First short story for the au. Billie gets herself hurt, and finds out her dad had been hiding something. From Acrions pov. Please know that this is my first time writing anything romantic so please bear with me.
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Acrions workday had been cut short by some repairs that had closed off a good portion of the acadamy campus. They didn't mind. It just meant he'd get to spend more time with Billie. But first, he headed toward pygmyshire to pay a special someone a visit. The village was peacefull, and familiar faces surrounded him. He was looking for one in particular though, and knew precisely where he'd find it.
Acrions feet felt the ground beneath him change from coble to a soft carpet as he stepped into the currently silent library. "You're back earlier than usual, dear." Socrates' voice startled Acrion a bit, as he hadn't seen him come from behind a large bookcase. "Oh hi. Didn't see you there. And is a man not allowed to just go visit his boyfriend?" The axolotl answered, half jokingly. "Im only kidding. Glad to see you. By the way, is Billie unwell by any chance? Haven't seen her all day." "No, dont think so. She left home just before I did." Had Billie realy ditched work? What for? It just didn't seem like her. "Ill talk to her about it when she comes home for dinner."
"But untill then, care to join me? I recently got another one of those big jigsaw puzzles." "Of course dear. Ill just finish up here, and then ill be right with you." The two lovers made their way through the village and a small part of the forest before reaching Acrions treehouse. Time seemed to melt from their hands while they laid down piece after piece. Acrion went to the kitchen to grab some snacks, and socrates followed them.
"Oh. Did you want anything specific, Socrates?" "Only your love, darling." Billie wouldn't be home anytime soon. "Allright, come here then." As he leaned in for a kiss, the axolotl closed his eyes. He felt socrates' lips against his own, the sheep's soft hand gently holding his face, and his own heart pounding in his chest. It had been so long since Arthurs death... "Hi, im home– DAD?!" Acrion hadnt noticed Billie walk trough the front door. He quickly stepped back, but the kid had seen enough to make a conclusion. "Oh hey Billie.... you're home early."
The young goat was too stunned to speak for a moment. "Explain yourself dad!" "How about you explain yourself first. Socrates says you weren't at the library today. And I do not recall you having that cut on your arm this morning." Saying this, Acrion pointed out Billie’s bloody arm, while only then noticing the small animal his child wad holding. Billie looked uncomfortable for a moment before caving in. "So Lewis had heard a rumour about a troll attacking a family of foxes, so we wanted to go see if i could do anything. When we got there the troll was still there, and it attacked us. Thats how I got injured. But I managed to fight it off though so dont worry! But after that we went to look at the nest, and this little guy was the only one who survived."
"So not only did you not go to your apprenticeship, you also went realy deep into the enchanted forest without informing anyone! Not just that, you specificaly went somewhere you knew there would be a troll." "But dad–" "No buts! You can count yourself lucky you're still alive!" The axolotl sighed. "Just show me your arm." Billie did as asked, and Acrion struggled to keep a straight face as he started cleaning the wound. This required a professional. "We're going to Belle. Right now." As Acrion and Billie hurried to the nearby village, Socrates kept a watchfull eye on the small fox, that the young goats had named 'Oscar'.
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"Im afraid to say that that arm is definately broken. I had to put a few stitches for the cut itself, and she's going to have to wear a cast for the next six weeks." Billie was still pretty out of it from the painkillers she'd been given, so Belle directed her questions at her patiënt's dad. "What happened to her anyway?" "While I cant say for shure as i wasn't there, Billie told me they had an encounter with a troll, in the enchanted forest. Dont ask me what she was doing there without me knowing, I couldn't tell you either." "I know they take after Arthur, but this is extreme. Lets hope Billie learns from this and doesn't try something like this again. Take care!" With that, Belle finished wrapping up Billie's arm. Acrion was more than ready to take his kid home.
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It was the next morning. Billie had gone to bed right after dinner, and socrates had, due to the circomstances, spent the night. He and Acrion were having breakfast in the kitchen when Billie walked in. Acrion had already made a bowl of cereal, and she silently sat down at the table, fully expecting another lecture. Instead Acrion simply continued drinking his coffee. "How'd you sleep, Billie?" "Could be a lot better." "I can imagine." "Are you mad at me dad?" "No, but im very concerned about your recent behavior. But for now im assuming you learned your lesson, so im not going to punish you further."
Socrates refrained from getting involved. Still, his precence warranted a few questions from Billie. "So... whats going on between you and my dad." "We've been together for a few months now." "So you're official? Why didn't you say anything?" "Yes, we are. And I wanted to see how this would go before getting you involved. We were about to tell you, but I guess you found out for yourself."
There was a soft knock at the door. "Come in!" Lily and Lewis, having heard of the extent of Billie's injuries, had come visit. Billie quickly finished her breakfast and the kids went to her room. Acrion sighed, resting his head on Socrates' shoulder. "I just dont get why she would do something so wreckless." "Come on dear. Im sure this will be a one time thing." "Im sure you're right." He realy hoped Socrates was right. Billie had gotten off lucky this time.
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