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𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: 𝟏815
"𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐬."
"The ones about the 'wedding'? You know that isn't true." Y/n said, looking unimpressed. "Are you here to annoy me again?"
"Wha- no! I mean the other rumors." Tommy interjected, trying not to facepalm. "The one about people finding out about Ghostbur and such."
"Oh, yeah. You see, stupid Jared made a racket and drew attention to us." The girl said sheepishly, giving him a shameful smile.
"No, not only that." The blond spoke. "The other one as well."
She just raised an eyebrow.
...
"Well are you gonna tell me, or what?" The y/h/c haired girl demanded, getting impatient and crossing her arms.
"You don't- you know what whatever. People are saying you welcomed some blood-curdling ghost to haunt L'manberg. They're saying you hired the ghost of Wilbur, since they know you guys were pretty close. They claimed Ghostbur was the one who stole their stuff." The child explained, panic evident in his voice. "And they think I'm working with you both!"
Y/n blinked a few times, then opened her mouth.
"How the hell do they know?"
"Do you think I fucking know?!?" Tommy exclaimed, getting more anxious at every word. "They're gonna think we're working with Dream! They all know Dream has access to creative mode."
"We're in deep shit." The girl stated.
"You think?! What are we going to do?!" The blond was practically yelling. "We've got no chance against every citizen of L'manberg!"
"Well first of all, calm down. Everyone'll hear you." She directed, trying to stay tranquil herself. "Second of all, every citizen of L'manberg??"
"I'm pretty sure. I heard it from the girls who always swoon over Jared. They're so clingy, and rude. Everyone should know by now that all they do is spread lies for attention. Yet they all believe them." He snarled.
"That sounds like them. They hate you and I a lot, so it's not exactly surprising." The y/e/c eyed girl spoke, as the child shook his head.
"I don't understand why they hate me. All women, even them, should love me!" Tommy exaggerated.
"If you say so." Y/n snorted. "But how do they know about the items that were stolen?"
"Probably just took the latest bad news and blamed it on us." The boy shrugged.
"Yeah. Well what are we going to do about it?" She asked.
"What do you think I just asked you?!" The blue eyed dude snapped, losing his patience.
"Okay, here. We can make Ghostbur give them something. Like a flower, or some pastries." The girl suggested.
"That actually sounds like a good idea." Tommy noted, looking impressed. "Does Ghostbur know about the rumors?"
"Probably not, because he went back to his home after the Jared incident." Y/n informed.
"We should probably get started now, before it's too late." The blond suggested, taking her arm an dragging her away again. "Speaking of which, do you know where-"
"Tommy and Y/n!" A worried voice cut them off, as the pair quickly looked up and locked eyes with brown ones.
"Tubbo! Big man! What- What're you doing here?" Tommy blurted nervously, trying to make it look like nothing was wrong, praying he hadn't hear the rumors.
"I'm here to check on you both. Are the rumors true? The crowd is getting restless." Tubbo asked, lowering down his voice.
"Well, not all of them." Y/n said.
"What do you mean not all of them?" The brunet inquired.
"It's true that Y/n found Wilbur's ghost." The child explained.
"He's nice though! Please don't worry." She added.
The bee lover looked a bit shocked at first, but then took a deep breath. "Alright, I believe you two. I'll make an announcement that Wilbur and both of you haven't done anything wrong. The rumors were way out of hand though, so I don't think every reasonable person will believe them. That may not be enough, though."
"Thanks Tubbo." Tommy thanked. "We'll find a way to convince them."
"Speaking of which, do you want to come with us? We're visiting Ghostbur- that's the ghost's name." The girl invited, muttering.
"I would, but I can't. I still need to do the announcement. Maybe later, though!" The cheerful president politely declined.
"Okay, we'll be on our way now." The blond said, waving goodbye before sprinting away from the crowds, who were starting to form.
"Do you even know where we're going?" Y/n asked suspiciously, still trailing behind him.
"No, I'm just trying to get away from the crowd." Tommy informed, anxiously looking behind me every few seconds. "This is too familiar."
The girl couldn't help but feel a surge of sympathy for her friend. He already went through so much, and he was only 16. People his age should be busy doing stupid things, not this.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine. There's no one anyone can't dislike Ghostbur once they actually meet him." She assured, taking the lead to her house.
"I hope so." The boy muttered.
It wasn't even a minute, until a crowd found them, pointing and gawking. As the pair started panicking, trying to find an exit.
Much to their dismay, one of Jared's followers stood up and walked towards them.
Instead of pointing an accusing finger at them, she faced the angry mob.
"L'manbergians, I have an announcement...." The girl declared, pausing for dramatic affect. "The rumor about the ghost stealing our objects. Isn't. True."
Some people gasped, but the others weren't convinced.
"I've been friends with Nevaeh for a while, the one who first told me the rumor. It's very common that she spreads lies, especially about people she hated." She continued, gesturing to Tommy and Y/n, who were as confused as the crowd.
Why is she standing up for them?
"I, Mckenna, am here to announce to you all, that Nevaeh is a jealous bitch. She's been spreading lies for a while now, and I have always worked with her. That changed today..." Again, Mckenna paused. "I saw it with my own eyes, these two come back with the items in their hands, and scratches everywhere. They worked hard to get all of your objects, risking their lives for them, really. And you repay them by believing some stuck up brat about some stupid lie? You should all be ashamed of yourselves. What happened to the respect of the early founders of this wonderful nation? The ones who helped start it when none of us were here. Who helped build this country in the early days, only for them to be betrayed by their own people. I'll tell you. Y/n and Tommy, the people who are standing right here."
Even the crowd was shocked about her statement, and all of them hung their heads in guilt and shame. I guess she hit too close to home.
"Now, the least you can all do is spread the truth." Mckenna exaggerated, giving each and everyone of the people in the mob a dirty look.
All of them, and I mean all of them refused to make eye contact with either one of them.
"We'll let you go on with your business." The noirette said with a sweet smile and a polite nod.
The pair was a bit creeped out by her sudden, o̶u̶t̶b̶u̶r̶s̶t̶ statement. But they slowly nodded gratefully, before Y/n grabbed Tommy's arm and started sprinting away.
Once they were out of earshot, the blond spoke.
"Do you have any idea why that girl stood up for us?"
"Nope. She's probably sick of uh, what's her name? Nevada's crap. Maybe she pissed her off or something." She shrugged, navigating through the town.
"Probably. Kind of strange though, if you ask me." Tommy doubted, running side by side with his team mate.
"I'm not sure. Knowing her, she probably either wants attention, or praise." Y/n guessed, spotting Niki's bakery. "We're almost there."
"Why's your house so far?" The child complained, slowing down.
"It's not far at all. You're probably just tired." The girl predicted, taking a sharp turn to get to her usual path.
"I just woke up." He informed. "But I guess running from angry crowds drains my energy."
"I still don't know why they'd believe her over us." She mumbled.
"Maybe Nevada has a good reputation." The blue eyed boy suggested.
"A better reputation then us? I doubt it." Y/n scoffed.
Tommy shrugged, as the y/h/c haired girl finally spotted her house. Breaking out in a run, she let go of her friend's arm and started towards the usual route to Ghostbur's house. A new bundle of energy surged through her, as she lead her team mate.
"Is there anyone behind us?" She asked, in between breaths. "I need to keep my eyes infront to avoid tripping."
The blond quickly looked behind him, and was relieved to see no one had followed them. "Clear."
"I see the hill!" Y/n announced, pointing at the well known green slope.
"Good, we're almost there then." The 16 year old spoke, then huffed.
"Okay, once we get there we're gonna quickly explain everything to Ghostbur." She planned out, narrowly avoiding the journey to the hill that will make their legs ache even more. "Do you know how to bake?"
"Kind of." Tommy replied.
"Okay, do you mind baking with Ghostbur while I collect some flowers? I know the best places to find them." The girl asked. It wasn't that she was horrid at baking. She usually just ditched the instructions that didn't make sense to her, and improvised. That was a reason why she was never hired at Niki's. "I'll ask Niki for the recipe and ingredients. I'll also ask her to come, if she isn't busy as usual."
"Alright. Wouldn't it be a bit dangerous for you to be out in the open, because of the rumors and such?" He suspected.
"Chances are that girl's statement worked, plus Tubbo's announcement. I'll try to stay hiden from the crowd though." She reassured, walking away. "And tell Ghostbur I said hi!"
"Will do."
𝐇𝐢!
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫!
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𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫:
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Edit: NEW BOOK COVER BECAUSE 𝐘 𝐄 𝐒 :D
(Please do not mind my energy- been feelin' pretty happy for the past 10 minutes or so)