Reborn into The Promised Neverland//RayxReader//

//Awkward//

(Cover image by LucyYeung5 !!!!! More of their fanart at the end of the chapter!~~)

I groaned, rubbing my head. When did I fall asleep?

"Not fine my ass." Emo-*sshole Ray himself muttered as he entered the room.

"Where am I?" I asked, taking the glass of water he was carrying from him.

He hummed. "In one of the houses." He shrugged. "But now that you're up, Violet asked us to go to the windmill. She wants us to meet someone." I nodded, draining my glass of water. Ray made sure I could walk properly but I was fine. My hands were a little sore, but besides that, I was back to my usual self.

"So, what exactly happened?" I asked as we walked the short distance to the windmill.

"Nothing much. After declaring you were fine for the 8th time you passed out standing up on your feet." He stated simply as we arrived at the door.

"I- isn't that kind of bad?" I stuttered, wondering how Ray could say that with virtually no sign of worry.

"Oh? You actually acknowledge how dangerous that is? I'm impressed." He huffed sarcastically, raising an eyebrow."

I sighed. "Maybe now that I look back on it I wasn't in the...best condition..." I admitted reluctantly, knocking on the windmill door.

"The best condition? Do you know how hard it was to haul your *ss-" He stopped as the windmill door opened, revealing the purple-haired Violet. She blinked in silence, looking between the two of us.

"I'm glad to see you two getting along as usual." Violet observed nonchalantly.

"We're not." Both Ray and I scoffed at the same time.

"Very convincing." The purple-haired girl remarked sarcastically.

We followed Violet in silence as she greeted Adam and walked towards a room of the windmill. "I brought them." She announced our presence as we entered. "I'll introduce you..." Violet said as she turned to us. I was grinning a little despite myself and Ray was analyzing everyone in the room. "...to my comrades." She finished, a satisfied expression on her face.

"From the right, these are Sandy and Zack." Violet said, gesturing to the two who were providing first aid. 'Headband guy's name is Zack- how could I forget that!' I mentally groaned and face-palmed. I gave him a nod in thanks for helping me bandage my hands and he received it with a similar nod of his own. Ray side-eyed us suspiciously but didn't say anything.

"Nigel is our mechanic. Sonja's the second in command." Violet continued introducing them, my eyes falling and remembering all of them one by one. "Pepe, Gillian, Paula- they're in charge of provisions." Violet introduced the three characters standing together. "Then there's me, Violet, and also..."

"A girl?" I heard Ray mutter, a little bit of shock in his voice. Nigel snickered in acknowledgement. I watched as Oliver came forward, his tall presence dwarfing me completely.

He held out a hand to shake and I took it first. "...Oliver, our leader." Violet finished. Being in a room with all these older teens is really making me realize just how short I am. I hope I receive a Norman-sized growth-spurt soon.

"Nice to meet you." Oliver said, his voice completely different than what I imagined. 'Lucas' son!' I tried not to exclaim out loud as he held out his hand for Ray to shake. Ray took it hesitantly and shook it with a strong grip. "Nine members in total. We all know the truth, like you... and we're surviving together in the hunting grounds. We're the ones who managed to stay alive for months... years in some cases."