Secret Meetings (GEX)

Chapter 3 (Grian)

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Trigger Warning: None. Just fluff.

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      Grian blinked his eyes.

Everything was so bright, it was like a thousand suns shining bright light into his crystal blue eyes. It was so bright that he had to keep closing them to prevent his eyes from burning from the sudden light..

"Oh. You're awake." A voice muttered behind him, causing him to flinch violently. He turned his head to see who spoke.

Beside him was a person who looked a lot like Xisuma, but instead of Xisuma's usual green outfit, this person's was a dark, crimson red. The person took off xir helmet to reveal pure white hair which almost looked like it glowed and bright red eyes that reminded him of redstone, of Mumbo... Oh god, I messed up.... The person also has a large, X-shaped scar across xier face, the lines meeting up directly above the pale nose. Grian also took this moment to look around the room, he was sitting on a bed in a small room that was mostly made out of dark oak and spruce, on one wall was a large bookshelf that for some reason, was only half full. On the other side of the room was a dark oak door that was open ajar and on the wall directly in front of him was a medium sized window of a bunch of different colours of glass, almost as if they were placed there because there was nothing else at hand.

"You gonna say something or what?" The person said, startling him once more.

"W-who are you? How did I get here? And why do you look like X-eye-zuma?" Grian stuttered very quickly.

"Slow down there, I brought you here because I found you laying on the ground not moving."

"Oh..." Grian finally took a moment to look at himself, his chest was wrapped in bandages and one of his legs was in some sort of makeshift cast. Now that he saw the state he was in, he started to notice all the pains he had previously put off, his leg started to hurt like hell and his chest and arms burned with pain.

"Yeah, you looked like you had taken a nasty fall, mind telling me what happened?" The figure raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah... I uhhhh.. Got into a bit of a fight with my friend.... I ran away.." Grian sighed quietly, not completely sure he trusted this new individual.

"That's not very descriptive. What about?" The red clad person asked bluntly.

"I- I uhhh.... Kinda started a resistance against the mayor and then made it look like he was the one who started it...."

"Wow, how'd you manage that? I mean, how did you get the mayor to believe that?"

"I.. Just put some signs down in the fake resistance base.... I didn't think he'd actually fall for it..."

A few seconds of silence passed before suddenly, the red clad figure bursted out laughing, this made Grian start to giggle a bit too, and in a few more seconds, they were both full on laughing their heads off.

"You know, I like you, what's your name?" The white haired figure asked with a smile.

"Grian, what's your's?" Grian returned the smile, although his was more like a grin than anything else.

"The hermits call me "Evil Xisuma"." "Evil Xisuma" spat, a hint of regret hung in his voice.

"Why?" Grian asked, he was always very curious and it tended to get on most of the hermit's nerves, but he could never help himself, he just always wanted to know things!

"....Let's just say.... That they don't like me very much..."

Grian decided not to pry, he understood that "Evil Xisuma" was uncomfortable about the subject, besides, considering the amount of secrets he had, he would very much be a hypocrite if tried to get more out of "Evil Xisuma". However, he did wonder how he had gotten that name... I wonder if there's anything else I could call him...

"You don't seem evil to me... In fact, you seem quite nice!" Grian exclaimed cheerfully. "Is there anything else I could call you?"

"Hmmm...." The red-clad thought for a moment before answering the small hermit. "You could just call me EX, that would be fine."

"Alrighty then!" Grian was grinning even more now, and Grian couldn't even help but notice a small smile start to peek out on the taller figure's face as well.

"You hungry?" EX asked while turning xir head to look back at Grian.

"Yeah!"

"I made some cookies earlier, do you want som-" EX tried to ask before being cut off by a very excited Grian.

"YESYESYESYESYES AND A MILLION MORE YES!!!"

EX laughed, This is going to be a long few weeks... Actually, how long is he staying for, I mean from what he said it didn't sound like he has anywhere to go... Maybe he could stay here? EX looked up at Grian, who was smiling uncontrollably, xe felt bad for him, xe knew what it was like to be an outcast amongst the hermits.... Hopefully Grian would never have to experience that...

"Hey Grian?"

"Yeah, EX?"

"Do you have anywhere else to go?" Xe asked the small, sandy blond gremlin, although xe didn't want to think this way, xe was kinda hoping that he didn't, it would give xem more time to spend with the hermit.

"I don't think so..." Grian's smile instantly turned back into a sad frown, making EX stop smiling as well. "I don't really want to go back to Hermitcraft quite yet.... Mumbo will probably just yell at me again, and besides... None of the other hermits really like me much anyways..."

Mumbo huh? So that's the name of the bastard that hurt Grian... Xe might not want to admit it, but EX had grown quite fond of the small boy.

"You can stay here if you want."

"Wait really? I can??" The gremlin said, surprise and relief flooding his voice.

EX only mhmed in response, another smile making its way onto xir face.

"THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!" Grian exclaimed happily as he jumped up and wrapped his arms tightly around EX's waist and clung on like a sloth to a tree.

Ex smiled and joined Grian in the hug, resting his chin on the top of Grian's head. Maybe it wouldn't be that bad after all...

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      I like this one soooo much more than the last one. In fact, I think this is my favorite so far! Just fyi, it may take me a while to write the next parts as I have nothing writen or planned for them but I'll try to get them out soon! Anyways, eat some water, drink some food and as always:

      Ladies, gentlemen, theydies and gentletheys, have a FAEtastic day! -Faerie