《My Precious Flower》Chapter 10: Long Lost Uncle
Advertisement
——————————🌺——————————
Mirabel and (Y/n) followed the rats up the stairs and down the hall. They rounded the corner and saw one of the rats squeezing itself behind a picture frame.
Mirabel knelt down and poked the frame, and it creaked. She pulled it open to reveal a secret passage.
Mirabel and (Y/n) climbed through it and made their way inside. The cracks were happening inside the walls too.
(Y/n) gasped and grabbed Mirabel's arm when a rat ran passed her feet towards a misty part of the tunnel.
The piece in its mouth seemed to leviate in the air, until lightning flashed revealing the silhouette of a figure.
The two girls gasped in shock before the figure ran away. The two snapped out of their stunned state and chased after him.
The figure jumped up to a higher level, while the two slid down to a lower one. They looked up at him as he ran and made his way down some stairs. Mirabel and (Y/n) slid on the ground breaking the bottom stair so they could get out.
...
"It's okay, Mamí. Deep breath in, deep breath out." Camilo said soothingly to his mother as he held a cup of tea in his hands.
Suddenly, Mirabel rammed into the wall behind her, causing Pepa to shoot a lightning bolt that hit Camilo, causing him to shift into different people.
...
Mirabel and (Y/n) were still chasing after the man.
"Stop! Stop!" Mirabel yelled at him.
She almost grabbed him, but he leapt over a large hole in the ground by bouncing off of boards that were sticking out.
Mirabel froze and held her hand out to stop (Y/n).
They looked up and saw the figure round a corner. They took a deep and leapt across the hole, but as they landed on the other side, the boards underneath them gave away and they fell.
Mirabel grabbed a bamboo support with one hand, and grabbed (Y/n)'s hand with the other. The weight was a bit too much for the bamboo stick and it started to break.
"No! No! Help! Help..." she called.
"Casita! Casita!" (Y/n) cried.
"Help us! Help us!" Mirabel yelled, as her hand slipped from the stick.
But before they fell, a hand grabbed Mirabel's. They looked up and saw Bruno looking down at them.
"You're very sweaty." He commented.
Suddenly, the boards underneath him gave away too. Luckily, (Y/n) grabbed a branch with her hand. Mirabel held onto her Tío's hand while her other hand was still grasping (Y/n)'s.
Advertisement
They both looked down at Bruno, who smiled up at them, just as a rat crawled out of his sleeve and up his arm.
This scared Mirabel and she accidentally let go of Bruno's hand and he fell into the misty abyss.
After a few moments though, his head popped up out of the fog.
He waved his hand to reveal the floor was only a few feet away from the hole.
"Hmm." He said.
Mirabel and (Y/n) helped him up and he looked down the hole and back at the two.
"Bye." Was all he said and he walked away.
"Wait what? Nuh-uh. Hold on!" (Y/n) marched after him, Mirabel following behind her.
(Y/n) scurried after him. "Wait, wait! Why did you take the vision?"
"Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock. Knock on wood." Bruno knocked on the wooden walls, before holding his breath and crossing his fingers as he walked down a hallway.
"What does it mean? Is it why you came back or...Tío Bruno?" Mirabel gave her uncle a weird look when he saw what he was doing.
"Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock. Knock on wood." He repeated. "You two were never supposed to see that vision. No one was."
"But..."
"A little salt." Bruno cut Mirabel off by throwing salt in her face.
She started spitting the salt out as (Y/n) snickered at her and she glared at her.
"Sugar." He threw some sugar behind him and it hit (Y/n) in the face.
She crossed her arms and pouted causing Mirabel to laugh at her.
They came into a room, where the cracks that the house had were filled in with cement.
"Wait, have you been in here patching the cracks?" Mirabel asked.
"Oh, that? No, no, no. I'm too scared to go near those things. All the patching's done by Hernando." Bruno explained.
"Who is Hernando?" (Y/n) asked.
"I'm Hernando, and I'm scared of nothing!" It was just Bruno talking in a deep voice with his hood pulled over his face.
😂😂😂
"It's actually me." He spoke in his normal voice, pulling his hood back. "I used to say my real Gift was 'acting.' "
Mirabel and (Y/n) shared a look, and Mirabel discreetly scooted closer to (Y/n).
Bruno now had a bucket on his head. "I'm Jorge. I make the spackle."
"Um...how long have you been...back here?" (Y/n) forced out.
...
They were now in Bruno's main room where he kept all his stuff. The place was crawling with rats.
Advertisement
"You never left." Mirabel realized.
"Well, I left my tower, which was, you know, a lot of stairs."
"Tell me about it." (Y/n) muttered.
"And here, eh, kitchen adjacent." He held up an arepa to show them.
"Ooh, Ooh, plus, free entertainment." He grabbed a nearby rat and put it down in front of a makeshift theater.
"So, what do you like? You like sports? Game shows? Maybe a telenovela? They're love could never be."
"I don't understand." Mirabel admitted.
"Well because she's his aunt and she has amnesia so she can't remember she's his aunt. It's like a very forbidden kind of..."
"I don't understand why you left, but didn't leave." Mirabel clarified.
"Oh, well, because, huh, the mountains around the Encanto are pretty tall. And, uh, like I said, free food and everything. You guys love free food, don't you?"
He turned to the rats and Mirabel and (Y/n) saw a crack of light coming from the wall. They made their way over and peeked through the crack to see the kitchen.
Right up against the wall was a small table with a painted plate on it that said Bruno. They both felt sorry for the man, having to have been away from his family for so long.
"Yeah, my Gift wasn't helping the family, but, uh, I love my family, you know?" He said sheepishly.
"I just don't know how to...I just don't know how to..." He hesitated. "Well, anyway, I think you two should go, because, Um, I don't really have a good reason, but if I did you'd be like, 'I should go because that's a good reason.' "
"Why was I in your vision?" Mirabel asked. "Tío Bruno? I just wanted to make my family proud of me. Just once. But if I should stop, if I'm hurting my family, just tell me."
"I can't tell you...because I don't know." Bruno confessed.
He pulled out the pieces and put them together.
"I had this vision the night you didn't get your Gift. Abuela worried about the magic. So, she begged me to look into the future, and see what it meant. And I saw the magic in danger. Our house breaking. And then, and then, and then, I saw you. But the vision was different, it...it would change. And there was no one answer. No clear fate. Like your future was undecided. But I knew how it was gonna look. I knew what everyone would think because I'm Bruno and everyone always assumes the worst, so...so..."
"You left, to protect me?" Mirabel asked in shock.
"I don't know which way it'll go, but my guess...the family, the Encanto, the fate of the miracle itself...well, it's all gonna come down to you."
Mirabel looked intently at the vision in her hands, as she moved it so it switched between the house breaking and the house in tact. Suddenly, Bruno swiped it away from her.
"Or maybe I'm wrong. You know, it's a mystery. That's why this vision is...ppfbth." he made a thumbs down and blew a raspberry.
He guided Mirabel and (Y/n) to the door and showed them out.
"Look, if I could help anymore, I would, but that's all I know. Good luck, I wish I could've seen more." Bruno told them sympathetically, before closing the door.
"Yeah." Mirabel mumbled. (Y/n) sympathetically patted her shoulder, until Mirabel's face changed from sadness to realization. "Yeah." She said more firmly.
...
Bruno was holding a rat in his hands when Mirabel suddenly kicked the door open, causing Bruno to jump and throw the rat in the air.
"You wish you could've seen more, so see more!" Mirabel yelled. "Have another vision.
"Oh. No, no. See, I don't do visions anymore." Bruno sputtered
"But you could." (Y/n) pointed out.
"But I won't." He hid behind a broom.
"You can't say the weight of the world is on your shoulders. The end. If our fates up to me, me says have another vision. Maybe it'll show me what to do."
"Look, even if I wanted to, which I don't, you and your little friend wrecked my vision cave. Which is a problem, cause I need a wide open space." Bruno informed them.
"We'll find one." Mirabel said confidently.
"Where?" Bruno asked.
"Use my room." A small voice interrupted.
They all looked to the doorway and saw Antonio standing there surrounded by animals.
"The rats told me everything. Don't eat those." He scolded the jaguar who was about to eat the rats.
"Our family needs help." Mirabel insisted.
"And you need to get outta here." (Y/n) added, looking around the room with slight disgust, as she saw some rats cleaning themselves with toothbrushes.
"Meh." Bruno shrugged.
——————————🌺——————————
Advertisement
- In Serial9 Chapters
Male Spy at an All-Girl's School
AN: I'm the original author (redmitte2x), so no copyright law was violated in any way. Rin Grayson, Male Agent and Code name "Ant" of the Brotherhood Secret Service. He has one mission, protect the daughter of the Headmaster from all the inevitable danger that is directed on to her but there's a catch... He'll have to do it in disguise... as a girl at an All-Girls School!! "If it's cute, it's not gay!!!" - a certain Chameleon
8 187 - In Serial23 Chapters
Cycles of Ruin
Civilizations rise and fall. Kith build them up and monsters, led by powerful dungeon keepers, bring them to ruin. For three thousand years the cycle has been maintained by the Guild of Chaos and its endless hordes of minions who—in absence of their long lost creators—have taken it upon themselves to keep the realms of the universe in balance. The Guild has grown efficient at this task, but some among its ranks have begun to ponder the utility of a universe that has been robbed of the very possibility of change. Basil von Doom is one such dungeon keeper working for the Guild, leading an army of loyal minions from one conquest to the next; burning civilizations and sifting through the ruins in search of forbidden knowledge that the races of kith were never meant to possess. But having spent more than half a century in pursuit of glory and fame—trying to live up to the legacy of his father—Basil has grown indifferent towards his work. Desperate for a worthy challenge, but bound by his duties as a dungeon keeper, he has turned his mind towards uncovering the ultimate fate of the previous master of his house and the secrets that were buried with him. Now the young Master of House Doom must balance his growing interest in pursuing the trail of his father with the responsibilities that come with running a dungeon in service to the Guild of Chaos. To remain in good standing with the Guild, Basil has even accepted the task of mentoring an apprentice dungeon keeper, a young succubus named Elnora. It is at the tail end of her apprenticeship that the story begins; with a civilization poised to fall—its greatest heroes gathering for one last assault on the heart of darkness—and Basil striking up a conversation with his apprentice that will set into motion the unraveling of the universe. ***This is a rewrite and continuation of my story that was first posted on RoyalRoad a few years ago.
8 126 - In Serial59 Chapters
The tales of the Omnidragon
The Omnidragon is a legendary creature, equipped with untold power and mastery over all the elements, then paired with the might of a dragon and the wisdom of the ages. Only a single member of their kind can exist at the same time, and all of them share the same soul. Each time they incarnate, the world is warped with a significant shift in power between monsters and mortals, who both desire the power of this being for themselves... or to take it away from others by any means necessary. Nashariel is the latest incarnation of this incredible being. Born in the city of Andriel, devoted to Astill the Goddess of Compassion, she is torn between the teachings she received and her draconic instincts that push her to fight more and more dangerous beings to return to her old glory. Seen as either a threat or a resource, Nashariel will soon find herself playing pawn in the board of the strong. Will she be able to rise above it? Or will the omnidragon be chained to other's will, and need another incarnation to reach the top? A few notes: 1-This is my first ever novel, and English is not my main language. I'm open to corrections and suggestions! 2- This novel will have a slow start, for a few chapters. 3- The chapter's length varies between 3.500 and 5.000 words, every Monday. There may or may not be a bonus one on Thursdays. 4- Have fun reading! The tales of the Omnidragon Discord Cover artist: sharprock_art (Instagram) - sharprock (Artstation) [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 153 - In Serial14 Chapters
Cocaine kisses
Once upon a time, we shared our wicked blisses. But in the end, they were nothing but cocaine kisses.Highest ranking: #42 in poetry
8 108 - In Serial7 Chapters
A Dark Past
I read the Grishaverse duologies and don't know how to deal with it so this a piece of self service about Kaz finally telling his friends about his backstory. All rights and characters belong to the wonderful Leigh Bardugo.Takes place right after Rule of Wolves, so, spoiler alert. *also, I know the end of RoW was rather open ended but in this fanfic Hanne is trans and goes by he/him.*
8 133 - In Serial16 Chapters
The girl I used to know (Hikaruxreader)
Did you ever wonder who that girl in the court yard was? Well what if that girl was you. Let's take a journey with all of the host club and see if Hikaru ever realizes his true feelings for you....
8 90