Dueling Critters, a Smiling Critters x Yu-Gi-Oh AU Story

Chapter 97

Chapter 97: DogDay Vs CraftyCorn II: Fixing Themselves, Part 4

It was the evening. The sun was slowly setting. CraftyCorn was alone in her zen garden, painting a picture of her hut and her fruit garden. She was finishing up her painting as she was applying the final touches on it until she put down her brush.

“There we go!” She said with a smile as she took the painting off of the easel and hung it near her hut, “Looks just like how I remember it! I'm sure I'll take it to college with me as motivation for my career.”

CraftyCorn then heard her something shaking as she turned to the entrance to her zen garden, which were flowery vines.

“Hello?” She hollered, “Who's there?”

“It's me, DogDay.” DogDay's voice replied, “Can I enter?”

“Oh, sure, DogDay! Please, make yourself comfortable here!”

DogDay entered through the vines, but he doesn't seem to be smiling tonight.

“Huh?” CraftyCorn wondered, “What's wrong? Are you ok?”

“Ummm…” DogDay wondered, “Do you wanna have a talk or something?”

“...Sure, I guess… Wh-What's going on?”

DogDay tried to talk about it, but he sighed as if he's giving up.

“Y-You know what?” He said, “I'm good. Don't worry about it, ok? I'm gonna leave now.”

As DogDay turned to leave CraftyCorn's zen garden, CraftyCorn stops him.

“Hey, wait!” She said, “That's it? You're not even gonna tell me what's wrong? I'm here for you, just… Please don't hold it in. If you need to talk about what's going on, talk to me, ok? So please… Just tell me what's wrong…”

DogDay sighed heavily, but also with sorrow.

“Fine, I'll tell you what's wrong…” He replied while shaking as slowly turned around to be face-to-face with CraftyCorn, “I'm afraid.”

“Afraid?” CraftyCorn wondered, “What are you afraid of?”

DogDay slowly started to cry.

“I'm just afraid of everything currently going on.” He replied after sniffing, “The mystery I'm currently solving took a toll on me… I've hurt someone I've known for years… I've almost torn my relationships with you guys apart… Poppy still won't talk to me… And…”

DogDay fell to his knees.

“I'm afraid of losing everything!” He shouted, “I'm afraid of losing you guys, afraid of my emotions, afraid of my past, and afraid of letting out what's wrong with me! And I just can't take it anymore!!!”

DogDay burst out crying after telling CraftyCorn everything. Then, without looking while covering his eyes and weeping, he felt someone hugging him. He opened his eyes and noticed CraftyCorn hugging him and hearing her shushing him to calm him down.

“There there…” She said to him, softly, and sounding like she was about to cry as well, “It's ok…”

DogDay hugged CraftyCorn back while whimpering.

“Thanks for letting it out…” CraftyCorn said to him, “That's all I need you to do, since I'm here for you…”

DogDay sniffed.