I'm back! Sorry about not keeping my promise, I'm very bad with uploading stories on time!
In reply to the review from TheLordismyGod, I thank you first for the suggestion, although it doesn't particularly work since I'm writing this story on my iPad. Thank you though, I'll keep it in mind for future reference!
Just so you know, this is the last part of this short story. Sorry about that!
Disclaimer: I still don't own the franchise.
"How was school today, Sherman?" Peabody asked, breaking the silence in the elevator making its ascend to the high rise penthouse-apartment.
"Alright," Sherman muttered, staring at the floor of the elevator. How was he meant to tell Mr Peabody of the small 'incident' that happened today? How was he meant to tell Mr Peabody about his recent recurring nightmares?
'A one word answer? He only ever does that when something is wrong,' Peabody pondered. He decided to leave it until the elevator reached the apartment.
Once the elevator reached the top floor of the building, Peabody insisted on finding out what the issue was. "Is everything alright, Sherman?" he asked, his eyes showing emotions of concern, confusion and fear mixed into one.
Sherman, who was on his way to his bedroom, stopped for a moment, before muttering a small "yes, everything's fine," over his shoulder. Upon reaching his bedroom, Sherman slumped onto his bed, his face buried into the sheets.
"I wonder what's wrong with Sherman, he's never like this," Peabody whispered to himself, all the while looking at the contents in the pantry. "Aha, that's what I want," he said whilst grabbing an onion from a bag filled with them hidden behind jars and cans of various food items.
As Peabody began preparing dinner, Sherman shuffled his way out of his bedroom. Peabody glanced up at the orange-headed boy, confusion wracking features. Sherman sat onto the squishy couch in front of the TV with his shoulders slouched over, a somewhat tired and sad look on his face.
Once the basic part of their dinner had been completed, Peabody diverted his attention over to figuring out what's wrong with Sherman. He calmly made his way to where the boy was sitting, noticing the unusual body language of Sherman.
Sherman took no notice of Peabody walking into the area, his mind wrapped around his thoughts. He only noticed the white beagle when he sat down beside him. "I've noticed your strange behaviour lately," Peabody started softly, making Sherman snap out of his trance. "Are you absolutely sure there is nothing wrong?" he asked while looking over to the slumped over boy.
"Well..." Sherman began, not really knowing how to express what had been going on lately. "I...uhh..." he started biting his nails nervously, his eyes still shielded away from his fathers' concerned look.
Peabody scooted his way closer to Sherman, wrapping an arm around the boys' shoulders. "I promise I won't be mad or upset with you."
"I...I have been...uhh...having nightmares for the past few days," Sherman said quietly and slowly. "I haven't slept well and...umm...I've been tired."
Peabody nodded as he took in the information, still listening closely to what the boy had to say. "What have these nightmares been about?" he asked equally as quietly.
"They have been...uhh..." Sherman sighed before continuing. "They've been about the time you nearly died in Ancient Troy," his eyes started stinging with tears. "That's not the only thing though, they've also been about when Ms Grunion nearly took me away from you and when you were being dragged into that van away from me," a small tear started rolling down his face. "One time, they did actually take you away and...well...they did what they do to dogs...that bite," a sob escaped Sherman's mouth as he finished explaining.
Peabody looked at Sherman, and opened his mouth to start talking before Sherman cut him off.
"Today, the t...teacher started teaching us a...about the T...Trojan War," Sherman continued through sobs, as tears rolled down his face and over the already dried tear-stained marks from earlier in the day. "A...and I...I just...I just...couldn't," he whispered the last bit. He brought his hands up to his face and hastily tried to wipe away the tears.
"Sherman, you should have told me about this," Peabody started softly whilst rubbing Sherman's back comfortingly.
"I...I know, but I just...didn't want you to...to worry," Sherman looked into Peabody's emerald-green eyes, noticing his concern and fear almost instantly.
"Of course I worry about these things, you are far more important to me than any of my inventions or my knowledge," Peabody said, still rubbing Sherman's back. "Do you know why? Because if I lose you, I could never get you back," Peabody explained. "And I love you far more than anything else that I own or have."
Sherman wrapped his arms around Peabody, burying his face into the white fur. He was still crying. "I was just afraid because if you died or if you were taken away, I'd have no one. I don't want that to happen, not now..."
"Listen to me, Sherman," Peabody said slowly, gaining the attention of Sherman. "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon, you have nothing to worry about," he ran a paw through Sherman's hair. "I won't let that happen, not now, not ever. Trust me on that," Peabody said with a firm nod. He wiped away a lone tear on Sherman's face, before pulling him back into a hug.
"I love you, Mr Peabody," Sherman muttered through the fur of the beagle.
"Sherman?"
"Yes, Mr Peabody?" Sherman asked, pulling away from the hug and looking into Peabody's eyes.
"You don't have to call me 'Mr Peabody' anymore," Peabody smiled.
"Okay, dad," Sherman mirrored the smile, before continuing the hug.
"I love you, Sherman," Peabody quipped as he returned the hug.
After a few moments that the two sat on the couch, Peabody cleared his voice, pulling himself out of the hug. "I should continue making dinner," he stated with a small chuckle.
"Can I help?" Sherman asked, waiting for an answer as he watched Peabody walk off.
"Of course."
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