(Y/N) began having a pleasant dream. She dreamt that her parents were still alive, and she was playing in the garden. She was around the age of six years old. She picked some flowers, and carefully wove them into a crown. The little girl ran to her mother excitedly. "Mommy, mommy! Look what I made!" She exclaimed with a wide smile. "Oh, sweetie! That's really pretty!" Her mother replied, smiling gently down at her. "I-It's for you, mommy," the young princess stated shyly, offering the wreath to her mother. Her mother's smile grew, and she squatted down so her daughter could place the crown on her head. Once her daughter did so, she thanked her, and kissed her child's head carefully.
(Y/N) smiled and ran off, going to play in the garden some more.

Suddenly, everything vanished, and (Y/N) was back in her body. She was in the garden, picking flowers, when suddenly, she heard her parents' screams. She immediately shot up, and ran to the throne room, where her parents lay on the ground, bleeding profusely. Most of her suitors were in the room, staring at the young princess. All of the suitors were covered in blood. Specifically, her parents' blood. She shrieked in terror. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" She ran to her parents' side, kneeling in their blood with tears streaming down her face. She heard her parents softly tell her about a contract they'd signed from the Devil. "(Y/N), please... S-stay strong for the kingdom... Lunaria needs you," her mother whispered while cupping the young princess' cheek. Her hand dropped harshly to the ground, and she closed her eyes. (Y/N) moved to her father, who was still alive at the moment. She held his hand with her smaller ones, in tears. "D-don't forget us. We'll always love you..." (Y/N) felt her father's hand go limp and cold, and let out a scream of agony, and a wave of magic pushed all of the suitors backward. One of them, Dylan Lynch of Solaria, stood up. He smirked and walked towards (Y/N), making her stand up and stagger backwards. She ended up being stuck in a corner, and she looked up at Dylan in fear. The suitor ripped her dress apart, his perverted smile growing as he did so. He began to pull off her dress—

(Y/N) jolted awake with a bloodcurdling scream. Tears streamed down her pale cheeks, and she quivered in fear. Her blood ran cold as she remembered her past.

Both Cuphead and what seemed to be his blue brother ran to see what was wrong.
"Hey, what happened?! Are you okay?" The blue Cuphead asked, concerned.

(Y/N)'s body quivered in fear, she was still in her traumatized state. Her arms were wrapped around herself as she hyperventilated. "S-Stop! No! Get off me!" She kept yelling. She didn't even notice the two boys come in the room.

"Hey! It's okay, no one is touching you?" Cuphead spoke, a bit confused.

She looked up, and to her surprise she saw Cuphead, and a blue version of him. Tears began rolling down her cheeks as she looked away from them both once again, she wanted to be strong like her mother was.

"Are you okay?" Mugs asked.
"It was just a nightmare, okay? It's okay." Cuphead soothed.

(Y/N) nodded and hugged Cuphead. Her breathing was still ragged, but she was beginning to calm down. She needed time. "M-Mugman... I'm sorry th-that the first time we m-meet is when I-I'm in an emotional b-breakdown," she apologized.

"Hey, Cuphead explained what happened earlier. It's okay." Mugs said. Cuphead hugged back.

She rested her head on Cuphead's shoulder. "Thanks, Cuppy." She whispered. Then she realized her mistake. She blushed in embarrassment. "S-sorry, it just slipped out," she apologized once more.

Cuphead chuckled.
"Mugs says that sometimes," he said.

She looked at Mugman for confirmation.

"Yeah, I wasn't expecting someone else to come up with it though," Mugman chuckled.

(Y/N)'s blush grew darker. She removed herself from the embrace and covered her face in embarrassment.

"What's wrong?" Cuphead asked. He didn't seem to understand why she covered her face.

"D-don't worry about it!" She said, and uncovered her face smiling with a little tint of red in her cheeks.

Mugman smiled, but didn't interrupt.
"Okay!" Cuphead said, smiling back.

(Y/N) seemed a little sad about something, but she pushed aside her emotions so the cup brothers wouldn't have to worry. "Say, do you two have hot chocolate here? If anything, that should help calm my nerves."

"Oh sure! I can get some started for you," Mugs said.

"Thanks, Mugman." She spoke as Mugman left the room.  "Cuphead... I'm sorry for everything. Having to deal with a stranger's problems and then taking care of them in your own home... It's ridiculous, isn't it?" She gave a sad smile.

"But you needed someone to help you. Otherwise both would change, right?" Cuphead said.

(Y/N) shrugged. "I guess you're right..." She sat on the bed and laid backwards. She patted the space next to her, indicating she wanted Cuphead there.

Cuphead sat next to her.
"Are you going to sleep a bit more later?" he asked.

"Eventually, yes, if I can sleep without having another nightmare," she answered nervously.

"Hmm... Maybe we could all sleep on the couch?" Cuphead suggested.

"That's alright with me... I know that if I had slept alone it would have been worse, I would have stayed awake due to paranoia," she spoke truthfully.

"That's why we should do that! We can watch a movie until we fall asleep too!" Cuphead said excitedly.

(Y/N) smiled at his excitement and agreed. She liked the idea of watching movies to get her mind off of what happened.

"What kind of movies do you like?" he asked.

She thought for a moment. "Well, I love comedy, horror, and action movies."

"Hmm...Maybe a comedy?" Cuphead suggested.

"Comedy sounds good to me," (Y/N) replied.

"Do you have a favorite?" Cuphead asked.

"Not particularly. I didn't watch movies much with my family," she answered truthfully.

"Really? Maybe we could just watch some tv?" Cuphead said.

"Sure, why not?" She agreed.

"Okay!" Cuphead said. Mugman came back with a tray of hot cocoa.

(Y/N) took her mug of hot chocolate. "Thanks Mugman. Hey Cuphead, why don't you tell Mugman about what we discussed?" She suggested.

"Oh sure! We were thinking about sleeping out on the couch and watching tv for the night. That way we won't be alone if anyone wakes up in the middle of the night." Cuphead explained.

(Y/N) nodded to confirm Cuphead's statement.

"That sounds like a lot of fun!" Mugs said. He seemed just as excited.

She smiled. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go! But someone else has to lead the way since I don't know my way around the house yet," she stated in excitement.

"Okay! This way!" Cuphead said as he headed down to the other room

She followed Cuphead to the living room where the couch and TV were. She sat on the right end of the couch so Cuphead and Mugman could sit next to each other. The couch was pretty comfortable, but not as comfortable as the bed. She smoothed out her ripped dress so that nothing would show. (Y/N) took a sip from her hot chocolate and sighed in bliss. What did she do to deserve this?

"Hey, Maybe we can get you a new dress tomorrow!" Cuphead said, sitting down next to her and Mugman.

"I actually want to try a different style... I've been wearing dresses since I was little, because my mother wouldn't accept anything else. They've been very uncomfortable to wear for me since the... incident..." (Y/N) murmured. Her eyes darkened at the mention of the incident.

"Hey, no problem! We can get ya something else." Cuphead said.

She turned to him and smiled. "Thanks, Cuphead. Now, where were we? The TV isn't going to watch itself!" She said with excitement.

Mugman turned on the tv.
"What channel?" He asked.

"Whatever channel you think will make me laugh," she said with a smile.

Mugs smiled.
"Well I know one that makes us laugh!" Mugman clicked to that channel. It seemed to be slap stick style comedy.

(Y/N) laughed at the ridiculous actions the characters performed. She loved the show! How come her parents never watched this with her?

Both brothers seemed happy to see her smile. They found the show hilarious as well.

All of a sudden, things had gone quiet for the brothers aside from the TV. Katherine couldn't keep her eyes open any longer. Turns out, she fell asleep...

On Cuphead's shoulder.

Cuphead chuckled quietly, not minding a bit. He tried not to move around too much.

(Y/N)'s soft breathing was able to be heard. She didn't dream at all, which is good. Besides the fact that she'd be flustered when she wakes up, everything was okay.

Cuphead laughed a bit at the show, but otherwise stayed still. Mugman looked over and saw that she was asleep. He decided to try and laugh quietly so she could sleep.

She shifted her position a little, and wrapped her arms around herself and began to shiver. She was cold.

Cuphead noticed that quickly and pulled a nearby blanket around her. Mugs found that to be adorable.

She snuggled up to Cuphead's warm body and pulled the blanket tighter around herself.

Cuphead seemed a bit surprised, but didn't push her away.

"...Cuppy...Please don't leave me..." (Y/N) mumbled in her sleep. She was dreaming.

Cuphead checked on her, hoping she was okay.

"...Cuppy...Cuppy no...please..." She was having a nightmare of Cuphead leaving her behind.

Cuphead frowned and gently shook her shoulder.
"Hey, I'm right here." He told her.

She awoke when he shook her shoulder. She immediately hugged him as began crying. "Cuppy promise me... Promise you won't leave me..." she sobbed.

Mugs didn't like how she seemed to have another nightmare.
"I'm not going anywhere?" Cuphead sounded a bit confused.

"Cuppy, promise you won't leave me behind and forget about me..." she sobbed. She couldn't stand the thought of him leaving her behind.

"Why would I do that? That's just awful." Cuphead said.

She hugged him a little tighter, but not too tight. She cried on his shoulder, and said, "Thank you..."

"I hope you don't get another nightmare." Cuphead said.
"Yeah, that's no good if you can't sleep." Mugs said.

She nodded. "Mugman, could you turn off the TV, please?" She asked politely. She released Cuphead from the embrace. "I don't want either of you to leave me like my so called 'friends' did..." she said in sadness.

Mugs turned off the tv.
"It sounds like you had some real crummy friends." Cuphead frowned.

(Y/N) nodded silently. "Thanks, Mugman. They all wanted something from me. One stole the necklace my mother gave me. Another wanted too much attention." She said sadly.

"Sounds like ya need better friends." Mugman said.

She nodded in agreement.

"Hey, maybe we can let you come with us to see Cagney sometime!" Cuphead suggested.

"Okay, as long as he's nice," she mumbled.

"I'm not sure if he will be or not. It's a 50/50 chance with him." Mugman said.

(Y/N) became scared. She didn't like the risk she would take, but it couldn't be helped.

"Aw he's not that bad! He just sounds like he's grumpy. He's really nice!" Cuphead said.

"I trust you guys, but it's hard to make friends after you've been betrayed so many times,"
(Y/N) stated.

"That's understandable. Cagney is kind of like an uncle to us. He'd never admit it though." Mugman said.

"I never met my uncle. My parents never said anything about him." She said.

"Maybe he's nice?" Cuphead hoped.

(Y/N) shrugged. "Maybe," she said.

"Should we help you find him?" Mugman asked.

"Yeah, I think that would be nice. Thinking that one of my relatives are alive makes me feel...happy," she said with a trace of hope.

"We'll help ya look for him then!" Cuphead said smiling at her.

She smiled and hugged them both. "Thanks guys! But what will we do after tomorrow? That is, after I help Elder Kettle with chores and all." She straightened her dress again. 'Gosh, was it always this short? Oh wait, that's right, he ripped it shorter and shorter,' she thought with a small frown.

"Most of the chores are dishes and maybe a handful of other things. We should be done in an hour or so." Cuphead said.

"Yeah, but we could go see if we can have a picnic sometime soon or something." Mugman suggested.

"Could we go to a hair salon and a clothing store? I really need to get some supplies and all, since I'll be staying here for a bit..." she suggested.

"Sure! We can do that!" Mugs said. Cuphead yawned a little.

"You tired, Cuppy?" (Y/N) asked drowsily.

"Yeah a little." Cuphead said. Mugs smiled.

"Does the couch have a built in bed? We could pull it out and sleep on that." (Y/N) suggested.

"Yeah it does! I'll have to go get some pillows though." Cuphead said.

"Alright, thanks Cuppy." She yawned. She got off the couch and draped the blanket over her shoulders. "Hey Mugman, wanna help unfold the bed?" She asked.

"Sure!" Mugs said cheerfully. Cuphead went to find some pillows.

(Y/N) took off the couch cushions and set them aside in a pile against a wall. She then called Mugman over to come help her lift the heavy bed out from underneath the couch.

Mugman helped her pull out the bed, and between the two of them, it was easy to accomplish.

The two of them set the bed down carefully, to not cause Elder Kettle to wake up. Katherine then set her blanket down on top of the bed. "There we go." She said.

"Should we have more blankets?" Mugman asked.

"I could get the one in my room if you want?" She offered.

"I think we have a few more as well," Mugs replied. Cuphead came back with three pillows.

"Hey Cuphead, Mugman and I are going to go get our blankets so we don't get cold," she informed him.

"Okay! That sounds like a great idea," he responded before starting to arrange the pillows.

(Y/N) went off to her room to get her blanket, and thought she saw something or someone in the dark. In reality, it was just her paranoia. She grabbed her blanket while snaking her head in dismissal, and walked back to the brothers. She gently lay the blanket on top of the one she had already laid down. She then got underneath the blankets and stayed in the middle.

Cuphead went under the blankets beside her. Mugman came back with a could more blankets and after laying more down, he went under the covers too.

She hugged them both before yawning and saying, "Good night, guys." She snuggled deeper into the blankets and stretched. Her eyelids became heavy, and she went off into a dreamless sleep.

Both brothers hugged her back, then fell asleep a few minutes later.

{So, this is chapter 2 of everything. I hope you liked it! However, this is only a rough draft. I will come back to edit these once I get caught up with everything. Thanks for reading!}