Aris Jones X Reader One Shots

The Good Side

“Hey, lovely. You still mad?”

“I’m pissed,”I said simply, my voice admittedly bitter despite his soft tone.

“You can't just be mad forever,”He tried to reason, gently rubbing his thumb over my knuckles as he looked at me, pleading with me to realize that.

“Yes I can. Who does Harriet think she is?”

“The leader of the Spring.”

“That doesn't mean she can tell me what to do.”

“I hate to tell you this, but it actually does.”

“I’m literally fine. I don't have to be stuck here.”

“Y/N, you're in the Medhut with a very twisted ankle. Don't you think this is exactly where you should be?”He suggested.

“No. I need to be out there with the other Skaters,”I said firmly.

“Hey. So you can't even walk right now. I really don't think that’d be the best idea.”

“I’d be good enough,”I insisted.

“Your entire foot is actually bandaged up right now. I don't think any amount of talent would be good enough.”

He was in fact right about that. I couldn't even wear shoes with how much they used. I had to settle for socks in an ice prison.

“I don't wanna be here,”I groaned.

“I can tell. Look, I am very sorry that you can't skate in the super dangerous Maze with flying monsters and certain death if you get trapped. I’m truly devastated you can’t risk dying everyday for a while.”

“So am I.”

“But maybe we think about the fact that the more you just rest the sooner you’ll get to be back in the super scary Maze almost nobody wants to go into?”

“I wanna go now.”

“I know, lovely. I know,”He nodded, lightly patting my head.

“I don't wanna be here.”

“I know, I know. When they let you go in your bed though, I'll sleep beside you? Doesn't that sound like a good idea?”

“You already always sleep beside me,”I pointed out.

“You can have the side closest to the wall.”

“Really?”

“If it'll make you stop trying to convince yourself you can skate right now, really.”

“Okay. I can live with that,”I nodded, using my free hand to sit up as I found myself smiling.

“Good.”

“Lunch was over ten minutes ago. You have to leave,”Jen called from the other side of the room.

“I’ll see you later,”He promised, kissing the back of my hand before heading back to the gardens.

“I get the wall side!”I repeated as he left.

“Yes! You get the wall side!”

Maybe this doesn't completely suck. I mean I’m still not totally happy about it, but I get the good side.