🧋💤 Slumber? 💤🧋

240 8 12
                                        

Sorry for cliffhanger...I'm back :)

-------------

She didn't wake up. It was 3 in the afternoon, and Caramel Arrow Cookie wasn't waking up. Affogato knew that this day would come, but now that it's here, it just pains him in more ways than one. She only had two days to live, and he was struggling to find the last few items for his potion. The worst part about it: The Dragon of the South would surely be back for revenge, so it would be impossible for him to leave to go and find it, and keep her safe. He just needed to convince Dark Choco Cookie to protect her. So once he had returned, he walked up to the Prince.

"....Look, I know we've had our differences, and-"

"Save it." Dark Choco Cookie interrupted him. This made Affogato Cookie angry. No more mister nice fish.

"I've tried to be nice to you, but all you do is snap at anyone that annoys you! Caramel has given you a lot of redemption chances, and treats you with kindness, yet this is how you repay her?! With disrespect even YOU know she dosen't deserve!!"

"You don't know my business, or what i'm dealing with, so you have no right to tell me how to act, or tell me how I should act around certain people."

"As a matter of fact, I do!" Affogato Cookie snapped in response to his claim. "Caramel has suffered almost as much, if not more than you, just to ensure the safety of the people in the Dark Cacao Kingdom, AND the Kingdom itself. If anyone has the right to be as angry as you are right now, it's HER."

"How do you know if she's suffered more than me?!"

"Because I've seen it with my own eyes! What can even drive you to be this mad!?"

"My father!!"

Affogato froze for a moment. He shook his head, thinking of a proper response. "What about your father?" He asked. Dark Choco Cookie sighed. He sat down on a tree and looked down on the ground, feelibg half angry and half....sad.
"I just miss him, okay? I've been getting stressed on whether to stay or leave because I just can't fit in. I've been alone for so long, that I'd perfer to be alone...but I don't want to be alone. It's complicated and you wouldn't understand."

"No...I understand." Affogato chuckled, and it's true. He's lived in a quite populated kingdom before. Being forced out and being alone was something he grew used to....but being alone. Just the thought of it makes him feel something he'd never thought he would feel:

Loneliness....

"It's like...you're used to distancing yourself from everyone. But the thought of it just hurts. It hurts just to think about how alone you are...and that you might end up alone forever. For you, you aren't truly accompanied by anyone unless it's your father. Even with me and Caramel by your side, you just feel...alone. Lonely. I understand; well at least now I do."

Dark Choco Cookie looked up at him in disbelief. To be honest, that was exactly how he felt. Even with the closest of friends by his side, a part of him always felt lonely. He's only wanted to see his father again, but the rest of his body remind himself of the shame he's brought into the kingdom. Thus forcing a struggle whether to return or not. Affogato sighed. "The quicker I help Caramel...the quicker we can get you to go back and see Dark Cacao Cookie again."

"But...what if he-"

"-I'm sure Caramel can work things out. She's close to Cacao after all...and you're his son. He'll take you back in as a family again, I'm sure of it. You just have to trust the two of us."

In the end, Dark Choco Cookie agreed to watch after Caramel Arrow Cookie while she was still deep in her slumber. During his 'expedition', Affogato made sure to collect food and water for the three of them to avoid any casualties. He also collected a few resources and potions to block their scent of from the Dragon of the South. So they still had time to do as they needed in that one spot. After a whole day of searching, he returned with the resources. "I have returned Dark Choco Cookie. I brought back some resources for our temporary home smaway from home, so go ahead and eat all you'd like."

"Affogato Cookie..."

"I also brought some resources to make some traps to catch more food. I know you're the hunter type, so these were a must."

"Affo-"

"Oh, and on top of that, I created a contraption that connect from this cave to the nearest freshwater lake that transports the water if needed. It's transportable and on the plus side, it might suck in some freshwater fish to eat!" (Cannibalism??)

"Will you listen?!-"

"Along with all of this, I managed to get some material for us to make different kinds of clothing to survive the harsh weather. You couod say that I'm prepared...yet not prepared."

"Caramel Arrow Cookie died!!"

"....What?"

You've reached the end of published parts.

⏰ Last updated: Jun 30, 2023 ⏰

Add this story to your Library to get notified about new parts!

''Just the Two of Us''Where stories live. Discover now