This oneshot was brought to you early by procrastination, writer's block and the same scenes running through my head for months on end
This was requested by Storm_UchihaXXX, hope I got Acnologia's personality right fam (also as background it starts right after the Tartaros arc and ends with that after credit scene from Dragon Cry, enjoy!)
All Acnologia remembered after the fight was crashing, turning human, stumbling around and going unconscious. He didn't mind falling asleep in the middle of the woods, he was far enough away that humans won't bother him and animals had enough sense to stay away from him. Or at least, that's what he thought.
-Timeskip-
Acnologia woke up, feeling the aftereffects of loosing his arm. He brushed back his cloak to see that the stump that was there, it was covered in bandages. He also saw a bowl of fruits and a bowl of water nearby. The hell...he smelled someone here, someone who smelled like dirt and sky at the same time, but he saw no one.
"Dragon wing attack!" The magic attack destroyed the trees and a figure jumped out of the way.
"Jeez dude! I just saved your life! The hell is that for!?" They yell, the hood of a black cloak falling down as the figure was revealed.
"Why were you hiding?" Acnologia demands, every muscle on edge, just because he lost his arm didn't mean he couldn't defend himself from a weak human.
"I wasn't hiding! I was just testing my invisibility cloak that's all..." you pout, playing with the fabric.
"You would think that with all this magic there would be more of these things, but nope! Your looking at the only person in the world with an invisibility cloak!" You grin, your (E/C) eyes shining with pride. But he didn't care about that. Acnologia walked towards you and grabbed you by your cloak with his one arm while sneering in your face.
"Where did you get those markings?" He questions you, his sharp gaze glaring into your soul.
"Wow your strong, I mean I don't weigh a lot but you did just loose your arm and your still able to lift me off the ground-"
"Those markings, where did you get them?!" He demands.
"I was born with them...??? I got abandoned because of these things" you answer like you were telling him where a very obvious location is and adding that the bathrooms suck at the end.
"Wait...do you know what they mean? Can you tell me? Please!" You beg, holding onto his wrist as you tried your best puppy eyes against his unflinching glare. He 'tched' before throwing you to the ground.
"Like I would tell a weakling like you what they mean, just go hide in one of your pathetic towns" he turned and began to walk away.
"Hey! I'll have you know that I'm a Sound Demon Slayer! And a poweful one too! I could totally beat you in a fight!" You add, dusting yourself off.
"Ok then, prove it" he stopped and turned slightly, you grinned getting the silent message of battle as your neck grew a patch of dark lavender that steadily began to grow. (I don't know how demon slayer magic works so I'm just gonna write is as I think it should go).
"Ok then, how about this? Sound Demon's Rage!" A high-pitched, piercing scream took place and Acnologia physically had to put his hand to his ear to keep his ears from bleeding out. You took this as your chance to run forward, Acnologia quickly realized what you were doing and flipped in the air, getting on his hand.
"Dragon Talon" he began spinning, becoming a spinning top of death. You managed to dodge the first wave of magic power but missed the second and crashed into like, twenty trees.
"This is why I hate humans, they bark more than they bite" Acnologia spoke, turning on his heel, you appeared from out of nowhere and immediately latched onto the back of the dragonslayer, your knife held against his throat. The patch of lavender began to retreat into your mark.
"I win" you grin, making sure to say it by his ear so he heard it clearly. You felt him stiffen and you could immediately tell that he was pissed.
"How?"
"I can make sound and I can take it away, you know, your problem is underestimating people"
"This is exactly why I hate demon slayers, they're too arrogant"
"And that is also part of your problem" you answer nonchalantly as you got off his back. Didn't you realize who he was? Didn't you know that people would kill to have that kind of shot at him?
"Tch whatever, I'm going"
"Um, no, you aren't. Your still hurt, and I don't care what woods they are they're still dangerous. You seemed surprised when I didn't kill you so my guess is there are people out there who want to. People who are much more powerful and smarter than I am. My best guess is you'll want to wait awhile to let your arm heal, or get a replacement. Well who better to lay low with than the world's greatest theif?" You question, going to stop him.
"If you're the best thievery has to offer, then it's a dying trade" he spoke, pushing past you.
"Hey, I didn't kill you right?! That means your life is in my hands now!"
"We never bet on that"
"But it's true! If it weren't for me being a nice person you would be dead!"
"I'm leaving" and with that he left the clearing.
-Timeskip-
"Heya Grumpy!" You shout from a tree, making Acnologia startle just as he was about to rest his head.
"Grr, go away before I kill you!" Acnologia growls.
"You won't though, because I saved your life!"
"That didn't count"
"Kinda did"
"Dragon Roar!" He fired magic in your direction and saw that there was nothing but splinters and smoke, he nodded his head, glad to be rid of you after a half-day's worth of you appearing out of nowhere. He turned over, closing his eyes and getting ready for much needed rest.
"Grumpy used Dragon Roar, it wasn't effective"
"God damn it, can you stop!?" Acnologia wasn't one to lose his temper, but after a half day of you doing crap like this he was very tempted to turn back to a dragon just to stomp you.
"Not until you rest up! My hideout isn't too far from here actually"
"And spend more time with your mouth? No thanks"
"C'mon, I'm not that annoying, I'm just being annoying on purpose so you have no choice!" You grin at him, god he wanted to punch that grin off your face, but he knows you'll dodge. He can already see your muscles tensing up, ready to dodge at the first sign of him moving his arm or the slight pronunciation of the letter D.
"Fine, but if you so much as slightly perturb me, I'm out."
"Alrighty! My hideout is that way!" You point as you begin walking, Acnologia following behind you.
"So...do you have a name or am I gonna have to call you Grumpy?" You question him.
"Acnologia"
"Hmm...sounds familiar...I think Onsei mentioned you once or twice before...but then again you are pretty powerful...for a dragon slayer" you grinned teasingly, Acnologia grunted.
"And Onsei is..?"
"The demon who found me and taught me everything I know about demon slayer magic, but the thievery and speed is all me"
"Uh-huh, and this demon didn't tell you what your markings mean?" He questioned.
"Nope, I think it has something to do with my soulmate, but you have the same markings too! Maybe we have the same soulmate! You can have them, I don't mind being forever alone, it's just easier for thieves like me." You shrug, Acnologia grunted.
"Well I don't want a soulmate either, those things are nothing but a waste of time"
"Ok, so I guess all three of us are forever alone" you comment with a shrug. Acnologia didn't know much about soulmates, but he figured having two other people as part of your soulmate thing was normal.
"Oh hey! We're here!" You grin.
"This is a rock wall, is this some kind of illusion?"
"Yup! Geronimo!" You jumped through the rock wall, Acnologia felt the wall only for it to be nothing. He mimicked your jump and was surprised to find it a slide, he found the different slides and only steered himself in the ones covered in your scent. When he finally got to the bottom he looked around. For a rock hideout it had a kinda homey feel to it, the cave was decorated in fancy and extravagant stuff.
"This is your place?"
"Yup! What do you think?"
"It's way too flashy, who is even going to see this anyway?"
"Who cares? It's better than living on the street and begging for scraps, feel free to get comfortable, and it's ok if you break something by accident, I could just steal something new" you shrug before going into the kitchen. Acnologia hesitantly sat on your couch. How did she even get this down that tiny slide? He wondered, even he felt like he was going to fall out any minute. His arm still hurt a lot, but this was a good place to heal, it was safe and hidden away. He massaged the stump on his arm in a way to alleviate the pain.
"Got some more medical supplies for your arm, I assume it still hurts"
"Yes, I can put this on myself"
"Are you sure?"
"I'm the Dragon King, I can put on my own bandages"
"Ok, I'll be in the kitchen fixing up some dinner, does the o'mighty Dragon King want anything specific?"
"Tch, no"
"Alright! Rabbit it is then!"
-Timeskip-
Over the few days Acnologia did notice that you were less annoying than you were when you were following him. And you did have all the medical supplies he needed for his arm, and if you just needed more you would get out and either buy it during the day or steal it at night. He quickly realized that you had a second entrance in your cave home that was bigger. He always knew when you were sneaking out and back in. His eyes always opened, even if it was for a moment as you snuck back in.
"Where are you going?" Acnologia questioned as he saw you suddenly leave the breakfast table, yes he still didn't like you, but during mealtimes it was a silent eating and he grew accustomed to it.
"I got something last night I think you'll be interested in, kinda forgot about it until now" you smile sheepishly before backtracking to your room, which was right across from what you claimed was Acnologia's. Though he didn't quite trust you yet so he prefered the couch.
"Please, how could I be interested in anything you steal?"
"Just look at it first before you decide you don't want it"
"Too late, I already decided"
"You shut up and look at the thing first!" You yell at him before entering your room. Acnologia grumbled ancient curses under his breath.
"I don't know what lily-livered means but it better be a compliment!"
"If you had a brain cell you would be able to figure it out!" Acnologia calls back.
"Well too bad! All my braincells are playing the trumpet and slamming the doors of magic ovens! Now close your eyes!" You call over to him.
"This better not be a trick!"
"...you throw a waterballoon at a man one time..."
"That 'waterballoon' was filled with skunk spray!"
"It was not! You're so dramatic! Just close your eyes, I promise on my Demon Seal there's no waterballoons involved!" You call, Acnologia mulled it over for a minute.
"Fine..." damn human Acnologia thought as he closed his eyes, his ears twitched as he heard your footsteps and detected your scent as you walked back into the kitchen.
"Ta-da! You can open your eyes now!" You grin as Acnologia opened his eyes.
"What the hell is that?"
"It's a magic arm prosthetic! I stole it from a delivery truck, it looks about your size but we should probably wait for your arm to fully heal before putting it on. It can also allow for spells too, but you have a ton of magic power so maybe you shouldn't put your full force attacks into it though, just in case. I just wanted to help you out a little, I also want it to be a kinda sorta thank you gift" you smile as you put the arm on the counter top.
"Why? How do I know this isn't some kind of trick?"
"It isn't a trick, I swear, and I um, I wanted to thank you because well...believe it or not a lot of people don't like me, even outlaws like me would rather work with others than me. The company is...a nice change" you mutter, not good with heartfelt sentiments. Acnologia studied the arm again, his fingers itching to rub the stump that arm will replace. Again, you puzzled him, you knew he was a criminal, you knew people were after him, yet you stole him something to help make him a little stronger than he would be with one arm.
"Thank you"
"Your welcome, do you want me to check your bandages after breakfast?"
"I can check my bandages by myself" he tells you.
"I know, I'm just making sure" Acnologia studied you for a bit before going back to eating his breakfast. You made absolutely no sense to him, no sense at all.
-Timeskip-
It was night time when he heard your muttering, which woke Acnologia up. This was usually what happened when you got back from a late-night heist, it was extremely annoying, but it was what you did. He sometimes couldn't help but overhear what you muttered to yourself
"Ok...so I don't feel this...and it's still bleeding...that isn't good...not good at all..." you mutter in the most casual tone to yourself, Acnologia sat up.
"How the hell did you screw up this time?" He questions, making you scream and jump back while you turned on the lights at the same time.
"Jesus christ dude! You scared the crap out of me!" The sharp tang of blood his Acnologia and it hit him hard, so much so that his nose crinkled at the wave of the stench.
"What happened to your arm?"
"Mercenary....?" Acnologia glared at you, making you sigh.
"A guard just got a lucky shot at me..." you grumble halfheartedly.
"Looks more than a lucky shot"
"...and I tripped...on a pebble..."
"I'm surprised you aren't crying like an annoying baby" he commented, his eyes drifted to the broken arrow shaft that jutted out of your skin, the wound slowly leaking blood that traversed down your arm and filling the makeshift cup you made with your fingers to try to keep the blood from hitting the ground.
"Yeah...well...I kinda lost feeling in my arm, like, several weeks ago. I feel absolutely normal right now, but I should probably get this dressed and treated, sorry for waking you up at...crap what time does that say?" You squinted at the clock behind you before muttering things incoherently, your eyes brightened when you finally figured out the answer.
"3 in the morning! So go back to sleep, I'll try not to make too much noise" you smile and wave as you left the living room. Acnologia rolled his eyes and lied back down on the couch as he tried to get comfortable again, hearing the sound of you turning on the sink. He closed his eyes, almost too easily falling asleep once again.
-Timeskip-
"How's your arm?" Acnologia asks as he sit at the table for breakfast.
"Still numb, the wound wasn't as bad as I thought it was though. A few days of rest would probably do me good though, I'm just lucky it wasn't my leg. How's your arm?" You smile.
"It's good, hurts like a bitch sometimes, but other than that it's fine" Acnologia answers gruffly.
"Really? Do you want me to get you some painkillers?"
"I don't need painkillers-"
"You're the Dragon King so you don't need to cheat out of pain, I know, I know" you interrupt him.
"How did you-"
"You say that everytime I offer you pain killers, there's no shame in asking for help you know. This is a judge-free zone." You gesutre to your living space, Acnologia grunted.
"Sure it is"
-Timeskip-
"That looks like an unnecessary amount of ice cream"
"Shut up! I earned this!"
"By stealing it?"
"You're just jealous that I have ice cream and you don't!"
"I'm not jealous of nothing"
"You totally are!"
"Please, you're lucky this couch is comfy or I would've already left the room"
"Sure you would" you ate a spoonful of your giant and wacky ice cream sundae that was curently in your lap.
"Movies are stupid and a waste of time" Acnologia states like his opinion was fact, you made a gasp.
"That is it! We are watching Back to the Future!" You announce, changing the movie and sitting back down, leaning on the opposite armrest than Acnologia. You were totally into the movie trailers and relaxed with your legs spread out a lot more than normal, crossed a little bit so you weren't touching Acnologia. Who rested his cheek on his fist as he expected to fall asleep from pure boredom caused by the meaningless movie you were about to watch.
-Timeskip-
"That trilogy was the most meaningless, illogical thing I've ever seen that I wasted precious hours on this earth for" he comments as the credits began to roll, he looked to the side, expecting you to go off on him and yell at him for saying that but you were asleep. But to be fair you did a lot of work around your home during the day, whether it be little things like doing the laundry to some cleaning and repairs but nothing too major because you needed to let your arm heal, which was probably on the list of reasons why you were asleep. Your giant sundae on the cabinet next to the couch having been emptied by the second movie. Acnologia rolled his eyes, typical he thought to himself she makes me watch this stupid trilogy and falls asleep in the third movie she's probably going to make me rewatch it tomorrow he thought, reluctantly getting up he moved to the other couch. He was able to sit up straight and sleep if the need called for it but he would much rather lie on his back when he slept, or on his chest, but it all depended on the circumstances. In this circumstance he would much rather be as far away as possible from you, he didn't know how you slept and didn't want to. He lied on the different couch, his arm lying on his chest, if he had both arms he would cross them, though that wasn't the case. He heard you mutter in your sleep and titled his head to look for you, seeing you practically hugging the arm rest as you leaned against it.
Idiot Acnologia thought as he turned his head and closed his eyes.
-Timeskip-
You woke up to the sound of your shower running.
"Wha...? Is the movie over already?" You wonder out loud with a yawn, only to get no response. Grumpy must be taking a shower or something, about time too, he was starting to reek you thought as you got up from the couch and got the bowl you used for ice cream last night and brought it over to the sink. Grabbing a random blanket and putting it around your shoulders just because you could. You heard the shower turn off as you cleaned your bowl and set it on the rack.
"Hey idiot, have you seen my cloak?" You heard Acnologia question.
"No, did you bring it into the bathroom with you when you took a shower?" You ask, turning around. Oh. My. God. you tried to keep your blush down as you were faced with a bare chested Acnologia, his bare back turned towards you.You quickly turned right back around, hoping he didn't notice you staring for .05 seconds.
"I already checked your damn bathroom five times, I definitely left it here" he scratched his wet head before turning around.
"You are the absolute epiphany of idioicy" he tells you.
"Huh? What're you- oh" You looked at the 'blanket' you picked up from the couch, it was his cloak.
"Ok, but to be fair I'm like, 1,000% more idiotic when I'm either super tired or just woke up" you tried to defend yourself, Acnologia simply gave you a look and you sighed.
"Here's your cloak, Grumpy" you smirk at the end as you threw the cloak to him, he easily caught it and somehow managed to get it on pretty fast and without much difficulty. He just grunted in response and you noticed the little puddle forming on the floor of your cave.
"Um, did you dry your hair?"
"No, and I don't need to"
"Excuse me? You need to dry your hair somehow? I don't want my couches ruined by water!"
"Literally the minute you brought me here you said you didn't care what happened to the couches"
"Yeah, but that's before I hurt myself-"
"Stupidly"
"So it'll be awhile before I can get new couches and since you absolutely refuse to sleep in the room I provided I don't want you sleeping on ruined couch cushions. Wait there." You tell him, setting the bowl to soak before walking away and going to the bathroom.
What the hell does that idiot have planned? He wondered as he waited for you to come back.
"Hold still" you tell him, his eyes slid over to you, where you were holding a large towel.
"What's that thing for?"
"To dry your hair" you answer.
"No"
"Yes"
"You're a very difficult person, you know that idiot?"
"Pfft, yeah sure, I'm the difficult one here" you almost laughed to yourself, "now turn around so I can wrap up your hair" Acnologia obviously didn't like it but he obliged anyway. You had to stand on your tippy toes to get the towel at his hairline before wrapping it up and doing the little twisty thing before tucking it into the back.
"I feel like you" Acnologia comments after a second.
"A girl?"
"No, an idiot"
"Well jokes on you because we're seeing the last Back to the Future movie and Star Wars!" You announce as you finished cleaning out your ice cream bowl.
"Can we literally do anything else? Back to the Future is such a illogical waste of time and I don't even want to know what Star Wars is."
"Ok...what do you wanna do?"
-Timeskip-
"Are you kidding?! How're you so good at this?!" You pulled at your hair after Acnologia won a game of checkers again, for the past five hours he's been winning.
"Because I'm not an idiot who makes idiotic moves"
"My moves aren't idiotic! They're strategetic!" You justify yourself.
"Then how come I've been winning for five hours now?"
"Hmph!....you just got lucky that's all..." you pout.
"Do you want to play something else, this game is boring to me anyway"
"Everything is boring to you"
"Well this is especially boring"
"Fine, there's chess if you wanna play that"
"Is it like checkers"
"Yes, but actually no"
"That isn't an answer"
"It totally is! Do you wanna play or not?"
"Fine"
"Cool, maybe I'll actually win this time!" You grin to yourself.
"You probably won't"
"Don't ruin this for me!"
True to Acnologia's word you didn't win, nor did you win any of the other games that you had in your home. You went to bed without victory, falling asleep almost immediately from using your brain too much for too long.
-Timeskip-
You woke up with a start, a cold sweat trickling down your back, your breath was short and fast and your heart erratic. You almost automatically flipped the switch to your lamp and scanned the room a thousand times over, your eyes darting in every direction possible as you kept a lookout of the possible danger that lurked. When you realized you were the only one in your room did you finally start an effort to slow your hearbeat and breathing pattern. You got out of your bed and slowly made your way to the kitchen, you usually had nightmares every once in awhile, it was the usual stuff for someone like you. The people you care about calling you a freak because of your weird tattoos, your friends from Tartaros blaming you for their deaths because you left, all the usual horror stuff people see in nightmares. You usually went to the kitchen to make tea when you had a nightmare, but you had someone over, someone who didn't try to kill you or turn you in, you had Acnologia. You had a particular fondness for the mysterious (but handsome) dragon slayer that you just happened to stumble upon in the woods while you were pranking some delinquents. You didn't know why you fell for him exactly, but it was something about him, though he didn't seem to be in the mood for a relationship so you opted to be the annoying friend that banters with him while also offering him help when he needs it. The reason you were so nice to him and concerned about him in the first place was because he had the same tattoos as you, the same markings. So you decided to help him because you two must be connected somehow, even after he told you what the markings meant. You often wondered what the soulmate you shared was doing sometimes, especially since you might (probably not) have to compete for their affection. But you were both outlaws, you the world's best thief and him the world's best...well you didn't know why he was wanted, but he was. He didn't talk about his past much, he mostly complained about your cooking. Though, there was some kind of silent code of trust between you two, a code of outlaws. You know Acnologia wasn't the touchy-feely type but you needed to be with someone right now, even if that someone was Acnologia. You made your way to the couch where he slept, on his back and straight as a board, as usual. He was probably going to kill you for this but to be fair you were really scared already, you poked his shoulder.
"Acnologia?" You whisper quietly, he merely muttered something and slapped your hand away, who knew for an outlaw he was such a deeper sleeper?
"Grumpy?" You tried again, this time poking his cheek, he only twitched a little before unvoluntarily turning so he was on his chest. You sighed, you had a million ways to get him up but none of them would end well for you. Maybe it's for the best you mumbled to yourself as you sat on the ground, your head resting on the sofa as you stared at the ceiling, you closed your eyes. For about an hour you sat there, begging your brain to go to sleep as you heard Acnologia start to snore the tiniest bit. Yeah, this isn't going to work you thought, your tired brain now turned dumb, you spotted the space between the couch and the floor.
Could I...Could I fit? You thought to yourself, deciding to try it out. You got on the ground and scooted under the couch, apparently you could fit. You got as comfortable as you could under a couch and fell asleep pretty soon under the couch.
-Timeskip-
Acnologia woke up, surprised he didn't hear you in the kitchen making breakfast.
"(Y/N)?" He questioned looking around, seeing absolutely no sign of you. Acnologia took out a book to read from your giant bookshelf and began reading it, figuring that you were sleeping in today. When he got to the tenth chapter he checked the time, seeing as it was 12 in the afternoon.
"Did she die?" He questioned himself, putting the book down and getting up. He looked around, thinking that perhaps you were hiding around some corner waiting to prank him, but you were around no corners. He finally went to check your room, knocking on the door softly before opening it. Your sheets were all messed up but you were nowhere to be found. Acnologia looked in every room he could think of and found nobody.
"Idiot, she went out again and probably got jailed or killed or something" he grumbled to himself, he kinda just wandered the hallways of your lair as he thought about what to do. Was he supposed to wait? Check each of the town jails and bust you out? His thoughts were interrupted when he went into the living area/ kitchen again. His sharp hearing detected a soft snore under the couch.
"(Y/N)?!" He hissed rather loudly for what was meant to be an angry whisper.
"Wha- Ow!" You groaned as you bumped your head, Acnologia lifted up the couch from one end and tilted it so he formed a triangle of sorts.
"What the hell are you doing under the sofa?" He questions.
"I was um...looking for dust bunnies?" you yawned, his eyes narrowed.
"Do yourself a favor and stop making lame excuses, you're really bad at it"
"Oh well um...*yawn* I had this stupid nightmare" you got up from your previous sleeping spot and stretched as Acnologia put the couch back down.
"And sleeping in a dark space feeling like your in a coffin helps, why?" He questions.
"Well when you put it like that it sounds stupid, but to be fair I was really tired and you were kinda snoring" since Acnologia did not recieve your prosthetic yet because his arm wasn't fully healed he couldn't cross his arms, instead opting to put his hand on his hip.
"And why was that a problem?"
"I just...this is stupid" you mutter, Acnologia raised an eyebrow and you sighed.
"I wanted to be with someone, anyone, since you were the closest person I thought I could at least be in your vicinity, but you were actually a very heavy sleeper which is actually very surprising for an outlaw and you were snoring so I couldn't sleep sitting down, so I scooted under the sofa"
"You scooted?"
"Yeah, I scooted"
"You're an idiot" Acnologia comments simply, touching your head briefly before making his way to the kitchen.
"What're you doing?"
"I didn't have breakfast, a dragonslayer's gotta eat" he picked up an apple from the fruit basket, his stomach growling in response.
"Do you want me to make you something to eat?"
"No, I've had enough of your crappy cooking"
"Ok, good luck cooking your own breakfast then"
"I hate you"
"Yeah, yeah I know"
"....can I have a bagel?"
-Timeskip-
"Why are we outside?"
"Why are you asking me that? I thought you liked it outside"
"I do, but you usually like staying inside"
"Well I thought a relaxing day outside in the woods would be nice"
"What? We can't go into a town?"
"Do you even want to?"
"No, just wanted to see what you would say"
"Figured"
"Sure you did, come on, let's go"
"Where are we even going?"
"Just my most favorite spot in this whole forest! Come on! You're gonna love it!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever" Acnologia grumbled, following you halfheartedly through the forest.
"Ta-da!" You jumped up and down, revealing the field to him, he rolled his eyes and sat under a tree, if you were gonna drag him here he might as well get some sleep.
"Come on Grumpy! Aren't you gonna enjoy the sunshine?"
"I would rather sleep" Acnologia cracked open an eye before closing it again, you frowned.
"Alright, if you say so...woohoo!" You vaulted yourself down the hill and rolled down, laughing when you got to the end. You sat up and looked over at Acnologia, seeing how he still didn't seem to care. Though he did come with you all the way out here which must mean something. You saw how one half of the field was covered in flowers and you had a devious idea. You got up and walked over to it, picking some flowers and starting to weave them together.
-Timeskip-
"And there, pefect" you grinned at your work, you managed to make several different flower crowns, bracelets and necklaces. Sure you were wearing some but you snuck most of them onto Acnologia as he slept, there were perks to having him be a heavy sleeper most of the time and this was one of them. He actually kinda looked cute sleeping with flowers all around him like you arranged. Unfortunately, you forgot the ability of a dragon slayer's sense of smell and Acnologia's nose twitched before he opened his eyes and saw you staring at him with this weird face.
"What are you staring at?"
"Ah...o...oh hey Grumpy, I wasn't staring at nothing. I was just gonna roll down the hill that's all" you grin sheepishly.
"I already told you that you're bad at lying, what did you do?" he narrowed his eyes at you. You, already accepting your fate that you were gonna die pointed to the top of your head. Acnologia reached up and felt several flowers, he took off one of the many flower crowns you put on his head and examined it.
"Are you serious?"
"Y...yeah...well...I...I just thought that..." you accidentally took a misstep and began to fall, almost instinctively grabbing onto Acnologia's shoulder and pulling him down with you. You both tumbled down the hill together before you landed on top of him.
"Ugh, that actually hurt" you mutter, Acnologia lifted his head and spit out some grass that somehow ended up in his mouth. You two just stared at each other for a few seconds.
"Are you gonna get off or do I have to shove you?" Acnologia questions.
"Sorry!" You apologized quickly, practically jumping off of him and sitting on the side, he sat up. The flower jewelry you made him crushed and undone, scattered on the hill where you both fell down.
"Why the hell did you put that crap on me?" He questions as you scratched the back of your neck.
"Well...you seemed pretty lonely up there on that tree so...I thought I would try to include you somehow..." you mutter, your eyes downcast, Acnologia always seemed to be able to read you like an open book. You were worried that he caught onto your feelings for him, even though you had another soulmate out there somewhere.
"If I sleep down here will you leave me the hell alone?" Acnologia questions.
"But you sleep all the time though! I thought you would like to come out and get some fresh air, it's been awhile since someone stuck around for so long, I...I just wanted to hang out with you a little more...you can go back to sleeping by that tree again, I won't bother you..." you mumble as you went back over to the flower area. Acnologia watched your slumped form for a minute. He's never seen you like that before and Acnologia didn't like you like that, for some reason. He didn't know what he could do to help cheer you up, he wasn't exactly the cheery type. Only one idea he had came to his mind and he didn't like it one bit. It was childish and demeaning and there was no way in hell he would ever-
"Do you want to braid flowers into my hair?"
"What...?" You sniffled, surprised to see him right next to you.
"You heard me idiot, so answer the damn question before I change my mind" he huffed.
"Yes! I would love too! You're serious right? You're not gonna do something mean at the last moment are you?"
"When do I ever joke? And I'll let you do this on one condition"
"Hm? What's that?" You ask curiously.
"Just...don't tell anyone, this stays between us"
"Ok! Thank you Grumpy!" You grinned.
"Don't make me regret this" he mutters as he felt your fingers comb themselves through his hair.
"I won't!" You sing happily. So the two of you just sat there in the sunshine, not a word exchanged between you.
-Timeskip-
You both got back to the lair pretty late, considering that Acnologia fell asleep and you were too busy admiring the stars to notice how the time flew.
"I'm going to bed, 'night. Thanks for letting me do your hair!" You yawned before shutting your door, Acnologia muttered something under his breath, finding a small pouch filled with nothing just casually resting on the bookshelf he picked it up, opting to take out the flowers before he fell asleep. The scent of flowers always tickled his nose and made it hard for him to fall asleep. It took two hours and lots of quite cursing but he finally did it, he got every single flower out and in the pouch. He tightened the pouch and tied it to his belt, going over to the couch before stopping, looking down the hallway where you and the empty room you claimed was his lied. He looked back at the couch one last time before going down the hall and opening the door to his room, it was pretty bare but the effort to make it hospitable was there. Acnologia closed the door and lied on the bed, he almost forgot what a bed felt like. Exhaustion from two hours of struggle and a nap that made him more tired than anything else aided him greatly with sleep that night.
-Timeskip-
"Hey Grumpy, what do you want for breakfast today?" You yawn as you made your way into the kitchen, you got no response so you made your way over to the couch where Acnologia usually slept.
"Grumpy? You awake yet? All you did was sit in the sun, there's no way you could be tired from that-oh" you saw the empty space where Acnologia usually slept. Maybe he's in the bathroom? You wondered to yourself, you knocked on the door of the bathroom, and putting your ear up to try to hear something.
"Grumpy?" You opened the door to see the bathroom completely empty.
"Where did he go?"
He totally left you, but who could blame him? You are pretty annoying
"No, you've gotta keep it together (Y/N), don't let the demon magic drive you crazy again. Maybe he's just sleeping somewhere else." You spoke to yourself, slapping the sides of your head to make a point to your inner consciousness. You sat on the couch where Acnologia usually slept.
Well he was acting unusually nice to you yesterday, maybe he really did leave
"Stop that, he wouldn't do that, he wouldn't!" You argued to yourself.
Why not? Everyone else you've ever cared about left you, what makes him the exception?
"No! That isn't him! He wouldn't do that! Shut up!" You were at tears now, shouting denials over and over but the voices grew louder.
He left you!
He merely wanted to get better, he probably took the prosthetic with him!
He has no use for you anymore!
Nobody does!
Give in (Y/N)!
Give in and teach him a lesson!
Give in!
Give in!
Give in!
"No! Stop it! Stop it! It isn't true! It isn't true!" Your demon seal glowed from your erratic emotional state and the color began to spread. Your hands gripped your head tightly in a fruitless attempt to keep your mind in one piece. Your eyes shut tight to block out any eye tricks the demon seal might try with you.
Give in!
Give in!
Give in!
You couldn't hear Acnologia hurriedly rushing into the living room, hearing your screams, you felt his arm as he tried to shake you out of whatever got into you. You thought it was the demon seal playing tricks and violently kicked him away. He grunted, he was able to take a hit but his arm ghosted over the area where you hit him, there was no doubt it would bruise but he was shocked more than anything. You. Hit. Him. Sure you sometimes playfully slapped him, but that was meant as a joke, a light-hearted gesture. This was not that, Acnologia stared at you tossing and turning violently on the couch, tears leaking out of your eyes like a faucet, screaming at the top of the lungs to voices only you could hear. You hit him, you may not have been aware it was him but you hit him with the intention of hitting him. He heard of demonslayers loosing their minds to their magic but this, this was on scale he's never seen before. He felt frustration consume him as he picked you up by the neck, he needed to snap you out of this. You kept trying to kick him again, shrieking 'leave me alone!' at the top of your lungs over and over before he slammed you into the wall, hard. It made you stop crying but you still whimpered as the color kept spreading.
"Listen to me you idiot! Are you so weak that you'll let a stupid seal drive you mad?! Snap out of it!" Acnologia roared, pressing you deeper into the rock as his grip around your throat tightened. He needed to snap you out of it somehow, when you began to calm down he relaxed his grip and when he was sure you were in your right mind he let go of you, allowing you to take in as much air as needed.
"Y....you didn't...you didn't leave" you teared up as you ran towards him, giving him a tight hug and sobbing incoherent mutterings into his chest. Acnologia didn't know what to do so he kinda just let you stay there and put his arm around you loosely.
"Um...what the hell are you rambling about?" He questions after a minute or two of your sobs. You looked up, your eyes watering.
"I...I couldn't find you...I...I thought...I thought that...I thought you left me...I was so scared...the...the seal...it just...where were you?!" You glared at him, hitting him, it wasn't hard. Though it was just enough to let him know you were mad at him.
"I was in my room" he answers simply, he promised himself that he was going to tell you the first thing this morning but perhaps that wasn't a good idea.
"You were...you were actually in there...? But I thought you didn't like it for some reason..."
"I overcompensated the walking distance and the bed was closer than the couch and I was tired so I decided to do less work" Acnologia lied.
"O...oh, can I just...can I hug you for a little longer please?" You ask quietly, Acnologia merely gave you a nod and you hugged him tightly again.
"Thank you Grumpy" he just grunted.
"Just shut up and feel better already"
-Timeskip-
"So...do you wanna get this arm on today?" You ask nervously after breakfast, taking out the prosthetic from the nearby closet.
"Sure, if you want to"
"Well I'm not the one who's missing an arm"
"How does this thing work?" He asks, trying to adjust his cloak so it wasn't in the way of his arm stump.
"Well it's pretty easy really, it's a strap on and it stays on using a lacrima so it doesn't really come off unless you want it to, then there's this lacrima, all I have to do is scan your other arm and put it in the slot and it'll look and feel the exact same as your other arm to others." You helped him strap it on and took out the lacrima in the middle of the back of the hand.
"If you will" you gestured to his other arm.
"Oh, sure" he held it out and the lacrima began scanning, once it was done you put it back and the illusion fell over the prosthetic. Acnologia stared at it for a moment, marveling at the fact he had his arm back. It wasn't his original but it felt so real that he just couldn't believe that it wasn't.
"So...does it work or did I just steal a dud?" You question, oblivious to the elation and relief Acnologia felt in that moment. He tried to flex his fingers, as a test, and they responded.
"That still doesn't answer my question-ow!" Acnologia smacked you over the head with his prosthetic before smirking.
"Is that the proof you were looking for?"
"Oh shut up! I just wanted to make sure it worked! What's the use in stealing something that's useless anyway?" You question, cringing a little at your wound...wait...
"Oh my god! I have some feeling back in my arm, I mean it does hurt pretty bad but I still have feeling!" You grin,
"I'd say this calls for a Star Wars marathon! Whaddaya say Grumpy?"
"Idiot, wait a second before you start celebrating. I have something to tell you and I have to do it today, especially in light of today's recent events."
"Come on, I told you, as long as you don't randomly leave I'll be fine and won't kill like, a thousand people or something" you laugh nervously, Acnologia's eyes looked to the ground.
"You're leaving, aren't you? Aren't you?" You question a little louder at the second time after a moment of silence.
"When were you going to tell me this? Were you just gonna leave tonight when I was out sleeping or thieving and not say a word to-?!"
"No, I'm not stupid like you, I was planning to tell you this morning but you were so unstable I figured it would be best to wait a little. Trust me, if I knew this sooner I would've told you but I just got the memo last night in a dream." Dreams were how Zeref communicated with people, they were simple, easy, untraceable and undetectable to the Magic Council. You sighed and hugged yourself.
"Where are you going?" You ask sadly.
"A desert area not too far from here, three day's journey at most"
"Why? Why do you have to go?"
"It's for a meeting, Zeref wants to discuss some upcoming plans"
"Zeref? As in Lord Zeref?" Acnologia nodded silently, ready for you to try to kill him again for being associated with Public Enemy #1.
"Mard Geer always talked about him back in Tarataros, Onsei told me he was really dangerous and to stay away whenever he came...ok that's it! I'm coming with you!" You announce.
"Are you insane?!"
"The definition of insanity is one who does something over and over and expecting the same result, this is the first time I'm going on a journey with my only friend to see the Dark Lord about some kind of meeting-"
"Who said you were going with me?!"
"Umm, I did, if my master told me to not go near Zeref then why the hell would I let my only friend go by themself? I don't care how powerful you are I'm going with you or else I'll be here worrying my ass off and possibly going insane again and actually succeeding at killing a thousand people. And need I remind you that I was able to beat you in our first encounter?"
"...I mean...humans are pretty damn annoying..." Acnologia mutters at a barely audible level, but he flashbacked to this morning, thrashing on the couch, messy tear stains everywhere with more coming, your screams, all of it. He didn't want that to happen again, not to you, and especially not alone.
"Fine, I'll let you come, but on one condition"
"Sure, what is it?"
"You've gotta do what I say, because if you don't, Zeref or any of the generals he brings along, will kill you."
"Alright, alright, as long as you don't make me do stupid stuff like the chicken dance or some crap it sounds reasonable. Let me just pack some stuff and we can head on our merry way to this meeting location."
"Don't take too long, and only bring essentials!" Acnologia called after you, even he knew how much stuff human females could bring on the shortest trips.
"I'm a thief, Grumpy! You shouldn't worry! Food, water, a book, some cards, my flint and steel, lint from the magic dryer and my lockpicking tools should do, right?"
"Fine, just hurry!"
"Ok, ok, geez!"
-Timeskip-
"Hey, Onsei is down there" you grin, seeing the demon who taught you everything.
"Don't get too trusting, Zeref is unpredictable, so are his followers. Put your hood on, I wouldn't doubt that they would kill you."
"You're serious? Onsei wouldn't do that to me"
"She might not, but one of the others might" Acnologia spoke, his eyes darting from your hood to the top of your head, you got the silent message and put on the hood.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, put on my hood so I don't get killed, but you wouldn't let that happen would you?"
"Depends on how much you annoy me in the next five minutes" you faked a hurt expression.
"Woooooowwww, thanks for the confidence buddy"
"Shut up, and keep your head down, we're approaching"
"Acnologia, it's great to see you again, though I'm surprised by your form" Zeref comments, Acnologia growled a little. What the hell?? Acnologia never told me he could shapeshift
"Whichever form I choose is none of your concern"
"It's also unlike you to make friends, who is this?" One of Zeref's generals questions.
"My underling, since you brought some of your own Zeref I thought that I would bring mine" Acnologia spoke, Zeref nodded.
"Hm, but your new arm is most curious, if I recall Igneel ripped it off did he not?"
"I found a replacement, did you call me here for an actual reason or did you just want to play catch up?" Acnologia questions, crossing his arms.
"Yes, of course, follow me, there is a small cave where we can talk privately" Zeref gestured, you stayed by Acnologia's side and away from your former master and her collegues.
"Here it is, Brandish, Invel, Onsei, do you mind waiting while me and Acnologia talk?"
"Of course not sir, take as much time as you need" the male bowed a little, Zeref nodded.
"Wait here" Acnologia told you sternly before going inside the cave after Zeref. You went to sit on a rock, your heart pounding in your chest, you haven't seen Onsei in years. You took a stick and attempted to draw in the little dirt that existed to try to keep yourself busy. Would they really kill you? Sure even Onsei found you annoying but she wouldn't kill you, would she?
"So, you're Acnologia's underling, I wonder why he chose you. You don't seem all that special" the one called Invel spoke up, a smirk on his face as he pushed up his glasses, don't fall for it (Y/N), don't fall for his trap you thought. You turned your head a little bit and continued your stick drawings somewhere else.
"You're pretty silent aren't you? I guess that makes sense, Acnologia doesn't like loudmouths that much anyway" Brandish 'tsked', again you shifted away, you didn't want to risk getting killed.
"Guys leave them alone, for all you know they could be deaf, or mute" Onsei spoke, casually stretching.
"Well they're reacting to our comments by turning away"
"Yes but they could also be seeing your lips moving and responding by turning away, besides nobody wants to talk to you unless if it's mandatory" Onsei continued to stretch, a smirk forming on her face as she cracked open an eye to watch Invel's reaction.
"Don't even respond Invel, as much as your bickering is entertaining I don't think our Lord would appreciate the noise interrupting his meeting."
"You're very much right Brandish, it's a wonder why our Lord thought it was a good idea to bring her along."
"Because she is the last living member of Tartaros, she has earned her place among our empire"
"Tch, if you ask me she was a coward"
"Dude! I was literally getting coffee!" You tried to hide a smile, that seemed like something Onsei would do in the middle of an important battle.
"What're you smirking about underling?" Invel questions, you shook your head, in a silent way of insisting it was nothing. He studied you for a moment before taking out a small book and beginning to read it and jot things down at the same time. Onsei kept staring at you now.
"Hey...you seem familiar...have we met before?" She questions curiously, you began to panic, were you supposed to say yes? No? Well she was your old caretaker and master, there was no way you could lie to her. You nodded your head.
"So I do know you, hmm let's see...were you a member of Tartaros?" She asks.
"That underling is not going to be a member or Tartaros, are you- would you look at that" you did the 'so-so' motion.
"So you were in Tartaros! I knew it! You had that Tartaros vibe to you! Ok, did you just duck out during the battle of Fairy Tail?" You shook your head.
"No, so you left before then" you nodded.
"Ok, so how many years ago did you leave?" You held up three and a half fingers, or well tried to.
"So about three years?"
Another nod of the head from you.
"How long were you in Tartaros?"
Five fingers were held up this time.
"Ok so five years huh? That narrows it down a lot...hmm, were you that Jimmy guy I bumped into in the hallway, one of Mard's guys."
Another shake of the head.
"No? Damn, um...were we close?"
You nodded your head.
"Ok, let's see, we were close...you left three years ago before Tartaros was forced to disband, right?"
You nodded your head,
"You stayed for five...wait- did I find you in the woods when you were a kid?" You nodded again, happy that Onsei was getting it.
"(Y/N)?! Is that you!?" You nodded again.
"Oh my gods! Take off your hood, I need to see how cute you've gotten since I last saw you!" She cooed.
"I didn't grow that much" you spoke humbly, glad she figured out your identity as you took off the hood. She held your chin between your thumb and forefinger as she inspected your face at all angles.
"You grew a lot! Are you kidding?! Let me see you! Stand up! How tall are you now? I remember
when you came up to here on me!" She grinned as you stood up.
"You thinned out too, you're eating properly right?"
"Yes, of course I am, but Mard Geer wasn't too mad when I left was he?" You ask nervously.
"Well for a few weeks he was a little grumpy, but he understood why you left, everyone did. So what do you do now? Are you really one of Acnologia's underlings?"
"Umm, I'm actually the best thief ever, last time I checked the price on my head was about 6 million jewel"
"Oooh! That's so great! I knew you had a great talent for thievery! You were always running around and stealing things from the other soldiers, the only reason we knew it was you was because you had a history of stealing things."
"Yeah" you chuckled nervously.
"So what about you and Acnologia? What's your relationship? How did you meet? I want to know everything!"
"Well I saw him in the woods bleeding out from the wound he got from that Igneel dude and convinced him my way to stay out in my hideout, I'm pretty sure that he considers me as a friend."
"Really? There's nothing else?"
"No, why?"
"You don't realize it?" Invel questions.
"Realize what?"
"Tsk, this brat is stupider than I thought" Brandish mutters.
"Onsei, what are they talking about?" You ask your old mentor as she was turned around, mouthing 'not another word' to her friends, unknown to you. She turned back to face you.
"Not at all"
"Do you know how much longer the meeting will take?" You ask.
"Not long, Acnologia doesn't really like anyone so they're usually pretty short, it should be over any-"
"That is a meeting well-concluded, I'll be seeing you in the future, Acnologia" Acnologia just nodded.
"I see you listened to my advice" he comments with sarcasm after giving you a once-over and seeing that you took off your hood.
"Please, if I didn't know any better I'd say you were worried about me, but considering I had a knife to your throat when we first met I would be worrying more about my own improvement" you tease, Acnologia narrowed his eyes slightly, he wasn't mad he was just still bitter and you knew it.
"Come on, lots of people lose to me Grumpy, it isn't just you, you know" you continued to tease him, Especially when you pat his head, which was a thing you often found yourself doing when you teased him.
"Whatever, let's just go already" he grumbled, leading you by the midback away from Zeref and his followers.
"Bye Onsei! Maybe we'll see each other again soon!"
"B...bye (Y/N)..." she barely manages out.
"Ok, is it just me but if that were anyone else Acnologia would obliterate them, right?"
"It seems your pupil has a powerful soulmate, but why wouldn't you let us say anything?"
"Because, you have to find and figure out your soulmate on your own, what's the fun in it if other people spoil it for you?"
"You're highly sentimental for a demon Onsei"
"Yeah, well you're highly smug, which qualifies you perfectly for being an asshole"
-Timeskip-
"Here ya go! Fish on a stick!" You handed it to Acnologia before sitting on the opposite side of the fire, Acnologia took a small bite, remembering a comment Zeref made to him privately.
"I still find it curious that you didn't use your dragon form to travel here, or is it that you're afraid your underling will think of you as a monster?" His eyes flicked to you as he took another bite of the fish, sure he didn't use his dragon form, but it was merely because of the small space in your living area and it was more convienient that's all. He focused on the fire as he thought, just because he didn't use it didn't mean he didn't want you to think of him as a monster. But he should've at least told you about it. Acnologia was known for his straight-forwardness, he should've told you about his dragon form immediately, but he didn't. Especially since you were so honest to him about the seal with him. With anyone else he wouldn't have cared about what they thought, so why were you so different? Why did he want to keep this as a secret from you? He didn't realize it but he ended up staring at you again, only broken out of it by you calling his name.
"Grumpy? Hey, is everything ok?"
"What? Yeah, I'm fine, what did you want?"
"Geez, I was only asking if that Zeref guy said anything weird to you, you didn't make any comments about how bad my cooking was this time" Acnologia took another bite of the fish.
"It's decent this time" he comments.
"Wow! I earned a decent! My cooking skills must be amazing!"
"Compared to a one star restaurant"
"Say what you want but I'm the cooking master!" You grin cockily.
"More like the cooking blunder" Acnologia mutters, trying to get his thoughts in order. What if...what if there was no other person in this soulmate thing? What if we were the only two soulmates? He wondered, staring at your features that were highlighted by the crackling fire. He could feel it internally, like his brain was like 'congratulations' and his instincts began pulling him toward you. There was a reason he let you get away with stuff that he would kill anyone else for, you were the only one who he was soft to, because even if his brain didn't realize it before, something in his gut did. It was why he was soft, why he entertained your mindless banter, why you made no sense but instead of shutting you out or killing you, he stayed. It was also the reason he didn't tell you about his dragon form, or didn't want to tell you. Acnologia got up and walked towards you, sitting on the ground next to you.
"Grumpy? Is everything ok?" You question, he was giving you such an intense expression and you found yourself completely frozen for no reason. He brushed some hair out of your face his rather large hand resting on your cheek, tenderly tracing the markings on your cheek.
"Grumpy? Seriously? What's with the weird behavior?" You question nervously, his hand was warm and comforting to you. Which both excited and scared you, he began to lean in, keeping his intense gaze steady on you. His hand transitioning from your cheek to the back of your neck. It was when your breaths started to mix together did you put your hands on his shoulders, making him stop.
"Wait, what about the soulmate we share?" You ask in a volume slightly higher than breathlessness as your heart pounded in your ears, not believing this was actually happening. He chuckled, a small smile forming on his face.
"You really are an idiot" he murmured as he leaned in and closed the gap. For the first ten seconds it was tender and gentle, but for the first time you've ever seen or experienced Acnologia became cocky quickly. The simple kiss soon became passionate and rough, encouraged by your intoxicating aroma of earth and sky. His hand tangled itself in your hair and tugged lightly, not enough to hurt of course. His tongue forcefully entered your mouth and you could barely put up a fight for dominance, your brain was turned to fluff. Who knew Acnologia was such a good kisser? He somehow knew exactly what to do to you. Though with every small moan that left your lips, the knot in Acnologia's core tightened. You need to tell her the little voice in his head spoke, you need to tell her who and what you really are.
"I still find it curious that you didn't use your dragon form to travel here, or is it that you're afraid your underling will think of you as a monster?"
Acnologia pulled away from the kiss, a small trail of your mixed salive following him, again he admired your features in the fire light before shaking his head.
"I...I can't do this...not to you...anyone but you..." he muttered softly as he got up, shaking his head.
"Hey! Hold on! What're you talking about?! You can't just kiss me like that and say it's not gonna happen! What the hell?!" You call, grabbing his shoulder. He stopped, refusing to show his face to you.
"You could never love me" he mumbled in a sad and hopeless tone.
"Then why do I?! I've loved you for a pretty long damn time Acnologia! And I'll be damned if I don't love you for a longer time!" You shout, making him flinch because his hearing was already strong and you were right behind him. He felt a ripple of anger bubble through him, why wouldn't you understand? As soon as you saw him in dragon form you would run, coming back with a party of wizards to kill him.
"You don't get it do you? I'm a monster (Y/N), a monster, how could you fall in love with me? How could you fall in love with this?!" He took a big step back and turned into his dragon form, all logic in him thrown out the window. You were in a clearing so he didn't have to worry about space or knocking down trees.
"Are you kidding me?! You were a dragon this whole damn time?! You could've just flew us to that meeting place instead of walking?! Bro, what in the actual hell!"
"You...you aren't scared of me?" Acnologia's voice was deeper as a dragon and more booming and echoey, but that didn't scare you.
"No just pissed off that we could've flown instead of walking, do you know how much cooler flying is?!" There was a small moment of silence between you, before you walked and hugged Acnologia's snout.
"Even though I'm mad at you for not flying to the meeting thing, I still love you, human, dragon and all. Only if you'll accept me, mind on the brink of insanity and all too" you mumble quietly, Acnologia felt his muscles relax just from your sweet scent wafting up to his nose. You didn't run from him, you didn't scream, you stayed and told him that you loved him, even though you were angry at him for not telling you. He morphed back to his human form, replacing the snout you were hugging moments ago. He put and an arm around you as he buried his nose in your hair.
"I do" he breathed, closing his eyes and enjoying the peaceful moment.
"So...we're soulmates...right?"
"Yes, we are, you idiot" Acnologia smiled to himself.
"Oh, well there's nothing wrong with double-checking, Grumpy" you mutter.
"Mhmm" Acnologia hummed, truly smiling for once in his life in years upon years. It was funny how the scent of his soulmate and the feeling of you in his arms calmed him down so much. You two just continued to hug for the rest of the night, with the stars as your witness to your love for each other between each tight squeeze, each soft smile, each quick kiss and each little giggle shared that night and many more ahead.
Ok, I've never written a oneshot so early before but like I said, I had a lot of ideas for scenes and stuff and they just kept repeating in my head, that and I had writer's block so I'm just gonna scoot all the oneshots after this oneshot up a space and go through the whole first cycle, but hey, you guys get six oneshots this cycle instead of the usual five which is pretty cool. But yeah, it's 11:07 for me rn so imma just end this here and call it a night. Catch ya cool dudes in the next one! This is Ftfanx777 over and out (^-^)/