Just A Monster (KP FIC)

7

Someone like me should know how to get away from this stuff more often. After I let Fashui go, Kaiju ended up finding them in the caves, far from alive. I didn't think about just how much blood a managed to rip from them before I let them go, I also didn't know they would die because I'm not a fucking doctor. With the death of both the squirrel brothers everybody began to fear for their own lives and lose trust that they had with one another. Some stuck in one place and others decided to be weary of their surroundings more often. Even still though, no one came around the cafeteria and Sprinklekit insisted we should have left it closed anyway. So now here we are, sitting in the isolated safety of our home in silence. I felt sudden urges to try and pick up a conversation but I felt it would get rather awkward if they didn't respond. I just have to wait for something that may never come, like a loud explosion or some shit that will break the tension between us.

"So uhmm- Who do you think is out here bodying gootraxians?" Sprinklekit asked with a sheepish tone. I couldn't help but laugh a bit at the sudden question.

"What kind of question is that?" I asked while holding back laughter. Their face scrunched up slightly and they looked towards me again.

"I don't know man! It could be someone in here." They mumbled the last part, just loud enough for anyone to hear.

"You?" I started again.

"Maybe." Sprinklekit said again, their tone sounding more firm and serious then their previous. Of course it wasn't them. Their just trying to mess with me. I shift in my position a bit, my shoulder brushing up against their fur.

"For reals?" I added. Just testing how far I could push them into keeping up this weak lie. 

"Yeah for reals! Fashui thought YOU were the one killing people, you wouldn't hurt a fly!" They exclaimed.

"I was trying to save your skin." Sprinklekit nudged my shoulder a bit with a chuckle as I looked down at them with a smile on my face, I didn't think I could stop. Sprinklekit wouldn't actually kill anybody for something like that but it makes me feel a bit fuzzy inside hearing them say those things just because their actions towards me, I wasn't sure why. I began to get a bit stuck staring into their eyes as they looked down again. Twirling a knife in their paws and trying to make it turn clockwise Sprinkle and I weren't that far from each other weren't we? I still felt we were closer then ever when moments like this occurred. I let out a relaxed sigh, bringing my self down to their level and wrapping my arms tightly around their stomach area. Leaning my head against their side. I started getting caught up in a moment that didn't really exist.

"You good?" They questioned my shift in behavior but proceeded to rub circles around my back anyway. I slightly nodded in response. Turns out we didn't need a giant explosion to cut tension.

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Me and Sprinklekit sat there for a few hours before a few goos came to the cafe complaining that they were "starving". The cafeteria being more packed then it had ever been in 2 years I was forced to help them serve the ongoing customers, one of my least favorite things to do nowadays. Just watching everyone put that gross shit in their mouths made me hungry for some reason. I attempted to eat the food on the platters sometimes but I end up just gagging and stepping back again, my hunger depriving me from doing anything other then getting food from the freezers and serving food to the customers. I felt a bit useless around the cafeteria.

"Yo, Mochi? Ya gonna help me around or what?" Sprinklekit entered the room again with a few frozen treats in torn boxes, dropping them on the floor and turning towards me.

"I already did." I say quietly. I slid my back onto the ground and rested a paw over my eyes, exhausted and worn out I'm surprised I achieved to do those small things.

"How many trays did you serve?" They said. Sprinklekit had walked over to my side to be standing over me with sharp eyes.

"5? Maybe 3." I nearly whispered this time. They raised a brow.

"I served over 50!" They stated a bit loud. A faint smile managed to stretch my facial expression.

"That's nice Sprinkle." I hummed, turning over to their direction and looking up at them. They still had that nasty frown covering their face.

"That's not my point! I'm not even a little tired and your about to fall asleep after 3 trays!" They began, likely another lecture. 

"Are you sick?" Sprinklekit released a dramatic gasp and grabbed my arms, lifting my up to the point I was resting on the wall again.

"Are you dying?!" They asked once again. 

"Wha?- No! I'm just tired." I tried not to sound as agitated then I already was as they continued to inspect my health.

"You wouldn't be able to tell! Your not trained medically!" I pushed them away a bit as they sat, slightly stunned, lost in thought? They were quiet hard to read. They suddenly propped up with a smile.

"I'm not. But I know who is!" They exclaimed. Hell no.

"NO! I'm not even sick Sprinkle. If it makes you feel any better then I'll serve like, 10 trays." I promptly said, grabbing their wrist and pulling them down to look at me again. And just like many times before we began sitting in absolute silence. Staring into each others eyes and wondering what the next move was or who would make it, should I bite the shit out of them or should I leave it be. Continue to gaze at their pink irises wasn't such a terrible idea either. It felt a bit awkward from where I was seated though, practically sitting under them as they hover their snout above me. I suddenly feel my face become a hot crimson read as I struggle to look away from them. They grinned.

"Are we supposed to kiss or something?" They joked, laying onto me chest while still looking at me from below.

"Your disgusting.." I managed to say. I slowly pushed them off of me as not to startle them with sudden movement and turn the other way, covering my face with my paws. I planned to never look back at them.

"I am not! It's like one of those wholesome movies!" They beamed. 

"We aren't in a movie." I implied. Possibly having to remind my friend that were not in a virtual TV show.

I'm not sure if I am enjoying this quarantine as of right now and likely forever.