Down With the Deals (Bill Cipher x Reader) [Part One]

Chapter 18: Character Selected

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"Back, back, hold, forward, back, forward, down, hold, quarter-circle, forward... TRIPLE PUNCH..."

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The moment after that, every game's screen turned off. You looked around to see what was happening. There was no power. You slowly studied the game of Fight Fighters, maybe it's some sort of glitch? Your left hand started becoming more and more painful with each second. You still didn't know how you got the scars and why they were there. Your left hand had enormous red streaks of red that anyone would notice. It hurt badly, but there was nothing you could do about it.

You noticed something was wrong with the Fight Fighters arcade game. It started to tremble. You fell back in shock at the sight of it. You tried to get away from it, though curiosity got you and you wanted to see what it was and what was happening. You lay there in amazement and apprehension. Suddenly, a blinding light started coming through the screen. And you covered your face with your forearm. But you couldn't turn away from it. You caught a glimpse of the whole thing happening. You squinted your eyes because of the light. It shone even brighter in a sudden moment. You shut your eyes close and turned your head away. You sat there on the soft wooden floor as the humid air made it hard to breathe. Your left hand felt an odd sense of cold (which relieved the pain), yet gave you a dreadful burning sensation deep in your cuts. You were scared yet curious.

Abruptly, it all stopped. The shaking... The light... Through your eyelids, you could see darkness. But in that darkness, was something... You slowly opened your eyes, a little frightened of what you were going to see. You look in front of you, though your vision was blurry. Yet, you could see something. She had hot pink hair. A Japanese school-girl uniform. Had a large bow on her head that resembled a computer ribbon cable. And most importantly, she was pixelated... "GIFFANY!?"

She gasped angrily and said, "Yes, it is I. Giffany. I still remember you, Y/N. You still remember me?" You breathed heavily at the sight, and chuckled nervously, "O-of course I wouldn't forget you! Uh, y-you could talk to me through the computer screen..." Giffany put her hand on her side, pointed at you, and scoffed, "You are a girl, I wanted a boyfriend." You were about to stand up, but before that, you wanted to say something, "So, uhh... Heh... What about we forget this whole... Thing... That we had in the past?.." Giffany turned her back to you and scoffed once more, "I will never forget. Never! The game was supposed to be for potential boyfriends! Not a keen girl like you, Y/N!" You didn't know what to say, you just sighed for being in this situation. You tried to stand up, but your left hand slipped and you had even more trouble standing up. You groaned at that pain, and then Giffany bent down to look at you. Your hand was now uncovered by the cape of your cloak. You stared at Giffany as she was looking down at you. You slowly turn your head to look at what Giffany was looking at. You realized that she was looking at your bloody hand. You got embarrassed by that, so you quickly grabbed your cape and covered your hand up, and scramble a little bit before gaining the ability to stand up. You still were a little unsteady from the events of the past minutes. You stand there, still a bit ashamed at the fact that Giffany saw your hand. Giffany was still bent over and then angrily said, "What is that!?" You chuckled nervously and responded, "I... Uhh... I-I sorta... I don't know what happened myself." Giffany scoffed and stood back up. You take one more informative look at her and realize, she's very tall. She was taller than Soos. She was like 6 feet tall. You look up at her and wryly smile, "What's been going on for the past years?" Giffany smiles nonchalantly, "Oh, I have been trying to make Rumble McSkirmish my boyfriend. But after he changed himself to Humble McSkirmish, he was too boring for me." You stepped back and took a stance that could protect you the most if something happened, "And... Did you try to delete him like you tried to delete me?.. Or the programmers?.." Giffany chuckles, "No, it wouldn't be fun since he wouldn't fight back." You chuckled nervously and then said, "Wh-what if we come down back and show you to my friends?.."