It's been a while since Y/n's arrival.

A few hoped her odd behaviour and forward conversations would last a little less longer than they anticipated but sadly that wasn't the case.

They hoped the girl secretly had a softer side compared to her colder, egotistical personality.

The few in question being Emily, Haley and Alex..

There were reasons for their sudden interests, some being a little less worthy than the others.

Haley was interested in her culture.

She'd seen clothes that the Gotoro wore as street wear and she found it absolutely stunning.

Emily was interested in her aura.

She rambled to Haley about how something was different about Y/n.

How there was a magical force pulling her in.

Of course Haley had no idea what her sister was talking about though...

Alex.

He...

He just thought Y/n was pretty...

And she was.

She just never really saw it herself.

"Another carp?" Y/n sighed.

She was fishing in the mountain lake and caught probably most of the carp population hidden in the waters...

Should she be worried about overpopulation over carp..?

"Hey..! Y/n!" A feminine voice whispered behind the tree she sat by.

"Hello Maru" Y/n muttered, eyes focused on the rod.

The two gained sympathy towards each other, even when Demetrius was a dick about it.

Demetrius wasn't always a fan of the empire and despite understanding himself the struggle over society's display over his colour, he was never a fan of Y/n's presence in the valley either.

On the other hand, Maru had gone to the city a couple times and sadly experienced her own issues with discrimination like her father had dealt with before.

So Maru had quite a soft spot for Y/n.

"You got the quarts?" She giggled softly.

Y/n tossed her two refined quarts and three regulars.

Maru had needed some for an experiment and noticed Y/n liked to go mining in the caves.

"Thanks so much! I'll pay you back tomorrow ok? I'll see you!"

Y/n only nodded, reeling in a fish.

Maru left her alone, walking back home.

In the meantime Sebastian was staring from afar.

Shocked at how easily Maru was able to speak to her without drowning in Y/n's suffocating aura.

It hadn't occurred to him that they were somewhat in the same boat.

Instead of Y/n being in Pelican town is was Maru in the city.

Seb watched as she clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth with catching another carp.

She stood up and threw it into a full bucket of fish, picking her backpack and the bucket up.

She passed by Linus which she had gladly given four of her many carps.

They nodded softly to each other before Y/n was headed towards Sebastians direction.

He quickly looked away, taking his cigarette to his lips.

What did she want from him out of all people?

Sebastian began fidgeting with the lighter in his hoodie pockets, shifting uncomfortably in his warm clothing.

The footsteps stopped beside him.

Seb felt his heart pounding at the silence.

What was she doing?

He glanced over to her to see she was holding a bat wing.

"W-what?" He uttered, confused to why she was giving the strange gift to him.

"Give this to Demetrius, I heard he loves bat wings" Y/n monotoned, a bored look on her face.

Sebastian was looking away for a moment before glancing back over to her.

"He actually hates it-"

Y/n wore a knowing look.

By then, Sebastian had figured out she knew about Demetrius' hate for bat wings already...

Sebastian scoffed and took the wing, shoving it into his pockets.

"You trying to make him hate you?"

"Just wanting to see him annoyed, he pisses me off"

He knew that all too well...

It was quiet for a while... she was quiet.

He thought Y/n had already ran off like the sneaky person she was, but something told him his thoughts were incorrect.

He didn't wanna look.

What if she was still there and staring straight at him?

Would they meet eyes?

It would get awkward real fast if that were the case.

Yoba did Sebastian wish he were back in his room.

"Sebastian, right?" Y/n asked, earning a soft nod.

She could see sweat begin to form.

"Your very awkward"

...

What the fuck?

"It's your fault Gotoro"

Sebastian caught his words, shocked with himself for being so narrow minded.

It was quiet again.

Sebastian could only expect the worst..

"That's a real dick move" Y/n said.

Her voice echoed across the mountains as for once, she was a little too loud...

He turned around when hearing her speed walk towards her own home.

Instead of the quiet footsteps Y/n managed to conjure, he could hear her feet stomp away quickly.

Ah shit..

He just made a huge fucking mistake.

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Y/n ran into her cabin, hiding herself in the covers of her bed.

Angry and sad, for over the past three weeks she had watched the boy from afar.

Even if they only met once.

Y/n was still a romantic at heart...

Her anger issues and being naturally dramatic didn't help with the situation either..

"Y/n? You here?" The annoying voice yelled.

Alex entered the cabin and Y/n sat up from her bed, her blanket slipping from her shoulders along with her tears.

"Have you been crying?" He muttered quietly, his voice cracked, giving it the sound of genuine hurt.

He stepped in but stopped when Y/n stood from bed.

"Yeah, don't worry about it.. it just happens sometimes"

She walked out to the porch, letting her tears stain her face.

Alex was worried but Y/n was so natural about it...

"Listen, I don't know what you want from me but if it's for a favour than I'm gonna have to use you to my advantage and have you work for it" she sighed with a frown, pulling her hair up in a low ponytail.

There were more trees on the property than

Y/n could count so chopping them down would do the girl some good to get her mind off of Sebastian if she did a couple chores..

"I mean... I'm totally fine with that but are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm practically thriving" Y/n said with an icy stare, a visible frown on her face.

"Thriving..?"

She glared at him menacingly, warning Alex to step away from her boundaries.

"So what do I have to do for your undivided attention?"Alex sighed, throwing his jacket off.

He wore a black shirt beneath the varsity getup.

Y/n had to admit, Alex was attractive...

It was the misogyny vibe that really turned her off...

She couldn't judge a book by its cover though..

Maybe if the town never knew about her being Gotoro then they'd treat her more like a human being than a time bomb right in the middle of their home...

"Cut down a few trees while I go to town for a delivery, I'll be back in a bit"

Y/n threw Alex her axe with a swing, the boy nervously catching it with both hands.

She smirked at him softly before picking up her bag and walking away.

"Uh- see you!" Alex yelled, waving to her.

The farmer was already far off.. but that didn't mean she hadn't heard his goodbye...

She smiled to herself.

Feeling silly for judging Alex the second they met.

Maybe he wasn't all that bad...