Oliver x Reader || tpn fanfiction

Chapter 7 - second leader?

A/n: I just found this meme and I-
Pfft-
I thought it would be nice to write from an other perspective.. so here we go!
Peace out ✌️

Oliver pov

Everything around me has been dead silent since the h/c haired child stopped talking. Nobody dares to say anything. Lucas palely stares in their direction. Seconds have passed, maybe minutes. I can't really tell. My sense of time was never the best, and certainly not in such a tense situation.

"Y/N, do you realize in which situation you are?" Lucas asks, who still hasn't averted his gaze off of them.

"Yup, I'm running around with a sign that screams, 'Come on, Leuvis! Here's your prey!'" They reply calmly.

"Do you have a death wish?" Zack snaps at Y/N.

"Pfft- no?" They respond sarcastically, and Lucas' gaze immediately turns more worried. And so does mine.

"Y/N he's going to kill you... you're in even bigger trouble than almost everyone." Says Sonya trying to get them back to their senses.

"No, he is not." They reply, catching all of us off guard. What do they mean? Of course, he will. He brought them here specifically for that reason. He wants to have a 'fair' hunt. He wants to toy with them until he gets bored. He wants to have an opponent that could kill him. That's why they got here even though Leuvis knows that they know too much.

"He told me from the very start that he killed my entire family. No, he bragged about it and praised them to the skies. Then he told me he wanted to have an exciting hunt in which he and I would risk our lives. This guy is insane and unpredictable. He stated his rules of the game. But I never said I would play along. He even got me out of Grace Field, the plantation, which is not the usual purveyor at all. Do you really believe that he will kill me just like that?"

After that, everyone thought about it. Yes, Y/N has a point, but still... it is how they said it. He is unpredictable.

"What do you do when he doesn't give a damn about the effort he already put in?" Lucas asks.

"My point is not the effort. What I'm getting at is that Leuvis has been trying to provoke me. Think about it: He wants an enjoyable hunt and wants to make sure I'm going after him. He wants me to hate him so much that I'll participate in his little game about the fact that he has 'everyone's' blood on his hands. He wants to fight against me and has left every other option open. He knows I know too much, and this is my second point."

"You mean..?" I ask as it gets clear now.

"Yes. Leuvis anticipates the possibility that I'll seek collaborators, share my information, and plot payback. And either way, he will get his enjoyable hunt." they finish.

It's outstanding how quickly they figured that out and scary like I would have never thought about it in that way. They noticed these small details in a conversation that I would have forgotten out of fear.

My gaze wanders around the room. My friends, who are almost the same age, seem just as startled as I was a second ago, and then I finally stop at Lucas.

He doesn't look surprised or shocked. He even nods and is in a much better mood than before.

He told me once about a kid who is the smartest of all he knows. How they planned the distraction, deciding to stay behind and waiting for their return. Lucas told me about how they escaped because of Y/N's help. I've always wondered how such a genius speaks, acts, and thinks. But I've never seen such a cold-blooded mind.

"I guess we could use this as an advantage." Lucas grins, and Y/N nods their head in response.

Yes, the two have known each other for a long time, but it's creepy to see them both literally 'smelling' each other's thoughts. Like how is this even possible? How do you smell someone's thoughts? How did my brain even come up with the world smell in that context? And I wanted to compare myself to someone like them... I think I shouldn't even start with it in the first place.

"So, does that mean...?" Sandy tries to question.

"Officially, you have your information from Y/N. We stick with the decision to keep a low profile and to prepare our payback without them suspecting anything." Lucas announces. "In addition, we are sticking to our current role distribution. Paula and Pepe are in charge of provisions, Nigel, you are the former mechanic, Zack and Sandy are in control of the relief aid, Sonya is the Second-In-Command, Oliver the leader, and Y/N is the ace up our sleeves."

"And what do you do?"

"Going back to not existing," Lucas replies jokingly to Y/N's question.

"All right." they grin. "But let's be honest. Is there something I could help you out with? Or are there any rules I should know about?"

"Yeah, sure. There's always something to do. I'm sure that the kids would appreciate a helping hand. But would you be so kind and do me a favor?"

"You ask for a favor?" they ask with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes. Could you look after Zack and Oliver?"

"Why? I'm sure I could take better care of myself than they could for themselves." Zack replies angrily and I feel offended.

Because why would he want them to look after us? They are someone he hasn't seen in nine years. Why is he so sure that they'll even do it?

"Because you're both reckless with your lives. You jump into dangerous situations without thinking about it. You are lucky that you are still alive. Y/N prefers to brood one time too often instead of not thinking at all and make targeted and quick decisions for the best of all. Besides, they won't just let you run into a dangerous situation. So I would want her to be the second leader."

"What?" We all ask in unison.

"Oliver, I'm not doing this to piss you off or to replace you. I think you two would balance each other out nicely." Lucas tries to explain himself.

I'm surprised at his decision. They don't seem like a bad person to me but...

"Lucas, no. I- I really don't-" Y/N tries to interfere but couldn't speak any further.

"No, it's okay." I smile at them. "We're all in the same boat and Lucas puts much trust in you, so I think we should too. We are all fighting for survival and with your keen mind, you will be a great addition to this group. Let's destroy the playground together." I say and hold my hand out for them. They seem startled by what I said and they take my hand with theirs with a cute smile. I can feel my cheeks heating up.

Oliver, pull yourself together. It's just a smile.

"Sonya and Paula would you look for clothes for Y/N to wear and Oliver, can you show them where they could spend the night?" Lucas gives us our tasks nicely.

"Of course," we reply.