Chapter 14: England
When we arrived at Arthur's house I set my bags on the couch and studied the room.
{Two stories, kitchen connected to living room, a garden in the backyard, a medium-sized TV in front of a vomit green couch, two sofa chairs and a mini coffee table…. Not bad}
"Nice house you got here"
"Thanks, let me show you your room" I grabbed my bags again and followed him upstairs. We entered a room and I put my stuff on the bed.
"Ok this is where you'll be staying, now I'll be right back" he left, closing the door. I had a moment to myself and felt something bugging me.
{Why do I have an uneasy feeling? Am I sick or something?}
I kept thinking about this strange sensation,
{Something about staying here… I Know I'm missing something about this place}
I smelled burnt food in the air, my eyes widened and I covered my nose.
"Fuck! Of course that's what I was forgetting, Arthur's fucking poison cooking! I'm going to be stuck here for three days with his terrible food!"
There was a knock at the door and I uncovered my nose,
"Come in!" Arthur stepped in holding a plate of charcoal, which I'm pretty sure was supposed to be food.
"I thought you might be hungry so I made a snack! Here try some" he held the plate of rocks at me and I tried my best not to make a face of disgust.
"Uh-ahem you know what uh I'm NOT really hungry right now, so uh maybe later"
{Or never} he nodded and left the room {Oh thank baby Jesus! I avoided death this time but I don't think I'll be able to again} I unzipped a bag and changed clothes. After changing I went down stairs and saw Arthur reading a book on the couch and drinking tea. Once he saw me he closed his book and walked over to me,
"So what do you wish to do?" I shrugged in reply,
"Ook…. What do girls enjoy doing?" he muttered under his breath.
"Oh how about a tea party?!" I gave him my 'WTF' face and said nothing.
""No? you're not into that oh ok then… hmm" he kept thinking and suggesting more things to do but I was more interested in Flying Mint Bunny floating behind him. I kept staring at him until Arthur noticed and turned around. I noticed Arthur's eyes widen and he quickly turned back to me,
"D-do you see him?" I nodded and kept staring at FMB, "b-but how?!"
I ignored his question and walked past him to hold FMB. He snuggled in my neck making me giggle, "So cute!"
Arthur grabbed my shoulder and turned me to face him,
"How come you can see him?!" I blinked realizing that I was holding FMB for Gods sake!
{ I was absorbed in FMB's cuteness, that I forgot that Arthur was the only one able to see him!} "Uh 'cause he was in front of me"
"No that's not what I mean!"
"Then what do you mean?" I acted as if I didn't know what he's talking about.
"I mean that I was the only one able to see him because he's a mystical creature! So how is it that you can see him to?!" at this point the was holding my shoulders.
I stared at him for a while thinking about how I was able to see FMB, then I looked at FMB then back at Arthur, shrugged and said "I dunno"
After a few minutes of confusion, we concluded that I was able to see FMB because of my belief in mythical creatures. Arthur grew extremely happy that someone else saw them too, and I have to admit it's cool being able to see fairies and unicorns. I eve got to meet Arthur's magical friends, such as Captain Hooke, and I was surprised that they did exist.
{So I guess my theory of Arthur being mental was wrong} I smiled, stroking FMB. After a while of talking about magical friends Arthur got up to make dinner and I sat on the couch panicking.
{Shit I'm going to die! If his magical friends are real then that means his cooking being awfully terrible is true to!}
"Hey Tati! Food's ready!" Arthur called from the kitchen, 'Fuck!" I cursed under my breath, heading towards the kitchen. I sat down at the table in front of Arthur, then looked down at my 'food'. I felt sick just staring at it, I couldn't tell if it was black lasagna or a combination of mashed potatoes and rocks. I chuckled nervously,
"Uh ahem um w-w-what is it?"
He smiled, "Chicken with rice and some biscuits!"
{I was way off…} "O-oh ok" I picked up my fork to poke at it and I swear to Jesus Christ and the Lord Almighty that it moved! I shifted a little in my seat then glanced up at Arthur and saw him smiling, waiting for me to take a bite.
*Gulp* I broke off a piece of it and slowly moved the fork towards my mouth, my hand shaking slightly. Then it was the moment of truth, I was about to put the fork in my mouth when the phone rang.
"Ugh now what?" Arthur got up and walked out of the kitchen and that was my queue to find a way to dispose of the toxic waste. I've done this removal of 'food' before, let's just say my mom's cooking isn't all rainbows and sunshine. I quickly got up, found some paper towels, wrapped the 'food' in it, walked over to the trash can and shove it down to the very bottom then quickly took a seat. Arthur walked back in and saw my plate empty,
"Oh you finished it! How was it?" I put on my fake smile, "It was good thanks!" he smiled and offered seconds but I refused instantly. Afterwards he told me that Alfred called saying ridiculous nonsense about saving someone in his house and how he timed it to make sure he saved them, Arthur didn't understand but I understood perfectly what Alfred was talking about. Then we said goodnight and I took a shower, switched into my PJs and went to bed. Little did I know that tomorrow was going to be full of surprises… and not good ones.
Ok thanks for reading and sorry it took so long to post. I was busy making my Spain cosplay for Halloween but I finished it and cross-dressed as him to school and trick-or-treating and it was amazing! {Also thank you Alfred for saving my life in my time of need TwT}