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That night was filled with nightmares but it was different. The same images the same blurs and grin. Instead of you waking up, something had stopped the thing. A shape in the door made the thing stop, a clicking and grows were filling the room as you were lowered to the floor. You glanced down to see you weren't a child and a light flashed over the door figures face. Red and blue glasses, black hair, dual horns…

"Sollux?" you woke up, leaning up on your elbows.

Glancing you saw Sollux, curled up on the floor, asleep. You shuddered slightly, you'd left the door open for some air but the night had grown cold and now you had goose bumps on your arms, Sollux was no different. You stood and opened the cell door softly as to not wake him. Taking the thin blanket you draped it over him. You closed the cell, the sun wouldn't rise for a while. Taking advantage of everyone being asleep you slipped out of the caravan and ran to your own grabbing some new clothes and slipping to the river. The water felt like a cool breeze in the desert, it was wonderful. You dived under and swam through the currents, washing away the world. You crept back into camp, feeling refreshed. A sudden push had you slammed against the caravan that held Sollux.

"Ah!" you yelped turning to push blindly at whatever pushed you, it grabbed your hands and pinned them against the wood.

The figure was none other than that "leader". You breath caught in your throat.

"Well, well, what have we here?" he pressed his nose against your hair, and you gasped squirming.

He pressed his lips to your skin, making you struggle and push against him.

"Let me go." You tried to sound angry but instead you sounded like a scared child.

"Can't do that sweetness." He bit your ear harshly, causing a small scream.

You couldn't breathe, your voice caught in your throat. Your mind screaming in frustration at you.

'PUSH HIM OFF! CALL FOR HELP!' that last part seemed to stick out in your mind.

You voice raised in the air but the name that came out of your mouth wasn't the one you expected.

"SOLLUX!" you screamed and the idiot covered your hand trying to keep you quite.

You bit down hard causing him to yelp but not let go," SOLLUX, SOLLUX HELP!"

He slapped you, then grasping your chin to make you stare at him.

"You little whore. This will teach you to behave." Your back was slammed against the wood a loud bang resounding.

Your back was on fire, you vision was slightly blurry. You growled and pushed him away before he yanked you down by your hair. You were forced to a knee in front of him. You reached up desperately clawing at his arms only to have him throw you on the ground. He pressed his weight on you, straddling your hips and pinning your arms above your head. In a sudden moment the weight was gone. The man who previously had you pinned was surrounded in a blue and red light. A troll standing in front of you his eye crackling as the sparked. He'd thrown the man far across the camp. With a quick move you were pulled to the troll, trembling against his chest.

You really didn't notice how tall Sollux was before but pressed to him he was easily a foot or so taller. You buried your face in his chest, trembling. You thought you were strong. Strong enough to at least get out of something like that but you were turned into a trembling mess of fear. It frustrated you and scared you all at the same time. Sollux had an arm around you, you could hear someone walking towards the both of you and you dared to look. The man had come storming, holding a sword. When he came to close for comfort, about 20 feet away, a loud sound rumbled from the chest at your ear.

"I would thop if I were you." His voice was a deep growl, his eyes still cracking,

Sollux clutched you closer, a menacing sound coming from his throat. With that growl he forced the sword from the man's hands and put it on his throat.

"leave…now." He growled, the man being chased by a sword that scratched at his body until Sollux was sure he was far from you.

The troll looked down at you, still buried in his chest terrified. He rubbed soothing circles on your shoulders, soft clicks coming from his mouth. It wasn't on purpose but it was instinct. He blushed slightly realizing what he'd done. Most of the time such a tender sound was for a trolls wiggler or matesprit, but he could let it be just because it was ________.

Trying to throw your mind away from what had just happened you opened your mouth, "H-how did you get out?"

He chuckled, "You left it unlocked, juth had to puth the door."

You nodded hesitantly still shaken up. He walked you back into the caravan and sat down. He lightly tugged you between his legs wrapping his arms around you. You blushed deeply and glanced up at his yellow stained cheeks. Taking a slow breath you pressed closer to him, he was warm, he was safe and you were mentally worn.

'Just a nap…just something to get rid of that feeling…just a nap….' You mentally sighed as you felt clawed hands gently running through your wet hair, removing the tangles gently.

John and Dave walked to the caravan the door was open as they peered in. Sollux's cheek rested against _______'s head, sleeping. His grip around her was protective to say the least, and she was curled up against him, snuggled into his chest. They looked like an old couple just enjoying the soft touch. John's mouth dropped while Strider softly raised an eye brow.

"Um…" The Heir of Breath was speechless, "Do ya think we should wake them up?"
Dave didn't say anything just closed the door on the two sleeping figures inside.

A troll lifted her nose to the air inhaling the scent of a human, her indigo eyes narrowing.

"I knOw yOU ArE there, cOmE Out." Her voice cracked not used to speaking the human's words.

A hooded figure stepped out into the light. She shriveled her nose, he reeked of multiple humans most likely from a caravan.

"tEll mE, whY shOUldn't I split yOUr hEAd On A rOck?" she stood, more of the other trolls coming from the trees behind her.

"I…I have something you want, a gold blood…and a caravan of humans for your Grand Highblood." He spoke shaking at the mass of blue bloods behind her.

"And thE prIcE?" she tilted her head knowing humans always wanted something in return.

"_______, she guards the gold blood, she is mine. No harm is to come to her besides that they are all yours." He offered, wanting that troll to be dead and away from _____.
She let a few clicks and hisses slip from her lips before offering her hand, "As yOUr kInd sAY…wE hAvE A dEAl."

You shifted vaguely aware of something warm around your waist, and a pressure on your head. You eyes slowly blinked open to John walking in.

"Oh ________! You're awake!" his voice radiated with joy that made you smile but what was holding onto you grumble and pull you closer.

You looked down to see grey arms wrapped around you and felt a face snuggled into your hair, a blush burst across your face. You had spent the rest of last night asleep with Sollux. That though sent your stomach into a burst of fireworks and butterflies. You raised a finger to lips signaling John to be quite.

"Sollux…wake up." You barley whispered but his grip loosened and shifted under you, stretching out.

The stretch caused his body to arch slightly into your own, causing a deeper blush. John wanted to laugh, he'd never seen you so flustered. His head landed on your shoulder.

"Uhg what time ith it?" he mumbled.

He breathed in your smell, it had a taste of the woods and the smell of a waterfall. It was intoxicating and he was perfectly content to bury his nose in the soft skin.

"Um…I'm not sure…John?" you looked up slightly rigid from the troll nuzzling into your skin.

'John? Oh that heth that giddy human.' The Gemini looked up now resting his chin on your shoulder.

"It's around midday." The Heir of Breath snickered at your expression of shock.

He thought it was the funniest thing in the world, you looking all flustered and bewildered while Sollux was just sitting there like it was nothing. You stood breaking the same trolls hold on your body and stretched.

"I don't suppose our glorious leader has made any move to the caravan right?" you snarked, a small growl filled the air behind you.

"Actually no ones seen him since yesterday, why?" he asked tilting his head.

"Well he kinda forced himself on me an-" you were cut off by John walking swiftly over.

"He what…" it was a dangerous tone of voice he was using.

You unconsciously shrinked back a little, you loved john like a brother but when this darker side came out it terrified you. It was the scariest thing in the world to think that someone as sweet and fun as John could be something dark and driven by a killer side.

"Itth okay I took care of it." Sollux spoke standing up to lean against the wood behind him.

"Oh you did? Well that's good, I was worried for a sec." he smiled, returning to the normal John, "well you two sleepy heads should get up! C'mon Dave and I let you guys sleep in to long anyways!"

You laughed following him out and stopped, noticing there wasn't a trot of feet behind you, and turned. Sollux was leaned against the wood, not moving.

"Are you coming?" you raised an eyebrow.

He shifted his glasses on his face, " you mean I can?"

"Well yea I don't see why not." You shrugged, and he stepped out of the caravan looking around.

The others were cooking, sewing, teaching how to read or use swords, some of the smaller kids were running around playing and someone was playing an instrument of some kind.

"Ith it alwath like thith?" he asked watching the humans give odd and fearful looks.

"More or less." You smiled, a little girl walked over to you and pulled on your pants leg.

You glanced down as she motioned you to lean down, and she whispered in your ear. You let out a laugh and nodded. The girl walked over to the troll and looked up.

"Are you a good troll, Mwister?" she asked looking up from behind a bee plushie that had seen better days.

He let out a small laugh, "ath far ath I know."

"can I poke your nose?" she asked looking up with large puppy dog eyes.

He was hesitant until he heard the giggle from your mouth and sat down in the grass as she smushed and poked his face. Soon other children crowded around him asking questions, and he looked overwhelmed.

"Um ________ a little help, I don't do wigglerth." He asked with a nervous smile.

You chuckled before sitting next to him taking some of the children. John and Dave looked at you both, Sollux with a child poking his cheeks, you smiling happily with a child in your lap and many crowded around you both.

"I don't think I've seen her this happy since before Old Mag died." John grinned, Dave nodded, " I think he's good for her even if he's a troll. We'll just have to keep an eye on him right?"

Dave nodded, John was right. You hadn't looked so happy since the old lady died it was something to awe at but he'd never admit that because it'd break his cool. John tilted his head and smiled lightly moving his hand causing a breeze to make the grass bend and your hair to fly up a little bit. A breeze blew past you and you smiled it was a welcomed chill to the air as it mingled with the sunlight.

"Are you and Miss _______ going to get married?" a little girl asked, causing a deep red to flush across your cheeks and a bright yellow to stain his.

"Uh..um…I don't know." He finally answered after sneaking a glance at your cherry red face.

Over the time the children's parents came to listen to the troll talk and watched as the he let the children climb over him and you laugh helping some of them off him when he became to crowded. You noticed something funny. When the Gemini got irritated or embarrassed his ears would flick down or back, just like right now. You couldn't help but laugh, taking a child off his head avoiding the horns. The sun seemed to fall fast.

'Time moves fast when you're happy, I suppose.' You shrugged, Dave and John motioned for you to come over near the beggings of a fire.

You stood tugging the troll along, fingers interlocked, it was warm and you loved the contact. It sent sparks up your skin. You got over there to get a plate of food, a big plate. You sat down with John and Dave, Sollux eating of your plate. You all just talked about anything, everything. In all the talking you ended up laying against Sollux in his arms again. Dave watched as you both ended up getting closer and closer until you were in a similar position as last night. You felt yourself slowly drifting into sleep, listening to the heartbeat near your ear. He made no notice of his slow gravitation to you and how you ended up in his lap and he really didn't mind, his chin resting on the top of your head.

The indigo blood looked down into the camp, the cloaked figure next to her.
"YOU ArE wIllIng tO sAcrAfIcE All Of them ovEr A pEttY thIng lIkE A gIrl?" she looked observing the relationship between the girl and the gold blood who'd left their group.
"Yes." The answer was simple and quick.
"vErY wEll." She stood grabbing her weapon and motioning the blue bloods to follow, "YOUr gIrl wOnt bE hArmEd."

A loud yell filled the camp and had you shot up in a second, everyone else moved a little slower. You knew that scream, it was a dying scream and the sicking sound that filled the air. A loud snap.

"TROLLS!" you heard someone scream

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That night was filled with nightmares but it was different. The same images the same blurs and grin. Instead of you waking up, something had stopped the thing. A shape in the door made the thing stop, a clicking and grows were filling the room as you were lowered to the floor. You glanced down to see you weren't a child and a light flashed over the door figures face. Red and blue glasses, black hair, dual horns…

"Sollux?" you woke up, leaning up on your elbows.

Glancing you saw Sollux, curled up on the floor, asleep. You shuddered slightly, you'd left the door open for some air but the night had grown cold and now you had goose bumps on your arms, Sollux was no different. You stood and opened the cell door softly as to not wake him. Taking the thin blanket you draped it over him. You closed the cell, the sun wouldn't rise for a while. Taking advantage of everyone being asleep you slipped out of the caravan and ran to your own grabbing some new clothes and slipping to the river. The water felt like a cool breeze in the desert, it was wonderful. You dived under and swam through the currents, washing away the world. You crept back into camp, feeling refreshed. A sudden push had you slammed against the caravan that held Sollux.

"Ah!" you yelped turning to push blindly at whatever pushed you, it grabbed your hands and pinned them against the wood.

The figure was none other than that "leader". You breath caught in your throat.

"Well, well, what have we here?" he pressed his nose against your hair, and you gasped squirming.

He pressed his lips to your skin, making you struggle and push against him.

"Let me go." You tried to sound angry but instead you sounded like a scared child.

"Can't do that sweetness." He bit your ear harshly, causing a small scream.

You couldn't breathe, your voice caught in your throat. Your mind screaming in frustration at you.

'PUSH HIM OFF! CALL FOR HELP!' that last part seemed to stick out in your mind.

You voice raised in the air but the name that came out of your mouth wasn't the one you expected.

"SOLLUX!" you screamed and the idiot covered your hand trying to keep you quite.

You bit down hard causing him to yelp but not let go," SOLLUX, SOLLUX HELP!"

He slapped you, then grasping your chin to make you stare at him.

"You little whore. This will teach you to behave." Your back was slammed against the wood a loud bang resounding.

Your back was on fire, you vision was slightly blurry. You growled and pushed him away before he yanked you down by your hair. You were forced to a knee in front of him. You reached up desperately clawing at his arms only to have him throw you on the ground. He pressed his weight on you, straddling your hips and pinning your arms above your head. In a sudden moment the weight was gone. The man who previously had you pinned was surrounded in a blue and red light. A troll standing in front of you his eye crackling as the sparked. He'd thrown the man far across the camp. With a quick move you were pulled to the troll, trembling against his chest.

You really didn't notice how tall Sollux was before but pressed to him he was easily a foot or so taller. You buried your face in his chest, trembling. You thought you were strong. Strong enough to at least get out of something like that but you were turned into a trembling mess of fear. It frustrated you and scared you all at the same time. Sollux had an arm around you, you could hear someone walking towards the both of you and you dared to look. The man had come storming, holding a sword. When he came to close for comfort, about 20 feet away, a loud sound rumbled from the chest at your ear.

"I would thop if I were you." His voice was a deep growl, his eyes still cracking,

Sollux clutched you closer, a menacing sound coming from his throat. With that growl he forced the sword from the man's hands and put it on his throat.

"leave…now." He growled, the man being chased by a sword that scratched at his body until Sollux was sure he was far from you.

The troll looked down at you, still buried in his chest terrified. He rubbed soothing circles on your shoulders, soft clicks coming from his mouth. It wasn't on purpose but it was instinct. He blushed slightly realizing what he'd done. Most of the time such a tender sound was for a trolls wiggler or matesprit, but he could let it be just because it was ________.

Trying to throw your mind away from what had just happened you opened your mouth, "H-how did you get out?"

He chuckled, "You left it unlocked, juth had to puth the door."

You nodded hesitantly still shaken up. He walked you back into the caravan and sat down. He lightly tugged you between his legs wrapping his arms around you. You blushed deeply and glanced up at his yellow stained cheeks. Taking a slow breath you pressed closer to him, he was warm, he was safe and you were mentally worn.

'Just a nap…just something to get rid of that feeling…just a nap….' You mentally sighed as you felt clawed hands gently running through your wet hair, removing the tangles gently.

John and Dave walked to the caravan the door was open as they peered in. Sollux's cheek rested against _______'s head, sleeping. His grip around her was protective to say the least, and she was curled up against him, snuggled into his chest. They looked like an old couple just enjoying the soft touch. John's mouth dropped while Strider softly raised an eye brow.

"Um…" The Heir of Breath was speechless, "Do ya think we should wake them up?"
Dave didn't say anything just closed the door on the two sleeping figures inside.

A troll lifted her nose to the air inhaling the scent of a human, her indigo eyes narrowing.

"I knOw yOU ArE there, cOmE Out." Her voice cracked not used to speaking the human's words.

A hooded figure stepped out into the light. She shriveled her nose, he reeked of multiple humans most likely from a caravan.

"tEll mE, whY shOUldn't I split yOUr hEAd On A rOck?" she stood, more of the other trolls coming from the trees behind her.

"I…I have something you want, a gold blood…and a caravan of humans for your Grand Highblood." He spoke shaking at the mass of blue bloods behind her.

"And thE prIcE?" she tilted her head knowing humans always wanted something in return.

"_______, she guards the gold blood, she is mine. No harm is to come to her besides that they are all yours." He offered, wanting that troll to be dead and away from _____.
She let a few clicks and hisses slip from her lips before offering her hand, "As yOUr kInd sAY…wE hAvE A dEAl."

You shifted vaguely aware of something warm around your waist, and a pressure on your head. You eyes slowly blinked open to John walking in.

"Oh ________! You're awake!" his voice radiated with joy that made you smile but what was holding onto you grumble and pull you closer.

You looked down to see grey arms wrapped around you and felt a face snuggled into your hair, a blush burst across your face. You had spent the rest of last night asleep with Sollux. That though sent your stomach into a burst of fireworks and butterflies. You raised a finger to lips signaling John to be quite.

"Sollux…wake up." You barley whispered but his grip loosened and shifted under you, stretching out.

The stretch caused his body to arch slightly into your own, causing a deeper blush. John wanted to laugh, he'd never seen you so flustered. His head landed on your shoulder.

"Uhg what time ith it?" he mumbled.

He breathed in your smell, it had a taste of the woods and the smell of a waterfall. It was intoxicating and he was perfectly content to bury his nose in the soft skin.

"Um…I'm not sure…John?" you looked up slightly rigid from the troll nuzzling into your skin.

'John? Oh that heth that giddy human.' The Gemini looked up now resting his chin on your shoulder.

"It's around midday." The Heir of Breath snickered at your expression of shock.

He thought it was the funniest thing in the world, you looking all flustered and bewildered while Sollux was just sitting there like it was nothing. You stood breaking the same trolls hold on your body and stretched.

"I don't suppose our glorious leader has made any move to the caravan right?" you snarked, a small growl filled the air behind you.

"Actually no ones seen him since yesterday, why?" he asked tilting his head.

"Well he kinda forced himself on me an-" you were cut off by John walking swiftly over.

"He what…" it was a dangerous tone of voice he was using.

You unconsciously shrinked back a little, you loved john like a brother but when this darker side came out it terrified you. It was the scariest thing in the world to think that someone as sweet and fun as John could be something dark and driven by a killer side.

"Itth okay I took care of it." Sollux spoke standing up to lean against the wood behind him.

"Oh you did? Well that's good, I was worried for a sec." he smiled, returning to the normal John, "well you two sleepy heads should get up! C'mon Dave and I let you guys sleep in to long anyways!"

You laughed following him out and stopped, noticing there wasn't a trot of feet behind you, and turned. Sollux was leaned against the wood, not moving.

"Are you coming?" you raised an eyebrow.

He shifted his glasses on his face, " you mean I can?"

"Well yea I don't see why not." You shrugged, and he stepped out of the caravan looking around.

The others were cooking, sewing, teaching how to read or use swords, some of the smaller kids were running around playing and someone was playing an instrument of some kind.

"Ith it alwath like thith?" he asked watching the humans give odd and fearful looks.

"More or less." You smiled, a little girl walked over to you and pulled on your pants leg.

You glanced down as she motioned you to lean down, and she whispered in your ear. You let out a laugh and nodded. The girl walked over to the troll and looked up.

"Are you a good troll, Mwister?" she asked looking up from behind a bee plushie that had seen better days.

He let out a small laugh, "ath far ath I know."

"can I poke your nose?" she asked looking up with large puppy dog eyes.

He was hesitant until he heard the giggle from your mouth and sat down in the grass as she smushed and poked his face. Soon other children crowded around him asking questions, and he looked overwhelmed.

"Um ________ a little help, I don't do wigglerth." He asked with a nervous smile.

You chuckled before sitting next to him taking some of the children. John and Dave looked at you both, Sollux with a child poking his cheeks, you smiling happily with a child in your lap and many crowded around you both.

"I don't think I've seen her this happy since before Old Mag died." John grinned, Dave nodded, " I think he's good for her even if he's a troll. We'll just have to keep an eye on him right?"

Dave nodded, John was right. You hadn't looked so happy since the old lady died it was something to awe at but he'd never admit that because it'd break his cool. John tilted his head and smiled lightly moving his hand causing a breeze to make the grass bend and your hair to fly up a little bit. A breeze blew past you and you smiled it was a welcomed chill to the air as it mingled with the sunlight.

"Are you and Miss _______ going to get married?" a little girl asked, causing a deep red to flush across your cheeks and a bright yellow to stain his.

"Uh..um…I don't know." He finally answered after sneaking a glance at your cherry red face.

Over the time the children's parents came to listen to the troll talk and watched as the he let the children climb over him and you laugh helping some of them off him when he became to crowded. You noticed something funny. When the Gemini got irritated or embarrassed his ears would flick down or back, just like right now. You couldn't help but laugh, taking a child off his head avoiding the horns. The sun seemed to fall fast.

'Time moves fast when you're happy, I suppose.' You shrugged, Dave and John motioned for you to come over near the beggings of a fire.

You stood tugging the troll along, fingers interlocked, it was warm and you loved the contact. It sent sparks up your skin. You got over there to get a plate of food, a big plate. You sat down with John and Dave, Sollux eating of your plate. You all just talked about anything, everything. In all the talking you ended up laying against Sollux in his arms again. Dave watched as you both ended up getting closer and closer until you were in a similar position as last night. You felt yourself slowly drifting into sleep, listening to the heartbeat near your ear. He made no notice of his slow gravitation to you and how you ended up in his lap and he really didn't mind, his chin resting on the top of your head.

The indigo blood looked down into the camp, the cloaked figure next to her.
"YOU ArE wIllIng tO sAcrAfIcE All Of them ovEr A pEttY thIng lIkE A gIrl?" she looked observing the relationship between the girl and the gold blood who'd left their group.
"Yes." The answer was simple and quick.
"vErY wEll." She stood grabbing her weapon and motioning the blue bloods to follow, "YOUr gIrl wOnt bE hArmEd."

A loud yell filled the camp and had you shot up in a second, everyone else moved a little slower. You knew that scream, it was a dying scream and the sicking sound that filled the air. A loud snap.

"TROLLS!" you heard someone scream