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Crystal felt as if she was surrounded by a comforting heat when she woke. It took her a while to realize that it was morning since the world was dark around her for a moment until the hood placed over her head started to slip off. Sleep clouded her vision for a moment so she didn't react when she felt a familiar hand on head. "You're finally awake, SuperSerious Gal?"
"Gold!" Crystal realized that Gold was carrying her on his back. He placed his mantle over her so she wouldn't be cold but he was so warm she doubted she needed it. She didn't know how long he had been carrying her and became more embarrassed at the thought. He didn't say anything since he knew his teasing smile would be enough to make her irritated.
"Don't worry," Gold adjusted his hold on her and pulled off the hood so she could see. She saw that they were in front of the orphanage and in the morning light it looked much more inviting than it did during the night. Children were playing in front of the building and she spotted Emerald easily as he trained. "I painted over it and I wanted you to see it."
The walls were much brighter now and she felt as if new warmth was breathed into the building. Children were also enjoying a wide array of toys and she knew that Gold created them with his powers. She could see the glow of his stars around the orphanage and was glad that Gold brought her to his home. She felt as if she was starting to understand him more.
"I wanted to let you sleep but we should be getting home now," Gold sounded slightly disappointed but she understood why he would feel so. He called out to Emerald and waved bye before turning to leave. She thought he would put her down but instead he tightened his grip on her. When he started to run quickly, she wrapped her arms around his neck more securely.
"Gold!" She screamed for him to stop and hoped that he wouldn't fly because she was still worried about him dropping her. Gold must've known that for his feet stayed on the ground. Crystal pressed her face into his shoulder to distract herself from the wind rushing around her. "Please slow down! Are you crazy running like this will give me a heart attack."
"Why would I try to give someone I care for a heart attack? Just look," Gold nudged her and she cautiously looked up to see that Gold was running so fast that the world was becoming a vortex of colours around them. She didn't know if she could explain the colours around her as the product of science of magic and somewhere after meeting Gold she forgot to question it.
"It's beautiful," She leaned her head on his shoulder again but kept her eyes on the colours around her. She wanted to reach out and touch them but a part of her was worried about what would happen if she did. Even if it was difficult to work with Gold in the beginning, she was glad that she agreed to help him and got to experience everything with him.
Gold looked over his shoulder to see her soft smile and was glad that she was enjoying herself. He was traveling between worlds so he could return her home quicker without risking Lance finding them but now he was glad he did so for her smile. He saw the colours so often but seeing her awe made them more magical than when he first saw them.
"I think your mother would be proud of what you did for the orphanage." Crystal told him and Gold hoped that it was true. Caring for others was her life and a part of him wanted that aspect of her to live on in the orphanage. If he was able to preserve that part of her, he was happy. He stayed awake the entire night to give the orphanage a new coat of paint.
He found himself enjoying painting the building and hoped that it would continue. Even though he didn't find his muse yet, he felt that he was beginning to find it. Gold felt Crystal tighten her arms around him but he didn't sense any fear from her. Her soft scent surrounded him and he silently thanked her wishing on his star and in turn become his leading star.
"When all of your dreams are shattered and your world's left in tatters. I will stand by you." Lyra sang as she sat in front of the house as she waited for Crystal and Gold to return. She was worried that they hadn't returned yet but she was certain that Gold would protect her. There was no danger to them anyways, at least none that she knew of. "Because you're worth it."
Silver listened to her sing and wondered if she was trying to sing off tune or if she was truly horrible at singing. The joy on her face brightened the already sunny morning though. He wondered if he should make his presence known while she seemed to be enjoying herself so much. He wondered what it would be like to be so blissfully ignorant of trouble.
He came to the house to check on Gold but found a letter saying that he would be returning soon. Silver was about to leave when he noticed her on the front bench. She was writing on her laptop as she used her foot to move the bench swing slightly. The first thing he noticed outside her lack of singing ability was her sunny smile. Wasn't she worried about her sister?
"Even if pain was your past lover, we'll fight it together." Lyra continued her song. Even if the song was a bittersweet plea, the words she wrote were much more uplifting. He didn't mean to pry but began to read the words on her laptop. It was about a princess and her dragon travelling the land to recapture her fallen country. "Don't say that you have to go."
Even if her lyrics didn't hold any connection to her story, he felt that they touched him.
"Isn't it rude to stare at a girl for so long?" He felt someone push him out of the cloud he drew around himself and he fell to Lyra's feet. He swore and looked up to see his sister Blue standing above him with a large grin. He was distracted reading Lyra's novel that he didn't notice his sister sneak behind him. "If you really want to speak to her, just do so. I wish my future niece luck!"
"Blue?" He started to call out to her until another shocked voice overlapped his.
"Silver?" The man in question swore and turned to face Lyra. It was obvious she was confused and he couldn't blame her since he appeared at her feet so suddenly. Trying to maintain as much of his dignity as he could, Silver stood and brushed the dirt from his clothes. "What are you doing here? If you're looking for Gold, he took Crystal somewhere."
"Well if that's the case I'll be leaving." Silver quickly turned to leave. He didn't know why but his gut told him more contact with humans would cause him trouble. He only met the woman twice before and she caused him to reveal the nature of his powers. He only stopped when Lyra reached out and grabbed his wrist with both of her hands.
"You can wait for them with me." She offered. Silver wondered if she actually thought her strength could challenge his when she pulled on his arm and gestured for him to sit. He was finished creating clouds for the day but he planned to help Yellow diverge Lance's attention from Gold. He wanted to protect his friend and he wasn't like Gold who was easily taken by human distraction.
"Sit with her," Blue whispered to him and he groaned. Why was she forcing him to bother with a human woman? Even with the distance between them, he could see her wide gestures telling him to sit. Blue interacted with human often but he still felt uncomfortable with people. "'You said you wanted to help Gold and getting along with humans will help him."
"Fine," Silver mumbled to both his sister and Lyra. The things he did for the people he loved! He sat next to her and she closed her laptop so she could give him her full attention. She was curious about him and was hoping that she could learn more about Gold from him since he would be spending a lot of time with her sister. "You don't need to stop writing."
"But that would be rude." Lyra pointed out. Silver didn't know why she thought he could actually hold a conversation with her when he was only waiting for Gold to return. He was disappointed that he wouldn't be able to continue reading about the princess and her dragon. The two characters were surprisingly endearing and he wondered what kind of ending she had in mind for them.
"You don't need to worry about me. I need to create more clouds so you can continue to write." Silver told her and took out his chalk. She frowned and he could see that she was thinking over what she should do. He wondered if he was the one being rude but she didn't seem to be angry at him for ignoring her. "I'm not good with conversation so I don't want to bore you."
"I'm sure you won't bore me!" Lyra said quickly to reassure him. She was surprise that he was expressing the insecurity but was glad that he wasn't silent because he disliked her. "There's so much we can talk about! I have so many questions I want to ask you around being an artist for my next story. It's about two artist meeting and-"
"Shouldn't you finish the story you're working on before you start another?" Silver asked her. He didn't know how comfortable he was about her writing a story based on his life as a painter for the gods. If it was revealed that a human knew about their existence, it would be dangerous for both of them. "It would be a shame if the princess doesn't get her kingdom back after working so hard."
"You've been reading my story?" Lyra asked shocked. Silver had pointed out the fact so easily he didn't realize that he admitted to watching her. He cursed himself since he knew she would think of him as strange. He couldn't deny it so nodded guiltily. Lyra felt shy about her work for a moment since it wasn't completed and she hadn't perfected the story yet.
"So do they live happily ever after?" Silver asked her and Lyra thought he sounded more invested in the story than he first let on. She tried to hide her smile when she shook her head.
"The lord slays the dragons and the princess cries over the death of her best friend and what could've been." Lyra told him and his jaw dropped. He looked from her to her laptop with wide eyes and laughed at how flabbergasted he looked. She waited for him to comment on the false ending she made up and since he looked shock.
"I didn't take you to be a person that can kill off a character." He admitted and scratched his nose. Lyra knew that her attachment to her characters didn't allow her to kill them off easily unless the story demanded it of her. But she didn't believe the inability to kill a character made her a bad writer since she was able to evoke emotions without killing a character.
"I thought they would end up together and rule over their country," Silver said and she wanted to tease him.
"Don't tell me that you ship them!" Lyra laughed and poked his cheek. He wasn't used to physical contact and quickly backed away from her but that caused her to lean towards him more. Silver heard his sister use the term many times and knew that it was an internet term. If he was thinking so romantically, she must've had an influence on him.
"I don't do something as juvenile as 'ship' people. I can read a story without immediately pairing two characters in a romantic relationship. A story is more than that and there are many types of relationships." Silver tried to defend himself but that only made her laugh more. He twitched at the sight of her laughing so hard that she had to hold her stomach.
"I can't believe you know what shipping is. I didn't think painters would be active on the internet or fandoms." She tried to make her words coherent through her laughter. His face was almost as red as his hair and she could forget that he wasn't human. "Don't be shy because I ship them too and that's why I'm going to give them their happy ending."
"Is this what my sister calls being trolled?" Silver groaned when he realized that she manipulated him with her words so easily. She knew what to say to evoke the emotion she wanted and he knew that was what made her a good writer. Others would use their words to manipulate for their own gain but she just wanted to tell a story.
She had something to say and create with her words as he did with his chalk. Gold felt that he lost that and was trying to look for his muse to be able to create again. Maybe he and Lyra could help create something to be his muse. "Do you think that you can write something that gives a person hope and purpose? Can your story about the artists be that?"
"For Gold?" Lyra could read his intention easily and admired that he was always thinking of how to help his friend. She smiled and nodded. Lyra reached out her hand to Silver and they shook in mutual understanding. She didn't know if he was partly doing this to rid themselves of humans quicker but she wanted to help him. "Let's make the best story for him!"
"Thank you," Silver stood when he felt the world change around him. He could sense that it was a painter using their power to travel between worlds. The only person that would cross worlds so close to a human house was Gold so quickly told Lyra. "I want this to be a surprise for Gold so please keep this project from him and your sister."
"I understand. This is going to be my first collaboration with an artist!" Lyra grinned and watched him walk to where Gold suddenly appeared. She was glad to see her sister safe so quickly ran to Crystal. "Welcome back! I knew you would return safely so I made breakfast for everyone. Let's go inside and eat 'til we throw up!"
Can I really handle working with someone with so much energy, Silver thought to himself. He saw that Gold looked rather happy and hoped that his friend was making progress finding his muse. Silver would just have to help him find a muse before Lance discover where they were hiding.
"What are you doing to my home?" Green screamed in horror when he came home to see that his living room was overtaken with boulders. There were literal boulders that were larger than him in his living room! How Red managed to bring them into his home was only one of the many questions that crossed his mind. While his house was large, the doors couldn't fit the large rocks.
"Welcome home Green!" Red came out from behind one of the boulders and smiled innocently at him. Green gawked at Red's nonchalant attitude and didn't know what to ask or address first. Red clapped the dust from his hand and held it out to Green. "I wanted to thank you so I thought I'll craft you-"
"You can thank me by putting my living room back to normal!" Green ran his hand through his hair to keep himself from strangling Red in his anger. He was a rather calm and collected person but this was beyond the line considering that he only moved in a day ago. With a heavy sigh, he pulled out a stake of paper from his bag and held it out to him.
"Thank god I made this. I just didn't think I'll have to give this to you so soon." Red took the stake of paper from Green and read it over. "If you want to continue living here, you need to follow all the rules I've listed here. Now there's no confusion over what is allowed and not. I am doing this out of the kindness of my heart but there's a limit-"
"Do you love Blue?" Red asked Green suddenly and the man in question chocked on the rest of his sentence. Where did that come from?
"You don't seem to be the type of person to just open his home to a complete stranger so there must be another reason. I can tell you're not a malicious person but this is a little much. Since I knew that, I wanted to make something to say thank. But if the reason is connected to Blue, I want to know. She's like a little sister to me so I need to know what your feelings towards her are."
"Where are you getting all this from?" Green didn't know why his face felt hot all of a sudden. "A saw some guy harassing her and offer to help. I've known her for a while now so I trust her when she said that you need my help. Now if there's no more question I'll start making some dinner for us to eat. Really, between you and Blue, I'm beginning to regret this."
"I already some stew for us." Red said proudly and disappeared behind one of the boulders. He came back carrying a stew and Green had to admit that it looked delicious. He hadn't eaten since that morning and his hunger could very well forgive Red if he did clean up his living room. "And I made you a new table since the one you have is pretty small."
"I don't need a big table since-" Green was shocked into silence when Red effortless pushed the large boulder aside to show an elegant table. He didn't know what he should be impressed with more, Red's strength or the table. Red didn't seem to think of either much since he only set the pot on the table and began to set the table.
"Let's have our first dinner as friends!" Red smiled and held out a bowl to him as a peace offering. This could very well be the strangest dinner he had but he never had many people over. He didn't know much about Red but this was very different from the family dinners he had. It was just as warm and Red seemed friendly enough. Maybe there was nothing to worry about with Red.
Except him trying to kill him with poison. The moment Green ate the stew, he felt like throwing up and spit it out. He didn't want to be rude but he never tasted anything so disgusting and it would very well kill him if he swallowed it. He saw Red happily eating it and asked, "How can you survive with this cooking skill? This taste likes rocks."
"Because I made it from rocks," Red answered simply and Green pushed the bowl away. He could only guess what Red meant by saying that he created the soup with rocks. Did he purposely add rocks and did he know how that could ruin his health? "If you don't like stew I can something meatier for you. Blue didn't tell me what you like to eat."
"I can eat anything as long as it's not made with rocks," Green muttered. He didn't know how the rest of the tie with Red would be like but if it was like today he would be driven crazy. Even if Red was an odd person, he was kind enough to make dinner. "But thanks for the thought. I can take care of myself so you don't need to bother next time."
"Blue was right when she said you were independent to a fault," Red leaned back in his chair. "You can depend on others, you know? Blue speaks highly of you so you must be a capable person but you shouldn't rely on only yourself. I know I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Blue and Yellow. They're true friends and I'm not against having another friend even if you're human."
"Even if I'm human?" Green started to ask and Red's hand stopped for a moment before it became lax once again. He tried to brush off the issue but Green still gave him a questioning look. Red cursed himself since Yellow had just given an hour lecture about not saying too much to Green about themselves. How was he going to talk himself out of this without using his powers?
"Roleplaying!" Red came up with the quick excuse. "We often play this roleplaying game where we're guardians of the world needing to protect humans. It was just an inside joke we have. I'm so used to talking to Blue and Yellow like that so I often let it slip. Don't mind me if I do start talking about gods and humans."
"Sure," Green stored away the titbit of information to consider if he should call the cops. The more time he spent with Red, the more he worried that he was housing a crazy person. What should he believe when everything he was experiencing was defying logic? "So tell me about yourself. Do your family know that you're here?"
"Yellow and Blue are my family so they know I'm here," Red said softly. He needed to give an answer and that was the first one that came to mind. The two were the people that kept him human after centuries under the Gods watched. No matter what came, they were strong and willful. He was grateful to them and hoped that he would be able to protect them.
Green sensed that Red wasn't very comfortable answering him questions. He already deduced that Red was a detective looking for someone so thought that there was a lot he couldn't reveal about himself. Was Blue in the same business as him? "How long have you known them? You all seemed pretty close when they first came to visit."
"A long time. Now don't you have a lot of questions, Greenie?" Green felt someone wrap their arms around him from behind and he turned to see Blue. How did she get into his home? How long had she been listening to him? "I came to check on you two and make sure you were getting along. I love what you've done with the place."
"He did it without my consent," Green sighed and gestured for her to sit on one of the chairs Red made. He never had so many people visit his home or visit so often. He was slowly beginning to become accustom to their constant noise. "If you want to talk to Red, I'll give you some privacy."
"I just wanted to have a large family dinner!" Blue sat in the chair next to him and grinned at him. In truth she came to his house to check on Red and make sure that he wasn't doing anything to show his power. She was disappointed at the sight of the large boulders but mostly because she wasn't able to see Green's reaction to them.
"I just came back from seeing my brother and I'm glad to say that I'm due for a baby girl to spoil." Blue grinned and Red laughed.
"You say that every time Silver so much as look at a girl for more than ten seconds." Red pointed out and Blue puffed her cheeks in defiance. She had a good feeling about Lyra and told Red so. "You also had a hunch that he was meant to be with that one painter but they're still not together. I always thought that Silver wasn't aware of love."
"I think that's you," Blue shot back jokingly. She sighed exaggeratedly and pouted. "My poor heart breaks every time I realize that I might not be able to hold baby Orange."
Red chocked on his food since he knew what she was hinting. Only two colours could make orange and he wished that Blue would bring up the issue with his relationship with Yellow. He loved her but he was sure that she only thought of him as a friend. That was why he always avoided any romantic aspect. Even if she didn't feel the same as he did, he still felt the need to protect her.
"Careful, Blue, two can play at this game." Red tilted his head and Green wondered what he was referring to. He was watching the two interact and their exchange looked so easy that it was obvious they were close. Green looked between the two and rubbed his stomach from an emotion he never felt before. He wondered why suddenly felt jealous watching them.
"I'm going back to my room to go over the data my team collected today." Green swallowed the last of his stew and stood for him to leave. Blue wanted to stop him since he looked so irritated but she knew there was another issue they needed to address.
"I guess we can talk about what you really came to talk about," Red sighed.
Three chapters in three days! Anyone who says that I don't update enough can now eat their feet :P Now watch while I go dead for the next week XD I'm taking on a second job so that leaves me less time to work so I made all these chapters to make up for it.