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Act 28

"Why do you have clothes at Splendor's house?" Slender inquires when he manages to slip into the room alone with Y/N.

"I have clothes at everyone's house," She explains as she does her makeup. "Much like you I help them out and it runs late. We're in Splendor's town after all, it's a decent commute back to the city."

"Do you......?" Slender trails off, the question bitter in his mouth.

"No, I don't sleep in their beds. I have my own room," Y/N snorts with laughter. "This is his bathroom which is supposed to be off limits to all of you which is why I'm getting ready in here."

"You don't need all of that. You're beautiful as you are. Plus, I don't want everyone staring at you," Slender growls out. "If you'd let me I would keep you all to myself."

"A butterfly needs room to fly," Y/N tells him with a laugh. "No caging this one."

"Slender! You better not be in there!" Splendor shouts from outside the bathroom.

I snicker as Slender is quick to disappear, returning to finish my makeup.

"You can come in!" I call back, smiling in the mirror when he enters.

"Sorry to insist you use my room. Trender is fine but those other three cause trouble. You don't mind do you?" He asks me.

"Splendor, you'd know it if I did. Don't worry," Y/N tells him with a smile. "I appreciate everything. Especially after everything you did last night. I know you hate doing the mind thing but I'm glad you did. I've been having them since the war broke out."

"Why didn't you tell anyone?" Splendor asks, leaning against the counter.

"They're just nightmares. Bad images your brain conjures. They were the least of anyone's worries," She explains, capping the mascara and looking at him. "Who cares about a silly dream?"

"I do for one," Splendor sighs. "You know you can always come to me no matter how busy I get. It's not your style but I am always here."

"Thank you," Y/N smiles, opening her arms and wrapping Splendor in a hug.

He smiles and returns it, happy he could be there for her. What Slender didn't realize was the fact Y/N was important to all three of his younger brothers. While he hid inside she was out advocating for the three younger siblings outside of work hours. Splendor's fashion line really took off when she wore his clothes, Offender's club is the most popular probably in the world if Splendor thought about it, and he had his own sanctuary. A city full of love, hope, and laughter. The ultimate destination resorts, especially for the kids. She helped Splendor decide on designs and input her opinions on where certain things should be. The three of them came to rely on her a lot and when she was working with them it really showed she had once helped run a kingdom.

She was a princess through and through. She'd have made an excellent queen too but she valued her freedom, something she would have gotten much off. Splendor didn't spend a lot of time with royals but the few he did he learned about how things worked. He couldn't imagine her in that line of work! She pulls away and Splendor gently pays her head, laughing when she pouts.

"I'm not a kid!" She huffs, swatting his hand away.

"You are compared to me. How old are you again? What was it.....hmmmm? Three hundred?" Splendor snickers. "Compared to my millenniums."

"You'd still be lost without me so ha!" Y/N challenges back, squealing and laughing when Splendor ruffles her hair. "Hey! Don't do that!"

"Come on! There's a few new rides at the amusement park I've been dying to show you!" Splendor laughs, offering his hand after she fixes her hair.