The Adventures of IceT and Limon (A Chikin Nuggit OC Fanfiction)

Chapter 28: Midnight Conversations

(3rd Person POV)

Synopsis: IceT wakes up in the dead of night to go outside and meet Chikin, where an important discussion ensues.

           IceT's eyes fluttered open, blinking wearily as she sat upright in her orange sleeping bag after a particularly strange dream she didn't remember waking from. It was about her and Limon, except that they had performed the same action of tying her signature bow on her tail over and over again on loop. She would tenderly wrap the orange ribbon around her tail, only for it to come undone a few moments later for the cycle to continue.

It had gone on without any end in sight, yet the two of them had never seemed to notice or become distressed by the strange occurrence.

The experience hadn't frightened her the same way a nightmare would, but it still made her feel uneasy when she had suddenly sat upright in her sleeping bag without a warning and tensely looked around for her feathered friend. She was promptly relieved when she saw that Limon was sleeping soundly next to her, softly snoring away in her yellow bed roll.

Stretching her paws upwards, IceT then searched for the faces of those sleeping with her in Slushi's living room for a needed sense of comfort.

"There's me and Limon, then Chee, Cofi, Hawt Saus and Sody. Fwench Fwy and Iscream called dibs on the guest room nearby, and Slushi's in her own room - but where's Chikin?"

The dog had created a small pillow fort for him to sleep in, a purple blanket hung up to act as a roof and bright yellow fairy lights strung about whilst pastel pillows and soft plushies could be glimpsed from inside the fort. When IceT left the warmth of her sleeping bag to get closer and peek into his fort, she saw that no one was sleeping underneath the cozy blue blanket inside.

"If Chicken isn't here, then where is he?" She thought to herself, rationalizing for a possible answer. "None of the washroom lights are on, and no one's in the kitchen either. He doesn't seem to be in any of Slushi's other rooms, so then...could he be outside?"

Her eyes wandering to the front door, IceT went and opened it to be greeted with the night sky, glowing specks of stars decorating it alongside Slushi's thriving lawn dotted with the occasional dandelion or two. Faint grasshopper chirps could be heard from among the silence, the mouse closing the door behind her with a quiet click as to not disturb everyone else's slumber.

She spotted Chikin sitting on the stone steps of the house's entrance, sighing softly to himself in fatigue. "Chikin? Are you okay?"

At the sound of her concerned voice, the dog's long ears perked up as he turned his head towards her with surprise. "Oh, IceT! I didn't hear you come outside."

With an amiable smile, he gestured for her to sit next to him, a request she obliged to before asking the question: "What are you doing up so late?"

"Meh, just woke up," Chikin shrugged nonchalantly. "What about you?"

"...I had some weird dream," She stated, being met with a light chuckle from the dog. "It was about me and Limon, and we spent the entire time tying the bow on my tail whenever it fell off, no matter how many times we tightened the ribbon!"

This caused Chikin to suddenly burst out in a fit of giggles, IceT developing a bright blush on her face at his laughter. "Why does he sound so...cute?!"

"That sounds terrible!" He forced out through bouts of chortling, eventually quieting down with a playful smile. "Why would you do all that and not even notice?"

"I dunno. You can let me know when you have to do the same thing for Chee's hat!"

This earned a few laughs from the two of them, a quiet atmosphere surrounding them when a tense silence followed soon after.