#nobody deserves better life than this man. and i hope that after our reunion he will live that life to the fullest đ i can't wait to see it
I Forgot That You Existed : Chapter Ten
A/N: Chapter ten is here. Everybody likes a happy ending right? So here it is. Hope you like this chapter. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome.
Pairing : Tom Holland Ă Singer reader
Summary : Itâs been more than five years since you and Tom have gone their own ways after a heartbreaking breakup which had left both of you shattered. Both of you thought that you were finally over with each other and were happy in your respective lives until you meet again at a reunion trip planned by your best friend and you realize you are still not done with each other.
Warnings :Â 18+, SMUT, mature content
Mini Playlist :Â This love by Taylor Swift
âTomorrow is the last day Iâll get to see her and thatâs it. She will leave for LA.â
âYou did talk to her right?â
âI tried Haz, I tried to talk to her but she isnât ready to put her walls down.â
âSo what are you gonna do?â
âI donât know Haz, but I know this for sure Iâm not giving up on her. Every day, every minute, every second Iâll try.â
âBut for how long Tom?â
âIt took me six years to realize that she is the one. Iâm ready to wait 60 more years trying to make her realize the same.â
âMate I think you should calm down a bit and have something to eat for now.â
âNo Harrison I donât think I will be able to eat anything Iâll just go to my room and take some rest.â Tom retreated to his room.
Everyone was sitting silently on the couch as you came in panting.
âWhereâs he?â you said catching your breath.
âIn his room.â
âOh! I was so worried he didnât say anything to anyone before leaving.â You said letting out a sigh of relief.
âYeah he was feeling a little down thatâs why he skipped dinner too.â
âWhat! He barely had anything today. I just saw him running around all day. Now who is acting like a child huh!â you scoffed.
âThis man will always be a pain in my ass. Iâll go and see whatâs the matter, donât worry.â You went to the kitchen as you arranged a plate for his dinner simultaneously munching on some blueberries as you were hungry yourself. As you were about to go upstairs Harry stopped you.
âY/N we need to talk to you about something.â
âOkay go on, Iâm listening.â
âItâs about you and Tom.â
âAnd?â
âWe think you should reconsider your decision and sort out whatever is going on between you.â
âThereâs nothing to decide over here we are just friends and that is what it will always be.â You said nonchalantly.
âC'mon Y/N canât you just see how devastated he is. He is trying so hard to bring you back and you are turning a blind eye to him.â
âI can see okay! What do you think Iâm having fun refusing him? Iâm dying on the inside. But this is what is best for us.â You said agitatedly.
âYou are just being stubborn Y/N. You need to come out from the state of denial.â
âCall it what you want that will not change anything.â You shrugged.
âSo the plan turned out to be an epic fail?â Paddy blurted out. Harry smacked him at the back of his head.
âShut up paddy! â
âWait! what?? What plan failed?â you asked suspiciously, setting aside the plate on the table.
âAh itâs nothing Y/Nâ Harrison stuttered.
âWhat other motives did you guys have?â you narrowed your eyes.
Everybody looked at different directions awkwardly trying to avoid your stern gaze.
âHarrison??â you asked him sceptically, raising an eyebrow.
âSee Y/N it was my idea.Tom is my brother and he went through hell after you guys broke up. We all have seen how miserable he was without you. Though he made us believe that he finally moved on but drunken confessions are never a lie. I couldnât take it anymore so we thought before itâs too late why not try for the one last time?â Harry explained. You were stunned to hear that. You looked at Zendaya and Harrison as everything was clear to you for why they were so adamant in bringing you here.
âYou guys were in this?â Zendaya and Harrison winced, unable to make eye contact with you.
âUnbelievable!â you threw your arms in the air in disbelief.
âIâŚ. I really donât know what to say.â You pinched the bridge of your nose shaking your head.
âSee we thought if you guys spend some time together you would realize your mistakes and patch up.â
âHarry you canât force two people to be in a relationship.â
âWell you guys have made progress as per Iâm told you guys kissed and almost ended up boning.â Harrison pointed out.
âSeriously??â You looked at Zendaya bewildered.
âHey I didnât say a word.â Zendaya retorted.
âTom told me.â
âYeah of course he did.â You half laughed.
âYou didnât even think about Eleanor for once, that poor girl didnât deserve any of this.â
âYes she doesnât deserve any of this she would have been a mere casualty of the war that is going on between you two that is why we wanted to stop this before things got out of our handsâ Sam interrupted.
âIâm so done with you guys. You know what? Iâm gonna go and tell all of this to your brother. Letâs see what he thinks about this stupid plan of yours.â
âCanât believe you guys would stoop so low.â You gritted your teeth stomping off upstairs.
âTom?â You knocked at his door. Not getting any response you knocked again. There was radio silence you sighed and twisted the door knob.
âTom Iâm coming in if youâre jerking off better stop.â You chuckled. The room was dark as you entered. You switched on the lights to see Tom curled up on the bed, his back facing you.
âI know you are awakeâ You walked to the other side of the bed, putting down the plate on the bedside table you climbed up sitting next to him resting your back against the headboard.
âYou know there is no scientific proof that starving yourself helps you cope with your grief. At least learn from the master.â You snickered looking down at him.
He got up abruptly and snuggled his face in your lap wrapping his arms around your waist. You raise your hands a little as you were a little taken aback at his childish behavior.
âWhat has gotten into you?â You laughed as you gently stroked his hair with your hand.
âJust donât go Y/N please.â
âTom we talked about this.â You said softly.
âNo we didnât everytime I try to talk about it you try to avoid having that conversation.â
âBecause there is nothing to talk about. You know this.. We.. This cannot happen.â
âIâm not leaving you unless you talk.â he tightened his grip around you.
âTomm⌠Okay letâs talk but first you need to eat something.â
âC'mon get up. Just look at you, go wash your face.â you nudged him a little as he finally got up and went to the bathroom. After he came back he sat beside you.
You took a spoonful of risotto and held it in front of him to feed him.
âWait. Did you have dinner?â Tom asked.
âNo thanks to you I had to rush out from the party. But I had some blueberries though.â
âOh Iâm so sorry Y/N. I didnât mean to ruin your nightâ
âIts ok nothing can be better than spending time with you.â
âBut you need to have somethingâ
âOkay letâs share then like we did in schoolâ you suggested
 You exhaled deeply after you finished.
âYou know those little devilâs pawns down there planned this all out as a last resort to reunite us.â You scowled.
âIâm glad they did.â
âOkay I wasnât expecting that as an answer.â
âY/N I donât know how to prove to you that Iâm really sorry. You have all the right to stay angry with me but can you give me another chance to make everything right.â
âHey Iâm not at all angry with you.â
âThen why do you want to leave me again? Y/N I canât live without you anymore. All these years each day without you felt like a punishment.â
âWhat do you think it was all so easy for me to stay without you?â
âThen why are you running from it?â
âI donât know Tom but Iâm scared what if I mess up again. I feel this is just a nice dream and once I wake up everything will be as it was.This all seems too good to be true.â
âI know baby. But we can always start over right? Every relationship has its ups and downs. We canât change the past but the future is in our hands.â
âNobody is perfect Y/N. Letâs take it slow shall we? Itâs just you and me we can make it work. Baby steps.â
âBut what about El Tom? I ruined her lifeâ His hand went to cup your face.
âHey look at me, You. Have. Nothing. to do with what happened between El and me stop blaming yourself. We mutually agreed upon ending our relationship and sheâs totally fine with that.â
The air felt heavy in the room, his hot breath fanning your face. Your bodies leaning close as you kissed softly and pressed your foreheads against each other closing your eyes, smiling. You pulled away and sat silently beside each other.
âOkay then goodnight see you in the morning.â You chirped breaking the silence.
âYeah goodnight.â Tom smiled. You got up to leave as you were about to open the door.
âY/N wait!â Tom grabbed your hand. You turned your body towards him. He stepped a little closer pushing you back against the door. He placed his hands on both of your sides caging you.
âWhatâs on your mind Thomas?â
âNothing, jus.. just you know I was thinking since we decided to go slow I want to make it up to you little by little from this very moment, only if you allow.â
âAnd how are you planning to do that?â you asked with a glint of mischief in your eyes.
He took both of your hands and kissed your knuckles.He bent down, his lips against your cheek, brushing it lightly and still that light touch sent shivers down your spine, shivers that made your whole body tremble.
âIf you want me to stop, tell me now,â he whispered. You didnât say anything, he brushed his mouth against the hollow of your temple. âOr now.â He traced the line of your cheekbone. âOr now.â His lips were against yours.
âOr⌠â
Heat rose from your stomach to your chest and your heart definitely skipped a beat as Tomâs lips were closing in. The smell of his cologne filled your nostrils to the point of near brain death. He was so close. That was it - at that very moment his lips brushed over yours like a wave of warmth and all your body reacted to him instinctively. Your hand reached his neck and pulled him towards you crashing your lips into his, and the rest of his words were lost against your mouth. You melted in the kiss closing your eyes as you felt his warm mouth against yours. He kissed you gently, carefully, but it wasnât gentleness you wanted, not now, not after all this time.Â
You kissed frantically all the built up sexual tension and mutual pining finally channeling out. Your fingers knotted with his hair as you tugged on to it. He groaned softly, low in his throat,he poked his tongue as you parted your lips. His tongue slipped inside your mouth. He sucked on your bottom lip earning a little moan from you. He smiled in the kiss. His hands were roaming around your back as he fumbled with the zipper of your dress. You pulled away gasping for air.
âIs this okay?â he asked with a raspy voice eyes blown out with lust. You nodded in approval breathlessly. He slowly unzipped your dress and slid down your straps as the dress fell and pooled on your feet revealing your black lacy bra and matching underwear. Tom felt air knocked out of his lungs as he soaked in your image.
âSo beautifulâ he murmured against your swollen lips. You blushed under his chaste gaze.
And then he was kissing you again. The deep kind of kisses that left little room for thought. There was only feeling and wanting.
He dragged his lips down your chin to your bare neck and brushed his lips over your shoulder leaving a trail of wet kisses along the way.
His hands were on your hips, and he lifted you up as if you were made of air. Your legs wrapped around his waist, as he carried you towards the bed. Your lips remained sealed. It was like you couldnât get enough of each other. You were devouring one another, drowning in each other.
He gently placed you on the bed and climbed above you whilst taking off his t-shirt revealing his perfect torso. Tom caught you staring.
âLike the view?â He said with a cheeky grin.
âNot that Iâm complainingâ you said with a sultry look in your eyes.
You ran your hands on his toned abs wrapping your hands around his neck and pulling him down to you locking your lips, legs and hands moving, exploring each other. You whispered his name, and his arms tightened around you, crushing you against his chest and his hands slipped between your legs. You were swimming in raw sensations.It was like you were getting to know each other all over again.
You could feel his obvious bulge on your bare thigh. Tom rubbed his nose on the crook of your neck sucking at your sweet spot.
His hand went to your back unclasping your bra as you slid it through your arms and threw it away. He placed kitten licks on the curve of your breasts eliciting soft moans from your mouth. He licked your buds as they hardened under his touch. He sucked on to your breast, massaging the other with his hand. You were breathless and dazed as he nibbled on them softly, your body ached for more than just kisses and touchingâfor more of him. And you knew he did, too. His powerful body trembled like yours. It was easy to get lost in him, lost in this connection between you. You wrapped your legs around his hips, pulling him closer, telling him what you wanted with your soft moans.
You felt a tingling sensation between your legs as you bucked your hips to get some sort of friction.
âDonât worry princess I got you. Tonight is all about you.â he said brushing away your hair from your face.
He placed soft kisses all the way down your midriff. Hooking his fingers to the waistband of your panties he looked at you for permission, you nodded. He pulled them down. He ran a finger through your folds.
âAlways so wet for me.â He kissed your inner thighs teasing you as you squirmed. He smirked, hooking his arms on your thighs, spreading your legs. He placed a kiss on your aching core and then licked a long stripe as you took a sharp breath, your body trembling at his touch. He dipped a finger slowly pumping it in and out of you. He sucked on to your clit adding another finger inside you.
âOh God! This feels goodâ you moaned.
Your hand gripped on to his hair as he slid a third finger inside you. He groaned face buried in your heat devouring you as if you were his last meal. He increased his speed curling his fingers inside you, your body arched as you felt a coil building up in your stomach, his strong hand keeping you in place. Your body spasmed as your orgasm hit you.
âTommâŚâ you whined.
âYes baby girl what do you need?â
âI need you inside me please.â You extended your arms towards him.
âAs you wish darling.â he shimmied out of his shorts and boxers and took out a condom from the night stand and rolled it down. He crawled over you propping himself on his forearms. Tom placed a soft kiss on your forehead. He pumped himself a few times before sliding inside you slowly stretching your walls. You gasped.
âFuck!! So tight.â He hissed as he bottomed out. He started moving slowly, long drawn thrusts as he laced his fingers with yours. You brushed away his sweaty curls sticking to his forehead as you gazed into his eyes instantly calming you down. Your hips were molded together as you moved against one another. Tom watched you with half hooded eyes at how your mouth slacked open and eyes fluttering shut in pleasure. The room was filled with low grunts and moans.
He picked up his pace hitting your spot, you arched your back in pleasure. Your hands clutched onto his back trying to keep him as much close as possible he groaned as you drew your nails on his back.You writhed beneath him, his name falling from your lips like a prayer. You were both so lost in each other, Tom continuously checking in with you, peppering kisses all over your neck and whispering sweet nothings in your ears.
You body tensed up as you clenched around him.
âTom Iâm closeâ you said breathlessly.
âYeah thatâs it let go darlingâ he moved his hand to your clit drawing tight circles around which tipped you off the edge. It didnât take long as you came with a loud moan of his name. His thrusts went sloppier as he reached his own high burying his head in the crook of your neck.
 âŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚ..
Curtains flying in the gentle sea breeze as the sunlight peeked in through the windows. You were snuggled into Tomâs arms. The sunlight hit your face as you squinted, fluttering your eyes open to see Tom already staring at you with his soft brown eyes. You thought he looked ethereal with his bed hair as the soft sunlight was falling on his face.
âGood morning Princessâ
âMorning heartbreak prince.â you chuckled softly.
âHow long have you been awake?â
âLike an hour ago.â
âWhy didnât you wake me up?â Tom brushed away your messy hair away from your face.
âDidnât want to miss watching this angelic face sleeping peacefully. I never thought that I would be able to wake up to this face again in my life.â
âOh stop itâ you lightly slapped his chest. He exhaled.
âLast nightâŚâ
âWas awesome?â
âYeah of course..â He chuckled softly.
âBut Y/N I really meant everything whatever I said.â
âI know and Iâm ready to give it a go. But have you thought about what to say to the other people down there who by now have got the idea.â
âThey saw it coming I guess.â Tom rolled over you smothering you with kisses.
âOh! Tom stop!!â you squeaked giggling.
âIâm starvingâ you pouted.
âAs you wish darlingâ
You both got up to freshen up and then went down. You were still in Tomâs tshirt and sweatpants. All eyes were on both of you as you walked down the stairs.
âWhy am I not surprised?â Zendaya chuckled ironically.
âDid we travel back in time?â Harry joked.
âSomeone had a good nightâs sleep.The morning glow is evidentâ Chloe patted Tomâs back. You both blushed profusely.
âI thought you went to talk.â Harrison quipped.
âYeah we did talk. It was a really deep and passionate conversation.â You said with a sly grin.
âOkay Iâm ignoring the double meaning of that phrase.â
For the rest of the day the boys were nowhere to be seen after breakfast; they just disappeared.
You got a text from Tom in the afternoon.
Hey can you go to my room and check if my wallet is there or not? I donât have it with me.
Yeah sure.
You went to his room to check. Your eyes fell on a bag lying on the bed. You looked into it, a box. You took it out and opened the lid to find a beautiful floral dress. There was a note for you inside.
For my sunshine. Come to the front porch, a surprise awaits.
You couldnât help but smile. You didnât waste a moment and quickly dressed up.
You went to the front porch to find Tom waiting for you. He was wearing a white button up shirt with chinnos. He looked handsome as always. You walked up to him.
âHey,â you said shyly, tucking your hair behind your ear.
âYou look gorgeous, love.â
âThanks for the compliment and the dress itâs beautiful.â
âGuess my taste isnât that bad huh?â
âOkay now close your eyes.â
âOkay I think Iâm having a dĂŠjĂ vu right now.â You close your eyes as Tom blindfolded your eyes. He then guided you to the surprise location.
âOkay now open your eyes.â he untied the blindfold.
The sun was setting in the horizon you were standing on the seashore as the waves washed your bare feet. The cool water laps at your feet, fizzing and bubbling like brine, the wind caresses your face.
âThis looks familiar.â You turned your head towards him. He stood in front of you taking both of your hands in his hands looking directly in your eyes.
âYou know when you find someone who gives your life meaning then nothing else in the world matters.â
âI know I have made a lot of mistakes and I want to make it up to you the rest of my life Y/N.â
Tom bent down on his knee as he pulled out a ring and slid it in your ring finger.
âY/N Y/L/N will you marry me?â you didnât know how to react. So you did what you were best at making snarky comments.
âOkay now Iâm your replacement bride?â
âWhat!? No!â Tom frowned as he got up.
âTom we talked about taking it slow and by slow I meant really slow. I just turned 27 and Iâm not getting married until I turn 30. I know you are sorry, you want to make it up for me. I totally understand that and itâs really sweet of you but I donât think Iâm ready for a married life yetâ you rambled.
Tom caught your lips.
âYou never shut up do you?â
âIâm not telling you to marry me right away. I just really wanted to do this to commemorate our love, that I want to spend my life with you. And also a subtle reminder to stop you from flirting with other hot guys.â
âI canât guarantee you with the last one.â You flashed a cheeky grin. Tom embraced you in a tight hug.
âYou really had to ruin the moment though?â
âWell you should have given me a heads-up with your plans.â You joked inspecting the ring.
âIs this real?â Tom rolled his eyes. You started pulling out the ring.
âHey hey why are you taking it off?â
âHoney papz follows us everywhere we go. After your cancelled wedding news breaks out the media will have a field day I donât want to add fuel to that by sporting an engagement ring while returning from a vacation with you. Moreover Alex will kill me.â
âYeah but we are going back tomorrow right? You can keep it on for now.
"Are you love birds done already?â Harry yelled from a distance.
The boys had been busy arranging for a bonfire near the seashore the whole day. Everyone sat circling around the fire. In twilight the beach was tinted sepia, the sand more orange, the water darker, skin soft to the eye. Everyone sat there, just taking in the evening and chatting and laughing music playing in background simultaneously. Waves ahead roar and roll down, crashing onto the shore with a soft hiss.
âTom really drove us mad today first with the dress then with the ring.â Harrison blew out is cheeks as you laughed.
âTypical Tomâ Zendaya snarled.
âDonât laugh Y/N you have no idea how many shops he made us roam.â Harry huffed.
âIâll see what you guys do when you have to propose to your girls oh sorry first get a girlâ Tom cackled.
âI wasnât even this picky when I proposed to Elysia, you were just being extraâ Sam quipped.
âBecause she deserves the best.â Tom pecked your cheek.
âWe are really happy for you guysâ Chloe chirped.
Tomâs hands were wrapped around you as you smiled at each other.
This Love playing âŚâŚ.
âShall we?â Tom stood in front of you and extended his arm
âSure.â You held his hand and got up.
Clear blue water
High tide, came and brought you in
And I could go on and on, on and on
And I will, skies grow darker, currents swept you out again
And you were just gone and gone, gone and gone
He placed his hand on your waist holding your hand on another, you held on to his  shoulder with your hand as you swayed to the music gazing into each otherâs eyes. A warmth spreading inside you.
âThanks for this and everythingâ you said softly.
âOh itâs nothing just trying to be a good boyfriend you see.â he shrugged.
âYouâre indeed much better than my Ex.â
âEx? â
âOh I had once a fling with this guy with  curly brown hair, honey brown eyes with a wild brow and crooked nose used to be an asshole sometimes but was the sweetest person on earth. But you.. You are far more responsible and mature than that guy and cute too.â
âOh really?â
âYeahâ you shrugged.
In silent screams, and wildest dreams
I never dreamed of this
This love is good
This love is bad
This love is a life back from the dead, oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh
Oh, oh
âThank God you dumped him. That guy was an asshole to let you go. And Iâm glad he did or else how would I find you.â
âLucky you then huh?â you winked.
You slipped your hands to his back, pulled him closer, hugging him and rested your head on his shoulder as you smiled, closing your eyes. His hands rested on your waist as you both swayed to the music. You finally found your safe haven in his arms.
Tossing, turning, struggle through the night for someone new
And I could go on and on, on and on
Lanterns burning, flickered in the mind only you
But you were still gone, gone, gone
Been losing grip, on sinking ships
You showed up, just in time
Tom held your hand and twirled you a couple of times before he pulled you close to him again.
This love is good
This love is bad
This love is a life back from the dead, oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh
This love left a permanent mark
This love is glowing in the dark, oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh
This love, this love, this love, this love (Oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (Oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (Oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love
The boys lit some sky lanterns. Tom took two in his hands and smiled at you. You all flew the lanterns in the sky. You looked up in the sky as the lanterns flew higher and higher.
Your kiss, my cheek
I watched you leave
Your smile, my ghost
I fell to my knees
When youâre young, just to run
But you come back to what you need
Tom was standing behind you as he slipped his hands around your waist. You held on to his hands. He knelt down and kissed you on your cheek.
This love is good
This love is bad
This love is a life back from the dead, oh
These hands had to let it go free
And, this love came back to me, oh
This love thatâs a permanent mark
(This love) This love is glowing in the dark, oh
(This love) These hands had to let it go free
(This love) And this love came back to me, oh
This love, this love, this love, this love (Oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (Oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (Oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (This love came back to me, oh)
You turned towards him. Your hands went on to cup his face.
âI love you Tomâ Tom was craving to hear those words from you again. His eyes swelled up after finally hearing it from you.
âI love you Y/Nâ he said pressing his forehead on yours.
You closed the distance kissing him softly.
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Lunar | Spencer Reid x Reader Platonic
WC: 1134
A/N: Honestly this is more just an extended headcanon than an actual fic. (Iâd suggest reading the headcanons first, but no pressure) It takes place pretty much any time after the middle of season 11, excluding the half a season Reid was in jail. Whether this was pre- or post-prison Spencer is up to you.
GALAXY MASTERLIST
Warnings: tiny mention of alcohol, tiny spoilers for 3x16 (Elephantâs Memory)
Alexa Lisbon had always dreamed of planning her high school class reunions. It was entirely the reason she ran for student body president. Getting to host an event that would be fondly remembered by her classmates for years to come was always the goal.
Standing in the banquet room of the country club, this yearâs was already better than she had imagined it. She watched as guests filled the room, people she hadnât seen in years looking more mature than when they had walked across the stage at graduation. One person in particular had really grown up, though Alexa presumed it was because he was actually 12 the last time she had seen him.
âIs that Spencer Reid?â Harper Hillman gawked from Alexaâs side, a glass of champagne in her hand. Spencer was taller now, but less scrawny. His chin hinted at a five oâclock shadow, and his jawline was so sharp Alexa was sure she would cut herself on it.
Never in a million years did she think she would be attracted to Spencer Reid.
She wondered if he was single, something else she had never expected herself to think about the man. He wasnât wearing a ring, but she watched as you came to stand next to him. You looked comfortable at his side, Alexa wondered if you were together. If you were, you didnât show it.
Even from across the room, Spencer was radiating awkwardness. That much hadnât changed, Alexa noticed. She kept watching, waiting for either one of you to show affection to confirm her theory but it never came.
Instead, Spencer became tense and kept glancing at your feet. You were much more relaxed, seemingly reassuring him though your eyes kept flickering around the room. Alexa wondered what you two were talking about, your lips moving too fast for her to read them.
âLetâs go over there,â she said to Harper, walking towards the pair.
âOf all the things youâve learned from Hotch-â
âItâs Vegas, Spence. Iâm sure Iâm not the only one-â whatever conversation you were having stopped abruptly when she approached.
âSpencer! Iâm so glad you could make it,â Alexa hoped he didnât remember her involvement in the shenanigans that had occurred while they were in high school.
âAlexa, Harper, nice to see you,â he said, sticking his hands in his pockets with a tight-lipped smile, â(y/n), this is Alexa Lisbon and Harper Hillman.â
You hesitated for only a minute before reaching out to shake their hands, âthis is her, Spence? âThe prettiest girl in the whole school?â Itâs an honor,â you were clearly teasing him, a wicked grin stretched across your face. Spencer shifted uncomfortably next to you, it was endearing, Alexa thought.
âShe was,â Harper confirmed next to her, ânow sheâs the prettiest woman in the PTA.â
âYou have kids?â you asked. Alexa still wasnât sure what your relationship with Spencer was, but you seemed genuinely interested. If anything, you knew how to talk to people.
âTwo, Jaxxon and Oaklynn. Do you have any kids?â she prompted, looking at Spencer.
âSpencer has three Godsons,â you laughed, âhe works too much to have kids of his own. Sometimes I come into the office and heâs been there all night.â
Your bright energy confused Alexa. Spencer clearly knew you were joking, smiling fondly at you, but he hadnât said a word since introducing her to you. He had never been the best at reading social cues, and yet he looked so comfortable with you even with your exceptional people skills.
âSo you work together?â Alexa dared.
âWeâre FBI agents for the Behavioral Analysis Unit,â Spencer licked his lips and sighed as you spoke. Alexa found herself wondering what else his mouth could do.
âFBI Agents?â Harper wasnât convinced, so you reached into your pocket and pulled out your credentials, showing the two women.
âWe profile serial killers, child abductors, terrorists, and the like. Then we find them and arrest them. Itâs 100% legit,â you said, pocketing the creds.
âIâm sorry, I just canât picture Spencer Reid arresting a serial killer.â
The fire in your eyes was so strong Alexa took half a step back as you turned quickly to square up with Harper.
âHeâs one of the best agents on our team. Nobody can talk down a suspect like he can. And actually itâs Doctor Spencer Reid. He has more PhDâs than you will ever be close to in your life,â you spit. You probably would have kept going if Spencer hadnât grabbed your arm.
â(y/n),â he warned.
âIâm sorry, who are you again?â Harper asked.
âIâm his spouse, Supervisory Special Agent (y/n) (y/l/n).â
Alexa wasnât sure what she was expecting, but it definitely was not that.
âAnd if you know whatâs good for you, Harper Hillman, you will walk away and go find everyone that was on the football team and tell them that Spencer is a better man than they will ever be, and he didnât have to tie someone to a goalpost naked to do it.â
So he did remember.
â(y/n), I told you not to bring that up,â Spencer shifted his weight, speaking softer, âcome on. Letâs go.â You huffed next to him, fidgeting with your left pant leg.
âSpencer,â Alexa called as she watched the two of you start to leave the venue. He turned around, a soft smile on his lips that Alexa felt like she didnât deserve, âthank you for coming.â
âYouâre welcome. You did a really great job, Alexa.â
âAnd, um, Iâm sorry for the things we did to you in high school. You were just a kid, you didnât deserve it.â
âWe were all kids. Technically the brain doesnât stop developing until weâre well into our twenties, and the last part that develops is the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for our personalities-â
âSpencer, as much as I want to let you finish this info dump, Alexa has other things to do than learn about brain function. Sheâs hosting a whole event, that canât be easy,â you spoke up next to him for the first time since your outburst.
âI forgive you,â Spencer said sincerely before walking away with you, saying something about how he was âgoing to tell Rossi you caused trouble exactly like he said not toâ, to which you started offering to do his paperwork for the next month if he didnât.
Spencer Reid had always been a little bit odd. Itâs what made him an easy target when they were teenagers. Still, Alexa could see that he had found a place and a person that celebrated his quirks. Alexa thought about her two kids and her messy marriage, her white-picket-fence home and a career she abandoned years ago to become a housewife, and wondered if she would ever be as successful as Doctor Spencer Reid.
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You may think Ben Solo did not deserve mercy, but let's all remember this is a FICTIONAL universe and fictional characters. It's ok to indulge in wishful thinking, even if Ben would not be received with welcome arms on Earth even after his redemption. Dealing with a complicated character like that and trying to find a way to give him a future in the story is hard, I will admit. It's hard to know where someone's role in society is after they've betrayed and murdered since our answer usually ends in their execution or incarceration. But imagine an ending where Ben Solo is willing to answer for his crimes, Rey contends for him, and the future of the galaxy has hope.
What we were given was NOT hope. Ben Solo simply deserved a better ending than he was given. He wasn't a soulless monster like Palpatine. He had remorse. He hesitated. His anger was fueled by his mistreatment and feelings of abandonment from his family.
Comment below and tell me why/why not Ben Solo deserved a better ending. Even if you don't agree, do you think his abrupt death was satisfying?
I agree with a lot of your points. He 100% should have survived and it doesn't make any sense to me that they killed him off. Ben should have been given a chance to live and atone, he could've spent the rest of his life being a better man, despite other people scorning him at first. Ben and Rey are so powerful - they are stronger together and could've helped so many people in the galaxy. Surely there would still be pockets of the First Order out there - or whole planets of innocent people still enslaved that need their help.
( I have to point out that it was never clarified how many people knew kylo ren was ben solo and its quite likely that  only a small group knew ben was kylo ren so you wouldnt even need to consider the galaxy at wholes reaction for they could just claim kylo ren was dead while ben solo was still alive  (people didnt know anakin was vader for years )  and poe in resistance reborn talked about ex imperials atoning for their actions so  poe and the people who knew ben was kylo ren would be willing to accept ben  coming back and atoning for his  actions  .
no prison  or exile  he would ahve a happy ending  with rey on naboo the place
where anakin and padme would have raised luke and leia anidala being torn apart was the original sin  ) ( I am sick and tired of redemption equals death it sends the message that if you mess  up and go down the wrong path the only out is death that the most you can expect is finding a cause to die for its bs the notion that he had to die is bs
âthe redemption = death bs doesnt give hope to anyone its like if you mess up you cant just make up for it
 ben deserved better because in the 30 years he lived he wanst truly happy and calm until his last 20 seconds of his lifeâ
Western story writers and directors are too set on the idea of redemption of villains through death, it's an unhealthy all too common message I don't agree with, Vader's sacrifice meant something because he saved his son, but what about Leia? What does her sacrifice mean? Why is the final shot just a lone Rey in the desert with a robot? I'll never understand these decisions, it just doesn't work.
The whole Rey replaces Ben in the Skywalker line is just disgusting. Ben was "bad" so he didn't deserve the name but Rey is perfectly "good" so she does? Kids, if you ever do anything bad watch out because your family will find a good kid, replace you, and act like you never existed. Love Disney for that message.
. Thereâs a clear reverse Anakin/Padme thing going on for me as is. I just think they could have gone for that full reversal, where Ben lives instead of dies like Anakin essentially did when he became Vader. And then Iâm always reminded of how little Ani wanted to âfree the slavesâ ... and while he didnât have to take that literal route, atonement, or working to break broken systems, would have been a wonderful close to that part of the story as well. I thought it would be nice to tie his and Finnâs stories together a little in that regard.
I don't think they ever understood what they had story wise or character wise. Â I don't think they ever knew what message these movies were supposed to have. TROS kept making strange story decisions without thinking through their implications. Â With regard to Ben Solo, they give us two fake deaths after multiple characters sacrificed themselves for him, then kill him off for real. Â That's the kind nonsense you find in the D-grade movies mocked on MST3K, not a Star Wars film. Â Worse yet, they offer the audience no catharsis for Ben's death. Â It happens suddenly; Rey had already given her "life force" to both the giant snake and Kylo/Ben and she's fine. Â So the audience doesn't expect Ben to die when he gives his "life force" to her. Â Then after his sudden death, he's not mourned. Â Rey barely reacts. Â He's not mentioned and his sacrifice is never discussed. Â Then we don't even see his Force ghost. Â The air got sucked out of the movie and it just ends with a thud. Â It's like if Titanic had ended with Rose saying, "Oh well, I guess I'll just marry Cal" and it's "The End."
Ben Solo definitely deserved better & I truly thought we would get a happily ever after, a reversal of Anakin & Padmeâs fate. I also thought the stormtroopers would side with the Resistance & that the reason Leiaâs allies didnât respond at the end of TLJ was because most were disguised as stormtroopers & mingled among the First Order. 𤥠 I think the Skywalker saga has ended but the Solo saga will continue. đ¤đť The majority of fans LOVE Kylo/Ben and thatâs a fact. The general audience loved & rooted for him without ever knowing his heartbreaking backstory & that he had been targeted by Palpatine from conception. Letâs hope Disney/Lf has an ace up their sleeve.
I actually thought Ben was going to live because JJ kept marketing the film as being happy, uplifting, hopeful, and Ben's arc being "fun." In 2015 he called Star Wars a "fairytale." Â I had been waiting for Ben to reunite with his mother since 2015 & since 2017 to end up with Rey. Neither really happens because Ben dies, thus turning Star Wars into a tragedy that pretends it's not. We didn't even get a mother/som forceghost visual reunion as a "consolation prize". I was so sure we'd get an actual living redemption arc because I thought forgiveness and the healing of the family was their intention , but nope, just a complete annihilation of the Skywalker family. I left IX feeling depressed for all of Christmas break. ...And don't even get me started on the retcon of TLJ's Rey Nobody background setup and theme.Show less
You have to ask yourself this when thinking of Ben and Anakin. If Anakin fell to the dark side because he had an unhealthy selfish love for Padme but Ben rose from the dark side because he had a healthy selfless love for Rey. What message does it send to have both characters have the same fate when it comes to being with the women they love? (Split apart) What's the point of the saga if nothing anyone does means anything? JJ and Chris failed to ask themselves these important questions.
the theme of the original trilogy was love, hope, family, forgiveness, redemptionÂ
lucas described the star wars as a space fairy tale soap opera  about love, family , hope forgiveness, redemption the skywalker saga is a family saga about the skywalker family killing off ben breaks that for it ends the saga in tragedy where every last skywalker has died  the line has ended palpatine won bens abusers wonÂ
george lucas quote about story being a family-oriented fairytale of hope, love and redemption (not to mention he hates killing anyone unnecessarily bens death wasnt necessary and goes against star wars themes
George Lucas: *talks for forty years about fairy tales and HEAs and not wanting to kill characters
( this is why lucas didnt kill any of the main cast be they the trio or otherwise and chewbacc killing off ( killing off ben goes against that ( ben was a mc he was part of the narrative trio ( no matter how many antis try to claim otherwise and claim it was rey finn and poe when no ) or act like bendemption wasnt set up from day one. ( ben, rey, and finn were all main characters
on the comparison  between benVader died as a middle-aged man in ill health with two living children who would carry on in the light after a golden period in his life where he was a prosperous jedi knight, Ben died a healthy 30-year-old with no family or good phase in his life, plus Vader's sacrifice was instrumental in his redemption while Ben's sacrifice happened after redemption out of narrative contrivance, they are not the same
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Hello borusara fans This is my first time to made a fanfic so if i make a mistake tell me please. And support me.
Title : Lovers or just a friends?
After years away from their hometown, the Uchiha family returns to Konoha. There, young Sarada, right on her first day, runs into her best childhood friend, Boruto Uzumaki, who is now a handsome seventeen-year-old boy with blond hair and blue eyes, much more beautiful than girl remembered.
The friendship between the two flows as before, with the same tone of zueira and rivalry that has always existed. But this time, there is something more connecting the two hearts. Something the Uchiha is still unaware of.
Accompanied by a mystery involved in the Uchiha family, the young woman will have to deal with the consequences that her return will bring to the lives of her old and new friends, while facing new feelings that will arise and leaving her tormented with a question: After all, she and Boruto, are they friends or something else?
Chapter 1 : I am back!!!
Dear diary, my name is Sarada Uchiha. After 7 years in Otoga, I am returning to my hometown, Konoha. Nostalgia invades me when I think about my old life there. The restaurants, the school, the people ... Everything that I left behind, will come up again.
I'm at the airport waiting for our flight schedule. I confess that I'm a little impatient, I took this from my father hehe. Who is he? Sasuke Uchiha, a policeman who scares people, especially my colleagues. I say that because as a child, the other kids didn't mess with me because of him, except for a certain idiot ...
From my mother I took the temper. I can be - with a clear reason - a little warm. She, Sakura Uchiha, is a doctor and founder of the âPsychological Institution for Childrenâ in Konoha. Do you know a dedicated woman who always gives her all? She is my mother, and I love to be proud of that â.
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Sarada wrote in his new diary, which was given by a friend before his return to Konoha. While filling the first page of countless to come, wearing headphones, I listened to âHappier - Mashmelloâ, on Spotify.
- Sarada - Sakura called a second time, with blood in her eyes.
- She won't listen to you while wearing these headphones. - Sasuke warned in an ironic tone.
- Hehe ok ... Sarada! - the mother shouted, pulling the girl's headphones, who closed the diary at the same moment, frightened.
- Who was the ... Ah, hi mom! - the girl turned red as a tomato - note: she hates tomatoes - this when she realized that her mother caught everyone's attention around her. Ah ... mothers. - Hey, mom, you don't have to shout like that! You could have just called me.
- Hi????? - Sakura asked in horror at her daughter's wooden face. - Drop that diary and let's go! Then you go on with it, come on, come on !!
- Okay, Sakura, I understand, don't shout, onegai hehe ...
The girl kept the diary, and went with her parents for boarding.
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- I'll stay at the window! - Sarada exclaimed.
- My Kami ... Looks like a seven year old child, do I deserve it? Sakura sighed, her hand on her face. - There's your daughter Sasuke.
- With this way of acting, I think we know who she actually looks like ...
- Dad, don't say such a thing ...
- Hey! What do you mean by that?
- I did not say anything! - the girl replied in a hard face.
Sakura turned away and smiled a satisfied smile. Your relationship with your daughter is like that, the best.
The conversation ended. The girl put the headphones back on and went back to writing in her diary.
âI am so happy to be back in Konoha! The main reason for this is that Iâm going to see my friends. Sumire, Inojin, Shikadai, Lee, and Boruto, my favorite.
Since we don't keep in touch, I spend hours wondering if they still remember me, our madness ... Did Boruto grow up? Haha, I remember being bigger than him, which was a perfect reason to make fun of him. He was also irritating and stubborn. My father said that this was taken from Uncle Naruto.
I missed that idiot so much ... â.
The plane started. Sarada kept the diary, and without realizing it, she fell asleep, shortly after imagining a thousand and one possibilities of what her reunion with her old friends would be like. With a smile and "See You Again" playing, the girl fell asleep.
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- Sarada ... We arrived, wake up ... - Sasuke called calmly.
The girl opened her eyes slowly, and when her senses surfaced, she broke into a big smile.
- So we're done ...
- Let's go down, get your things.
- OK.
It was one in the afternoon when they arrived in Konoha. After solving some things, the family left the airport. Sarada breathed in and out of the old - and now new - home, when an idea popped into her head.
- Uh ... Will the taxi take long to arrive?
- I hope not, I'm exhausted. But why are you asking, huh? - the mother asked, suspicious.
- It's just ... I wanted to go for a walk, you know? I don't know ... Just to know the changes in the city ... - he said with a pidona face.
- I think you'll have enough time Sarada. Now we need to get some rest. Besides, we just arrived, you shouldn't go around alone. - Sasuke said.
- It's quick!
- Didn't you hear daughter? Not now. - Sakura declared.
- Ok ... Okay, - he replied.
- Stay calm, the taxi won't take long ... Ah! Look at him over there!
The car arrived.
- Hey, man, can you please help us with our bags? - Sasuke asked the taxi driver.
- Sarada put your things in ... - Sakura turned and sighed when she saw that her daughter was no longer there. - Oh God! Sasuke, where's Sarada?
- Take a walk, maybe? - He smiled discreetly.
- Ah, so stubborn ... He pulled his side of the family!
- She'll be fine, Sakura, don't worry so much ...
- If she gets lost, who will look for her, it will be you!
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Somewhere in the City Center
- I think ... I'm lost ha ... ha ... My God, help me!
It was late afternoon. Sarada went around and around the city, and ended up getting lost, he didn't know how to get back to the taxi stand. He stopped in a square, sat on a bench and stayed there. He hates to admit it, but his parents were right, it would have been better to wait. Teens ... They are so stubborn, argh!
- Dude, what do I do now? My cell phone battery is over, I'm lost in this huge city, and hunger is starting to attack. Maybe it is better not to see my parents again, because my mother will want to kill me. Damn ... I'm such an idiot! - he said, throwing a crumpled pamphlet on the floor.
- Just because you're lost doesn't mean you're an idiot!
"Oh no ... There comes a man to fill me," Sarada thought.
- Don't worry, I'm not a fucking pervert or anything. I just want to help a girl who's looking like she's lost.
- I don't need your help. - Sarada didn't even look at the person. His eyes were on the floor.
- It's not what it looks like. Are you new around here?
- What if it is?
- So it's explained ... Look ... If you accept, I can show you the way to the train station, or the taxi rank.
âShit Sarada, look at the situation you are in now,â she thought.
- Okay. To make things easier, I say my name, can it be?
- Hmm.
- But ... I only say it when you look at me.
"Loose face".
Sarada raised her head and then ...
- My name is Boruto Uzumaki! And who are you?
A shock. It was what the young woman felt when she met those unforgettable eyes. Blue as the ocean, and beautiful as the ... of an angel? Yes, that's how she described them since she was little.
- Bo ... - she whispered.
- It was bad, I didn't understand. Can repeat?
- Boruto ... Is it ... you?
- Ah yes. And you are... ?
- Do not you remember? - the girl asked with a stare, intimidating to the boy, who after some time sinking in that onyx, realized. - I am...
- Impossible ... She can't be here ...
A tear formed in the eyes of the Uchiha, who left for a hug in his friend, who soon could be sure that yes, that was his best childhood friend ... Sarada.
After a few seconds stuck together, they separated, shyly, and the girl started:
- I still can't believe I found you like this, Boruto. I ... I missed you so much ...
The boy couldn't take his eyes off her. He was delighted and made a point of making that clear.
- Sarada are you ...
- What? She asked, confident that her friend would have noticed her changes from a little girl to a woman.
- Too short! Hahahaha, what the fuck? Forgot to grow up?
- YOU FOOL! AFTER SO LONG, HAVE YOU NOT YET LEARNED HOW TO TREAT WOMEN ?!
- There! - the boy shouted when he felt his friend's punch, after a long time. - It's even stronger ...
- Ah ... It was bad hehe! I think I got excited ...
- Relax! I missed that ... Really.
The eyes met for a fraction of a second.
- Ah ... Tell me ... Did you come to visit? What a pity, because I really
- I'm here to stay. She interrupted. - I'm back to Konoha ... Boruto!
- B ... Welcome back ... I ...
- You do not need to say anything! We'll have all the time in the world! Just for us!
At that moment, the boy blushed on a level ...
- Yeah, yeah, you're right! Can I ... give you another hug?
- Idiot ... Why do you ask? - she said pulling the blonde. - I'll tell you everything!
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- Then your father completed the task and you could return ...
- That ae! - Sarada replied, while eating ice cream that Uzumaki insisted on buying.
- Wow! I ... I thought you would never ... I thought I wouldn't see you anymore ... - he declared with a weak smile.
- I knew you couldn't take it anymore without me, baby boy!
- Hahahaha! This time, and only this time, I will not disagree. - he joked, and then decided to ask - Are you ... dating?
- Not! I'm really fine ... What about you, sir? Until you are dressed up, I would not be surprised if I said that I found someone to support you.
- Nobody is worthy!
- Hahahaha, I know! I'm sorry for the unfortunate future! - Sarada joked, pushing the blonde slightly.
And with that started a war.
- Hey! - Boruto grunted, pushing her harder.
The two stayed like that for a long time.
- It's great to have you here again! Sarada looked into the boy's eyes after the statement and his face flushed slightly.
- N-don't look at me like that, idiot!
- Because? Can't you resist that beautiful face of Uzumaki?
- Hahahaha! Silly!
They - or at least one of them - would never think about the possibility of the two together.
- Well, the sun is already setting. I'll take you to the station, and then you call your people to come and get you, can you?
- Yes, thank you!
- So let's go?
- Let's go!
Breaking time >>
After a few minutes walking around the city, and learning about it, Sarada and Boruto arrived at the station. Uchiha used his friend's phone to check on his parents, who were worried and furious.
After the call, the girl said goodbye to Boruto.
- Thank you ... Even after so long you were here when I needed it most
- That's what friends are for, isn't it? - he said with a smile, (and what a beautiful smile).
They embraced for a while. This time, a hug full of tenderness and longing, as if all words not said in years, were transmitted through this act.
Sarada looked over the blonde's shoulders and saw his punishment.
- My parents are getting there.
- So I think it's time to say goodbye ... Well, bye.
- Hahaha, bye! Until next time!
- That sentence ... See you!
The two smiled at each other and he was gone. Seconds later, the girl's parents arrived.
- Something to say, stubborn Uchirrazinha? - Sakura asked, arms crossed.
- Err ... I'm sorry. I didn't hear them both and ended up doing shit. Forgive me, please.
- Since when it doesn't happen again. We are not in a very âfree and firedâ moment to walk through this alone, understand? His mother replied, calmly - or at least, trying.
- Thank you mom ... - the girl looked at her father, who smiled a little, just to make her understand.
- Let's go home. - he said.
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After meeting, the Uchiha family returned home - the old house, which is beautiful and perfectly preserved. - When he arrived, Sarada ran to his room, which still had some old things, such as toys and clothes. He sat on the bed, and picked up his diary.
âDear diary ... I just saw my best childhood friend. This is so surreal and exciting. He's so ... tall and handsome, he doesn't even look like the annoying brat from a few years ago.
He saved me, that idiot ...
What did fate have in store for me? I'm looking forward to finding out! â.
The girl smiled alone as she remembered the day with her friend. She closed the diary and looked around. The room was a mess, this is like a nightmare for a young Sasuke and Sakura Uchiha, so she took advantage of the disposition to give a touch Sarada Young there.
A few hours later, she fell asleep.
Hope you guys enjoy the story. I try my best to write perfect but if i made mistakes so please forgive me. Thanks for reading â¤â¤â¤â¤
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Part 7- No wonder she ran away..
Nobody got injured at the Homecoming ball, they all get separated into different safe houses- for safety.
Riley and Drake had confirmed that they had feelings for each other, however Drake believed Riley should be with Liam. Heartbroken, she moves back to New York. Only keeping in touch with Hana, Maxwell and Olivia.
Riley meets lawyer, Nate Cooper and begins a relationship with him. In Cordonia, Drake begins to court Kiara.
Nine months after Riley had left Cordonia- there is a reunion, but not the reunion the friends had hoped for.
*Characters belong to Pixelberry*
If you are under 18 please do not read this series. If you do, you are consenting that you are over the age.
Series warnings: Suicide, domestic abuse, swearing, stabbing, smut đ. If any of these triggers affect you do not read!
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Everyone was now exhausted, it had been days since Rileyâs tragic accident and no one had heard from Drake as of yet. Their eyes all like piss hole in snow. Every time they had rung, it went straight to voicemail.
Bastien was now getting frustrated, not only was everyone worrying about Riley â but now Drake. He decided to take some responsibility. Drake grew up losing his Dad and then Bianca left abruptly- knowing Drake he would have taken every step to get here as soon as possible. He knew Drake inside and outside- he classed him as his own son.
âHello? Bast?â
âDrake, where are you? Everyone has been contacting you regarding Lady Riley!â
âI havenât heard from anyone Bastien, I swear⌠What is the matter with Brooks?â
âDrake, you need to come to New York now! Iâll arrange the flight and send the details to you. Make your way over to the airport immediately. I will pick you up when you land- Kings orders!â
âBast whatâs up? Just tell me!â
âIll explain when I see you. I donât want to worry you. See you soon, son.â
Drake hung up the call to Bastien. Everyone had been contacting him? He didnât know. He checked his calls and texts eager to find out what had happened to the girl he once loved. No messages. No calls. Then he realised â Madeline had his phone. No she wouldnât jeapodise anything? She couldnât? She was extremely nice though, not her usual bitchy attitude. SHIT.
Drake packed a few essentials before heading out of the door. He wasnât going to disappear like a thief in the night like everyone else.
Kiara, I have to go to New York. Iâll be back soon x
What about me? You canât just leave me Drake!
Iâm not arguing- Iâm going. If you donât like it â END IT. Talk to you later.
Thoughts running through his head, he ran through the airport to board the plane. He truly did love Riley and was anxious to know what was the matter with her. Is that where theyâve all been? Why didn't they tell me? Is that where Liam had now disappeared to? This is going to be a long flight.
*****
Bastien walked into Rileyâs room for the first time since they had been there- the stern looking man witnessed his King asleep, still holding her hand. Bastien felt for Liam, he knew Constantine forced him to give up his true love. Feeling his own guilt as he stared at the lifeless body- if he hadnât have been involved in the scandal, Riley wouldnât be in this situation. A tear exited his eye slowly. He gently shook Liamâs shoulder, to awake him from his deep slumber.
âYour Majesty?â
âSorry Bast, I mustâve fallen asleep.â
âItâs okay Sir. I understand. I managed to contact Drake. I booked him a flight- heâs on his way. He was oblivious to the fact that everyone had contacted him. He didnât know.â
âHow can he not know? It doesnât matter, heâs on his way now. He has as much as a right to be here too.â
Bastien nodded before leaving the room. Liam resumed his usual position, gazing at Riley and holding her cold hand next to his lips.
âYou hear that Ri? Drake is on his way. The whole gang is here for you. You need to wake up soon beautiful.â
*******
Drake was beside himself ever since the flight had left Cordonia. He felt slightly tipsy, too many whiskeys had been supped to try and block the thoughts. But they never disappeared. It was the biggest regret of his life letting Riley go, he loved her still- and would never stop loving her. He did what he thought was best for his friend and his country. Even when he was sleeping with Kiara, it was Rileyâs face in his mind- it was torture pretending he loved Kiara as much as he did Riley. He always thought about what his life would be like if he didnât âdumpâ Riley. Would they be happy? Yes, he believed. The hurt in her eyes from that last encounter, still haunted him.
Brooks, you donât have to thank me. The gun was aimed at you. Of course I was going to jump in front of it- to save you. Anyone would. But I donât want to be in a relationship with you. You belong to Liam- thatâs the reason you came here.
Drake thatâs bullshit and you know it! Did Liam jump in front of the bullet? No! You did. And no, I never came for him either- I came for an adventure. To meet new people, visit the world. You love me. I know you love me. I love you more than anyone else here hence why I said no to Liamâs proposal. We slept together for fucks sake Drake, we had our moments in between.
He is the King, he had no chance to jump in and safe you. Riley I donât love you! Go back to Liam. He will forgive you and propose to you again. This country deserves you as their Queen!
Drake Iâm not even a Cordonian. Iâm a New Yorker. Iâm like you. We are alike. Thatâs what draws us closer together, closer than anyone else! Did last night even mean anything to you? Because it meant the world to me...The man I love, let his walls down and we made love. Did you just use me? Use me for a quickie?
No, Brooks. It didnât mean anything to me. It was the heat of the moment. Iâm sorry. I canât be with you. Go back to Liam and have everything you deserve.
Drake knew he was an idiot, the last conversation he had with Riley Brooks, was all a lie. He left her crying uncontrollably on the edge of the bed, and never looked back. Hurt lingered in his heart as well. No wonder she ran away.
After an long flight he finally landed in New York, the cold air hit his lungs immediately. He went straight through customs- shocked that he wasnât pulled over for the amount of whiskey he had drowned, on what felt like the never ending flight.
âDrake Walker!â
âMom?â
âAbout time you got here! Bastien is waiting outside in the SUV! If it wasnât such a tragic situation, Iâd be grabbing you by the ear and dragging your lazy arse to the hospital!â
âHospital? What the fuck has gone off?â
âGet in the car now!â
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Bianca and Bastien remained silent in the car, ignoring Drakes questions- he would find out soon what events had happened. Who was there supporting Riley. Bianca finally broke the silence.
âSo, this Riley. Did you love her?â
âYes, Mom! I still do. Why?â
âWhy didnât you hold on to her then?â
âIâm a commoner, Iâm a nobody. She deserved someone better. She deserves Liam.â
âYou are worthy enough to be loved too Drake! You are an idiot. Nobody knows youâre here. They are pissed off that you ignored us all. They wonât start an argument in this situation. Liam is expecting you. I hope you are not stringing Kiara along, myself and your father brought you up to have respect for women!â
*****
Beth and Leo was sat with Riley. Beth and her sister, Lola had known Riley since childhood. It was fate, that Beth was attracted to Leo- a mutual friend. Leoâs phone had gone dead but he sent Drake a text off Bethâs phone, after getting his number from Maxwell. Hoping that he would receive it for Rileyâs sake.
Itâs Leo, on Bethâs phone- my phone died. Drake you need to be here please Iâm begging you. Please come. Iâll explain to Kiara, the reason when the time is right.
The others slumped on the spare chairs that were available in the private room. They all looked like extras for a zombie movie. Olivia had been quiet since she had returned from Boston earlier on. She decided to speak to Liam, to apologise, to clear the air, even though everyone was apologising to him - he was now sick of it.
âLi, Iâm sorry. Iâm sorry I lied to you and Drake when you asked where they was going in a rush. Riley is my only friend. I didnât want to betray her trust. When you arrived... I was in Boston.â
âWhy was you in Boston?â Liam asked with a puzzled expression.
âI was sorting out the arsehole that caused all of this. It was nice to see him squirm after beating my friend and Leo!â
âLiv, he killed her inside. And physically killed her baby.....â
âWhat baby? Are you telling me she was pregnant? And he.. he... and I only gave him a broken nose? Why didnât you tell us Liam?â
Oliviaâs loud tone, rippled through the corridors- awaking everyone from their distant dazes.
âYeah Li, what baby? Why didnât you tell us?â
The room became mute, everyoneâs jaws agape. Everyone looked at the mans deep earthy coloured eyes.
âDrake?â
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Final part!
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Reunion
(Stroganoff au, a/b/o dynamics, stony, Gregory comes for a visit, nobody is happy)
âHow dare you,â a voice in the gathering speaks his thoughts. Itâs Nana Roberta. Her voice shakes from her fury. âHow dare you come here and behave this way. You eat his food and get drunk on his wine and this is how you show your thanks. If this is how your family acts, I am so damn happy Tony got far away from your ignorance and selfishness. I have never seen someone so disappointing in all my life.â
âIâm disappointing,â Gregory scoffs. âI am the son of Howard Stark. I am a genius, a billionaire, an alpha and I am better than he will ever be. What does he have?â He finishes with a sneer and a taunt. His words arenât slurred yet, but itâs evident thatâs the direction theyâre going with how close his pronunciations are.
There is a brief pause among them all until a voice rings through the gathering like a shot. âFriends for one.â Janâs eyes are as hard as steel when she says this. âFriends that actually care and donât just put up with him. He didnât pay any of us to be here, but you wouldnât understand how that works.â
âA family,â Nana Roberta adds. âA real family. One that loves him for just being himself. He has a real brother and a real father in us. You - you have nothing.â Uncle Rhodey and Nonno Terrence straightened at their mention.
âA loving husband,â Peter has never seen his Nana Sarah so furious before. Her sweet and caring voice twisted from her anger. âMy Steve would move mountains for him and their two beautiful children. Anyone you could possibly marry will only stay until the money runs out, and then what? I donât pity the person who gives you a chance. Only a terrible person will be able to stand you.â
âFamily,â Gregory repeats with a scoff, âfamily doesnât create a successful business or an empire. Only an omega would care for the useless things in life.â
Uncle Rhodey moves forward, âand yet, Tony went off to create his own business all on his own from the ground up. I watched him take every step. He didnât inherit anything from daddy dearest. He studied and worked his ass off to get where he is. What did you do? Get wasted on daddyâs plastic and claim success when itâs all put on your lap.â
âLast I heard, your title of a billionaire has been renounced,â Aunt Pepper says, âIsnât Stark Industries down in the millions now?â
Jan takes the question. âI have read Stark Industries has moved lower in the fortune five-hundred and their stock has dropped from the previous month. The CEOâs uncontrolled outbursts sort of has a play in it.â
âThat's right. Don't forget about that little rumor proven true of Stark Industries selling under the table. Who was behind that again?â
âObadiah Stane,â Uncle Rhodey answers. âSome partner there, huh? Didn't you have a public meltdown during your press over that? I remember a lot of yelling involved and hardly any answers.â
âAnd here you said omegas are the ones who canât control their emotions,â Uncle Bucky does not look impressed, âor canât run businesses. Sounds like you canât run yours either.â
Aunt Natasha shakes her head. âTony sounds better in general. I pick him to handle things over you any day.â
Gregoryâs face is steadily growing redder. Peter isnât sure if itâs the alcohol or embarrassment. He hopes itâs the latter. This alpha deserves to be embarrassed.
Uncle Sam moves forward, calm and in control as ever but clearly very tired of all this. âMan, do us all a favor and just leave. Youâre not helping yourself here.â
Gregory spreads his arms out, apparently composed and ready to start trouble again. âIâm not going anywhere. I was invited, remember? Itâs rude to kick out a guest.â
âHeâs a Karen,â Shuri whispers to them. Itâs very fitting to Gregoryâs image. Â
At that point, Peterâs had enough of this alpha. âWhy did I even invite you? I take back my letter. I take back everything I wrote. Weâre not happy for you to be here. Weâre the exact opposite of happy and you need to go. Like, now.â
Gregory smiles very smugly, as if heâs just been proven right for something. âYou better calm down there, Pete. Itâs not healthy to get so emotional.â
The choice of words is no coincidence. Not with the way Gregory constantly mocks omegas and their âemotional outbursts.â Peter is an omega and apparently ordering someone to leave his home is far too emotional for Gregory. No one appreciates the alphaâs words.
Gregory looks ready to say something more, but a voice, a very stern and disappointed voice, stops him in his tracks.
âJust. Be. Quiet.â Gregory sobers up really quickly when Nana Maria speaks. She is breathing deeply and her shoulders are trembling. Her eyes are glistening. Theyâre not happy tears.
âMother -â
âStay silent,â she orders. âI have never been so⌠humiliated in all my life.â Everyone is looking at her now as she moves forward. Nana Sarah, Roberta and even Winnifred are holding her arms in support. As if any second Nana Maria would fall from the anger. âYou have insulted and mocked my family. Youâve embarrassed me and I am so ashamed to call you my son. Had I known this is how youâd lower yourself toâŚâ
With a blink, a tear trailed down her cheek. âHoward was right. Stark men are made of iron. They rust over time because of their bitterness and become hideous. On the inside and outside.â Â
Peter didnât understand, but he got the meaning behind what his Nana meant. The saying must be important to Gregory - what with the way the alpha looks gutted. Nana Maria must have hit hard. Her aim precise and with no mercy.
Gregory doesnât move, not until Jarvis makes his way to stand next to him. âI think I speak for everyone when I say you need to leave, Master Gregory,â the alpha looks at the elderly man, âand please accept my resignation as of now.â
Peter tunes the rest out. Heâs said his peace and his family can handle kicking the man out. Right now, his focus needs to his Mam. He grabs Harleyâs arm and drags him back towards their house. Along the way, theyâre stopped by their Uncle Clint.
âHey, Iâm sending you a video. Make sure to show that to Tony. I think itâll cheer him up.â
They nod before continuing their way. Up to the stairs they go once inside and head directly for their parentsâ room. There they find their Mam sitting on the edge of the bed with their Popâs arm around his shoulder in comfort. The sight squeezes Peterâs chest. It makes him feel horrible to know heâs responsible for that.
Quietly, he and Harley join them. Their Pop takes one side and they both take the other.
âIs he still here?â Their Pop asks after a moment.
âEveryone is kicking him out,â Harley tells him. âHe wonât be here for long.â
âGood.â
âIâm sorry,â Peter looks at his hands. âI didnât know. I thought it would make Nana happy and - I donât know⌠give us a family moment.â
âWe understand, Pete. Itâs partly our fault for not telling either of you anything. You werenât supposed to know until your Mam was ready.â
Mam waves him off. âThey were going to find out eventually. I was just delaying it.â
âBut not like this, Tony.â
âDoesnât matter. They know now and theyâve met Gregory. Canât be helped.â
âI hate him,â Harley cuts in. It makes their Mam laugh.
âI do, too, Har. Trust me. Hate that man with a burning passion, but he is your Nanaâs son. We canât show it in front of her.â
âActually,â Peter thinks back to what their Nana said, âyou might be surprised about Nana. She wasnât happy with how he acted.â
âWe wonât see him again, right?â Harley almost implores them.
âNo,â Pop says in a stern tone. âNot if I can help it. Heâs not stepping anywhere near our home.â
âGood. Iâll use my potato gun on him if he does.â
Their Pop nods in approval. Their Mam shakes his head. âBloodthirsty little thing, arenât you? Youâre taking after your father too much.â
âThatâs a good thing, Tony.â
âNot when I have to hide the body.â
âYou leave hiding the body to me. Iâm the one with the experience, after all.â
âThatâs not reassuring, Babe.â
As their parents start to bicker, Peter gets his phone out and clicks on the new message his Uncle Clint had sent. A video pulls up and from just the frozen frame he can tell itâs a recording of what just happened with Gregory. Heâs confused at first. How is this supposed to cheer his Mam up?
He trusts Uncle Clint, so he gets their attention and puts the video on full screen. âUncle Clint wants me to show you this.â
Within seconds of hitting play they hear the angered voice of Nana Roberta. âHow dare you come here and behave this way.â
The video continues to show the entire scene Gregory had created and their family fighting back. Now Peter understood. His Mam wasnât there to witness their entire family fight for him. His Uncle Clint thought ahead and recorded while everyone else isolated Gregory. This video showed how much their family loves Tony Stark. Not the Starks, not the money, not Gregory. They love his Mam. They love Tony. Â
Uncle Clint was right. It does cheer Mam up.
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The Originals: Bad Blood (Alternative Season 5)
Episode Six: From Here to Hell Town (Part One of Two)
Warnings: I do not own the original content to âThe Originalsâ, âThe Vampire Diariesâ or âLegaciesâ or any of the characters from the television shows.
15 plus, displays of Violence, Gore, Torture, M/M, F/M, F/F.
Klaus found himself walking through the woods of Mystic Falls which looked exactly like it did a thousand years ago a time when things may have been simpler but were far less tolerable.
He vamp sped through the forest only to find him back in the same spot so he continued to vamp speed and try and escape but kept returning to the same point much to his disappointment.
âNo matter how hard you try Niklaus everything always leads back to here.â Nathaniel said to him appearing from out of thin air much to Klausâ surprise.
âWhat kind of bloody spell have you cast on me?â Klaus snapped at him.
âThis is no spell Niklaus I am only here because Iâm on your mind.â Nathaniel replied with a smile across his face.
âOf course, youâre on my mind youâre a treacherous bastard I wouldâve done anything for you, and you return after a thousand years to treat me and my family like chess pieces.â Klaus shouted while walking towards Nathaniel.
âThatâs not how I recall it I asked you to leave this place with me, but you couldnât.â Nathaniel responded. âI wanted a life with you and instead we both have had several lifetimes without each other.â
âWhy are you doing all this?â Klaus snapped while grabbing a hold of Nathaniel. âWhat did I do to ever deserve this from you?â
âYou ripped out my heart,â Nathaniel replied as Klaus found himself choking on blood only to look down to see Nathanielâs hand inside his chest. âNow I will rip out yours.â
Suddenly Klaus woke up in his bed shirtless and sweating while heaving panting looking around his bedroom to realize, he was at the compound and it was all just a dream. Sadly, the return of his former love now possible enemy was no dream but a living nightmare.
Hope and Hayley were in the bayou fight training with each other each wearing boxing gloves and gym gear Hope managing to hold her own against her mother but neither hitting the other particularly hard clearly not wanting to hurt each other and training to keep themselves ready for a fight they had a feeling was coming.
âNot too bad!â Hayley said as she threw a punch in her daughterâs direction only for Hope to duck and miss Hayleyâs fist.
âI had a good teacher.â Hope replied as she launched her foot at her motherâs legs tripping her up in the process and causing Hayley to fall to the ground back first. âNow are we going to talk about my uncle Henrik returning from the dead all grown up and ready to kill us all or is everyone going to just keep lying to me?â
âWeâre not trying to hide anything from you Hope itâs just we donât really know much right now.â Hayley answered her daughter while rising back on her feet. âRebekahâs gone to some weird ass ghost town to speak to this Malus guy under some illusion she can get more information out of him I mean if anyone could itâd be your aunt Bex.â
âYou know just once Iâd like to get a family reunion that doesnât end in somebody being murdered.â Hope responded with a sigh. âI canât believe Aunt Rebekah gets to go witch hunting for possibly the most mysterious sounding witch in history and Iâm stuck here, no offense.â
âOffense taken,â Hayley said with a sarcastic smile. âRebekah has history with him and sheâs immortal so sheâs allowed to go witch hunting you however are a 15-year-old girl who should be studying not hunting.â
âPlease mum Iâm part wolf and their all about hunting not to mention my father is an original vampire and we all know they are the number one predator.â Hope said making it clear she was not a little girl anymore. âIâm not saying I want to be thrown into every crazy situation our family gets into because quite frankly nobodyâs got enough time in the calendar for that, but I want to get involved from time to time instead of always feeling left out.â
âHope you are involved,â Hayley told her as she gave her daughter a hug. âEverything we do both your father and I is to keep you safe to give you a better life than either of us ever had.â
âI know thatâs what you think your doing but Iâm not some little princess who needs protecting Iâm a Tribrid and Iâm pretty sure I could take you.â Hope said as she brushed off her motherâs hug.
âYou think so huh?â Hayley laughed. âIâll tell you what the next Mikaelson mission I go on you can come with but only if you can beat me.â
âIâll take it easy on you mother by not using any magic because that would be too easy.â Hope replied with a sinister smirk eager to prove herself as a formidable opponent.
Rebekah drove down an empty clearly run down road while driving a luxury sports car with the roof down so the wind would freely blow her hair as she blared music only for Bonnie who was sitting on the passenger seat to switch off the radio much to Rebekahâs dismay.
âDo you really need to switch off my music every bloody time Iâm just starting to get into the song?â Rebekah asked her while keeping her eye on the road.
âYou asked me to come with you to a creepy ghost town to meet a creepy witch now is not the time for music.â Bonnie moaned at her.
âYou couldâve simply said no and left me to face the wicked old witch by myself after all Iâve faced many in my time.â Rebekah replied to her.
âAll three Malus witches are a threat to not only you and your siblings but anyone who possesses magic which includes my witches in New Orleans, your niece Hope who I can imagine is quite high up on the list being an all-powerful Tribrid and then myself of course. Not to mention once their done with New Orleans theyâll probably head straight for Mystic Falls where thereâs a school filled with magical students.â Bonnie said to Rebekah making it clear she was literally carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders in that moment.
âYou are truly remarkable Bonnie Bennet I struggle to care for my own siblings at timeâs Niklaus especially which Iâm sure you can understand why and yet you somehow care for everyone.â Rebekah complimented her. âBut hereâs a little hint from one girl to another loving everybody else leaves very little time for loving yourself and a lot of time for heartbreak after heartbreak.â
âEnzo used to always tell me to be a little more selfish.â Bonnie replied with a smirk before a look of heartbreak crossed her face. âI tried that with him, and it ended with Stefan ripping his heart out right in front of me and me having to be a bridesmaid while my best friend married the man who killed the one, I loved.â
âSee that the there is not selfish thatâs the epitome of Bonnie Bennet only you would do something like that after what Stefan took from you I wouldâve ripped his heart out on his pretty wedding to Caroline and made sure blood drenched her wedding dress purely for the satisfying visuals and dramatic effect.â Rebekah revealed.
âTrust me there were many times I pictured killing Stefan and then he died, and I couldnât help but blame myself for not saving him.â Bonnie admitted. âI despised him and yet I still felt guilty because my best friend the most loving person in the world lost her husband the same day, she married him.â
âIf you ask me Caroline had a lucky escape loving Stefan Salvatore only ends in heartache especially when doppelgangers are in the mix even if Elena chose Damon in the end Iâm sure Katherine would find some way of claiming Stefan even from the great beyond.â Rebekah reassured Bonnie in typical Rebekah fashion. âBesides Caroline needs someone who challenges her, someone who can handle her and who she can handle.â
âI swear if you say Klaus, Iâm throwing myself out of this car right now.â Bonnie laughed.
âBelieve it or not Bonnie but when us Mikaelsonâs love we love with every fiber of our being even if the world sees us as monsters.â Rebekah replied with a sigh of sadness.
âI know itâs just when also when you hate you hate with every fiber of your being.â Bonnie admitted causing Rebekah to laugh.
âBonnie Bennet I think Iâm beginning to like you or at least tolerate you.â Rebekah revealed as she gave Bonnie a smile before returning her attention to the road. âI sure hope you donât wind up dead today.â
Klaus walked into the dining area of the compound to find Hayley, Marcel and Elijah sitting at his table clearly having a conversation which had been hushed by his arrival making Klaus keen to know what his family had been keeping from him this time.
âPlease donât tell me another mistake of mine has crawled out of their graves to torment me further.â Klaus said to them.
âActually, we just having a conversation about a Mikaelson representative at the faction meetings.â Marcel with a wicked smile clearly ready for the inevitable drama to unfold.
âFinally, some good news,â Klaus responded with a smile of his own. âI promise to try and be as reasonable as possible and perhaps even attempt following some rules.â
âYeah see I agreed to a Mikaelson representative, but I never said I was going to agree to it being you.â Marcel revealed to him as he stood up from his chair.
âPlease there is no Mikaelson better fitting than me!â Klaus snapped.
âHistory shows that there is no Mikaelson less fitting than you.â Hayley said as she too stood up from her chair. âOut of all the Mikaelsonâs you have the most enemies and thatâs quite a feat considering Kol has less enemies than you.â
âKol has the right attitude but fails to make a lasting impression like I do.â Klaus replied with a sinister smirk.
âBrother it really is in the familyâs best interest that we make this work this time around with as little bloodshed as possible.â Elijah told his younger brother as he was the last to stand up from his chair.
âThatâs easy for you to say I was once a king in this city!â Klaus shouted. âAnd now you want me to be what another local?â
âHey at least now you can put your full attention on seeking out Henrik and Nathaniel where are we on that by the way?â Marcel said to Klaus attempting to change the subject.
âRebekah and bloody Bonnie Bennett are heading to some hell town as we speak to seek them out,â Klaus snapped while looking at Marcel, Hayley and Elijah with pure fury in his eyes. âHowever, I may advise them to switch sides with me and align ourselves with Henrik instead.â
âBonnie is the least likely person to ever work alongside you Klaus.â Hayley said with a smirk clearly amused by Klausâ rage.
âThis will not stand!â Klaus shouted before looking at Elijah. âYouâre the Mikaelson representing at these meetings.â
âYes, but I promise to work alongside you as much as possible brother.â Elijah admitted to him.
âWell good luck to the lot of you because the only thing more boring than endless meetings is Elijah and youâve just aligned the two now thatâs the ultimate enemy give me psychotic witches and long lost zombie siblings any day over meetings with Elijah.â Klaus moaned in a fit before vamp speeding out of the dining area leaving Elijah, Hayley and Marcel smirking at each other over his reaction to their news.
Rebekahâs car pulled up just in front of the graffiti-ed Welcome to Helton signed which was graffiti-ed to say Welcome to Hell town as Rebekah and Bonnie got out of the car and walked over to the sign so that the two of them were standing right next to it.
âDid somebody really have to make this place any spookier by calling it Hell town?â Bonnie asked while looking at the sign.
âTrust me the sign is not as bad as whatâs after it and Iâm not talking about hooded robes pulling out hearts Iâm talking about the entire town seeming haunted. Murders I can take however ghosts of people already dead and usually by me or my blood well they tend to be a little bit trickier.â Rebekah replied to her.
âWhy have we stopped here?â Bonnie questioned.
âWeâre walking the rest of the way just in case things get messy I donât want my car coming to any harm.â Rebekah answered her as the two began walking in wards to the ghost town.
âSuddenly Iâm finding this place creepier than the person living here.â Bonnie revealed. âAnd I canât help but wonder why a powerful witch would reside here instead of somewhere more extravagant or at least less dead although I suppose they do specialize in death magic.â
âGhost towns make good prisons or at least thatâs what Nathaniel would like me to believe is the only reason I can tell this place means something to him I just havenât figured out what yet and honestly thatâs the last question on my mind needing answered by him.â Rebekah admitted to Bonnie.
âYou mean like how he went from human to Malus almighty in a thousand years or how he learned about his magic if so far itâs only him, his father and Henrik that appear to have this ancient magic knowing he mustâve taught Henrik and his father was too busy trying to kill him to play teacher.â Bonnie went on to say as they continued their walking inwards to Helton.
âExactly well that and the added power hungry consuming magic thing.â Rebekah answered. âDonât get me wrong he seems like more of a bastard than he was a thousand years ago, but I can still see Nathaniel in there or at least Iâve fooled myself into seeing him.â
âYou want to trust him, donât you?â Bonnie asked her as they walked up to the abandoned town center of Helton.
âOf course, I do he was my first friend, Niklausâ first love although he thought we didnât know, and he was like family.â Rebekah said with a sigh of sadness. âMakes sense as to why he wants to kill us now.â
âI donât think he does I mean he removed The Hollow from you and your siblings and only wanted you to free your brother in return.â Bonnie said to her as the two stopped outside the boarded-up Helton Hotel. âAs wicked as Malus is meant to be so far, he seems only to be of help to you even though you drained him of his blood. I donât think heâs fully giving into this magic like his father and Henrik has and thatâs the real reason he needs our help because heâs not powerful enough to take down his father alone and he needs help saving Henrik.â
âWhat you genuinely believe that unlike all Malus witches Nathaniel has somehow fought the darkness within this magic for over a thousand years?â Rebekah asked in shock. âThatâs impossible.â
âIs it? We donât know much about Malus most of it is whispers of whispers and to be honest with you Iâm putting money on Nathaniel not being too much of an expert either.â Bonnie replied.
âHis father would be though, and it just so happens heâs being held right here.â Rebekah said with a scheming smile. âAs long as weâre smart about it, we can finally get the answers that Elijah and Nathaniel have been keeping from us.â
âOr we release the nastier version of Nathaniel into the world and get nothing but lies.â Bonnie warned her.
âDonât you want to know more about this magic? We are powerful women you lead an entire city of witches and I reunited my family and yet weâre kept in the dark so to speak by men.â Rebekah stated. âLetâs get the answers from the father then weâll have more sway when we speak to the son.â
âOkay Iâm in but if anything goes wrong, we get the hell out of hell town.â Bonnie told her.
âYouâve been dying to say that havenât you?â Rebekah laughed.
âPerhaps just a little.â Bonnie responded with a smile.
Hope found herself walking down the busy streets of the French Quarter before taking a turn down an alleyway only to be left surprised to see Nathaniel stood in the alleyway instantly recognizing him as somebody with immense power realizing he must be the powerful witch her family had been talking about.
âSo, I donât see any family resemblance so Iâm going to guess that you are my fatherâs ex Nathaniel and not my uncle Henrik.â Hope said to him.
âEx?â Nathaniel replied with a smirk. âI suppose that is the correct term I must say you truly are remarkable Hope Mikaelson defying the impossible and not being one but three of the supernatural a true hybrid.â
âLess of the flattery please why donât you get straight to the reason to why your hanging out in alleyways looking for a fifteen-year-old.â Hope snapped at him.
âI would go to Bonnie but Iâm afraid one favour is more than enough to owe the Bennettâs and as for your aunt Freya she is rather busy with the whole pregnancy and everything and besides she doesnât strike me as anywhere near as powerful as you Hope.â Nathaniel explained. âIâve been working with your uncle Elijah with a plan to rid myself of my retched father and save Henrikâs soul however what he doesnât know is thatâs plan B you my precious little fireball are plan A.â
âAnd what makes you think I would be foolish enough to trust you?â Hope asked him.
âBecause all youâve ever wanted is your family united and Iâm trying my everything to help Henrik be a part of that family.â Nathaniel admitted. âAll Iâve ever wanted was for Henrik to live a life different to my own to be free from the curse that comes with this magic.â
âMy aunt Rebekah went to go find you sheâs going to be super pissed to find out youâre in New Orleans.â Hope responded trying to change the subject only to see Nathanielâs facial expressions change to that of pure fear.
âRebekah went looking for me did she not think to run it past Elijah?â Nathaniel asked the youngest Mikaelson as he began to fear the worst.
âYeah my aunt Bex doesnât really ask for permission for anything from anyone.â Hope said while noticing Nathanielâs fear. âWhat the hell is wrong with you?â
âIâm afraid your aunt maybe in great danger I had hoped to avoid him at all costs but Iâm going to need you to take me to your father.â Nathaniel declared. âIf we donât move quickly Rebekahâs life could be at risk.â
Rebekah and Bonnie were walking through the woods of Helton until they saw Nathanielâs mysterious followers in hooded robes standing in the same circle as Rebekah had seen them before while a lifeless Augustus remained tied to the tree with his heart on the ground next to him.
âSo, what exactly is the plan here?â Bonnie asked Rebekah as the two of them hid behind a tree to not be seen.
âI was thinking I fight off the undead while you place his heart back in his chest and then do some barrier spell of your own so he canât escape.â Rebekah explained quietly. âAfterwards we hope Nathanielâs ghost squad isnât too pissed and conduct their own barrier spell as we leave with all the information weâve been looking for.â
âThatâs not a plan thatâs a rash violent mission which is bound to get us both killed.â Bonnie warned her.
âLike we havenât both done much worse before.â Rebekah replied with a smile before vamp speeding towards the worshiper's direction.
Rebekah only got halfway there before one of the robed worshipers raised their hand in her direction stopping her mid flight and forcing her to freeze on that spot unable to move as the worshiper's begin chanting loudly in the unrecognizable language which was becoming far too regular for Rebekahâs liking.
Bonnie moved from behind the tree chanting in Croatian while holding her hands out only to begin feeling immense pain as her veins turned black showing through her skin and her nose began to bleed furiously.
âIf youâre going to do something now would be the time.â Bonnie shouted in between chants.
âI guess this means we go to Plan B.â Rebekah mumbled to herself as she fought past the worshiper's magic with the help of Bonnieâs spell and vamp sped over towards Augustus picking his heart up from the floor in the process and launching it into his chest.
âNo!â The worshiper's screamed in unison before their bodies began catching on fire the flames burning them harshly and rapidly as the hoods fell revealing them as zombies with rotten skin and bones clearly once human but not recognizable to anyone anymore.
The worshiper's let out a series of screams as Bonnie fell to the ground causing Rebekah to fear for her frenemiesâ life only to be further shocked to see the worshiper's explode in unison leaving nothing but body parts and rotted skin behind.
Rebekah vamp sped over to Bonnie kneeling over and picking her up in her arms before shaking the witchâs body hoping to wake her.
âBonnie Bennett you donât get to die not here!â Rebekah snapped before she noticed Bonnie beginning to open her eyes causing Rebekah to smile. âYouâre quite the remarkable witch how did you manage to kill them all?â
âI didnât do that.â Bonnie revealed making Rebekah look around the woods only to realize Augustus was no longer anywhere to be seen.
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Michael & Maria + Sweet Home New Mexico
Two ten year olds were running in the desert during a storm, a first kiss that left them figuratively and literally struck by lightning. A kiss that lead them to a wedding at 18, with a groom half drunk and a wife attending her reception by herself with puke down her dress while he slept it off.
They were so in love but too stupid to know what to do with it.
(â˘â˘â˘)
7 years later
Micheal stepped out on his porch to see what his dog was barking about, what he saw was the last person he thought he would ever see, causing him to drop the truck part he was working on.
"Shit" he mumbled under his breath. She was still as beautiful as the day she left him.
"Stop staring and get your stubborn ass down here and give me a divorce" Maria said already annoyed by his presence.
"You show up here after seven years without so much as a "Hey there Micheal, remember me your wife" or a "Hi Honey! Looking good"
Maria stands there taking in his handsome face covered in grime and grease "You expect me to tell you you look good? What, they run out of soap at Walmart since I left?" Wiping the smirk off Michael's face.
He turns to walk back into the house. "What are you doing?" She yells. "Leaving. You should recognize the gesture" Michael says as the screen door shuts.
Maria let's out a huff and stomps up the porch steps "Michael! You dumb, stubborn redneck hick! The only reason you wont sign these papers is because I want you to." Micheal swings back around "Wrong! The only reason I ain't signing them is because you turned into some hoity-toity LA bitch, and I like nothing better to do right now than to piss you off!" He says as he slams the door.
Maria rolls her eyes and starts off to get the spare key.
(â˘â˘â˘)
Maria is sitting on the couch pissed as Michael sits on the barstool drinking a beer, all of a sudden he starts laughing as he goes for the door.
Maria then notices the blue and red lights reflecting off the house. "You called the Sheriff! You know Valenti hates me" she hurries to find a place to hide but a voice stops her in her tracks.
"Well, well, look what the cat dragged in" Maria turns with a smile and runs into the arms of Max Evan's as he spins her around in a hug that she has desperately missed these past seven years. "Oh Alanis we missed you around here" Max says as he release her. "Max, I can believe you're the Sheriff now" She has missed her brother in law so much.
"Yup. Get to frisk pretty things like you all day, and get paid for it" He says with a laugh "Just don't tell Liz I said that" He winks.
Michael decides it's time to break this reunion up "Alright Maxwell, let's be a little more professional, we have a crime suspect here". Max turns to Maria putting on a stern face "Now Maria you can't be breaking into peoples houses" He tries to lead her out but she starts walking to her purse "I didn't break in, I used my key" she says holding it up. "Well, it's still not your house"
Micheal wears a triumphant smile "Use the cuffs Max, please". Again before Max can lead her away she goes back to her purse "If you get him to sign these, I'll let you run me out of town." She says with a devilish smirk that if he wasn't so ass backwards in love with Liz, he would be a goner for.
"That's none of your business" Michael says as he tries to take the papers but Max beats him to it. "Divorce papers? I though you said you took care of this Michael." Max plays along for Michael's benefit knowing full well he hasn't taken care of it. "I thought I had" Michael stammers. "Well, since you are still married this is her house too and nothing I can do, I'll let y'all catch up" Max proceeds to walk out the door as Michael starts at him "I suppose shoplifting steaks from Walmart is okay" Maria runs behind Micheal "OH! I took them back and you know it!" she points at him.
Max continues to the door and Michael tries again "You remember that vandalism in the stockyard? Totally her." Maria scoffs at him "Like I could tip a cow, by myself." Max finally makes it to the door laughing under his breath as Michael makes a final attempt.
"Max. Isn't there an outstanding warrant for the person who dumped your jeep in the fish pond" Max stops in his tracks and Maria let's out a huge betrayed gasp.
Ha. Got her.
(â˘â˘â˘)
After a day of cleaning out their joint account and making Michael crazy by sprucing up the place and acting like a wife, she finally got him to sit down to sign the papers, but there were a couple questions on her mind that she needed the answers to.
"What are you doing with all that cash? And since when did you quit Sanders? You're not doing anything illegal, are you, Michael?"
"Maybe I am. So what? I don't ask you about your boyfriend, you keep your nose out of my life, deal?" He looked up at her and she could see the hurt in his eyes.
"Who told you?"
"Honey, just 'cause I talk slow doesn't mean I'm stupid." He looks back down at the papers saying softly "Nobody finds their soul mate when they're ten years old."
Maria feels like she got punched in the gut. "Yeah I guess not" she looks down at her feet. She walks over to the mantel looking at the pictures of her truck that Michael restored for her when they were 16. "I saw it in the garage when I first got here, I can't believe you kept it"
Michael looks up at her and he has never seen a more beautiful person in his life. Right then he decides he needs more time, he can't lose her again.
He looks down at his phone "Oh, hey Maria, you know what? I just remembered I have a date tonight" He stands up "You don't mind if I have my lawyer look at this right?"
"What!?" She let's out. How is it that this man can get her so riled up in 2 seconds flat.
"I'm just a simple country boy, there's words in there I can't even pronounce" He walks back to the bedroom when he hollers out "Thanks for stopping by"
Maria is beside herself and all she can do is release a breathe of frustration and stomp out of the house.
(â˘â˘â˘)
After crashing Michael's date (which was NOT out of jealousy) with a really nice guy named Alex and making a complete ass of herself in front of all her friends she wakes up with a hangover and divorced papers signed on every line, every I doted.
This is what she wants, this is what she came home for. Then why does she feel so hollow?
Maria climbs up to the top of the Crashdown Cafe to finish her apology tour. Liz is already there hands resting on a rounded belly. Maria's heart aches at the sight, for joy for her friends and sorrow for what she lost at 18.
Liz looks up at her approaching and just like that Maria's let's it all out, neverending flow of tears as Liz pulls her down into her arms "I'm so sorry I left." Liz sushes her with "I know" with so much more understanding than she deserves.
With the tears and apologies out of the way Liz let's something slip in hopes that it will help heal her broken friends.
"He went out to California"
Maria is stunned.
"A year after you left. Michael doesn't know I know, Max let it slip one night. He told him he hadn't seen anything like it, saw how happy you were singing on stage, he knew right then he would need more than an apology to win you back."
Maria was still speechless. More tears were building in her eyes as Liz continued.
"He needed to concour the world first, hes been trying ever since."
"That's why he kept sending back the papers" she said with realization. Liz nodded.
"He went back to UNM and graduated at the top of his class. He's started restoring old trucks and selling them all over the country"
So that explains all the money she thought to herself. Michael was finally becoming the man she always knew he could be.
(â˘â˘â˘)
"Thought I'd find you out here"
Michael turned his head to the voice as she joined him on the bed of his truck.
"Still love watching the storms roll in, some things never change" she said as she bumped him with her shoulder.
The two of them just watched the sky in the middle of the desert as the storm rolled in.
"Can't get a view like this out in California can ya Deluca?" He asked still looking out at the horizon unaware of her looking at him not the sky as she replied "No, you can't"
A moment goes by before she speaks again "Ever wonder what would have happened, if" Michael cut her off "We hadn't have gotten pregnant?" Maria nods her head. Michael takes a swig of his beer as he gets his thought together.
"I thought that baby would be an adventure. And it took me a while to realize, it would have been your only adventure. I wanted so much more for your life than to be stapped down with a kid and a husband going nowhere at the age of 18. So I didn't fight you when you left." Maria could see the tears in his eyes.
"I just needed a different life, after we lost the baby, I was just in so much pain" Maria said wanting him to know that she didn't leave because of anything he did.
"You done real well for yourself. I'm proud of you, Maria". He stopped her from saying more. Michael finally turned to look at her and rested his hand on her cheek wiping away a tear.
"I'm just sorry I never danced with you at our wedding, I'm sure this next one's gonna go better for ya."
Maria couldn't take it anymore and brought her lips to his and poured all her emotions into the kiss, hurt, sorrow, love. Michael started kissing back just as much as she was but he was about to do the hardest thing he ever had to do, he pulled back.
"Maria, you have a fiancee, you need to go" Maria pulled back feeling rejection and shame and without a word hopped off the truck and ran to her car.
(â˘â˘â˘)
What do you do when you fiancee shows up and promises to give you the life you always dreamed of?
You plan a wedding.
Walking down the aisle and this should be the happiest day of your life but you know this is not right. As if on queue you see your lawyer running down the aisle and you tell him Michael signed the papers and yes that is true but you didn't.
Knowing you can't marry this man you tell him you gave your heart away a long time ago and never got it back.
You tell your friends and family to stick around your going to go find yourself a groom.
(â˘â˘â˘)
It's raining when she gets to his garage Liz told her he owns. He's under the truck in the open bay when he hears Maria say
"Hey Cowboy, you owe me a dance"
He gets up and meets her out in the rain, the water making his curls she loves so much disappear.
"Nice dress, where's your husband?"
"I'm looking at him, apparently you and I are still married"
Michael can't say anything hes blown away with how gorgeous she looks in that dress soaking wet. What she says next makes him want to kill Max.
"Why didn't you tell me you came to see me in California?"
"I had to make something of myself."
"You about done?" She throws at him.
"What is it about you girls? You can't make the right decisions til you tried all the wrong ones?"
"At least I fight for what I want." Not backing down.
"Oh, what do you want, Maria? I don't even think you know."
"You're the first boy I ever kissed, Michael and I want you to be the last."
"Maybe you and I had our chance." He says as he starts to walk away from her.
"Fine! Have it your way, you stubborn ass!" She says running after him. Michael finally stops and turns around.
"Why do you want to be married to me for, anyhow?" Maria walks over to him and puts her hands on both his cheeks.
"So I can kiss you any time I want."
Michael can't hold it in anymore and pulls her into an earth shattering kiss that makes them feel like their world snapped back into place. Michael releases her and whispers
"I love you so much"
"Baby, you have no idea how much I love you too" Michael pulls her back into him.
Eventually they make it to the reception and finally have their first dance.
Michael has never been so happy, until one night three months later when they're cuddled up by the fireplace and Maria whispers the words "I'm pregnant"
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Just Ride (Chapter 1)
A/N: Hello there, friends!
I have started too many series for my own good (and right when I am having finals, so bear with me my lack of presence her; also again not in the best mood, but I honestly wanted to write this so so much so here I come!
I want to start with thanking @sojournmichael with whom I have been talking about this concept and she is absolutely the sweetest person ever (and most caring and she is a truly angel and I canât believe that people like her exist because she is everything you need during a bad day, completed with wonderful wrting skills!). So if you liked this, please give her account a check out, since there are a few more headcanons about this concept here (and they are better written than the ones here!).
This concept starts from the fact that my family is very into MOTO GP (not me), but I was forced to watch a race once and I immediately saw all this very young bikers and my heart immediately went to Jim and I had to write something about him!
Also I am not a professional about this so ignore all the technical mistakes (I will try for the next chapter to do better, thanks to my sister knowledge, the true MOTO GP stan, so if you find something that doesnât match, let me know and I will do better) (Also Eva: sister said that they have teams, but as in the bikers have like maximum two other bikers in their stable).
Also (P/N) stands professor name!
SUMMARY: Your life as a mechanic of an excellent MOTO GP stable is hard enough, but what you didnât know is that having Jim Mason as your professional biker makes it all much more difficult... but isnât the challenge what makes everything better?
WORDS: 3,1 K.
WARNING: None (except Jim being a little asshole, but I love you all the same, babe) (also bad MOTO GP knowledge should be counted as a warning?).
She had stumbled into professional biking thank to what looked like a quick way to make money right after she had finished her engineering degree, with the highest of grades and the congratulations of all her professors.
Which made her believe that would be out and aloud in some secret astronautic project, somehow, thinking about how that was the only name to make her name known.
Instead she found herself in a male only setting, not only extremely competitive, but also eternally looking down at her.
She had had somehow made a name for herself at her university, with her high grades and her tough exterior, avoiding any kind of exterior expression of her own inner state.
She had been the bitchy girl who knew every answer, and she had upheld to that reputation, but when she walked in the first stable, she had ever been in, she felt a strange feeling of uneasiness, probably from being out of the academic habitat.
She had tried her best to avoid being tripped over in the sudden rush of people running around with piece of engine or of tires.
She was thankful that the previous leader engineer had caught her, looking like a fish out of water and smiling as a loving grandpa.
He had taught her anything he knew about professional bikes and the home and family of the stables, and slowly she had warmed over the possibility of staying there and take over the role od lead engineer in the future, which had happened that year actually.
There had been so many parties because both the lead engineer and the professional biker of MOTO GP of her stables were moving out, the first one retiring and the second moving to superbike, which was just a tiny step before retirement in the professional biker career.
She honestly would miss the biker, a nice kind of the old ones, who knew that his mechanics were right, no matter what happened on the road and didnât get mad at them, except when they teased him and it was a nice workplace for her to work with.
But she would miss even more dearly the previous lead engineer, her old teacher and to say she was full of tears at the party in his honor was an understatement, since she spent half of the time in his chest, hugging him tightly and asking him to stay, just for another season, for her to get used to missing him, and the fact that he was leaving.
â⌠oh little girl, I am going to miss you too, but I am old and terribly behind with times, this team need a young man, a strong one, someone who isnât afraid to try something provocative, and I am sure you are that personâ he had kissed her forehead before moving away â⌠also I believe you canât be growing with me always over your shoulder, like a damned raven!â.
And he had made her giggle, but now she was back to her old self, the self-conscious engineer in a room full of people, outside the stables, in the yearly reunion, where they talked about how the year would go, and would give them some news, alongside the name (finally!) of the new biker for their time.
They already knew that her professor had actually asked her to stay as the leader engineer for the following year, and although she had expected some protests there had been none; everybody knew she deserved the job, having made a name for herself and not just simply the professorâs legacy.
She was also a very headstrong woman, who had gotten in a few fights with the other mechanics (mostly because apparently they had an hard time accepting a woman as a colleague, which they had quickly got over with her glaring and besting them at getting a bike engine), quickly having developed the nickname of âgeneral (L/N).
She was sitting on the left of the CEO of their biggest brand (so he was the one who made most of the decisions), meanwhile on her left there was her new assistant, an old friend and a trusted mechanic, although she wore normal clothes (a pair of black pants and a white blouse with a simple leather jacket, formal enough for the important meeting) so nobody could truly understand her role and this made her nervous.
She was used to appear almost invisible with greasy hands and a tight polyester tracksuit, also covered in dirt and grease, so to be that âfeminineâ it made her feel vulnerable and exposed.
She rubbed her arms and hid her hands inside the arm of the leather jacket, shrinking herself.
She had been perfecting her mimetic skills till the door, swung open and their new bikerâs manager, walked in, almost waltzing, meanwhile a figure set down on the other end of the door, partially covered and hidden by it.
But she knew immediately who he was, something that happened when you worked as a mechanic for so much: you learned that details were what made everything perfect, and if you watched everything long enough to capture them you would immediately knew what was wrong.
And what was wrong with this one was that his name was Jim Mason and he had officially almost dropped out of the professional biking system because of drug abuse, after he had been caught high before a race, which had prompted the âlightâ suspension of one year, and the constant testing of his blood and urine in order to prove he wasnât under the effect of drugs anymore.
He had been lucky because no other evidence had been found on him and no other similar events had happened, plus it was a light drug they had found with him, so the big guys of the MOTO GP circuit had agreed for his license not to be revoked if he proved to be sober and if the drugs were out of his system for at least six months.
But to make him move onto the MOTO GP stage was a crazy move.
Because, not only Jim Mason was an addict, he was also one of those bikers she liked to call âstuntmenâ, those crazy assholes who thought it was fine to drag the poor soul of an engine to hell and back and leave the bike destroyed by the end of the race (and most of the time even before the end of the raceâŚ) and to get on each mechanicsâ nerve.
She honestly thought it was such a bad idea that she immediately wanted to jump up and say how wrong of an idea it was, but then the manager introduced Jim in great fashion, who walked in as fiercely as a victorious conquistador, with a smirk on his face, not even a little surprised by the smile of shock everyone seemed to have for him.
He was a stuntman, but he was a damn well popular stuntman; he knew how to talk his way out of everything alongside generally being described as a âlovable dorkâ by many of his fellow riders and friends (she wanted to know what the hell his mechanics thought of him, butâŚ) and the fact he was easy on the eyes, helped⌠a lotâŚ
There was this half legend about how he had gotten out of the original punishment, thank to a smirk and a good word.
And now that she had him in front of her she got exactly why those rumors were being spread: he was gorgeous with what she liked calling ocean eyes, clearly blue, but so deep and tortured, hiding a lot of horrible creatures behind them, regrets and passions.
And she wanted to dive into those troubled waters.
She immediately pushed herself back, immediately turning to Russel, her assistant, who smirked at her giving his approval of the new biker.
But was she seriously the only one who thought he was trouble?
He didnât approach her, probably her pissed off aura not being the ideal environment to actually start a conversation, but just as she thought of having managed to avoid him for the entire evening, Jack, the manager, approached her, getting Jim by an arm, meanwhile he was talking with the CEO, eyeing her swiftly as if to say âYOU TWO NEED TO MEETâ.
-Jimmy, let me present you, our new leader engineer, (Y/N) (L/N), the best pupil of (P/N), I hope you will have your best time together- he clearly wanted them to have a nice memory of their first meeting, but (Y/N), as Elizabeth Bennet, already knew what she thought of âJimmyâ.
He was an arrogant cocky boy, a dangerous bet for their stable, but she had no actions on her part or other properties for her to have some decisional power; no matter the fact that she fixed their engines.
She still held out her hand, and Jim held it back, but he made the mistake to just move his eyes down her body, clearly examining her as if she was just a body and not a mind; the first strike to her humor.
-(P/N)? Are you sure he isnât already in senile state? I didnât think that he would choose somebody like herâŚ- and not only had he thought she was inferior for reasons which were unknown to her (she thought it was better not to investigate) and he had spoken about her as if she wasnât there.
-You do realize that after what you just said I could very easily unscrew a few nails of your bike on your first race, right? â she knew she was being straight up petty and lowering herself to his level, which was highly unprofessional, butâŚ
She got his attention and now he looked at her shocked, as if to say: âshe canât do that, right?â.
Oh, she could, instead.
Jack, laughed it all off, as soon as he understood that the climate was a bit tougher than what he had expected, clearly wanting to dissipate the tension:
-âŚoh, (Y/N) is so funny! The funniest! â he even slapped his leg to accentuate the entire act, clearly trying too hard, which prompted her to just smirk harshly at Jim, one last time, before moving past him.
-See you on the circuit, Jimmy Boy-.
It was the first race of the year and it was an hour before the MOTO GP race started, which meant she was checking out the bike one last time before everything started, all alone, only with the bike in an holy ritual she found herself to have comfort and peace, no matter the anxiety and the high expectation which happened outside of that room.
She touched the bike, remembering the biggest and best suggestion she had gotten from her professor, feeling it reeve up under her hands, in a loving way, caressing each part of the engine, the nails, the gaskets and the brakes.
It was a wonderful feeling almost as much as having a human baby in her hand, but a bike didnât break, it if you made it fall, which made her feel a lot better.
Something was knocked over and she almost lost the grip on the bike, before turning around to glare at whoever interrupted the ritual, knowing it couldnât be no one from her team since everybody seemed to know about her ritual, and nobody dared to interrupt it.
But it was Jim, which explained so much and made her immediately turn around to the bike, not giving him an ounce of attention, the exact same behavior she had had for his entire staying, only listening to his opinions on the bike, and most of the time ignoring them just because it was what she considered âannoying adjusting whines of a primadonna bikerâ.
He seemed, instead, to look out for her, a lot, probably because he had understood how the entire situation worked, realizing he had chosen the wrong person to mess with.
But the more he searched for her, the more she avoided him.
-Is something troubling you? â she made the first move, without facing him, instead reaching for a tire iron, to set down some loose bolts.
-Just wanted to make sure you wouldnât be making good faith to that old promise about loosening my bolts- he tried to make it seem like it didnât bother him, clearly opting for a warm approach in order for them to bury the hatchet.
-I am a professional- âunlike youâ she wanted to add, but if he was trying to make an attempt at doing this, she might as well as try to sound better for him -⌠and I wouldnât kill anybody-.
-And here goes my plan to get my trusted mechanic to eliminate my enemies- he laughed, heartedly something she immediately found loving, alongside those ocean eyes and she dared turning around, although she didnât meet his gaze.
-⌠I am sure you will kill them on the race- she replied -⌠I mean metaphorically, not literally, please donât do anything reckless-.
She didnât know where the last part of that discourse came from, knowing perfectly ârecklessâ was Jimâs second nature, but still⌠she might have slowly started caring a tiny bit for him, although he was still a pain in her ass.
-I will try my best- he promised, holding out a hand, clearly asking for her to trust him.
-⌠sorry I have my hands still dirty- she didnât trust him still, at least not before his first race as a MOTO GP champion, but he didnât seem disappointed by her shooting him down, which prompted just a shake of head.
-Donât worry, you can hold it after I won this-.
-Which part of âdonât be recklessâ didnât you get? â but she was smiling although the harsh tone of her voice, and he just turned, holding up his hands as if to say âI am done hereâ.
And she went back to her bike.
He had won.
Not a clean won, but a spectacular one since he managed to rise from his sixth place, at the start, which prompted him to reach for the third place and when the riders in front of him, the favorite ones, ended up battling for the first place and crashing with a thrilling move, he had become the first one, keeping a swift pace till the end of the race.
But she had also seen the tense way he tried to keep hold of the bike, uneasy on it and terribly insecure, but thankfully he had been generously helped by the hands of the Fortune, so she waited till the end of the game, after he had been on the podium and the press conference, to talk with him, catching him just before moving to his trailer.
He immediately beamed at her, but she just shot him down with a harsh glare.
-I didâŚ-
-You were lucky on the circuit- she replied instead, a harsh glare on her face: she would have to work on her bike for at least a day after what he had done to it, terribly ruined by his reckless behavior, pushing it to its limits, and moving over to them -âŚRossi and Lorenzo let you pass because they underestimated you, but it wonât happen in any other days, meanwhile about Marquez and Dovizioso⌠you were very lucky; what happened was that nobody was expecting you, so they didnât come prepared, but now they will count your presence and analyze you for every flaw, so from now on⌠no reckless behavior, you listen to me-.
-You are just a mechanic- he muttered, a bit taken aback from her discourse.
Clearly, he had become used to all those people smiling at him and telling him how great he did, that he didnât understand a harsh critique of his style.
-Yeah, that means I work on your bike, and right now the suspensions are broken, I will have to work on the engine because it overheats too quickly and donât let me talk about your tiresâŚ- she had never had any kind of things like this with her previous biker, not because he didnât race like it mattered, but because he knew perfectly the difference between reckless driving and careful racing style -⌠and I know what this means: you need to develop a tactic and understand the bikeâŚ-
-Are you offering help with all those critiques orâŚ? â he was clearly not on his best mood and annoyed by her thoughts but at the same time he was making an effort to understand her point of view, which was⌠nice.
It made her blush.
-I ⌠- she wasnât in the mental state to be anything else than critical -⌠meet me in the stable in five minutes-.
She was wearing a looser version of her tracksuit (a t-shirt, already full of grease and other things and a pair of loose pants), meanwhile Jimmy had changed into his usual appearance, a jeans jacket instead of the leather one.
He seemed surprised when he saw his bike, open in different pieces, only recognizable by the number on top of it, and the colors around it.
-What does this mean? â he asked, confused.
-Want to crash your bike? Well, then you are going to help me put it back together- she replied, smirking, before passing him an iron tire, prompting an even more confused face -⌠the more you know about these things, the more you will understand the telltale signs of overworking a bike-.
He immediately nodded, still a bit surprised by her approach and sitting down himself next to her and the âbikeâ.
-⌠is that a Miyagi way of teaching me not to mess with your precious bike? â he asked, although smiling, lightly meanwhile she instructed him on how to use the iron tire, he held so tightly in his hand.
-Itâs a (L/N) way to teach you to be a better rider, Jimmy Boy, now move your ass, we need to be finished before dinner, you have a party to attend-.
He seemed even more shocked by this admission, but then moved to do what he was expected to be done, tightening bolts and nails.
-⌠are you coming to the party? â he asked, meanwhile keeping his eyes on the work, meanwhile she overviewed his work.
-Do I look like the kind of person who goes to parties? â she replied, meanwhile adjusting his grip on her hand, much larger than hers, but also clumsier than hers -⌠also after you are done here, I will keep on working here, you have another race in two weeks-.
-Two weeks, (Y/N)! - he uttered, calling her for her first name since they had met, making it sound so jovial, as if they were two best friends, just working on a bike, meanwhile his hands werenât in hers.
-⌠and you have two weeks to learn how to drive, so this needs to be ready by tomorrow-.
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And that is all for today!
Let mw know what you thought about it (I really hope you will like it, because I had tons of fun writing it and now I will go back to watch âDumpling, write two reviews and then maybe start a new seris about Duncan (set before âA Relief For The Stress)!
Any feedback is welcome!
Love you, lovelies!
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Heco Hansen
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The Little Peach, Chapter 12
Notes: As always, thanks to my amazing editor, Drucilla!
Felt stupidly proud of a gag I did here. A few more chapters and we'll be done!
Summary: Just when it seem Mickey was at peace, a fateful reunion may put the secret he vowed to keep in terrible danger.
Bright and early the next morning, it was clear that a few changes had taken place. Pete wasn't seen barking orders or shoving around the new guards â in fact, no one could recall seeing him for quite some time. Marsupilami and Maurice hadn't returned until late that night, and now that the sun had risen, they decided to take on the day with vigor knowing the information they held. They knew Mickey would be making his routine patrols around the palace, no doubt still angry and upset over his frustrations. That would be no more! No, Â Marsupilami would not let his friend wallow any further! So with sunlight basking over the capital, Marsupilami slammed the front doors of the palace open, Maurice right behind him. âMickey! I know how you must be feeling, but starting now, things are going to be different, so you better pay attention!â
âG'morning!â Mickey chirped, one hundred and ten percent pleasant, as he used his needle-sword to take care of some weeds that had popped up around the gates. Pluto was with him, helping paw the dirt to help plant seeds, and his tail wagged, happy to see his master happy. âWhat can I pay attention to?â
Marsupilami paused, his finger and tail, which had both previously been in the air, starting to droop. âUh... hang on, weren't you all mad and stuffy and cranky before?â
âWhat's to be mad about?â Mickey asked, twirling his makeshift weapon around like one would a baton when leading the happiest parade on earth. âIt's a beautiful morning, there's peace in the capital, and I've got all my friends here!â
Marsupilami and Maurice exchanged a confused look, with Maurice merely shrugging his shoulders. âDidn't you say you were mad at us for not picking up the slack? Not that I'm complaining about you being all 'zippity doo dah', it's just...you kinda knocked the wind out of my sails here...â
âAw, how could I ever be mad at my pals?â Mickey put a hand to his chest, sighing deeply. âIt's thanks to you all that I'm here, and I can't imagine life being any better than it is now!â Of course his friends had no way of knowing that he'd gotten kinda-sorta-maybe engaged-to-be-engaged to Minnie, and he wasn't going to spill the beans right away. This was a private affair between a boy and a girl, after all! But the more he thought of it, the happier he was, and he made up his own tune as he continued to whack the weeds.
To Marsupilami, Mickey was riding the very fine line of being relieved Mickey was okay and Mickey's utter cheerfulness getting annoying. âSooo...not feeling too bummed about being so short anymore?â Part of him was tempted to check Mickey's breakfast to see if someone had added something extra â how much booze could a little guy take before he got this plastered?
âThings won't stay the same forever, no sir!â Mickey waved Pluto down so the pup could lower his head and get some well-deserved ear scratches. âI just learned how to be patient, that's all! And the best things in life are worth the wait!â Like a beautiful girl on your arm â and at that point, with the Lucky Hammer as a pseudo-wedding present, he'd actually be able to have her on his arm!
âAnd the Oni King isn't that big a deal either?â
At that, Mickey's joy did take a minor break. He blinked slowly, startled he'd forgotten something so major. âHuh...well, no, of course he is. But!â He was eager to return to sheer enthusiasm. âOne day he'll be gone too, so patience is our friend again!â
âOh, he's gone all right.â Â Marsupilami cut him off, hoping to actually put the first time he ever worked hard into something meaningful. âMickey, that's what I was all gung-ho to tell you about. The Oni King has gone into hiding!â
Again, this derailed Mickey's seemingly endless train of cheer. He faced Marsupilami, puzzlement clear on his little face. âWhat are you talking about?â
Finally! Marsupilami cleared his throat. âWell, when you rightfully pointed out how little we do, my esteemed associate and I-â Maurice thumped his chest with both fists, âtook it upon ourselves to itch some scratches. Namely, solve a mystery, and rewrite history! We buckled down and did actual work for the first time in our short yet full lives, and-â
âExactly how long does this go on for?â Mickey interrupted, raising his hand like a child in school.
Marsupilami huffed. âFine, I'll skip the speech. What am I but the comic relief? Anyway, we found some of the former guards who used to work here and retired...they're still kept in the loop about palace workings, in case they ever need to take up the sword again. They told me that nobody's heard from the Oni King in months! In fact, it's been actual years since anybody in the capital's actually seen the guy â he used to send his minions to do all his dirty work for him, but up until Pete gave a few ones a good thrashing, that stopped too!â
Stranger and stranger! Mickey cupped his chin in his hand, unsure what to do with this new information yet he knew it had to be vital. âGosh, that's odd...but the Oni are still doing his work all around Japan! They had orders to attack my village straight from him!â
âWe sure know it! The Princess is still getting asked to help people across the country, and it sure does sound like they're obeying his word. But no one else has seen him either, none of his lowlife lackeys have! How can they work for him if they don't know where he is?â
Mickey began to pace around in a circle, and Pluto watched him until he got dizzy. âY'know... some of the Oni I encountered on my journey here? They didn't really want to do what the Oni King said, but felt like they had no choice. If the Oni King has vanished, how would he know if any of his men are slacking off? It's way more than paranoia, they have to be communicating somehow!â
âIt's all hush-hush!â With that, Maurice made a zipper motion across his mouth. âThe retired samurai told us not to tell any civilians, since they don't want to cause a panic. There has to be a reason the Oni King disappeared... it's not like he took any big losses, and last I checked, the war between us was still at a stalemate when he did vanish.â
âHmmm...â Mickey crossed his arms, trying to dig through all the guesses in his head. It felt like the world's most complicated puzzle, and none of the pieces he had were fitting together. âCouldn't be an injury or sickness, could it? Pete joined the guards several months ago, he definitely would have healed up by then. So that leaves three big questions â Where is the Oni King? Why is he hiding? And how is he communicating with the other Oni?â
âToo bad we don't have a When, What, or Who, that'd really fill up a literary narrative.â Marsupilami quipped, and as always whenever he joked a little too close to the page, he got nothing but squints in return. âNobody ever appreciates comedic genius. But if we could find the answers to these questions, maybe we could turn the tide in this war, and once the Oni King is defeated, the Princess wouldn't have a reason to hide the Lucky Hammer!â
âWhat makes you think we can solve this when no one else in the palace has?â Mickey pointed out.
âCause they're not us! And we've got...â He counted on his fingers. âA guy who's been sheltered all his life, a mute gorilla, an abandoned dog, a rooster who is as oblivious as my tail is long, and me, a man who has only committed to one day of pure honest work.â That hung in the air for far longer than it should have. âHuh. When you put it out in the open like that, we may have a problem or six.â
It should have been a lot to worry about, and yet Mickey found himself still rather relaxed at the end of it all. âAw gee, Marsupilami, I appreciate the help but... if there's nothin' we can really do about it, why worry? The Oni King will never get the Lucky Hammer, I can promise you that â especially if he never comes out of hiding, the big coward! And I'm willin' to wait as long as it takes for either him to show up or the Hammer to be in my hands!â
Marsupilami really doubted the Oni King was a coward, but right now, it was a better answer than having nothing at all. âMaybe he really is just a scaredy-cat.â He mused, a playful grin on his face. âMaybe he's hiding under his blankets and trembling in the dark! Just a big baby, whining and wailing about how scared he â OW!â
Maurice had been trying to mime Pete's arrival for a couple of seconds and had gone ignored, which was part of the reason Pete clocked Marsupilami upside the head with a closed fist. He was grinding his teeth so hard Mickey thought he saw bits of tooth falling out of his mouth. âDid we hire a guard or a comedian? GO CLEAN UP THE STABLES WITH YOUR BARE HANDS!â
Marsupilami rubbed his sore head, the bump there feeling so big he thought it'd never heal. âSheesh, I'd say you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but do you even have a right side?â The answer to that was Pete grabbing Marsupilami by the tail, clutching his shoulder, and then spinning him fast enough that the jokester was tied up with his own tail.
Pete then tossed the tied-up bundle into Maurice's hands. âIf I see either of you slouching for a second, I'll have you clean the castle floors with your own tongue! NOW BEAT IT!â
Maurice used one hand to slap it over Marsupilami's mouth to hide a quip, the other hand to carry him, and he ran off to do as he was told before they could land in further trouble. Pete inhaled very loudly through his nostrils, exhaled just the same, but when he turned to Mickey, he had on a gigantic smile. âHey there, Mickey! How's it going?â
âIt's... going... well...?â Mickey answered slowly, knowing the mood whiplash that occurred right in front of him probably didn't mean anything good. âAnd how are you...?â
âOh, I'm swell, but more importantly, how were you things and the Princess last night?â Pete aired an elbow nudge and a wink-wink. âYou get a little closer? You get a little nicer? You learn a thing or two about a thing or two?â
âBoy, did I ever.â Mickey mumbled a bit shyly, his cheeks reddening. He waved to Pluto again, this time climbing atop the pup's head so he could try to address Pete a bit more evenly. âAt first, I thought the plan was crazy, but we got along real well, you could say! So I ought to thank you for it.â For all the embarrassment and mortification, Mickey couldn't say he regretted that night, nor would he have done anything different. He had the heart of the girl he liked, which made him feel ten feet tall, or what he assumed feeling ten feet tall felt like.
âYou can do much more than that, old buddy old pal old friend of mine!â Pete got down on one knee, helping the conversation feel more level. âYou can tell me where the Lucky Hammer is! So I â you can use it right away!â He then paused, only now realizing something. âWait... if she told you where it is, how come you're still a pint-sized pipsqueak?â
Mickey found himself surprised as well, if only because of the gall of Pete's response. âOf course I'm not going to use it now! Sure, she told me, but I made a promise not tell anyone else. The only reason she told me is because I might...someday, sorta, might be her...y'know...husband.â Getting to the word had been a difficult hike, and he could feel his face flushing again. Saying it in his head was endless fun, but saying it to another person made him feel awkward. âA-anyway! If I used it now, why, it'd be like stealing from her.â
Pete's eyelid twitched, and a few veins began to rise up underneath his flesh. It was like it was taking every single shred of will-power not to lash out at Mickey, and even then, it was making him tremble with anger. âAnd...you're...okay with that? What if she doesn't marry you until she's old and gray? What if she meets someone else and changes her mind? YOU GOTTA TELL ME WHERE IT IS!â
Little by little, Mickey was starting to suspect Pete's good intentions towards last night's date. âA samurai never breaks a promise, you should know that better than anyone! I don't mind waiting as long as it takes. I trust the Princess, and she trusts me, and that's all I need.â That, and perhaps an escape route, judging from Pete's violent nose breathing. âI'm not telling anyone! C'mon, Pluto, why don't we patrol around the palace?â
Pluto yipped, and once Mickey had a good hold on his ears started to make a run for it. Pete reached up, grabbing his helmet, and yanking it down so he could scream into it until his lungs ached. He then pushed it back up, not once letting his head be uncovered, and started to chase after pup and master. âMickey, hang on! I don't think you thought this through! MICKEY, YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO ME!â
There had to be something to make Mickey give up the secret, but for once, Pete was fresh out of ideas.
~*~
Panchito had been assigned to polish the armor and sharpen the swords, and he was working through them all very quickly. He wanted to know all about Mickey's progress, and hoped to see the results himself. The plan had been so brilliant, how could it not work? The two made for a very adorable couple, and Panchito wished them nothing but the best. He really did like Mickey, as his honest and earnest attitude was incredibly endearing. He couldn't even imagine Mickey hitting on a bunch of girls without caring about their feelings â unlike a certain parrot who just cared about his own fun. Not that Panchito cared.
Panchito didn't care that Jose loathed commitment and wouldn't even give it a chance, of course not, he thought to himself as he ran the sharpening sword across the length of the sword in his hand. He also didn't care that Jose probably felt the same way about Panchito that he did for every pretty face he came across. He really didn't care that he'd dedicated his life to learning under Jose and Jose didn't even bat an eyelash, look at how little he was caring! Not a single ounce of care to be found here! Jose could do whatever he wanted, it was his life, who was Panchito to want some of it, not that he didn't, because he didn't care, HE DIDN'T CARE ONE ITTY BITTY â crack!
Panchito looked down at the broken sword, wincing as he saw his reflection in the other half on the floor. âMaybe I need a break,â he said out loud, trying to scoot the broken piece under a rug. Yes, he needed some fresh air to clear his mind, to completely empty it of Jose. He wouldn't think of that troublesome man anymore, from here on out!
He left the storage room, turned a corner and -
Ka â An arm suddenly thrust out to his side - be - Panchito's back hit the wall â don! Revealing Jose calmly and casually pinning Panchito in place.
Reasonably enough, Panchito could now think of nothing but Jose, save for maybe why his heart was going into overdrive. If Jose knew what sort of internal fluttering he had caused, he said nothing of it. âPanchito, my good friend and fellow guard, may I have a moment of your time?â
At that moment Jose could have asked Panchito for a kidney and Panchito would have ripped it out. As it was, he mutely nodded, finding words difficult to find.
âVery good!â Jose chirped. âI have thought long and hard about what you said to me before, and how my behavior affected you. You asked me to be your senpai, and that is a very serious thing, one I never should have taken lightly. I offer not only my apologies, but a way to make up for my grievances!â
âOkay,â was all Panchito could get out, half listening and half focusing on how close Jose's face was to his own. Here he had thought he'd gotten over his fainting spells, but consciousness threatened to leave when Jose took both his hands in his own.
âI know exactly what I need to do in order to make you happy, and so, as your senpai, it is time I started behaving like one! Teaching you all that you need to know, and ensuring that my student- Â nay, my kouhai, gets the best education I can provide! You'll be the only one I ever teach these things to, and I say we start right away!â
Had the divine heavens opened up, or was the choir of angels only in Panchito's head? âYou mean it? You really want to be my senpai, and just mine?â
âYours and yours alone,â Jose answered, confident that he knew the key to unlocking Panchito's future happiness. âAnd the first step in doing so, in teaching you all I know... is how to land you a cute girlfriend!â
Nevermind, the divine heavens definitely hadn't opened up â or the angels had fallen into the fiery pity below. âEh?â
âEvery man is satisfied when there's a lovely face around!â Jose said with a laugh, shaking Panchito's hands up and down. âI'll give you all my flirting techniques! With your face and my tricks, you'll have your own share of lords and ladies to last you forever and a half! Maybe we could even go on double dates! Doesn't that sound great?â
There was only so much Panchito could take. Wordlessly, he slipped his hands out of Jose's, and turned to walk off, his body sagging as if he was carrying thirty bags of heavy rich across his back. Jose looked at his empty hands, his mind boggled at what had gone wrong. âPanchito? What's the matter?â
âWhat's the matter?â Panchito repeated, so lost in his heartbreak that he didn't hear the rapid footsteps approaching from further up in the hallway. âWhat's the matter?! Oooh, Jose Carioca, you really want to know what's the matter!â He whipped back around, every feather standing on end. âThen you had better listen and listen good, because this is the last time I'm ever going to tell you!â
Jose was very interested to know what it was Panchito had to say, and even more when the chance was denied, seeing as how Pluto, Mickey, and Pete had run him over.
âI'M NOT TELLIN' YOU, PETE!â Mickey hollered, not realizing who Pluto had pushed over.
âYOU SPILL YOUR GUTS OR I'LL DO IT FOR YOU!â Pete yelled right back, knowing full well who he ran over and not caring one iota.
Jose watched the two of them go in and out of several rooms as the chase went on, before quietly approaching the flattened rooster. âBoy, ever since you and your friends came here, things have certainly gotten more lively. By the way, I think it'd do us both a lot of good if you weren't knocked out.â He waited, but alas, Panchito was K.O.'d by something other than his own crazed emotions for once. âAnother mystery for another day, I see.â He hoisted Panchito over his shoulder, and gently pat his back. âOkay, so flirting isn't for you. I don't see why, but I'm not going to give up. I'll find some way to be your senpai properly and make you happy.â Of course it would be easier if Panchito had just up and told him, but what was life without some challenges along the way?
Speaking of challenges, what was going on with Pete and Mickey? He decided it would be a fine way to kill some time until Panchito woke up, so at a walking pace, he followed the two around, not letting go of Panchito for a moment. There was an idea of carrying him bridal style, but that came with the risk of Panchito waking up, seeing how he was being held, and fainting. Funny how Jose could guess Panchito's thinking so easily while knowing him for so little. They were certainly two of a kind, weren't they? This was why he felt confident he'd find Panchito's happiness.
Another person came across the great chase, but Goofy wasn't going to add onto the train. âHey, fellas!â He called out as he watched them all go back and forth across hallways and rooms. âThe Princess wants us all in the throne room for a big meetin'! ⌠Fellas?â Not a single one of his words touched the intended, so it appeared he would have to do things the old fashioned way. He waited until Pluto was close enough, and then stuck out his leg.
Pluto tripped over his leg, causing Mickey to go flying onto the floor, with Pete also tripping and landing atop of Pluto. Jose managed to avoid the pile thanks to his leisurely pace. âThere we go! Like I was sayin, we all gotta meet up in the throne room, okay?â
Pluto whined, managing to claw his way out from under Pete, his tail now so flat he doubted it would wag for days. Mickey dizzily sat up, unsure who to be mad at first. âA meeting? What for? Has something happened?â
âA retired samurai came to the capital just now,â Goofy answered, offering a hand to help Pete up, but it was slapped away. âAnd he says he needs help lookin' for someone. So the Princess wants us all to come meet him, so we can help find whoever it is. The more eyes we got searching, the bigger our chances will be, she figures.â
âWe gotta waste time lookin' for some dope?â Pete growled, though his eyes remained on Mickey. âI don't have time for this!â
âOrders is orders,â Goofy replied, leading the charge with a one-two step. âC'mon, can't keep her waiting!â
Mickey chose to walk on his own two feet this time, though he could feel Pete's eyes burning holes through his skin. âKnock it off, Pete! No matter what you say or what you do, I will not tell you where the Lucky Hammer is! In fact, there is nothing and no one that could make me want to snatch it!â
Pete muttered a few threats and obscenities under his breath, but it was clear Mickey wasn't going to budge. The group gathered in front of the doors to the throne room, where Marsupilami and Maurice had been waiting and ready to thank whoever this mystery person was from preventing their stable duty. Goofy opened the doors, and all of the samurai automatically bowed. âHere we are, your highness!â
Minnie, all dressed up in her regal robes and with Clarabelle at her side, bowed her head in return, sitting atop the throne with her piercing cold stare. âIt's good to see you all. As Goofy has no doubt told you, all of your help is needed for one of our own. Though they have long since stopped serving the royal family, we owe them a debt so great that helping them in return brings us much joy. Sir Mickey, no doubt you know them as Lord and Lady Duck-â
The next few seconds were a blur, as Mickey saw his mother and father, they saw him, Daisy screamed in joy and ran down to catch her son, bowling all of the samurai over, Donald tried to catch his wife and hoist her away, she kicked and hollered to be let go, and everyone was a rightly confused mess.
âWhat are you two doing here?â Mickey asked, having been seconds away from snatching, his eyes almost popping out at the sight of those he left behind.
âI could very well ask you the same thing!â Donald demanded, trying to keep Daisy from making a scene with his good arm.
âMY BAAAAAABYYYYY-â
âWe've been looking all over for you! We thought all kinds of terrible things could've happened! That's why we came here to ask for help finding you!â
âMICKEYYYY, MOMMY'S SO HAPPYYYY-â
âSo you better have a good reason for why you upset Daisy all this time! She's nearly molted over what you did!â
âPLEASE TELL ME YOU DIDN'T GET A GIRLFREIIIIIND-â
It's not like Mickey wasn't happy to see his family, because he was and he had missed them terribly. But he had vowed not to see them again until he was of proper size, so in a way, they were making him break that promise. That... and this was embarrassing on a number of levels, seeing as how everyone in the room was doing their best to avoid looking at the scene Daisy was making, complete with innocent whistling and thumb twiddling.
Mickey cleared his throat, hoping to capture control by any means necessary. âWell...I'm here, so you found me. I'm working as a samurai, protecting the Princess and the people of the capital! I'm here to become the sort of man you both can be proud of, so you can go home now and wait for that to happen.â
âGO HOME?!â Daisy had finally wrestled free of Donald's grip, her face soaked with tears of relief. âWithout you? Absolutely not! We're all going home as a family, so things can go back to the way they used to be!â
Donald wasn't sure that exact line of thinking was what Mickey wanted to hear. âBesides, you're too small to be a samurai, you don't even know how to fight.â
âI've been learning!â Mickey countered. âPanchito's been teaching me all about swordsmanship, and...â As he glanced over at the unconscious rooster, he realized this was probably not the best time to introduce his friends. âWow, this is just bad timing everywhere.â
âWe appreciate your help, Princess,â Donald headed over to Mickey, intending to pick him up. âBut we'll be going now.â
âNo, we won't!â Mickey snapped, growing more irritated the longer this lasted. âA samurai must never leave their master until they're officially dismissed, and I plan on working here for a long time!â
âYou are not a samurai!â Donald barked right back. âYou're just a little boy with a sewing needle!â
âStop treating me like a child!â
âYou are a child!â
âNo, you made it very clear I'm not your child!â Suddenly Mickey was filled with such white-hot anger that it was difficult to think of anything else but this anger, and things he'd held deep in his chest began to spill over, things he wasn't even aware he'd been holding back. âYou said so yourself, I'm not part of your family! Ever since I came to your house, you never wanted me, so why should I believe you want me now? You only need me back because of Mother!â
It was impossible to pretend to ignore the conversation now, with all eyes staring accusingly at Donald, who could feel himself shrinking under their gazes. He nervously tugged at his collar, fully aware he had no rebuttal. âWell... um... w-when I said that, I was very angry...â
âI do need you back!â Daisy whined, trying to hold out her hands so Mickey would jump into them as he always did. âI've missed you so much! You have to come home and get out of danger!â
But this time Mickey didn't run into the loving embrace of his mother. âAnd do what, nothing for the rest of my days? You never let me help, you never let me outside, I might as well just be some stuffed doll to you! Both of you only cared about what you wanted, and never about what I wanted! I'm not going back just to make you both feel better! Like it or not, I'm an adult, and I'm going to make my own decisions! And one of those decisions is doing my job! Pluto!â
Pluto barked, and lowered his head for Mickey to climb on. If these people were enemies of his master, then they were Pluto's enemies too. Donald and Daisy protested loudly, he with angry demands and she with ear-shattering wailing, but the dog was much too quick for their nimble fingers, already bolting down the hallway. No matter how much he heard his name being shouted, Mickey wouldn't turn back for anything.
Donald and Daisy looked at each other, at a loss for what to do â in fact, almost everyone in the room weren't sure what to say in this extremely awkward moment. Even Minnie's usual icy exterior was melting under the heat of this pressure, using her trademark fan to cool herself down instead of hiding herself. This hadn't been how she intended to meet her future in-laws. âUm... well... until this is resolved... I'm sure we can find a place for you two to stay...?â Murmurs of agreement were echoed by all, along with shuffling of toes and clearing of throats.
The only one not so perturbed by the family drama was Pete, who cupped his chin and began to smile darkly. As far as he was concerned, things weren't so hopeless after all.
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 Well, since there are a few hours left before the arrival of Lover and since I don't use this social network so much, I've decided to analyze the titles of the songs that appear in this shirt of Taylor's collaboration with Stella ⤠The idea is that you can also comment on it, what you feel or what you think about it!! Let's get started:
1. I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED: Good way to start Taylor (hahaha); I only imagine a way to forget that a person existed in a bad way (sorry if it's not) but although the letter used is thick and bold but it has a white shadow & I don't notice hate in it and that confuses me a little & then I wonder... is there a way to forget that a person existed in a good way? Like a reunion or like to see a person again but with different eyes. Sorry Taylor, the first song it's confusing ⯠now I'm 50/50.
2. CRUEL SUMMER: I think I have a problem with the evil in songs but the âcruelâ word can't take me to another place. I think that when something/someone makes you suffer the âcruelâ word describes it in a wonderful way &Taylor has suffered this last time and has had to go through many bad things in such a short time, maybe this song is about this things. I also think that (as say all those armed phrases that go around there) the suffering makes us stronger & although it's not nice or good or pleasant to suffer it, in the end when you look back it feels that you could overcome it and that thanks to this today it you're stronger.
3. LOVER: Finally a love song ⤠I have a weakness for love songs (I can't control it) they are always my favorite songs in all the albums of the artists I like. I can't say much about the font used to write this title since it is also the album title!! I think that the typeface and the pink color with glitter all lead us to a place of love and magic & so I hope that this is Taylor's heart today, full of love & magic because she really deserves it.
4. THE MAN: I read a little about this song in the interview Taylor gave & I think that using a very thick, very black & very large font fits perfectly with the theme the song is referring to. Nowadays the issue of feminism (or machism) is very present in our society & precisely I think this song refers to life and the things that women do & are frowned upon by them, but not if they were men (I think if Taylor were a man, nobody would say he only writes songs about his ex).
5. THE ARCHER: First I have to say that I liked more the calligraphy that has the title in the lyric video that in is t-shirt ⳠNow, I think the title of this song is highlighted with that black background and large white letters. I think this may want to mark a break, since in this song Taylor shows her insecurities when it comes to being in a love relationship & now she seems to be happly in love & that all these doubts were left behind.
6. I THINK HE NOWS: This title is inscribed in an ordinary font, high, fine & black... and that's when I wonder what do you think he knows? Do you think he knows you hate him? Do you think he knows you're trying to end things with him? (sorry, I have to start with the bad things first) ⤠Do you think he knows that you are interested in him? Do you think he knows that you love him in secret? Do you think he knows you have wanted him for a long time? I hope that what you think he knows is one of the good things hahaha.
7. MISS AMERICANA & THE HEARTBREAK PRINCE: This song has a title written in a cursive font, as if it were handwritten & for that I feel that this song is one of the most powerful of the album â Also I heard that this song is the favorite of many of those who were present in the secret sessions and that makes me unable to wait to hear it!!! The title of this song leads me directly to imagine one of those love movies that I like so much (I don't know why but I immediately imagine Hilary Duff & Chad Michael Murray in âa Cinderella storyâ). I also know that "Miss Americana" is the beauty contest that has been held in the USA for so many years & with âthe heartbreak princeâ I'm going to the movie idea again (sorry, I have to stop watching Netflix) â
8. PAPER RINGS: The letter used for this title seems sophisticated and well finished with straight edges but I think that a paper ring is not exactly something sophisticated. When we read the word "ring" we automatically think about marriage, that Taylor is engaged or that she is thinking about getting married... wait WHAT IF SHE ALREADY DID IT? â I think paper rings can be something symbolic, like the wire rings we used as children when we played to get married but that could mean a lot more than a diamond ring that costs thousands of dollars. I HOPE THIS IS A LOVE SONG â¤
9. CORNELIA ST: We are freaking out with this song and the idea that Taylor told us about this song in the New Year this year. In that image & in the source used to write this title you can specify see different characters called âchildhood heroesâ by Taylor, it can be a song about heroes â
 I also read out there that Taylor has had "Cornelia St" present throughout her life in different stages and perhaps this could be a song that runs through her life, the goods & the bads.
10. DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS: Let's go back to the bad things and moments... The letter used is very thick, black and you can see some scratches on it. I think that the idea of ââ"a thousand" can mean something that wears out or breaks from puncturing it or trying to break it, it can be a thing but it can also be a person. In the case of a person, it could represent the wear and tear of trying to refloat after all the moments in which they tried to undo him/her. The word "dead" can refer to that content of always being swimming against the current â
11. LONDON BOY: The letter used for this title seems to be distorted or moved and that confuses me a little bit but Hello Joe Alwyn (?) I am honestly confused, I just hope (as always) that this is another love song â¤
12. SOON YOU'LL GET BETTER: And here's when my heart breaks into a thousand pieces & it doesn't matter the letter or the thickness or the color... I read that Taylor wrote this song for his mother Andrea who is going through that damn disease again. My grandparent suffered it, I know what it feels like & what it means to have appeared again... with it the doubts and insecurities return, we feel weak & broken. My story ends with a happy ending & I'm sure Andrea's too â¤Â both are extraordinarily strong!
13. FALSE GOD: Bad bad bad & bad again. I think that many times we can called "God" a person that we believe represents everything good, beautiful & generous in this world, as the person who comes to save us... but then we have the word "false" accompanying "God" & that is when everything stops being good, nice and generous & becomes bad and disappointing â  This song could be about a disappointment of a person whom Taylor thought was different.
14. YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN:Â Well, I have already heard this song and that is why I can say that this type of font adapts very well to the rhythm & style of the song. It is also a typeface that is being used a lot lately since it is fashionable vintage and old.Â
15. AFTERGLOW: I didn't know exactly what this word meant so I had to go to a dictionary and found different definitions.. I found something about the twilight glow; something about a pleasant sensation; and something about drugs and sex.. so I'm confused! haha. Of these three definitions I prefer to choose the second one & that this song is about a sensation of pleasure or well-being, either with another person or with myself, the sensation of being well, complete, in the place that we choose and surrounded by people that we choose and who choose us too âŽ
16. ME!: Two lyrics and nothing else to say, it is a special song with the right energy to present a new album... It catches you with its rhythm and its lyrics âżÂ And then you can only think of speaking in French, butterflies, cats and pastel colors!!
17. IT'S NICE TO HAVE A FRIEND: but that typeface does not make me think that that friend who is good to have is exactly a good friend!!! Since I saw it I associated it with a letter she would use on Halloween, sorry if it's not. I don't want to make Taylor's friends feel bad if she wrote them a beautiful songÂ
(and I hope it is).
18. DAYLIGHT: This song is the longest on the album, which means that Taylor had many things to say on it. The letter used is large, thick & black, very visible... clearly it's one of the first words that can be read when you are looking at the image so I feel that this song is very special and meaningful to her. And I think it's like seeing the light of the day after a black night, see the good, the beautiful, the important things. Be able to see everything clearly despite not being able to see good things for a while!!Â
What do you think of my ideas? Do you share any of them? I want to know it.
Thanks for reading! Please help me reblogging it â¤
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I Forgot That You Existed : Chapter Seven
A/N: Chapter seven is here. An emotional roller coaster this took me some time. Hope you like this chapter. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome.
Pairing : Tom Holland Ă Singer readerÂ
Summary : It's been more than five years since you and Tom have gone their own ways after a heartbreaking breakup which had left both of you shattered. Both of you thought that you were finally over with each other and were happy in your respective lives until you meet again at a reunion trip planned by your best friend and you realize you are still not done with each other.
Warnings : pregnancy, miscarriage, angst, molestation.
Mini Playlist : look what you made me do by taylor swift.
And the cat was out of the bag. All these years you have been hiding from the world and Tom that you had conceived. That you were pregnant with his child. Nobody knew about this except your parents, Zendaya, Harrison and Alex. The whole incident had mentally affected you very badly that you went into depression which luckily you were able to recover with the support of your family and friends.
Tom stood there frozen. Your words hit him like a rock. His face was blank, eyes wide in bewilderment.
You looked around to see everyone in a state of shock. You fought back your tears as you ran inside the house rubbing your eyes, shutting the door you collapsed on the floor wailing. Â
âY/N!!â Zendaya and Harrison called out to you.
âSeriously Tom you are such a jerk.â Zendaya spat turning towards Tom then running inside to your aid. Chloe followed her.
Tom felt weak; he felt his legs would give away any minute. Harrison came up to him and put his hand on his shoulder.
âDid you know?â Tom asked weakly
âTom listen we didnât think that you will get to know this in such a circumstanceâ Harrison spoke trying to calm him down
âDonât bullshit me Harrison!! Did you know about this?!â Tom demanded
âYeah mate.â
âWhy didn't you say anything to me?â Tom was fighting back his tears.
âI tried to tell you but you never listened. And after she lost the baby she made me promise to not tell anyone about this.â
Zendaya and Chloe kept knocking on your door.
âY/N!! open up dearâ
âIt's only us Y/N don't do this to yourself.â
The door unlocked as you emerged from behind the door, your face all red, eyes puffy, tears trickling down your cheeks. Zendaya and Chloe got inside and hugged you, tears shimmered in your eyes. They made you sit on the bed and drink a glass of water.
âIt's gonna be okay darlingâ Zendaya rubbed your back comforting you.
âI messed up everything Zâ you sniffled
âNo Y/N it was not your fault Tom pushed you. You were always trying to avoid any kind of conflict.â Chloe said
âAnd this thing had to come out some or the other day maybe this was the best time.â Zendaya said.
Six years ago you left London with a broken heart. It wasnât easy for you to leave behind the person whom you loved with all your heart but little did you know that you were carrying a piece of him with you. After a month in NY your health went terrible; frequent mood swings, morning sickness and nausea was common. You first thought maybe the change of environment is taking a toll on you but when you missed your period you decided to see a gynaecologist. Though you were sure that you used protection the last time you and Tom had sex but you were not on birth control so you couldn't rule out the chances. And there you were one fine morning in the doctorâs chamber
âHello Miss Y/L/Nâ
âHello Dr Ivyâ
âI have good news for you. Congratulations you are pregnant.â And your worst fear came true. You gave a tight lipped smile.
âAre you sure?â You asked. The doctor looked at you sceptically
âNo I mean is it even possible? Because we used protectionâ you explained.
âYes dear, your test reports came positive. And condoms are actually 98% effective sometimes it just happens due to many reasons like if itâs not worn properly or breaking of the material etc. I know you are young and itâs hard for you to make a decision of keeping the baby or not but thatâs okay talk to your partner, it isnât that late you are just six weeks into your pregnancy.â
âThank you doctorâ you gave a smile.
You didn't know what to do, you were just 21 and the whole pregnancy thing was freaking you out. The first person that came in your mind was Tom though you least expected that he would answer still there was a little bit of hope left in you. You tried to contact him but it was in vain. So you called your parents and Harrison to tell the news.
Your parents flew to NY in the earliest flight they could get.
âHoney did you tell Tom?â your mom asked
âHe isn't answering me.â
âSo have you decided what youâre going to do?â your dad asked
âI donât know. Iâm confused.â
âJellybean you are too young for this you have a life and a career ahead. You can't nurture a baby and craft your career simultaneously.â Your dad tried to make you understand.
âWe think you should go for an abortion.â your mom suggested
âBut mom this is our baby. This is the only thing of Tom I have with me, I canât do this to our baby.â You protested
âI know dear how much you love him, but are you sure he wants to be the father of this child? That is why take your time. It's not that late whatever you decide we are with you.â
Harrison came to visit you a week later. He lied to everyone back at home that he is going for some audition for a role. You were sitting on the couch head leaning on his shoulder. Harrisonâs arm was wrapped around your shoulder.
âWhat are you gonna do Y/N?â
âI want to keep it Haz. This baby is all I have got of him.â You looked up to him.
âWhat do you want me to do?â
âI just want to know what Tom thinks about having a baby, ask him somehow, don't make it obvious though.â
âOkayâ
Harrison called Tom as he put the phone on speaker for you to hear.
âHey man what's up?â
âYeah I'm good. How did the audition go?â
âYeah it went pretty wellâ
âNiceâ
âUmm Tom Y/N has been trying to talk to you why aren't you answering her?â
âBecause I don't want to.â
âIt can be something important.â
âWhat important things does she have to say after all this? That sheâs so happy right now living her dreamâ
âI don't know but what if she's you know got pregnant. You guys were at it like rabbits before you guys broke up.â He forcefully chuckled.
âWhoa!! Dude, stop imagining such things. I'm not ready to have kids yet I have a bright career can't ruin that. And even if she's pregnant, I don't care.â
â Okay Haz I have got some work to do, will talk to you laterâ
âYeah mate will talk to you laterâ Harrison ended the call.
âY/N?â Harrison said softly
âIt's okay Haz I got my answer." You placed your hand on your stomach "This baby is mine, only mine. It doesn't need a father. I'll give all the love it deserves.â You sobbed. Harrison hugged you tight.
âItâs gonna be okay, we are all with youâ he kissed your forehead comfortingly.
âHaz you have to promise me one thing in no means you are going to tell about this to anyone not even to Nikki. Promise this to me Harrison â
âBut Y/N is it right to hide from them about their grandchild. They would be thrilled to know about it. And maybe you and Tom can reconcile your differences.â
âHarrison you heard him say it clearly he doesnât want to be a father. I know he will eventually agree if Nikki and Dom spoke to him. But I donât want to force him into anything and act as a burden. And I donât want anybody to pity me or my baby.â
âOkay as you wishâ he sighed.
Your parents decided to stay with you until your due date. They couldn't leave you alone to deal with this whole pregnancy.
You finally started to adapt to the changes your body was going through. Your days were spent by writing songs and recording voice memos. Alex handled each and everything for you. You were in your third month now though there was no prominent bump visible. You had made a daily routine to caress your growing belly and talk to the little human growing inside you.
âDon't worry baby, mommy will always be there for you, she will never let any harm come to you. She will love you with everything she has.â You cooed
âYour daddy though he is not with us, he would have been over the moon to hear about you. He would have loved you so much. Always know your dad is the best.â
âI'm gonna name you Destiny because you are going to change my destinyâ
But destiny had other things planned for you. One night you woke up with severe abdominal pain as you sat up to see blood stains on the sheets. You desperately called your parents; you were rushed to the hospital as soon as possible.
âMr and Mrs Y/L/N?â
âYes we are her parents doctor how is she? Is everything fine?â
âI'm sorry to say there has been excessive vaginal bleeding. We might not be able to save the baby.â
âWill our daughter be okay?â
âYeah she'll be fine.â
After the procedure was complete your parents were allowed to meet you. You were sitting on the hospital bed, with a blank stare at your lap.
âJellybeanâ your dad called you softly.
âMom, dad I lost my baby tooâ you burst into tears seeing them.
âHoney it's gonna be okay. It wasn't your fault.â They hugged you trying to console you as you wailed.
All the boys were sitting in the living room as they quietly listened to Harrison. Tomâs eyes were wet.
âMan she was devastated and you deliberately hurt her. That year on Christmas when she came home I somehow persuaded her to tell you about this but after seeing you with a girl she didnât want to bother you anymore. So she distanced herself from us to get rid of her pain.â
âHarrison I need to talk to her.â Tom got up and held on to Harrisonâs hands.
âTom calm down. I don't think she's ready to talk to you. It's better you leave her alone for tonight.â
âHow can you tell me to calm down when I messed up really bad?! Haz I left her alone when she needed me. I hurt her in every possible way.â Tom was desperate
 Meanwhile your phone buzzed it was none other Nikki facetiming you. Of course Harry must have informed them after your grand revelation. You looked at Zendaya and Chloe with fear in your eyes, your hands were shaking.
âYou should take it.â Z said, Chloe nodded her head in affirmation.
You took a deep breath and received the call.
âHey Nikki how are you?â You tried speaking cheerfully.
âWe are fine honey. How are you doing dear?â
âI'm fine too.â
âDon't lie to us honey we know what happened.â
âI'm sorry" your voice broke as fresh tears rolled down your cheeks.
âNo dear don't be sorry it wasn't your fault.â
âIt was selfish of me to hide from you about your grandchildâ you sniffled.
âWe totally understand why you did that dear, you were hurt. Our son is an idiot but you could have told us peanut. We never saw you less than our daughter.â Dom said.
âI didn't want to bother Tom with the responsibility he didn't want so I had decided until the baby comes nobody has to know.â You sobbed
âWe are sorry on behalf of our son we can't imagine what you have gone through dear.â
âZendaya, Chloe please take care of her and get her some rest.â Nikki requested.
âYeah sure Nikki.â
Zendaya and Chloe stayed with you for the night. Next morning as you came down the stairs you saw all the boys were waiting for you though Tom and El were missing.
âHow are you?â Harrison asked as he hugged you.
âIâm goodâ
âHey Y/N we are really sorry on behalf of Tomâ Harry apologized
âItâs okay Harry Iâm fineâ you all came in for a giant hug.
Today Harrison dropped you at the rehearsal ground.
âIâll come to take you by noon okayâ he said while leaving
âYeah okay byeâ
Steve was nowhere to be seen around today. After the nasty fight you two had you had assumed this before only that he might not be interested in you anymore. You discussed with the musicians and chorus singers about the whole order you will sing your songs before starting the practise session.
It was around noon Harrison was about to get in the car to go and pick you up but Tom stopped him.
âHarrison, can I go to pick her up? I really need to talk to her aloneâ Tom almost begged
âYeah, sure mate. Try your best.â He handed him the car keys. During the whole drive Tom rehearsed to himself of what he is going to say to you.
âOkay guys let's take it from the top for the one last time then we will wrap it up for today.â You directed. You turned around to see the face you were least interested to see at this moment not after what happened yesterday, your mood went off. Tom was standing in front of the stage, his hands in his pockets, eyebrows furrowed, sadness clouded his features  You could tell he was nervous.
 I don't like your little games
Don't like your tilted stage
The role you made me play
Of the fool, no, I don't like you
You gritted your teeth while singing.
I don't like your perfect crime
How you laugh when you lie
You said the gun was mine
Isn't cool, no, I don't like you (oh!)
You sang anger evident in your voice as you stared directly in his eyes.
But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
Tom could understand by the tone of your voice that you were mad at seeing him.
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
I don't like your kingdom keys
They once belonged to me
You ask me for a place to sleep
Locked me out and threw a feast (what!?)
If words could slap a person this song of yours was perfect to do the job.
The world moves on, another day, another drama, drama
But not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma
And then the world moves on, but one thing's for sure (sure)
Maybe I got mine, but you'll all get yours
Emphasizing on your words you gave a cold glare as your grip on the microphone tightened.
But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time (nick of time)
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time (I do it all the time)
I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
You moved around the stage practicing your little dance moves.
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
You continued singing.
âOkay guys well done, let's wrap it up for today.â You packed your stuff and went down the stage. Tom walked up to you.
âI thought Haz was coming to pick me up.â
âHe had some other things to do.â
You hummed as you quietly went and sat on the passenger seat. Tom drove the car as you looked outside the window. Tom broke the silence
âY/N I'm..â You cut him off
âListen Tom if you are going to gloat about last night please don't I'm in no mood for it. Just take me back home. I'm tired.â
After sometime Tom stopped the car at a place. You recognised the place it was near the cliff.
âWhy did we stop?â
âY/N can we talk? Please.â Â He begged
"No I don't want to talk" you said sternly
Tom got out of the car and went to your side to open the door. You looked straight crossing your arms.
"Y/N for God's sake please talk to me" Tom pleaded. You looked at him annoyed.
âYou donât wanna go? Fine! I can walk myself home anyways it's around 10 mins from hereâ you grabbed your bag and got out of the car. Tom quickly went and stood in front of you blocking your path.
âTom move let me goâ
âNo I'm not letting you go until you talk to meâ
âThere's nothing more to talk about. And I guess Harrison has told you everything.â
âNo, I just want to listen to everything from you.â
âWhat more do you want to hear Tom?â
âWe had sex, I wasn't on birth control, condoms are 98% effective and we were the 2% unlucky people so I got pregnant, I tried to reach out to you but you wouldn't answer so I decided to raise my baby myself but I lost my baby.â
âY/N.. we lost the baby.â Tom corrected you.
âWe?? Tom you literally just gave a sperm and after so many years there's no need to acknowledge your paternity as the baby never got to see the daylight. Besides you didn't even want to be a father.â
âY/N I was angry I didn't actually mean that, I would never do that to you. I would have loved to be a dad to your baby, our baby. That is the life I had always dreamt for us. You, me and our little family.â
âYou should be happy right now because whatever you said turned out to be true I really ended up alone, all alone.â You said.
âNo you are misunderstanding me Y/N.â
âIt's okay Tom that ship has sailed and drowned a long time ago. I finally feel relieved that you got to know about our unborn child.â
âPlease Y/N, please give me a chance I will make things right.â
âThere's nothing you can do now Tom so just try to get over it as I did.â
âYes I can, we can start over, just you and me. I'll leave El, call off the wedding.â
âTom! Do you even know what you are saying?â your eyes went wide.
âYes you hurt me but I am not going to let you hurt El. At least I don't want to be the reason she gets hurt. She's such a nice girl who's always by your side no matter what, she loves you blindly. And you said you loved her too. She doesn't deserve this.â
âNo Y/N it was always you, it has always been you.â
âItâs your guilt that is speaking Tom, you and I know very well that we can never be together, not in this lifetime at least.â Tom hung his head defeated.
âI have no grudges against you Tom. I forgave you a long time ago.â
Tom didnât say anything more as you both silently got up in the car. El saw you both together as you entered the house. You went to your respective rooms. You laid down on the bed closing your eyes, your legs dangling on the edge as you heard El and Tom arguing. You sat up as you heard El yelling.
âReally Tom?! After everything that happened last night you want me to believe that there is nothing going on between you two.â
âWhy don't you admit that your old feelings have resurfaced again? Now even more after knowing that she was carrying your child.â
You felt bad that they were fighting because of you. You couldn't resist yourself so you went to their room. You knocked before entering their room.
âSorry to interrupt I know it's your personal matter but El I want to assure you there is nothing going on between us.â
âOh Y/N can you please stop acting now? I really thought you were a good person but guess what you turned out to be a two faced bitch. I should have known that day only when I saw you both dancing so intimately, I let it go thinking you were best friends so it's okay but the night after he returned from the carnival I felt you, your fragrance lingering all over him, I still didnât want to believe it but yesterday you both cleared my doubts. How far have you two gone by the way? Did you guys fuck? Planning another baby?â El ranted.
âEl you can't talk to her like that.â Tom protested.
âOh yeah now it hurts you. Tom, you were the one who was being literally rude to her all this time. What caused the change of mind? Is it because she was going to be your child's mother or long lost desire for each other?â
You swallowed each and every accusation El gave you thinking you deserved it. If it were somebody else you would have hit the person on the face by now because no one has the right to talk about you or your unborn baby like this. Your eyes were filled with tears. You mustered all courage as you spoke.
âEl I just want to say I'm sorry. Please try to bear with me for the next few days. I promise you that I will be gone for good from your lives this time. You will never have to see me again in your life.â
You left the room wiping your tears.
âSeriously El how can you be so insensitive towards her?! She has already gone through a lot for me; don't add up to her miseries.â Tom turned around to leave.
âWhere are you going now?â
âTo say sorry to her for what you did.â
âI'm going for a drink in the nearby pub.â You said to Zendaya as you came down the stairs.
âI can come with youâ she offered
âNo itâs fine Iâll take a cabâ You left hurriedly
âHey where is Y/N?â Tom ran down the stairs panting.
âShe went to the pub. Why?â Zendaya informed confusion in her eyes.
âUh El blasted off at her and she went away all upset. I need to apologise to her.â
âSeriously you guys are keeping us on our toes. Can we have a normal day where nobody is crying or fighting?!â Harry scoffed.
Tom took the car keys and ran out to go to the pub. You were sitting in a secluded booth at the corner of the pub sipping on your drink looking out the window.
âHey Y/Nâ you turned your gaze to find Steve.
âOh hi Steveâ
âMay I sit?â
âYeah sureâ
He slid into the booth beside you.
âDidn't see you during the rehearsal.â
âI was a little tired today.â He ordered his drink shifting himself a little more closer to you.
âSo how are you?â He placed his hand on your knee, you felt a little uncomfortable but decided to ignore.
âIâm fineâ You felt his hand slowly move higher under your dress.You panicked.
âSteve what are you doing?!â you grabbed his hand to stop whatever he was trying to do.
"You know all this while I really thought you were an innocent, good girl type. So I was taking my time with you. But who knew you were such a little slut.â Steve drew his finger through your jawline
âWhat the hell Steve back off!!â you pushed him hard.
âOh câmon darling I know how much of a whore you areâ Steve gripped on to your thigh and cornered you to the side of the seat
âHow dare you?!!â In no time your hand went on to his cheek giving him a tight slap.
âYou bitch! Now I am gonna show you what sluts like you deserve.â he grasped your hand and forcefully pulled you out of the booth.
âLeave my hand you bastard!! leave me!!â you struggled to free yourself.
âHey hands off her you asshole!!.â Tom growled, you had to admit that you were never this happy to see Tom in your life.
âOh well, well, look who is here, the lover boy who had knocked you up pretty well." Steve gave a cocky grin.
Tom was raging with anger, he clenched his fists.
âDon't worry dude I'm gonna treat her really good tonight, you know if you wanna join I don't mind at allâ
Tom lifted his hand as he punched Steveâs face hitting right at his jaw. Steve fell flat on his face.
âStay away from her you piece of shit or the next time you wouldnât be alive to put your dirty hands on any girlâ Tom threatened.
You were shivering in fear, pupils dilated as you looked at Steve groaning on the floor. Tom rushed to you. He cupped your face. You looked at him with wide eyes.
âY/N, are you okay?? I'm here now, don't worry love.â Your vision went blurry.
âY/N!!!â Tom shrieked.
You fainted in Tom's arms.
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semi charmed life | chapter six | Â 2.2k | teen |
âYou guys have kept in contact this whole time?â Bill asked, brow disappearing underneath hair line as he looked like his old friends in amazement. âAnd you guys are.. what? Room mates?â
Eddie avoided looking at Richie as he answered. âYeah, uh⌠room mates. Something like that.â
[or: the adult!losers reunion, done 2000s sit-com style, just like we all deserve.]
PREVIOUSLY ON SEMI CHARMED LIFE: â At the start of next week, Richie would be switching over to the late show at his radio station. It was going to mean many more late nights, working until 2 or 3 in the morning depending. | âWhy are you sitting on the side of the road?ââIâm considering quitting my job and moving here,â Ben said, only half joking. âBut itâs not very comfortable.â |  You made it through a day with Spencer Pearsons, which is more than can be said about the mass majority of new hires. So whatâs itâs going to be? Are you going to sink⌠or are you going to swim?â âTheyâre right,â Stan interrupted. âYouâll either get the hang of it or quit. So, Mike Hanlon, I guess you gotta chose. Are you going to at least try to stick it out or are you going to go back to Derry with your tail between your legs?â |  Weâre going to have to change things. You know I love your writing, Bill, but hopes and dreams wonât pay for a baby.â
Goooddd evening New York! According to my time, weâre settling into a deep dark night here in our great city of large apples. So, my dear listeners, I know why Iâm here, awake, at midnight on a Wednesday? Itâs my job to be awake and annoying at midnight- so whatâs your excuse?
Stanley Uris reached out and clicked off his desktop radio. Dead silence in the middle of the night was better than being tormented by Richie Tozierâs voice all night. Â Sighing, Stan marvelled once again at how there was no reason for their branch to be open this late at night. In what world would a person be needed financial advice in the dead of the night?
Proving once again that Stanley Uris didnât seem to know anything, there was a knock at his office door. Startled, Stan looked up at the pretty dark haired girl who seemed as surprised to find herself standing there as Stanley was to see her. âHiâŚâ she said slowly. âI was told you might be a good person to help me.â
âThat might an matter of opinion,â Stan said back with a soft, tired smile. âMost people seem to mis-understand what it is I do.â
âI just wanted to talk to somebody who understands money,â she said lightly. âBecause I donât. At all. I never had toâŚâ The woman came into the room and sat down in the comfy chairs. This office was one of the nicer ones in the branch, Stanley was only allowed to use when he was working the night shift. More often than not, he was stuck in one of the overflow rooms and spent the day playing Solitaire on the computer. Which, yeah, was also what he did when on the night shift but⌠at least he got to sit in the nice office and do it.
The woman rubbed her hands together awkwardly, giving a forced smile. âBut now I⌠Iâm pregnant and I guess I could just go to my dadâs accountant and bankers- they took care of my money my whole life, butâŚâ She pressed her hands over her stomach. âThis is the start of my own life, you know? I should do this myself.â
Stan nodded. âThereâs nothing wrong with keeping the same accountant and bank as your parents, you should know. You donât have to do it completely alone, but we can look at some of your options.â
âI justâŚâ the woman shrugged. âMy boyfriend⌠the father⌠Iâm not sure if heâs the smartest. Heâs an amazing boyfriend, I love him so much. But Iâm sure if I can rely on him, when it comes to money. I have some stuff from my father, inheritance and whatnot. I guess Iâm just wondering if itâs a good idea to maybe have my own bank account, and keep it separate from him.â
âItâs always a good idea to have your own account,â Stan said, nodding. âEspecially considering youâre not even married. Youâre not obligated to share anything with your boyfriend, no matter how pregnant you are. If youâre looking to open up an account, then youâll need to go into your bank during operating hours. At least to make an appointment, we donât do that kind of stuff here. We can advise, of course, but I do believe that having your own account is a very good idea if you donât already.â
The woman nodded. âIâd like to come back and talk to you. Youâre pretty much the first person who hasnât told me to just marry my boyfriend because Iâm pregnant.â
Stan smiled blandly at her. âHow about this? Iâll take down your name and put you into our system as a taxes client? Then you can come back and request to talk to me whenever youâre struggling with your financial decisions? Can I have your name?â
The woman nodded excitedly. âYeah, yes! Thatâs perfect. Itâs Audra Philips.â
â Â â Â â
As night falls over this not-so-great city, you really do have to wonder. What am I doing awake when I could be asleep? I know I am, even for 12 hours an hour, wondering why Iâm not just at home, instead of sitting awake in a 4 by 4 booth, more likely than anything talking to myself. Because really- unless something has gone terribly wrong in your life, youâre asleep at quarter to one in the morning.
âMan,â Kay laughed as she walked into the staff room. Â Mike Hanlon was seated on the floor, surrounded by half finished plans for the new Ancient Greece exhibit, with Richieâs voice filling his ears. âThat guy doesnât hold back, does he?â
âItâs not exactly in his fashion, no.â Mike chuckled. âRichie has always been that way.â
âRichie? As in, Kaspbrak?â Kay asked, looking at the radio as though it had personally offended her. Mike blinked up at her, mouth opening slightly. âHis husbandâs a dick. They got a cute kid, though.â
Mike simply blinked at her. There was a lot to unpack there- possibly Kay thinking Eddie was an asshole being the oddest part of what sheâd just said- and Mike knew he didnât have the time or willpower to do it just now. âI⌠Pearsons told me that Iâm not allowed to leave until I figure out the how to run the new Greek exhibitâ.
Kay raised her eyebrows. âSpence is letting you take lead on the Greek exhibit? He must really like you.â
âLike me?â Mike burst out laughing. âIâm half convinced heâs trying to work me to death.â
Kay shook her head, sitting down crossed legged in front of him. âNo, Spencer has literally never willing given up the lead on anything ever,â Kay took several of the printed pages and pulled them towards her. âIf he gave you this exhibit in particular, he really fucking likes you. Ancient Greece is Spencer Pearsonsâ passion.â
Mike groaned. âYouâre just making me more nervous that Iâm going to fuck this up.â Mike shook his head. âI have a million ideas and each one is probably worse than the others.â
âYou have too many ideas,â Kay said with a soft laugh. âWhy are you making it so complicated? Itâs easy. If you want to impress Spence, make it simple. Give the information, give an easy layout and get rid of the extravagant bullshit. It doesnât need to be fancy, it needs to be factual.â
Mike huffed out an annoyed breath, and clicked Richie off.
â Â â Â â
Nearing on 2 am, Iâm still here. Youâre still here too, if you were ever here at all. I could probably say anything right now, nobody would be any wiser. The earth is flat, all cats are aliens, men in suits make me nervous⌠whosâ even listening?
Ben Hanscom chuckled as the radio stopped as he turned off his rental car. He opened the door and walked out, looking at the three story houses at the edge and shaking his head. They all looked the same, of course, as the style grew throughout the world. He tucked his hands into the back pocket of his jeans and walked over to the fenced in area. Beverly Marsh was leaning up against the door, and Benâs heart raced in his chest in a way it hadnât since he was a teenager sneaking out.
âBen Handsome,â Beverly called happily as she moved towards him, becoming more and more visible through the dark air. âAnd here I thought youâd lost my contact.â
Ben smiled to himself, remembering throwing her email into the trash⌠and remembering stumbling into his apartment drunk after hanging out with Bill and finding it stuck to the bottom of his shoe when he woke up in the morning. âI was just picking the right time to reach out.â
Beverly hummed. âWe always have had the worst timing, havenât we?â
Ben nodded in her direction and walked into the fancy living area. Beverly was looking at the houses with an air of familiarity that he felt in his bones. âYouâve been here before?â
âYeah, Tom and I looked into this houses when they started going up,â Beverly said. âBut we figured out pretty quickly that there was no way we could afford to live in them.â
âNo average person could afford to live in them,â Ben said wisely. âThat was the point. I should know- I designed them.â
Beverly slowed to a stop and looked at Ben with wide eyes. âYou⌠I thought you said you were just an intern?â
Ben pursed his lips. âI am. One of my first tasks was to come up with a design for some high end townhouses. Next big meeting, my higher up was displaying my design and taking full credit. Told me to suck it up, and that Iâd understand when I got higher up that the idea of the many was the idea of the one. Iâm still not sure what that means besides fuck you.â
Beverly took to look at the houses. âThey⌠they are beautiful.â
âTheyâreâŚâ Ben exhaled hard. âYeah. But all I want to do is burn them down. You know?â
âDestroying things wonât make you feel better,â Beverly said. âTrust me. I destroyed my whole marriage then walked out of it without a word. And I donât feel even close to better.â
Ben scratched at his cheek, annoyed at the hair beginning to grow as it always was between his beard days and post-shaving. âIâm not sure thatâs exactly the same thing here, Bev.â
âSure it is,â Bev said simply, beginning to walk once more. âDiscontent with your life is discontent with your life. Whether itâs your job, your relationship, itâs the same. You canât just push away the thing making you discontent⌠youâve got to find something that makes you happy to replace it.â
Ben sighed softly, nodding. âYouâre right. I know you are⌠but I worked so hard to even get the internship I have. If I leave then what do I have to show for my whole life?â
Beverly nodded. âYeah I get that. After I left Tom I sort of realized that I put everything into the marriage? I let being Tomâs wife be my everything but sometimes youâve got to start everything. Find a new you.â
âI still want to design buildings,â Ben said, looking back at the fancy houses he didnât think heâd ever be able to afford. âAnd even though I think I resent these stupid houses, they still make me proud? Like thatâs mine, I created that, no matter who tries to take that away from me. And if I stick out these internship, Iâll move high and Iâll never take credit for something else does. I can make the system better for somebody else.â
âBut is it really worth it if youâre miserable the whole time youâre getting there?â Beverly said lightly. âMaybe the reason all your higher ups are such dicks is because they were miserable, too. A brutal cycle.â
âI can break that cycle.â Ben said firmly and Beverly smiled at him sadly.
âIf anybody can do that, itâs you Ben Hanscom.â She said softly.
Ben turned to her and brought out maybe the first genuine smile heâd had sober in weeks. âYou know I liked you too, right? In high school, and⌠before that. Pretty much the whole time I lived in Derry.â
âI suspected but I donât think I ever knew for sure,â Beverly said. âRichie was always saying you did- but I never really listened, you know? Because you were my best friend, so if you liked me then I donât know what I wouldâve done. High school me was an idiot, and if Iâd ever done anything about you liking me then⌠we probably wouldnât be standing here together now.â
Ben took Beverlyâs hand in his and looked deeply at her. âBeverlyâŚâ
âI just left my husband,â she said almost brokeningly. âIâm living in Eddie and Richieâs spare bedroom and I donât even have a job. Iâm a mess, you donât want me like this, Ben.â
âIâve always wanted you.â Ben said openly. âand I will always want you.â
Beverly cupped the side of his face and brought their lips together.
Our time is coming to a close as we near 3 am. The sun is preparing to rise, and weâve yet to set. You know? I think we all need to take a chance to think through our life choses. What has gone so wrong for us that weâre all sitting awake at three in the morning? Where did we go wrong? But if youâre still out there in the world, I have some advice for you: No good decision is ever made after 2am.
Bill Denbrough was debating lighting up his first cigarette in seven years when the man slid into the booth across from him. The man leaned forward and raised his brow at Bill. âI hear youâre looking for work.â
Bill cleared his throat awkwardly and praying he didnât stutter. âI⌠Iâm a writer, b-b-b-but my girlfriend-â
âShe pregnant?â The man chuckled. âYouâd be surprised how often that what we hear âround here. So, letâs make it pretty clear right now. I donât care about your pregnant girlfriend, and I donât care âbout why youâre here. I just care that youâre here and what weâre going to do about it.â
Bill nodded quickly.
âSo tell me, good pal,â the man smiled, giving him a golden toothed grin. âYou wanna pack or deliver?â
This is Rich Records signing off saying: Â Go home. Find somebody you love and be with them. Thatâs what Iâm going to do.
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Dean Ambrose - Request 4
Request: Hey can you do a one shot were the reader and dean go back to the readerâs hometown and they bump into her ex and dean starts getting jealous the rest can be up to you . Btw love your work!
Pairing: Dean x Reader
Y/E/N - Your Exâs Name // Y/M/N - Your Momâs Name // Y/D/N - Your Dadâs Name
Y/N
Snowflakes covered my hair as I stepped out of the car. The air was so cold that the flakes remained crystallized for a while before my body heat could melt them. White snow covered the trees. Christmas lights lined the street. It may have been only 25 degrees outside, but it never felt better being in my hometown. It was the best time of the year to admire it properly.
âI donât know how you survived up here.â Dean shivered, grabbing our luggage out of the car. âMy balls are almost completely frozen.â
I chuckled, helping him with the lighter bags while he took the carry-ons. âEasy there, Ohio boy. We get the same weather as you guys, our scenery is just better.â
âYou make it hard to argue with you.â He laughed, leaning down to kiss my cheek before we walked down the pathway to our hotel.
Dean and I had been dating for a while but the chance hadnât come to bring him to meet my parents. We were always on the road and when we werenât we just wanted to lay low in our own home but since we got some time off for the holidays we figured it would be the perfect time to visit them.
After getting changed, we left the hotel to meet my parents at a restaurant on Main St. Dean threw his arm over my shoulder as we walked down the street, looking through the decorated store windows.
âThis place is like a Hallmark movie.â He laughed, looking around.
âI know, it really makes me miss coming here.â I replied, hooking my thumb into his belt loop as he pulled me close into his side.
âDo you guys have a tree lighting ceremony and all that good shit?â He asked, motioning his head towards the giant Christmas tree in the center of the plaza. âThey do that in Boston.â
I nodded my head, laughing. âWe do! Man itâs actually a pretty big deal. It's almost like in the grinch movie where everyone comes around and thereâs Christmas music playing from large speakers and everyone gathers around.â
He laughed, looking at all the decorations on the enormous tree.
âY/N? Is that you?â
I turned towards the familiar voice to see my ex approaching.
âY/E/N! Hey!â I smiled, returning his hug as he pulled me in for a hug.
âHowâve you been? Itâs crazy to even run into you! Your mom told me youâve been traveling the world.â He smiled as his eyes looked into mine.
I could sense Dean stiffen a bit, uncomfortable by the reunion as my exâs hands were still on my arms.
âYeah its actually my first time back in a few years. Iâve been good! I get to travel around with this hunkâ I smiled pointing at Dean. âY/E/N - this is Dean, my boyfriend. Dean - this is my ex, Y/E/N. We dated in high school.â
âNice to meet you man.â Dean said, shaking the manâs hand.
He used his deeper voice. It was a tone that only came out when he wanted to assert some dominance.
âLikewise man! Thanks for bringing her back to town. Everyone knew she was going to be outta here as soon as she graduated but we didnât think sheâd come back.â
âHa, yeah.â Dean nodded.
âSo! What have you been up too?â I asked to fill the awkwardness.
âActually i got into med school after graduation. I just started my first year residency at the hospital here. Itâs not as hectic as your life Iâm sure but itâs been exciting even for a small town.â He smiled.
âGood for you! Howâs your mom doing?â
âSheâs great! Sheâs retired now but she just fills her time gossiping with your mom.â
I laughed, knowing how the two of them got when they were with each other. âMakes sense.â I nodded. âAnyway, weâre actually meeting my parents so we have to get going. It was great catching up!â
âYeah, it was! Donât be a stranger next time. Come by more often!â
âIâll try!â I said with a wave as Dean and I started walking again.
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Dean
Fuck that guy.
I didnât like the way he looked at her. The way his hands lingered on her a little to long.
Fuck him.
Iâve fought a lot of guys in my lifetime but Iâd never met one with a more punchable face.
Who did he think he was telling me to bring her by more often? She was her own person. If she wanted to come she wouldâve.
At the restaurant I met her parents for the first time. They asked about my upbringing. My relationship with Y/N. How we met. What my job was like. But then the conversation fell into that guy again when Y/N brought up the fact that we ran into him.
âHeâs such a sweet kid.â Y/M/N said. âHe always drops off his mother at my house, or offers to chauffeur us around. Oh, Dean. You shouldâve seen how smitten Y/N was with him in high school. They were together all the time. I still have pictures of them at their prom. Ugh, the cuteness. Heâs done so well for himself actually.â
âOh.â I said, nodding.
âYâknow - heâs actually going to be our new doctor.â Y/D/N mentioned.
Y/N nodded along but she wasnât to comfortable with the conversation either. I mean there had to be a reason they broke up. Otherwise Mr.Perfect would have still been in the picture instead of me.
Whatever. Fuck that guy.
After dinner, we said our goodbyes to her parents, agreeing to go to their annual Christmas Eve party tomorrow night. We wouldâve gone back to their house for her to spend more time with them but luckily they had a lotta shit to do for the party.
âThey really liked you.â Y/N said, tucking herself into my side as we walked.
âNot as much as Y/E/N thatâs for sure.â I replied.
She stopped walking, turning her head to look up at me. âWhat?â
âCome on, donât play dumb. They had it written all over their faces that they wished you were still with Mr. Perfect.â
âWell Iâm not. Thatâs not up to them.â She replied, grabbing my coat to get me to look at her.
âYeah, but they think you settled for me instead of the fucking family doctor.â
âIt doesnât matter what they think. I know they liked you and theyâll grow to love you. Theyâve just known him forever.â She argued.â
I looked down at her with a sigh shaking my head. âMaybe they're right. Maybe you did settle and you deserve someone better.â
âDean.â She said, her stern tone making me straight up. âYou donât get to decide what I deserve. Nobody does. The reason Iâm not with âMr. Perfectâ is because he wasnât perfect for me. I wanted to travel the world and he wanted to keep me couped in this tiny town. Youâre whatâs perfect for me. Youâre what I deserve. A partner in crime willing to follow me any and everywhere so we can explore this world together like we have been.â
A small smile crept onto my face as she spoke. âMan, I love you.â
âI love you.â She replied, leaning up to kiss me. âDonât you ever think I would chose anyone over you.â
I returned her kiss, pulling a small velvet box out of my pocket. âWell - if thatâs the case-â
Her eyes widened as I got down on one knee.
âI was going to wait until Christmas morning for the perfect time but every time weâre together is perfect. I donât want to wait any more. Y/N will you marry me?â
Her eyes overflowed with tears and she smiled bigger than Iâd ever seen. âOf course I will!â
I slide the diamond ring onto her finger and as soon as it was on, she jumped into my arms, knocking us both down into the snow, kissing me repeatedly.
âI love you! I love you! I love you!â She laughed, hugging me tightly.
âI love you too.â I laughed, returning her kisses.
**GIFS not mine
I hope you enjoyed, as always - let me know if you have a request.
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Hold On
Part 15- Exposed Relationship
Nobody got injured at the Homecoming ball, they all get separated into different safe houses- for safety.
Riley and Drake had confirmed that they had feelings for each other, however Drake believed Riley should be with Liam. Heartbroken, she moves back to New York. Only keeping in touch with Hana, Maxwell and Olivia.
Riley meets lawyer, Nate Cooper and begins a relationship with him. In Cordonia, Drake begins to court Kiara.
Nine months after Riley had left Cordonia- there is a reunion, but not the reunion the friends had hoped for.
*Characters belong to Pixelberry*
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Series warnings: Suicide, domestic abuse, swearing, stabbing, smut đ. If any of these triggers affect you do not read!
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*****
Liam had spent the night with Riley in his arms, waking up feeling content. He had dismissed Bastien for the rest of the evening. If Bastien and the other guards had stayed outside Rileyâs room- their relationship would be in competition with Drake and Kiaraâs apparent secret for the top court gossip.
Riley unknowingly to herself had been unsettled throughout the night. Liam kept waking up and held her protectively- wishing he could take away her pain.
They had made love three times, three passionate unprotected times. Not being able to keep their hands off each other. Every touch was passionate, intense, intoxicating- they were now each otherâs addictive drug.
Liam sat in silence admiring Riley, he knew he needed to pick up his scattered clothes that were thrown over the floor along with hers. Secretly he needed to get dressed, sneaking back to his chambers without any of the court witnessing. He was already imagining what Leo would say to them both. He had wished that he didnât have his King duties to commit to- he could quite easily stay in this position all day. After nearly a year, his wish had come true- he had won the heart of the only woman he truly loved- finally made love with her. Riley looked content still sleeping, he removed a stray piece of hair that had fallen out of her ponytail- moving it behind her ear. Placing a gentle kiss on her lips- he awoke the sleeping beauty.
âMorning love.â
âGood morning, what time is it?â She asked whilst yawning and rubbing her eyes.
â11am.â
âShit! What time is your meeting?â
âDonât worry. Itâs at 1.30pm. I prepped the notes yesterday morning- so Iâve got plenty of time.â
âWe still need to get up Li. Everyone will be wondering where we are.â
âLet them wonder...â
Riley laid on his chest, his arm wrapped around her protectively. They decided to skip âelevensesâ and just grab a quick lunch before Liamâs meeting.
*****
Everyone else had been in the dining area for a couple hours- all noticing the absence of Kiara, Madeleine, Riley and their King.
âHas anyone seen blossom? I hope sheâs okay. Sheâs probably had a rough night- I was going to see if she wanted me to stay with her.â
âOh Max. You would have regretted it if youâd have gone. Iâm sure her nightmares were turned into sweet dreams instead...â
âWhat do you mean Rhys?â Olivia questioned.
âOh you know Duchess Olivia...when a King and a gorgeous lady love each other very much, they.....â
Beth kicked her boyfriend under the table. There was not only Madeleine stirring the pot with gossip but now Leo.
âShut up! Do not go any further Rhys. I donât want to regurgitate my brunch.â
Riley and Liam decided to walk into the room separately after a quick âmorning sleepâ.
Riley walked in first, everyone stopped chatting and stared at her. She could feel herself blushing - heat burning throughout her cheeks. Feeling the paranoia take over.
âHow did you sleep Blossom?â
âErm, pretty well. I think.â
âI wonder why?â
âFuck you Leo.â
âSorry Riley. Iâm the wrong brother. I donât want you to fuck me.â
Riley narrowed her eyes at the man who was laughing and smirking. She noticed Drake frowning at her. She felt guilty and could have committed treason against the Prince for his comments. Riley felt like she owed Drake an explanation before her relationship with Liam was out in the open- due to his confession about still loving her. Too late. Now, she was feeling like a shit friend- but why should she feel so low? Drake was with Kiara even if he still had feelings for her. They was starting a family.
She decided to grab a coffee and some toast not feeling in the mood for lunch. As she turned her back against everyone- Riley felt paranoid that everyone was staring at her. She was knocked out of her trance when Drake decided to join her.
âSo youâve been here less than 24 hours and have already fucked Liam.â
âI donât think hypocrisy suits you Sir Walker.â
âWhy him? Why couldnât you fuck Maxwell or Leo or even Bertrand. For fuck sake Brooks.â
âI donât think you are in a situation to tell me who I should and shouldnât âfuckâ Drake. You slept with Kiara after day one. She needs your support more now than ever. Iâm not talking about this anymore, isnât this what you told me to do all those months ago? What were your words âgo back to Liamâ... âthis country deserves you as their Queenâ.... âI canât be with you go back to Liam and have everything you deserve... sound familiar Sir Walker?â
âI didnât mean actually go and do it! Youâre like some common whore!â
Riley raised her hand, and smacked Drake across the face. The noise of the impact echoed throughout the room and soon gained everyoneâs attention. The audience stood waiting in anticipation to see how this argument would elaborate. Leo ran out of the room searching for Liam.
âDonât you fucking dare call me that! Iâm not the one getting everyone in Cordonia pregnant!â
âThe only person, I wanted to be pregnant with my baby was you. I lost that.â - Drake whispered so no one could hear. Rage was burning inside of Riley. She didnât give a shit who heard her next words. She thought of Kiara and thought the woman deserved better for the sake of their child.
âNo Drake! I lost our baby! You wasnât there! You didnât know until it was gone. Yes it was my fault for keeping that from you. Youâve got a second chance. Now leave me alone before that slap turns into something more.â
âIt was still my baby Ri!â
âIâm not arguing Drake. Iâve had enough of this - of you. I do what you tell me to do. I go back to my true love, someone who will protect me and love me. You complain. I canât win. Why canât you just be my friend again? Where is Kiara anyway? Shouldn��t you be helping her.â
âHelping me with what?â
âOh, Iâm glad youâre here Lady Kiara. Sort your boyfriend out. Heâs emotionally unstable. If it helps by the way, ginger biscuits keep the nausea away. Goodbye you two.â - Riley turned around to leave the couple alone. In her mind she thanked Kiara for showing up when she did.
âLady Riley, why would I need ginger biscuits? I always feel sick when I have cocktails. Iâm a wine drinker.â
âBut Madeleine said you was pregnant. That you had morning sickness....â
âNo. She asked me if there was a possibility that I was pregnant due to feeling sick. I explained to her that it was just the cocktails.â
Rileyâs heart sunk. She had caused tension because she believed Madeleineâs bullshit, she now felt stupid.
âDrake. Kiara. Iâm sorry...she blurted out that you was expecting. Iâm so sorry for the misunderstanding. Excuse me.â
As she turned around she fell into Liamâs arms. Leo had told him about what had happened between Riley and Drake- explaining that they didnât overhear the full conversation so they didnât want to jump to conclusions. Liam held her in his arms, looking concerned at what he had just walked into.
âIs everything okay you three?â
âYes, your Majesty. Kiara was just clearing up the misunderstanding about âour babyâ. I think you and Brooks will be expecting a baby before us by the sounds of it.â
Drake stormed out of the room, rubbing his cheek - the sting still lingering. He was feeling hurt. But deep down he knew Riley would end up back in Liamâs arms- like he suggested all those months again. He let her go to begin with. She wasnât his back then, and she wasnât his now.
âWhy does Drake think youâll be pregnant?â
âLeo guessed about us and obviously announced it before I arrived. Drake called me a common whore.â- Liam continued to hold Riley in his arms, wiping her tears.
âDo you regret last night?â
âNo, Li. Never.â
That was all he needed to know. Now that they was in the open, he kissed her cherry bud lips in front of the audience of their friends.
âI love you.â
âI love you too, my Queen.â
âWahoo get in there you two! I assume Iâve now been downgraded to the spare sleepover partner.â - Maxwell couldnât help himself.
The two of them laughed. Feeling relieved that everyone knew- it avoided the awkward conversations. They supposed Leo had his uses in a way.
*****
A few days later; Leo, Beth and Riley had packed their bags ready to return to New York. They was going back for a few days -the start of the court case against Nate Cooper. Both Riley and Leo were due to fight against the lawyer being the two main witnesses.
Liam and their friends had all offered to go with the trio for support but Riley assured them that it was fine and to stay in Cordonia. She didnât want her friends and Liam to relive through all the hurt her and Leo went through.
The last few days had been relaxing with no royal events. Keeping Rileyâs mind off the upcoming events back in her city. She spent time with her friends, and with Liam at night. Their sex life had become more and more intense- more passionate- more loving. Riley didnât want to leave Liam, she had gotten used to him being around her. He kept insisting on cancelling his meetings to attend court with them. Leo understood why Riley didnât want Liam to accompany them, so explained to him. With two people trying to convince him, the king would eventually give up.
âLi. I agree with her. He isnât a nice man. Sheâs told Beth every detail about what happened in those months, since we found out the truth. Itâs not nice. She will tell you if she wants to. But I feel like youâd kill him if you came to court - it could jeopardise his sentencing if you make a scene.â
âI.. I suppose so. Look after her for me Leo. I canât lose her now.â
âShe wonât leave my sight little bro. Besides Daniel and Lola are going to be there too.â
âKeep me updated. Promise Leo?â
âYes of course, Li.â
It was time for the three of them to leave. The friends all wished them the best of luck. Liam had arranged for Bastien to attend with them- escorting them on the royal jet. Bastien had put all his trust in his junior Glen to protect the King in his absence.
It was Liamâs time to say goodbye to Riley. Everyone was emotional as if the three of them were never going to return.
âIâll see you in a few days Ri. Here, I believe this should return to its rightful owner.â
Riley allowed Liam to place the pearl bracelet around her wrist, before kissing her hand.
âI canât believe you kept this after all this time.â
âIt was yours, I told you that I kept that pearl hidden until I found a woman I loved to give it to. I thought you should have it returned to you, so youâll know Iâm with you- even if not in person.â
Riley wrapped her arms around Liamâs neck, forcing a passionate kiss on her lovers lips. Their friends nearly vomited witnessing the twoâs PDA.
âIâll miss you. Iâll be thinking of you every second of the day. You donât need good luck but good luck Ri.â
âThank you my King. Iâll ring you when we arrive, and with an update every day at court. Weâll be back before you know it. Whatâs the worse that could happen?â
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Supernatural: Exodus (13x22)
I was so, so, excited for this episode, and then I saw Buckleming's dreaded names flash across the screen, and my stomach dropped. This wasn't a bad episode. It had tons of good moments and ideas and things in it. But... it wasn't what I was hoping it would be.
Cons:
Buckleming episodes are always so crowded, and dramatic, and there's always so much A-plot happening, but for whatever reason, the emotional moments don't hit me as hard as they should. For example, Sam and Dean reunite, and obviously Jensen and Jared do a phenomenal job with the acting, but the direction and the script show them sharing a hug, and then going about their business. The trauma that Sam suffered at Lucifer's hands is barely addressed by anything more than Jared's facial expressions. If I had written this episode, I would have had Dean staring after Sam the whole way, keeping close by his side, worried that he was going to lose him again. Dean should have been shattered by Sam's reappearance, giddy with relief. Instead, the moment was underplayed.
In exchange for downplaying the emotions with the Winchester boys, we got an annoying amount of focus on Lucifer's character development. It seems he really is sincere in wanting to get to know his son, and Jack, understandably curious about where he comes from, seems willing to give him a chance to explain himself. Here's where I have a problem: Cas, Gabriel, Sam, and Dean all try to tell Jack, at various points, that he shouldn't listen to Lucifer, that Lucifer is a bad guy, but Lucifer has good arguments as to why he's just misunderstood. Why doesn't anybody spell it out for Jack? I get the idea of him wanting to come to his own opinions, but honestly. Why is it that nobody looks at Jack, and says: "dude, your father murdered Castiel in cold blood. He tormented Sam in the cage and continues to abuse and manipulate him every chance he gets. He has tried to kill both Winchesters on numerous occasions. Maybe he's not responsible for every bad thing in the universe ever, but he is responsible for the direct pain and suffering of the Winchesters and Cas, three people we know you care about." Wouldn't that go a long way to helping Jack understand the severity of the situation?
It bothers me that Gabriel is dead, because last week they were setting up that he might be a good candidate for running Heaven. It would have been the perfect way to keep him around without needing him to be in the story all that much. He could have popped in occasionally. I get that we completed his little mini-arc about not running away anymore, and standing up to the bad guy, but come on. This was such a wasted opportunity.
Oh, and one other little logistical note - the big idea of this episode is that everybody is going to come back through to Sam and Dean's world, regroup, resupply, and then go back to apocalypse land to take out Michael once and for all. But as the episode ends, Michael and Lucifer are trapped in the apocalypse world and Gabe is dead... and at no point does anybody wonder how it is they're supposed to get back through. Do they just have extra archangel grace lying around that I don't know about? It bothered me that nobody pointed out this obvious flaw in the plan.
Pros:
While I had some big problems with some of the emotional beats, and while I'm not even a little bit interested in a Lucifer redemption arc, I will say that there were some concepts and moments in this episode that worked quite well for me.
To start with, the basic plot is that Mary doesn't want to abandon her friends in the apocalypse world, so she wants to stay behind. Sam has a better idea - why doesn't everybody come along, so all of them can be safe? All... twenty-five of them? This is an awesome idea, and I love the concept of having an actual mini-army going in to the finale. It adds a level of epic that this show usually can't pull off with so few characters. It also means we've got Bobby and Charlie back in the story, albeit alternate versions of them. We also have Ketch, and a number of other resistance fighters who we might get a chance to get to know moving forward. I sure hope so.
If that really is the end of Gabriel, at least I'm glad that he got a good final episode. His conversation with Lucifer was one of my favorite moments we've ever seen from Gabe. He calls Lucifer out on his crap, saying that his whole victim act is really just an excuse for all of his abhorrent behavior. As everybody else seems to be oddly accommodating of the devil in their midst, Gabriel is the one person who is completely not here for it. And then that ending, where he stands up to Michael to give Sam and Dean a chance to escape? Aw man. So tragic. It was like Crowley all over again, only Gabriel has a better chance of being a force for good in the world, so it's an even more tragic loss. I was surprisingly moved by Dean's grief, and of course the expression on Sam's face was hard to watch as well. I like that the two of them and Cas commiserate over his loss back in the bunker.
We see AU!Cas this week, and although it's just a brief moment, it's always fun to see Misha giving a campy, over-the-top performance with a weird accent. I love that our Cas says he prefers humans to angels, as that really highlights the significance of seeing this evil, torturous version of Cas. This is what Castiel would be if he hadn't ever met the Winchesters.
And speaking of Cas, he got a lot of great moments. I loved the beat where he walks over to Dean's backpack, which Dean is still wearing, and pulls out the cuffs to lock up Lucifer. He also has a great line, when Lucifer calls Jack his son, and he responds: "this is Kelly Kline's son." Just... damn. You tell him, Cas. Much like last week, Cas played a generally supporting role in events, but it's always nice to see him backing up the Winchesters and being a bad-ass.
The scene where Dean and Sam rescue Charlie and Ketch from evil Cas was a surprising highlight. I was actually quite moved by both reunions. First, you have Sam hugging Charlie, and then pulling away when he realizes that of course this woman has never met him before. But Charlie smiles, and seems to realize enough of the truth to be okay with what has just happened. She gives Sam a friendly punch on the arm. God, I've missed Charlie. I really hope we get the chance to know this new version of her. And then Dean and Ketch... it took me a long time to care about Ketch as a character, and he's still under a microscope with me, but I really liked the moment when Dean rescued him and helped him out of the room. Ketch seemed very pleased to see him, and even cracked a joke about how it was about time that Dean returned the favor and saved his life for once. We also got hints that Charlie and Ketch have a partnership and a bond, which could be fun to see.
I did like the little Sam and Dean reunion moment, even if I think there maybe should have been more to it. But actually, it followed with what the fandom had been speculating. They thought that Sam would try to apologize for bringing Lucifer, and that Dean would shut that down, just relieved to have him back alive. That is essentially what happened. We got a nice long hug, and Dean saying "I thought I lost you," and I'm pretty pleased, all things considered.
I mentioned above that I'm not interested in a redemption arc for Lucifer. I almost put in the "cons" section the fact that everybody seems so completely willing to just let Lucifer tag along, because it seems unrealistic. But the ending fixed that for me - Sam asks Dean to let him handle Lucifer, and Dean agrees. As everybody goes through the portal at the end, Sam pushes Lucifer back and traps him. It was a ruthless, brutal moment, and it was exactly what Sam deserved to have happen after all of the torture that Lucifer has put him through. Obviously next week is going to mess with that, but I love that Sammy outsmarted the devil and got his revenge.
The final scene was quite lovely, with everybody in the bunker celebrating their successful escape. Sam, Dean, and Cas mourn Gabe, Bobby makes a speech and Dean remarks that he's already taking over, Jack sits forlornly in the corner, confused over Lucifer's absence, and Sam and Rowena have a nice moment as well, where Sam congratulates and thanks her for helping them out by holding the portal open. Rowena declares that Sam owes her one now, and she'll be sure to collect.
So... next week is the finale. I'm not really sure how to feel about the shape of this season overall. I think there are a lot of good elements, and I'm definitely excited to see Lucifer and Michael 2.0 come over and start mucking things up. That promo sure looks intense. We'll see how it goes!
7.5/10
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