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

Chapter 8

Haha pacing is for NERDS!

Mipha's POV:

I got up, running and grabbing my bag, stuffing random items in it. Random medical supplies, potions, anything I could grab as Willow grabbed her things.
"Go find Darius, he's in Latissa!" she nodded, flying off on Clover as I closed my bag and jumped out the window. 

Celeste tried to keep up as I made wings of water and sped off, sending a quick text to mom telling her what was happening. I went as fast as I could, Celeste catching up and burying herself in my hair that was puffing up and flailing in the wind. Oma was right, I've got mom's hair genes.
I saw Uncle Dari's mansion coming into view and I landed roughly, tripping over myself and rolling in the grass, quick to get back up and dig out my spare key.

I threw the door open, panic setting in as I heard crashing from upstairs.

"Hunter?! Baby?!" I yelled as I bounded up the curved stairways, sprinting down the hall and getting to Hunter's room.

"HUNTER?!" I yelled again, fumbling with the door knob before I managed to open it, Hunter groaning in pain as I gasped at his current state.

He was stationary, branches and bark covering him as he was rooted to the floor.

"Mipha! H-Help me!" 
"How?! What's happening?!" I ran over, touching his shoulder that was covered in bark and little red leaves.

I knew these leaves...

"Hunter... did you lie to me about this?" He froze, his whimpers making my heart ache as I continued to try and find a solution.

"I d-didn't know what was happening t-to me! I d-didn't want to w-worry you! It's palistrum wood! It's gotta be a g-grimwalker thing- AGH!" He cried out as I tried to break a branch off him, freezing when I saw some blood soak through the area.

"I am ALWAYS gonna worry about you! But you can't just- LIE to me! Hunter! Oh my Titan it's spreading! W-What do I do?!" Hunter screamed and cried in pain, the bark growing to cover him, imobilizing him further before it got to his neck.

"If I die, I want you to know I love you so much! And that I planned on- MPH! MMPH- MPH!" He screamed as his mouth was covered, tears spilling from his eyes as I also started to cry, screaming his name and trying to get it all off of him, but nothing worked!

"Hunter! HUNTER!!!" I cried as he disapeared in the tree trunk he was now made of and covered in. I couldn't hear him, if he was even making any noises. I sobbed, sinking to my knees and leaning against the tree as it continued to grow branches, becoming a full palistrom tree with the feather-like red leaves. 

"No... No no no..." I sobbed quietly, Celeste and Waffles coming to me and snuggling up, trying to comfort me as I was blinded by my tears.
I don't know how much time passed... I just sat there, crying and holding the palismen in my arms. I didn't know what else to do...

'He ok?' Waffles chirped, looking at me with pleading eyes. She's so young... still adapting... she doesn't understand her master is... gone...
I pet her head,  watching her ruffle her feathers, Celeste nudging my hand. 
I gasped for air, trying to smile through the pain. 

"He's... Waffles he's not coming back..." I whimpered, my voice quiet and cracking as Waffles nuzzled into me, crying as Celeste wrapped the blue jay in her big wings.
We stayed like that for a while longer, before I wiped my tears and stood up, letting the birds perch on both my shoulders.

I got to the door before the room shook, startling me and the palisman before I heard a cracking sound, turning to see the tree breaking apart.

"H-Hunter?" I smiled, feeling hope before the tree practically exploded, a fierce roar errupting through the room. I ducked for cover before crashing was heard, I looked up and gasped as a red feathered beast ran about the room in a panic, it's tail knocking stuff off the shelves.