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I Don't Want to Drown Again (Ben x Jeff) Chapter 5

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~Does anyone around me feel the same? Put your fist up and vent your pain~
       Giving a soft sigh, I crossed my arms on the table and leaned forward to set my head on them. "So where am I off to next?" I questioned, quite bored with just sitting there. If I had my Gameboy, that would be a different story. Bella swallowed what was in her mouth and set down her fork, looking back over to me.
       "Uhhh. I'm pretty much done with you so I should probably take you to the the testing room. I'm only for categorizing. We'll have to drop off  Jack first, though," Bella shrugged, before cracking her fingers. Jack, however, nearly choked when he heard the word 'testing', causing me to glance at him.
       "Isn't there a way we could skip testing?" Jack questioned after swallowing thickly. "It's terrible. He might lash out."
       "Hm?" I hummed, lifting my head back up and raising an eyebrow, confused. "What's wrong with it? I'm sure I'll be fine." Bella shook her head  and Jack scoffed.
       "They're not nice there. But um... I don't have a choice of whether or not to send you there. I'll be fired, ya know? You understand, don't you?" Bella asked, leaning back a bit. Her fear of us was starting to show. I don't blame her,  I mean, we kill people. It's natural. She just seemed different, I suppose. But it caused me to actually smile, out of reflex. People should fear us.
       "Yea, totally. I mean, I'd want to keep my worthless job, too," I laughed, the small smile turning into a smirk. I looked her dead in the eye, wanting to see her fear. Oh, how I craved to feel blood on my hands again.
       "It-uh, i-it pays good," she stuttered and turned away. I could see her anxiety growing; her hands shaking a bit, the slight pick up in breathing, the way her eyes turned panicked in an instance. It amused me to know end and it made me thankful for my killing method of making people go insane.
       "Mmn well, I coul-" I was rudely interrupted by Jack smacking the back of my head. "Ow, Jack! What was that for?! I should kill you!" I yelled at him, glaring at him and growling. "You have no right to touch me."
       "Then stop picking on the poor girl. You're scaring her," Jack scolded, flicking my forehead.
       "Stop it! I'm older then you! I'll do what I want!" I yelled again, swatting at his hand. I didn't like people touching me. It annoyed me greatly and if it wasn't Jack, the person's hand would of been broken by now. Jack just sighed and turned to Bella, who still looked terrified and staring at me in fear.        
       "I'm sorry about Ben. Sometimes he gets a little dumb," Jack apologized to her. This earned a nod from her and she stood up, swallowing hard.        
       "We should get going. We're already late," Bella muttered, watching me carefully as me and Jack followed suit and stood up after her.
       "Sure, sure. No point in wasting time, is there?" I chuckled, looking back at Bella with a small smirk. I admit, it was quite fun to scare her.
       This once again earned a small nod from her and she started making her way towards the exit, waving us to follow. Jack walked past me, grabbing my arm as he did so and starting to drag me towards the exit with him. I sighed and walked with him once we got out into the hallway again. Once again, the odd phenomenon happened and everyone parted ways to let us walk clearly through the mass of people. We eventually made it to the familiar 'Dangerous' category label  and we made our way to Jack's room. I hummed slightly and looked at all the other people's names, recognizing a few. Next thing I knew, we were back in Jack's room and he let go of me.
       Logan smiled happily, peering down at us from the balcony. "Welcome back, Jack!" he said, setting down his phone and standing up from his chair. "And long time no see, Bella. How have ya been?"        
       "I've been alright, thanks for asking. Hey, could you get Adam and Damien over here? I need them to take Ben to testing, I'm done with him," Bella said, looking up and mirroring Logan's smile. He nodded quickly and took out a walkie-talkie, turning the dial a bit before speaking into it. "I'm gonna leave now, ok? Keep an eye on these two," Bella told Logan before turning around and leaving with a small wave. Logan immediately looked at me, the cheery smile staying.
       "So you must be Ben. Well it's nice to meet you," Logan said, putting the walkie-talkie back on his belt. "Though I doubt we'll see each other much. The dangerous and unstable category chambers are pretty far apart and you, pardon me if this offends you, creatures aren't supposed to speak to each other. We're supposed to shut off social connections from anyone but people who work here," he informed me with a sigh and stretching. "It's stupid in my opinion but what am I supposed to do? If I look like I disagree with my bosses, they'll fire me or have me executed. They don't tolerate 'traitors'."
       "Bummer. It sucks I won't get to see Jack. That doesn't mean I can't see you, though. Adam or Damien could always watch Jack while you visit me," I said with a small smile and as if on cue, the two walked through the slide doors.
       "It's about time Bella finished with him. I thought he got killed or something," Damien chuckled, crossing his arms. "Say your goodbyes kid, we gotta go. We're already late." I sighed and pulled Jack into a hug. I was quite stressed at the moment; everything was going by so fast today and I was being pressured to get it all done. Jack sighed, resting his chin on the top of my head and hugging me back.
       "Bye, Ben. I'll see you whenever. Stay safe, okay?" Jack murmured only loud enough for me to hear. I pulled away and nodded, offering him a small smile and going to the waiting pair. We started walking back toward the door and I sighed, sad to have to leave my best friend. I felt the tears welling up again but wiped them before anyone noticed.
       "Bye, Jack. You better stay safe, too," I choked out as we reached the door, hoping he heard me.
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If they hurt BEN... Chainsaw