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1:23 a.m.
Bad stood proudly in front of his shelf which he had finally finished arranging, ending the cleaning in his new room, since he had recently moved to this new place "Dream SMP" he was excited about what was to come but at the same time he was exhausted, he had spent the whole day between boxes and putting order to the mess that was in a move.
His little pet, Rat, began to bark again demanding attention from her owner he laughed and went to her who was standing next to her food bowl.
"You want to have dinner so early, Rat? But it's still early-" looking out the window, he noticed that the day was over, he looked at the time and got surprised "Rat! It's so late!! Oh my goodness, I'm sorry!" Bad served his dog's food in his respective bowl and went to heat his own dinner, a hamburger he had bought earlier at a restaurant called McPuffy's, the owner had received him very nicely and asked him to come back the next day to meet, it was a good start, he thought.
Anyway, once his food was hot again he sat down to eat in silence while looking at his house, there was still a lot to do, but he was more excited about what he would look like once he finished.
After a while, he took the last bite of his dinner into his mouth and went in the direction of his room, his little dog went after him and once there Bad threw himself on his bed to finally sleep.
The room was dark except for the moonlight that came through his window, you could hear the sounds of the crickets, all that, plus the tiredness that he had were enough for Bad to fall asleep.
A wooden cabin by the sea, that's where Bad woke up, it was weird, he had never seen that place before but somehow it felt like his home, it didn't take him long to realize that it was a dream.
"Baaad!!" A voice sounded outside the cabin causing this surprised to go out to see what it was about, it was a boy with black hair and brown skin with some diamond fragments on his skin, he was noticeably smaller than him and he looked happy.
"Huh?" Bad looked at him carefully "Hi, do you need something?" He asked.
"Can we play something? I'm bored" the boy was enthusiastic and although Bad didn't know him he assumed that in the dream they were friends.
"Oh, of course, what do you want to play?".
The other guy smiled and touched his shoulder "Tag, you're it!" He smiled and started to run away from Bad.
"Hey!!! That's not fair!!!" Bad yelled and went after the guy, he could just use his wings, but he kept himself running instead. He ran up a hill chasing the diamond guy. The air hit his face, it was tiring but somehow he really enjoyed it . When he finally arrived he was so tired so he fell down on the grass right in front of him, he was so tired.
"Oh really? Are you already giving up?" Bad only groaned in response "that's it then" he smiled and yelled "Woo!! Another win for Skeppy!!" The guy looked at Bad "You really have to do more exercise if we want to play more than just one round dude" he said and then he lay down next to Bad, he took a deep breath and then he exhaled.
Bad looked at him curious "Skeppy?" He asked trying to know if he would answer to the name he said before.
"Yeah?" The diamond guy looked at him back smiling.
"It was fun, Thanks" Bad smiled back, Skeppy, that was his name, even though if he did n't know anything about him more than his name, he still felt so comfortable around him.
"No problem".
The alarm of his clock sounded waking him up, he turned it off before sitting in his bed, he yawned and stretched out his arms, his little pet went towards him and licked his face, he laughed for that and looked at her smiling.
"Hey Rat! I had a very chilly dream! It was nice" Rat partially turned his head looking at him with attention, and Bad patted his head "let's get up! We have a lot of things to do today" he smiled and got up from his bed.
He started doing something for breakfast most exactly an omelette with sausage squids and tomato sauce, he was actually pretty good at cooking, and not a lot people knew it, he hoped he could cook for his future friends someday, meanwhile just for him and sometimes for Rat.
Hours passed fast as a flash, before he even noticed, he finished cleaning the living room and all the boxes that he had there, before starting cleaning another thing he had to go to Mc Puffy's to talk to the owner, she seemed nice and he was excited to make a new friend.
He petted her dog and went outside the house leaving her alone.
He saw all around, all the houses and the buildings on his way, there was not much but still was a cool place in his opinion.
Eventually he got even closer to it and he arrived to the restaurant, in that moment a person with something that seemed like a blue box on their head went out and walked right next to him, he was amazed, there were a lot of people of every kind, that was exciting, a lot of new people to meet, and probably a lot of new friends, he thought.
He went in to see a kinda long line of people hoping to get their food, the poor girl he met the day before was cooking all by herself with no help, when she heard the bell of the door she looked at it with tiredness, after looking bad at the door she waved at him and went back to cooking while he waited for everyone to get their orders.
After a while finally the restaurant was almost empty, except for all the customers who were eating right there, like a big guy who had their skin half black and half white, they seemed very tired, but still tried to keep awake, Bad though that they looked very cool, it seemed like that guy had company, a little baby pigglin that were playing with the toys he got from the box of his meal, he sometimes talked to the guy next to him and gave them some toys too.
Also there was that Anthropomorphic Siamese cat who was talking sometimes with the owner while eating his burger.
Finally the last customers before him got their to go order and went out, a group of guys who were making so much noise between their talks and their laughs, there was a guy with big glasses and a blue sweater, also a guy with a headband tied to his forehead, a guy with a colorful hoodie, that seemed very nice, and the worst of them (at least for Bad), a guy with a blue jacket and wings on his back that cursed too much, "oh my goodness! someone has to control his language!! stop cursing please!" He thought, after they got their food they finally left and it was Bad's turn.
"Hey! It's nice to see you again!" The owner said.
"Hi! It's nice to see you again too!" bad answered.
"How's the SMP? Are you liking it so far?".
"Uh, it's really nice! Thank you!, Even though I haven't had the chance to meet some new people or even explore all the place yet".
"Oh, are you new here?" Another voice joined the conversation, it was from the Siamese cat who was now looking at him.
"Yes!, Nice to meet you, my name is Bad Boy Halo, but you can call me Bad".
"Oh, well, nice to meet you too Bad, I'm Antfrost".
"And I'm Puffy, yesterday we talked but we didn't say our names".
Bad nodded and smiling.
Bad spent the day talking to his new friends, he found out that Ant had a cat café with his partner Velvet, Puffy had an adopted son, she assured them that they would get along, Bad told them about Rat and some funny anecdotes with her, he spent a nice afternoon.
4:45 AM
Bad walked through the rooms of his mansion looking for Skeppy, he didn't know why but he had a bad feeling.
Bad had been dreaming about that boy every day for a week, it was difficult to explain but he had grown fond of him, that week-long friendship seemed like a lifetime, he had even drawn him a couple of times after waking up so as not to forget him.
However, that day he felt different, he didn't feel like a nice dream like the usual ones, it had an awkward vibe, a vibe that something was wrong.
Bad decided to go out to the yard to look for Skeppy, when he went out he saw some red vines hanging from different sides, these had some branches with white plants, the heaviness of the environment became more noticeable, Bad knew that it had to do with whatever was going on, Bad started to follow where they came from, they all led him to a hidden room, a room full of plants, a bright room, a red room, everything in it was red, Bad knew he had already been there and that gave him shivers, that was not a good place and he knew it, the more he advanced the more uncomfortable he felt.
Until he saw him.
Skeppy was touching a giant red object, moss was covering him and he didn't seem to be trying to escape.
"NO! SKEPPY!" Bad screamed seeing what happened, his friend was almost completely covered by moss, Bad ran to his direction "OH MY GOODNESS! SKEPPY! GET OUT OF THERE !!" He screamed again in desperation, trying to stop the rapidly expanding moss, it was impossible.
Bad took with both arms the bundle that had become his friend and with the help of his wings and his strength he pulled him, thus managing to break the moss and making the dark-haired man fall on his back, Bad ran to his side Skeppy looked confused and lost.
"Skeppy, it's me, Bad! Are you okay?" Skeppy didn't answer, he just looked at him still confused, he looked tired "I have to get you out of here" Bad looked around and then back to his friend, he leaned a little more to be able to carry him in his arms, once secured he left from that place, he couldn't even notice when his friend was no longer awake, he opened his wings and flew to a place he knew would be safe for Skeppy, the place where he met him.
Bad woke up with a horrible feeling of worry, he knew it was a dream and it wasn't real, and even if it was he was fine, he was safe, he knew it. he had saved, even so he couldn't help but feel scared by his dream, Rat could see it and approached to lick his hand when she noticed how nervous he was, Bad looked at her and smiled at her, everything was fine now.
Bad took that day as a day off from cleaning, he was going to take the time to get to know the place and the people a little, he got to know many places and structures and even met other people, including a boy named Sam with whom he got along at the moment, he also met a very noisy blonde boy who was talking and walking with a friend, a brown one who had his face covered with his hair and with a couple of flowers on his head that attracted bees, Bad didn't get too close to them, but he found it interesting. That day he didn't go to see Puffy, but he would tell her everything the next day, sometimes he liked to go see her even if it was only to talk.
The week passed slowly, his dreams with the boy were beginning to be a bit strange, it seemed that he was always in danger at some point, but happily he was always there for him, to calm him down and to have a good time, although still he was somewhat worried and woke up like that every day, sleeping had begun to be somewhat tiring, because he was scared at some point that he couldn't save Skeppy.
Bad sighed.
"Are you okay Bad?" Puffy asked him.
"Yes, I am, I'm just... Having weird dreams lately and I keep thinking about it all day".
"What kind of dreams?".
"Well... I usually dream with this friend. At the beginning they were very cool dreams that gave me comfort, but lately in my dreams my friend is in danger sometimes and even if I save him I'm kinda scared of not being on time one day you know?.
"Oh Bad... Don't worry, they are just dreams, it's not real, still, I think you should call your friend, it seems like you're really worried about him" Puffy smiled at him and put a burger next to him.
"Yeah... Maybe I should" that wasn't that easy, that was for sure, Bad took a bite of his burger and the bell rang, the group of guys from the first time arrived again being so loudly as always.
"Okay, I have to go back to work".
Puffy tied his hair in a ponytail and got ready to serve them.
"Hey Puffy" spoke Bad, "you don't need some help here? I mean, not now, but I have seen this place full other days and it looks hard, also I'm sure you want to rest sometimes".
"Now that you say it, I might need some help, why do you ask? Are you looking for a job?" Bad nodded "do you know how to cook?".
"I think so? I think I'm good on it".
"Okay then, you're hired".
"Oh wait, really? I didn't thought that would be so easy" Puffy laughed.
"This could also be a distraction for your dreams don't you think?" Bad nodded again, Puffy smiled and took the order of the guys, then washed her hands and took everything she needed "what if you start today? You can?" Bad looked at her surprised "I can teach you everything now, it's not really hard, of course, only if you want".
"Oh uh... Sure, why not?" Bad went inside the kitchen, the kitchen had a lot of storage to keep the ingredients for orders, And a pair of fryers, Bad was amazed.
"Okay, so, I'll show you how does this work and then you have to make me one like if I was a customer, alright?".
"yes sir".
Puffy started to make the order of the guys while showing Bad everything and where everything was, when she finally finished the guys left and she looked at the demon.
"Okay then, it's your turn, I want a classic burger please".
Bad took everything and started to make it, Puffy was looking for everything he was doing and giving him advices about the fire and the time the meat has to be there, at the end Bad made a good burger, Puffy seemed complacent.
"This one's good! You did a great job Bad".
"Thank you Puffy" Bad smiled.
"Can you take care of the next customer?, I'll check of course".
"Sure!".
Puffy and Bad attended the customers for the rest of the day, Bad wasn't perfect yet, but it was fine, he wasn't exactly bad at it.
Bad woke up from another dream, a very calm dream compared to every dream he had before, in this one Skeppy was kinda scared of heights, Bad took him away from a clif where he was and both had a very chill picnic, it seemed that it was going to be a good day, and well, he definitely didn't expect what was going to happen.
Bad got up and made himself breakfast and also did something for Rat. It was going to be an official first day at his new job, so he was excited, after he finished eating he prepared himself for the job and left the house.
Once he arrived Puffy was already doing some burgers even though there was no one there.
"Good morning Bad!" Puffy greeted him as soon as he saw him enter "are you ready for today?".
"Yes I'm ready! I'm actually excited for this" Bad answered "but, why are you making burgers if there's anyone?" He asked, confused..
"Oh, Foolish is working on a building and he usually doesn't eat properly when he's working, so I'm going to take these, I want to make sure he's eating and taking care of himself, you know?" Puffy packed the burgers she had in a bag.
"Foolish is your son right?" Puffy nodded "aww it's cute you're taking care of him" Puffy laughed a bit and then looked at him.
"Oh by the way, since I have to go out now, can I leave the restaurant to you? I promise it won't take long".
"Oh sure! No problem" Bad smiled at her.
"Thank you so much!! I promise I won't be long".
"Don't worry about that, take all the time you need!.
Puffy walked towards the door and waved at him as she left, Bad looked around wondering where should he start, as the restaurant was empty he decided to clean a little bit, he cleaned all the tables and the floor, he cleaned up the kitchen, he washed the dishes and he just sat there, it was a lazy day.
He was rolling in his chair when he heard the bell ringing, he immediately looked at the door and a person with a Box on his head walked in, it was a blue box with a silly face on it, Bad found it funny at first.
"Hi! Welcome to McPuffy's! Can I take your order?" He said happily as the guy took off his box, when Bad saw his face he was shocked, he knew him, he was the guy he tried so hard to protect in his dreams, he was Skeppy.
It seemed like Skeppy was surprised too, his face could tell that, even though he didn't seem happy, so Bad was nervous, Bad looked away for a second because of the direct stare of Skeppy to him, then he heard a little groan of pain, when he looked at Skeppy again he saw him rubbing his arm.
"Oh my goodness, sir, are you okay?" Bad couldn't let him know that he knew him, it was the first time they had met face to face and it would be strange for him to know that a stranger knew him, and even more strange because he saw him in his dreams, anyway Bad was still worried about him, he never thought it existed but he was worried about his health, so he let the words out almost on impulse.
"A-ah, yeah, I'm alright, I'm sorry" Skeppy said as soon as he reacted again to what was happening and lowered his head a bit nervously, they were both confused and nervous, it was an awkward environment.
The door opened again making the bell ring, they both turned to it showing Puffy who was entering.
"Skeppy! How are you!" Puffy said in a cheerful tone, she didn't know but she had saved both from the situation "Don't worry Bad, I will attend this dummy" Bad looked at her and slowly nodded, he saw her going close to Skeppy and start talking to him, Bad just rushed out to the back of the kitchen to the sink to pretend to wash something, he was so confused, he had a lot of things to think about…