Sweet like chocolate - Willy Wonka x Reader 2023

For a Moment

Wiily Wonka, with two complicated W's, how did I not realized before?

I rush out of my store and wave for the first taxi that shows up. I need to get to that zoo. I hop in and make small chat with the driver, trying to justify why I would be going to the zoo at 8PM.

Once I get there, I look around for the two. I get closer to the entrance, the lights on the security cabin are on. There's a man, I assume it's the guard sleeping on the floor. I smell that sweet scent: Wonka's chocolate.

I figure I should find them in the giraffe spot. I was about to look in the zoo map for it, when I spotted two figures, one with a top hat, near the flamingos. Of course, I rush to them, being as quiet as possible.

I reach them with a silent "Hey guys". Willy freezes, Noodle turns around real fast. But, once she realizes it's me, her breath gets steady. 

"Wo, you scared the hell off of me Y/N" She laughs a bit.

"Sorry, I thought it would be better to be quiet" I look at Willy. How did I not notice? Of course he and the boy from years ago are the same person. Stupid me.

"Good to see ya. It's a shame you lost the show my chocolate gave back there" He flashes me a smile.

Why am I not surprised that his chocolate is able to knock out a grown man?

"Yeah...sorry I'm late by the way. Took my time on the store" I quickly glanced at Wonka's direction.

"You still need to explain that matter" He frowned.

Noodle cleared her throat. Oh, if looks could kill.

"Let me remind you that we broke into a zoo and we don't have all the time in the world" She seems annoyed.

Wonka shakes his head in affirmation, and turns around in is pompous way. We both follow him towards the animals area. 

As we go passing the doors with different names, I find out I have never seen so many types of animals in one place, not even that jungle.

Willy is walking in front, excitedly searching for the giraffe. Noodle is right on his tracks. The chocolatier stops in front of a door that says 'Tiger'.

"Oh, giraffe". 

He opened it.

Each time I conclude once again: He's nuts. 

I hear a faint roar and movement before Willy screams and Noodle shuts the door once again at the speed of light.

"You really need to learn how to read" 

...

"You don't know how to read???" I whisper-shout.

"Ah c'mon! It's not that big of a deal" He pouts, looking Noodle dead in the eyes.

"You nearly got killed by a tiger"

"Nearly being the key word. I almost got killed by lots of things but got out alive every time apart from some scratches" He said, of course, super serious.

Noodle ignored him and started walking again. "Okay, I will learn to read" He quickly follows her.

I let out a chuckle, this really is that heartful boy.

We reach the giraffe door. Willy was going to open the door when he's interrupted by Noodle exclamation.

"Oh no, I forgot to hide the cart, if Mrs. Scrubbit sees it, we are dead. I need to go back" She is hyperventilating.  I tell her we'll be back in time but that does not seem to  make her calm down.

"I need to go, see you guys later" "Wait Nood-" She's already gone.

"What was that?" Wonka asks me. "I guess we forgot to hide the cart"

We exchange looks that mean we should get this over soon and go after her.

He pushes the door open and takes a look at the enormous giraffe standing in the middle of the room. I take one more step. She is beautiful. 'Abigail' must be her name, it's written in the wall. Willy starts talking to the animal. He offers her some green candies.

"Hey, I know those! They are anise candies, I sell them" 

My mother taught me how to make those when I has five, I have been doing them for a long time. Used to give them as gifts for my friends back home. They taste bittersweet.

"Really? So it's a candy store? The F/C one? It's really beautiful, if you want to know.." He got in position to start milking Abigail, before smiling and continuing. "I got a pack of these from my mom before she passed."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, she must have been a wonderful woman. I mean, to have a son like this" 

What? Let me shoot my shot.

He let out a low laugh and went back to his task. I guess our chat is over.

"Do me a favour Y/N. Climb on that ladder and pet Abigail, she loves it under the chin" Willy said playfully pointing to the stairs. I do it.

While petting the giraffe (never thought I'd say that), everything starts to hit. What are the chances of meeting with the boy from the museum again? Low. I am happy about it, but at the same time, I see someone completely different from that ugly braces kid. Still, destiny is playing with me, I've spent half my life looking for a specific person and it sends me an specific person, just not the right one. Although, for a moment, that feeling of urge to look everywhere in a endless search is gone. It might be the chocolate I ate this morning, but I kinda feel like singing.

'For a moment, life doesn't seem quite so bad.

For a moment, I kinda forgot to be sad.

He turns night to day, but don't get carried away

Never let down your guard, let him into your heart for a moment

Not for a moment'

For my surprise, he matched my vibe. (For obvious reasons I won't write his part)

When I realized we were literally dancing and singing together. He helped me down the stairs and said our goodbyes and thank you's to Abigail. As we made our way out the zoo, we connected ourself in the same feeling. 

I took his hand and started running and spinning around. We really couldn't stop laughing. That's when he did something I will never forget. He passed an arm around my waist and staring straight at my eyes, we started running. Willy grabbed a huge balloon bouquet from the zoo. I saw the frozen lake getting closer, I held myself to him waiting for the fall.

But it never came, I looked down. We were floating, like literally flying. I was felling at the top of the world, I could run in the clouds. Could see anyone and anything below the moon. I looked at him, his face was joy. For a moment, it was just us in the whole world. I like it.

We got closer to the cathedral's rooftop and he gently set me down. All that still dancing, as if the most wonderful song was playing just for us. We spun, we jumped, we laughed. He gave me the balloons, held my hand and hold into the flag pole.

I floated, feeling the only thing holding me to going way being his hand. I felt vulnerable yet safe. We spun around for what felt like ages. He held me closer again. 

This time, we stopped dancing and just admired each other.

"I need to confess something to you" He said.

"So do I, but go first." I have to let him know.

"I asked Noodle to leave so we could be alone, I wanted to get to know you better" 

He...planned this? I am speechless.

"Your turn..." Willy gave a melting hearts smile as if to ignore his setup for this.

"We have met before, when we were kids, in the museum." I somewhat hope he remembers, a part of me is begging for it while another is wishing he doesn't, it would make things so much easier.

"I know"