Metal and Bone | A Rainbow Quest AU

Chapter 10 - Returning the Favor

[Sabre's POV]

"Sabre."

I slowly open my eyes to see Orange standing next to my bed, holding Gerald. He looks excited about something.

"Oh hey, Orange. What's up?" I say, sitting upright.

"There's bunnies outside." Orange says, smiling.

I quickly jump off the bed and run over to the balcony, although being quiet. Orange follows behind me. I see three bunnies next to the gazebo, one normal one and two tiny ones. They're so cute!

"Woah..." I whisper.

"Heheh, they're small like you." Orange giggles.

I ignore that for now, and watch as the little group of bunnies hop through the Hub. It looks like the big one is trying to lead them somewhere, while the tiny ones keep playing together and getting off-track.

"I've never seen actual bunnies before... just pictures of them." I say.

"I've never seen biological ones before, heh." Orange says. "They usually run away before I can get a good look at them."

"How'd they even get in here?" I ask.

"I dunno, but I'm not complaining." Orange says. "They're adorable."

"Heheh, yeah." I say.

We watch the bunnies for a little while. Eventually, they run off into the forest in the Hub.

"Aw... they left so soon..." I say, wishing I could've seen them a little longer.

"They probably have a burrow to go back to, we might see them again." Orange says.

"Okay..." I say, stepping down from the fencing of the balcony.

Gerald jumps out of Orange's arms and heads inside, and I notice that Orange has been far from the edge of the balcony this whole time.

"Oh come on, Orange. It's not that high." I say.

"Hey- shush." Orange says.

We both laugh, but are cut off by a growl noise.

"Aaand of course, you want food." Orange sighs, but still smiles.

"Hey, not my fault that's how I work." I say, giggling.

Orange picks me up and takes me inside.

"Come on, let's get you something." He laughs. "I have a new thing that I made from the harvest from the garden I'm pretty sure you'd like."

Orange takes me downstairs, and sets me down once we get to the living room. I run over to the couch like usual, and this time Gerald is sitting in Orange's spot. Orange heads into the storage room, and I hear a chest open.

"Huh, that's weird..." Orange says. "I was sure I made more than this..."

I freeze in place. Can he tell I was in there last night? Probably not, because he hasn't asked me about it, but still... did I leave something out of place? I look over at Gerald, and he's staring at me.

"Don't." I mouth, careful not to make a sound. He said he wouldn't be a snitch, he better keep that or I swear...

Gerald looks away, and I relax. He's not gonna tell, good. I then hear Orange walk out of the storage room.

"Maybe I just miscalculated..." He mumbles.

Orange then walks over to the couch and stops, looking at Gerald.

"Move please, buddy." Orange says.

Gerald gets up and hops off the couch, then lays down in his usual spot. Orange sits in his spot on the couch and hands a few loaves of bread to me. I happily take them and start eating the first one.