How to Love (C!Quackity x reader)

The Red Banquet, part 2

     TW: blood, st@bbing, death, fighting

"Let's start with the dinner, shall we?" Badboyhalo announced.

     Cheers and applause filled the room. You put on a fake smile to hide your overwhelming fear. Turning towards Niki and Puffy, you saw a familiar look on Puffy's face. She had your same fake smile. The creeper centaur walked towards her, bent down and whispered in her ear something you couldn't make out.

But it didn't bother you. For some reason, you felt you could trust Puffy. It took many months for someone to earn your trust. But Puffy and Quackity didn't care. They just seemed to bypass the walls you built around yourself. You didn't mind though.

People started to take their seats around the long red table. It was decorated with plates and cups ready to be filled. There were bright red roses in the middle as a centerpiece.

Quackity took his seat next to Puffy. You sat next to Quackity, sitting on his left. On your left was Hannah. Your small group was sat near the front, where Bad stood waiting for people to take a seat.

     When everyone was situated, Bad made another speech.

     "I would like to formally thank you all for coming. I know most people think The Egg is bad, but it's actually the opposite! This is to prove it is not what the rumors say. Again, thank you for coming and helping put an end to that blasted rumor. Now please, enjoy the dinner, and we will have some activities afterwards!"

     More applause filled the air. Bad moved away from the table, along with some people that were apparently with The Egg. Like Hannah, Ant, and some other faces you didn't recognize. A man with a red, yellow, and black mask followed, along with a dirty blond man with a white sweatshirt with his hood up, and a man that seemed to be made entirely of ruby. They started grabbing plates and cups and filling them with food and wine.

     You and Quackity whispered a thank you to the ruby man who gave you a plate. His eyes were a dark red that made you uncomfortable. He had an unsettling aura around his person, too.

     Eventually, everyone had food and started to eat. You picked at your food, not really having an appetite. Trying to eat something so you didn't feel rude, you took small bites. It seemed like you were more scared than hungry. It was like everyone forgot about The Egg and the situation you all were in. And that made you really uncomfortable.

     Quackity must've noticed how you weren't eating, because he made a comment.

     "Not hungry, love?"

     "Don't call me that here. And yeah, I just don't want to eat anything right now." You sighed, looking up at his mismatched colored eyes.

     "Why not? Something wrong?" He asked, putting a hand on your thigh.

     "No, just," You looked at Bad. He was conversing with his friends. He didn't seem evil at that moment. Maybe you were making this all up and nothing was wrong. Maybe it is just a nice dinner party and you're going to ruin it by worrying the whole time. "Nothing. Forget about it." You replied as you took a bite of some steak.

     "Tell me what's on your mind. Come on, talk to me, love." Quackity said, putting his fork down on the table and giving you his full attention.

     "I'm just overthinking things is all. Nothing to worry about, okay?" You smiled, trying to make things better.

     Quackity said nothing in response, and just stared at you. He knew you wanted to say something else. And he was going to wait until you said it.