FCOR (Nightkiller)

Chapter 29 - About my Father

I see eight logs on the path

Mother collects three mushrooms as Dad laughs

I like the cold breeze

Yum, yum mushroom soup for me!

"What chu' writing kid?" Cross asks me. I look up and replied "Just making a poem...". He almost laughs at me and I glare at him. "Woah, woah, sorry for laughing Kid, It's just that...It reminds me of one of your mother's simps.".

"What?" I mutter and he pauses. "Bruh, I better not get involved." Epic says to Cross and I get more confused.

"Mom has a wha?" I ask and they looked at me then at Mom who was working then back at me. "Did your mom tell you what he was like before he had you?" He asks me and I pause for a moment.

Come to think of it, he never really did.

"Not really." I answer and go back to writing a random poem. "How about we tell you how awesome your mother was before he was working here in this cafe?" Cross said and I look up.

I gave them a suspicious look and replied "But mom is already awesome." and the two giggled like weirdos.

"Well, did he ever tell you he was good at fighting?" Cross asks me and this shocks me. "Mom is good at fighting?" I ask and he nodded.

"Your mom was so good at fighting that he could finish a mission in an hour." He says and I eye them. "What mission?" I ask and they both went silent.

"Bruh, Rue doesn't need to know about that."

"I know Dude, I done goofed."

They both looked at eachother and looked at me. "Well...your mom uh... is good at fighting." Epic says trying to beat around the bush.

"J-u-s-t T-e-l-l m-e." I said spelling what I want and they gulped. "Well...don't tell your mother we told you this okay, kid?" Cross said and Epic said "Don't kid, it's his plan.".

"Okayyy..." I said and Cross started speaking. "Well...your mom works for our boss and he makes people sad by fighting them." He says and I raise an eyebrow. "Are you talking to a mirror or are you talking to me?" I ask and he goes silent as Epic laughs.

"Okay, okay, geez, kid. Why are you trying to smoke me?" He says but I held my ground.

"Okay, your mom used to go on missions assigned by my boss. He gets paid to terrorize multiple AUs cuz' my boss is a sadist that can sense negativity from a mile away and feeds off it. Okay, you happy now kid?" He asks and I said in a smug voice "Please do tell me more, Cross.".

He looks at me speechless and Epic laughs some more. Cross looks at Epic and asks "Do you want to know more about your mother, kid?". I nod and he said "This guy right here is your mom's ex.".

I stare at them... Mom has an ex?

Then Epic says "And this guy right here got rejected by your mom.". The two looked at eachother angrily because they humiliated each other.

"I can get Cross but mom used to date a grape?" I ask and Cross laughed at Epic's face.

I wanted to threaten Epic to stay away but I didn't know how... Then I remembered I had some crayons and paper..

I started drawing while they were still talking and eventually they noticed me drawing.

"Kid what are you drawing?" Epic asks and I look up with a huge smile on my face. I show them my drawing and their faces showed fear.

"Mommy has a lot of money and Daddy is married to mommy and you two are dead." I happily say in my most child voice.

Cross took a closer look in my drawing and his face suddenly morphed into shock. I thought it was from my drawing of him bleeding to death but then he asked me "Is Color your daddy?". I nodded happily even though I already know the truth.

"Do you know who your real father is?" He asks me and I perked up.

I lowered the paper and replied "No, but he is probably is a very bad man because he left me and my mommy.". Epic and Cross looked at each other then back at me, they were concerned for some reason.

Before they could tell me more, Mom came to check up on us.

"Sweetie, have you been behaving?- Wow...what a..beautiful drawing.." He says while looking all happy but he quickly drops the topic and placed some food items and drinks on the table.

I happily smile at him and thank him before he was off to work again. The two of them stared at me and Cross said "Your mom never really told you anything, hasn't he?" I froze.

What he said was...true.

"Well...you could tell me now." I said, the tone is my voice loosing a bit of excitement. I stare at the food and back at them.

"But why? You seem...pretty mature for your age." Cross said and Epic nodded.

I pause.

"Did he ever tell you a love story?" He asks me and I think about it. "No he never did but I read some love stories from books." I replied and Cross asked again "If he didn't tell you his lovestory with your father, did he even tell you about your father at all?".

I didn't know what to say.

"Well...No, but I have Color as my father." I reply and the two stare at each other in confusion.

"Hey..Cross, do you know who my father is?" I ask, twiddling my fingers. He looks at me and says "Well...yes...but, I feel like your mom should be the one to tell you.".

"Well did he have some freaky ability to sense like... feelings? Because I've been curious cuz' I know you two are feeling anxious right now..." I ask again and he stares at me in shock.

"Damn...he did, Kid."