Readers P.O.V
I woke up comfortably. Yawning and sitting up-... I can't sit up... Looking down I realized that Tavros was still asleep. Wanting to let him rest I slowly slid myself from under him and readjusted the blanket so he stayed warm. Looking at the tv I sighed in reassurement noticing it had auto-turned off and my electricity bill will be affordable.

Making my way to the kitchen groggily, the sound of my feet padding against the (F/T) could be heard. I yawned and stretched again, starting to make pancakes. Starting to regain my senses, I smell the air. The delicious scent of pancakes wafting around. Just for fun I added some chocolate chips into half of the batter.

Once the pancakes were done I had set them on a plate. Placing the plate carefully on the table. I then added two more plates for us and grabbed some silverware. Setting the table up I heard something from the doorway. Turning, I saw a sleepy Tavros, standing there yawning and stretching adorably. I smiled at him and said "Hey sweetheart, how'd you sleep?" His eyes sparkled as he made his way over to the table, wobbling a bit. "i-i WAS UHHh,,, cOMFY AND WARM."

He took a seat and looked at me a little confused. "w-wHAT ARE THESE FOr?" He pointed to the fork eying it. My heart sunk a little more "You use it to eat." He nodded. I walked over and took a seat across from him. Using my fork I placed some pancakes on each of our plates and grabbed the syrup. "Want some?" He looked at the bottle as if debating whether or not to try it or if it's safe. I put some on mine, then looked up at him. He nodded a bit so I put some syrup on his pancakes as well.

He took the fork awkwardly and started trying to cut up the pancakes. I giggled and helped him, cutting his pancakes into small squares then doing the same for my own. We ate silently, both hungry and not sure if we should talk. He ate quickly, and a lot of food at that! Either he loves the pancakes, hasn't eaten food of this quality, or he's just really hungry.

Finishing our food I wrapped the plate with the rest of the pancakes in saran-wrap and put them in the fridge. "Hey Tav, I'll go set some clothing for you on the bed. Can you get dressed?" He nodded smiling a little toothy grin. He took my hand, his little one holding onto my hand tightly as we walked down the hallway. I grabbed some extra small new clothing then I placed it on the bed. "Alright Tav, I'll be in the living room if you need me."

I smiled at him reassuringly and made my way to the said room. Once he came out of the room I took my turn to go in and get changed. Getting dressed quickly I grabbed a black shirt and bronze pants and put them on quickly. The weather forecast said it was going to rain at one point, so I grabbed a folding umbrella and stuffed it in my backpack. I also fixed up my hair and did a roundabout check, adding (jewelry/makeup/etc) to my ensemble. Meanwhile Tavros brushed his teeth and cleaned himself up.

Deciding I looked presentable, I walked out again to see Tavros waiting at the end of the hall. His face lit up a bit when he saw me approaching. "Are you ready to go?" He nodded and giggled. I took his hand and gave him a coat and grabbed one for myself, stuffing it in my bag. He zipped it up with a little struggle and then beamed at me. I couldn't help but squeal at how cute he was being.

He slipped his hand into mine again and I opened the door walking out with him. A warm breeze hit us and I took a peak at him to see his reaction. He seemed a little more prepared to see around this time. We made our way to my car and I buckled him in, on the back right side of the car then hopped into the drivers seat.

Taking off to the down town walk. Once we got there I parked in a free parking zone. Hopping out we looked at a bunch of different stores, stopping at a few to buy something for Tavros occasionally. And at every store we stopped at, I asked if they had seen any bull-horned trolls. So far there were only two answers, and they didn't seem too helpful. Only one might be of some use. All I got was "Yeah I've seen 'em round here and they're trouble! You should stay away."

And "They sometimes stray down that back street, but why would you want to know where they are?" I shook my head and continued walking with Tav, deciding to go take a peek at the street that was mentioned. Tavros stopped walking and looked up and me with big  eyes. "u-uHHH,,, (y/N) I'M TIREd..."

I put my hands out in a motion offering to carry him, and he hoped into my arms, resting on my hip with my arm around him. I continued to walk and look around for anything, maybe Tavros' relatives. Eventually we ended up at a park and I set Tavros down so I could sit on a bench. "cAN I GO PLAy?" I nodded smiling and he ran off excitedly. I watched him play around for a while, occasionally looking into the woods.

I was feeling quite disappointed because our only lead was this road. I guess we'll just walk it constantly. "wILL YOU UHHh,,, pROMISE TO HELP ME FIND THEm?" I jumped at the sudden noise and whipped my head towards the noise. Seeing Tavros, he had a sad yet hopeful expression on his features.

"I promise I'll help you find them Tavros, we'll search every day okay?" He squealed in excitement and hugged me tightly. "tHANK YOU SO MUCh!!!" He ran off back to the swing set and played on the equipment for a while longer before we started our walk back to my house. Looking into the distance I see two trolls flying over the trees for a brief second before disappearing again.

Wondering who they were, I thought about it while we walked back. Arriving shortly I went and put the bags upstairs, but when I returned Tavros was sitting on the couch crying. I rushed over saying "Dear what's wrong?" He sniffed and looked at me "wHY ARE YOU SO NICE TO Me? a-aLL THE OTHER HUMANS WOULD HIT Us,,, oR THEY WOULD DO BAD THINGS AND TEASE Us,,, b-bUT YOU'RE SO KINd,,, yOU HELPED ME WHEN YOU DIDN'T E-EVEN KNOW WHO I WAs,,, aND YOU DIDN'T JUDGE OR HURT ME BECAUSE I'M A-A TROLl,,," he sniffed again as tears poured freely from his eyes.

I felt so bad because, he's pretty young but he's probably already been through so much. "y-yOU'RE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER HUMANs,,, iN A GOOD WAy." He smiled and curled up in my lap as I pet his mohawk trying to calm him down. We simply sat and he let out all the emotions he hasn't been able to express lately and I comforted him. "It's alright Tav, nobody is going to hurt you okay? I'm here for you. Just close your eyes... Relax. You're safe with me. I'll make sure no one hurts you ever again."

He cried onto my shoulder for a while, then regaining his shy-bubbly self. With a tad more drive then he had before. I smiled as he dozed off into my arms.

Finally!! For those of you that have been waiting, sorry! I'll make sure to post on this more often and I'm happy to inform you there's more on the way! Like comment and follow for more, and have a great day!

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