Golden Hour [Hunter x Reader]

5. the emperors birthday?

AUTHOR NOTE:

hii~ -fuckn love that line it's my favourite in the entire series i swear- anyways I changed up and edited some of the previous chapters so if you haven't read those maybe do that because i fixed up some random plot points. [as of the 9th of feb 23]

also [p/n] is palisman name, i don't like just going 'my palisman' for the entire thing ya know? It feels like y/n and the palisman bond isn't strong if they don't call them by their name right? Does that make sense/

also i have no clue what the time line of this is just go with it. 

... does anyone even read authors notes? ;-;

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"[y/n]? what are you doing here?" I glance back at the stairs seeing Gus walking down them. 

"Hey Gus, I was just getting the Golden Guard off my tail." 

"You were the one flying through the halls away from the Golden Guard?" a girl with three eyes, pinkish redish hair and an attitude huffed, shoving past Gus rudely. I looked at her attempting to square me up as an intimidation tactic. "How did you lose him?"

"How did anyone become your friend when you can't mind your business?" I countered. 

The girl scoffed and walked away, popping some bubblegum as she left. 

"You are so cool!" Gus's eyes sparkled in awe as he watched me talk down the bully. 

"That was one of the most scariest things I have ever done." I grip my chest and wheeze. I'm not a big fan of confrontation. 

"You can stand up to the Golden Guard and even have the guts to call him Goldie but can't handle talking back to Boshca?" Willow entered the conversation, sitting on one of the steps with Luz not far behind. 

I freeze at the mention of the Golden Guard, but then remembering my mental note I made.

"Damnit I forget to tell him he was a cocky motherfucker-"

Hexside's golden trio laughed as I groaned in defeat. I sighed, smiling as I watch all of them laugh together, soon joining in. Before remembering that I saw that Blight girl Luz talked about.

"Have you made friends with that Amity girl yet?" I ask, directed to Luz. Who has a reaction I have never seen from her before. Turning red at the cheeks, avoiding eye contact, her hands clamming up and shuffling their weight between their feet. Similar nervous quirks to how I was before about Goldie...

"Oh my titan... you like Amity!" Gus points at Luz in shock, jaw grazing the ground at this point. Willow's eyes had also widened in the realisation of our other friends emotions towards a certain Blight. 

"oops-" 

"[Y/N]!" Luz yelled out, being slightly out of sorts from being flustered. 

"How was I supposed to know?" I countered.

Luz dropped there head in defeat, before perking back up. "Why is the Golden Guard always chasing you anyway? They don't even send him after Eda..."

"He's totally got a thing for me." I slide my hands through my hair while closing my eyes, being all smug and cocky about it jokingly. I peered open one of my eyes, looking at the young witchlings before me. The silence was deafening, it was only moments before we burst out laughing. 

"I can't even imagine the Golden Guard capable of loving someone." Willow wiped away a single tear, as her giggles faded. 

I sigh, letting my last laughs disappear into the air. I hummed at the thought of some child soldier taking another person on a cute, romantic, sappy date as such. Would he wear his uniform? Surely not. If I was the Golden Guard and had a partner I wouldn't want the public to know and I'd keep it lowkey. I wonder if Belos would use that relationship to his advantage, or to put others at a disadvantage. 

The more I think about it, the more I wonder if Goldie had any friends his age. Being in the coven for, ever really, and being the youngest... 'teen prodigy' while all other scouts and members are full adults. Guess Goldie's got a tough and lonely gig.

I keep calling him Goldie, well GoLdEn GuARd seems to long, and I don't know his name so, he's stuck with Goldie until I find another stupid nickname to mess with them. 

I had zoned out thinking about that cocky ass guard because the trio started to move. I didn't know where they were going but I headed back to the Owl House, i had enough excitement for one day. 

"[P/n]?" I softly cooed the palisman out of the pocket it had snuggled into for a nap. "Sorry love, we can nap more when we get back home, okay?" My breath hitched, I called the owl house my home. While I had been living there for months now, and Eda had taken me under her wing as one of her own, Luz and King had warmed up to me as an older sibling of sorts. It made sense, I knew i was safe there- I had made allies- friends even. I smiled softly to myself, feeling comfortable in the silence on the way to the house- to home.

I walked through the front door after muttering a quick hi to hooty, hoping it would be left there. It wasn't, but I decided to ignore them. I ascended the stairs to the spare room, just across the hall from Luz's. Both of the rooms had originally been storing random junk Eda had collected, mainly things from the human realm, they all looked like ridiculous and unnecessary items to. Although, tucked away in the back was a mattress and some demonous puppet thing- Luz called it a teddy bear. I don't know what a bear is, but this one is very soft..

I fell onto the bed in a huff, bathing in the peaceful moment. I wonder when it will be ruined... let's see... 3...2..1.. and

"[Y/N]!"

there it is. 

I hum in question, moving my head to position myself to look at the human standing in my doorway, palm resting on the door itself as it was slammed open. I look them up and down, their feet shoulder width apart, hair dishevelled and if her were eyes open anymore you would think they would fall right out of their sockets. 

"How do you feel about dances?"

I push myself to sit up so I can give them a strongly confused look. Dances? 

Luz, obviously seeing my confusion, continued to go on about the emperor throwing a ball for a celebration.

"What is it that old man's birthday or something?" I laugh, letting out a bit of a snort as I think about the emperor putting on a party and being the centre of attention as if he isn't already the FUCKING EMPEROR of the Boiling Isles. I sigh happily, looking at Luz quickly and seeing them not laughing and my face drops. 

"You're kidding, is it actually his birthday?" Luz only nodded in response, but slowly their face contorted into a scheming grin. 

"no. I don't know what it is, but no." 

"[y/n]!" Luz groaned, walking into the room and crashing onto their knees in front of me. "pleaseee?" I watched, unamused, as they crashed their head onto my lap. Her human behaviour intrigued me, I was almost certain she was going to ask me to either help her ask Amity to the dance or for me to go- or worse...both. And against my better judgement, I asked. 

"What?"

The Noceda girl immediately perked up, the stars in her eyes shining better than my future to be honest. 

"Come dress/suit shopping with me and come with me to the dance?"

"Why can't you go with your friends?" 

"Because, I want to spend some time with you."

I felt myself pause at her words. She wants to spend time with me? I suck in a breath and sigh it back out, making eye contact with the precious sisterly friend I had in front of me. 

"Fine."