Just A Monster (KP FIC)

24

It was a day like any other, Plantix and I would occupy ourselves tending to every leaf and stem of each plant. I'd usually stop halfway through or take consistent breaks considering they wanted me to keep this up for hours on end, I wasn't motivated enough to plant and water that many flowers, especially with them demanding me to run back and forth through out the flooded room and back to collect water. I'd complain about it every so often in a more playful manner but I could never bring my self to actually express how I felt about it. Not that it was negative or anything like that, I loved spending time with them, especially since they were the closest thing I had to a real sibling. We knew each other since creation, we were familiar on every little thing of one another's interest's and dislikes, as well as hobbies separate from plants altogether. I'd pretty much never leave their side. People always call me to "clingy" to them, I constantly deny it. It's not like I'm incapable of going anywhere beyond 20 inches from them, right? (That's exactly what bro's doing)

I flopped down close beside them as of now, having just returned from wrestling my water canister away from Lanternshork. They hated it whenever we took their water. It'd be justified if each galloon of water I took heavily decreased the water levels. Even if it did, there was water consistently pouring from a burst pipe from an unknown source. The flooded room IS the flooded room, it's not meant to run out of water. Nonetheless, they still manage to find reasons to make my every visit a struggle. Sometimes I'd have to get Plantix involved in the mess, exclusively for times when they managed to chuck the canister half way across the murky water and let it sink somewhere long ways from where I was standing, making it almost impossible to get it back.

They looked down at me, a smile quickly widening on their face when their eyes drifted onto the drenched handle of the canister. They reached out for it and carefully slipped it out of my hand, proceeding to their duties, not before giving me a quick and generous pat to the top of my head, signifying a thank you. They acted as if they were unable to speak words to me whilst they were watering but I didn't bother to make that fact apparent. I just continued to lay on my back, comforted by the feeling of the soft grass and nearly causing me to drift off into a lengthy slumber. We'd usually rest in the tents that were currently not far from us but I didn't feel like I had enough energy. I've slept on the grass and soil enough times to know that it won't leave my back aching when I awake anyway. Before I could however, Plantix spoke up regarding my fatigued appearance.

"What happened this time huh?" I could almost hear their smile.

"What do you think?" I turned to look at them, viewing the same look I expected to see. "I hate sharks.." I scoffed. They nodded and hummed contently as I went on to express every little detail. The quarrels I'd have at the flooded room with those shorks drained everything out of me, I'd usually nap afterwards but talking about it gave me enough energy to be of service in the garden. Knowing that Plantix would hearken every little word was both motivating and encouraging despite them never saying any words until I had finished ranting.

"Sounds like fun." They jeered after. I scoffed again, this time looking them in their that glared right back into mine beforehand.

"I'd like for you to go instead then, I can water a few plants without your guidance." They immediately cringed at the thought, their eyes gazing into a different direction as they hissed lowly. They shook their head shortly after whilst waving their paw around, turning down the idea but in a playful tone.

"On second thought, I'd rather stay here." We both laughed with one another, my self however laughed like a damn turkey, it wasn't even that funny now that I think about it. The laughter eventually died down, allowing us to have a more positive discussion on how our day was going thus far. I felt so at peace when I was with Plantix. We'd rarely ever spend a day apart (Mainly because I'd come running to them crying about how I missed them after five minutes) without embracing each other every few seconds, having small talk before once again going our separate ways. It wasn't just these moments that made me feel at such ease, nor was it anything else I had mentioned before. I had no idea what it was, I just felt this type of physical connection with them like anyone would for their torso down to their waist.