Bloody Dawn - MCD AU [REWRITE PENDING]

Sixteen - A Tiny Bit of Aarmau

"So you wouldn't mind if I came to see you next time?"

"Of course I wouldn't mind, Aaron! Just... might want to be careful..." Aphmau said, leaning in close.

Zane, hiding in a nearby tree disguised as a raven, watched everything that happened. Since Aphmau's secret came to light, Aphmau had began to visit Aaron more frequently and at a more reasonable, daylit hour. And of course, Zane was assigned the task of watching Aphmau.

Aphmau wrapped her wings around Aaron tighter, pulling him in closer. She put her arm around his shoulders and leaned on him. In a nearby tree, a raven gagged.

Aphmau looked deep into Aaron's eyes. She looked away, blushing. Aaron inched closer. Aphmau turned around again and looked into Aaron's eyes.

As if powered by instinct alone, their heads slowly moved closer to each other, and their eyes closed, and-

Bonk!

Aaron and Aphmau pulled away, smiling awkwardly. The raven in the nearby tree snickered at how silly the pair looked when they bonked foreheads instead of truly face-battling.

Aaron tentatively touched the slight bruise on his forehead. He laughed. Aphmau joined in with a joyous giggle.

Instead of kissing, Aphmau picked up a small rock and handed it to Aaron. They each kissed the rock, 'cause it's a clever way of kissing that the author totally didn't get from Adventure Time!

Eventually, after a little more of just sitting together, Aphmau left. Normally, Zane would've followed her, but he had to do something first.

Zane turned off his illusion. Now it was all in the timing. He waited until Aaron was almost directly under the tree. Then he dropped, flaring his big black wings. He stood fully upright, and yet Aaron was taller than Zane. Unless you counted Zane's horns.

"Who are you? Wait-did you watch the whole goddamn thing?!" Aaron asked, readying his sword. Zane got out his sword as well, but instead of readying it, he tossed it and Aaron's sword to the side. Zane retracted his claws, and stood in a peaceful, I'm-not-going-to-hurt-you stance.

Aaron charged forwards. Zane ducked down, then tackled Aaron, pinning him down with his wings.

"Yeesh! You try to talk to guy and he attacks you!" Zane howled indignantly. Zane carefully got up off of Aaron and stood there, hunched over crossly. Aaron reached for his sword, and Zane growled, flapped his wings, and sat on Aaron's chest.

"Could you calm down for just one fucking minute? I'm not going to hurt you, you big idiot!" Zane growled before he got up off of Aaron and stood, leaning against a tree. Aaron glowered at Zane, angrily sheathing his sword. Zane rolled his eyes and grabbed his sword with his tail, also sheathing it.

"So if you're not here to hurt me, then why are you here?" Aaron asked, sulking a little.

"I'm here to warn you. I care about Aphmau a lot. So does Katelyn."

"And?"

"And if you ever hurt Aphmau, Katelyn and I can agree to make you regret the day you met her." Zane finished, spreading his wings for effect. Aaron stared at Zane dubiously. Zane growled a little and was about to fly off, when Aaron put his hand on Zane's shoulder.

Zane looked over his shoulder. "What?"

"What... even... are you?" Aaron asked, with genuine curiosity and authentic interest. Zane turned the rest of the way around.

"What do you think I am? A Demon Royale." Zane replied.

"Wait... What?!"

"What's wrong with being a demon?"

"It's just... a demon with a heart? A demon who cares?"

"Okay. Now I'm offended. VERY FEW DEMONS COULD BE CALLED TRULY EVIL." Zane insisted loudly.

"Oh." Aaron said dubiously. "But then why are you travelling with Aphmau? I thought angels and demons were mortal enemies."

"Yeah... about that... WE'VE KINDA BEEN SEALED AWAY IN OUR REALMS FOR THE PAST FEW MILLENNIA, CAPTAIN IDIOT." Zane explained, sounding annoyed.

"So... if that's the case, then why are you here now?" Aaron asked smugly, trying to annoy Zane.

"Aphmau, Katelyn and Emmalyn were sent here on a mission, Vylad Michi and I escaped because of certain demons in the Nether." Zane said calmly, just to annoy Aaron.

"Oh." Aaron said, completely unaffected by Zane's attempt to annoy him. "So them how did you guys all meet?"

"We ran into each other, that's all. We talked about it, and Aphmau suggested we form an alliance to survive the Overworld." Zane explained calmly.

Aaron nodded. "You don't mind if I join that alliance of yours, do you? Because I am a native of this realm, after all."

"Only if you bring cupcakes." Zane said, his arms crossed. "Aphmau and I have large sweetfangs." Zane said upon seeing Aaron's confused look.

"Okay." Aaron said.