calmed down since the raven-haired boy arrived and Ben had become more social. Even Eyeless Jack, who rarely cared for the newbies, had warmed up to the newest killer. Sally had someone that she could look up to and he wasn't worried that they would be a bad influence on the small ghost. Helen and Puppet regularly let the wizard in their room, which they never usually do with anyone else. The boy just had a way to worming his way into all of the killer's hearts.
Slenderman couldn't help but wait to see what would happen between them all.
Harry growled in annoyance, leaving the crowd behind him as he walked down the hall.
He was getting tired of everyone asking him to the yule ball. Harry had been asked by three different people since the first class of the day and it was only lunch.
Harry wished he could invite one of the others from the mansion. That had been swiftly shut down however, with the words "There are plenty of people at the castle, I'm sure you can find someone here you would enjoy the ball with."
Harry didn't even want to go to the stupid ball.
With a sigh, he walked past the great hall, not wanting to deal with the crowd, before going up to his room. Harry planned on calling Dobby, after learning he worked at the castle now and asking the house-elf if he could bring him lunch while he worked on some of his homework.
The killer stepped into his rooms, sighing in relief at the quiet, the chatters in the halls have started to get on his nerves.
A letter sat on the table in the small common room, making the wizard's eyebrow shoot up slightly in surprise, walking over and picking up the letter. Harry checked the letter for any spells, finding none but felt a slight stigma coming from it, making the boy smile slightly. He opened the letter, wanting to know the contents.
'Dear Harry, I understand that you will not be able to come on, or at least they will not think that you can. I'm sure we can find a way for you to enjoy the holidays here somehow, at least for a little. Concerning the ball, unfortunately, that meddlesome headmaster of yours put a stop to that very quickly on one of the other's coming as your date. Do not worry, several offered to be your date if they got the chance. Several others, who you could guess, had to be put in time out before they rushed off to the school to stop anyone who tried to ask you out. I also had to close off the port to the school and any of the surrounding areas because of this. Do not be shocked if one of the ones who do not need to rely on my ports manages to get there, however. There is not much even I can do to stop them at times. I will open the port back up the day after, so the two that will be watching the second task will be able to come and stay for a few days before the task. In other news, have you been able to find anything concerning the egg? I would assume there is a trick to learning its secrets. Try asking the other student from your school, you may have not meant to, but you likely made him feel indebted to you after the first trial. - D'mann.'
Harry smiled, glad at the thought that the others wanted to go with him, even as friends, just so he didn't have to go with a fangirl. He might ask Luna to go with him, she would enjoy the ball and it would rub it in her house's face the fact that 'loony Luna' got a date with the boy-who-lived.
"So. If you did get a chance with one of us, who would it be? It better not be Helen though, you know I don't share." A voice spoke behind Harry, it has a slight echo behind it.
Harry turned around with a quickness, looking at Puppeteer with a glare. "Slender said you guys aren't suppose to be at the castle."
Puppet shrugged at him, floating above the couch with his legs crossed. "He also said he can't always control us. Now spill the beans. Who would you go with?" Puppet asked, smirking. Harry blushed slightly and turned away.
"It's none of your business. It would have just been as friends anyway so why does it matter?" Harry shot back at the golden-eyed killer.
Puppet snickered, resting an arm on his head. "Oh, Harry. It's obvious that you like them all. Me and Helen have both noticed. We want to know which one you like better though." Puppet spoke, grinning widely at him, his teeth glowing.
Harry blushed more. "W-what are you talking about?" Harry stuttered slightly, cursing his nervousness over the situation.
Puppet chuckled, patting his head. "Don't worry. No one is allowed to go after you until your sixteen. It's a rule Slender placed." Puppet told him, making Harry blink in surprise, he hadn't heard of that rule. It made sense to have it since he would stop aging at eighteen according to the faceless being.
"Be right back. Don't go anywhere." Puppet said, disappearing, making Harry sigh in annoyance. He summoned Dobby and asked him to bring him a few things for lunch, the house-elf quickly doing it for his favorite wizard.
By the time that Puppeteer came back, this time with Helen, aka Bloody Painter, Harry had the small coffee table covered in food, three goblets set out along with plates. "Hey Helen, figured that Puppet was going to bring you," Harry spoke, taking a sip from his goblet.
Helen glared at Puppeteer before sitting beside the wizard. "Hello, Harry. Sorry that he's bugging you. I already told him to leave you alone while you're at school. Of course, he didn't listen." Painter told him, making Harry snicker at Puppeteer's pout.
"Babeeeeee! You know you want to know who he likes as much as I do! I believe your exact words were 'Once we find out who Harry likes, we are making sure that they never hurt him, or they'll be my next set of paints'!" The golden string killer told him, making the other two occupants in the room blush, Harry in embarrassment at his crushing habits being brought up, and Helen cause he got called out.
"Teer. I will make you sleep on the couch." Helen told him with a glare, causing his lover to pout.
The painter turned to the younger killer, sighing softly before smiling. "He's hopeless sometimes. How has school been?" He asked.
Harry chuckled a bit, smiling back. "Well. Other than the fact people will not stop asking me out, I guess it's going well. Dumbledore has not stopped trying to get me alone and I am honestly ready to say fuck it to Slender's no-killing rule and murder Ron and Hermione, the damned traitors." Harry told him, clenching his fists.
"I wonder how magical blood would work as a medium, would it be a different shade? A different thickness to it?" Helen spoke, drifting off into his thoughts before shaking his head. "No time to think of that, I can find out later. Is there anyone you want to go with Harry?"
Harry shrugged. "I honestly plan on going with my friend Luna at this point. One, she understands that I hate this place and two, it will make her bullies livid if they find out she got to go with me." Harry said, grinning at the thought of their faces when they saw her with him.
Both of the other killers frowned at the thought of bullies, each with their own past of them, before chuckling.
"Good. If you could bring someone from home, who would you bring?" Helen asked, making Harry shrug.
"Well, I know Hoodie and EJ both know how to dance some, so probably one of them. That way they could honestly lead and I wouldn't look like a fool. I am horrible at dancing." Harry told them. He wouldn't mind seeing either one of them in a suit either, it would be a nice sight actually compared to their normal wear.
"And if there wasn't dancing or just because you enjoyed their company?" Helen pressed on.
Harry shrugged. "Still those two but also almost anyone else at the mansion. It would be fun to have Toby, Jeff, or Ben there. They would probably be making jokes about everyone's dress robes or trying to spike the punch. Or trip people. Masky and EJ are fun to talk to and can carry a conversation for hours. Hoodie can too, even if he doesn't speak a lot." Harry said, smiling as he thought of how they each would act at a party like that. Probably as miserable as he would be at it though, they would make it a lot more fun.
Helen smiled before chuckling. "Romantically though Harry. Which one would you choose?" Helen asked.
Harry's face lit up. "I don't know. I don't know enough about them to really be able to tell." He admitted quietly.
Puppeteer groaned, setting down his goblet. "You don't think one of them is hot at least? Come on!" He whined a bit towards the end, earning a sigh from his boyfriend.
Harry blushed more. "W-well… t-they're all attractive in their own ways I guess…" Harry trailed off, making the two look at them.
The sound of teleportation and Slender appeared, arms crossed. "I remember saying not to go to Harry's school right now unless I allow it." He told them, making them both sweatdrop.
"We just wanted to know who he liked!" Puppet tried defending them, earning a smack over the head from Helen, who got up.
"See you later Harry, " Helen said, earning a nod from the still blushing boy as the two disappeared.
"Do not worry about them, I am sorry that they disturbed you," Slender spoke, making Harry shake his head.
"It's fine. It was nice to hear from them. Even if it was to ask about who I liked." Harry said, blushing slightly.
Slender nodded. "I will leave you to eat your lunch then." With that, the Eldritch horror left. Leaving Harry alone.