A New Life // Cookie Run Kingdom AU

♣〰Comfort // oneshot〰♣

!!IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER!!
 (This oneshot covers certain topics that might be triggering to certain readers. If you're uncomfortable with past trauma then this may not be the oneshot for you. I have other stories in this book if you're interested.)

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"No... stop.. I'm not... the cookie you think I am..." Dark Choco cookie pleaded in his sleep while tossing and turning in discomfort, trying to get away from what was happening in his mind. 

"NO! PLEASE NOOO!" 

Dark Choco cookie shot up in fear, hyperventilating as he scratched his scarred eye vigorously. Looking around anxiously, to make out where he was. He was in his cabin, as per usual. He soon sighed and laid his head on the wall in relief. 

'It was only a nightmare...' Dark Choco thought, 'It wasn't real...' 

He laid back down to try and go back to sleep, but he couldn't. So, he did what he always did when he had a nightmare. He stood up and made his way outside. As Dark Choco cookie went outside, he made his way to the soda river. Glistening in the moonlight as the stars danced across the sky. He bends down and looks at his reflection, while watermelon fish swim by. 

"Such a shame...." He muttered to himself as he sat down.

He sighed and began to throw pebbles into the stream. Trying his best to kill time, as his past began to replay in his mind. 

"You are still young... someday you will learn."

"But, the kingdom is in need of change! We cannot keep hiding behind our walls!"

"Leave me..."

...

"Dark Choco cookie...! What have you done..."

"This is not what I wished for..! Father!!"

"Leave and.... never come back."

Many hours later, the sun showed its loving head to greet the morning. Parfait was just arriving at Dark Choco's cabin with a present in hand. She immediately knocks gently on the door and swings her arms back and forth in excitement. A few moments later, the door slowly began to open.

"Hi Dark Cho-" Parfait greeted before laying her eyes upon Dark Choco.

"Parfait Cookie..." the prince yawned, "didn't know you'd.... come... this early..."

"Dark Choco, did you get any sleep last night? You look exhausted!"

"I'm...I'm fine... I've been awake for many days on end before... this is no different."

"Are you sure? You look like you're about to pass out. Did something happen last night..?"

Dark Choco hesitated. Does he tell her about the nightmare he had? What if she doesn't want to be his friend anymore after that? What if she'll hate him forever? He had to come clean because eventually, she'll find out. 

"I...." Dark Choco sighs, "no..."

"That's what I thought. Mind if I come in, so we can talk about it?"

Dark Choco opens the door wider so Parfait could enter easier. Once she entered, he closed the door behind him as he made his way to the couch, where Parfait was sitting. As he sat down, he rubbed his eyes to wake himself up a little.

"What happened last night?" Parfait briefly asked.

"T-this may seem a little... childish... but... I had a horrible nightmare." Dark Choco said while tensing up, waiting to be ridiculed, like many times before.

"Really...? What happened in that nightmare?"

Dark Choco was shocked. There was no laughter, no name-calling, no ridiculing, nothing. She actually cared to listen to his troubles, without anything in return. Why? Why would she want to help someone like him? Was it a trick? Was she going to use him like Pomegranate once did? Dark Choco tried his best to keep his guard up, but it slowly began to crumble. Like a wall, crashing down after being blown apart. He began to hyperventilate and scratch his scarred eye again. Parfait immediately caught wind of what was happening and started to calm him down.

"D-Dark Choco! I-it's ok! You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to... Just take a deep breath."

Dark Choco tried to take deep breaths and started to calm down. Parfait rubbed his back in hopes of calming him down more and pulled him in for a hug. Rubbing his throbbing head as Dark Choco started to tear up and break down. 

"Oh Dark Choco cookie... it'll be ok... it was only a nightmare... it wasn't real. It's going to be alright... I'm here."

"I-I'm sorry... " Dark Choco hiccuped, "I-I shouldn't b-be crying over something s-so... childish..." 

"No... no... you shouldn't be ashamed of something like that. Everyone goes through it." Parfait consoled him as she laid him down on her chest, rocking him as he cried in her arms.

"I-I'm s-so glad to have you.... as a friend.. P-Parfait cookie..."

"Sshh shhh.... it's ok... I'm happy to have you as a friend too...!"

This only made Dark Choco cry more. He felt like a weight was lifted off of his shoulders... once more. A few hours later, Parfait soon looks at the clock.

'Hm.. didn't he say that another visitor was coming around 2 o'clock?' She thought. 

"Dark Choco..?" She asked, "Are you ok now...?"

There was no reply, all of that crying, head rubs, and rocking sent the prince right to sleep. Cuddling her softly as he tried to get comfortable. Making Parfait blush.

"Guess all that crying really tired him out..." She whispered, "Poor guy... I wonder what happened in that nightmare of his that was so traumatizing."