What the Fudge Bodyguard (Once-ler x Reader){Haylo}

Once-ler!xSort!Tempermental!Reader! Chapter 4

Chapter 4
(Y/NN) - You're nickname

(Y/NN) woke late in the night, cuddling herself to Bean-pole's feet. She didn't want to move, she knew something had awoken her and didn't want to alarm it. It could keep her from protecting Oncie, or worse, it could hurt him.

She sat up silently, stretched her arms and legs, and stood on the cold floor. Looking around the room to make sure the intruder wasn't there, she rounded a corner and hid in a shadow. She mentally pricked her ears up and stared into the darkness underneath a table. Something was there, it's eyes shone evilly and it growled at her from it's hiding place. (Name), tipped her head and glanced to Oncie's room, completely unguarded. Making a run for it, (Y/NN) closed the space between the creature and her Master.

Her throat rumbled and she crouched, reaching for the knife in her pocket. She always carried on with her. Pulling it out quickly, she opened the blade and threw it with all her strength at the creature, hearing a pained squeal and then silence. The scent of blood filled the air and she grunted, thinking she would clean it up in the morning, and headed back to lay at Master's feet.

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The Once-ler woke with a shiver, something didn't feel right. It was quiet... And smelled oddly enough like dead fish. He looked around the room, no sign of (Name), and decided to get up off his butt and look for her. He heard movement coming from the kitchen, a splash and a too familiar hiss. He didn't know, but Once thought he had heard a few dishes hit the wall just after.

Then it was silent, nothing moved or made a sound. "Oncie... Don't hide... Please." So, (Y/NN) knew he was there. Ok, slowly Once crawled out from behind a wall.

Jep stared at him and held a hand out. "I only burned myself. Please don't be scared..." A tear formed at the edge of her eye, and she lowered her hand. Once felt terrible, he just sat there, unale to say anything. She looked away as he stood, hiding her hand in one of her jacket pockets, which didn't stop him from grabbing her arm to examine the burn mark.

"Does it still hurt?" He tried to make eye contact with her, a concerned expression on his face. (Y/NN) only nodded, closing her fingers into a fist, and earning a sigh from Oncie. He lead her to a sink and ran cold water over the length of her arm, causing her to wince and give a pathetic attempt at getting away. In truth, she enjoyed being looked after, it was like nothing (Name) had ever known, which has always been cold and lonely.

(Name) stared off into space and smiled. "Hey... Oncie. I... Hm..." She didn't want to say anything weird. "Thanks."

He nodded, raising his eyebrows in a cute grin. "Of course. Anytime." He was wrapping her hand in a rag drenched in icy water. "I can't stand watching you like that, it's... Depressing." His word choice was just enough to send (Y/NN)'s heart fluttering in her chest. She muttered a 'hn' and pushes his hand away, laughing slightly.

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(Name) sat at the table, one leg under her bum and one stretched out under the table. Her arms were both sprawled out behind her head an dangling over the back of the chair. Once-ler was also sitting in a chair, but in a lot less of a contorted position. He had his hands behind his head and his legs were crossed and stretched out in front of him. Both had just eaten an enormous meal of pancakes, bacon, toast, muffins, and drinks of they're choice.

After (Y/NN)'s failed attempt at making breakfast, Once decided to do it for her, although, he had no idea, at the time, that the water was for tea and coffee, which, apparently, (Name) loves.

(Y/NN) brought a hand to her face to scratch her nose, she always seemed to do that when she ate, it must have been compulsive or something. Suddenly a spider dropped from the ceiling and landed on her leg, making her scream and smack the spider away before flinging herself into the air and running for her Master, trembling and hiding against his chest. Bean-pole was surprised, he hadn't expected that, let alone such a reaction from a little spider. "Hey, hey, you ok, (Name)? I thought you were about to have a heart attack over there." She nodded 'mm', and pushed herself away from him, embarassed. She didn't usually do things like that in front of anyone.

She's afraid of spiders? The Lorax bust in through the front door, holding something sharp in his hand, it was a sewing needle that Once had left outside. Lorax was complaining to himself and coming closer with the small object, causing (Name) to whimper and hide behnd the Once-ler. She was ashamed of herself for having such useless fears. Lorax chuckled, dropping the small thing on the table and walking away.

"(Y/NN)?"

"Hn..."

"(Name)?"

"Y-yeah? What?"

"Are you alright? You look terrified..."

"F-fine.." (Y/NN)'s face was beginning to look pale and she felt dizzy, her stomach felt sore, spiders and needles at the same time, that was too much for her. She dropped to the floor with a quiet thud, and lay unconcious.

Once freaked out, gasping and flailing his arms all over the place. He picked (Name) up and lay her on the couch, elevating her feet by putting the up on an armrest andplacing a pillow under her head. He sped back to the kitchen to grab a rag and some water. As soon as he made it back, he wetted the rag and carefully placed it on (Name's) forehead. He scooted back, watching her, hoping she would wake up soon.

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