? Broken Strings {A Chaos Theory x Male Reader Story - Ben}

Y/N collects himself, clearing his throat and peering out the window again, the woman's gone. He takes a quick onceover of the room, not really interested in a meticulous search.

He steps out, getting ready to head further down the hall before he hears yelling. He can't make it out through the walls, but it sounds like Kenji.

He's not screaming, he sounds... angry.

Y/N rushes down the unfamiliar hallways, following the sound of Kenji's voice. He slides against the concrete floor as he turns a sharp corner, stumbling on his feet as he approaches an open door with a light on.

He hears Kenji's voice and skids to a stop in the doorway to catch him pinning Ben up against a large glass mirror, reeling back a punch.

"Kenji!?" Y/N shouts in surprise.

Kenji stops before he hits Ben, punching the glass behind him instead. He pulls back, never stopping to even glance at Y/N.

"How could she do this to us!?" He cries, panting, "How could you help her do this!?"

"I'm sorry, I-- I didn't know what to--" Ben stammers.

"She asked me not to say anything, and I tried to tell you all, but-- I never meant for you to get... hurt." He glances up at Kenji's pained expression.

"The eggs." Kenji whirls around, slamming his hands onto the table behind him, "Brooklyn took Bumpy's egg."

"Brooklyn..." Y/N mutters, putting the pieces together as Kenji shoves past him and storms out of the room.

"Wait!" Ben calls after him, "She said she'd be right... back."

"Ben?" Y/N looks up at him, hesitating as he reaches out for his boyfriend, "How long did--" He stops himself, knowing no matter what Ben says, it'll just make him upset.

"Let's go find Kenji." He sighs and steps out of the room.

"Y/N, I--" Ben's voice sounds desperate but he doesn't speak.

They step out to find Kenji sprinting down the hallway, way far ahead.

"Kenji! Wait up!" Y/N calls, rushing after him.

Kenji doesn't listen, picking up his speed until he suddenly stops all together, looking down another hallway.

Y/N skids to a stop as well, concerned about what Kenji might be seeing, but Ben doesn't get the memo. He rushes right past Y/N and runs straight into Darius, both of them falling to the ground in a pile.

Ben rolls off of Darius and Kenji reaches down to pull Darius up off the floor.

"We found you!" Darius grins as he takes Kenji's hand.

"Thank goodness!" Sammy gasps, "The Broker's here."

"With an Atrociraptor." Yaz adds.

"And... we think... we saw..." Darius hesitates to say the words.

"Brooklyn." Ben mutters with a nod.

"She told us to wait for her."

"It is her? Actually her?" Darius' eyes blow wide.

"Wait, you talked to her!?" Sammy exclaims.

"Not only did he talk to her, he's known she was alive this whole time." Kenji grumbles.

"That's not true!" Ben argues, "I haven't know this whole time!"

"Oh, not the whole time? Great!" Kenji's voice shakes even through his snarky remark.