༒𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝙴𝚗𝚝𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚍༒ (A shrimpo x goob fanfic)

14: ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴍᴏʀ

SCRAPS' POV~

Why does my brother never understand? I told him to stay away from Shrimpo, for god's sake! He never listens!
Now Shrimpo's on a weird act to get Goob close to him, to fool him, and of course it's working!
Who knows what the fuck they have been doing these past days, always going to each other's rooms together and locking the doors.
I'm just trying to protect him, and he doesn't get it. He still can't tell what's good and what's bad, and he gets manipulated so easily!

I went to his room the other day and he wasn't there. Perhaps he'll be here now.
As i stepped into the room, i sighed in relief when i saw Goob sitting at his desk alone.

"Hey, bro... 'sup?"

"I'm doing great! What brings you around here?" Asked Goob.

"I wanted to talk to you about... Something." i speak carefully.

"Yeah... Is it about Shrimpo?"

"Well... Yes, but also about you."

"...uhm.... Okay..." Said Goob before turning his chair to me.

I took a deep breath and thought how to word what i wanted to say to not upset Goob.

"Shrimpo... He doesn't REALLY care, you know? He's lying!"

"How do you know? You two never talk!"

"Look, Goob. We both know Shrimpo. He doesn't just... Become nice like that. He wants something from you. He just wants to use you."

"What would he want?"

"Well... It could be many things..." I look away, as Goob already seemed upset.
"Pleasure, allies, benefits... What's important is for you not to let him profit off you. Break connections with him"

"I could never! And he'd never try to use me in any way! He loves me, i love him." Said Goob, desperately defending his "friend".

"Love? Goob, do you seriously not notice how absurd that sounds coming from Shrimpo? Also, if he convinced you that there's more than friendship between you two, then i might as well let you see what happens when you trust him." I ended my argument, trying hard to hold back from letting out an angry hiss.

"Then try talking to him! Your argument stands on nothing if you haven't heard from both sides."

I left the room. If he wants me to talk to Shrimpo, i will! It'll just confirm everything more. He must be in the kitchen.
I sprinted towards the dining area, my tail lashing angrily behind me. When i spotted Shrimpo alone at a table, i used my tail to pull myself to him.

"Hey, if it isn't Shrimpo the angry piece of brother-stealin' garbage." I hissed, leaning on the table.

"Hi, Scraps. Nice to see you." Said Shrimpo calmly.

"Drop the act, shrimp. You're manipulating my brother! Can't you just leave everyone be?"

"Well, you're delusional." Said Shrimpo, facing away from me, almost like he were talking to himself.

"What?"

"You're delusional. Goob willingly spends time with me. Also, i haven't picked on anyone for almost three weeks. The one not leaving people alone is you."

I opened my mouth for a comeback, but i had nothing to say.

"You don't truly care about him!" I lashed out.

"Nice opinion. It's our relationship, not yours. You don't decide that."

Pissed, i swayed my tail from side to side quickly. I noticed that everyone in the kitchen was looking at me shout at Shrimpo. I probably really did look delusional.

"Look, if you hurt him, you'll deal with me! I promise you I'll eat you up, literally! Cats eat seafood!" I whined, not knowing what else to say.

"You go right ahead. It's a deal then."

"Deal!" I shouted before leaving, even more angry than when i came in.

Was it really impossible to get my brother out of this? I guess i should just wait it out. If Shrimpo actually ends up badly hurting Goob, either emotionally or physically, maybe he'll learn his lesson. Maybe only that can actually teach him now.