Peculiar's Good {Caesar X Bestfriend!Reader} #Wattys2020

Chapter 14: Night

A/N 

(Y/N) Your Name

(N/N) Nickname

"Signing"

"Talking"

Malcolm walked back down the hill, towards the car where the other humans were. "We have to give them our guns." The others looked at him like he was crazy. "That's the one condition." He said seriously. 

Later That Day/Late Afternoon 

The apes sat around the fire, watching Rocket destroy the human guns with rocks. He smashed them until they were in tiny pieces. Koba watched Rocket through the flames then got up and walked over to Caesar. "If they get power, they'll be more dangerous! Why help them?!" He signed to him. 

"They seem desperate... If we make them go, they'll attack." Caesar signed back. 

"Let- them-" Koba spoke aggressively. "We'll destroy them while they're weak." He signed. 

"And how many apes will die?" Caesar signed to Koba without blinking. "We have one chance for peace. Let them do their human work. Then they'll go." 

Koba looked down then whispered, "Human... work?" He pointed to a scar on his neck. "Human... work." He then pointed to a scar on his right forearm. "Human... work." Then he dragged his thumb down his left eye and yelled, "HUMAN WORK!" 

Caesar slowly stood above Koba. Koba's face turned from mad to frightened. He bent down on his knees and put his hand out in surrender. Like Caesar did to Will when he was four. Caesar looked around to the others and then to (Y/N). She looked at him blankly, wondering what he was going to do. Caesar roughly slid his hand across Kobas palm, forgiving him. Koba got up and walked back to his spot near the fire. 

Blue Eyes, who was sitting on the right side of his father, signed, "Koba say apes should hate humans-" 

"Enough! From humans Koba learned hate. But nothing else." (Y/N) watched as Caesar explained Koba's hate to Blue Eyes. She watched Koba with caution. 

After Sunset

All the apes had gone to sleep. Caesar laid next to his wife. "You sound sick...You ok?" He signed. He gently pat his baby sons head. 

"Just need rest." Cornelia replied. "You worry about the humans?" She asked. Caesar didn't reply, his wife only pulled his forehead to hers. Making sure he knows that she's there for him. They parted and Caesar turned away to let his wife sleep. He turned and walked a few steps then looked up into the trees branches. He saw his sister, (Y/N), watching the stars. He gave a quiet hoot to gather her attention. (Y/N) looked down and saw her brother, she hopped down and faced him. 

"How's Cornelia?" She asked in concern. 

"Not well. Hopefully she gets better in the next few days." Caesar replied. (Y/N) nodded in understanding. The stood in silence for a minute. "How did you get your scars?" Caesar signed. 

(Y/N) looked down. She remembered when she got them. It was a painful experience that she tried to ignore. But she knew that she would have needed to tell Caesar. "That man. He would try to make me tell him about Gen-sys' secrets. I never knew anything and that's what I told him. But he didn't believe me. So he beat me." Caesar just watched her signs in anger, sadness and guilt. 

"A lot of the things he did created bruises but he did give me a few scars. There's a big one on my back. He tied me up so I couldn't move and he used a small knife, and dug deep into my skin." 

(Y/N) turned around and lifted her shirt. Caesar cringed when he saw the mark. A lot of the scar was visible but it was covered up by a strap she wrapped around her chest and back, since she didn't have a bra. She covered up and faced Caesar once more. 

"I do remember one time. I broke free from the ropes before he came into hurt me. Once he was in the cage...I knocked four teeth out and broke his hand." She chuckled. "But as soon as he recovered, he left for a bit and returned with a tranquiliser gun. I've been shot many times by that thing. Glad he's dead." 

Caesar could only give a sympathetic smile. He pulled her close and they touched foreheads then hugged tightly. "I missed you so much Caecae." She whispered. 

Caesar spoke softly, "Me... too, (N/N)."