"H-Hannibal...? How come...How come you're here...?" You stammered in shock, your eyes widening from surprise as you watched the psychiatrist calmly brush past Michael and Pennywise to reach you. "You're usually still at work, or at home by this point. So what are you doing—"

"Well, when I arrived home and noticed that you hadn't returned yet, I became relatively concerned over your well-being." Hannibal pleasantly remarked, taking both of your hands in his before giving them a very delicate squeeze. "Let's just say that my assumptions were correct when I decided on distrusting the unwanted admirers here."

"Hey...! Billy and Stu didn't even do anything...!" You firmly protested, defending them almost at once as you narrowed your eyes instead. "It was Penny's fault for provoking them in the first place...!"

"Why of course it was, dearest." He softly spoke, still holding your hands in his while he continued interacting with you. "Pennywise was born a troublemaker. Just as Myers was. Didn't I warn you just this morning that it's simply in their nature to keep being cruel...?"

"Are you trying to pick a fight with me...?" You retaliated coldly, your narrowed eyes swirling into one of a glare. "Because your patronising tone and condescending mannerisms are seriously not helping right now. The only warning I need right now is to be mindful of how you treat others. Especially me."

"Pick a fight...? With you...?" Hannibal innocently questioned; his expression now showing nothing but curiosity and confusion. "Whatever for...? I would never pick a fight with you. What would be the point...? That would be rather unnecessary, don't you think so dearest...?"

"I...I..." You didn't know what to say, how to react to his words, or even how to resolve said situation; glancing from Hannibal, to Penny, to Michael, to eventually Billy and Stu. "All I want is to go and visit Jason at Crystal Lake while I still have the time. Now, you guys can either walk me there, or I can walk there by myself. So are you guys coming with me or not...?"

"Well, I'm not one to turn down a good time. Especially with you." Billy playfully commented, flashing you a warm grin and brightening up the atmosphere. "I'm with Stu. If it means keeping you safe and getting to hang out together, I'm entirely down for it."

"Yeah, same. You told us we'd keep hanging out together after classes ended, didn't you?" Stu reminded you lightheartedly, hugging you from the side while ignoring how irritated he was making IT and Michael. "You wouldn't dare go back on your word, now would you~?"

"You actually made a promise with these two...?" Hannibal quizzically inquired; his puzzled frown and bewildered expression making you feel even embarrassed. "Whatever for...? You must've known by now that we had the upper hand when it came to the "unwanted admirers", and that we could clearly take them out if needs be. Yet you decided to spare them all of a sudden...? Even after what they'd done to you...? How they'd treated you...?"

"You're not one-hundred-percent innocent either, Hannibal." You sternly argued, shaking your head and pulling your hands away from his before grasping your bag's strap; deciding to just head to Camp Crystal Lake yourself. "So don't act all high-and-mighty. I just want to hang out with all of you, without any more drama."

"Duly noted." Politely smiling, the psychiatrist dipped his head as a nod and respected your wishes, easily catching up to you as he carried on walking by your side. "You know I would never cause you any deliberate drama, (Y/n)."

"As if." Stu shot back sulkily, his sour tone and hateful expression causing you to curse internally. "We may've learnt about IT - and ITs behaviour towards (Y/n) - but that doesn't mean that Billy and I haven't learnt about the rest of you."

"Oh? And what exactly is that supposed to prove?" Hannibal asked uncaringly, throwing them each a smug smirk whilst he nonchalantly raised his eyebrows. "Oh, I get it now. I had no idea that (Y/n)'s "unwanted admirers" would also take interest in men as well."

"That's NOT what he meant, and you KNOW that!" Billy flared in frustration, losing his composure as he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "You SADISTIC motherfucker. You're just TOYING with us, making US look even MORE like the bad guys - all while placing YOURSELF and the OTHERS in the light!"

"I'd say you two are making yourselves look like the bad guys with or without our help~" Pennywise scoffed slyly, teleporting every few minutes to keep pace with you instead of walking. "I'm surprised (Y/n) even made that agreement with you two in the first place—"

"STOP IT...!" You stressfully cried aloud, standing still and staring down at the ground with anger. "I made the agreement to keep everyone happy. T-To keep everything under control. But this...this is the exact OPPOSITE of what I was going for...!"

"(Y/n)...?" Stu called your name hesitantly, his face filled with worry after he placed his hand on Billy's shoulder and forced him to calm down. "I'm sorry, I...I really didn't mean to make you feel bad. This was the exact opposite of what—"

"Ugh, you know what...!?" You yelled out dramatically, spinning around and facing them all at once. "I'm going to visit Jason by myself. The rest of you can go back to what you were doing beforehand. You guys don't even like each other, let alone Camp Crystal Lake...! I'll catch up with you all later."

"(Y/n), darling, I really don't think that's a very good idea." Hannibal soothingly specified, clasping one of your hands between both of his before stepping a couple of inches closer. "There's an indescribable amount of creeps out there, not to mention the insatiably high amount of danger. I think it's better if you just—"

"I'll be fine." You tearfully snapped, yanking your hand out of Hannibal's and turning back around. "I've walked home from the University tons of times before, and I've rarely encountered any sort of danger. Heading over to Camp Crystal Lake won't be a problem. I've got this."

"Yikes, what set you off all of a sudden, sweet-pea~?" Penny curiously cooed, leaning against another street's wall before crossing his arms and looking at you with genuine bemusement.

"You really don't interact with our kind much, do you...?" Billy muttered towards Pennywise rudely, sharing a look with Stu while they contemplated what to do.

Ignoring the angry tears that had pricked at the edges of your eyes, you tiredly said a quick goodbye to them all and headed in the direction of Camp Crystal Lake instead; not caring about the upcoming consequences. You were just so...so exhausted. So...So frustrated with them all. It was like when you needed to spend time away from them, and cool off with Cadence. But you made a promise to Jason. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Whether you liked it or not. Besides, spending time with him wasn't that bad. And the Camp's scenery was stunning. Yeah...you were just wiped out, that was all. You just needed to get it together and take a breather. Michael, Penny, Hannibal, Billy and Stu had just overwhelmed you. So it would most likely be better for you if you just hung out with Jason, and took a relaxing walk around the lake with him. Speaking of which—

"(Y...Y/n)...! (Y...Y/n)...! Y-uh...ou'r-uh...e...he...re...! Y-uh...ou'r-uh...e...f-uh...in...al...ly-uh...h-uh...ere...!" [A/N: "(Y...Y/n)...! (Y...Y/n)...! You're here...! You're finally here...!"]