" i never thought I'd be in this situation."-Obi --- obi x reader~

The Pendant

     I wake up. This time, however, Obi isn't sleeping on me. I try to move, but my whole body aches. Suddenly, a red-haired girl walks in the room. She looks kinda familiar, somehow...
     "Wh-who are you?" I ask her.

     "You're awake! Oh, I'm Shirayuki, I'm a court herbalist here." She says, smiling sweetly. She grabs a small bottle with some clear liquid in it, and hands it to me. I weakly grab it.

     "Drink this. It'll help your abdominal pain." She says innocently.
     Having an experience with poisons, I open the cap and smell the liquid. Cherry balm? How do they have access to that here? It doesn't grow in Clarines, that's for sure.
     "Don't worry, it's not poison. I made it with cherry balm and cocoa grass. It's just a pain reliever." She says with an assuring tone. I drink the bottle, and feel immediate relief in my abdominal area.
     This stuff works great!
     Suddenly, I hear a window open. Cat.
     "Looks like you're finally awake, sleepy head," Obi jokes.
     "Whatever, night-cat," I say, annoyed.
    
     "So now it's night-cat?" He says, amusement glinting in his eyes.
     Shirayuki giggles and says, "You guys must have uhh.. Talking to do! I-I'll get going now! Tee-hee!" She runs out of the room. Darn apple-head.

     "So, cat. Have you seriously just been working with the red-head since you left?" I ask.

     "Yeah." He says, his eyes glazed over with a dreamy look.
     "You must like her.." I teased, knowing it was true.
     "No, it's not like that..!" He says, panicked. He was blushing. Knew it.

     "Relax, I'm just teasing..." I say, not wanting to push him further. Obi is scary when he's really flustered.. I guess that embarrassment filters into rage when it comes to him.

     After a long, uncomfortable silence, I opened my mouth to speak.
     "So, it's been four years, cat. You've grown." I say.
     "Yeah, I'm taller than you now." He says, sticking his tongue out at me.
     "Wha- Excuse me? No one is taller than the great Y/N.. especially not you, shorty." I say, with an annoying voice.
     "You wanna bet?" He says, fired up.
     "Well-" I'm interrupted by Prince Zen walking into the room.
     "Ahh- Master!" Obi says, startled. Master? What an odd title to give someone. He's known that guy for four years now and calls him master?
     "Oh, did I interrupt something?" Zen says with a cheesy grin on his face.
     "N-no not at all! Do you need anything, Master?" Obi says.
     "Actually, I do. But it involves both of you. Obi, can can you help her to my office?" Zen says, sounding serious.
     "WAIT WHAT?!" Obi and I exclaim at the same time.
     "You heard me." Zen says.
Zen leaves the room, saying to be there by 10:30. It's 10:15. Me and Obi both look at each other.
     "What do you you think he wants with me?" I ask.
     "No idea." Obi says, shrugging.
I lift my blanket, seeing if I was dressed. I was, but in different clothing..- did that apple-head dress me? Oh whatever, it's not unusual in hospitals and stuff like this.
     "Can you walk?" Obi asks.
     "Not sure..." I say.
I try to get up. I end up collapsing into the wall.
     "Wobbly-legs." Obi says, mocking me, but sounding a little worried.
     "Why you little-" I gain my composure, and charge into him,punching his shoulder. He whimpered, rubbing his shoulder.
     "And I thought you couldn't walk," He says sarcastically.
     "Don't underestimate me, cat-face." I say, sticking my tongue out at him.
He's still awfully immature, I'd expect he'd have grown out of that by now. But I'm immature too, so whatever. I manage to make it through the halls, using Obi as support from time to time, to Zen's office. We knock on his door, and he says to come in. So Obi opens the door and we both walk in. Zen then instructs us to sit, and of course, we did.