Forget Me Not [Technoblade x Reader]

~Chapter 18: What is it Like to Belong~

"Who am I then?" He asked, his tone low and quiet as his eyes burned intensely into hers. It was hard to tell what was the intention behind the words he brought forth. Y/n blinked and was too shocked to muster words at first. "Who am I, Y/n?" He restated his question, the way his voice lingered on the air and how deep it became at a time like this made a shudder fall down Y/n's spine but it could easily be masked as a shiver from the cold.

A small breath escaped past her lips, easy to see from the vapors turning clean and white.

"You're Techno." She breathed. Her voice was so soft, so sweet, so innocent. It was honest. Techno wasn't sure what to think of her answer until she added, "You're the same man who threatened me with death but still picked me up to bring me back to bed safely. You're the same man who refused to look me in the eyes for so long but made sure I was safe and healed well... Even if it was to just make sure I got better quicker, the stories you told me and the time we spent was enough to help me ensure that you're not a monster. You're not this 'Blade' that people fear or this 'Technoblade' that others call you out of respect... To me, you're Techno." She explained as she gave him a shaky smile.

Techno felt his heart beat just a bit faster as his eyes widened at her truthful words. A part of him felt ashamed for not just telling her sooner of everything, his face heating up from shame.

"Y/n, are you being honest?" His pointed ears even pinning down ever so slightly as his expression, but he still gripped onto her tightly. It was as if he was afraid she would disappear if he didn't hold onto her tightly.

"Of course I'm being honest, Techno. Why would I lie to you? Even when I leave as we promised... I will still think of you as the amazing man that you are." She went to back away but Techno only kept her close. Y/n was confused by his want to keep her close, she was confused by his questions and by the sad look in his eyes as he sighed ever so shakily. The white breath he released dissipating as fast as it appeared.

"Remember how I said I don't think well of those who break their promises?" He asked as he looked away for a moment as a sheepish glance. The young woman before him gave a nod before he then continued, "Y/n never in my life have I wanted to break a promise more than this one..." Before she could ask what he meant, Techno pulled Y/n closer into a tight embrace. Simply holding her in his arms as they wrapped around her shivering form. The small bunny now enveloped by her hunter as she was left to only ponder how this could be. Still, her heart fluttered and her mind ran fast as he whispered softly to her while he bent over her and rested his head in her cloak and form. "Please don't leave. If you need to find your past then at least let Phil and I help you. Just don't leave." He begged. His weakness showing. Y/n found the courage to take her good arm and wrap it around Techno, lacing it behind his neck in the best embrace she could give in the moment as she whispered back,

"I won't go anywhere, even if I don't find my past... I am so grateful to have you and Phil, and I will help you both in whatever way I can." Her voice sounded like a melody to Techno's ears that he had not heard in ages. Ever since he was a little boy looking up to the woman of his past. Her kindness and her purity as she said those same words to Techno,

'I won't go anywhere.' And perhaps she was never wrong after all, after all this time and after all these years he was then alone.

The moment was interrupted as Y/n still shivered when Techno began to pull away to keep walking. Out of the kindness of his heart, he undid the clip on his cloak and wrapped it safely around the smaller girl before him.

"But what about you?" She asked and he could only shrug,

"The cold is awful tonight, but you need it more than I. The cabin shouldn't be far from here anyway. Let's keep going." He explained as he once again picked up the reins and the group continued on their way to the home.

Just as they reached the top of a hill and began their descent down is when they could see the home as it was... Still in shape and still intact. Techno smiled with pride as he Y/n had a much wider and relieved look.

"Looks like how we ended up leaving it, that's great." Y/n started as they were careful heading down the hill. Techno nodded and made sure Y/n didn't lose her footing.

"I'm proud of this home. Philza and I built it with our own hands and I would hate for those others to ruin what we had done here. I fear what they will do since they know where I am, but now things should finally be quiet again." He hummed as his eyes lifted back up and something off caught his eye. The movement of red by this house stood out in the snow, even in the dark.

Without warning, he moved ahead to see what was there and Y/n was now alerted to this oddity. Just as Techno began to get closer, Y/n saw how the group of colors dashed away to the side of the house to which Techno saw as well- breaking out into a full sprint to catch this. Whatever was going on was no longer something simple or innocent.

Y/n broke out into a short sprint to catch up and just as she rounded the corner she saw Techno pinned someone to the ground. It wasn't much of a pin as the heel of Techno's boot dug into the person's back while they were now forced to lay in the snow. From her angle, all Y/n could see was a red and white t-shirt and messy blonde hair. Though It was Techno's words that left her in awe.

"What in the Gods are you doing here, Tommy?"

WOOO! WE DID IT, BOYS! Thank you to everyone for following the event and supporting me through this series of updates! I wanted to get them out back to back as much as possible so you guys didn't need to wait forever for some of the suspenseful parts. This was the last day so as of now on- we will go back to normal Tuesday-Saturday updating. I want to thank everyone again for the huge amount of support... And I hope you enjoyed this event! I am sure there will be more in the future (This book is FAR from over as you can see), and for now! I will see you all on Tuesday! Ciao!

-S_I_R