[Discontinued] Welcome to the Family - SBI + Ranboo + Tubbo (no shipping!)

Chapter Nine

a/n Heh-heh gotta love procrastination! Just wanted to let you all know that Ranboo can drink water, he just cannot bathe/touch it! At least, that's how it's working in my story lol. Also, parenthesis are my input lol.

I should've handled the situation better. 

I've been hurt worse, why did two slaps break me down so quickly? Why did I yell? My throat hurts so bad. It feels like something scratching and scraping down the insides of my throat. My head still pounds as well, the echo of my voice bouncing throughout my skull.

I should've handled the situation better.

My cheek still stings slightly and tears prick at my eyes as Wilbur recounts how he found me to Phil and Techno in the van. "Oh, Ranboo. I'm so sorry, mate," Phil sighs.

"Your throat must hurt," Techno glances back at me. I nod, feeling drained. "Do you want some tea once we arrive home?"

I nod to him thankfully. I hope that helps, at least for a little while.

I should've handled the situation better and my throat wouldn't hurt.

"Was it my name that you shouted?" Wilbur asks. I nod. "Ah. I wasn't certain. Since you haven't spoken in a while and there was an enderman twang, it mostly sounded like a garbled mess."

I feel my cheeks heat slightly and I don't know why. I shouldn't be ashamed of the fact that my voice sounded like that after so long.

I should've handled the situation better and Wilbur wouldn't have had to have heard my disgusting voice.

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I sat quietly on the couch sipping the tea the Techno made. Techno and Wilbur were playing a game on the Xbox, quietly bickering back and forth. Phil was in the laundry room taking off the tags of my new clothes and putting them in the wash. He was supposed to stream after he was finished with that task.

I wasn't exactly sure what I should be doing. Normally, I would be doing tasks non-stop. Whether it is cleaning, food shopping, or occupying the foster parents' children, I always had something that I had to do. At my most recent foster home, according to my journal I mostly just mindlessly watched television with their other children.

Lost in my thoughts of what to do, I finish my tea. I decided that I could do the dishes and figure something out from there. I head to the kitchen, there were plenty of dishes in the sink. I set my mug on the counter and open up the cupboard under the sink. Thankful that there were cleaning gloves that went up close to my elbows. For some reason, they were pink with blue, yellow, and white polka dots, this seemed odd since there were no women in the household. (Oh adoptive Ranboo, you are so close-minded, my friend.)

I turned the water to warm and found a cleaning brush that I put some dish soap on. (I can't say dish soap irl, I say it dish shoap lmao) I also grab a towel and place it on the counter next to the sink. The sink is divided into two halves and in the half with the dishes, I fill it with soapy water. The other half is for cleaning the dishes.

I quickly get into my rhythm of rinse, scrub, rinse, dry, repeat. The repetition puts my mind at ease and distracts me from the pain that still lingers in my throat. I'm so in my zone that I don't even notice Wilbur walk up behind me. "What are you doing, Ranboo?"

I set down the dish I was holding and raised an eyebrow at him, wasn't it obvious? "Ah, I asked the wrong question," Wil chuckles. "What I meant was, why are you doing the dishes? Someone else could have done it. You should be chilling out anyways after what happened at the mall."

I glanced around the kitchen and set my eyes on a pad of sticky notes and a pen. "I don't have anything better to do." I write to him.

"Oh, I see. Well, why don't I help you with drying the dishes, so you can get done faster? Have you heard of a video game called DigCombine (Minecraft but not because uh... you get it)?" Wilbur asks, grabbing the towel off the counter. I shake my head no.

"Well, why don't Techno and I teach you how to play?" he smiles lightly. "After we're done, I mean."

I shrug and nod. Why not?

a/n I'm back! I'm sorry this chapter was a bit slow going! I really only planned the first few chapters, so this is just kind of filler while I figure out where I want to go. Remember to drink water and have a snack if you're hungry. Have a great day/night and remember that you are valid!