Forest of Fears [Thomas Sanders fanfiction(Prince x Anxiety)]

Sword Fighting

Anxiety woke slowly, thinking he was back home, in his bed. He hoped it was all just a nightmare, he would wake up, and everything would return to normal. He would make Thomas anxious, Princey would argue with him, and try to make Thomas feel better. Patton would try and stop their fighting, and Logan would be in the background shaking his head at all three of them. He opened his eyes, and wished so badly it had all been a dream.

It wasn't.

He sat up slowly, frowning as he looked around. Roman wasn't there.

Anxiety shot to his feet, looking around frantically. No, no, no, he couldn't have left him, he couldn't be out here all alone. He wouldn't leave him behind, he said so himself.

He lied, Anxiety thought, tears gathering in his eyes. He could tell he was about to have an attack, when he heard something nearby.

Anxiety froze, listening closely to the sound. It sounded like a person, grunting. It was very close by.

He wasn't sure whether he should find where it was coming from or not, but realized he had to if he had any chance of getting out of there. Taking a deep breath, he took slow steps in the direction the sound was coming from, trying not to talk himself out of investigating. He let out a sigh of relief as he found that it was only Roman. He hadn't been left behind.

Leaning against one of the trees in the area, Anxiety watched as Roman stood in a battle-ready stance, his sword drawn. He appeared to be practicing with it. 

"Show off," Anxiety called. He rolled his eyes as Roman turned around quickly, startled. 

"How could I have been showing off if I had no idea you were there to show off to?" He questioned, smirking as Anxiety glared. He knew the other had no answer. 

"Whatever." Anxiety sneered at him, stepping up next to Roman and looking at his sword. He had to admit, he was interested in how Roman had learned to use it. After a few minutes of silence the darker trait sighed and spoke up. "How did you learn to use that thing anyways?" 

"Had to," Roman shrugged. "Of course, what Disney Prince doesn't know how to sword fight?" He laughed, looking down at his sword, and then back up at Anxiety. 

"Are you interested in learning?" He asked, Anxiety looked up at him incredulously. 

"What, you'd actually teach me how to sword fight?" He scoffed, and Roman shrugged, looking back at Anxiety with a smile. 

"Why not? You never know when you might need to know it." He gestured to the forest around him. "Especially out here." 

Anxiety considered it for a moment. What could it possibly hurt? 

"I guess I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested in it." He sighed, trying to hide his small excited smile. "Let's just hope you're a good teacher." 

"I bet I'll be the best teacher." Roman huffed, and Anxiety grinned at him. 

"Guess we'll find out." 

**** 

"The first thing, learning how to keep your balance." Roman demonstrated the proper way to stand, how far apart his feet should be, and how to move quickly while still ensuring that he won't fall. He explained distance next, how far away to stand from an opponent depending on how far their attacks reach. 

After taking the time to explain some of the basic things he picked up two branches from around them, handing one to Anxiety and holding the other himself. 

"What are we doing now?" Anxiety questioned, looking down at the stick in his hand warily. 

"Practicing what you just learned." Roman shrugged, getting into his stance, and grinning at Anxiety. "Ready?" 

**** 

The two practiced for a while, Roman beating Anxiety each time, Anxiety slowly getting more and more tired of this. 

"Alright," Anxiety sighed, tossing his branch to the ground. "This is pointless, we should keep trying to get out of here. I'll leave the sword fighting to you." 

"Just as I was beginning to have fun hanging out with you." Roman sighed. "You are right, though. Anyways, what's fun about getting along?" 

Sword fighting, how romantic. 

Another update just cause I feel like it and I have plenty of chapters written to upload on Friday and next week. I'm honestly still really excited about what you're gonna think about this. Hope you enjoyed! (Once again I apologize for the chapters being so short) Bye!-Bob