She's My Crystal (Milo x reader)

Chapter Fourteen

VINNY'S POV:

I walked over to where Sweet and the King were. He's not looking too good. He looks pale. Now, I'm no doctor, but I can tell he's not doing alright.

"Are you sure...you don't wanna...come in with me?"

That question took me out of my thoughts. "Hm?"

I looked around seeing (y/n) and Milo at the entrance. (Y/n) crossed her arms and turned away from him. "You know me- I don't do death."

Milo sighed, mumbling, "that answers my question.." he walked away from (y/n), and (y/n) stayed at the entrance. I sighed and walked over to her.

"(Y/n), are you okay?"

(Y/n) spun on her heel, facing me. Oh- she is not okay. She huffed and stormed a bit away from the entrance. I followed her.

"Why are you following me?"

"To make sure you're okay."

"Well I'm not."

"Well, what's wrong?"

(Y/n) stopped in her tracks. We were in front of a small pond with many Atlantian fish. She sat down on a large stone. "Even though I've told Milo my feelings towards him, he still has his face up her ass....and with Dad being a cheater with some nymph or whatever..a-and the fact that my parents have been here this entire time....and I miss Milo."

"What do you mean?" I sat next to her. "You don't need to miss him, he's right here-"

"No. Not human Milo. I have a puppy named Milo. Here, lemme find a picture." She grabbed her nappy sack and dug around, pulling out a small drawing of a happy Golden Retriever.

"Oh wow, that's a really good drawing." I stared at the details. "You should be an illustrator or an author."

"My parents were writers, but no one believed them, and washed their careers down the toilet. I'm afraid of what others would think about my writings and drawings. No one but us would understand."

I have back the drawing. "So...your parents are here. That's great, have you caught up with them?" I looked at her.

She was looking down at the Atlantian fish. "I found my mother on the beach..."

"And?"

"She's....different. She picked up on the accent, her whole look is different... I don't like it. I want MY mother back. I mean yeah, sure, she's doing her favorite job- taking care of plants. But she could easily be a botanist or a florist in our world!"

"Or she could come work with me. Me and my family own a flower shop. Well, did own one, but with the money from this trip, I'll be able to rebuild our flower shop."

She smiled softly then looked back at the water. "But Dad...I've only seen him once, and that's when we busted the doors down earlier."

I listened to her as she spoke. So she had a great relationship before, now, now that she's an adult and all, that relationship is dead to her. Maybe I should let her mom work with me and my family. It might help them GROW together. Get it? Haha I'm hilarious.

"So what's going on between you and Milo? I've noticed y'all have been distant. I mean, you two were okay the beginning of this trip, but now, it's like y'all are....strangers with a past."

She was quiet.

"(Y/n)?"

"I.....really like Milo..like not the 'omg you like himmmmm' kinda like. I really love him, he's been my best friend when no one else wanted to take the position. He's taken my back, even if the ideas were insane. He's been there for me, especially with the times when I'd be lonely because my parents never came home. I just...."