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The sun shone brightly from across the horizon. The sky was painted beautifully with orange, yellow, and pink, painted perfectly. For Yellow, it was a moment of peace, something he did not have all that often. After all, his day was spent with things like target practice, or arresting the crimenells that disobeyed the law. It’s right for a cowboy to have a break after a long day. After all, in the cowboy shows Asgore used to watch, they would always have a small drink after a long day.
Yellow would never be one to drink. That is an attribute he has always stood by. So instead, he would come here, to the top of the cliffs. Here, he would sit—ocasionally with his darling Blue, and admire the view. Of course, today did not stray away from that routine. He closed the jail cell and came here, where he is now.
“Uuuuu Yellow!!” Aqua’s voice squealed. “Heya ther’ Aqua, how could I help?” He asked, squatting down to her level. “I’m bored! Let’s play! Let’s play!” She exclaims, bouncing up and down. “Well then, why don't we play a little game of…Hide and Seek?” He suggests. “Uu yeah yeah!” Yellow smiles and stands up. “Why don’t I count to twenty an’ you go hide?” “Okay!”
Yellow turned away from her and shut his eyes, counting up toward twenty.
“Fifteen, Sixteen, Sevn’teen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty!” Yellow opened his eyes and started to search. He started where he stood. Despite being so little, Aqua has a lot of energy in her body. Which means, she cannot stay still for the life of her. He searched behind the pillars, nothing. He searched the entirety of the top. Nothing. Okay, he thought. Must have gone down a level.
So he went down a level. Once again, that led to nothing. Wow, she must be good at hide and seek He thought, before letting the wind guide him down to the shop. He walks in, a bell chiming. “Hey ther’”, He says, standing at the counter. The lady sitting at the counter turns. “Hello yellow! What are you doing here?” Should he ask..? Wouldn that be cheatin? That Wouldn't be very justice of him. “Nothin. Just stopping in to say hi!” He says. “Alright! Good seeing you” Quickly, he walks out, taking a deep breath. That was a close one. He continues his search, going eastward to look.
Still nothing. He falls down to the last level of the cliffs, a nervous feeling in his stomach. Walking slowly, he feels his a knot form in his stomach–or could he even call it that? Is that lyin? Oh no that is! He takes a deep breath and keeps walking. Remember what yer looking for, find Aqua
Loosin’ a kid, has to be 10 years of punishment, and forgetting his darling Bluebell? Well that's got to be a lifetime sentence! He stops once he reaches his room. He doesn't even deserve a room. No, not at all. He walks into the punishment room, he thinks. He could drown himself, but that water has fish in it, and the fish could be hurt. Oh goddunit! He thought about hurting an innocent creature.. add that to the list. He walks past the water and opens the second yellow door. Right. The ray is broken, and he dun leave his gun in his room. Taking a deep sigh, he takes a step back and falls against the door, slipping down to sit on the sand. He takes his knees to his chest and covers his face, letting the tears he'd been holding fall down. Why does he have to be like this! Justices are suppose' to be strong, and let nuthin get in their way. Oh what is he kidding, he doesn't even deserve to be a justice at all.. He takes his hat and sheriff's badge off and throws them into the water. He aint worthy of them. He watches as the badge sinks to the bottom, and the hat stays afloat, slowly getting heavier in the second. He wraps his arms around himself as he cries, shutting his eyes tight.
“Yellow?” A familiar voice calls out. “Oh yellow..” the sound of footsteps come toward him, and the sound of someone sinking besides him. “What is wrong my dear?” Blue asks, pushing his hair back behind his ears. In heavy breaths, he speaks. “I..I don't deserve to be no justice Blue” “What brought these thoughts across?" He asked, holding his shoulder. “Because!” He cries. “I dun lost Aqua, an-and I missed yer practice, and I thought of hurtin some poor animal to drown myself” Blue takes a deep breath before moving himself in front of yellow. “Oh my dearest sunflower, it is alright” He says, lifting his head up. Slowly, yellow opens his eyes, blurred by the tears. “Aqua can be found, and it is quite alright you missed my practice. I simply asked flowery to fill in. I will say, he does not have as well footing as you” yellow lets out a small chuckle. “There you are..” He says, planting a small kiss on yellow's forehead before wrapping him into a hug. Yellow hugs him back, the familiar smell of cinnamon sugar letting his heart rate fall.
Time passes by. 5-10 minutes possibly, they stay in that position. Finally, Blue lets go and stands up. “Now, let's get you your hat and badge and we will go find Aqua, alright?” A realization hits him. “About that..” he says. “Yes?” Blue replies. “They're not..here” He says. “Where are they?” “i threw em in the water..” Blue lets out a small laugh. “Oh dear it is alright, hold on one moment” Quickly, blue sits on the edge of the water and reaches in, grabbing the badge and a sopping wet hat. He dries off the badge and attaches it to yellows shirt. “We'll let this one dry out, okay?” Blue says. Yellow nods, standing with Blue as they start to search once again for Aqua.
“Blue! Yellow! There you are” Seth exclaims, quickly approaching them. “Hello Seth!” Blue says. “Aqua has been driving me absolutely crazy, is there anyway you can distract her?” Suddenly, Aqua appears, circling around the three. “Uuu Seth! Let's play!” Aqua says exitingly.
“Ther’ you are, Aqua!” Yellow says. “Hiii! Wanna play? Come on, let's play!” She cheers, grabbing yellows hands. He takes a quick glance at blue before replying. “Not righ now lil one, maybe next time” Aqua let's out a large sigh before running off.
Seth let's out a cry of relief before walking off.
“Where to now?”
“How ‘bout the cliffs?”
“Alright my dearest, let's go,”