Fawn's POV

"Where are you, you hairless barnacle!" I shouted, waving Serphentise in the air. "And where are my friends!"

"Heheh, right here." a voice snarled in the darkness, and Notch walked out, followed by another man. "You're here alone?"

"Of course." I hissed, pointing Serphentise at Notch. "Where are my friends?"

Notch laughed, his head bobbing on his shoulders. "Aha, don't worry, someone's gotten them to your father's palace." he said, grinning. "Now, let's talk, shall we?"

"Talk about what?" I said slowly and cautiously. What would someone like Notch have to say to me? Gah, a warning probably, or perhaps a death threat? Those were pretty common on my everyday agenda. "And please don't be a death threat or a warning? That tends to happen way to much, more than you would believe."

"Wow. How did you guess?" Notch said sarcastically, glaring at me. "Look, I'm going to warn you once. Stay out of my way, drop this whole war idea, and perhaps I can tolerate your existence. If not-"

I folded my arms across my chest. "Oh, let me guess. You're going to say that you're going to kill me and all my closest friends, family, etr. Did I nail that?"

Notch glared at me in annoyance. "Well, you've been warned." he muttered, and disappeared into the swath of trees behind him.

The other man looked at me curiously, holding a clipboard to his chest. He occasionally flicked his hair that hung over his eye, and seemed to be about the most nerdy person I'd seen. Still...looks were deceiving. Finally, the man realized that Notch had left.  

"Oh, whoops!" the man said quickly, and darting into the trees.

"And there goes that one." I muttered as he disappeared. "Wonder who he was."

"Heya kiddo." someone said, ruffling my hair.

I yelped in surprise and smacked whoever it was with the hilt of Serphentise. They let out a stifled gasp as they thudded to the ground, unconscious. I peered over at who it was, and winced as I realized it was none other than David.

"....You are an idiot sometimes, y'know that?" Serphentise said as they prodded David with the tip of their blade. "Is it really necessary to knock out anyone the second they tap you, or even poke you?"

"Yes." I muttered crossly, glaring at the obsidian sword. "There's nothing wrong with self defense."

"Right...'self defense' is what comes to mind when someone greets you." Serphentise said skeptically. "Do you have a habit of knocking out people you like?"

Could swords could even be skeptical? Hey, what could I say. After all, I was the one with the talking sword, a talking crown, awesome (but somewhat frightening) abilities, and not to mention a queendom to manage to run.

"Umm..let's head back to Hero." I mumbled, blushing as I hauled David to his feet. "I'll take David."

"Oh, is that true love I spy?" Serphentise asked, and started laughing as I turned bright red. "Ahaha, I knew it!"

"Oi, shut up, would you?" I said, glaring at the sword. The sword sighed and nestled itself in its scabbard.

"Uhn...what happened.." David mumbled as he slowly drifted back into consciousness. "Is that you Fawn?"

"Uhm, NO!" I half-shouted, and then turned a brighter red. "I mean, yes, I mean-"

"Hey, calm down." David mumbled as he stood up, brushing off dirt from his pants. "We should go back to Hero's palace though..Hopefully, the rest of the gang is there."

"Were you...eavesdropping on the conversation the whole time?" I asked, looking at David.

David seemed uncomfortable as he rubbed one arm awkwardly. "Uhm.." he said, his voice trailing off.

"Well?" I asked, glaring at David. Oh wow, glaring was now becoming a popular habit of mine. "Were you?"

David started coughing extremely loudly, sneaking in several words as he coughed into his sleeve. "Of course-cough-not-cough, cough-Why would-cough, COUGH-I?"

".....That was the most confusing thing I've heard." I said. "And I've met a lot more creatures than you probably have. Are you lovesick or something?"

"Something!" David said loudly, blushing as he glanced at me, and I could feel my cheeks reddening.

"Awkward.." Serphentise said, loud enough for the two of us to hear. And then the sword did the worst thing possible.. "But then again, isn't teenage love an awkward thing?"

Now, might I ask you, what is the worst thing that could possibly happen when meeting your crush? Perhaps it might be wearing the wrong perfume, or having bad breath. But the worst thing that could possibly happen is when someone interjects as a third wheel, and boy, doesn't that make an awkward conversation?

"Well erm, I think we should get back to the castle." I said quickly, and teleported to Herobrine's palace.

I could hear the familiar zip of someone teleporting behind me, and I looked to see David behind me. That was probably one of the most awkward moments that I was ever in...and I'm sure that this wouldn't be the last time something like this happened.

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Kayla's POV

"Well, there's the Creeper Queen and...hmm, who's that?" I asked myself as I watched the two teenagers teleport into the Nether.

"Alright, would you be quiet if I told you who that was?" someone said though mys earpiece. It sounded vaguely female. "After all, I am the puppeteer of this story."

"Sure?" I said hesitantly, keeping her eyes on the two of them as they walked into the palace together.

"Well..that one is called David I believe." the voice said. "Though some people comm-I mean, comm in that he's the Creeper King, or Fawn's true love. Of course, that would be my- I mean, her choice, but then again, who am I to say anything."

"Madam?" I asked, speaking through her mouthpiece as I leaned back on my chair. "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, it's nothing you should concern yourself about." the voice said quickly, and the headset shut down as static clouded her ears.

"Well, isn't that great." I muttered under my breath.

And with that, our chapter closes.

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Chapter four done!

And is that a ship I see developing?

Let's keep this train of thought going!

-TheCreeperQueen