*Later In The Day*
(Luna's POV)
Its later in the day and I've never been more excited at the thought of owning a small spider as pet; so much so that I've been endlessly telling my Dad all the positive reasons why owning a pet spider is amazing and how he really should consider it.
As much as I was excited about the thought of owning a pet spider; I knew my anxiety was on the rise due to my Dad and his anxiousness.
At one point earlier on today; I even saw my Dad crying a little in his dressing room but I didn't dare question or confront him because I felt like I needed to give him some space and I don't know what is causing his anxiety and stress but I really hope my Dad will talk to me soon.
Its around 4pm; everyone has done soundcheck and me and Till decided to go out and spend some down time together so currently I am stood in a random shop browsing random things whilst Till was looking at poem books.
"How did you get into writing poems" I asked Till as I picked up a random book "I don't know baby; I just love writing about all different types of subjects" Till smiled before something caught his eye "stay here a minute babygirl; I'll be back in a minute" Till kissed my head before he ran away somewhere.
I continued looking at random books before my mind wondered to my Dad again and what is causing him to be so anxious like I really can't figure out what is wrong.
"Hey there pretty lady" I suddenly heard a man behind me; I glanced where the voice came from and saw man who looks like he has been run over several times by a car.
"Hi" I nervously spoke as to not seem rude and continued to look at the book in my hand, pretending to be interested in it "hey do you want to have some fun, I can take you to a fun party" the man offered "excuse me; you do realise I'm 16" I spoke trying to hide my anxiety; fuck Till please come back.
"16 is an ok age; this party lets 16 years in" he stepped forward towards me, bearing over me "no thanks I don't like parties" I tensed up starting to feel really uncomfortable "don't worry babygirl; I'll look after you" I suddenly felt a hand upon my ass which caused me to turn around to face him realising he was fucked off his head on drugs.
"WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO TOUCH ME YOU PRICK" I screamed before backing away "hey I just want to have fun" he smiled as he stepped towards me "NO GET AWAY" I screamed as I continued to back away.
"HEY YOU LEAVE THAT GIRL ALONE" I suddenly heard Till screaming his head off and soon saw him running towards me at full speed.
"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE" Till screamed before he wrapped his hands around his neck, squeezing tight "I don't know who you are but my niece doesn't need 30 year old perverts harassing her" Till grunted angrily as he tightened his grip.
"I was...just being...friendly" the guy choked "I'll give you fucking friendly; if I ever see you again, I will burn you alive and rape your soul" Till's anger rose through his system in order to protect me "fuck off out of my sight you perverted bastard" Till shook his neck aggressively before the guy quickly ran to escape Till.
"Are you alright babygirl" Till spoke softy looking at me "Till...I" I suddenly started to cry unaware how frightened I actually was "its ok babygirl; I'm here" I felt Till's arms wrap around me tight "I was...so frightened" I sobbed a little as Till held me tight within his arms.
"I'm so sorry babygirl; I won't ever leave you like that again" Till continued to apologise as he squeezed me at his tightest.
"Are you alright babygirl" Till asked softly as he pulled away to look at me; I stared at Till before I sighed heavily "I'm ok Till; just a little shook up" I admitted softly "come on, lets go and get some coffees" Till smiled softly at me before he pulled me back into his arms for a hug.
I wrapped my arms around his strong muscular figure and realised just how safe and protective I feel around Till but why does he make me feel like this, its not like we are blood related and he doesn't have to protect me like this, is it because he's been such good friends with Dad all these years and he feels responsible for me in some way.
"Hey I found you something I think you'll love" Till spoke as he pulled away from me "what have you got me" I asked curious as he walked a couple of steps away from me "just a little something" he responded before turning towards me and in his hand was a little soft spider tarantula.
"Aw Tillie Bear" I smiled contently as he handed me the small teddy "its not a real one but maybe you can pretend its real and impressive your Dad with your responsibility" he smiled at me "you're a chaotic man aren't you" I smiled before I hugged him tight.
"Come on, I need caffeine" I smiled pulling away "sure babygirl" Till poked my nose before we started walking to the check out to pay for our stuff.
"Did you notice how you didn't respond to me calling you Tillie Bear" I smirked as we left the store, walking towards a coffee shop "I'm getting used to it; I can maybe allow you to call it me once a day" Till smiled at me before he grabbed my hand and squeezed it tight.
"You just can't say no to me can you" I smiled up at him before suddenly realising there was something dark lurking within his eyes "I can never say no you my little niece" he smiled as we entered the coffee shop.
"Go and sit at that booth and I'll bring you the biggest coffee in the world" Till smiled at me as he handed me the bags "ok Tillie Bear" I grinned at him as he rolled his eyes.
I walked over to the booth and got comfy as my mind wandered to what was lurking within Till's eyes and why it was so dark but not the usual you've murdered someone and no one knows; It was like a dark secret that's affected him so much that he's been unable to reveal it.
Till soon walked up to me with 2 big mugs in his hands, soon sitting opposite me as he dug through one of his bags.
"So what are you going to name your spider" Till asked as he looked at one of his books "I don't know; I thought when I get my actual spider; I'm gonna call her Rose" I smiled at him as I sipped my coffee "that's such a cool name; you know you got your middle name from me don't you" Till smiled at me.
"Huh; what do you mean" I asked confused "when you were born; Richard couldn't think of a middle name for you and I suggested Rose" Till continued to smile at me "but...but my mum always said I was named after a great aunt" I shook my head in disbelieve that yet again my mother has lied to me.
"What no Luna; I named you" Till shook his head "I never liked Lorraine; she was an awful bitch to Richard" I sensed Till's anger before he looked at me worried "I'm sorry Luna; I didn't mean to reveal that side of me" he smiled softly at me "no its ok; I'm just in disbelieve that my mother has lied to me again, in fact I've never seen my birth certificate" I continued to sip my coffee.
"You are aware your full name is Luna Rose Kruspe" Till said as he sipped his coffee "no; I thought my name was just Luna Rose" I said "no baby; you took your Dad's name but Lorraine refused the name once they got divorced" Till explained.
"Oh...well that's another secret of my life unraveled" I sighed a little as I drank my coffee but it soon got me thinking about what I saw within Till's eyes before.
"Till can I ask you something" I asked nervous "of course babygirl" Till smiled "why are you so protective of me...I mean don't take this the wrong way but we aren't blood related and I'm not in anyway your responsibility so why" I asked as my nerves increased through my body.
Till inhaled a sharp heavy breath before he looked at me with such sadness within his eyes.
"I'm about to reveal something to you that no one in this world knows" Till explained as he grabbed my hands and started to rub them "if I tell you this; you have to swear upon your life to bury this secret deep within your soul" Till tightened his grip upon my hands "I promise Till, I swear to bury it" I spoke with strictness "ok oh fuck" Till closed his eyes as he tried to gain the confidence to speak.
"Ok...when I was young; I fell in love with the most gorgeous woman, we both adored and loved each other so much and we were even engaged at one point but" Till inhaled a sharp breath as his anxiety started to dominate him.
"She fell pregnant and we couldn't wait; we were having a babygirl" Till sighed as I suddenly saw tears descending upon his cheeks "unfortunately the baby was a stillborn and died within a few hours with no explantation and she soon suffered a mental breakdown" Till sobbed softly which made me grab onto his hands to squeeze them.
"I was trying so hard to be the strong one however both of us never moved on; she never recovered from her mental breakdown and I just buried it deep within my soul and never looked back" Till continued to sob.
I've never seen him so fragile and vulnerable before; he never has truly moved on and it's affected him so much.
"Oh my god Till; I'm so sorry" I whispered as I couldn't quite believe what Till has gone through.
"Luna...." Till looked at me dead in the eyes "she was called...Rose" Till wiped his tears away with his hands "its ok Till" I started to sob and got up from my seat and cuddled Till tight within my arms.
"I'm ok, I'm fine" Till inhaled sharply as I sat next to him "that's why you're so protective of me and named me Rose" I said "you're the daughter I couldn't have Luna and I was just as devastated as your Dad when you got taken away" Till wrapped his arms around me as he started to compose himself.
"Sometimes I don't feel like your uncle, Luna; sometimes I feel like I'm a Dad to you and I feel like if Rose actually grew up, she'd be just like you" Till smiled softly at me.
"I'm sorry you had to go through this Till but you've seriously never told anyone, not even Dad" I asked bewildered "you're the first ever person I've ever revealed it to baby and I don't want people knowing so please can you just bury it like we agreed" Till smiled softly at me "of course Till" I smiled before resting my head upon his chest.
"I love you Till" I said "I love you too Luna, so much" Till kissed my forehead before he pulled me tighter into his chest.
A/N This is purely fiction so I don't know if Till has suffered through this issue; I also don't want to be offending people with stillborns as this is just fiction.