(Draken x reader)Love and war

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It's a new day, i wake up with his hand still in mine. "Y/n? Is that you?" My dad asks weakly. I look up at him and he's .... Crying. I hold back my tears because i don't wanna make him feel any worse than he's probably already feeling, i wanna be strong for him. "Yeah dad, it's me." I reply with a reassuring smile, "how are u feeling today?" I ask as i look over to him.

"I thought i would never see you again!" He sobs "And now i do and I can't even take you out to a father and daughter meal to welcome you back like i want to, im stuck in this bed like useless vegetable." Tears begin to well up in my eyes. "Your not a vegetable, dad, you're ill, and you'll get better." I tell him trying not to let my voice break. "I'm so sorry for how i treated you, and I'm sorry I didn't recognise how you felt, i should've tried harder." He cries "I'm so so sorry!"

And that was it. That was what broke me, i put my arms around him as carefully as I can and cry, "It's not your fault, dad, you did the best you could at the time. I love you regardless!" I manage to say through all the sobbing. He starts to stroke my head, and we just say like that for about 20 minutes. "What do you want for breakfast dad?" I say finally, "I can barely cook anything so you have a two choices, an egg sandwich or toast.". He laughs, it's nice to hear so i start laughing too, "It's not funny that i won't make a good housewife dad." I say, still chuckling as i head into the kitchen. I open the cupboards and they're bare. I would like to say that there's at least a pack of pasta or something in the back ... but there's nothing. I might have to go to the store, but i don't really like the thought of leaving him on his own but I might have to... it's only like 7 minutes there so ill be 20 minutes tops. "Dad, your cupboard is deserted, there's nothing there!" I shout from the kitchen ... right he can't shout. How dumb of me. I walk into his room and tell him again "I might have to step out for 20 minutes to go to the store, will you be okay?"

"Of course," he says "I've been fine so far haven't I?"

I twist my face in apprehension, then i remember ... HAH the nurse is coming to do his chemo in like 10 minutes I'll wait until she's here! I'm a damn GENIUS. **Door knocks** .... She's early. "One minute!" I shout as i get up from the chair in my dad's room to go and open the door. "Hi,  i think he's doing" i stop .... What the fuck is he doing HERE. I grab him by his tie and pull him inside, slamming the door shut. "Hello to you to, princess." He chuckles.

"Don't princess me, asshole, what the fuck are you doing at my house?!" I ask, trying not to let my dad hear me from his room.

"You didn't miss me, damn, what a shame." He playfully pouts.

"You didn't answer my question, ken. What. Are. You. Doing. Here?"

His face turns serious and cold almost instantly. "How do you know my name?" He asks, as he slowly walks toward me. "I-i ..." I stutter, intimidated by how close he's coming to me. Before i know it, I'm backed up against the wall , quite literally, and he slams his hand on the wall beside my head, and brings his face closer to mine, looking me up and down like he's trying to sus me out. "Are you from a rival gang or somethin'" he puts his hand around my neck, "coz if you are...."

"We ... w-went to the same m-middle school." I say as he tightens his grip, then lets go. I try and get my breath back. "Fuck, I'm sorry." He says and offers to lift me up off the floor. "Oh my god! What the fuck is wrong with you!" I say slapping his hand away and getting up myself. "Y/n!" I hear my dad weakly call from the other room, i rush to go and see if he's okay, and sure enough he is. "Is that the nurse?"

"Uh no it's nobody." I tell him, and Ken enters the room, as if to show he doesn't listen to anybody, i scowl at him. "Hello sir," he says so innocently, like i didnt catch him trying to cover up a murder last night, and like he didn't just try and choke me out a second ago. "Is this a friend?" My dad asks smiling like a cute old man. "It's complicated," i tell my dad, before turning to glare at Ken , "And he was just leaving anyway." I say pushing him out the room.

"That was your dad, huh." He asks. Like you actually care, you ass.

"Yes and i would like it if you can tell me what you're doing here so i can get back to taking care of him."

"Why you gotta be so cold?" He asks, pouting again. It's kinda cute actually. Girl stop he had your throat in his hands .... Although that was kinda hot too now i think about it. WARGH thats enough! "I just came to check up on you, that's all. A lotta people could be scarred by something like that, and I wouldn't wanna scar a pretty lady like you." He says, coming closer to me, " Even if you can't see it." He continues, his face just inches away from mine. 10 years, and he hasnt changed, he can still make me blush without hardly trying. "I-i'm fine thank you." He backs away and looks into the corner. Confused, i follow his eyes and it turns out he's looking at my bags. "Do you have a job?" He asks.

"What?" I ask confused as to why he was asking such a random question.

"Do you have a job?" He asks again.

"No. What does that have to do with anything?!" I ask. He gives me a card with a location on it, " if you can't find legit work, come here and find me." Legit work?! Is he asking me to become a stripper or something?! "Woah! I don't think i'd make a good exotic dancer, Ken, I can't even dance!" He starts laughing ... i feel my cheeks burn in embarassment.

"Not that type of work, princess." He says, still kind of chuckling. "It's dangerous work, but you look like a dangerous girl, so i think you can handle it." He says and begins to show himself out. "Well, thank you." Then he's gone. I stare at the card he gave me ... Dangerous work huh. I put it on the shelf and go put my coat and shoes on because the nurse'll be here any minute. My day goes by pretty quickly after that, i mean what kind of excitement do you expect to get taking care of your dad?