The Castle's Medic - Golden Guard X Fem Reader

The Market

The next day comes by in a flash. You can't help but worry. Last time you and Hunter hung out one on one, he went all emo on you. Stopped talking to you, gave you attitude, just a general bitch. He apologized for everything and you guys were cool now — other than the fact that you both had blackmail against each other but that was unimportant. You were still worried.

You stare at yourself in the mirror, making sure you look nice. You decided to wear that navy dress with the orange flowers on it. Toby seemed to really like that dress, and you didn't mind the way it looked either. You paired it with orange flats and a pearl necklace. You brush off your dress one last time, fixing any crinkles or creases.

Just as you're fixing the top part, tugging it upwards, he knocks on your door. You quickly rush over, opening the door. He's wearing a black button up, with the top few buttons undone and the sleeves rolled up. He's wearing his same dark navy jeans and black dress shoes. You can tell he combed his hair back, but the little loose hair strand of his was still sticking out.

You smile at him and he smiles back. "That dress is pretty..." he comments. You smile and swish the corners of the skirt around. "Thanks..." he offers his arm. "Shall we?" You nod and take his arm. "We shall."

The walk to the market is quiet. But not an awkward quiet. More like a comfortable silence. You brought a jacket this time, since it tends to get colder later at night. It's not like he gave you his last time anyways. But you're not about to get upset over that.

You two arrive at the market and are met with bustling crowds and colorful lights hanging from pop up stands. As you walk down the aisle of different vendors, you see many con artists and scammers. You choose not to meddle with the business of others. That is until you see one vendor trying to lead a little witch into his food truck van. Before you can even make a move, Hunter's on him faster than a grudgby player is on the golden snitch.

Hunter runs past you towards the man, punching him in the face. The little girl stumbles back and you rush to her side as Hunter beats the life out of that creep. He punches him to the floor before the man looks half dead. You furrow your eyebrows and grab his shoulder. "Hunter stop!" He freezes mid swing and turns around to face you. His eyes soften and there's something there you've never seen before. You just can't place your finger on what it is...

You don't have enough time to figure it out before the girl starts crying in your arms. "I want my mommy!" You frown and start rocking her gently. "Shhh... shh... I know..." you stand up and Hunter rises along side you, giving the man one last kick to the groin. "We need to find her parents." You point out the obvious. He just nods.

You start searching the general area. "What's your name, little one?" She sniffles. "Abbigail..."  you smile softly. "Alright, Abbigail... we're gonna find your parents, okay?" She nods. After a little searching,  you hear two woman yelling. "Abbigail! Abbigail!" You walk towards the sound of the voices, Hunter's hand on your back so you don't get separated in the packed market streets.

You see a woman sobbing while calling her name and the other rubbing her back and helping search. "Excuse me, is this your child?" You ask cautiously. The mother's face lights up. "ABBIGAIL!" She hugs her tightly and the little girl hugs her mom tighter. "MOMMY! MOMMA!" You sigh in relief. "Thank you! Thank you so much!" You nod. Hunter steps forward. "A man was trying to lead her into his van. He was..." he straightens the crease where his sleeve folds up. "Dealt with accordingly. Have a safe night ladies."

And with that, you two continue walking through the market. "It was good, what you did for that girl." He shrugs. "It was what was right. I wasn't about to let that creep go through with... whatever was happening there." You nod and a shiver is sent down your spine. "Still, it was nice of you..."