camera shy (camilo madrigal)

chapter 14

"Baby Fiasco pt. 2"

"You know, for a baby, you're starting to get really heavy!" You sighed as you carried Camilo. "Well Sorry Y/N. I wish I could walk but I can't," He folded his chubby baby arms. "Not that I'm complaining though. I don't mind the 'doing stuff for me' thing." You rolled your eyes.

If normal sized Camilo was dreamy, baby Camilo was insufferable. It was like— a whole new facet of his personality emerges when he's a baby. You powered on, walking into the walls when—

"Woah!"
"Ay!"

You stumbled and nearly dropped Camilo and yourself into a hole. He began muttering some curses in Spanish. "Jeez! Such strong language for a baby!" You exclaimed. Camilo laughed. "Just here to remind you I'm not actually a baby, I just look like one."

You peered into the cloudy abyss of the hole you nearly fell into. "Hey, you see this?" The mist was making it hard to see, but it was definitely a long fall. "Looking at the same thing you are."

"Well, I guess that's the end of it. Let's just leave the creepy corridor and go fix me. I wanna be handsome again." Insufferable fool. You can't believe you have a crush on him. You were honestly surprised with yourself how your crush stayed even when he's in baby form.

"Come on, Camilo! Don't you wanna explore your own house first? You didn't even know about this until now!" You took a deep breath. No way to cross other than jump.  "Wait don't tell me you're going to—" You didn't hear the rest as you vaulted over the misty void.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The two of you made it over. "Yes!" You cheered. You had never done things like this before. "I think I nearly died inside." Camilo squirmed. "I want out of this!" You held him steady. "Nope little boy, you," You flicked his baby forehead. "Are coming with me."

Now, carrying on! You made your way to the end of the dusty corridor to find.. A door. "Wow. That was climactic." You shushed baby Camilo and opened the door. Inside was a small room with rats scattered everywhere, a leather chair, a table, and..

"Y/N? How did you find us?" It was Mirabel and Bruno! "Señor Bruno!"  You happily hugged the older man (after passing a confused baby to Mirabel) "Y/N! You grew so much!" He pat your head. "Why the heck do you have a baby though?"

"No, wait, why the heck are you carrying Camilo in baby form?" The two of them stared at you quizzically. "Y'know,
side by side, the two of you look very alike. But anyway, so—"

You spent the next half an hour explaining. "I see." Mirabel nodded. Camilo yawned. "Y/N. Pick me up." You groaned and did as he told you. "Perfect. Okay now sit down." Mirabel chuckled. "Looks like the two of you are pretty close." You sigh. "Yep."

Bruno furrowed his brow. "If Camilo's powers are malfunctioning, what if the others are also not working?" Mirabel's cheeriness faded. "Are you saying—" Bruno nodded. A sense of foreboding passed through the room.

"Is it me?" Mirabel clenched her blouse. "What..?" She curled up on the floor. "Mira, don't blame yourself." Bruno put a hand on her back. Your heart ached. What happened in the past for her to react so strongly?

"We don't know for sure, best thing we can do now is investigate. It might not actually be you." Camilo cared a lot about his cousin it seemed.

"There is another possible cause." Bruno finally spoke.