Forgotten One [Black Clover X Male Reader]

Downtime

[M/N][L/N] P.O.V

Successfully, we returned to the base without much calamity. In the mess hall, stood Luck and Magna while Yami lounged on the couch. I gently put Charmy on the floor before leaving quickly to attend to the beasts. They were so nice and let me pet them again. I came back into the mess hall and everyone was still there.

Plopping down a seat away from Yami, I began reading my grimoir for spells to practice. Yami didn't seem to notice me as he continued smoking. Luck and Magna were bragging about their star. Asta mentioned how we had troubles too but Magna said the spotlight was on him. That was until Asta mentioned he was a 3rd ranked lower magic knight. I looked over at them in confusion before Yami got up to explain, ruffling and messing my hair up along the way.

"You guys seriously don't know? It's the ranks among all Magic Knights which you both haven't changed since you gotten here. By the way, Charmy is Lower Rank Class 1 and so is Ghost Maid"

"Bow down to me" Charmy demanded

"Eh? What did I do?" I asked Yami

"Protected an important item, saved a captain's life and healed one. You also fought. Good job, surpass your limits better though."

My heart skipped a beat at the praise. I'm not used to praise yet, not being seen by many for nearly 19 years meant I never got praise except by Asta and Yuno. Those were rare too since they had a hard time seeing me up until recently. My smile brightened as I thanked Yami with a promise to get stronger. Asta gave me thumbs up and praised me too, I was so happy until he brought up Fuegoleon. My mood soured at his state.

"Why are you worrying about him? I bet he'll come back stronger, he's the Captain of the Crimson Lions."

"Alright! It's time for me to train and get stronger!" Asta cheered

"Me too!" I said raising my hand in the air with determination. Asta's and my statements were not appreciated. A hand came down on my head and insanely ruffled my hair. The other hand was occupied with his cigarette but I'm sure he would dish out this weird punishment to Asta too. My brain felt stirred up and woozy after he let go. How fast did he stir my head?

"You idiots, you're going to rest. Especially you, you stupid Ghost Maid"

At that moment, Finral came in to invite us clubbing which Yami replied Finral needed to do more work. I had no idea what this clubbing party was but I was interested in it nonetheless. According to Finral, we would go in two days. Luck and Asta would go too. I decided to go clean up the base first so the chores wouldn't need to be done tommorow and Asta was kind to help.

That night, I lay in bed reading a book about tactics to apply in battle. The moonlight filtered in as I had a light next to my bed on. There was a knock on my door. Thinking it was Asta, I got up and opened it, Gauche was standing there miserable. I led him into my room and offered him half a cup of warm milk with honey. He gladly accepted as he sat on the bed with his hand interwinded infront of his face.

"What happened Gauche?"

"My sister... I'm scared she'll fall in love with a boy as she gets older which is in two days. Just look at how beautiful she is!"

Plopping down next to him, I rested a hand on his shoulder on the opposite side where I was sitting to pull him closer. His head was in the crook between my neck and shoulder. My other hand took away the empty cup and put it on my bedside table. I rubbed circles into his shoulder to try and relax him.

"There, there, it's going to be just fine. Mary is still very young, she won't have those feeling until she's likely around our ages... Even if she did, isn't it your duty as the big brother to keep an eye out for all the bad ones?"

The man nodded as he took deep breaths. My hand combed through his hair as he talked about all the times Mary did something cute which was all the time. Eventually, he calmed down with a small smile on his face. He thanked me and left. I finally went to bed that night, the half glass that was mine, left untouched.

The next morning came, but I was not waking up. I slept in since it was one of the few days I had good dreams. I felt like I was floating in air, at peace. That was until the screaming started but it was low and most likely Luck fighting someone so I didn't budge from my bed and went back into the good dream. I continued my good sleep with my blankets wrapped around me so I was all warm and snuggly. I could never wake up for a long while when I was asleep. I dreamt of being in a beautiful forest surrounded by delicious small treats.

'Bang!'

Suddenly, I felt myself being shaked around before my butt suddenly hurting. I opened my eyes and saw an arm around my chest. I became panicked that this person was after the pendant and started thrashing around, trying to get out of the tight grip while my grimoir flew open.

"Relax, it's me, silly Ghost Maid"

I went limp in Yami's arms and breathed a sigh of relief before looking up to meet Yami's gaze who seemed amused and pissed. He finally let go of me and I moved away. I stared at him in confusion about why this person would be in my room.

"We thought you went missing, Ghost Maid. Did you not here anyone screaming for you?"

"For me? No"

"Do you know the time?"

"No..."

"It's about to be sunset." Yami stated as I freaked out. I opened my curtains and the sun was indeed setting. The dim light entered my room as I stared at the beautiful sunset. The red hues of the sky was always beautiful. A hand rested itself on my head. I turned around to Yami casually smoking a cigarette while sitting on my bed.

"Honestly, I thought you were dead. I was going to throw you in the bath. That would be fun to see"

...

"Please don't captain"

A/N: Thanks for reading and all the votes! I love the comments as well