' ~ ' Till death do us part . . . ' ~ ' Swocket

☆ Chapter 14 ☆

' Rocket woke up the next morning and grumbled, stretching out before opening his eyes to see where he was. Wait, where was he again-? Oh yeah, at home. He rubbed his eyes and got up, having smelt food and wanted to see where it was coming from. He opened his door, and lo-and-behold, was his dad cooking some pancakes. '

' " Hey kid, thought you'd never wake up! And when'd you get here last night? You usually text me whenever you get home ." Zuka piped up, flicking his gaze to Rocket for a second before looking back at his pancakes he was making. '

' " Oh- sorry, my phone died and Sword wanted to come over here for a bit, get outa the house. " His gaze flicked from his dad, to the pancakes, then back down to his feet, almost praying he wouldn't figure out he was lying. '

' Zuka sighed, finishing a pancake and put it on a plate. '

' " I can tell you're lying, Rocket. I saw the armored trucks at Swords place, so what happened. " Instead of being firm, his voice was more worried than anything. '

' Rocket sighed shakily, sitting down at the counter and took off his goggles he had accidentally fallen asleep wearing. '

' " We- uh... I don't really know- me and Sword went camping in the woods for a few days, and the morning after we got back, the place got raided. By, I think SWAT-? I-I don't know... It was horrifying- we barely got out, and thankfully also had our stuff... We uh, had to walk here, and the internet was out again by the time we got back.. " Rocket teared up a bit, trying not to remember all of the horrible things he had seen and heard. '

' Zuka frowned, walking around the counter and hugged Rocket, hushing him softly when the blue-horned demon cried into his chest. '

' " Shhh, shhh... It's ok kid, It's ok.. " Zuka just wrapped his arm around Rockets back and held him, trying to help comfort him and help him calm down from this. '

' Rocket eventually sniffled and pulled away, wiping his tears on his arms and composed himself before talking again. '

' " Sorry- it was just... Horrifying.. " Zuka nodded in understanding, pressing a gentle kiss to Rockets forehead before going back to the pancakes. '

' " It's ok kid, take your time. Anyways- pancakes are almost done, go wake up your little boyfriend, alright? " Rocket nodded and jumped down, before pausing. '

' " Hey-! How'd you know we were dating! Oh- shoot I just- " Zuka burst out out laughing, almost spilling his pancake batter all over the counter. '

' " Oh that's priceless! " He wiped his tears, smiling before hugging Rocket. '

' " I'm glad you're happy, son. " Rocket smiled and nuzzled his dads chest, humming and relaxed. '

' " I love you dad.. " Zuka smiled, kissing his son's head before pulling away. '

' " Now go wake your sleeping beauty! " Rocket giggled at that, fixing his hair before running off to his room to wake up Sword. '

' He knocked on the door before walking in, snickering quietly at how Sword was passed out, drooling onto his pillow. Rocket walked over, ruffling Swords hair before kissing his head. '

' " Sworddd.. Wake up Swordyyy.. " Sword grumbled and flipped around, hugging and nuzzled his pillow more. '

' " Nooooo... I'm comfyyyy... " Rocket sighed, sitting down beside him and pet Swords head. '

' " My dads making pancakes, love. " Sword immediately shot up, still very tired. '

' " PANCAKES- " Rocket burst out laughing, watching as Sword put down his pillow and rubbed his eyes. '

' " Are they done-? " Rocket nodded and stood up, holding his hand out for Sword to get up. '

' " Almost! Come on baby, lets go eat! " Sword took his lovers hand and stood up, yawning and stretched before following him out of his room and into the kitchen. '

' Sword cooed and sat down at the counter, still waking up a bit and rubbed his eyes again. Rocket walked over to the fridge, grabbing some strawberry milk for him and Sword. '

' " So, how'd you two get together? " Sword choked on his spit at that, coughing a bit before clearing his throat. '

' " Oh- we're not- " Rocket sighed and cut off Sword, shaking his head. '

' " He knows... " Sword blushed and hid his face in his palms. '

' Zuka started laughing, plating the pancakes and put the plates on the counter with butter and syrup for the two. '

' " I kinda figured, you two have always been so cute together. " Sword blushed more and squealed, shaking his head. '

' " I-I- Uhm- " Rocket giggled, sitting beside Sword and kissed his cheek. '

' " It's ok Swordy! " Sword uncovered his face, he was a huge blushing mess. '

' " Ok... " He took a sip of his strawberry milk before buttering his pancakes, cooing. '

' " Mm, these are better than Vinestaffs pancakes! " Rocket giggled and yawned, before eating his pancakes too. '

' The two of them just sat there and ate their pancakes, while Zuka made his and ate them. '

' " Would you two like to help me at the shop today? Or stay here alone? " He winked a bit at them at that last part. '

' Rocket blushed a bit and scoffed before looking at Sword. '

' " I uh, think maybe we should rest for a day. To, take everything in.. " Rocket nodded, hugging Sword and kissed his cheek. '

' " Ok baby, we'll stay here together. " Sword sighed a bit shakily, hugging back Rocket. '

' Zuka nodded, finishing up his food and put his dishes in the sink. '

' " Well I'll be off then, you two take it easy. " He ruffled Rockets hair, smiling softly as he grabbed his keys. '

' " Bye dad, love you! " Rocket waved and called after his dad as he left, sighing when the door shut and leaned on Sword his voice getting softer. '

' " Hey, you doing ok..? " Sword just shook his head. '

' He was on the verge of crying, deciding to not make any noise or movements so he wouldn't. Rocket frowned and hugged Sword, letting him nuzzle his chest as he finally burst into tears, cuddling Rocket. '

' " Shhh, shhh, you're ok love.. " Rocket kissed his lovers head, rubbing his back as well to try and help him calm down. '

' Sword eventually calmed down and sniffled, sitting up and wiped his tears. '

' " Sorry- " Rocket frowned at him apologizing, cupping Swords face and pulled him close again. '

' " Babe, dont apologize.. You're ok.. " Sword sighed shakily and nuzzled his face into Rockets palm, trying his best to keep back tears again. '

' Rocket got up, helping Sword to their room and laid down with him, letting Sword cuddle on his chest. '

' " Thank you-.... " Rocket smiled, petting Swords head as he nuzzled his chest to get comfortable. '

' " You're welcome baby, I love you.. " Sword smiled a bit, sniffling and hugged Rocket tighter. '

' " I love you too... " He yawned, snuggling close to Rocket. '

' Rocket hummed and idly pet Swords head, grabbing the remote to the small box TV in his room and turned it on, putting on a DVD of his favorite movie, Bolt. '

' The two of them laid there, just holding eachother and watching the movie as they took the day easy to process everything that had happened, and what will happen to them later . . . '

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