(NotEnrique x Reader)

You stood, on a box in center stage,. It was bright and you were alone, "CAUSE WHO'D WANT TO LEAVE CYBERLAND ANYWAY?" 

You call out, a grin on your face and your breath heaving. "Walls ain't so bad. The dish and the spoon for instance. They were down on their luck - knocked on my doghouse door. I said, 'Not in my backyard, utensils! Go back to China!'."

"'THE ONLY WAY OUT IS UP,' Elsie whispered to me, 'A LEAP OF FAITH. Still thirsty?' she asked." Echoing in the theater ", Parched. 'Have some milk' I lowered myself beneath her swollen udder
And sucked the sweetest milk I'd ever tasted"

You Reach your hands to the sky as you call out the next words, portraying Maureen the best you could, her essence fills you.

"CLIMB ON BOARD," she said. And as a harvest moon rose over Cyberland, We reared back and, sprang into a gallop, Leaping out of orbit. I awoke singing."

You hop off the box, your boots sounding off around the theater. You make a small spin towards where the audience would be standing, reaching your arms towards the hidden group. A manner that only Maureen would be able too.

"Leap of Faith." You nearly whisper to the invisible crowd of people and draw your arms back into your body.

"Only thing to do, Only thing to do is jump, Only thing to do is jump over the moon," You voice fills the theater as you continue for no one, moving your arms like train wheels ", Only thing to do is jump over the moon. Over the moon. Over the-"

You cut yourself off, looking playfully around where the other actors and actresses would be standing. "Moooooooo, Moooooooo, Moooooooo."

You act a sigh and continue with a sweaty grin on your face ", Moo with me."

A moo sounds from the back of the theater and you feel a smile cross your face, of course. "Thank you," You call out to the hidden changeling in the rear ", Thank you!" 

You spin again and slide towards the end of the stage on your knees, you feel a bead of sweat run down your face. You hear the quick tapping of tiny feet running towards you and before you even see you he has leaped onto your shoulder, perching like an oversized bird.

"NotEnrique," You sigh and pat the fur on the scruff of his neck ", How are you?"

"I'm just fine, but do mi a favor and wotch mi scruff," NotEnrique snaps slightly at you but he rubs his head against yours like a cat ", You were great."

"Thanks," You smile at him and scratch under his chin ", You going to try and make the show?"

" You bettar bet on it!" NotEnrique says with a toothy grin and a slight purr. You grin, affection bubbling in your stomach as he adjusts himself on your shoulders. The Changeling loses his balance slightly and you catch him in your arms. 

"Woy thank yah, sweetheart," He smiles at you with a toothy grin. He'd grown in size slightly since you'd met him and, after a few weeks of dating, you convinced him to give up the bottle and diaper. He'd grown from the size of a human infant to the size of a large bird, but he was still light enough to perch on your shoulder. 

You grin down at him, "No problem, lovemate."

You notice the blush cross his face as you use your pet name for him. You bring him closer to your face and kiss his nose, he wraps his arms around your head and lets himself relax in your hold.

"So?" NotEnrique starts suddenly "When... um... is your show?"

You smile and look back at the stage ", This Friday, at six."

The changeling dropped from your arms to the floor and stood on his back legs, heightening himself to your chest. He hugs you and bounds to the stage.

"Whots' it like?" He asks and looks back at you ", On stage at least."

You grin at him and climb onto the stage, helping him up so he could see exactly what you saw. You had to think, what exactly did you feel when you were on the stage.

"I don't have to be what people expect me to be," You tell NotEnrique ", I can be someone else and live their lives. It's a wonderful feeling, I really love being here."

NotEnrique's bright yellow eyes look at you, rather than where you were staring off. He had a look that was very unlike him, he looked worried and slightly upset.

"Are you okay?" You ask him with a slight smile.

"You tawk about the stade like yah wont to stay here for eveah."

"I think part of me does," You smile at him ", But I know that if I stay on stage forever, then I wouldn't really be happy."

"Are yah happy?" NotEnrique asks you with a sad look in his eyes.

You walk over to him and fall to your knees, wrapping your arms around him.

"Of course," You sigh into his pointed ears ", I am very happy. You make me happy, the stage makes me happy. I can have a little bit of both worlds."

"I nevah said you c'ain't," NotEnrique purred into your hair ", You c'ain have both worlds."

"I do have both worlds," You say with a smile ", Now come of you, Scruffy, let's go get something to eat."

"I thought you'd nev'ar ask, Sweetheart!" NotEnrique grins at you and he bounds off the stage and towards the door. You smile and stand, following the small changeling, not bothering to look back at the stage as you went.