Hey hey, its TJ with a NEW update for Hidden Troll! Whoooo! Bring it onnnn! Yes! Sorry its been almost like a damn ass year for this chapter. Life got in the way, and then I got backed up with commissions out the ass. Yaaaaaaay. Now, without further adieu, here is chapter 4!

Chapter 4: Over my Dead Lusus

As Druvai ran off in search of a better place to take cover, she felt strange. Telling someone her name, and she doesn't ever do that. Especially since she's an adult troll, and adult trolls are banned on Alternia. She hopes that Terezi doesn't tell anyone about her. She then stopped in her tracks when she realized something.

The Suffer's teachings! She couldn't leave that behind! She decides to turn back, and go grab the teachings. If they were found, they would be destroyed for sure! {Oh gog I better hurry! Hopefully its still there…} She couldn't believe she left the only remnants of the Suffer's teachings.

She felt stupid that she grabbed her favorite books, and not the teachings. Pretty soon she arrives back to her old hive, and sighs. {Oh thank goodness! No drones are there… All I have to do now is-} Her thoughts were interrupted by another troll who seemed to be… Grabbing her dead lusis' body?! She felt a little bit of anger in her body, and she got up the courage to call out the troll. "H-hey! You there! Stop! What are you doing with my dead lusis?" She called out.

The other troll sneered at her. "None of your business! Noww, leavve you stupid land dwweller!" He growled at her. Druvai wasn't about to take that sitting down. She growled lightly. "N-no! Thats my lusis! You can't take what doesn't belong to you!" She was quite steamed. She walks up to him, fuming, her fists shaking. He smirks at her cockily. 'Wwhat? Wwhat are you goin' to do?" He asks her. He's clearly shorter than her. But, she wasn't so afraid. Not when it came to her lusis. She then raises her hand, and slaps him across his face.

It was a good distraction sure, but it was VERY uneffective. She didn't even knock off his glasses. "Wwhat wwas that?!" He asks while chuckling. "Wwas that supposed to hurt me?" He says rudely. Druvai pouts. "W-well sort of! Not really… But It distracted you! Now, I will not ask again. Please leave my dead lusus' body alone!" She lightly commands. The other troll then grabs her wrists, pinning her down, causing her to squeak in surprise. "A-ah! D-don't!" She whimpers.

He glared at her, pissed off at this point. "Noww I don't knoww wwho you think you are. But I'm Eridan Ampora you stupid land dwweller… You don't mess wwith Eridan Ampora." He growls lowly at her. Druvai whimpered, and looked away from him, tears streaming down her cheeks. "L-let me go! L-let me go!" She squeaked out at him while struggling underneath him. Eridan soon had pity on her and let her go. "Fine. I'll let you go. Only if you don't cross me again." He says while still holding a glare at her.

Druvai nodded softly. Eridan let her go, and Druvai lightly backed up from him. Eridan resumes picking up her body to drag it off into the sea. "W-wait!" She calls to Eridan. He turns around, with a small glare at her. Druvai gets up, slightly limping over to him and the dead lusus. "Wwhat is it noww?" He asks a bit coldly. She looks down at him with a sad look. "P-please. Let me say goodbye… Thats all I ask." She begs him.

Eridan sets the corpse down in front of her, watching her movements.

Druvai drops to her knees, and picks up Jerbomom's lifeless body, and hugs it, while tears stream down her cheeks. "G-good...Goodbye J-jerbomom.." She chokes out. She pets her head softly before gently shoving the body back to Eridan. "H-here… T-take her…" She says before breaking down and crying.

Eridan looks at her, having a small bit of remorse. "Hey, wwhat wwere you goin' to do wwith it?" He asks her. She sniffles, and wipes her tears. "I wanted to bury her… I-i figured it would be best for her…" She says as she rubs Jerbomom's head. Eridan frowns, feeling a new feeling, remorse. He starts to realize that her lusus was her best friend. Someone she really loved and cared about. Eridan could understand what its like to love someone or something. "...Look I'm… S-s-sor-soory for almost hurtin' you. If you wwant… I could help you bury her if you wwant." He says while looking down at her.

She still keeps her head down. "Do you wwant that?" He asks while crouching down next to her. Druvai softly nods her head yes, and looks up at him a bit. Eridan nods, and picks up the lifeless lusus. "Mmmf. Alright. Wwhere do you want me to put it-I-i mean… Her?" He asks Druvai. She stands up, walks to the back of the hive, and taps her boot on the area. He nods, setting down the lusis and kneeling down to start digging. "H-here, I'll help you." She says while kneeling down as well.

Before they started digging, Druvai started taking off her many rings on her fingers, and Eridan started doing the same. She notices that, and chuckles. "Heh, you're copying me aren't you?" She asks, and jokingly. Eridan smirks softly. "Wwell, I don't wwant my rings gettin' lost, or dirty." He answers her. "I can understand! These rings are easy to get lost in ANYTHING." She chuckles.

Eridan chuckled as well, understanding the struggle. "Wwell I can agree wwith you there." Soon after they finish, Eridan gently lays the dead lusis down in the hole, and covers it with dirt. "There you go. Buried." He says to Druvai while patting her back. She looked at Eridan and nodded. "T-thank you…" She responds to him. "... Your wwelcome." He says with a small smile on his face. "Noww.. If you don't mind… Wwho are you? I havve a right to knoww wwho you are. I mean, afterall, I did help you an' everythin'." He says while crossing his arms.

Druvai stands up, and looks at him. She bit her lip, nervous to tell him anything. She's already spilled the beans to one troll, she's afraid of doing it again. She looks around, trying to make sure there was nobody listening. As soon as she thinks the coast is clear, she tells him her name. "...My name is Druvai Smaken…" She tells him gently. "Nice to meet you." He says kindly.

Druvai has a small flushness come across her cheeks. "T-thank you… U-uh… If you can do me another favor… Don't tell anyone I exist please." She responds while looking quite nervous. Eridan shot her a confused face. "Wwhy? Are you wwanted for something?" He asks her.

She bites her lower lip even more, causing a bit of blood to drip. "S-sort of... Its a long story. And you must have better things to, than to listen to a pathetic trolls story." She says while trying to deter him. He pouted. "Maybe I WWANT to know." He says sternly. "B-but… I should run, and you… Do whatever it is you-A-aah! H-hey! Let me go!" She protests.

Eridan grabs her by her wrist, and forces her to go to his hive with her, so she can tell him the story in private. "H-hey! W-where are you taking me? Eridan? ERIDAN!" She shouts softly. Eridan shushes her. "Shush! You're going to tell me wwhat is going on wwith you, and thats final." He tells her sternly, while still dragging her along. Druvai decided to just go along with it. She won't break free from his grip.

Whooaa. That was kinda intense. Well then. It also looks like Eridan has some sort of soft side! :) Yeeeeeees. Thats what we neeeeeeeed. XD Anywho I hope you guys really like this chapter, I hope to see you in chapter 5!

Peace out!