WARNING: Mentions of abuse, blood, and death
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Today was the day.
The festival in L'manburg.
Y/n walked with Dream, hand in hand, to the cities gates.
The pairs eyes scanned over the scenery as they entered.
Something about seemed so beautiful, yet unfamiliar.
Dream squeezed Y/n hand, signaling everything was ok.
They passed the large gates, only to be greeted by the main man in charge.
"King Dream! Queen Y/n! It's a pleasure to see you again!"
Y/n looked at the man, no expression on her face.
Jschlatt shook Dream's hand, and kissed Y/n's.
Dream took the girls hand back, holding it tighter.
They walked through Manburg, both holding onto the other for dear life.
The colors filled their senses. Everything seemed so fantastic, yet artificial.
"Y/n!"
She turned her head.
"Tubbo!!"
The two ran to each other, embracing in a huge hug.
Y/n had forgotten how much she had missed Tubbo.
They pulled away, Tubbo smiled at his sister.
But something was wrong, y/n could tell.
His eyes. They weren't as bright as they used to be. His smile seemed almost dull, nothing like the Tubbo she once knew.
Y/n winced a bit at the thought, but ignored it.
Dream put a hand on her shoulder and smiled at the boy.
"Oh umm I'm sorry your highness!"
Tubbo backed away from the pair.
"Tubbo, don't worry about it." You could hear Dream's smile through his mask.
Tubbo loosened up and hugged his sister once again.
Dream watched the siblings with a smile. While he wanted to be possessive of her, he knew he couldn't. He could be like Eret. He wanted her to stay, and he knew that if he was like that he'd push her away.
And besides, he didn't mind Tubbo hugging her, it meant that y/n was happy.
And that's all he wanted for her.
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The festival had been going on for hours, everyone was having the time of their lives.
Y/n had danced with Tubbo and Dream for the most part, but Niki and Fundy managed to steal a few dances in.
The sun was now starting to slowly set, leaving an orange backdrop behind them.
Three dances remained.
Tubbo pulled y/n over and the sibling started dancing.
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The pair made jokes and laughed the entire time, not having a care in the world.
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"Tubbs! What's wrong!" Y/n asked, worried.
"I h-hurt my l-leg!" The little boy cried out.
He had to have been five years old max.
"Aww come here, Tubbo."
Y/n pulled Tubbo to a small lake near by. The sibling sat down and watched the sunset. It was truly gorgeous.
That's when something yellow flashed by.
"Y/n! Did you see that?"
"See what Tubbo?"
Tubbo chased after the yellow flash, y/n running after him.
"Tubbo what are you-"
"Shhh- look at da bee!" He giggled.
Y/n started at his palm, a baby bee was resting in the center of his small hands.
"He's adorable Tubbs...." the young girl giggled back.
Tubbo's eyes lit up like firecrackers.
The two watched the bee slowly flew away.
Tubbo started to whimper.
"Tubbo what's wrong?"
"I want to be able to fly away like the bee too!" He cried out.
Y/n gave he a sad smile and held him.
"One day Tubbo, we will fly away together, just you see..."
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The boy in front of her now was not the boy she once knew, he was older, wise, and much more grownup.
She smiled to herself. She had never been so proud of one human in her life.
The song finally ended, y/n peeled away from her brother and over to the man she had so desperately fallen in love with.
A slow song started to play, Dream held her hands as they swayed to the music.
"You know, I never got to tell you this, but you truly are beautiful." Dream whispered to her.
Y/n laughed in response.
"Flirting out in public I see? Getting risky?" She responded.
The two had never really decided on if they should be affectionate on public. They were the king and queen after all, but at the end of the day it was their decision.
Dream laughed at the girl as he spun her around.
"Well, I want to show everyone that I truly do love you." Dream smiled.
Y/n froze, her cheeks became red.
Dream stopped.
"I-is that ok?"
Y/n took a moment to answer.
Oh no I've broken her, he thought.
Y/n smiled widely and grabbed his tie, pulling him into a kiss.
The pair stood in the middle of the dance floor, lips locked with each other.
The finally pulled away and smiled.
Sapnap and George made some whistle noises.
Niki and Fundy smiled.
Tubbo covered his eyes.
But they didn't get to see it all, the royals were too busy looking into each other's eyes.
God I'm in love with this man... y/n thought.
Lord have mercy she's the one.... Dream thought.
They continued to dance until the song was over, y/n rested her head on Dream as he held her close.
A tap on Dream's shoulder caused the pair to look up.
"Oh, Mr. President, nice to see you." Dream responded.
"Good to see you love birds too." He drunkenly retorted.
"Y/n, may I have this final dance?"
Y/n looked to Dream, he nodded his head and gave her hand to Schlatt.
The two danced together.
He's not that bad of a dancer? She thought.
"Sorry, I never taught you to dance, would've been quite useful." He slurred.
Y/n looked at the man confused, Schlatt only chuckled.
"Umm Im sorry, pardon?"
Schlatt let out his famous laugh.
Y/n started to get worried.
What was he going on about?
"You don't remember me, do you?" He said with a wicked smiled.
Y/n shook her head no.
Why would she remember him?
Suddenly it all came back to her.
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"Worthless little rat!"
Y/n cowered in the corner.
"One day you'll learn your place!"
He kicked harder.
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Y/n was brought back into reality by Schlatt pulling her closer.
"Ah, I see you remember now, who could forget their own father."
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Y/n stayed by Dream for the rest of the evening.
She clung to him tightly, Dream thankfully didn't mind, although he was worried for her.
The crowd had been seated right in front of the stage, Schlatt, Tubbo, and Quackity all stood, looking proud.
Tubbo approached the stand, he locked eyes with his sister.
She tried her best to send a reassuring look back.
Something is wrong, very wrong.
"A wise man once told me, that L'Manburg was like a lettuce. There's so many layer of tasty and healthy goodness, and once you wash off all the caterpillars and worms off the surface, it's a pretty goddamn good meal. Schlatt has successfully washed all of the insects off our great nation. And with that, he's allowed the goodness and tastiness to shine through.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like you to look around at what we've built today. Look at each other. All of this, thanks to democracy and the leadership of Jschlatt. Our people have been beaten down by rulers and dictators for so long. Now, we are finally free!
Free to elect who we want. Free to live how we want, and most importantly, free to go wherever we want without the confine of those huge black walls. So with that in mind, I would like to thank everyone for coming to this wonderful event!
Let the festival continue!"
The crowd cheered, y/n felt a little more at peace.
The proud look returned to her eyes as she saw Tubbo again, smiling brightly.
"So, are you done?" Schlatt asked.
"Uh yeah I am, let the festival continue!" Tubbo smiled.
"Woah there Tubbo, not so fast."
Quackity grabbed Tubbo's arms and held him in place.
Iron bars encased him.
Fuck.
Y/n grabbed Dream's hand for reassurance, but he didn't seem to know what was going on either.
"Tubbo, I know what you did."
Tubbo looked nervous, his eyes stayed on his big sister.
"W-what? I've been nothing but faithful to you, Mr. President."
Schlatt laughed.
"Ah but see, I don't think you have." He said darkly.
Schlatt's eyes seemed to get much darker, almost matching the void eyes Tubbo had when y/n first saw him.
Tubbo looked as if he wanted to cry.
Dream held y/n close, afraid that she might break.
"And... do you know what we do with traitors?"
"Umm no sir."
Schlatt smiled to the crowd, his eyes seemed to graze over the people present.
"Technoblade!" His voice boomed.
No. Oh lord no.
Technoblade stood up.
He looked nervous.
Y/ns eyes locked on him. How had she not noticed he was here?
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"Blood for the blood God!!" Little techno yelled.
Techno had always been pretty aggressive with y/n, constantly teasing and giving her a hard time.
"Ah techno! Be careful!" Y/n scolded.
"Shut your mouth n/n! You're being a baby."
"Oh yeah? Well watch this."
She grabbed his pig mask and ran.
"Hey! Give that-"
Smack
She threw it back in his face.
She rolled on the ground laughing.
Techno looked at her, huffing.
"Kids, play nice!" Phil called.
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"Phil! Techno was bullying Tommy today!" Y/n blurred out as she entered the home.
Techno shot a glare at y/n.
"Techno is this true?" Phil asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I was pressured I-"
"No more techno, go to your room."
Techno shot her a glare.
"You need to learn to keep your mouth shut."
"You need to learn how to handle pressure." She spat back.
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Y/n watched as Techno stepped on the stage, his long cape dragging behind him.
"Technoblade, I want you to take him out."
"Like what, to dinner?"
"No! I want you to kill him!"
Y/ns heart skipped a beat.
No, he couldn't possibly...
Techno slowly raised his crossbow, y/n grabbed onto Dream shirt.
"No! Please Techno!" Y/n pleaded.
Techno didn't even look at the girl as she sobbed.
"Y/n, I have to do this."
Y/n continued to cry as she held on for dear life, not being able to look at the scene before her.
Whoosh
Bam
The bright lights filled the sky.
No...
Y/n screamed out in pain.
It wasn't a physical pain, but it felt so physical that it might as well have been.
She fell to the floor, unable to hold herself up anymore.
Cries were heard among the people.
Dream pulled y/n up and held her close.
This couldn't have happened, Tubbo's not dead... is he? Oh God please no....
Her thoughts eventually felt numb, her cries fell out of her mouth uncontrollably.
Dream carried her up the steps and placed her next to him.
"T-Tubbo..." she cried out.
Her limp arms reached out to touch him, eventually Dream pulled him up to her lap.
She held her brother on her lap, holding his face in her hands like they used to do as kids.
He was just a kid....
Y/n wailed out again and she felt his soft face.
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Y/n remembered all the time she used to hold him in her arms.
"Shh Tubbo it's alright, dad can't hurt you now."
She would rock him back and forth, humming a tune she learned from Eret.
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She stopped when she heard a small voice.
"N/n?"
She looked down, his dark brown eyes were looking up at her, they were once again almost void, life seeping out in streams.
She caught her breath.
"T-tubbs? Tubby you ok?"
Tubbo laughed slightly, a pain shooting through him.
"Y-yeah. I'll be fine."
Y/n smiled as she held his hand and stroked his hair.
"Y/n, i l-love you..." Tubbo whispered.
"I love you too, Tubbs."
"N/n, I don't wanna die..."
Her heart had shattered once again.
"I-I know Tubbs, you won't, I promise."
"Pinky promise?"
"I cross my heart." She smiled back at the draining boy.
Dream approached the pair, pulling out a vial.
Y/n gasped as he handed it to her.
"Please, use it." He whispered in his ear.
She examined the bottle carefully.
Healing potion
She quickly made him drink.
Tubbo smiled at his sister, tears formed in her eyes.
"Y/n, whats wrong?" Tubbo asked.
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Tubbo was about three years old.
He had been instructed by y/n and their mother to stay in his room until the noises stopped.
It didn't last too long.
Once he was sure he couldn't hear anything, Tubbo happily left the room, searching for his sister.
He heard small cries coming from her room, he slowly walked it.
"N/n? What's wrong?"
"N-nothing Tubby! D-don't worry!"
The small girl hugged him.
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"I-I n-nothing, Tubbo. Nothing is wrong."
"B-but you're crying?"
"No tubbo, I'm just happy." She smiled sincerely to the boy, tears still streaming down.
"Oh ok..." Tubbo leaned his head back a little more.
Y/n wiped some of the blood and tears off of her brothers face
The siblings sat in silence, holding each other.
"Y/n? Can I talk to Dream? Alone maybe?"
Y/n looked down and nodded. She needed to go to sleep anyways.
"D-Dream?" She called.
Dream ran over as fast as he could.
"Yes my love?" He whispered so that Tubbo wouldn't hear.
"He wants to talk to you dear." Y/n smiled weakly.
Dream nodded.
"I'll be back at the house. Come back when you're done my love." She kissed his cheek goodbye, leaving the two boys alone.
Dream pulled Tubbo up to hold him, just like y/n had him.
Although it was awkward, Tubbo appreciated the sentiment.
"Dream, I know my sister..."
Dream nodded his head.
"And I know when she's in love..."
Dream felt his heart get heavy.
Was she in love with another? What if she doesn't love him? What if-
"...and I can tell that she is so desperately in love with you."
Dream smiled as wide as he could, thankfully his mask was covering his face.
He felt his heart jump, but he didn't want Tubbo to know that.
"...I just want to tell you, please, love her as much as you can. I can tell you love her beyond any other man I've ever met..."
Dream was soaring.
"...well accept one..."
Dream was no longer soaring.
"W-who!" He said, a little too demanding.
Tubbo laughed.
"Well me of course!"
Dream loosened up and laughed at Tubbo's humor.
"But seriously, I know you want to marry her..."
Dream pulled his hand back to his pocket, the small box was still there, but it was now way more noticeable.
"...give her the world, Dream. Love her like like no other."
Dream smiled.
Two boys came up from behind and lifted Tubbo up, Dream didn't pay attention to to who they were, he kept his hand firmly on the box. His mind stayed elsewhere.
"Oh and Dream?" Tubbo called out.
Dream turned to look at him.
"Thank you..." he smiled.
Dream smiled back, nodding his head towards the young boy.
He looked at the time on the clock.
He ran back to the house.
Cant keep love waiting...
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🔆im not crying you are!!! I hope y'all enjoyed this chapter, and sorry for the small little break, I had testing today! Hopefully I'll get the next chapter up by the end of the week!! That you all so much for the support! Love y'all!🔆