(Discontinued) The Firefly I see in Front Of Me | The Golden Guard x Reader

6 - Heal and Redirect my Path

"Thank you, Eda, I really appreciate it." Y/n gives her gratitude as she walks out the door.

Eda waves her hand in front of her. "Oh, it's nothing. I'm glad to have a little witch back in my home. Also, I trust you. Just don't hesitate to come inside even if I'm not home."

Y/n nods with a smile. "Okay, I'll be back later."

Eda, King, and Hooty wave her off then King looks up to Eda. "You're replacing Luz?"

Eda scoffs. "No, of course not! Y/n is a different situation even if the same. Of course, I miss Luz but we don't know when she will be back, and I'd feel bad to refuse the girl shelter. I'm tired of the place feeling empty and quiet."

King looks down sadly. "Yeah, I guess I am too."

Y/n walked through the forest, making her way to a tree she visited often. It was a big tree that had a hollow part in it, which she hid an item that was important to her, and other items she would rather not carry around with her but didn't want to lose.

On her way over, she caught a glimpse of gold through the trees and stopped to examine. As she stood in place the color traveled through the vertical gaps in the tree line, going farther left from her point of view. She knew exactly who it was so snuck around to approach him. Her stealth was basically her best quality and she was always able to sneak up on, or around people without them even sensing her.

Hunter walked around the woods looking for any sign of Y/n but so far hasn't found anything. Until something from behind him latched onto him and both him and whatever it was pummeled to the ground. After taking a second to process, he realized who it was. "Y/N!" He shrieked and stood back up after she got off him. "Is this going to be a reoccurring thing with you?" He asks, dusting his uniform off.

"You'll get used to it." She shrugged. "Is it gonna be a reoccurring thing that you look for me every day? Do you need something or are you just worried I'm gonna get into trouble?"

"Both, kinda." He reaches into the bag he brought with him. "First, no more boo-boo buddies." He says and holds up the same potion he had when he healed Y/n's hands. "Sit down for a minute so I can do this." Y/n groaned as she knew what she had to deal with using this potion again. "Stop whining, it'll be over before you know it."

"It wasn't over that quickly last time." She mumbled and sat on a log and looked up for him to pour it onto the bridge of her nose. She kept her eyes clenched shut, anticipating the burning sensation she had experienced before. He held the vile over her face, slowly tipping it over to prevent pouring too much. The liquid shined as it escaped the vile and the little amount of it that poured separated into a path of drops until it spilled over Y/n's slightly misshapen nose. She hissed in pain as the potion began working and she hunched over in pain. Y/n grasped onto Goldy's hand while he was putting the vile back in his bag and as he saw the pain in her face he raised an eyebrow. He used the potion on himself yesterday and it caused barely any pain for him.

Y/n relaxed when the pain died and she apologized as she released his hand from her grasp. "Sorry. That was a lot."

Goldy shook his hand to loosen it again. "It's fine." He replies and changes the subject. "While I have you here now. I have a proposal."

"What? You wanna marry me?" Y/n chuckled.

"Join the Emperor's Coven." He held his hand out formally, with the other behind his back.

She stared at him silently, her face looked like she was processing but she was actually waiting for him to say just kidding, or something like that. "You're joking."

"No, Belos gave me permission. You have skill and knowledge, you're a perfect asset."

She scoffed in disgusting and stood up again. "Well you have some nerve to offer this to me now. You know why I hate you guys, don't you? You reject, then take, then hunt me, and now you want me to work for you guys?" She kept a calm manner but she was shaking. "You know, maybe I accept you, but this special situation isn't some excuse to play around with me. I will never accept you guys or Belos."

"Wait! There are so many benefits with joining though!"

She crosses her arms and leans to one side. "Tell me one thing that benefits me without saying I won't be hunted anymore."

Hunter tried to speak but hesitated. The fact that he was actually struggling to answer her question was all she needed to walk away. "Wait, come on. You will be at such a high level, we can train with each other, you'll be praised, you'll-"

She spun around and and pushed him back with one hand. "I'll be praised, I'll be the best soldier, I'll be looked up to by everyone, I'm aware of how well I would do in that position but I'll also go against everyone who looks up to me today. I'll go against my beliefs and dreams. I refuse to be the person that took everything from me and then take everything from others when they fight back for their freedom." Hunter's expression softens under his mask. "Belos will never have anything to say that I will agree with and I will resort to finding a place outside of his power to live if that's what if takes. I will take everyone with me and leave. You ask me to join again, I will lose my shit."

He was sort of expecting this reaction, but not to this degree. He didn't blame her though, he knew what happened to her and felt sorry and genuinely did want to help her. "Alright. I won't force you, but after today Belos will be after your head."

"Like he wasn't before." She shrugged.

"Well now I'm going to do everything I can to protect you." Y/n crosses her arms. "Just stay on your toes."

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Published: Feb 5, 2022

It was my grandma's birthday! I think she had fun but I'm nauseous from the cake

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