A Different Life (Golden Guard x !Autistic! Reader)

Chapter 3

Mipha's POV:

I sat up, my chest aching a little bit from the scars left behind from my surgery a few months ago. I was finally gonna be discharged today. I had these cuffs on my wrist that prevent me from using any magic until my bile sack fully heals.
I was whistling before the door opened, making me smile as I saw Willow walk in with flowers and a balloon.

"Hey! Happy discharge day!"
"Hi! It's nice to see you! How's flyer derby?"
"Oh it's great, we've been having a... a blast" Willow frowned, beginning to figit with her hands once she put the flowers down on the counter.

"What's wrong?"
"Do you... do you know about Grom?"
"You mean the monster underneath Hexide? Yeah, I do" I watched her turn her back to me, doing her breathing trick before turning back to face me.

"There's also a... a dance. And the Grom King or Queen has to fight Grom before the dance starts and all that jazz but uh... Titan I don't know..." I gave a small smile and pat the spot of my bed beside me, letting her sit down and take one of my hands.

"Has Hunter asked you to go?"
"Not yet, I don't mind though, if he just wants to go with you guys my feelings won't be hurt, I've never been to a dance before, and it'll be Hunter's first since he joined school after grom happened" I shrugged, Willow nodding in return as she started shaking.

"I was chosen as Grom Queen... and usually I could just charge in and fight, face my fear of Ladybugs but after Belos... I have a bigger fear I'm scared to face and it's been eating me alive... it's why I haven't spent a lot of time with you" she pulled at her eyelids, removing her glasses and wiping a few stray tears.

"Willow... I just thought you were busy with helping rebuild-"
"And I have been! But... Titan I can't even think of it without clamming up!"
"Take a breath, just blurt it out if you need to" I squeezed her hand, Clover appeared and nuzzled Willow before flying down to my lap, letting me pet the bowling ball sized bee. I adore Clover, I adore all the palisman actually, they're all so adorable and snuggly.

"My fear is that you hate me- for all this! You had to have surgery because I made a bad call and used the stardrop on your gashes from when Belos took over Hunter! I... I hate myself for it... I hurt you" she squeaked, her voice cracking and breaking as she spoke. My heart was breaking at her statement, I didn't want her to blame herself.

"Willow, you saved me. I DIED and you saved me, you brought me back... I never once thought to blame you, I'm thankful you did this... I mean, I got a second chance to be with all of you, to have a normal life thanks to you. I owe you my life" I offered her a hug, squeezing her as she hugged me gently then moved to sit beside me against the head of the bed. 

"If for some odd reason Hunter doesn't ask you... could I take you to grom? I'd like you to be there... for your first dance, and as moral support. I'm gonna need it" she laughed nervously as I smiled and leaned to rest my head on her shoulder.
"I'd love to come with you if Hunter doesn't ask" she smiled at this humming and hugging me again.
"Is it ok if I stay here with you for a bit? I feel bad for avoiding you"
"Nothing to feel bad about, I didn't know you were avoiding me" I snorted, laughing with her before I winced as I laughed, the cramping in my chest making me laugh more at my own pain.

"You gonna be ok?"
"I just can't wait to go home! I miss my room... and Hooty-"
"I never thought anyone would miss him... he's loud and weird"
"Aunt Lily loves him, and he's a great older brother once you get passed the noise" I giggled as Willow made a flower and handed it to me.

We stayed like this, chatting and laughing before eventually Nini and Mom came to bring me home.

"Hunter not coming?" I asked as Nini shook their head, telling me Hunter was busy today. We got outside and mom had me fly with her since I wasn't supposed to fly on my own, I invited Willow over so she was coming with us too. We landed, and mom helped me off Owlbert, Celeste hooting happily as we walked to the door, opening it and gasping as I saw Hunter standing there covered in cake batter holding a very... mushy cake that said "Grom?" in messy icing writing.