Hiding / Hermitcraft/ Grumbo (discounted)

Chapter 13 - before the party

Grians Pov:

„So let me get this straight. You have an older brother, that you didn't  know of ?" ren asked me. 

It's been a day since me and pearl met jimmy and Scott. We all had a long discussion about our magical abilities and that it wouldn't be a smart idea to go to the meeting. Even though he didn't want us to go there, Scott somehow managed to change jimmys mind. Well they are dating after all? Well Scott then drove us to ren. We wanted to hang out before going over to the others. Pearl also was hanging out with Gem. Now we are sitting in rens room on the bed talking, while gem and pearl could be heard playing tag in the garden. 

I nodded to Rens question. It's still shocking to know I have a brother. Why was I never told about him? Why was he suddenly here? Where are my parents ? 

Ren hummed in response before asking again: „Why is he here ?" his tone was a confused and his face showed interest. His dog ears slightly turned and peaked up. 

I would have laughed if the situation wasn't so weird. „I wish I'd knew" I told him in a quiet voice. I did know, kinda. He's here because pearl and me are becoming watchers. He's here to help. After we know about everything he will go away again. Surely.

„Well whatever is going on, you and pearl can manage. You always manage to make everything work out fine." He told me, looking me in the eyes. He then started talking again: "Soooooooo. How are things with mumbo ?"

"REN!" I pushed him of the bed he was sitting on. "How are things with Iskall?" I mocked him. 

"Oh actually, I don't really know? We're friends ?" Ren answered unsure. He was sitting on the red rug, now going through some games he had in a small shelve. On top of the shelve was a radio and some books. The bed was right next to the window and the shelve so I could look at the garden. 

"Look what I found!" He suddenly said holding the monopoly game in the air. 

I laughed and nodded his way, then got off the bed and sat next to my best friend on the rug. Meanwhile he opened the game and gave me 500 monopoly bucks. 

I took the money and organized it, putting the 1$ together and so on. 

"But you know... I don't even know if we are friends. You know I like him right ?" Ren added to his last comment on iskall. 

"You like like him?" I asked and then immediately laughed. How girly and teenager-ish do we act ? 

Ren soon joined me laughing. 

After we've been playing for a while, and got bored from monopoly, so we switched to UNO, we were talking about mumbo and iskall. They are both popular. It's weird. We weren't popular and they still hung around us. Why? It didn't add up. 

"Kids. If you wanna go to this party, you have to get ready know." Rens mother suddenly poked her head into the room. 

———— at mumbo a house—————

It was a short drive. But we went to a completely different neighbourhood. It was like the rich and fancy people place. The houses were mansions, with more than 2 stories for sure. 

It was weird after driving up to a especially big mansion. Was this mumbos house ? Is he some millionaire? 

We knocked on the door. I don't know what I expected. Mumbo is a fancy kid. He wears a suit most of the time. And his hair is always nicely slicked back. 

"Hello? Grian?!" A blond haired boy asked. 

"Zedaph ?!" I asked him back. I knew Zed from art and geography class. He has blond hair and purple eyes. As far as I know he isn't one of the popular people in school. 

"What are you doing here?" I asked. I wanted to know of course. Even if it was also suspicious that I'm here. 

"I could ask you the same thing." He said laughing now. I joined him, Ren also started laughing after he heard our conversation. Gem and pearl just exchanged some glances.

"Zed. What's taking you so long in opening a door?" A voice called.  a person with blond hair, red eyes and equally red demon horns on the top of his head turned up beside Zedaph.

The demon put his hands around zedaphs waist and hugged him from behind. 

Ren and me gave him a confused look. Zedaph chuckled nervously in return. To this the red eye laughed.

"Hello. I'm tango. I'm Zedaph and impulse's boyfriend. Nobody really knows except this group so yea. You must be Ren and grian?" Tango untangled his arms from Zedaph and introduced himself properly. 

It's not like we didn't know who he was. It was more of a how he knew Zed. Or us ? 

We both just nodded in reply. 

Then another person turned up. 

"Tango! Zed! Let the guests in will ya ? Sorry for them. I'm impulse by the way. Nice to meet you two finally. Mumbo and iskall have been talking non stop about you. " the brown headed boy told us. Shoeing his boyfriends away from blocking the door. 

I felt my face become hot. I looked at Ren and saw the red color  becoming more evident on his face too. Did mumbo really talk about me ? 

I nodded and smiled sheepishly, then looking at the ground. 

He laughed at us then showed us the way to the others. This was going to be a long day. 

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Just for clarification: If a hermit is uncomfortable with shipping, I would make it a platonic ship. If that's not allowed then I will delete this chapter

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