Dancing Through Time (KARL X READER!)

Chapter 10 ✨

*Your pov*

You had decided to go with a cottage design with a stable built on the side so Hiraeth could come and go as she pleased. You had picked her up from George's mushroom house to say hello but no one was home.

You checked your supplies as you walked back to where you were building your house with Quackity and Karl. You were confused at why Karl had decided to tag along but it was probably because Quackity and Karl were friends.

You felt his stare follow you as you walked ahead. His behavior had changed from inside the tree house to out here. He seemed more distant from the world and wary of you. What had happened inside there?

You tried to brush the thought away, but it hung in your mind as you continued on.

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"Wow it looks amazing!"

The small house was finished and all there was left to do was to plant a few flowers near the entrance. "What flowers should I put in front guys?" You asked.

Though it was just a bit past the afternoon, Quackity yawned. "I don't know (Y/N) I think you should do light colored flowers or whatever you want." He began to walk away.

"Hey! Where are you going?" You asked, not wanting to be left with Karl, "Are you helping me get flowers or-"

"Nah I'll head back and annoy someone or check up on Tommy." He waved and walked off.

And now you're alone with the boy who looks like your old crush.

Great.

Karl seemed as awkward as you felt, "Do you want me to help you get the flowers?"

"Oh ya, sure!" You tried to sound upbeat but you probably passed as uncomfortable.

You both walked in silence, the awkwardness choking you. "How long have you known Quackity?" you suddenly asked. "I haven't known him for that long, but it's felt like ages." He smiled brightly at remembering Quackity, "When I decided to live in the Dream smp, he was one of the first people I met, and I stuck with his crowd."

It was his turn to ask a question, "Where did you find Hiraeth?" He looked at your horse who seemed to hear her name and stopped in a pose. "In the last town I lived in there was a forest nearby, I found Hiraeth there and befriended her. I kind of made sense. Two freaks, two outsiders, almost like fate." Karl seemed to flinch a bit at the word 'fate'.

"Can I ask a question?" Karl nodded getting more comfortable with you now, "Can you tell me more about the people who live here?"

He seemed to laugh a bit, "Are you sure you want to ask that question?"

"Are they really all that bad?" You said worriedly. "No, most of them are pretty nice, though some are just plain annoying. Like Tommy, gosh he's so loud he could wake up the ender dragon without trying... "

As he continued on the wall of distrust came tumbling down. Karl wasn't all that bad, maybe he was just shy as you were.

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The sun began to wash the sky in different shades of orange and red as you walked back with Karl with your favorite flowers in your hand. As you neared your house you noticed the demolished land once known as L'manburg in the distance.

"Do you think they'll ever rebuild it? Last time I was there the destruction went down to bedrock, and it'll take months or even years to rebuild it all back."

"I think they'll still live in it, maybe make it into a village on water or build their houses in the rubble." Karl said glancing at the destruction.

That was oddly specific.... Oh there's Quackity!

Quackity was hanging around your house and seemed to be exterior decorating the cottage. He was placing down small burning lamps as you came closer. You waved at him and caught his attention.

"You've done the outside of the house, but not the inside right?" He asked. You pulled out a flower pot from your inventory and began to replant your flowers as you answered, "Well there is all of my stuff in there but it'll take at least a whole day to organize it all out and make it livable."

"Why don't you sleep over at Karl's and tomorrow you can clean up?"

Of course Quackity would offer someone elses house to sleep in.

How bad does his house look?

"I-I think I've overused Karl's hospitality, Quackity. It's fine I'll sleep on the floor or something (as I've done for the past 6 months during my travels)."

"No! You can stay over at my place if you want to (Y/N)." Karl said.

Two voices seemed to scream in your head.

(Bolded Italic = Voice A, Normal Italic = Voice B)

You should just stay over at your house, sleeping in the same house as your crus- I mean the person who looks like your old crush is just SOOOO weird.

Nah, go sleep over! You've had enough of sleeping on the cold hard ground, and moving over to sleep on the cold and hard wood isn't much of a difference. Remember how soft that bed felt?

NO! Don't listen to them. Everytime you have you've almost died!

Almost, emphasis on the almost. We're still alive aren't we?

YOU TOLD US IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO PRACTICE FIGHTING ON A IRON GOLEM YOU DOLT!

And it was! Taught us to never fight with someone twice as large as us.

*sighs in a tired teacher exhaustion* Just sleep on the floor for one last time, okay (Y/N)?

Or you can stay with Karl and become better friends with him while you get to sleep on an incredibly soft bed with WARM blankets and a PILLOW...

"(Y/N)? Are you good you kind of blanked out." Quackity said.

"Oh yeah, can I stay over at your house Karl? I'll take the couch though," you held up your forefinger jokingly in front of him, "and no arguing about that." His face seemed to brighten a bit, "We better head back soon, it's no good to walk around in the dark here." You finished putting the last plant in the last pot, and got up to walk back with Karl and Quackity. You surprisingly had two friends, and you made them in less than three days.

There always seemed to be a pattern in (Y/N)s life,

Whenever she thought things were finally working out

Everything would go wrong.

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