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

Once-ler!xShort!Tempermental!Reader! Chapter 5

Chapter 5

A hot breeze blew silently throught the seemingly dead kitchen. Nothing moved, nothing made a sound. All was still, all was qu-

Someone squealed outside, that someone being the Once-ler who had just experienced a jumpscare caused by none other than (Name). Mastermind behind all things terror-inducing to poor Oncie. (Y/NN) let out a short, maniacal laugh before pressing her palm to her forehead and dropping to the ground rolling at Oncie's feet. She sure seemed to be enjoying herself, until her now long hair got caught on a plant, forcing her to squeak like a hurt dog, whining for her Master to help her.

Once, being the (un)foriving person he was, left to find scissors and a comb. He had never cut (Y/NN)'s hair, but he was sure he knew how she liked it, so he went to work snipping her free from the evil, hair-entangling bush of death. (Y/NN) gasped as soon as she was free, as if she had been holding her breath the whole time, and sighed deeply. The Once-ler, however, wasn't done with his cutting and held her head still to snip at the hair on the back of her head until you could see her neck, he worked at cutting her bangs in a cute way, but so she could still see straight. He left the hair over her ears somewhat long, but still short. He thought he did a good job, in his eyes, it was adorable along with her shiny (e/c) eyes.

He took his comb and got the few stray pieces of hair he had left behind while cutting, and handed (Y/NN) a mirror so she could see what he had done.

She was absolutely shocked; she could see, her neck wasn't hot, and you couldn't see her ears. It was perfect in every way. Even through her speechlessness, (Name) managed a nice, crooked smile, and hugged one of Once's arms like some sort of teddy bear. "Thank you, thank you. It's awesome, Oncie~" Her cute eyes were staring up at him, almost like a puppy when it begged for food. "I... Hng..." Again, she felt stupid. Everytime she went to say something she almost screwed up and says something else, something she thought that Once would definately find awkward.

"What is it?" Bean-pole was a bit close to her face when she blinked her eyes open, and her smile disappeared, making her feel... Odd. She wanted him to move and stay at the same time, she didn't get it.

Once-ler grinned, showing off his bright teeth, and giving (Name) his 'swag' face. "You what?"

"Nothing.."

"Didn't seem like nothing."

"It was nothing, Once."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"No it wasn't."

"Shut up!!"

He took a step back, surprised a little by her sudden need to yell at him like that. He frowned, a little hurt, and saw how guilty and unhappy (Y/NN) looked, what she must have been feeling, he might never know. "S-sorry, (Name)... I was just playing..." He trailed off, turning to hide in his tent-home, but (Y/NN) grabbed his sleeve and pulled him back.

"Ailykeyoo...."

"Wha-?"

"I. Like. You. Get it? Got it, good." She looked away, she felt ridiculous, did she even say that right? How would she know, she didn't talk to many people, and when she did she usually disliked them, besides, occasionally, the Lorax, of course.

"Really? I do too, but about you.. I like you too." His grin was idiotic enough to bring (Name) out of her moment of unhappiness, and she raised and eyebrow, fighting back a smile. "Yeah, I mean, I kinda always.... I did from the start~" Was that even possible? (Name) didn't care, she was happy that there was one person that didn't hate her completely, someone she didn't hate.

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