Softhead and the Tiny Red Diamond

Chapter 4: Adjust To New Friends

Jack POV:
I could not believe my eyes... An actual borrower, living in our mansion for the first time!
We usually don't get any visitors like that these days since God knows what, until last night when Kyzer called for us to help him out. That was when we first saw the cute tiny teacup. Kyzer said the gender was a she because of how it dressed, but to be more specific and honest, compared a game to Cuphead. I did not know why, but maybe she was from that... but it was a girl wearing ragged clothing, dirty shoes, and a multi-colored bending straw.
When Kyzer first caught me & Mark's attention about this poor teacup, we could understand that she was not getting into us... probably since 14 years ago after the war. It was not an easy time for any of us...
But anyway, this morning, we were glad she was okay but still recovering from the trap. That didn't end well for her. But After Kyzer finally comforted the tiny, she introduced herself as "Softhead." I wasn't sure why, but I guessed it would make sense, since her name rhymes with "Cuphead." It's not possible, right? It can't be, but if it is, good god, it would be super cool to meet that character and his brother Mugman. ^^

Softhead POV:
It took a while for me to finally calm down and adjust to their company a little, feeling comfortable, safe, and very protected, I started to trust them slowly, but not fully, just bit by bit. Whether I liked it or not, they still wanted me to trust them, however, I just couldn't. It has taken time for them to understand that I need some space or time alone. They couldn't trust me to plan for myself to escape from them, which is obvious, due to my small features and size.
The point is... Sometimes, I can only wish that I was back with my family, the way it used to be before all of this could happen, but because they saved me from dying, who can I blame? I was very blessed for some reason, and someone like them showed caring when they were trying to help me. Maybe god heard me and instead gave me them. Looking forward to praying tonight to thank God for the help I need, to get through this difficult time.

Kyzer POV:
I'm glad Softhead is starting to trust us, bit by bit. I'd want her to take her time and adjust to her new home after we first discovered her. Heck, it's been hard since little did they know that I was or used to be a borrower like them, and being a borrower from my experience was NOT easy. I get that similar pain, struggle, and feeling from her as it reminded me of my past. Though, I'd like to ignore it and move on and keep it that way as long as I like. However, I am still worried that the others are gonna find out the truth and maybe hate me and don't want me back of their house. I can't survive a hectic apocalypse out there! I don't have the skills that everyone else has. It's really scary out there...

Jack POV:
Looking down at her, the tiny cup looked cute from my perspective. Her beautiful sky-blue eyes seemed to shimmer whenever she felt safe or happy, making me feel good about it. I also want to make sure that she feels safe around me because little did the others know that I'm a predator and we eat something small, I'm worried that she may not trust me if she finds out the truth, she may not want to be near me or the others, so it best to keep it a secret and keep it that way. Although, I should ask something...
"So uh, Softhead, how long were you living in the casino?" I asked her.
"Since the day I was born, almost 14 years? Since after what happened years ago, my family tried to stop the devil but so far, we borrowers were cursed and failed to stop it..." Softhead frowned and it made me feel bad. Me and the others realized that she had a family and they weren't able to stop evil that well so, that also explains why she said that borrowers were cursed.
"Aaahhm, is there a way we can help you?" I asked her. Well, asking that, we noticed what she had in mind. She said she wanted us to help save her family, but neither she nor any of us had a plan to get them back. That was the main problem, the devil is powerful in many ways and can corrupt or destroy us for who we are. Softhead seemed unhappy and we know for sure why she is the only survivor. Probably, her family must've told her to get out before the devil and his minions noticed and tried to kill her. She didn't want to doubt that her family was dead as I told her that they could be dead but she said she had hope that she could save them...well, "we" can save them. However, during her recovery, we want to look forward to Softhead regaining her strength and we try helping her as much as we can. We want to keep that promise to help everyone, especially her.

Softhead POV:
I feel like being tiny wouldn't be the best because I can't do it alone but after realizing, most importantly, maybe.... they can help me get my family back and we can get together again. I just have to plan it accordingly and carefully so it's not like I'm taking advantage of them. Sadly, I don't have a plan to save my family, and neither do the boys. Plus, I'm still trying to recover from the trap and hope there's a way to get my family back. I didn't want to accept the idea that Jack told me that my family could be dead, but I doubted that.
My family has seen what the devil has done to the other tinies. Instead of eating them, he tortures them and makes them his slaves for all eternity of all hell. While thinking about it, my stomach growled all of a sudden. I haven't eaten since I first entered their home and escaped. I blushed while hugging my stomach to make it stop but the boys noticed anyway.
"Hey, ya look and seem hungry. Want some food from us?" Jack asked me. I shook my head but my stomach just continued to growl.
"Well, your stomach says otherwise," Kyzer chuckled, going into the fridge and placing fruits in front of me to eat. The boys smiled as I prayed silently to myself and began to eat. I carefully took gentle nibbles on a piece of grape, satisfied and purring as tail and ears appeared on me to show my astonishment by how good it was. Honestly, I've never had any food so fresh and good like that before, not like at the casino. It took me almost 5 minutes to eat the whole big piece of fruit, leaving the boys in shocked. I... was part cat and I have fairy wings.
"COOL! YOU'RE A NEKO FAIRY CUP!" Jack's voice was very loud and that badly hurt my ears! I winced in pain, covering my ears.
"!! Jack! Shh! She's a tiny, they don't like loud sounds. It hurts their ears!" Kyzer quietly shouted at Jack. "S-sorry... I'm used to being very loud,"  he apologized and I forgave him.
"You're always loud Jack," Mark said and Jack glared. "Now now, let's not be hasty, not when I'm here..." I tried to prevent the situation worse as the boys shared glances at each other and nodded before looking back at me and smiled. That was a close one.
"So Softhead, if you like.... How would you like to live with us? I know this home may be big and not suitable for you but I'm sure we can work together on this one for you and get adjusted. And I do promise you this, we can try to get your family back. Deal?" Kyzer smiled as he pointed his left pinky out. Looking at a smile, my ears went down, just having a bad feeling about it, but I also have a feeling that they do want to help me and in order to save my family, I have to trust them.
"..." Kyzer patiently waits for my response and I said, "Okay, deal. But you still have to promise to get my family back."
"Deal," the boys promised and agreed, seeing my smile and relief. Time to get adjusted to my new home! ^^