"You really need to stop making instinctive decisions" Ranboo sighed as he took care of the big cut on my leg

"Sorry, but I saw that beef and I had to get us some. Fuck, I haven't had meat other than rats and squirrels in so long" I said as I slightly drooled, thinking about eating some good food for once

"Yes, but you surviving is more important than good food. You almost got trapped in there!" He responded, putting some ointment on my leg, causing me to wince

"I survived, didn't I?" I say, still wincing from the pain

"Yes, but we can't have you dying. You're way too important to us"

"I'm more than willing to die if it means you guys are even the slightest bit of happiness.." I mutter slightly

"But I need you alive." He says sternly, looking away from my leg and up at my eyes

I look back at him and think about how heartbroken he'd, and everyone else too, would be if something were to happen to me. I always try to lighten the mood, even if we don't know if anyone else is even alive after the toxic spill.

"I'll try to be more careful" I say, looking away

"Do you promise?"

I don't respond, still looking away

"Willow." Him using my real name instead of my code name makes my heart jump. Both out of fear, and something else...

"Promise me." He says sternly, it was the most serious I had ever heard him

"I promise"

We sit in silence for a moment as he bandages my leg up

"My instincts do help a lot though" I start with a smirk "We wouldn't have Michael without them"

We look over to the small child. It was a species that the group named after seeing many of the creatures. We guessed that the toxic waste had gotten to him, but he was apart of the few that survived. He was currently playing with Tubbo

Ranboo chuckles as I smile at their small interaction. I think back to when we first found them

Flashback

I had just joined the group of 3 boys. Ranboo, Tubbo, and Tommy were their code names. We used code names in case someone who wanted to hurt us was still alive. It was a safety measure.

We were walking around, a bit away from base since we were running out of small creatures to catch for food.

"I see a pig!" Tommy yells

We all gasp and look over to where he was pointing, then I hit him upside his head

"Idiot! Shut up before you scare it away!" I yell

We hide behind a large rock as Tommy attempts to shoot it. However, right as he takes the shot I realize something about the creature and run in front of the being, catching the arrow and hugging the creature.

"What the heck are you doing?" Tubbo yells

"Are you trying to let us starve??" Tommy yells, even angrier than Tubbo

"No, dimwits" I let go of the child and show them what it looks like, obviously not a normal pig "The toxicity did something to it. It'd be too radioactive to eat"

"Alright, then why don't we kill it?" Tommy asks

"It looks like a kid. It probably can't survive in it's own..." I say sadly

We sat in silence for a moment as I looked at the giggling pig

"What if we took it in?" Ranboo suggests

"Whot??" Tommy asks in disbelief "No, we are not wasting more food and water on a pig"

"I don't think it needs food" I acknowledge "It's been about year since the explosion, there's no way it could've survived if it needed food"

"I don't see a problem with it" Tubbo says

And then we agreed, with a lot of convincing of Tommy, to take in the child. Me and Ranboo named it, and we all grew a great fondness toward it. Even if Tommy wouldn't admit it.

End flashback

Micheal came running over to us and gave me a side hug

"Sky!" He says in his adorable little voice

"Hey Michael!" I hug him back

I look up to see Tommy standing next to us and he gives me a glare

"You need to stop making dumb decisions, you could get killed" He says in a angry tone

"I take care of myself, and if I die then I die. Oh well" I say nonchalantly

Ranboo gives me a confused look and Tommy continues speaking "If you ran somewhere, knowing you were going to die, pretty boy would probably run after you. Then Tubbo would be sad with you both dead and I would have to deal with it, and it'd be a pain"

Me and Ranboo look at each other and then look away, slightly embarrassed

"Don't worry Tommy, I'll be fine. I'll make sure that nothing happens to any of you" I say as Tubbo walks over

"How's the leg?" He asks

"Still connected to my body, so I'm fine" I say as I take it off of Ranboo's lap from whenever he was bandaging it

"Big man medic" He says, referring to Ranboo always being the one to treat our injuries

We all laugh and I look around at my friends. Glad that I was able to find them, even if we're in an apocalypse. They all had amazing smiles and laughs,

especially one of them...

Date: April 25th, 2021

Updated: December 23rd, 2021

This makes it 969 letters ;)