Atlas ~ Encanto Fanfiction

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For the rest of the day I just cleaned house until people began to gather rot help prepare the festivities. After that, I hid in my room. No one really likes it when I got to the gift ceremonies. Or if I'm seen around in general, and after years of hiding away I knew no one noticed I was missing. I stood in front of an easel. Tapping the paintbrush to my mouth. I was in my hideout.

Suddenly I heard, "so you told him?"

It was Camilo.

I looked over and said, "get out Camilo."

His eyebrows furrowed and he said, "why are you mad at me? Your the one that kissed me!"

I set down the paint brush and say, "i;m not mad at you Camilo. I'm not particularly mad at anyone. I just don't want you in here... the last time I let you in here, you got away with my journals..."

He shook his head and said, "Why did you tell Antonio? He looks at me like I'm an outcast..."

I look at him before saying, "Pepa asked him about what was going on. He figured out what was going on between us so he came to ask me about it. I broke down and told him what happened..."

Camilo crosses his arms before sighing and I set down my paint brush befoer saying, "Camilo you should go find Garcia... It is her birthday..."

Camilo looks away before he looks at the easel and asks, "what we're you going to paint?"

"I'm not sure... When I'm emotional, I'm not very good at processing my thoughts o emotions... and that translate to a blank canvas..." I reply

Camilo nods before he turns and leaves.

I looked back at my canvas before I wasn't sure why, but I got really,really mad. When I'm emotional, it's either projected in tears or anger, and since I already had an emotional breakdown now I was angry.

I threw my paints at the canvas before picking up blank paper and pencils throwing them at the walls. I wanted to scream and though I knew no one would hear me, I didn't just in case Bruno or Antonio have rats hiding in my room as tattle tails.

I laid in my hammock before grabbing my favorite stuff animals and rolled over hugging it. Is laid there like this until I fell asleep.

I woke up to the sound of footsteps. I rolled over and saw Antonio pacing the room reading something. I laid there until I saw the title. It was:

My Secret's Scrapbook.

But it was written in my handwriting. I sat up and Rubbed my eyes but still heard Antonio attempt to set down the journal, thinking I didn't notice. Then he kissed my cheek and asked, "what happened here?"

I look around a t the mess before saying, "I threw a temper tantrum..."

He helps me up before I ask, "what are you doing here?"

"Well, I came to check on you because this is the first time I've been home since this morning but I found you asleep..." he says

I nod before he helps me out of the hammock. Then I ask, "Why did you linger?!"

"Oh, I saw the mess and wanted to wait for you to wake up to ask if you were ok..."He replies

I sigh and say, "why you get nervous or you lie your hands start to twitch... babe, I saw you. what were you reading?"

He blushed and sighed, "you secrets journal..."

My cheeks flushed and I crossed my arms, "I can't say anything Because I read yours, but why were you reading it?!"

He sighs and says, "I felt like there was still something you weren't telling me..."

My cheeks flushed and I whined, "Why?!"

He glances around and I sigh. I looked at the canvas felt sing, "I'm not very good at processing my emotions... so it came out with anger."

Antonio sighs before I say, "shouldn't you be at your Niece's birthday?"

"Her gift ceremony isn't for another hour... and besides, you are my Novia, and I would like to go with you..." Antonio replies

I blush giggled as he took me in his arms, peppering my face with kisses before i sigh and say, "Antonio as much as I'd love to you know that no one wants me out there.Especially since my gift ceremony was the las tone to have happened..."

Snot onion shook his head befoer syaing, "you are joining me out there, and you will enjoy yourself..."

I gasp and laugh, "Such bold statements Antonio!"

He smiles before we went back to my main room. He sat on my bed with his back turned to me as I changed into a nicer dress. We talked about his day in the village so far until I was dressed and he turned around taking my hand, before saying, "Are you ready?"

I nod and we went out into the main casita. It was bustling with life. Music and Laughter poured in from every direction. I smiled gently until I saw little Garcia standing at her bedroom door crying and talking to Camilo, and Katrina.

She was hugging a very familiar leopard stuffed animal, and I got a pitiful look. I couldn't hear bwhynshe was crying but I assumed she was overwhelmed. This was a lot of attention on her.

Antonio turned my attention back to the crowd befoer he puts his hand on my back, leading me into the crowd. We talked and danced our way through the crowd until I ended up in the far side of the room where I could disappear, and Antonio was being a socialite in the center of the room. I stood her for a few minutes. Sipping on a drink that had been passed to me, until Bruno appeared next to me and said, "wow... I didn;t expect to see you out here..."

"Trust me, I didn't want to be... Antonio made me..." I reply

Bruno nods until he gave me that fatherly, we need to talk, look. I sigh and say, "please Bruno... can we do this tomorrow?"

"It's not like your out there mingling, so I don't see why we can't do it right now..." He says

I sigh and say, "ok... I'll meet you in your room... just give me a moment..."

Bruno walks off and I go to find Antonio before saying quietly, "Antonio babe, Bruno wanted to talk to me, I will be back ok?"

I could tell the drinks he'd had were starting to get to him because he lazily kissed my forehead before saying, "Ok Babe..."

I shook my head and walked towards Bruno's room where he ushers me inside before saying harshly, "you kissed Camilo?!"

I sighed wearily, my stomach dropping, "Bruno I don't want to have this conversation not now, not today..."

He shook his head and says, "Atlas. I went and had a vision after you admitted that to Antonio, Katherine is going to find out. And she's going to leave him, and overtime he will lose his daughter too."

I felt a tightness form in my chest before I say, "Bruno I-"

"I'm not done Atlas. And not only that Antonio will never trust you around Camilo again... you know that right?" Bruno snaps at me

I wanted to shrink away. I wanted to disappear.

I felt like a kid again. When Abuela would lie to Bruno about something I'd done and I'd be scolded without being able to defend myself.

I watched Bruno's eyes flicker between their natural brown and glowing green. This happens when he gets angry. His gift tends to work on it's own.

I just listened to him lecture me until he finally ran out of fuel and said, "Atlas. You can't do that. I don't want you to end up like how I did. Or how Rosa is now. Please think before you act..."

I had not steam left either, all of the defense I wanted to use had been buried deep deep sighing my head so I just nodded and said softly, "Of course..."

He softened and put his hand on my shoulder, "Atlas... now don't look at me like that..."

I turn and say, "I told you I didn't want to do this right now."

I walk out to find I could hear Camilo and Antonio down the hall arguing. I didn't have the steam to stop them at the moment so I just slipped down to my room.