•MCD One-Shotsᵀᴾᴬ

Nicole x Dante x Kawaii~Chan // Love Me or Leave Me

Theme Song: Love Me or Leave Me by Little Mix

He sat at the edge of the bed, watching as she paced around the room, glancing out of the window occasionally. His eyes slowly looked towards the fireplace, where the letter slowly burned. In his mind, he wondered what could have saddened Nicole so badly. He knew it had to be something in her home, but it wasn't fear that overtook his emotions, it was pity. It was for whom that he didn't know.

"Nicole," Dante said in a lowered voice, "Let's get to bed."

"No!" She snapped, tears glazed over her eyes as she stopped her pacing. He saw that her hands were clenched tightly into fists. She sent an icy glare in his direction, which he returned with a look of warm reassurance. His look melted the coldness of her stare and loosened the tension in her muscles. "Very well."

She sat beside him and ran her fingers through her hair. He wrapped an arm comfortingly around her waist, "What's wrong?

"You're crazy. Nothing's wrong," Nicole lied, pulling herself out of Dante's arms.

"Whatever you say," he mumbled, standing up and walking across the room to the window, where he rested his arms and looked out at the guards he had commanded into position.

"Let me sleep it off," she replied, the shuffling of covers slightly muffling her voice. He stood there until her breaths slowed to a steady pace. He pulled the glass pane to a close and eased out of the door, his breath fogging in the cold air.

His feet carried him throughout Phoenix Drop. Two figures were in the distance by the many houses, which he recognized as Zoey and Kawaii~Chan. Zoey slumped away, rubbing her eyes as she did so. "Dante~Kun?" Kawaii~Chan spoke softly, turning towards him, pulling her shawl tighter around her, "You look distressed."

"Probably because I am," he said, slowing his footsteps.

"Would Dante~Kun want to discuss the matter with Kawaii~Chan?"

He sighed slowly, his warm breath colliding with the cold late-autumn air, "Nicole got a letter. She's been trying to pretend everything's fine, when she knows that I know it isn't. She's not herself."

"Kawaii~Chan suggests that you let Nicole~Sama tell Dante~Kun in her own time. Here, let Kawaii~Chan get you a warm drink; she just started a pot of tea."

He followed her into her home and sat at her table in her basement, the pink walls surrounding him on every side. She set a warm mug in front of him. He stayed there for a while, letting go of his anxiety to speak with the girl who seemed interested in what he had to say.

"Has Nicole~Sama been acting different before she got the letter? Did something perhaps come in for her earlier?"

"Not that I know of. But yes, she was very quiet for about a week before she received the letter."

The pair talked until midnight came, and Dante stood up, "Thank you, Kawaii~Chan, for your kindness. I'll see you around."

"Dante~Kun can come whenever he needs to. Kawaii~Chan's door is always open."

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This song reminds me of Dante and Nicole every time I hear it. It just makes me think about "What happened when Nicole had to return to Scaleswind?" So I made my own little version.

Mwah!
~Tara