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Joe had awoken the next day, with a splitting headache.
"Ugh...Too much to drink…" he said, moving his arm, but found it restrained.
He looked over, and saw Andr's head laying on his shoulder.
He blushed profusely, and then noticed that Cupa was on his opposite arm.
He opened his arm to yell, but stopped when he saw them both rubbing their heads against his shoulder, finding more comfortable spots. He could also hear them cooing in their sleep.
Shit…
He couldn't move now. They looked much too comfortable.
He sighed as he laid his head back.
What the hell happened last night? I can remember some, but not a lot…
He decided "Screw it" and closed his eyes again, trying to go back to sleep.
Just how crazy can all this get?
A few moments later, Andr opened her eyes, and found she was sleeping next to Joe, her arm around the left side of his neck.
Rather than have a nervous breakdown like she thought she usually would, she smiled, and caressed Joe's face.
She didn't know why she cared for him so much. Was it because he gave her a place to live, when she had nothing? Was it because he cared for her back? Because he fed her, kept her warm, and kept her company?
Her mind couldn't figure it out, but she felt that her heart knew exactly what she felt.
Did she love him? She definitely had feelings, but maybe so much as a crush, not love...She was still not sure.
She ran her fingers through his dirty-blonde hair. He somehow had kept it maintained, even though shampoo was practically non-existent in Minecraft.
She then went back to caressing his face. She ran her thumb against his rather squishy cheek. She felt his thin facial hair on her palm, slightly tickling her hand.
She stared softly at his lips. She could not find was was coming over her. She leaned closer, micing her face towards his. Her heart was beating very fast, as she moved closer.
When she was mere centimeters away, just the slightest movement would make their lips meet.
She stopped when Joe groaned in his sleep. She raised her head, and looked at Joe's face.
She couldn't help but smile, as she kissed his forehead, then went back to laying on his shoulder.
She rubbed her head against the base of his shoulder, made sure the blanket was still over her, and wrapped her arm around the left side Joes neck like her previous position.
He held him closer, as if he was about to leave her.
What would I have done without you…
She closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.
Another few moments later, Cupa then woke up.
She found that she was snuggling with Joe, and went pink.
She couldn't feel nervous around him. She felt safe, secured, and felt she wasn't alone with him by her side.
She could feel she liked him even more as each day went by. She couldn't explain why.
Was it the fact that he welcomed her into his home, knowing he just built it the previous day? Or was it that he overcomes so many difficulties just to make sure she was content and safe?
She looked over and Saw Andr's head, snuggling with him as well.
What were her feelings on Andr liking Joe as well? Was she jealous? Possessive? She didn't quite know.
All she knew was that she understood if Andr liked him.
There was this feeling of assurance she gets from Joe. Assurance that she was not alone in this cruel, harsh world. She never felt vulnerable whenever she was around him.
Ever since they first met, she could feel his kindness and compassion. She never found a reason to frown whenever he was by her side.
He saved her life. She would have frozen to death from the night's cold grip if he hadn't taken her in. She owed him her life, but she knew he was much too humble to use it against her.
She stared at Joe's sleeping face. She felt that his looks matched his kindness.
She thought that his long, dirty-blonde hair made him attractive, along with his face.
She couldn't find one thing that she didn't like about Joe.
Well, maybe his denseness got to her at times.
She wrapped her arm around Joe's abdomen, holding him tight.
Even though he was asleep, vulnerable to anything, she felt safe holding him.
He even told her he would risk his life to help his friends.
She remembered her heart jumping when he said that.
Her mind couldn't figure Joe out, but her heart could.
She gave Joe a quick peck on the cheek, then went back to cuddling Joe.
I'd be dead if it weren't for you…
She got as close as she could to Joe, and closed her eyes.
She then felt the bliss of sleep slowly taking her away, as she drifted to slumber.
A few hours pass, as the sunlight shines through the window.
It shined through, waking the three up simultaneously.
They looked around, and saw they were in the same bed.
Joe seemed the only only completely embarrassed, as the girls giggled.
"I-I'm sorry if I had you do anything you two didn't want to do…" Joe said, scratching his head.
The girls smiled.
"Don't worry, nothing happened." Andr said, smiling at Joe.
"Yeah. Besides, we know you wouldn't do anything like that." Cupa said.
"B-But...I was drunk, I don't remember much of what happened…" Joe said, rubbing his head.
The girls giggled again.
"They only 'thing' you did was sleep in the same bed as us." Cupa said.
"Even that sounds weird…" Joe said.
"Anything wrong with sleeping in the same bed as us?" Andr asked.
"W-Well...N-No! N-Nothings wrong with that, I-Its just...well...crap…" Joe stammered, before sighing.
"Don't worry, we can tell by your red face that it's 'different'." Andr said, smiling.
Joe sighed again.
"Well, I should get breakfast going, I'm starving." Joe said, standing out of bed.
The girls both nodded, and followed after Joe downstairs.
Joe stepped down, and looked around downstairs. He saw Lily and Nia, both still sleeping in their beds.
He smiled, as he raised his finger to his mouth at the girls, signaling silence.
The girls nodded, and tiptoed to the table.
Joe then grabbed some eggs he received from the village, and pork chops he hunted himself.
He placed some coal in the furnace, and set it alight.
What Minecraft player would guess that the furnace could double as a stove? He thought, as he pulled a pan he made from iron, and set it on the "stove".
He then put the pork chops on the pan, causing a pleasant smell that could make any mouth water.
"Rise and shine you two, and tell me how you want your eggs!" Joe yelled towards the two sleeping spiders.
The sleeping girls woke up, smelling the porkchops.
"H-Huh?" Nia said, looking around.
Lily sat up, and wiped the drool from her mouth. "What's going on?" she asked.
"How do you two want your eggs?" Joe asked.
"Scrambled!" Cupa chirped.
"Fried." Andr replied.
"Alright, comin' right up." Joe said, cracking eggs onto the pan.
Nia stood out of bed, running her fingers through her hair.
"You're making breakfast?" Nia asked.
"Well, yeah. Anything wrong with it?" Joe asked, facing his work.
"Well...You don't really have to…" Nia said.
Joe chuckled. "Well, you two can't live forever on apples and bread. So I'll ask you again." Joe said before turning around. "How do you like your eggs?"
Nia went pink, and was silent. "Sunny-side up." She said.
"Huh. Weird way to eat eggs." Joe said cracking another egg.
Lily hopped out of bed. "I would like mine scrambled!" she said.
"Heh. Coming right up!" Joe said, cooking the food.
He pulled out bread, sliced it, and placed it inside of the furnace.
"Whats eggs and ham without toast?" Joe asked himself, smiling.
After a few moments, he was all finished with the food, as he prepared it differently with each girl.
He handed each girl their respective desired plate, along with some utensils he made from iron, and a bottle of milk.
He finally sat down with his own food, wiping his mouth from drool.
"Dig in, everyone." He said, before eating.
While everyone was eating, Nia kept to herself.
What is with him? Why is he making us breakfast? Why is he doing all this nice stuff for us? Usually we get a boot to the face if we ask for this sort of thing…
"Yo, Nia" came a voice.
She looked up, and saw Joe looking at her.
"You gonna let your food go cold?" He asked, pointing with his fork.
She hesitated, but picked up a fork. She took of her food, and nearly cried at the taste.
Joe noticed this. "Something wrong?"
Nia wiped the tear from her face. "Its...just that it's been a very long time since I've had a home-cooked meal…" She said, smiling slightly.
"Really? Lily doesn't seem to have a problem." Joe said, taking a swig of his milk.
Lily on the other hand, was wolfing down her meal, not making anything of her food last.
Everyone stared at her, about to laugh.
She stopped when everyone looked at her.
"What? Never seen a hungry girl before?" She asked, grinning.
Joe then laughed, which was followed by Cupa and Andr, as Lily grinned at the group.
Nia stifled her laughter, but could not contain it, as she laughed along with everyone.
After everyone finished their meal, everyone made a very satisfied sigh from the food.
"That was delicious!" Cupa said, rubbing her filled stomach.
"Thanks, I try whenever I can." joe said, followed by a rather large burp.
Nia then stood up. "W-We should get going now…"
Joe looked at her, confused. "You sure?" he asked.
"Y-Yeah...we don't want to be much of a bother…" Nia said.
"Really? I think this is great! Joey's the best!" Lily said, only to have Joe scratch his head in flattery.
"Come on now, we have our own home to worry about." Nia said, walking out.
Lily sighed, and followed after.
"Hey, at least let me escort you there." Joe said, standing up.
"N-No, no need for more trouble…" Nia said.
Joe chuckled. "Hey, you never know what could pop up. I had a zombie hiding behind a tree in broad daylight nearly bite my head off." He said.
Nia grew silent.
"It'll be my pleasure." Joe said, pulling an Iron sword from his chest, and hung it over his side.
"Let's go then!" Lily said, before kicking the door open and walking out.
"She really needs to quit doing that…" Joe said, as he and Nia watched her walk out.
"Tell me about it…" Nia said back, sighing.
Joe turned to Cupa and Andr. "Keep watch while I'm gone. I'll be right back." Joe said.
The girls nodded, as they took the plates from the table.
Joe turned to Nia. "Ready to go?"
"Ready as ever." Nia said, as she walked after Lily.
Joe chuckled as he followed after, saying "Be right back" to Cupa and Andr.
The three walked on, with Lily leading forward, humming to herself, while Joe and Nia were having a conversation.
"Wait, Lily did what to a skeleton?" He asked.
"I'm not making it up, she seriously did." Nia replied.
"Man. I always thought Spider-Jockeys were weird…" He said.
They walked on until they found the cave the two girls were living in. They followed the torches Joe placed until they reached Nia and Lily's home.
They stopped at the door, in which Lily kicked open the door, yelling "I'm hoooome!".
"There isn't even anyone in there!" Nia said, annoyed.
Joe chuckled. "We need to tell her about that."
Nia turned around, and went a bit pink.
"T-Thanks for having us over and feeding us...It helps a lot." Nia said, looking away from Joe.
"Don't worry about it. I was more than happy to help." Joe said, smiling.
Nia went silent, then turned around, sighing.
"I guess its back to finding apples and bread for us…" She said. "But at least we have a home."
Joe looked at her, with a low expression.
"Hey."
Nia looked back at Joe.
"Come back anytime you and Lily can't find any food. I have more than enough." Joe said, smiling.
Nia went red, as she twiddled her fingers.
Joe chuckled, and placed his hand on her head.
"I won't let a friend starve, alright?" He said, rubbing her head.
Nia didn't know why, but Joe rubbing her head felt….nice.
"Y-Yeah...Thanks…" she said, smiling at Joe.
Joe smiled back, as Nia backed into her home.
"See ya later." Joe said, waving.
Nia waved back. "See ya…" she said, before closing the door.
Joe was then alone, as he looked at the door.
He chuckled, and turned around.
But what he turned around to, made him freeze.
He saw a green, thin creature, looking directly at him.
"Oh Shit." He said.
The Creeper started to slowly inflate, making the signature hissing noise.
"Fuck!" Joe yelled, as he ran into the house.
Nia and Lily then looked back, as Joe sprinted to them.
"Get down!" Joe screamed, as he held them close and brought them down, shielding them.
What followed after was the sound of an explosion, followed by flying pieces of cobblestone and wood.
After the dust settled, Nia looked up, and saw Joe, wincing in pain.
He released the girls, and stood up. They all looked behind them, and the aftermath horrified them.
Half of the girls' home was completely destroyed, with their bed, chest, and door incinerated.
The girls were about ready to cry after seeing the aftermath.
"O-Our home…" Nia said, tears in her eyes.
"All our stuff, burned to ashes…" Lily said, with a somber tone.
They looked at Joe, who had his hand on the back of his head.
"Damn Creeper...Always blowing shit up…" He said, as he turned what was left over of the girls' home.
The girls noticed his hair was a bit red, and the back of his clothes a bit singed.
"J-Joe, Your head! And your clothes!" Lily said, pointing at Joe.
Joe chuckled. "Yeah, a bit hit me on the head. But I'm all good." He said, giving a half-smile.
The three looked over the destruction that happened.
He looked and saw the girls were about to cry, as he sighed, smiling.
"What are we going to do...It took us so long just to get this…" Nia said, tears in her eyes.
"Everythings gone! All our important stuff, gone!" Lily said, practically sobbing.
Joe looked at them, and shared in their loss, hugging them both.
He looked at the girls.
"Well, looks like you'll need a place to stay…" He said.
"But where!? We'll have to work for days to get another shelter! We were surprised to even get this far!" Nia yelled at Joe.
Joe flinched at this, rubbing Nia's head again.
"We have to find a new home…" Lily sadly said.
Joe was genuinely surprised at their reactions. Usually Nia was cool-headed about har situations, and Lily usually shrugged problems off. He could feel their frustration and anguish.
He then placed his hands on their hands.
"How about you two stay over at my place?" Joe asked, smiling in a matter to cheer them up.
The girls looked at them, surprised.
"W-What?" Nia asked.
"I'll let you guys stay over at my place. I can get some materials for beds, and I'll make you guys a room if you want." Joe said, grinning.
The girls were speechless.
"You...You would do that?" Lily asked.
"Of course. Cupa and Andr had no where to go, and I let them in. Besides…" He said, looking at them. "I never turn my back on friends." He said, smiling.
The girls were silent.
"So? What'll it be? Stay with me and your friends, or venture out for a new home?" Joe asked.
"W-Well…" Nia stuttered.
Lily then instantly tackled Joe, hugging him and rubbing her face against joe's.
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" Lily squealed in happiness.
Joe chuckled, as he hugged Lily back.
"What about you, Nia?" Joe said, as Lily rubbed her face on Joe's more.
Nia was silent, but spoke.
"...Alright…" She said.
Joe then sat up, with Lily still hugging him.
He offered his free arm to Nia.
"Come on, get in here." He said.
Nia then hesitated, but slowly took his hand, in which he pulled her in towards him, and embraced her.
"H-Hey!?" Nia said, madly blushing.
"Calm down, I know you're happy!" Joe said, holding both girls.
Nia was silent, having a pouting face. She then hugged Joe back, as him and Lily laughed together. She then smiled, as she felt the warmth from Joe's embrace.
A half-hour passed, as the three walked out, Lily leading, more happy than usual.
Nia hanged in the back, as Joe walked behind Lily.
He turned over to Nia, who was looking down.
"You alright?" He asked.
"Its...just been a crazy day for us…" Nia replied.
"Well, it'll all get better. I'll make us a big dinner to welcome you two." Joe said, smiling.
Nia went pink. "R-Really?" she asked.
"Of course! You two had a hell of an experience." Joe said back.
Nia went red, as she smiled.
"T-Thanks…" She said.
"No problem at all." Joe said, smiling back.
Nia then pulled out her Wayfinder, and smiled, holding it tight.
They walked on until they reached Joe's home, in which Cupa opened the door.
"H-Hey, what happened?" She asked.
Joe smiled guiltily, as he rubbed his head.
Cupa looked at Joe, and noticed a hint of red in his hair.
"J-Joe-kun, you're bleeding! A-And what happened to your clothes!?" She asked.
"Let's say a 'relative' of yours visited, and he had quite the 'explosive' personality" Joe said, still smiling guiltily.
Cupa gasped. "W-Well, lets get everyone in, and I'll get that cut of yours treated." She said, as she moved to let Nia and Lily in.
Joe followed after, as he closed the door.
Joe went upstairs, with Cupa following him.
"H-Hey, what happened?" Andr asked, confused.
"Crazy stuff...I'll explain later." Joe said, as Cupa followed him upstairs. "Lily, Nia, if Cupa and Andr are willing, you could rest in their beds again while you wait."
Cupa and Andr then both nodded at Lily and Nia, who nodded in return. They then slipped back into the beds they used the previous night, and drifted off to sleep, as Andr blinds on the windows that Joe made of string and wood.
A few moments pass, as Joe and Cupa were sitting on his bed. He was now shirtless, with bandages over his body and head.
"So, Nia-chan and Lily-chans home were destroyed by another Creeper…" Cupa said, bandaging Joe's slightly burned arm.
"Yeah, it was crazy...at least their not hurt…" Joe said back.
"So...You shielded them? I noticed the girls didn't have a scratch on them…" Cupa said.
"Of course I did. Remember what I said?" Joe asked, smiling.
"'I will risk my life for my friends'..." Cupa recited, looking down.
"Yep. Friends are important to me. They matter to me more than I do to myself." Joe said.
Cupa was silent. "But...where will they live?"
Joe sighed. "I said they could stay here. I'll build them some beds, and if they want, I'll build them their own room." Joe said, still smiling.
"W-What?" Cupa asked.
"They have no place to go, and I refuse to turn my back on friends. Why do you think you and Andr are here?" Joe asked, looking away from Cupa.
Cupa looked down, the bandages in her hands.
"Cupa?" Joe asked.
In that moment, Cupa pulled Joe into an embrace, hugging him from behind.
"C-Cupa?" He asked.
She wrapped her arms tightly around him, as her body pressed against Joe's back.
"Your kindness has no limits, I swear…" Cupa said.
Joe went a bit pink, as he chuckled.
"I care about my friends. I'll never turn them away." He said, chuckling.
Cupa held Joe close to her, smiling.
"H-Hey, Cupa?" Joe asked.
"Yeah?" Cupa asked in return.
"I'm a bit tired from this, my back and head are killing me...I think I'm gonna rest a bit…" Joe said.
Cupa let go of Joe, as he faced her. She was silent.
"Cupa?" he asked.
She raised her head, looking at Joe.
"Could...Could…"Cupa stammered.
Joe tilted his head in confusion.
"Could...I join you?" she asked.
Joe then went red, as he scratched his aching head.
"Er…" he said.
He saw the hopeful look on her face, and noticed she was using her puppy-eyes.
He sighed. "A-Alright…" He said, looking away.
Cupa then smiled, as she hugged Joe again.
"Ow, ow...careful…" Joe said, wincing in pain.
Cupa then loosened her grip. "S-Sorry…"
They then heard steps from the stairs, and saw Andr looking upstairs.
"I-Is everything alright?" She asked.
She noticed the bandages on Joe's body, and gasped.
"A-Are you okay!?" Andr said, running to Joe.
"Y-Yeah, I'm alright…" Joe said, smiling at Andr.
"He was about to rest, and I'm going to look after him just in case." Cupa said.
Andr was silent.
"Could...Could…" Andr stammered.
Joe sighed. "Yes, you can join me as well…" Joe said, blushing.
Andr then smiled, and nodded.
Joe then laid back on the bed, relaxing himself.
He was then joined by Andr and Cupa, who laid along with Joe, just like this morning.
He sighed.
Man, I think I just reached a limit on crazy…
He could feel Andr and Cupa snuggling against him, as he turned red.
"Night, Joe-kun…" Cupa and Andr both said, smiling.
Joe sighed again. "Night…" He said, as he then heard tiny snores from the girls.
He laid his head back, and closed his eyes.
No...I broke the limit…
It is currently 6:00 AM typing this. I'm tired. But the good news is I have all three updates done today. If you like my other fics, then I'm happy to say those are ups as well. If you're following me and my stories, then you would have known by the Emails, but i still wanted to say it.
Anyways, thank you for reading, I'll see you in the next chapter.