Author's POV.
Our group of heroes, which now consisted of four members, settled down under a nearby tree to not only eat their lunch but also rest their aching feet after hours of constant walking.
Susie leaned her back against a three, moved her hand behind her head as a form of pillow, munching on her dark burger without a word.
Ralsei sat in front of her crisscross to keep her company, also happyily eating.
Kris sat beside him, also crisscrossed, resting his head on one hand while silently eating aswell.
(Y/n) on the other hand, was sitting in front of Kris, also leaning her back against the tree. Unlike the others, she was not eating. She just quietly stared at her dark burger with an obvious frown on her face. She seemed... thoughtful.
Her troubled face didn't go unnoticed by the others. "Hey girly, you gonna eat that or what?" Susie asked, taking another bite from her food. (Y/n) snapped out of her thoughts for a moment. "H-Huh? Oh, yeah! Right..." Quickly, she took a small bite, chewing while avoiding making eye contact with her friends. Kris lifted his head, a concerned frown growing on his features. "You feeling ok, doll? You're awefully quiet." The girl heard his words but didn't respond at all. She just continued chewing while glancing down at her burger, a look of guilt decorating her face. Ralsei swollowed before giving his friend a worried look.
"(Y/n)... Are you alright? There's clearly something on your mind and you don't have to deal with it alone. We're all in this together, so please, talk to us..."
The girl glanced around the group. All three were looking at her, Kris and Ralsei having clear concern for her while Susie finished her burger before raising an eyebrow. It seemed that even though she wasn't worried, she still was curious.
(Y/n) looked back down on her burger, thought for a moment more before she took a breath. She started munching her burger with big bites, basically stuffing her cheeks full, making it almost impossible to chew. Kris had to force in a chuckle on how cute she looked with her cheeks puffed up like that as she tried to practically inhale her food as quick as she could. But he controlled his facial features, since this was an important moment.
It didn't take long for (Y/n) to finish her burger. As she was chewing on her last bite, she angled her legs and wrapped her arms around them, hugging herself. 'What should I say? How should I start?' After one last swollow, she stared at the ground in front of her again, depating what words she should use. "Uhm, (Y/--" Ralsei started but got interrupted by Susie. "Oh my f*cking gosh! Either say what's wrong or tell us to piss off! Your silent treatment won't get you anywhere." She snapped, now having both arms behind her head, as if she wanted to take a nap. "Eh?! Susie, that's not very nice to say!" Ralsie scolded her but was ignored by the bully once again.
"N-No, it's allright, Ralsei. I hate to admit it but she's right. I-I think it's time I tell someone..." (Y/n) took a deep breath, which didn't make her feel better at all. Her companions had their full attention on her. The girl kept her gaze on the ground as she began speaking.
"I guess I'm just... schocked. I-I knew that things were going to be different in the kingdom when I return but...... I-I mean, I look around and everything seems to be the same. The red trees, the dark candy, even Seam's old shop. It's all just like I remember but.... It isn't the places that have changed... The people changed..." She paused.
"Changed? How?" Kris asked carefully, not wanting her stop talking about her problems. (Y/n) furrowed her eyes. "The people we've met up until this point. I recognized some of them. And they aren't how they used to be. Now they're more... scared.... they're worried to go against anything their leader says because they are too afraid to find out what will happen to them if they do. And.... And t-that's.... AND THAT'S NOT WHAT BEING A ROYAL GUARD IS ABOUT!!!" She finally snapped, startling every one in the group, even Susie. (Y/n) stood up from her cradling position, pacing back and forth as she continued to rant.
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A choice that matters (Kris x Reader)
Fanfiction(Y/n) was born and raised in the dark world. Though she never really met her parents and was raised by basically everyone in the card castle to become a royal guardian. Then the king of spades imprisoned the other three kings and made another dark...
