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xavier had one enemy.
well, one consistent enemy.
the worst factor was that this wasn't something he could exterminate and get rid of; its hard body wouldn't crumple in on itself and fade into sparkles. if anything, its destroyed body would leave a mountain of evidence that it had been eradicated.
xavier had a great day, really. a mission with you as his partner, easy wanderers to handle (though, no wanderer is a match for him), and after filing the reports and all the paperwork for the mission, you and xavier went to the hotpot restaurant that he had a hefty coupon on. not that it mattered since you had xavier's card in your wallet anyways.
no, this enemy was the opposite of a wanderer.
the inside was hollow, most of it being air and fluff. it had no protocore to fuel it.
the skin was flimsy, he could tear it apart with his bare hands if he really wanted to. it was round, not jagged at all.
its face could intimidate nobody.
it even donned a little bow tie like a true gentleman. which it wasn't.
"starlight," xavier is having a hard stare down with it. his tone of voice being that of no-funny-business! you try your best to hold back your laugh, but the lighter lilt at the end of your voice gives it away, "xavi.".
he can hear the smile in your voice, and it almost deters him. almost.
if its dumb stupid face wasn't staring at him right now.
"starlight," he exhales slowly, "i cannot believe you have another man in your bed."
you sit next to him, fingers gently cupping his face to turn his gaze back to you. "xavi.. you're the one that got him for me."
that fact infuriates him more.
he spent quite a few tokens on this limited time giant bunbun plushie. it was basically half the size of you and dominated your bed. it could be mistaken as a pillow if not for the fact that you somehow laced your arms around its wide middle every night. every night. it even had dents and was flattened from how much you handled him!
"is he your bed warmer?" xavier huffs, causing you to gasp. "don't talk about bunbun like that! he's protecting me from the boogey monster every-night that you aren't here!"
"he's still protecting you even when i am here." his face is still facing you, a palm encased your own to press your hand deeper, though his gaze fitted back to the threat at hand. "starlight, you don't need him when i'm here."
you sigh and press a light kiss on his nose, bringing his eyes back to you. "xavi, seriously.. when i hug him at night, i'm reminded of our date, all our good times.. of us.."
you coo softly, "doesn't he represent us?"
xavier's eyes soften into his iconic puppy eyes that drain any negativity from you. ".. i guess."
"let's sleep now, hm? i promise i won't hug him tonight."
he smiles at that. you hold back on rolling your eyes.
he opens the blanket for you to crawl into the bed before following after you. he gathers you in his arms and sighs deeply into your hair, inhaling your scent. you, in turn, press your forehead into his chest. all is at peace.
but he should've known it wasn't that simple.
he feels you shifting, your arm reaching behind you before going back to its natural position. however, instead of feeling the closeness of you against his chest, he feels something plush.
he looks down and sees a regular sized bunbun.
your eyes are closed, but he can still see the smile creeping in.
he swears that regular-bunbun is also teasing him.
xavi - 0 | megabun - 0 | ogbun - 1