Chap 7
You had your back pack on with your valuables just in case. You looked up at Ranboo with a raised eyebrow. "⊬⍜⎍ ⍀⟒⏃⎅⊬ ⏁⍜ ☌⍜ ⋔⍀.⏚⍜⍜?"
[you ready to go Mr.Boo?]
You looked up at said man and he nodded, gripping the straps to his own book bag that you insisted he should take with him. The rain had stopped a bit ago after you finished your tower which got ruined by Tucker when he tried to jump up and get a pet. Speaking of the sall cat sat on the inside of your pack head poking out slightly. Ranboo nodded and peered out of the cave, eyes glowing in the darkness of it still. After one more mental check you took the first step out of the cave smiling at the feeling of sunlight on your skin . Inhaling the fresh dew air as you looked behind you at Ranboo, who slowly stepped out. He too made a happy sigh, his tail wagging as his ears perked up. You started your way down the mountain Ranboo following behind you. Eyeing the trees and nature you cleared your throat. "⏚⟒ ☊⏃⍀⟒⎎⎍⌰ ⍙⊑⟒⍀⟒ ⊬⍜⎍ ⌇⏁⟒⌿ ⏁⊑⟒⍀⟒ ⏃⍀⟒ ⍙⏃⏁⟒⍀ ⌿⎍⎅⎅⌰⟒⌇ ⟒⎐⟒⍀⊬⍙⊑⟒⍀⟒..."
[be careful where you step, there are water puddles everywhere...]
You pointed out to him to which he responded with a distressed hum. Hopping from rock to rock to see if you could balance on the way down you kept looking behind you to see if Ranboo was still following you. Along the trip you often heard a small wince when he would have a droplet of water touch him which would emit a grunt of discomfort from his throat. You nervously looked down in your hands which held an old black box which had dents and tears in it but it was the least you could do. Inside contained an item you decided you would give to Ranboo for himself.Smiling you held it closer.
Reaching the first landmark you waved at the pack of wolves who seemed to eye you a bit weirdly than normal. Maybe it was due to the fact you were accompanied this time, or had a small skip in your step. Maybe even because you had Tucker. Who knew, the ways of nature were always a mystery. Ranboo on the other hand un-easily inched past them. Did he not like them? It made you wonder if he remembered going into the cave and passing the wolves. It's anybody's guess. Descending farther down the mountain you began to press yourself against the wall of the mountain and stopped. "⟟⏁'⌇ ⏚⟒⌇⏁ ⏁⍜ ⏚⟒ ☊⏃⍀⟒⎎⎍⌰ ⍀⟟☌⊑⏁ ⊑⟒⍀⟒, ⏁⊑⟒ ⍀⍜☊☍⌇ ⏃⍀⟒ ☌⎍⟟⏁⟒ ⌇⌰⟟⌿⌿⟒⍀⊬ ⏃⋏⎅ ⟟⏁'⌇ ⏃ ⌿⍀⟒⏁⏁⊬ ⏚⟟☌ ⎅⍀⍜⌿.."
[It's best to be careful right here, the rocks are quite slippery and it's a pretty big drop..]
[a/nFor the rest of this i'm writing in english because something is wrong with the font keyboard im using. The reader is still speaking in enderman. I'll inform you if they are not]
Ranboo himself peered over the drop and eyes widened when a few rocks lipped down and descended into the forest right below the mountain. Quickly leaning against the wall he gulped trying to calm his breath. "Yeah..heh...wouldn't want to fall down there..." He kept chuckling nervously. Nodding him, you continued slowly inching toward the safer part. Making sure Ranboo was okay every few steps. Giving you a reassuring nod in return you continued moving in concentration. One you got down to the safer part you sighed in relief. You guys only got away from just the most dangerous part. Looking up at the sky you hummed in thought. You guys would reach the bottom in about an hour or two before noon.
[smol time skip]
You sighed, wiping some of the sweat off of your upper brow as you took the first step onto the dark grassy plains of the forest. Foot crunching on the dead leaves on the floor you keeled over putting your hands on your knees as your tail hung low to the ground. Panting trying to keep your breath you silently thanked the trees for the shade it provided you from the sun that beat down on your skin. Looking over at Ranboo you saw he was in the same condition, leaning against the tree next to you also huffing. "That *huff*..that was a lot longer than i thought" You nodded in agreement putting down the box you were carrying gently and dug around in your bag. Fingers feeling around you hummed when your fingers grazed a small object and you pulled it out. Quickly uncapping the water canteen you were about to drink from it, before glancing at Ranboo. He's probably as tired and thirsty as you were. Could he even drink water?
Slowly you handed it to him when he's mitch matched eyes caught yours. "I um...i don't know if you can...uh...here" You muttered inching closer. Ranboos eyebrows raised and he stood up straighter and got off the tree. Holding out his hand he gently took the canteen from you, his hand twitching when his claws barely brushed against yours. "T-thank you.." You hummed as a reply, watching him attempt to drink the water to see if he could. To your surprise he tilted his head back and waterfalled it. It actually made sense. He probably couldnt drink it from the canteen if the water dripped onto the part you drink from. After having his share he let out a relieved sigh and handed it to you. Drinking the rest of the water you let out your own relieved sound. Sighing and wiping the water off the corners of your mouth with your sleeve you looked up at him.
"Shall we continue on Mr.Ranboo?" You asked and slightly cringed remembering your slip up muttering a small sorry. "Yes, yes we may continue. Thank you again" You nodded, picking up the box you left in the ground with a secure grip holding it closer as you both arrived closer to the destination. Following your usual landmarks you continued walking looking around the forest. Instead of the usual silence that filled your journey on the way down the mountain you heard the sounds of birds chirping filling your ears. You flicked your ears a bit as you turned a bit making sure to not step into any bushes or run into other long plants.
Hearing the sound of a trickling creek you stopped in front of it a little ways away and looked at Ranboo. "So we have two options, we can cross this creek which of course has water in it...which you don't really get along with which is a short cut to the exit of the forest.. Or we can go the long way which is another hour or two, and it'd be late where monsters are out. It's completely your decision" You looked up at him explaining your situation. You didn't mind either option but wanted him to be comfortable. Ranboo's face had a look of worry cast over it as his eyebrows knitted together. His mitch matched eyes lit up glowing showing his concerns for the situation. He leaned to look behind you at the creek a bit. The creek wasn't rushing and had big rocks you could use to walk across. The only issue would be if he were to slip and fall due to the witnesses of the rocks.
You patiently watched him weigh his options before he nodded his head. "We can um..take the creek route" Nodding at him you inched closer and stepped onto the first rock and held your hand out to Ranboo. Looking down at the water he scrunched his eyes closed and held your hand gently and stepped onto the rock with you. Holding his hand, you cautiously guided him through the rock path taking routes so he wouldn't get wet. Around the last stone you hopped up and pulled him up with you. He let out a relieved sigh and opened his eyes looking out at the creek. Ranboos once stiff stance went into a once again relaxed hunched over look. Nodding at him you both continued walking after you let go of his hand.
Navigating your way through the trees you carefully moved bushes and branches out of the way until at last you saw only a few trees and a dirt path. The corners of your lips threatened to twitch into a small frown as you glanced at the path. Leading Ranboo to it, you stopped right at the edge. Glancing up the sun was just setting. Ranboo walked out onto the path and inhaled a small smile on his face. "Well um...i guess this is uh...the end y/n...." You frowned a bit, tail lowly swinging at your feet.
"R-right...the end...You have safe travel's M- Ranboo..." You looked to the side kicking your feet in the dirt tightly gripping the box. "Right I will! And this map leads right to the city, correct?" He double checked pulling the map you gave him out of his pack. Humming as a yes he nodded. "Alright...than...i guess this is....good..bye.." He seemed hesitant. Waving goodbye to you, you waved back watching him start walking towards his destination. Watching the monochrome boy leave...for you to be alone again. Watching him get farther you bit your lip glancing down at the box and the somewhat far away figure before grumbling. "Oh to the end with it..."
"RANBOO!" You shouted and you quickly started running towards him a small meow coming from your bag at the sudden fast movement. The monochrome boy turned around in somewhat shock. You ran until you caught up with him which was quite a bit away. Bowing a bit to catch your breath you held a hand up before holding up the beat up box and handing it to him. :Thats...*huff* Oh jeez....phew...that um...That's for your Ranboo" You heard him echo the words and he slowly grabbed the box and opened it his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Standing up traighter you watched him open the box with a hum before gasping. Ranboo pulled out a black leather book with in white paint on the front written 'Ranboo's Memory book"in curved letters, shaped to form around the glowing eye of ender that sat in the middle. It lit up with Mystery at Ranboo and sparkled in the moon light. The book also had small paintings of bees and animals you recalled him saying he liked.
"Y-you said that you had issues remembering, so...i made you a memory book while your sleeping...I figured that if you could remember what your journey's were like you could be closer to finding out who you were...and you could enjoy telling stories as passionately as you told me...and this" Reaching into a pocket you pulled out the golden heart locket. Reaching up by standing on a nearby stone on your tippy toes you shakily clipped it around his neck. "I..I want you to get this fixed for me please. You don't have to but it's my favorite and I'd like for the pretty melody to be fixed. If you don't mind of course. You were one of the best guests I've had...and the best company I've had in a very long time. You made me quite happy and I'm sad to see you go. But I want you to have fun finding who you are. Looking into his eyes you saw a look of mixed up astonishment and unreadable emotion. Something swirled in his eyes as you both stood there looking at each other.
"T..thank you...Thank you so much." He muttered looking down at the book and gripping it. Slowly opening it his eyebrows raised at the first page. In astonishment he read out loud. "Ranboo's memory book, Name: Ranboo, first friend...y/n" He smiled and you noticed the purple particles starting to form again and get sporadic around his eyes before he suddenly hugged you. "Thank You so much...I promise..i'll get this locket fixed for you. You have no idea how much this means to me. Hesitating for a bit you gently hugged back your ears tilting down and sighing. "Anything...for my friend.." He let go a small smile on his face as he waved bye again.
"..bye y/n...Thanks for being my friend..."
"Goodbye Ranboo... thank you for being my favourite friend and sharing your journey with me"
With that...he started his journey again and started his way back on his path. Chuckling with a sad smile on your face you were surprised to hear a concerned meow in your ear. Looking at Tucker confused that's when you felt it. On your face was a warm liquid sliding down your cheek. A tear...Quickly wiping your tears away you cleared your throat. "We should uh..get back...we have a long journey ahead of us. Not glancing back you started your way back to the cave...
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lolz my bads- im late. But heres your chapter my children. Eat up your smol bit of angst