Welcome Home (Golden Guard x reader)

Chapter Three

•Luz's pov:
"What's up with her?" Amity asks, placing a hand on my shoulder. I shrug.
"I dunno. She's usually not like this. I'll go check on her." I say to Amity, a smile on my face. Amity nods.
  I open up the back door to my house and walk inside and into the kitchen. Y/N is helping Vee out with making pancakes. Y/N wanders around the kitchen to grab the things on the counter and in the cupboards that Vee can't reach. I smile as the duo help each other out in the kitchen. I walk up behind Y/N and touch her shoulder, causing her to jump slightly.
"Hey Y/N, are you okay? You kinda rushed out of there pretty quickly." I say, causing her to nod.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just kinda stressed already. Your new friends are kinda...unique. Plus, I've never seen someone actually use magic. It's just a lot to take in." Y/N explains, I nod.
"I understand Y/N. I was that way too when I first got into the Boiling Isles. It was so scary and new, but also fascinating and epic! Just get to know them, I'm sure you'll love them." I state, Y/N looks down at her feet.
"I don't think Hunter or Amity like me..." Y/N mutters, my eyes open wide.
"Amity and Hunter take awhile to warm up to people, Hunter especially. Everyone is just scared of being in a new place. In Bonesborough, all we had was each other. I made a family there, I miss a lot of them. I'm happy with who I have now though, and I'm happy I'm back to see you and mama. Everyone else....they lost people they loved and cared for." I explain, looking down. Y/N grabs my hand.
"What happened Luz?" She asks, causing me to stiffen up.
"I guess I should explain to you about what happened, huh?" I mumble, scratching the back of my neck.
"Please do. But only if you're ready." Y/N says, squeezing my hand tighter.
"I will. Let's go get mama and I'll explain to both of you." I say, letting go of Y/N's hand and walking out of the kitchen and outside to help mom with groceries.
•Y/N's pov:
I stay in the kitchen and sigh, turning to look at Vee. Vee has already plated numerous pancakes on plates and has syrup up in a cabinet. I smile and walk to the cabinet and grab the syrup for her, only to hand it to her.
"There ya go Vee." I say, smiling at her. She smiles back awkwardly.
I hear a door open and Luz and Camila walk into the kitchen with everyone else in tow. I quirk an eyebrow and look at them all, curious as to why Luz needs all of them to explain what happened to me and Camila. I follow them all and into the living room, leaving Vee alone in the kitchen.
I spot Camila sitting on the couch and I sit beside her, looking over at the younger teens ahead of us. I cross my arms and lean back on the couch. Camila sits upright and looks at them all with a worried expression.
"Luz, please hurry up with this explanation before the groceries melt." Camila says, causing me to smile over at her.
"Okay mama. Well, you know about how I ran away so I didn't have to go to that camp. But...I made a lot of friends, a family. I had a little brother, his name was King, he's a Titan and a cute little biscuit. And my mother figure, King's mom, Eda the Owl Lady. Willow here has two dads, Amity has a mother and father and twin siblings. Gus has a reporter for a dad, and well...." Luz explains, only to stop and look at Hunter.
"You don't have a family, do you Hunter?" I ask abruptly. Hunter looks down at his feet.
"Well, not exactly. Hunter had an uncle. Thanks to the Collector, Hunter's uncle, Lord Belos, or for his actual name, Phillip, was killed. Phillip was a human but quickly lost his humanity and started to eat Palisman's to stay alive. Phillip...he made a deal with the Collector. The deal was to make a draining spell to drain all power from every witch in Bonesborough. But thanks to King, the Collector stopped the draining spell and helped everyone survive. The only way the Collector would help King was to play a game, but the Collector wanted to raise the stakes and he tore apart Phillips castle. We...we couldn't go back and help. We had to run, I had to leave Eda and King behind, the people I had grown to love. King sacrificed himself to help me come back. A-and now they're trapped there with no way out. T-they could all die there. And I can't help any of them." Luz explains, tearing up a bit.
Amity hugs Luz and pushes her head into her shoulder, comforting my best friend.
"It's okay Luz. They're strong. They'll be okay." I hear Amity whisper, Camila sighs and stands up, hugging Luz and Amity.
I feel a tear run down my cheek and I sigh. Everyone is too busy looking at Luz that they don't notice me crying. I stand up and walk out of the living room and into the kitchen. I see Vee struggling to grab the last of the plates and I walk over to help.
"Are you okay Y/N?" Vee asks, I see her looking up at me. I wipe my eyes of any tears.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just feel bad. Everyone lives their own lives and have people they care for or at least cared for. I care for Luz, and here she is feeling like crap and I can't even help her, I just cry instead. I suck at being a best friend..." I mumble the last part and I hear Vee slither over to me.
"I'm sure you're a great friend. You just haven't seen her in so long, right? So maybe you just feel out of place and replaced. After all, Luz does have a new batch of friends now. Just give it time." Vee states, making me smile at her.
"Thanks Vee. She just seems so mature now, she even has a girlfriend now for God's sake! I dunno. You're right though, I just need to be patient." I say, forcing a smile on my face.
"Eh-hem." A deep voice clears it's throat. I turn around to see Hunter looking at me.
"Yes?" I ask.
"I uh, noticed you left the room. Wanted to uhm, check on you. So...are you okay?" Hunter asks, scratching the back of his neck, a slight blush wearing on his cheeks. I smile at him.
"Yeah, uhm, I'm good. Just slightly upset if that makes sense." I say, scratching the back of my own neck.
"You've been crying." Hunter states, I nod.
"Yeah, I have been. Why do you care? Shouldn't you be the one crying? After all, you lost your uncle." I say. Hunter freezes.
"He wasn't my actual uncle. I was made..." Hunter whispers.
I take a look at Hunter and realize how handsome he is. He has a scar on his jawline on the right side of his face, a gap between his front two teeth, his hook shape of a nose, and the notch on his left ear. He must catch me staring because his entire face flushes, all the way to the tips of his ears. I brush it off. Hunter turns on his heel and walks out of the kitchen, leaving me in an awkward silence with Vee.
"Ooooh!" Vee says, cupping the sides of her face.
"Yes?" I ask, turning to look down at her.
"He likes you~" Vee teases, I scoff and brush off her comment.
"He doesn't know me Vee. We literally all just met yesterday." I say, walking behind her and grabbing the last few plates with the rest being in her hands.
She nods up at me and slithers into the living room, I follow suit and hold up the plates.
"Who wants brunch!" I yell, asking a rhetorical question. Everyone looks at me confused besides Luz, Camila, and Vee.
"What's brunch?" Gus asks. I snort, thinking he's joking, only to see him looking at me seriously.
"Oh, you're serious. Uhm, brunch is breakfast for lunch. Vee made these, they're pancakes. Try some!" I say, shoving the plates into their faces.
"Uhm...thank you Y/N." Willow says, smiling up at me as she takes the plate.
"Thanks N/N!" Gus yells, taking the plate out of my hand.
"Thank you Y/N." Hunter says, taking the plate from my hand slowly.
Vee hands out the rest of the plates and I realize she forgot the syrup. I rush into the kitchen and bring out the syrup. Gus and Hunter look at me with confused expressions and I smile at them both. They both blush.
"It's syrup. Try it with the pancakes, adds more flavor." I explain, pouring the syrup onto Gus's pancakes first and then on Hunters.
Gus picks up his fork and stabs the pancakes and brings it up to his mouth and takes a bite. His eyes light up and he takes more bites. Hunter looks at Gus, to me, and then at the pancakes. Hunter brings the pancake piece up to his mouth and takes a bite. His eyes light up as well and a smile forms on his face.
"Dis is sho good!" Hunter sputters out, his words jumbling together as he talks while eating. I chuckle at him.
"I'm glad you like it!" I smile.
I walk into the kitchen and grab some pancakes for myself. I grab a plate, the spatula to scoop up some pancakes. I plop them onto the plate and place them onto the counter. I walk to the fridge and open up the door to find myself some butter. Once I find it I grab a knife and slice a strip of butter up and place the butter onto my pancakes. I smile at my work and put the butter back in the fridge. I grab the plate and walk into the living room, only to see everyone looking at a blushing Hunter and Gus.
'Oh boy.'