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As Greed makes his way home, he's only thinking about you. He went the extra mile tonight, it's the one month anniversary of the day you moved in and he wants to celebrate. He got you flowers, candy, and the ingredients for your favorite dinner. He parks the car in the driveway with a little pep in his step. He's so excited to see you it's unreal. He walks inside and notices that you're not waiting for him on the couch like usual. Odd, but not unheard of. Maybe you're just busy. He puts the groceries on the counter and takes the candy and flowers up to your shared room, fussing over his appearance before opening the door. When he does, he notices you're not there either. Hmm... that's the two places you only ever seem to be.
Greed decides to get a head start on dinner, you'll come see him eventually. You always do, busy or not. He finishes dinner and calls out for you, going to look for you to get you to come to dinner. Everywhere he looks he doesn't see you. He calls your cell to no avail. He doesn't even hear your loud ringtone play through the house. He's frantic now. Looking through every nook and cranny of the mansion. It's a big house, you could be anywhere.
"Y/N?" Greedler calls out, he's been looking for you for 10 minutes. He knows the mansion is big, but certainly you should be able to hear him with all the places he's checked. He was concerned to start with, but he's even more concerned now. He stalks to the kitchen to regain his wits, looking at the dinner he made. He starts to tear up, frustrated he hasn't found you yet. He realizes he never checked the lounge on the 3rd floor. He knows that's one of your favorite places to be, he doesn't know how he didn't think to check.
When he arrives in the lounge, he sees a note on the coffee table. He picks it up and reads it.
Greed,
I'm sorry, but I had to leave. I feel like I'm just a burden on you. You do so much for me and I never have the ability to do the same for you. I wish I didn't have to do this behind your back, but I know you wouldn't let me go if I told you. I don't want you to look for me. I can't live under your roof and just let you keep pampering me. I don't deserve it. I love you, and I'm sorry I never could give back the love you gave to me.
Regards, Y/N
Greedler is absolutely crushed. He has no idea where you could be. Not only that but now he has no idea what he's supposed to do with the flowers and the candy and the dinner. He wanted this to be a nice evening with his boyfriend, but now he has to go on a search for you. He grabs his phone and writes down all the places you could be. He grabs his coat and leaves the house frantically, hurrying to the car to find you and bring you home.
First stop: Onceler's house. If there's anywhere he knows you love most it's Onceler's house. You love going there to see him and you sleep over often. If you're running away from Greed then you might be running to Once. He knows how much you love Onceler, seeing as he's your boyfriend too.
Greedler shows up at Onceler's house looking like an absolute wreck. He's been crying, it's so obvious just by looking at his face. He's not even trying to hide it, his main priority is getting you home. He doesn't even knock on Onceler's door, he just barges in using the spare key Onceler gave him and he starts calling out for you.
Onceler is obviously shocked by this and goes over to Greedler, putting his hand on his shoulder, "Hey, woah, what's going on? Are you okay? Why are you calling for Y/N?" Greed pulls away from Onceler, "Have you seen him?" Is all he says. "No? Why, isn't he with you?" Greedler just leaves the house, Onceler following him out. "Greed! Stop, hold on just talk to me!" He grabs Greedler's arm, not letting him leave. "What's going on?" Greed wipes at his face and turns around. He hands Onceler the note and lets him read it. He watches as Onceler's face falls while reading the note.
"I'm coming with you." Greedler shakes his head. "Why not? He's my boyfriend too. And not only does this note mean he's left you, it means he left me too." Onceler argues, and Greedler sighs. "Fine. Get in the car, we're going to my workplace." Onceler hurriedly gets in the car and buckles up, riding along silently as Greedler drives.
Second stop: Greedler's office. Greedler knows that you like to come see him in his office while he's at work, and there's a secret room in his office you like to get in. Maybe you're there?
Spoiler alert: You're not there. Greedler is starting to get worried that maybe you're not in the last spot either. Onceler's frantic searching of his office isn't helping his nerves either. "Can you stop that?" Greed spits, Onceler immediately stopping his actions. "Sorry. I'm just making sure he's not here." "He's not." Greedler grabs a piece of blank paper and crumples it, something to calm his nerves. "Let's go. Last place."
"Where is the next place, exactly?" Onceler asks. "Y/N's best friend's house. He has to be there. If he's not then I don't know where he is." Greedler rips up the paper and leaves it on the floor, Onceler cleans it up. He's a stress cleaner. He rushes to follow after Greed who is already halfway to the car.
Final stop: Your best friends house. Greedler knows you love staying here, he's really hoping you're here because if you're not...
"I'm sorry, he's not here." Your best friend says, "I can help look for him!" They offer. "No." Greedler says simply, walking back to the car. "Let's go home and call the police." He says to Onceler, patting the passenger's seat. "What if they don't do anything?" He asks, "I don't know." Greed slams his car door and starts driving like a maniac. He's really upset and doesn't know where you are or what to do. It's dark outside and it's really cold... he just hopes you're okay.
He's just trying to get home, actively ignoring Onceler's comments about his driving. He hates it when people try and tell him how to drive in his own car. If you wanna drive, get in your own car. That's his philosophy But it's getting harder and harder to ignore because he seems to be yelling something. He rolls his eyes and starts listening just to get Onceler to stop talking. "What." He barks.
"It's him!" Onceler points out the window. Greedler slams on the break and looks out the window, seeing you laying down on a bench on the side of the road. He recognizes your hoodie and he urgently gets out of the car as fast as he can, practically taking the car door off the car. He rushes to your side and scoops you up into his arms, sobbing into your shoulder.
To say that you're shocked would be an understatement. You didn't expect this at all! How did he find you? It doesn't matter. How are you supposed to defend yourself? You see Onceler getting out of the car too, coming to hug you and sob just as Greed is. You can't help but start crying yourself, the high emotions of the situation getting to you. The two of them just hold onto you and cry for a while, trying so hard to process the fact that they finally found you.
Onceler and Greedler have been doting on you since they got you in the car. "Do you need this?" "Do you want that?" You can't help but feel guilty. You see the dinner on the table as they help you get inside, your heart dropping to your feet. He made your favorite... You gulp as they sit you down on the couch in the living room, both of them running to get you something. Onceler is getting you a warm drink, Greedler is getting you blankets. "Here, love. I hope it's warm enough for you." Greedler says as he sets the blankets down on your lap. You see Onceler coming back with some tea and you can't hold it in any longer.
"Can you two stop taking care of me?!" You shout, pushing away the blankets and the tea. The boys look between each other and you for a few seconds, shocked. "Baby-" "No! I know you care about me but I can't keep doing this anymore! You can't keep taking care of me all the time! I don't ever know how to pay you back for being so nice to me all the time and it makes me feel bad! I can't just... I can't live in your house or eat your food or take your blankets or drink your tea! I'm so used to being on my own I'm not used to being taken care of, I just don't know how to take it." You're breathing heavily now, this has been on your mind for a while.
"I'm sorry for making you feel that way," Greedler began, "But what ever made you think you have to pay us back?" Onceler nods in agreement, "Yes, we do these things because we care about you and love you. We want you to be taken care of, we want to take care of you." Onceler says, and Greedler adds "We don't do it because we want you to give us something in return. We do it because we want to and we like to. It makes me feel good to make you feel good."
"You mean that?" You ask, looking between the two of them. "Of course." They both agree. "I'm sorry... for everything. For running away, for yelling at you... for not accepting your love..." You start to tear up and they both start doting on you once again, Greedler taking your face in his hands and wiping your tears, Onceler grabbing the tea he made and handing it to you. Except this time, you accept it. You lean into Greedler's touch and you take a sip of the tea, you even grab one of the blankets Greed gave you and pull it over yourself.
You finally understand. You never did before but now you do. They just love you... that's all. They love you and they want you to be cared for. And you love them. You can care for them in different ways, it doesn't always have to be the same. You can make little trinkets for them or cuddle up to them when they're feeling sad. It doesn't have to be tea and blankets and houses, it can be hugs and kisses and hand holding.
"I love you both."
"I love you too, loverboy."
"And I you, sweetie."