[Discontinued] Welcome to the Family - SBI + Ranboo + Tubbo (no shipping!)

Chapter Twenty-Four

Still 3rd Person

"Welcome to The End Castle." The person smiles.

They are beautiful.

They were clearly an enderman (a/n just assume that enderman are fairly humanoid) with their smooth dark skin and the same color hair to match. There were definitely some grays starting to come up at the roots within their short hair. However, the way they stood made them seem still quite young, but wise beyond their years. Their eyes are a dark wine red color. They wore a suit and skirt combo outfit. The top was fitted with a marshmallow white button-up, pearl gray vest, and a dark navy blue jacket while the bottom was a silk skirt of the same color. To complete the outfit they wore navy blue flats, amethyst earrings, and a small but intricate crown that was also fitted with amethyst.

Ranboo's POV

Holy crap! I'm meeting the Ruler of The End! (a/n when I read this out loud, I accidentally read it in a Sonic voice lol) I try to turn to look at Karl but he had already left. This is the person I was supposed to meet in the original timeline?! What the fu-?

"And who are you, young one?" They smile calmly.

"I'm Ranboo Mark Beloved, Ruler," I try to bow gracefully.

They pause for a moment before saying, "Wow, I-I can't believe I'm getting to see you so... grown up." The person smiles sadly, eyes seeming misty. "I'm your parent, Imbra Elude Beloved."

I stand completely still. I can't fucking believe what I'm hearing! All this time my parent was here in this wonderful palace while I was stuck abused and going from home to home for most of my life?! Great to know they're alive, I guess? I don't give a crap about my biological dad because he left my parent, but my parent was here the whole time! They could have taken care of me. Even if they're the Ruler of The End and probably really busy, I could have had, at the minimum, a nanny who could constantly take care of me.

"Y'know, I wrote every day in my notebooks to remind myself that I had a child out there. That even though I didn't want them here, I knew they were safe somewhere else," they say sadly, possibly a twinge of regret in their voice.

"Y-you didn't want me? You didn't want me?! All because you didn't fucking want me, I had to go through so much shit! You have no idea what kind of hell you put me through."

My face burns.

"No, n-n-no! It's not that I didn't want you, it's that I didn't want you here. It's that I didn't want you to grow up underneath the pressures of being royalty. I hated it as a child and I didn't want to force you through that," Imbra sighs. "But, I never knew that instead of getting you away from the hell here, your life would be hell elsewhere. And I understand if you don't forgive me, but I am truly sorry for what happened to you. I'm sorry that I didn't keep you here instead where I knew you would have been loved and cared for."

There are so many thoughts running through my head, but the main thought was; that at least they had good intentions for me. I may have hated being the son of royalty, but at least here I would have had people care about me and I wouldn't have as much trauma. I understand their decision, but I'm also so upset about what could have happened to me instead.

"I accept your apology, I guess. But, you aren't forgiven yet."

"I understand," they nod sadly. "Well, I can show you to your room. Then later I can show you around the palace and possibly tea after? That way we can catch up. You can vent to me about everything, I just want to be here to listen."

"I'll take your offer of the room, but maybe on the other stuff. I'll see how I'm feeling about things later."