You opened your eyes to look at the ceiling. Listening to the second voice murmuring right next to your ear. His voice was muffled. Deep down you were hoping to see Blue as you denied last night's rendition and dreamed of your abridged version. Where Blue didn't shoo you out and took you to his room instead. He was in bed with you as you went down his stairs to make him pancakes. Just enjoying each other's company.
How many times will you need for reality to remind you of a simple fact? The reality was never kind. And most certainly never in your favor.
You look over to see a different skeleton in your bed. Like a cute Rottweiler with a hint of nightmare to the mix. His face looked content as they hogged the blankets, letting out a light yawn. This explains why you were cold last night. You gently kicked him but he seemed to roll with the motion as he leaned over the bed. Seeing as Axe was getting dangerously close to the edge.
You grabbed his head as you pulled them to you. Barely managing to not touch the cracked-up part of his skull. Poor guy. The monster snaked his hands around your hips pulling you to him. Smelling mint lingering in his teeth made you smile. This was your life now.
"Hey hun, I need to make breakfast. Let me out will ya" You whispered hoping he was lucid enough to listen to reason. He followed your voice as he moved his teeth to your lips. You let out a sigh as you kissed him. Once he was satisfied. The monster loosened his grip as he mumbled yes pumpkin.
You got up as you had to remind yourself you had a shift at the cafe. Lucky for you, you didn't have to wake up at the crack of dawn. Yet it was still early in normal people's standards, the clock hit seven. Huh, Papyrus would be proud.
You opened the fridge and grabbed a few eggs. Looking over the cabinet for flour and some apples. You wanted to welcome your roommate in and what better way than to make your special apple pancakes?
It's been forever since you made them and with a skillet on the side it should be enough. You cracked a few eggs as you were cooking for two. In the quiet, you couldn't help but think of last night.
Blues had given her a defeated look as he processed their situation. He sent her back home in silence. The idea played in your mind. Going over and over the situation you could have done better. Only getting madder at your life choices. Why weren't you bolder?
"I'm so stupid. He probably thinks I'm some slut or something" Just voicing your frustration as you furiously whipped the batter. Ignoring the bit that plopped on your cheek.
This was probably a sign that you weren't supposed to be with him. This isn't the first time something went wrong on your dates. And yet you couldn't stay mad at the Goober. It's not his fault people or things got in the way. Most of them were because of you. And that's the problem.
"What's cooking, Peaches?" The groggy skeleton stretched as he struck a sleepy pose as he modeled one of the hoodies you picked. That snapped you out of your thoughts as you focused on your roommate.
It was a well-worn cat hoodie as the ears were stitched up at the seams with care. You picked it out because it looked comfy but looking at him wearing it, the hoodie reminded you of the big bad wolf. Luckily, this one is tamed.
"Oh, Good morning Axe. I thought to make you breakfast, sorry again for bailing on you. I wanted to welcome you into my home"
You pulled out a tray of pancakes stacked high and plates full of skillet from the kitchen. Axe's eyes practically turned into stars. You couldn't help but lay the plates in front of him as you grabbed some utensils for the two of you. You could see him take a bite of the pancakes as his eyes grew red in delight.
You turned around to see him starting to eat with his hands. He stopped mid-chew as you passed him a napkin as he signaled he washed his hands. You rolled your eyes as you passed him a napkin.
"What are you going to do while I'm gone?" you asked as you got yourself a plate, grabbing a pancake. Grabbing some while cream for presentation. Perfect.
This stopped the monster.
"I thought we could stay in?" Axe looked at you bummed out. "I still don't know much about the surface as I wasn't all there before"
Axe pointed at his skull. The black gaping hole left you feeling guilty but you have to pay for bills. You didn't have to get in for another few hours. Guess you could spend time with him.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt just let me get dressed and I'm locking my door. So no more walking into my room"
"like that would stop me"
"What?"
"nothing roomie" He wiped your cheek before licking the batter with a grin on his face. "You're all clean"
Axe looked away nervously as they walked over to the couch. That was the best you were gonna get from him. Satisfied. You walked over to get into your uniform. At least you have a roommate now to keep your mind occupied. You could use the distraction.
You plugged in your phone as the battery was dead. Well, it's not like anyone would message you at the crack of dawn.
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You made it to the cafe. Running a bit late thanks to your roommate asking to play one more round. You glanced at the sign Wild Thyme Gourmet was written on the glass. Just another day to get through. You walked through the backdoor to find the preppers working on finishing up cleaning their station as the breakfast rush was about to start. You looked around for any familiar skeleton only to be greeted by no one.
The place wasn't gonna open up for another hour so you started cleaning up. Stacy didn't seem to be coming in until later. The schedule sheet crossed off your morning routine and penciled in a night shift. That means you had Stan opening. You didn't mind the old man but he tended to be a bit chatty. There was much to do and so little time for you to think.
The breakfast rush was nice as you saw some familiar faces. You tried to make sure to keep checking the clock for your lunch break. During your break were you able to see the missed call and text from this morning? Blue was asking you to call him when you were free. You didn't answer as you were already at work. Figured you could talk to him after hours.
You weren't going to get your hopes up but you liked talking to the guy. Both of you could pretend last night didn't happen and move on to the next date. You walked over to Stacy signaling if you could take your lunch.
"Sure but could you do it once Evan gets back from lunch?" Stacy begged as you graciously accepted. Evan should be back in less than 30 minutes. Easy peasy.
You grabbed a few more menus as you welcomed the next customers to grace your doors. Praying that it wasn't a group of Karens coming for a discussion over mimosas. You've dealt with their kind and weren't planning to deal with another screaming match. Just to find Papy at the door. The last person you wanted to see so far.
"Morning pumpkin, would you like to sit at a table or booth?" You hiccuped for a second before using your best customer service voice. Papy just mumbled a booth.
You smiled and showed him the way as you handed him a menu. Excuse yourself as you saw one of your tables was missing water. You walked away as you grabbed a few glasses of water and got a refill for table 3. You didn't bother to look at the monster as you handed the glass. There are still orders in the kitchen you need to pick up.
"I'm ready to order now," Papy asked as he lifted his menu. You stopped mid-step and walked back.
"Sorry about that. What would you like?" you asked.
"Can I get the I'M SORRY special with a side of PLEASE forgive me"
Papy begged him as you wrote his order in the air and you frowned at him. You scrunched up your nose at the groveling.
"Papy, did Blue send you here?"
The monster quickly shook his head as he looked around nervously.
"No, he doesn't know I'm here but could you just please come over? He's been cleaning the house!" Papy groaned as you looked at him closer there were bags over his eyes.
Cleaning didn't sound so bad so what was the problem? Papy could see you weren't worried and pointed at his wrist.
"He's been cleaning since 2 in the morning! There shouldn't be anything left to clean!" Papa was near tears. "And yet he finds a way?! I… I can't sleep if he keeps vacuuming. PLEASE JUST TALK TO HIM" he begged as he laid his head on the table whimpering.
"I said I was sorry and it wasn't my fault you guys wanted to clean up or something. I didn't know it was important.." He shook his head, flabbergasted by yesterday's interaction.
What a poor innocent child. There's no way you could correct him as you two had different plans. You couldn't help but chuckle at his misfortune. That made you feel a little better. Unfortunately Blue wasn't taking it well either but you're glad you're not the only one sulking about it.
"I would love to come over but I promised my roommate movie night..?" You said as you couldn't help but tease the man. You tried to hide your smile as the poor monster looked at you in utter betrayal. It wasn't a lie Axe wanted to spend time with you.
So decisions, decisions.
"Please don't do this to me… you're my fake girlfriend. Don't do it for HIM but please do it for ME" Papy asked handing you a chocolate bar from his pocket.
"I'll go get your order" You answered as you saw Evan coming back. You went back to the kitchen to get your lunch. Taking off the apron as you gave Evan the orders.
You walked over to Papy as you traded a sandwich for chocolate. This was gonna be fun as you told him a list of demands as the monster still owed you. The poor boy just nodded away as he hoped it would bring back his sleep. So far Papy has to assist you at a moment's call. Promise to never have a wild party again. And the list goes on.
The rest of your shift was you working the tables as you got your client's food and picked up the tip. By the end of your shift, you split the tips amongst the guys outback. And headed out with Percy to his ride. You looked around and you saw it was Blue's car.
"He let you drive it?"
"I'm not allowed to take my cart on the road. I was desperate, Blue thinks I took it for a car wash for him" He groaned at the idea as he drove you guys back to the townhome. Explaining as the two of you got inside. That he was in his room and to go up the stairs and open the second door to his room and talk to him.
You failed to correct him when you recalled that you thought his room was the first one. You didn't say anything as you walked up the stairs and opened the first door as you relied on your memory. Only to see Blue showering with soap suds at hand. Thank asgores beard that the bubbles were hiding everything. The monster didn't seem to notice you right away as he was scrubbing away until he looked up. He saw you before letting out a girlish scream.
"NOW I'LL NEVER GET MARRIED"
You immediately closed the door before screaming sorry. Feeling your ears heat up from the sight. From a good distance, you could hear Papy howling with laughter. You ran downstairs and you grabbed a pillow to pelt the laughing monster to the floor.
"WHAT THE HELL PERCY! YOU. ARE. AN. ASS!" You insinuated with each hit. The guy was still laughing as tears came down. "Was anything you said even true?"
"That's your fault…. *Wheeze*... You were supposed to wait in his room to surprise him. THIS… This is better. That was priceless and I wasn't lying. Hahaha hah.. oh sweet holy Toriel that was funny… he's been cleaning the whole house. Guess you could say his temple included " He didn't stop wheezing as he kept laughing.
It finally clicked with you. Papy had you come over so you could greet Blue in his towel. To shock the guy as a way to get back at him for lack of sleep. Poor guy didn't think it through as he looked like he was working on fumes. Hell, you just sweetened the deal.
Blue came running down with a towel on his waist as he screamed. Wow, he looked good as his bones were pearly white. You couldn't help but stare. Blue didn't seem to notice as he was seething.
"PAPY YOU ARE SO DEAD!" Blue looked up at you as his face started turning navy. "PRINCESS COULD YOU WAIT IN MY ROOM SO I CAN PUNISH MY BROTHER"
"But… but honey is our guest and that's not how we treat them! Please stay, if you're here he'll go easy on me" Papy begged as you debated your options.
"Sorry, but I'll wait in his room. Good luck Blue" you purred the last part. You could see him looking as he nodded. Only the many on his cheeks gave away his feelings.
Satisfied you waved at the poor soul. Papy gave you a look as he wanted some support. You shook your head as if this was his problem. The little monster deserved it, and you had other plans. Hearing Papy groveling you could hear Blue cracking his knuckles. Oh asgore did you wish you could see it?
You sat on his neatly made bed as you looked at your surroundings. The place looked tidy and amazing just like your date.
However, your mind kept playing back to the end. It was an intense kiss. The sensation returned all those feelings from last night. All you wanted to do was kiss him again. Maybe you could replicate it again if you played your cards right. You button down your shirt a bit as you lay on the bed.
A familiar ringtone rang. You look to see who's interrupting you from going to sexy time central. Maya. Yep, that checks out. Maya always had a knack for calling at the worst times.
You didn't want to answer her just yet as it's been a long time since you guys talked. And the last conversation you had with her wasn't the best. Considering she hated Sans for being a skeleton. And you hated that she couldn't get over that. And the reason you couldn't go back when Sans broke up with you. It was out of spite. You never want to give her the satisfaction she was right about sans.
You decide to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Hey poodles, how are you?"
You cringe at the dumb nickname.
"I'm good. How about you?"
You tried adjusting the settings on your phone. The phone made it hard to hear her but her chipper tune just made you feel at ease. Maya must be in a good mood.
"Well, I wanted to let you know we are having a get-together, on Friday. ____ ___ please" You could hardly hear that last part. You debated to put it on speaker.
You look at the door as Blue hasn't come back yet. Guess it was safe. You put it on speaker as Maya's voice came through the phone.
"Hello?"
"I'm still here Maya, what did you say I couldn't hear you"
"oh my gosh, I said we are having a family get-together please bring your date. We want to see you guys" Maya blared as you tried to think about it. It would be nice if Blue met your family. If you guys were going to take the next step then you needed him to know your family. You made that mistake with Sans. You didn't want to repeat that.
"I'm not sure about us coming Maya…but" You needed to break the truth to her. She needed to know you moved on and are dating another skeleton. It should be easy.
Maya cut in.
"Don't worry. I already called Papyrus and he said Sans was down for it. So no excuses! We miss seeing you. And this is a good opportunity to just talk it out. It was Dad's idea. Please come" A part of you wanted to get mad at Papyrus for accepting it on your behalf. But maybe it's a good thing. Sans probably won't show up. And you could bring Blue to tell them what happened. Or this could all blow up in your face. Nope, you're going. You miss seeing them.
"If you think it's okay, we'll come. And I'll bring something to the table"
You said in defeat. Guess you could tell them the news when you get there. There wasn't much choice left.
"Ok, see ya on Saturday then, bye ___"
You didn't bother to reply to her as you hung up. Every bit of sexual drive in you shriveled up at that moment. There are more important things to worry about. You needed to teach Blue some Spanish before he could meet your parents. You had a good feeling about this.
He's gonna wow them with his personality.
Blue walked back with sweatpants on. He was shirtless as he made his way over to you. And a rose in his mouth. You could smell some kind of taco mix on him.
"MY ANGEL SORRY FOR MAKING YOU WAIT" He purred as he threw the rose away. "DO YOU LIKE MY NEW COLOGNE TAC-O BELL"
This wasn't fair. You haven't stopped smiling since he got to the door. And he was just getting better as you could see he was posing a bit to show off his muscles. A part of you was dying to find out how he was gonna pull this off.
Blue pulled you into a hug as he nuzzled your head. He kept you in his embrace as he laid you guys on the bed. He admired you as he nuzzled closer to you.
"WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?" He asked as he leaned close. He stopped inches as he was practically asking permission to continue yesterday's plans. You badly wanted to take him on his offer. But it seemed he hadn't picked up on your mood.
"Blue, would you like to meet my parents?"
"WAIT…REALLY!?"
Blue was perplexed for a moment before he cracked a childish smile. In a flash, the monster ran in and out of his closet. Blue came out fully dressed and jumping in excitement.
"OH BOY, I CAN FINALLY MEET YOUR PARENTS! THEY WILL LOVE ME. AND I'LL BE THE BEST SON THEY EVER HAD!" Blue floated as they struck a pose. Starstruck with the idea. You couldn't help but giggle at the guy.
"They already have a son you goofball. And the reunion is on Saturday. I wouldn't mind taking you to see my grandma but you need to learn some Spanish" You told him as he nodded sitting back in the bed. His jittery reaction was infectious as you couldn't help but join him.
"Saturday is a couple of days away and we can meet my grandma on Friday if you're not busy today, we could practice a bit," You thought it over. Blue doesn't need to know everything but he needs to pronounce his introduction perfectly.
The first time you introduced Sans he just waved and didn't say a word. During that time he only spoke to those that talked to him first. Which didn't sit well with your parents but you thought it would get better over time. Boy were you wrong.
"Only have time for you to introduce yourself to my parents. If we start today it should be fine. What time are you free?" you asked Blue as you were just brought in. You didn't know if he was busy so you guys could set up another day.
"I DON'T HAVE TO BE IN AT WORK UNTIL 7 SO WE HAVE ALL DAY. BUT I'M I'LL BE BUSY TOMORROW SO WE COULD FRIDAY" Blue said as he thought about it. He looked at his phone.
"WE HAVE ABOUT 3 HOURS. I CAN DROP YOU OFF BEFORE MY SHIFT."
That would be perfect! You looked around for pen and paper as you needed to teach him a few lines. And yet a part of you feels like you're forgetting something. Nothing came to mind. You scooted close to Blue so he could see your writing.
"It's gonna be hard but you'll need to pronounce these words perfectly"
You pointed at your parents' names.
"DAWN? AN-HELL? AND DONA MARY LU?" He tried to pronounce it.
"You're right about my dad's name. His name is Angel so you would say, Don Angel. Out of respect" You pointed at your mom's name "It's not Mary Lu but people do call her that but you have to say Mari- lu. Also, you have to insinuate your n a bit more so it's Doña. She'll be impressed if you do" A friend of yours once pronounced your mom's name right and now your mom would ask for her. She still asked about her during high school but she moved away in middle school! You won't be surprised if she asks you at the party.
"OKAY, SO HOW DO I INTRODUCE MYSELF?"
"Buenas tardes Don Angel. Mi nombre es Serif. Estoy saliendo con tu hija ___"
(Good afternoon Mr.Angel. My name is Serif. I'm going out with your daughter)
Blue nuzzled the top of your head as he gushed over your voice. You tried to cover your mouth to suppress your giggles. Blue sudden speed got your skin ticklish. You're naturally ticklish but he didn't need to know that. This only encouraged him more.
"YOU'RE SO CUTE"
For the rest of the time you taught Blue. He got them down nicely but he still needed to work on adding the accent to it. Even when you guys were eating, you kept practicing. Percy looked at you guys funny during dinner but went back to the couch to play. Leaving you guys alone.
"SO I TAKE IT, MEETING YOUR PARENTS IS KINDA BIG ISN'T IT?"
"yea. I guess I wasn't thinking of that. I just wanted you to meet them"
Blue nodded as an idea popped into his head. The idea must have been funny because he was grinning like a fool. You tugged at his arm. Hoping for him to let you in on it but he shook his head.
"I DON'T WANT TO JINX IT AND YOU HAVE TO GO HOME"
"That's not fair…" you groaned.
You got out of the car. You walked over to the driver's door and you could see Blue. He had his window down as he stuck his head out. He worked really hard so you needed to reward him for putting up with you. You leaned in and kissed him. You cupped his face with your hands as you deepened the kiss. He melted into it as you tried to pull away. He whimpered as your lips parted from his.
"You'll get more of these tomorrow" you teased. His eyes were like shooting stars. Blue nodded in excitement like a dog who was promised a bone for being a good boy. You chuckled at the idea as he drove off.
You walked back into your room to see petals of flowers on the floor. Table nicely made with a feast of food covered up. You looked around as you saw candles that were once lit were snuffed. And a sleeping Axe on the couch dressed in a clean pair of clothes to match.
You forgot about movie night.
"I'm sorry something came up. I didn't know you did all this. Did you do this to cheer me up? Aww," you whispered as you sat next to his sleeping form. You could hear some music coming from somewhere. You look down to see headphones blasting into the knucklehead's sleeping form. You softly pulled them away. The sleeping monster didn't move an inch as you accidentally brushed your hand on his skull. You could hear his stomach growl as you felt a hint of guilt. The poor guy waited for you. The least you could do was wake him up.
"Axe honey, you gotta wake up" You whispered. This got the monster looking up in panic as he headbutted you on accident.
"Geeze peaches, That's some wake up call" He responded as he rubbed his forehead. You could only do the same as his head felt like a rock. But at least he was awake now. You looked around at the sweet gesture.
"Sorry, I didn't come back from work. Something happened and I got back late" The poor guy must have put a lot of effort into making you lunch as you see the neatly wrapped sandwiches on the table.
"Did it have anything to do with Mr.Hot shot?" His voice was cold as he practically cursed out the guy's name. "men like him won't learn from their mistakes"
"Let's eat. I'm hungry and my wonderful roommate cooked me an amazing meal so let's dig in. Axe blushed a bit as he grumbled that it was easy.
You shook his head as you grabbed the portable table and placed it in front of the couch. Axe sighed as he helped you set the table to eat. You didn't want to start any bad conversation as you put a movie on. He was your roommate so you tried to keep the peace.
The atmosphere was better once the two of you began to watch the movie. It was one of those typical thriller cliches. You didn't mind as the adventurer found his love interest in the heat of a battle.
"I don't see the appeal of him" Axe spouted as he pointed as the guy pushed the girl away as he wanted to fight the villain alone. "How is this appealing?"
You looked at him confused. Yeah, the main protagonist wasn't the nicest guy but he had rugged charm and movie magic to hide the flaws. So you could agree with him, it just didn't feel right. Almost made it feel like he was blaming the women for picking the guy.
"I can't say for every woman but I guess it depends on their type. This woman likes strong protective types. It's a trope that writers thought would improve the movie" You lecture as you point at the ending as the guy takes the girl away in the car.
"Cough* So what's your type if you could indulge in my skeptical view of human romance" Axe asked nervously before chugging his water. You thought about it and you never had a normal relationship.
So far you've dated twice and both so far are monsters. People in general never came up in the equation. It just happened to be that you're into monsters. Case closed.
"I guess you could say someone sweet and dependable. Ooo and a good kisser" You said as you thought back to yesterday. Axe nodded as he scooted closer.
"So you could say a monster could fit into these categories" Axe asked innocently. You failed to see him scoot closer to you in the process.
"Of course, I didn't mind when I kissed you," You said as you turned the channel until you saw Jumanji. Ooo one of the classics. You could feel Axe's hand graze yours.
"Annnnnd do you think I'm a good kisser?" Axe added.
You thought about it. Compared to the other two he was in the top three.
"Yeah but ow"
You pull your hand away as it is scraped against one of his talons. Axe inspected the damage. His hands practically engulfed yours. His hands were covered in scars as bits of bone were cracked. Those cracks we jagged and are probably the cause of your cut.
He made sure to move your hand delicately as he saw a paper cut on your pinky. "Your hands are so small and squishy compared to mine" He lightly squeezed your hand. The pressure was barely noticeable, he aligned his hand against yours to see the significant difference. Sprawled his hand out to his size difference.
"Yeah I'm average size but to you guys, I must be tiny but we aren't all that different. I got scars too!" You rolled up your arms so he could see the cuts around your arms and wrists. He marveled at them as he hesitated to touch them.
"Who did this to you?" He didn't seem to be asking as his eyes shrunk a bit as he noticed burn marks as well.
"Just past mistakes when I was baking. I got this big one when I leaned up against a hot bread rack. And these small cuts that look like a sloppy emo kid are actually from bread. These are fresh from the job" School never told you that fresh bread was hard and sharp. And even worse when bagging the stuff could potentially cut your arms a bit. Your cooking buddy never had this problem but you did.
You chuckled as you remembered showing Fuku fresh burn marks on your arms. The poor girl avoided touching them because of how gruesome they looked. They were your badges of armor. And mistakes that made you better.
"You can touch them, it's fine. And most of them have faded so they don't even hurt"
Axe gently patted your arms as you pretended to groan in pain before blowing a raspberry at him. He seemed to take the hint as he inspected them closer.
"It's different here. I can relate as you see them as badges of honor. You could say we are very alike in that aspect" He unzipped his hoodie as he showed his bare bones. He faced away from you for you to get a better look. There were cracks and scars all over his bones.
You were taken aback at the abuse his body had taken.
The childish grin he gave was an understatement to his words. You couldn't help but touch his back. Holding back your breath as each bone had been damaged. Some spots had claw marks and others that had faded bite marks. Even where you bit him has disappeared. Those that healed were faded as the mark wasn't as deep but why are there cracks?
Are any of these caused by Sans? or Papyrus? Impossible… but what could hurt him to the point that he can't heal himself properly? What world did he live in that he had to deal with constant danger? You've never been to the underground as you heard fond stories about it from your buddies. And yet the proof was staring at you that this didn't add up. There must be more to the underground than what your friends made it out to be.
You were gonna ask him.
However, the proud smile he wore held back your tongue. How many times did people question you? The moment you rolled up your sleeve they would start questioning you on it. You thought it was funny that they were curious about your scars. But over time their words felt like knives digging at your insecurities.
They always said the same things before running to their conclusions.
Are you suicidal? You know they have creams to fix that? Don't you ever learn from your mistakes? Just wear long sleeves from now on and you won't burn yourself as much. Their words just made you feel like an idiot. They cheapen your thoughts on your scars. What once were your badges of honor came to be a symbol of your failures. At some point, you just hid them and never wore short sleeves. Talking to people makes you feel bad about them. As if you did it as a sign of attention. That was never your intention. So neither was his…
He turned back to face you and you could see more scratches and marks on his body. The smile on his face just showed how proud of them. As he listed a few fights he had to deal with. He looked a little taller as he held himself high. He even moved closer for you to see. Almost excited for you to compliment him on his accomplishments. You tried to match his energy.
"They look so cool, Axe…. As if you fought a bear and came back the winner" You regained a more confident smile, noticing his eyes widened before nodding furiously like a madman. Axe grew excited as he loved your response.
"I got the bones to prove it!" he laughed crazily as he pointed his arm at the giant bear-like claw mark. It was your turn to laugh in disbelief.
"We could be twins with these scars. No one will dare to mess with us!" You guys were back to back as you pointed finger guns at your imaginary enemy.
"We should be called Mark and Pock?! The scar squad, nabbing criminals and eating our cases" He chuckled at the thought before pointing his finger at the pillow.
You joined him before you heard your phone ring. You looked and you could see Blue name flashing on your screen as you abruptly stopped.
Blue
Hello princess! Just wanted to wish you a good night. Can't wait to study Friday!
You
Yes! And good night just in case I fall asleep. See ya Friday!
You looked up as you came face to face with a grumpy Axe. His arms folded as he grumbled.
"Mr.Hot Shot asking for another date?"
If looks could kill your phone would be dead by now. You rolled your eyes.
"Oh don't worry. Neither of us is getting any action anytime soon. And I already told him I have plans to spend all day with you tomorrow" You joked as you looked away for a second. You failed to see Axe's eyes grow into hearts for a second before blinking them gone.
"So it's a date tomorrow, pumpkin?"
Axe purred as he picked you up bridal style as he laid on the couch. Pretending to kiss you as you dodged his advances. Only for him to succeed as his tongue had somehow sneaked into yours. He moved himself closer to deepen the kiss as his hands began to travel back. You shoved his face away.
"Axe you have monster food for that. You can't use me as your battery" you whined feeling a bit hurt at his advances.
Axe instantly stopped. He panicked as he apologized feverishly as he forgot and didn't mean to make you feel like that.
He loosened his grip around you but didn't let go of your form. He held onto you as he went back to watching TV. Occasionally munching on a sandwich. He offered you a bite. You gladly took a bite. He would take a bite out of it and pass it back. As if you two were lovers. As if it was the most normal thing to do.
You tried to sit on the couch properly but he stretched his leg out on the empty space. Leaving you no space if you got out of his grip. You tried to get up but he held onto you tighter.
"Axe honey could you let go I need to use the restroom" you lied as you couldn't think of any other idea. He grunted as he pushed you off his lap and he remained focused on the TV.
You waddled over to the bathroom and locked the door. A part of you was relieved as you had a bit of time to think it out. You can think straight in the peace of your bathroom. And that loveable monster made it hard for you to focus.
You've ignored the fact your roommate would occasionally call you mate. For his personal preference, you were okay with it. But you couldn't help but think the guy was developing a crush on you.
Besides the occasional sneak attack, you didn't mind him. It's still early to assume he fell for your childish charms. If you even had any charm to begin with. The problem wasn't him as the fault lies with you.
The guidelines you made him worked like a charm. Or that was until he had to add his own. He added that he needed something to continue to recharge his magic. And you gladly got him monster food. But he added in case you didn't have any he could ask to kiss you in any way shape or form. And you agreed to his demands. Under the grounds that he only gets one kiss a day for emergency use only. You didn't think it would be a problem anymore.
That is until you remember monster food isn't cheap. Which led to your predicament. It takes about 5 monster treats to keep him good for the day. And only one make-out session would provide the same outcome with a price.
You couldn't ignore that the guy had feelings for you now. The way he treated you was similar to what a husband or boyfriend would do. At least he's respectful around you. So he wouldn't push it if you weren't happy.
And that's where the problem lies.
You suck at confrontation.
You just took him in. And you didn't do it in the best mind space. At your lowest point. You felt vulnerable and weak, you weren't thinking straight. You let your feelings get the best of you. And to make it worse the guy was an amazing kisser but it felt better knowing you were helping him in the end. Hearing him say thank you just made you so happy that it sealed the deal. If you did something right. But now if you take it back it could have damaging effects. You look at the mirror as it shined back at you.
Wait, the mirror was spotless. You looked around but you failed to notice the whole bathroom was clean and even smelled like lemons. Wait, did he clean it while you were away?
You got out as you went to your room. The room looked the same but you could see the clothes that were on the floor were folded. And you could see your desk was organized. Did he do all this?
The dude cooked, cleaned, and had time to himself? And the guy was a good kisser? Why aren't you jumping on his bones right now? Heck, he was just one room away and you know he would give you a good time. Your phone buzzed as you saw Blue send you a heart emoji.
Ah, that's why…
You walked over to the living room. Grateful at the monster in front of you. The dude looked happy as he was softly snoozing a bit.
Axe was sprawled out on the couch. He looked up to you as he sat up. He patted the empty side of the couch as he handed you his jacket.
"I know it ain't a blanket but it will keep you warm. I heard it gets chilly at night"
Axe mumbled as his focus was trained on the TV. You mumbled thanks as you wrapped yourself with it. You ignored the butterflies in your stomach as he took care of you. Always one step ahead of your needs.
You leaned against him as he wrapped his arm around you. The hint of guilt passed you like waves. Only to grow quiet as you glanced at the big scary monster who let you lay your head on his chest. For once you had someone to help you out and not the other way around. And for what it's worth you could always talk to him about it tomorrow. The guy worked hard. It's the least you could do.