Walking back to the ravine was a journey in and of itself.

First and foremost, you don't remember the way back perfectly (great time to not bring a compass), which lead you to keep loosing Techno.

Eventually (after enough times of you loosing him) he just gave this... disappointed huff, and somehow managed to snag the side of your sleeve, despite being invisible.

He led you to the edge of the forest, and from there you kinda knew the way back, but you weren't going to tell him, happily letting him tug you along directly towards the base.

It was nice to not have to think about where you were going for once.

You were invisible for a few minutes, but partially through the woods you and Techno started flickering back into existence.

Techno first, because he had drank his first, and when he fully came back into existence, you had to do a double take because you forgot how big Techno was.

Big dude.

He walks so quietly- it's easy to forget when he's invisible.

His hand was still holding onto your sleeve, and as soon as he realized you were both back to normal, he jerked his hand back to his side.

Wow.

You guessed the thought of holding a piece of fabric was just that disgusting.

Not that you... wanted to have him hold your sleeve, but small physical actions definitely play a role in how you liked to communicate.

Eck.

All you could do was keep following, letting him carve the way forward, eventually walking right up to the little hill that everyone lived in.

When you entered the inside you were instantly met with Tommy sitting on the ender chest, he had a partially worried look on his face, before completely lighting up when he made eye contact with you.

"(Y/N)!! My pal!! You're back!!" Before you could reply, and he jetted across the room and crushed you in a short lived hug.

Holy shit- you were not expecting to be bomrushed-

Nonetheless you patted his back, chuckled when he pulled back and grinned.

Before you could respond, he flipped his hair pompously and grinned out a cheeky, "Who could resist leaving someone as dazzlingly charming as me-"

Techno brushed past you both, heading down the steps without anything to say. Tommy didn't mind him leaving, not even sparing a glance.

"Me and Tubs saw you get dragged in- and we were gonna bomb rush to get you out- but..." Tommy crossed his arms, "Tubbo said we should get Techno. Cause Techno is apparently, 'Better in combat' then us. And then Techno said to stay put because we'd jus' mess him up."

Aw.

He looked so disgruntled that he didn't get to help get you out.

"Aw- hey- it's fine- I didn't mind waiting." You did your best to cheer him up, nudging him in the ribs when he didn't look directly at you, "Besides- I'm not sure either of you would have the heart to bash Quackity over the head with a shovel."

"Holy shit." Tommy laughed, "Did he really do that?"

"Yup."

"God- he's as brutal as I remember him." Tommy let out another laugh before a thought crossed him, instantly making his grin drop. Clearly remembering exactly how brutal Techno can be.

"Yeah. And after that we lit Schlatt's office on fire." You grinned, giving him another nudge before walking past him to go down the steps.

"HoLy sHiT- really?!" Tommy jogged after you, "HaHA- what was his reaction? Was he angry?" Tommy paused taking three fast steps to be in pace with your walking, "Did he cry?"

"We didn't stick around to watch his reaction, unfortunately." Reaching the final step of the spiral staircase, you swiftly started treading the bridges, Tommy close on your heel.

"Haha- I bet he cried." Tommy chittered, half to himself and half to you, "I bet he cried so hard he blew an artery."

"That's a nice thought." You murmured, starting to cross the middle bridge and pausing a moment to look at Technoblade, who was dumping an obscene amount of invis potions into a random chest.

"It is isn't it!" Tommy said, "I'm kinda proud of myself for thinking it."

You chuffed at his comment, before continuing to speed walk down.

"Why you walking so faAAHst-"

At Tommy's short scream you froze, flipping around to see he had fallen off the bridge, and was laying on the stone ground below.

"The railings~" Techno chimed, to which Tommy muttered a, 'fuck off.'

You stared on, uncertain, and taking in a now grumpy looking teenager.

"You good bud?"

His baby blue eyes that had been previously looking at Techno shifted to you with a glare you. He was already in the process of sitting back up.

"Yes, yes- now answer the question woman."

Scoffing, you continued the walk down, "Well if you must know- I'm desperate for some coffee." You finally reached the bottom of the steps, glancing at Tommy who had found his way onto his feet, "I only slept like two hours out of the past eleven- and I need fucking energy."

"Fair." Tommy replied.

"Where's Tubbo?" You question.

On que Tubbo shouts a, "In here!" from inside the potatoe farm.

Tommy scoffed, "He's doing nerd things." You shot him a look, and Tommy relented and said, "He's automating the farm."

"Interesting." Brushing past Tommy, you breifly glance at Techno before brushing past him as well.

Coffee now.

Maybe conversation later.

The minute you stepped back into your little nook you felt at peace.

Nice little nook, with the nice scent of coffee and tea lingering around the wood.

You could only hum in approval, sidling up to the edge of your counter and gently thumbing over the ruff oak wood.

Coffee time.

You had the pot filled in no time, setting it to boil and rustling in your cabinets for ingredients.

Everything was out, sitting on the counter, and ready to go. All you had to do now was wait.

Flipping around to lean your back on the counter, to which you're met with two grinning faces seated at your table.

Tommy one of them. Cheeky looking and interlocking his fingers on the table.

Tubbo sat next to him, looking less like a gremlin, but covered in mud and dirt from the farm. Redstone dust lingered on his fingers, and he somehow managed to get it smudged across his nose.

These goons.

"What do you want?" You ask raising an eyebrow at them and watching their grins grow.

"Well, you know. Some coffee." Tommy says.

Tubbo just keeps fluttering his eyes at the coffee pot itself and you nearly laugh.

"And why should I give you hyperactive children coffee?"

"Because we're your favorite. Aren't we?" Tubbo chirped, cheeky and obviously throwing in a guilt trip.

"Because you don't want me to tell anyone." Tommy piped, squinting his eyes at you and you only rolled yours back.

Blackmailing son of bitch.

"Okay, okay, whatever, you can have some coffee."

Not like you were gonna deny them to begin with.

You turned back to your pot of still heating water, "But I swear, if you guys start zooming around the ravine, I'm not getting blamed for anything that happens."

"Oh, surely not." Tubbo pipes up again, and Tommy nudges him in the ribs.

"We'll blame the Blade if anything happens." Tommy and Tubbo both chitter to that.

"And I'll deny everything that comes out of your racoon mouth." Techno butted in, clearly done emptying his bag, and having came over at just the right time.

"No one'll belive your denying- everyone loves me too much." Tommy rebuked, and Techno only huffed in bemusement.

A quick scratch to his mop of pink hair, and he strut over to your nook's table, taking a seat and resting his arms uneasily on the table.

"Have you come to beg for coffee too?" You ask, looking at the newly seated warrior at your table.

"No." He shuffled, and the visible part of his mouth perked up just a tad, "I'm here to politely ask."

"If only Tommy and Tubbo had your manners." You sigh a wistful sigh, ignoring Tommy and Tubbo's whine of disbelief at your words.

"Not all of us can be best." Technoblade hums, smile perking up again when you let out a laugh.

"So true." You murmur, tucking the hair in your face behind your ear.

Both teenagers were now arguing about how well mannered they were, and it was hilarious to watch them squabble.

Little goons.

Little gremlin children.

Makes you miss being that young.

The whistling of your pot snaps you back into the moment, and you grab it instantly, dealing out cups and ingredients with practiced eased.

Mmm...

Caffeine....

You took a deep breath.

Mmm-

Energy...

Without farther ado, you grab all the cups, two in each hand, and set them all on the table.

Tommy and Tubbo instantly snatch theirs up, grabbing the sugar jar in the middle of the table and all but dumping the stuff into their coffee.

You don't blame them.

Techno is much calmer about it, gently taking the cup and just holding it in his much larger hands.

This is nice.

For all the stress you've been having, sitting down peacefully with everyone is nice. Even if Tommy kept shooting Techno passive aggressive looks.

With a push, Tommy shoved the sugar in your direction, and you thanked him, tossing in a few spoonfuls and stirring your coffee.

Not a second after stirring and you proceeded to take a small sip.

Scalding.

Like always.

Tommy squinted at you but didn't comment this time, choosing to harass Tubbo about something.

Listening to the two teens chatter to themselves was nice white noise.

And the lantern lights made it quite the atmosphere. You glanced to Techno, who was calmly looking into the steam of his cup, mask fastened onto his face even now.

That guy just got you out of a very sticky situation. One that could've ended much worse had you stuck around long enough for Schlatt to come around.

You had to make it up to him somehow. He does so much for not just you, but everybody...

Hm- gift time later.

Calm time now.

Now would be a perfect time to cuddle up into your blankets and sleep.

Mm. Sleep.

In hindsight coffee wasn't your brightest idea. But what can you do? Waste coffee? No.

"You know, it seems like everytime you get left by yourself something bad happens." Tommy says after a few moments of surprisingly quiet chatter and peace.

He-... he wasn't wrong.

Bad things always do seem to happen when you're by yourself.

Of course as soon as you get involved with people again bad things happen.

"Yeah." You muttered. Agreeing with Tommy and taking another tentative sip of your coffee.

The room fell back into quiet chatter, Tommy occasionally giving a warry look to Techno, who was staring at his untouched coffee. Guess Tommy still hasn't forgiven him.

"Is that coffee I smell??" A sudden voice calls.

Everyone but Techno looks up at the voice, Wilbur standing on the middle bridge and poignantly looking at all the cups that were out.

"Yes. Why?" You reply, watching him scurry down the steps and run over to you.

"Coffee...?" Wilbur asked, shooting you a begging look and you rolled your eyes. For how untrusting he had been being recently...- coffee is the one thing you need to get him to at least talk to you??

"There's still hot water on the stove- grab yourself a cup."

"Yesss-" Wilbur shot over to the counter, digging around in your cabinets to pull out a cup.

"But let me mix it, because I don't trust you with my ingredients."

With a sigh, Wilbur put the cup of hot water down in front of you, to which you did your usual blend, flinching when Wilbur snatched it the moment you put the last ingredient in.

"Thanks- gotta-go-plan-bye-" Wilbur scurried back up the steps to whatever room he was in and you huffed.

Couldn't even stick around to enjoy the nice atmosphere and take a sip of coffee with friends.

For some reason that gave you dread.