miranda's 'family'

Part 25: Salvator Resovoir

As we left the church it the sun was high, hidden behind some clouds. Moreau hobbled beside me, he wasn't visually pleasing but he was decent company.

"how far to your Resovoir?"

"n-not Far"

I nodded and we continued in a comfortable silence.

Again we had to cut through the altar to get to his habitance. As usual the duke was there.

"oho little (y/n) and Lord moreau, what a pleasure."

I smiled and so did moreau.

"What are you doing here duke?"

"when there is coin to be made, I will follow, anyways heading off with lord moreau?"

"yep a week with him like the other Lords and ladies alike!"

"well have fun little one we will meet again"

I wandered off with moreau. I kind of feel bad for him, he is always quiet and insulted.

"sooo what do you have planed for this evening?"

"n-nothing much maybe a swim?"

"ooh that sounds fun"

"can you swim?"

"... No not really"

He looked at me with shock.

"would you like me to teach you how to swim?"

"yeah!"

And with that me and moreau talked the rest of the way.

It was afternoon when we arrived and I was taken back by how large his estate was. Yet it was horribly water damaged in a few areas. It also smelt kind of funky.

We walked through the area and reached the bottom of a windmill.

There was a metal gate and moreau guided me through it. The area was hilled and grassy with several little houses around.

We walked further into the center of the mini village.

"that one there is yours so put your bags in there and then meet me by the metal gate when your ready"

I nodded and he unlocked the door dropping the key in my hand as he hobbled away.

Walking through the door the house was in supprising condition. It's like it's just been remodeled. It had a kitchen bedroom and living room.

Walking to the bedroom it was small and quaint like Donna's but more plain just a wardrobe and a bed.

Placing my suitcase in my bed, I begin to unpack.

5 minuets later I walk out of the house and go towards the metal gate by the mill. I see moreau standing nervously by the gate.

-moreau's PoV-

How long does it take for them to unpack.... Did they run away from me like mother said? Did they get eaten? What if they hate me... Mother said that because of how I look nobody would want to spend time with me.

I look around and still no sign of them. Was I too forward asking them if I could teach them how to swim... What if...

I was cut out of my thoughts when I heard the metal clunk of the gate. I saw (y/n) standing excitedly next to me.

They didn't seem to mind how I looked, or how my residency looked.

Maybe mother was wrong?

-(y/n) PoV -

Is moreau okay he looked like he was trapped in his own thoughts. I poked his stomach and got his attention.

"you okay moreau?"

"I'm fine, are you still up for being taught how to swim... You don't have to if you don't wanna like I understand i-"

"hey show me the way and let's go!"

I cut him off mid sentence as I could see he was beginning to panic. He nodded and we left the mini village to go get taught how to swim.

Bout 5 minuets and we made it, it was a large pool of water with a bit of wood sticking out into it. Behind me was a little building made of wood.

I walked up to the bit of wood moreau infront of me. I looked around a bit to get bearings to where I am, then I turn back around to see moreau jumping into the water.

"weeeeeee". Splosh

A large wave washed over the bit of wood where I stood and I was drenched. I sat down in my soaking clothes feet in the water making small little ripples in the water.

I saw his head pop up from under the water. I let out a laugh as he did some acrabatics in the water.

"first, confidence.."

"what does tha- AAAHH"

Before I could finish my sentence I was pulled in by my legs into the water.

I began to panic and flail in the water.

"MOREAU! I can't-"

My head was submerged under the water. It filled my ears, my chest burned like hell till I pushed myself up out of the water and looked at moreau and his smug face.

I made my way over to him.

"what the HELL I almost died!"

"yet you can partly swim"

"no I can not"

"how did you get here then as I'm in the water as well?"

"woah! I can, but that doesn't make up for pulling me in!"

I playfully punched him in the arm and laughed.

Moreau tried to punch me back before I 'swam' away.

"you look like a tadpole!"

He laughed, a proper laugh.

I tried to get away but he caught me swiping water at me soaking my head in water.

After that it broke into a water war between me and him. Obviously he won.

"that was fun..."

I was so tired as I climbed out of the pool. Moreau followed we both sat on the wooden floor and put our feet in the water.

Staring at the darkening sky, the stars began to sparkle, calming me down further.

I placed my head on the cloth of his shoulder. Eyes growing heavy.

"night brother"

"b-brother"