Change Of View (049xReader)

Chapter 11

You leaned into his touch. It took you some time to adjust to his help at first, but now you appreciated the support. Walking was easier. It took you a few moments to recognise your surroundings. A familiar sign caught your eye. Cafeteria. Perfect.

You escaped from 049's grasp and pushed the doors open with what little strength you had left. The room was huge, tables and chairs everywhere, dimly illuminated by the emergency power. You only cared for the small vending machine in a corner to the left, isolated from all the other furniture in the room.

You stumbled forward like a drowning person to land. Scp 294, the vending machine being the only thing that mattered to you. With just a few quick button presses, this incredibly useful Scp could give you anything you could ever wish for. As long as it was liquid.

"What are you doing?"

You jumped at 049's voice, abruptly shaken out of your trance.

"Nothing special, just getting a drink...", you answered nonchalant and typed your order in.

"Something that will make (y/n)'s pain go away...", he read along even though you tried blocking his view.

"No fair! Stop being taller than me!", you whined.

"Are you questioning my abilities?" Your heart dropped at his ominous tone. Luckily, the vending machine saved you from having to answer by giving a strange, loud noise which signalised the drink being ready to consume. As you outstretched your hand, you shot a glance in 049's direction. He wouldn't, would he-

He took the cup.

"Hey!", you shouted indignantly and tried to snatch YOUR order out of his grasp, but he simply held the cup above his head where you could not reach it, unless you could magically grow taller. You jumped once, but immediately regretted it once the pain hit you. "Are you serious?", you huffed through gritted teeth. "Exploiting me being shorter than you like this?"

"Yes. And now please continue to lead the way outside", he answered and turned you towards the exit. His hand rested on the small of your back as he walked you away from the vending machine. You turned back immediately and headed straight towards the vending machine.

"(Y/n)..." 049's voice lowered. Even though he spoke calmly, you definitely felt the warning creep up your back.

You mustered up the most innocent look you could make and looked at him with big round eyes as you responded. "Hey relax, I thought maybe you were thirsty and would want something?"

You were so close to having the pain gone. You weren't giving up now. "This thing is amazing. Watch."

His stare intensified but he didn't apprehend you. He simply stepped closer, looming over your shoulder to watch your next move intently. Your back was brushing against his body as you pressed the buttons and typed in "049's favourite drink".

As you turned around with the finished product you noticed the stolen cup was missing from his hand. "Here." You offered the drink with a reconciling smile. He eyed the drink warily and made no attempt taking it. You stood there expectantly knowing that eventually his curiosity would win over his suspicion. Just what you assumed happened and the cup left your hand. And as expected he began to examine the liquid.

Quick, he was distracted! You hurried over to turn around and re-enter your order but spotted the medicine on top of the vending machine instead. With a quick glance to confirm that the coast was clear, you snatched the cup from on top of the vending machine and gulped it down in one piece.

The unexpected bitter taste almost made you spit everything out. As soon as the last droplets left the cup, you stuffed the remains into the small space behind Scp 294. The bin was a few steps away, and you didn't dare throwing it. Either the sound or your inability to hit the trashcan could alarm 049. Possibly both. If this whole building was littered with corpses, leaving a plastic cup would not be that bad. Or would it...?
Environment, please forgive me.

A sigh coming from 049 made you flinch.
"I remember this. Wakes up past memories.", he chuckled lost in thoughts, probably remembering something from drinking the liquid you would never get to know.

For a hot second you thought he caught you right during the act. Giving him a special order from the vending machine was a good idea.

Wait, if he was drinking, he had to take of his mask. Your head jerked in his direction. Too late, he was still wearing his mask. Or did he drink with his mask on...?

049 noticed your intense stare and interpreted it differently, offering you a sip. Not wanting to be rude, you took a mouthful.

You couldn't pin point exactly what the drink was, but it didn't taste bad. Much better than that medicine for sure.

The medicine...You kind of felt bad now by drinking the liquid. It kind of felt like you had betrayed him. Hopefully he hadn't noticed the cup missing. His down right stoic distaste for other healing possibilities besides his own was kind of getting on your nerves, but it was just his weird way of showing that he cared greatly. And you did show him the worst side of using outside help with the ring which apparently had almost killed you. He didn't want you to get hurt any further and just wanted to stay on the safe route only considering things that he knew. It was a weird way of showing concern, but you appreciated it.

You felt your cheeks warm up again. You took another sip to hide the colour. Wait, wasn't drinking out of the same cup said to be some kind of indirect kiss...? You choked on the fluid.

With an awkward smile you returned the cup. "Tastes good."

He hummed in approval, and turned his attention towards the vending machine. You stepped out of the way, but grew curious rather quickly at what he was typing in. Taking a look over his shoulder while you were standing on your tippy toes. To not loose your balance, you supported your weight by resting your hands on his back. A tender smile formed on your face as you saw him type in (Y/n)'s favourite drink.

Come to me...

"Sorry, what did you just say?", you asked.

"I did not say anything", he said, still focused on the task.

"Forget it, was probably just my imagination.", you frowned. 049 handing you your cup quickly distracted you from the weird occurrence. You accepted it hastily. You were really curious now what your supposed favourite drink would taste like. Gingerly, you took a sip.

A happy feeling exploded in your gut. This stuff was amazing! You had no idea which flavour it was, since it tasted like everything you liked at once, but not at all in a disgusting way. You beamed with glee as you drank more.

Author's note:
Just wanted to chime in to express my gratitude yet again to all the people reading this and voting for this chapter! You guys are the real heroes! It puts a big smile on my face every time I log into my account and see someone added this to their reading list, voted for this chapter or I notice the viewers count having gone up. Thank you so much!