"Hikaru?" I groaned, wondering if I was still back at the infirmary at Glory Bell, someone holding onto my hand, before my eyes finally focused, the bright light blinding me, but soon the faces of many people surrounded by me were finally clear.
"Huh? The shelter? Guys.." I uttered out, as Don look at me teary eyed, Emma clasping onto my hand, as she called out to Lanni to go grab someone from the libaray.
"(Y/N) You're finally awake!" Chris yelped, first to jump on the bed onto my legs, Gilda scolding him briefly before she burst into tears, everyone else starting to cheer and cry around me. I was so surprised by the sudden surge of different emotions, overwhelming and yet cozy, a warm greeting to me after I woke up.
"You didn't wake up for so long! I thought you were going to die." Mark cried next to Jemima, as she trembled and hid her face, looking up at me for a second, before hiding away and wailing loudly.
"Is everyone okay? Everyone's here?" I scanned the room, noticing Lucas there in the back, but one person I was particularly looking for was nowhere to be seen.
"Yeah. There are some who can't move yet, but we're all alive and here." Lucas comforted me, as Violet stood in front of him, trying her best to hold in her tears, with a weird trembling smirk on her face.
"Welcome home, (Y/N)." Gilda smiled, as Emma propped up my pillows so I could sit up slightly, myself without much pain, but I got a better view of everyone here. I furrowed my eyebrows slightly, I tried not to make it obvious for whom I was looking for, but Emma only giggled as she whispered to me.
"He'll be here in just a second. He couldn't stand to come in here while you were asl-" Emma started, before someone burst through the doors, followed by Lanni and the skunk.
"No... way." Ray took one look at me, through the doors, as his eyes seemed to turn glossy, but he shut his eyes and shook his head, before everyone hushed down in giggles and murmurs, making a way for him towards my bed. I opened my arms, before putting them down and rolling my eyes.
"Sorry- that looked kind of stupid, right?" I grinned at him, quoting our interaction in the library a few weeks ago, before he ran to me, pulling me in for a tight hug, his shoulders shaking slightly as he laughed softly, mixed in with a few sniffles.
"Shut up, idiot." He laughed, before letting go and cupping my face in his hands, scanning my face as if to make sure I was the real thing, before a loud clearing of someone's throat and the explosive of giggles brought us back into reality, in which he flushed pink all the way to his ears, backing up and murmuring, residing behind everyone, grumbling to himself. Skunk squinted his eyes at me, before Chris pulled him closer to the side of my bed, my memory fuzzy but I recalled him taking me through the forest solo just to bring me here and save my life.
"As much as I thought I'd never say this, you actually saved me. Thank you so much." I smiled up at him, as he sweatdropped nervously, clenching his fists as he fumbled with his words.
"Oh, uh... I'm... and I'm sorry... for, like... stuff," was all he managed to utter out, before I shook my head at him, tittering as I wagged a finger.
"We beat Leuvis, everyone came back alive, though it wasn't a safe trip. But I do recall our promise of ours we made..." I hummed, as I watched the corners of his mouth twitch slightly into a smile, before he sighed, holding out a gloved hand to me.
"So demanding. I'm Yuugo." I took Yuugo's hand, as I shook it, muttering his name under my breath, not sure how to feel about not having to call him Skunk anymore, but I felt like that nickname was going to stick for a while.
"Well, thanks for saving my life, Yuugo." I grinned, sticking out my tongue at him, as I finally felt comfortable. After I let go of Yuugo's hand for quite some time, Ray came in with a bowl of soup, Emma ushering everyone out, saying that I needed some alone time, Lanni and Thoma oohing and ahhing at the two of us. I noticed even Lucas and Yuugo seemed a bit skeptical, but obliged after Emma started to push their backs through the door.
"Ray, how long has it been since I was last at Goldy Pond?" I asked, as he spooned a bit of soup, blowing on it until it wasn't scorching hot and steaming like crazy, holding it right by my mouth, which I gladly took, my stomach grumbling.
"4 weeks. Hey-! Don't choke now, we need to start light, drink some soup. I know you're gonna ask for seconds, I'll bring more later." He was no more than bringing the spoon back to the bowl before I almost spat out the soup in his face, the timeline of my dream and how long I was unconscious lining up almost perfectly, it felt so real, but some things were seriously off about that dream I was in.
"It's been that long!? And you didn't think to come check up on me the whole time?" I huffed, drinking the soup from the spoon, staring daggers at Ray, which he only stayed silent, feeding me as I thought maybe he was ignoring my question.
"It hurt to see you like that. I thought you were going to die, but I couldn't bring myself to see you almost lifeless on this bed. When Lanni went for me earlier, I thought he was lying, trying to get me to say goodbye as if you were actually going to... you know." He spoonfed me another scoop of soup, as I took the time to process what he said, he kept on feeding me, looking down at my stomach whenever it grumbled, and I laughed quietly, though it felt loud in the solitude of this room.
" I remember one of the last things I saw before leaving, was you holding me in your arms. I thought that was the last thing I was ever going to experience, I even saw my dead brother... I really thought it was the end for me to. I'm glad my body never gave up, I'm so happy to see everyone's faces and hear their voices." I started to cry again, before Ray put the bowl down, and wiped my tears away, slowly, one side before he wiped the other side of my face off, and I rapidly felt my face heat up and turn red.
"Ah- it's kinda hot in here isn't it? I think I might have a fever. Get me some more soup why don't you Ray? You're right... I do want seconds." I giggled nervously, hiding my face in my hands as he chuckled at me, taking my plate and leaving the room, shutting the door behind him. He was so close, what was I feeling?
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(A/N): guys the authors curse might be real because i am actually so sorry for forgetting to update, so much has been going on in life that its been overwhelming! Mental health is at an all time low, so im sorry that ive been neglecting this fic for a while now. This is a draft I never got to finish, so its only about 1.2k words, hopefully I'll be able to continue as I try to better myself. Otherwise i hope you all are doing well and taking care of yourself well, i care about you <3
Anywho- this will NOT be discontinued since i have had a frame/outline if this stiry for too long and im too stubborn to quit, so even if updates are slow it won't be done until I say it's done :))
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DISCONTINUED - Promise // Ray X Reader
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