When you both reached his room, you saw Jax fly out of the cloak Hunter was wearing. "Jax! Hi buddy!" You exclaimed, giving him a few head scratches before walking the rest of the way in with Hunter.
"So you refuse to fly for me for days, but you fly for him within seconds?"
"Backstabber." You whispered.
You were now sitting on Hunter's bed, playing with Jax. With Hunter sat next to you, you decided to just wait for him to decide he wants to talk. His knees were to his chest, and he held them close with his trembling arms. He wanted to look down, or left, or right, or anywhere that wasn't you, but he didn't. He instead stared straight at you with guilt.
"I'm sorry" He whispered for the hundredth time.
"I told you to stop saying that, Hunter." You said with a hint of playfulness.
"But the one time I decided to leave you alone, you got taken, just like I was afraid of. I couldn't protect you."
You sighed. This was the same thing he's been saying for the past 10 minutes. You can't figure out how to convince him that it wasn't his fault.
"You know, I got myself captured. I could've hid, and I could've ran after you when I heard the voices."
"I made my choice to be taken. It was my idea because I wanted to keep you safe from Belos." You wrapped your arm around him and he placed his head on your shoulder.
"You really are such a dummy.." He chuckled lightly. You blew him a dramatic kiss.
"Remember? I'm your dummy."
He laughed and blushed a little. You noticed this, and became a little flustered, yourself. He sat up, and pushed your arm off of him. You looked at him with confusion. He got off the bed and stood in front of you, tears forming in his eyes.
"You promised that you could protect yourself! You lied, just to keep me safe?!" He was angry and sad, but he was crying regardless. He wiped his hand on his cheeks to dry them, only for them to be flooded with tears again.
You wanted to hug him and tell him it was okay, but he needed more than a hug to calm down this time, and you understood that.
"All I wanted to do was protect you, and keep you safe from danger that I knew would come eventually!" His body shook, but he was still balanced.
"You could have died! Belos could have known that it wasn't me and killed you! He could've taken Jax and killed him! He doesn't care if you didn't do anything wrong, or you burned down a preschool! He could have killed you, Y/N!"
"I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I knew it was my fault that you were gone. That- That you would never get to see Eda and Luz again. That you would never be able to explain to me what the hell we are to each other!!"
You nodded your head sympathetically, but you still didn't have the whole "What the hell are we?" thing down yet. You made a bad decision, but it all worked out fine! You just wished Hunter would see that.
As he stood there with tears dripping onto his shirt, you summoned your ukulele and adjusted your left hand on the different frets. You strummed once to test the chord, and then started to play.
(Love Like You from Steven Universe)
If I could begin to be
Half of what you think of me
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to loveYou sang once again as your hand slid smoothly, up and down the neck of your instrument. Hunter noticed and began to calm ever-so-slightly.
When I see the way you act
Wondering when I'm coming back
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love like youEverything in his room began to glow again, and levitate. Your hair lifted off your shoulders and floated graciously. Hunter walked back to the side of the bed, sat back down, and watched in admiration as you strummed and sang.
I always thought I might be bad
Now I'm sure that it's true
'Cause I think you're so good
And I'm nothing like youYou focused on the words, and thought hard about them. Hunter lightly touched some of the flowers that started to grow out of his bed cover
Look at you go
I just adore you
I wish that I knew
What makes you think I'm so specialYou had your eyes focused on the instrument, but for just a split second, you looked at Hunter. He seemed so enamored by the song that his eyes would literally be sparkling if this were a cartoon. ;)
If I could begin to do
Something that does right by you
I would do about anything
I would even learn how to loveHis tears had come to a stop as he gazed lovingly at you. He wanted nothing more than to smother you in a hug, but he didn't want to mess up the song, so he stayed put.
When I see the way you look
Shaken by how long it took
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love like you
Love like you
Love me like youThe end of the song came, and everything stopped glowing. Your ukulele proofed out of your hands at the snap of a finger, and you looked at Hunter with a grin. Seconds, minutes, maybe even an hour went by of you two just gazing into each other's eyes.
Finally, Hunter spoke up. "You didn't tell me you liked Steven Universe, Y/N." He said with a smile.
"I don't even watch it." You replied simply. "I just have a few songs saved on my Clawify!" You giggled.
"What- what was the point of that, though?" He asked you curiously.
"Point of what?"
"Playing that song. It was kind of random, don't you think? Not that I didn't love it! It's just-" You put your hand over Hunter's mouth to stop his rambling. He stopped trying to make sounds, and you moved your hand away.
"Well, are you worried about what happened anymore?" You asked, copying what he had said a couple days ago to you, after helping you calm down. He smirked and nodded his head. He pulled you into a big hug, and you immediately melted into his touch.
"Yeah... yeah I do.."
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Behind the Mask (HunterTOH x Y/N)
FanfictionEda found you waddling around the same castle that she found King in, and she's been basically your mother ever since! TW's won't be before chapters, but I'm listing them all here: -Abuse -Self harm against own will -Cursing -Anxiety and panic attac...