Everything Changes So Quickly... [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 6: the Look in Her Eyes (Hunter's POV)

(You guy's better get ready for a long chapter! Because the whole chapter [not counting this miny a/n bit] is 1905 words!!! AND it's one full episode for ya!) 

Hunter opened his eyes and squinted from the light coming out of a window. Suddenly, he heard banging on a door near him and immediately sprung up only to realize he was in his old room.

"What the..." Hunter mumbled.

"The Emperor is calling you, Golden Guard," a random scout told him through the door.

"WHAT?! But- but does he know I- does he know I ran away and- oh my- oh my titan- why am I back here in the first place?!" Hunter exclaimed, voicing his thoughts on accident.

"Oh? I'll have to tell Emperor Belos about this right away~" a familiar voice replied.

"Wait, Kikimoron! I mean Kikishorta- I mean, dang it, it's really hard to take you seriously," Hunter sighed.

"It's hard to take me seriously too, isn't it, Hunter?" a menacing voice snarled from behind him.

Hunter whipped around to see his Uncle standing in front of him without his mask.

"U- uncle?" Hunter whispered.

"Hunter, why do you keep secrets from me? After I've done so much for you, you still betray me..." Belos stepped closer.

Hunter stepped back a few steps a bit too fast, causing him to stumble and fall over.

"They never cared about you, no one cares about you, except me," Belos said, his voice as sweet as caramel at the last two words.

"NO! No, you're wrong they cared about me more than you ever did!" Hunter exclaimed, quickly standing back up, but still stepping backward as his Uncle got closer.

"Trust me, Hunter, they only care about you because you were the Golden Guard," Belos insisted, stepping closer to Hunter.

Hunter stepped further backward, only to hit the wall, "S- stay back!"

Hunter looked away from his Uncle and squeezed his eyes shut, afraid of what would happen next.

"Look at me, Hunter," Belos demanded, but he couldn't.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't look at the cruel man he unfortunately still considered his uncle. Belos grabbed Hunter's chin and forced Hunter to look at him.

"Why did you keep a palismen without me knowing?" Belos asked.

Everything froze. Hunter couldn't breathe, he couldn't move, he couldn't think, he couldn't do anything.

"Flapjack?" Hunter whispered.

Hunter suddenly sprung from a couch and looked around quickly, he was back in the owl house. What had just happened? Was it all just a nightmare? Hunter felt too much fear to care, and he felt even more exhausted than yesterday if that was even possible. He could feel the sweat running down his face.

"Flapjack!" Hunter yelled, checking every room in the house, but no one was inside.

Hunter opened the door outside to see Eda and Luz, who were building something, look at him in shock.

"Hunter are you ok?!" Luz exclaimed, worry laced into her tone.

"Yes- no- I don't know! I just need- I just need to-" Hunter was finding it increasingly difficult to speak.

"Kid, you're crying!" Eda shouted.

Hunter looked up at the two in shock and realized that there were actually tears streaming down his face, not just sweat.