𖥸Dream𖥸
I shoved the remaining piece of cake I managed to swipe from the kitchen into Finn's mouth and wiped my hands against his apron.
The elf made a disgruntled sound but still let me continue to wipe away the cake crusts
"I'm so bored, I wanna go home" I huffed, flopping my hands on the counter
"When you say home, yours or mine?" Finn tousled my hair, still chewing
"Ew don't talk with your mouth full"
"You can't see my mouth"
"I can hear your disgusting chewing"
"You think my mouth is disgusting?"
"Yes, now stop talking"
"You didn't think it was disgusting when you all over my lips days ago" he mumbled softly but loud enough for me to hear it. I felt my cheeks heat and slapped his side
"You're so violent!" He whined and scooted closer to me rubbing where I hit him, "So? My house it is"
I pushed his face away from mine, resisting the urge to do what he said I did days ago... again.
"Oh please, don't get ahead of yourself"
"Aw, you're no fun...and here I was thinking I would have company for the weekend...I guess it would just be me... alone...in my empty ol'house" he mock-wailed
"You're so dramatic-"
The cafe's welcome bell dinged and the cafe chilled down to a freezing cold.
"Dream?" Finn squeezed my shoulder, but I couldn't respond, I felt frozen. Rooted to the ground.
"Good day"
His voice came, it didn't sound authoritative or cool like it always did. He sounded...tired.
I finally turned my head, all the fear evaporating and replaced by shock. I had been overcome with fear at the feel of his mana that I didn't notice the manner in which they exuded off him.
They oozed out of him in a dreary gloomy manner,
"What do you want?" I cleared my throat. I didn't care if this motherfucker's life was going shit way, he deserved it.
"Do you know this guy?" Finn drew close to me, his body nearly blocking me out of Faelan's view,
"Yeah, but I don't know why he's here"
I peeked out behind Finn, monitoring Faelan's mana to see how he reacted
"Look, I'm not here to cause trouble. I just want to apologize,"
His voice came raspy, "to the both of you"
"We really don't need your apology, we just want you out of our lives forever, is that too much too ask for?"
I had so much to say but I was afraid I was going to just end up choking on my own tears,
"I-I can do that! I can disappear from your lives forever! Just please...please forgive me"
The cafe continued to bustle with life behind Faelan, albeit a few whispers here and there.
I grabbed Finn's hand and squeezed, preparing myself,
"I don't understand you"
"..."
"You come here begging for forgiveness, begging like it's going to erase what you did to me"
It seemed my employees had noticed the little ruckus and began ushering the customers out because the amount of mana, I could sense, dwindled until it was just only Faelan, Finn and I.
"Why should I accept your apology? Hmm? Why should I listen to you?"
"..."
"You didn't listen to me that day, did you? And now you tell me you're sorry? For what exactly Faelan?"
"I...please" I heard him drop to his knees, caps popping as they collided with the ground
"I just wish you'd fucking die and I won't have to wake up every fucking day with YOUR disgusting mark engraved in ME!!"
I yelled and choked, coughing up my salty tears.
"Sir, you need to leave"
"Go away" I shrieked, flailing as Finn lifted and carried me into the Kitchen,
"Just stay here, I'll escort him out"
"NO!" I clung unto him, "No, please don't leave me alone here"
"I won't" he whispered, his cold palms wiping at my tears and caressing my cheeks
"I swear I won't"