Good Things Never Last

Chapter 46

"Guess whooooo"

A smile played at the corner of my lips as I replied.
"Sippycupppppp"
"Hey mamas!"
I turned around to face him, grinning wildly before tightly hugging him.

"What are you doing here so late? Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
His eyes widened in surprise as he stared at me.
"They didn't tell you?"
That was when I began to feel worried. My anxieties surged over me as questions flooded my mind, making my cheeks paler than usual. According to Wilbur, I had become an anxious person as a result of the entire war situation, which had left me with some uneasiness.

"What..."
He took a step back and rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.
"Wilbur's holding an election Y/N"
At his comments, my jaw nearly fell on the floor. Why hadn't he told me earlier?
"Everyone's coming to stay in L'Manburg for it. It's in a couple of days"
As I was consumed by my thoughts, I broke eye contact with him. I couldn't work out why Wilbur would do something so stupid just when things were returning to normal.

"How many parties?"
Sapnap silently told me to explain as he tilted his head at me.
"How many parties are there going to be running in the election?"
"Four"
"And who do they consist of? Actually no, I want to hear it from Wilbur himself"
I turned to storm away, but a hand gripped my wrist tightly.

"It's late Y/N, you need to rest. Talk to him in the morning"
I let out a huff as I realised he was right.
"Yeah, I'll talk to him tomorrow"
I turned away.

"Night hey mamas man"
"Night shorty"
Turning around to face him, I moved faster than I'd ever moved before.
"I'm not even that short"
"Right then"
"I'd like to see you stand next to Wilbur"
With that, I retired to my bed and soon fell asleep.

As the pastel colours disappeared from the sky, I was up early and on my way to Wilbur's place.

"WILBUR SOOT!"

The sound of my fist slamming on the wooden door echoed all around me.
He opened his door seconds later. He towered above me as usual, but his hair was sticking up all over the place and he had deep purple bags that dragged beneath his eyes that he could barely hold open.

"What is it?"
He sounded bored and irritated.
"So when the fuck were you gonna tell me that there's gonna be an election?"
His eyes widened as he rubbed the back of his neck in response to my words.

"Look Y/N, I just..."
"I don't want to hear it Will. Just tell me why"
"I need authority over the people Y/N"
I groaned as Wilbur shut the door and started walking down the dirt road with me trailing behind him.

"No one listens to me and your brother anymore. What better way to make people believe that you are in charge than to have them vote for you?"
With a roll of my eyes, I quickened my speed a little so I could walk alongside him.

"I don't know Will, maybe just making a speech or something instead of getting all the people of the land involved?"
"We need a long-term solution Y/N"
I agreed with a nod, part of me knowing where he was coming from while the other was still quite confused.

"So who're the other parties?"
As we paused at the bank of a pond, the smell of fragrant flowers filled our nostrils. Wilbur came to a halt and turned to face me.

"There's obviously me and Tommy"
My face fell slightly at his words.
"Wait, so Tommy knew about this as well?"
I raised my eyes to the giant, who gave me a small smirk.
"Well it would be stupid if I didn't inform my vice president, don't you think?"

"So who else then?"
"Well we have COCONUT2020, which consists of Fundy and Niki"
If I had water in my mouth, I would have spat it out all over the place after hearing Wilbur's words.
"What the fuck. Why are they running? Especially Fundy"
"Well umm, about that. To get Sapnap's vote, Tommy had to piss off Fundy, which led to him making his own party. I only found out about it a couple of days ago"
"Well you still found out before me"
He just rolled his eyes in my direction and completely ignored my statement.

"There's also SWAG2020, which is Quackity and George's party"
My mouth fell open even more as I looked up at the older male.
"So Gogy was in on this as well? And you guys all wonder why I don't tell you anything anymore"
It was my time to roll my eyes at him, disappointed in my pals but intrigued by this Quackity guy. While I was away on my trip, Tommy used to mention him in his letters. They used to run a cartel with Tubbo, which seemed both hilarious and chaotic.

"And lastly there's SCHLATT2020, which is just Jschlatt. I think he's running just because he felt like it. He only announced that he was running last night, so he isn't worth worrying about"
Something about Wilbur's expression made me doubt what he was saying, but he spoke up before I could question it.

"Anyways, I got to go discuss election stuff with your little brother. Try to stay out of trouble"
He turned around and started walking back down the path, likely toward Tommy's house.

"No promises!"
I sighed and sat down on the lush grass, gently stroking the blades with my fingertips.

A slight splashing sound drew my attention, prompting me to raise my head and look in the direction of the noise. It had come from the other side of the pond, almost right across from me.

When I looked up, I saw a bright neon green hoodie paired with what appeared to be black sweatpants. He obviously didn't care about his appearance. His hood was down, displaying his blond hair, which had darkened considerably in the two years since I last saw it. He'd probably shut himself in his room to do 'war stuff' like he used to.

His gaze was on his hands, which sat in his lap, fidgeting with some pebbles, so I couldn't see the famous psychotic smiley face mask.

My heart skipped a beat as I saw him. I quietly despised myself for it; I wanted to despise him, to punish him for what he had done to me, but I also wanted to be the larger, better person, so that's what I chose to be.

I had no idea how much he'd overheard my and Wilbur's chat, or if he even knew I was there. But I had no intention of finding out. I quickly stood up and brushed myself down before making my way back to Tubbo's so I could help him with his bees.