Ariadne: a story of the dream smp

day 3 out of 7

Another day alone.

It feels that way at least.

I offer a small smile to Foolish as he bops his head around to music softly playing in the background of the unbuilt mansion. Tubbo and Ranboo are planning to build a mansion and want to hire Foolish, so he came here to talk it over. I'm not sure why the two teens want to build a mansion, but they are very rich from the mining they do often so I suppose they just want something to do with the money.

"So how are you?" I freeze what I'm doing momentarily to think over the simple question.

How am I. Well, the four month anniversary of the country I built and worked hard for almost a year is coming up, that's always a hard day for me. My twin brother is in prison with someone I looked up to for too long. My dreams have turned into nightmares with every new night and it brings me bad memories, my best friends-

"Fine." I answer smoothly, watching Foolish's movements as he chops and swiftly regrows trees. He's got powers, y'know. Ranboo kind of does too, I mean, his hands are silk touch like an enderman, but I've known that. Foolish, well apparently he can regrow things. That's all I know.

"Okay..." a silence overtakes us, though it's not awkward. We just let the music bring a calm happiness to us while he works and I observe. A poke on my cheek brings me back to reality and I smile down at the pig hybrid in my arms. Ranboo is with Techno and Phil today, who don't know about anything with Michael or the marriage. I don't think Ranboo or Tubbo wants them to know. Tubbo is just busy.

"Hi." I whisper with a giggle. He smiles lopsided back and points to my head. I peak up and roll my eyes, a smile still grazing my features.

"No crown today mate, it's special." He tilts his head seemingly not understanding but I just shake my head 'no'. He frowns but doesn't budge anymore.

"Why is he with you anyways?" Foolish asks me, gesturing to Michael.

"Um, he followed me home." I lie. He just shrugs in return and continues to work. After a couple more minutes I get up and bring Michael with me, jogging to Tubbo's house for warmth from the chilly air again.

"Oh my f- I hate the cold." I mumble, being careful with my words as I bring the child back up to his room that he wasn't supposed to leave. After sitting down properly, I check the time and sigh at the late hour, having a feeling I'll have to stay longer. It's not that I don't want to be with Michael, he's truly a pleasure to be around, but that means I have to go home later. Anyone who properly knows me would know I don't like being outside alone at night.

Michael taps me and I smile softly to him which he returns before pointing to a picture hung above a small table by his bed. I squint slightly at the picture and exhale when I see what it is.

The small photo contains me with my old hair standing in the middle of two groups. Tommy and Wilbur stand proudly next to Tubbo who's holding up the build layout of the old caravan, a grin on his face while the Dream Team stand on the other side of me, Sapnap holding up a lighter while George tries to pull it away and Dream fake cries. I'm in the middle with a blank face. This was before L'Manberg started, when we were all joking about making a country and Dream adding in threats if we were to. I had just said I would proudly represent a woman in L'Manberg which Dream  made a big deal about for weeks until we made it official, only then did he start taking it seriously seeing as we had made a country on the outskirts of his kingdom. I still to this day don't understand how he was able to rule a kingdom being himself for so long. Fundy took the picture which was slightly blurry from him shaking it with his laughter.

Michael shakes my arm a bit tearing me out of the trance I had put myself in. I sigh and force a smile to him before crawling onto the boy's bed and patting the yellow covers for him to join me. He quickly does, which I chuckle at before he rests his little head on my arm, cuddling into it.

"One day I'll tell you all about L'Manburg and our adventures in the small country. We sure did have a lot of adventures." I smile fondly at the memories, overall filling me with sadness.

"Your dad was in it, he was the president for a bit as well. I was too, your grandpa was president, but that story's for another time. My brothers were in it, well two of them. Uncle Tommy was one of them, he is... he is away for a bit, for now." Michael seems to be enjoying my talking so I continue.

"Your other dad, the tall one, was in it when Tubbo was president. That was my least favorite time of L'Manburg though, even through the hard times I went through with your grandpa as president, I had my best friend by my side. I had to be by Uncle Tommy's side, he wasn't in a good place for awhile... and it was sort of both of your dads faults, including his. Of course I didn't hear the trouble they got in until after- Tommy's an idiot for even stealing from George. He had been planning it to be fair, I was helping Niki and Mama with a flower shop so I didn't know until after- I said that already." I sigh and glare at the bedsheets, silently judging myself for my ranting but it paid off, somehow, because Michael's soft snoring fill the small room.

I'm great at stories.

A/n:

That platonic loh tho... my sister thought I was crying from my laughter... kinda sad ngl. Anyways- more michael content cause idk what to write!!