Love's Premonition (Bruno Madrigal x Fem Reader)

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Y/n was unable to find Dolores for the rest of the celebration, and once the guests had left Luisa told her that Dolores had left early and went to bed in her room. 

At this point, Y/n was convinced that Dolores was avoiding her. She would have to catch her at breakfast tomorrow, since everyone ate together and she would have to make herself truly conspicuous to leave early.

Once Y/n got up and ready for breakfast, though, Mirabel was already asking Dolores questions as she got food from the table.

Dolores was saying nothing as Mirabel began to stumble on about how she was worried about the magic, but they were interrupted by Felix. "Camilo, stop pretending to be your sister to get seconds."

Camilo, shapeshifting back into his usual self, shrugged. "Worth a shot." The house hit him with a window cover, then again when he didn't move. He yelped and went back towards the breakfast table. Felix, and Dolores who was behind him, began to follow, but Dolores hung back for a moment.

"Mirabel, the only ones worried about the magic are you, and the rats that talk in the walls." She began to move on, but then seemed to remember something. "And Luisa, I think. I heard her eye twitching all night." And with that, Dolores hurried off towards the table.

Hmm... Luisa? That was odd, Luisa was rarely nervous about anything.  Y/n had gained a new lead to follow about the magic, but still nothing about the spy in her room. She would have to find a way to get more answers later.

Y/n grabbed some food and sat down at the table between Camilo and Julieta. She began to eat, seeing Abuela try to sit down at the table, but was stopped by three furry little creatures. 

Antonio looked up at Abuela. "I told them to warm up your seat."

"Ah- thank you, Antonio." Abuela waved off the animals and sat down, beginning to discuss the matters of the day. She was interrupted, though, a couple times, by Mirabel trying to ask Luisa questions. After it kept going, Abuela asked Casita to move Mirabel to the other end of the table, so that Pepa and Felix were between Mirabel and Luisa.

Luisa did look nervous, actually. She had avoided answering any of Mirabel's questions, and stared at her food when Mirabel tried to make eye contact.

Odd, thought Y/n, but left that trail for Mirabel to follow. She was going to focus on Dolores. Abuela began to speak of Isabela's hopefully future engagement, and that the man was going to be over that night for dinner, hopefully to propose. 

Camilo shapeshifted into Mariano, the man Abuela spoke of, and made kissy faces at Isabela, who in turn smacked him in the face with flowers. He shapeshifted back, coughing a flower out of his mouth, then continuing to eat. Y/n stifled a smile at their shenanigans. Camilo loved to mess with his prima, always making jokes.

Once breakfast was over, Luisa was stomping off to do her duties around town before anyone could get a word in with her. She was nearly out of sight by the time Mirabel spotted her, and ran after her.

Y/n watched, wondering how that would go, and decided to ask Mirabel later.

Y/n looked around instead for Dolores, who she caught just before she could get out of sight. "Dolores! Wait up!"

Since they were in front of Dolores' family, it would look strange if she didn't stop and wait for Y/n, so she did. 

"Dolores, I need to talk to you, and you've been avoiding me."

"Whaaaaaat??? No I haven't..." Dolores tried to lie, but it wasn't convincing in the least.

"Listen, I'm letting Mirabel talk to Luisa about the magic for now, but there's something different going on that I think only you would know about." Y/n was suddenly hyperaware of the Madrigals around her. "Can we take this somewhere private?"

Dolores reluctantly agreed, seeing there was no escaping this. She led Y/n to her room, shutting the door behind them. "What is it you want to ask me about?"

"When I was in my room, I saw something. Someone was watching me, through a crack in my bedroom wall. You must have heard them, do you think you would be able to figure out who they are?"

Dolores looked extremely uncomfortable. "Listen... I do know who you're talking about. I'll admit that much. But for the sake of him and this family, I won't tell you who it is. You'll only go searching for him, which won't end well for any of us."

Y/n tried to decipher that. What did it mean that Dolores thought she would go looking for him? Were there positive or negative feelings there? Dolores had been very vague, and she found no answers in the cryptic words.

"Can't I have any knowledge of what's going on? At least let me know who can see me when I'm asleep." Y/n truly was creeped out by the idea of anyone watching her in her room.

Dolores shook her head. "I want to, Y/n, but I won't. I want to bring him to light, too, but he has made it clear he wishes to stay hidden. Please, just let him be. He's not a bad person, and he won't invade your privacy on purpose."

Y/n didn't respond for a moment, searching Dolores' eyes for anything that would help her. All she found was determination to reveal nothing. "... Okay." Y/n wasn't going to drop this, but she wasn't going to figure anything out from Dolores either.

"Thank you." Dolores really seemed relieved. 

"I'll leave you now, then. Thank you, for... well, whatever this was." Y/n waved as she left the room, and Dolores waved back.

Once Y/n had left the room, she came up with a new plan to figure out who that had been. After all, they had been in her wall, and she had seen from where. All she had to do was find the passage.

Y/n's first thought was to try and pry open a new entrance to the tunnel by widening the gap between the boards, but when she tried Casita put a stop to that by moving the floorboards so Y/n lost her footing. 

As Y/n sat on her bed, trying to figure out a new strategy, Mirabel burst into her room.

Surprised, Y/n turned to her. "What-?"

"I'm going to Tio Bruno's tower to find answers, and you're coming with me."