ℙ𝕒𝕦𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 <Oneshots>

A Bond (Fluff)

A/N: Just Hannah Foster and Paul getting along because I feel like they understand each other 😭 (Plus it is not just them, just everyone bonding together but mostly Paul and Hannah PLUS PAULKINS)

This is also just me coping after Black Friday :)
ENJOY

(Also takes place after Black Friday)

Paul's POV

The whole place lit up. It was like a bomb was dropped on the mall.

"I think I see them... YES THEY'RE ALIVE!!" Emma yells.

"Do you see my dad?!" Tim looks out.

"He is there don't worry! He is there alive!!" I exclaim along with Emma who is on the verge of tears.

I get out of the car and Tim follows. Emma gets out with us. It wasn't long until all of us started running towards them. Tim grabbing Emma's hand and running with her. It was adorable. Ashes filled the sky and orange lit the whole place.

"Thank god you guys are alive!! Oh my god!! We thought you died!!" Emma exclaims to Tom

"Dad... what happened?" Tim starts to tear up.

"We'll explain to you later... but I am sorry for being a terrible father." Tom states and brings his son to his arms. It brought a tear to my eye.

There was three people who I didn't seem to know. The nurse I think is Becky, the one who Emma hates. Then two girls, one having long brown hair and one with braided hair with a baseball cap. She seemed so scared. Her eyes were wide and tears just wouldn't stop flooding her face. I didn't know what to do. I just started to walk up to her. I crouched down to her height.

"Hey..." I began with. She flinched.

"Don't worry I won't do anything bad... you must- be a brave girl going through all that...it must've been tough." I said trying to cheer up her. She seems like Tim's age. Maybe around 9.

"W- w- who are... you?" The little girl's voice shivered. She wrapped her arms around herself tightly.

"My name is Paul, Paul Mathews. That woman right there is my- girlfriend." I add.

"I am- Hannah. Her right there... my sister, Lexi." Hannah spoke quietly tears still coming down.

"It is nice to meet you Hannah." I said waving slightly.

"Do you like baseball Hannah?" I ask pointing to her cap.

She shook her head.

"Magic hat." Hannah pointed at the hat.

"He gave it to me... bad- d-double... bad double!!" She continues to cry holding herself even more tightly. Her eyes close.

"Hey hey...do you want a hug maybe?" I didn't know how to comfort her. However this poor girl was just standing here crying and looks terrified for her life.

She nods and comes slowly towards me. When her small body hit my chest I held her lightly rubbing her back slowly.

"You've been through a lot, I can tell." I whisper softly.

"He's dead now... Lex is sad." Her words came out and she cries more. My heart was shattering into a million pieces.

Her smalls arms hugged me even tighter. This poor girl probably only being the age of 9 having to be in that burning mall. It hurts me more that I didn't know how to comfort her but I think I'm helping in some way.

"She says you are good Paul." The little girl states pulling away.

"Who says?" I ask.

"Webby."

"Tell Webby I said thank you."

Hannah smiles then walks off to her older sister Lex.

"Hey is she okay?" Emma comes over to me wrapping her arm around my waist.

"She is now. It just hurts to know that she's only a kid was in that mall."

"With a bunch of possessed people too. She's only 9."

We all collectively agree to go into our car and head to Emma's kooky,  reclusive biology professor's place and stay there. The walk wasn't long but it still was a walk.

"Hey Emma."

"Yea Paul?"

"Have you ever thought of like- God how do I explain this to you."

"Paul, what is it?" She asks laughing slightly.

"I know you said you never want to get pregnant... but maybe one day we can adopt, you know? Just one kid and us." I state stopping in my tracks. Emma stops walking and breathes in.

"Woah, where did this Paul come from?" Em jokes.

"Emma,  I am serious. I never thought about having kids but the thought of being there for a child at their schools events, when they're sad. I know you said you would never have kids, but adopting is hella better."

"You are right. It's gonna be a lot though. Maybe in the future. I mean- hey atleast I'm not going to get pregnant right?"

"You are being serious,  right?  Cause if you are-"

"HEY WE NEED OUR DRIVERS OVER HERE!!" Tom calls out waving his hands at us.

"Yes I'm being serious Paul, now let's go! " She said as she grabs my hand.

"God I love you so much. " I whisper under my breathe.

A/N: The idea of Paul and Emma adopting a child just warms my heart 😭