???Ｌ?Δ??? M????? (Golden Guard x reader)

  "Hey, Hunter?" I frowned, leaning back on the wall.

"Yeah?" Goldie turned towards me.

"Do you remember life before the coven?"

"I mean...No, not really. It's kinda always been...me and Belos." He shrugged, unfazed.

"Huh."

"Why do you ask?"

"No reason, don't worry about it." I shook my head.
He hesitated, but nodded.

**

But I did have reasons. I wasn't gonna tell Goldie, but I did intend to talk to my Hunter about them...

"So...You were taken in by your coven at...eleven?" He frowned, pursing his lips.

I nodded. "I know, it's kinda early, but...yeah. I had nowhere else to go."

"Funny. My uncle took me into his coven when I was really little too- I don't even remember my parents, I can't imagine how much it'd suck to remember them and not have them." He sighed.

I shrugged. "That's the thing, I don't remember much about them at all. Which is weird, considering I was...eleven. Apparently I had some kind of head injury."

"Huh." He shrugged and took a sip of his drink. "Do you....remember anything before then?"

"Yeah. Everything but my parents." I sighed. "This is dumb, you being forced to hear about this...let's do something fun."

He raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

I smiled, trying to shake off the sense of unease that had settled around us. "Let's go shopping!"

"....Huh." He frowned.

"Oh- do you not like shopping?"

"...I....I don't know. My uncle does the shopping, so."

"Wellll...prepare for a wonderful experience, my dude!" I grinned dramatically, slamming down my cup. "Hold on, do you mind if I invite a couple friends?"

He hesitated, before shaking his head. "Sure, sounds...good!"

I faltered. What was wrong?

"I mean...I don't have to invite friends, I just thought it might be...y'know, kinda fun..."

He shook his head, eyes widening. "No no, invite friends! It'll be great." He assured me, patting my shoulder.

I smiled. "Thanks, Hunter. I promise, this'll be great, or you get your money back in full!"

"You...wha-? I...what money?"

I shook my head. "Dumb joke, sorry. Now let me just text Emira and Edric..."

As I pulled up their contacts, I scrolled past Goldie's. Should I....

Nah, best to not invite him.This Hunter might be a radical and get turned off by my coven friend, and besides, Other Hunter was probably busy. (As per usual- he was never available when I tried to take him places)

And on top of it all, that meant revealing Cinder. Goldie might have warmed up to me, but I had a funny feeling he'd hate Cinder- and plus, my cover would be blown.

Yes, it was much better to invite Ed and Em. They were far less...controversial than my golden-faced friend.

"Perfect. They'll meet us at that potions shop in like, five-ish minutes." I nodded.