Aphmau X Child! Reader

Chapter 5

She didn't want that.

She just..

Wanted her Papa.

Was that so much to ask?

In a heartbeat, the small wolf was off the couch with her arms outstretched infront of Papa Wolf.

The scary man looked down on her.
She fought to keep her eyes up on him.

"I'll," She took another heaving breath, "I'll let you hurt-hurt me. But not him."

For once, for once in the very few minutes that shes knowm him, Scary Man did something that wasn't so scary.

His face changed. He looked..taken aback.

"I-..What?"

"You..You're going to try and hurt him. I know you will. So many people have tried..even Mother..But-But I'm better at taking punishments! I'm better than him to be..tested with, I swear on..on everything!"

She declared. Her chest burned with how much she was talking. With how much she was breathing. But she can't stop.

Not now.

"You can hit me as much as you'd like-I won't even..make noises or cry. I'll cover my mouth and bite so I don't make a noise. I'll be," She cringed. How she hated referrinf to herself as this, "Your dog. An..obedient mutt."

(That's what mother always wanted right? That's why she called her those words..For her to just stay quiet for once and take it-)

"He..won't be as good as me..He'll fight you, and win. Papa Wolfs' a bad guy. I know he's done bad things an-and not everyones gonna like him..But it doesn't..ma-matter cus' I like him. I'll take all his bad stuff away and-and keep it. But if you tryn' hurt him..I'll fight too. And win."  

"..Small one..what exactly did you think..I was going to do?"

..Oh?..Oh..

The small wolfs' face warmed in pure utter embarrassment.

I don't know, I'm sorry-

Why would he even try and do something like that? He wasn't like the others, he wasn't like mother-She shouldn't have said anything, why did she open her stupid little mouth?

"You..weren't going to..You won't-" "I'm not going to harm you. Abuse you. I'd never."

Abuse? Abuse..another word she didn't know. She froze and tensed when scary man lifted her up again. He sat her up right where Papa Wolf layed, still asleep and motionless.

"..I'm sorry..I just thought.." He words died out. Scary man didn't hear the rest.

"..Does he do those things to you?"

"N-No! He'd..never."

A lie.
It was one time--her fault, really.
But never again.
He promised.

"...Go to sleep." "But-" "I won't hurt you. And I won't let anything hurt you..Here."

He held out a blanket. Though it looked more like a blankey in comparison to his hands.

The small wolf snatched it quickly, a mumbled apology leaving her. She draped it over herself before settling in Papa Wolfs lap and sparing him a few inches of warmth.

Good. Her breathing seemed to even out again.

"Thank you for the blanket, scary man."

He huffed, "Not scary."

The small wolf disagreed. She didn't say anything more than that, though, and allowed herself a restless sleep.

But not without hearing one last thing,