𝙵𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚜 (Under Heavy Editing)

A happy last meal

Previously in Fused Shadows: I decided to go to a place I saw a few weeks after I came here. My home and saviour...

Nico's POV

"One happy meal with chicken nuggets and small coke, please." I said to the McDonald employee as I handed them a ten dollar note.

"Take away, or eat in?" they asked me to which I replied to with eat in. I sat down at a booth near a window by the front of the almost empty restaurant.

The only people here was a man in a t-shirt opposite the back wall eating a burger while on his phone, a mum with what looked like a 8 year old that was trying to get her mums attention away from the phone she was on and finally two young teens around the ages of 12 with a woman which I guessing was the guardian of them.

If she was then she was not doing a good job of looking after them because they were walking around the restaurant. My order came and I started eating slowly. Savouring every bite since it would be the last time I would eat in a while.

Now I could make a better meal but... I like happy meals you can't blame me. I looked out the window as I drank some of my coke. I heard a sigh and looked over at the young girl. It looked like she given up on trying to get her mother's attention. I felt sad and frustrated, and it took me a while to realise that those were what the girl was feeling.

The two boys were talking and getting along with the girl.

"Make sure those kids get home." Before I walked out of the store of goodness. I shadow travelled back to my house when I was further away from the McDonalds and away from people.

I went to my room and flopped on the bed with my back on the bed first. I looked up at the ceiling and let my thought wander. I've been doing that a lot lately, just thinking and to be honest it's hurting my brain.

Should I stay here in Bludhaven? Should I go somewhere else? What am I going to do? Do I have a point in being here in this town? Why am I still here? What does this new life have in store for me? Am I important? Do I matter?

My stomach started to hurt, Ahhh, I mentally groaned as I clutched my stomach with my arms.

I then had an idea, a bad one but, never the less an idea. I jumped up and made sure I had everything in my duffle bag. I put it over my shoulder and thought of my destination. I felt the shadows consume me and I felt myself go numb. As soon as I landed on the ground of my destination I felt all the feeling comeback to my body.

While I'm here I can learn to control my new powers, I thought as I walked inside through the big double door that lead to the throne room, but first I must face the beast.

He was sitting on his throne with his head down until I came in. As I came to the centre of the room he started walking towards me while shifting into his human form and lifted his hand and... He slapped me.

Shit, I thought as I held my stinging cheek and looked up at him with wide eyes.

(A/N: Imma torture you and leave this for the next chapter).

Red Hood's POV (1 hour after Nico left Bludhaven)

I was doing my normal patrol when I decided to check on Nico. It was around 11pm so I thought he would be asleep. I my theory was however corrected when I walked into his apartment which he doesn't lock. I walked into his room but did not see the therapy needing child. I started to panic and searched the place but there was no sign of him.

He left, he didn't say goodbye... Why? What happened? Is he okay? I swear to god when I find him I'm going to make him explain where he was, I thought.