Now! Which one shall I choose? Angst or Fluff? If you know Keichi well, then you know the answer to this question. ;)

This is the continuation of "To mend a mishap" and QC Day 3.

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~~~Grian's  POV~~~

I was bored, simple as that. What do I see in the distance? A door. Who's door? Scar's door. Should I steal it? Why not!

With a cheeky grin in my face, I tiptoed through the bamboo, climbed up the ladder, and with the axe on my hand chopped down spruce door number....number something. Once I hid the door in my inventory I let out a satisfactory sigh.

But I didn't leave the snail, when I caught a glaring light on Scar's table. Curiosity got the best of me so I went up to the table, and saw a rather strange glass block... Or what Scar likes to name it 'Magical Crystal '.

The crystal was a weird dark shade of grey, fogging inside the once transparent glass. Though in the core of the crystal was a small glint of emerald green. It was a rather tiny orb of green the same size of a baby turtle, but it's green light was bright enough to shadow the whole room.

My eyes gazed intently at the crystal, I felt the soft surface with the tips of my finger brushing off the dust particles. I carefully lifted the crystal with my two bare hands and took a closer look of this fascinating gem.

"Wow, Scar wasn't kidding. These crystals really are magical..." I muttered, continuously brushing my fingers on the surface...

"Give that crystal back." a voice said.

My mind activated to a state of panic. I flinched from the voice, almost dropping the crystal. I turned around with a sheepish smile and let out a nervous laugh. "Sorry for intruding Scar, just got fascinated by this crystal of you-"

"Give it back." Scar cut off my sentence in an instant. He opened one hand to me and waited, tapping his shoe impatiently.

My nervous smile fell to just a disappointed pout, "Geez, you could at least ask nicely for the crystal." I crossed my arms, still gripping onto the crystal.

Scar's brow twitched, his hand was still open, his foot was now tapping even more, yet his expression still was bored. His face defined a mood, "Grian just give it back."

I raised one eyebrow and gazed carefully at how Scar pleaded for the object unenthusiastic. "What if I don't give you back the crystal?" I threatened, I gripped even tighter...

"Then I'll have to get it back by force-"

In a matter of seconds Scar swiped his sword towards me and teared the back of my elytra. I did not have time to react, only to slowly turn my head and caught the sight of my ruined elytra. I was petrified..."S-Scar?"

The cold blooded wizard held the diamond sword near his face with a glare threatening enough to even shame Doc's. "Give me the crystal Grian." He asked...

I didn't give in with Scar's sudden change of character and ran the opposite direction outside of the snail. I sprinted to the forest, panting heavily with the crystal still in my hands. I knew Scar was chasing but I did not look back to check.

I jumped up the vines and parkour my way to every bush blocking my way. I ran and ran like my life depended! The footsteps behind grew fainter but I still did not risk stopping, I just kept running.

I finally escaped the dense jungle but ended up falling into the river. I still did not stop so I swam continuously till I finally reached Stress' area. I pulled myself from the water and rested there for a while, breathing heavily from the amount of running and swimming I did.

"At least *huff* I had some *huff* e-exercise-" I sighed deeply.

"Grian what on earth?!" A female voice cried out, sprinting from her skull to where I laid undead. She carefully lifted me from my position and laid me next to the dirt block, not caring in the world if her clothes would get soaked from my clothes.

"Scar- chasing me- gone bonkers!" I huffed, but she didn't pay no mind to what I was saying. But her eyes widened, she looked terrified. I just took a deep sigh...

"Scar's behind us isn't he?

Stress nods vigorously...

We both stared at the wizard gripping his sword with his fist. He slowly walked toward us, Stress stood up and grabbed her own diamond sword and faced it in front of her face. "Scar... what do you want with Grian?"

Scar stopped from his position and stared intently at what rested in my hands. "Give me back the crystal," he demanded.

"Please Scar, you've been acting weird for a week now. If this crystal really is that important to you then it must be something related to this case" I replied. I slowly got up and walked besides Stress. "If you really want this crystal that bad then at least tell me the reason why Scar...please."

Scar stayed quiet, slowly loosing grip of his weapon, his shoulders stiffened, and his eyes finally broke contact from the crystal. He stared at the both of us cautiously before closing his eyes and let out a sigh..

"Do you see the green light in the middle? Those are my emotions..." He replied. Both me and Stress let down our guard and were stunned by that... rather unpredictable answer.

Scar avoided eye contact... "I had a bit of a mishap with the crystals, it was an accident. But then I realized after that crystal took my emotions, I realized... that I was better off without my emotions. I was productive and efficient, I no longer felt those feelings that stopped me from being motivated. I-" He paused...

"I was an emotional mess before the mishap, I couldn't even talk to Cub without even feeling anxiety growing within me.. I- don't, deserve to feel sad all because I didn't have the guts to talk to my friend. People have suffered worse than me, and yet there was me.. upset over something so simple that I could resolve easily.."

"Heh how pathetic," Scar scoffed...

We stayed quiet..... For an explanation so sad, hthe way he explained it with no feelings or no change of tone in his voice already made more sense now. If Scar did have his emotions, he would be an actual emotional mess right now!

Stress bewildered and rather pissed off, marched up to the wizard and grabbed both his hands firmly. It caught Scar off guard and tried to escape the motherly hands, but failed.

"Scar listen to me. Everyone is human, they have emotions, including you. Everyone is allowed to be sad no matter what kind of person you are or how you lived your life. Whether it's a serious tragedy or a simple milk spill, you can be sad..."

"And yes, it's sometimes difficult to talk things out with your friends when you both are not in agreement. But you're Scar, I know you'll finally take the courage to go talk to him with a little bit of help, right?" Stress smiled warmly, she slowly loosen her grip..

Even if Scar were emotionless, his eyes told a different story. Even if they were grey or dull, there was that slight of emotion in there. He looked... stunned....

Scar looked down at his and Stress' hands held together. "It hurts..... to hold it in. But at the same time, it doesn't hurt at all." He replied plainly... "Emotions are annoying," he muttered softly, reaching his hand for me. "Must-get-crysta-"

"Oh no! I don't think so Mr.!" Grian panicked and smashed the crystal to the ground! The dark grey mist dispersed to air and Scar's eyes finally turned back to his normal emerald green. His bored and emotionless face disappeared, but turned into something more painful...

Scar's eyes widened of fear or anxiety. He sniffled, his back was slightly slouched, and his eyes were already streaming of tears. Though instead of crying like a baby, he was hyperventilating, panicking, kneeling on both of his knees as he gasped for air.

Stress hastily pulled the panicking wizard into her arms and hugged him. "Shhhh Scar it's okay... Just breathe in, breathe out slowly, okay?" She demonstrated a few breathing exercises and Scar followed.

After some time, his breathing finally slowed down a bit and Stress was still holding onto him like her own. Scar did not return he hug nor made any signs if movement other than her shoulders every time he hiccuped. In fact, he didn't look so sure that he wanted to be comforted.

"I'm a jerk Stress, I don't deserve your comfort.." he whispered but Stress ignored it. "You had a literal panic attack, how am I not supposed to comfort you?!" she snapped softly, almost at the verge of tears.

I too kneeled beside the two, placed my hand on Scar's shoulder, and patted it continuously, before leaning onto his back and wrapped my arms around both him and Stress.

This pulled the trigger point. Scar whimpered, trying to hold in his sob, but he failed. Now his tears soaked Stress' back shoulder as he rested his head near her shoulder and cried like a thousand scars. "I-Im so-rry I-m so- sorry!" He stuttered again and again before burtsting into a whole breakdown.

It pained our hearts to see him in this mess. It was hard to imagine how long did he have to hold in all his emotions for a week and he couldn't cry even if he wanted to.

Stress of course was also a crying mess as she tried reassuring Scar that everything was gonna be alright even if she stuttered through all of her words.I found myself also tearing up, but not in a mental breakdown like the two.

"It's okay Scar," he mumbled "Its okay..."

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This is something I actually wanna talk about, that it is okay to be sad. Because honestly I have good life with a great family and great friends, so I've never experienced anything traumatic yet like some of you guys.

Everyone is allowed to feel sad. Whether you are depressed, struggle to grasp life, or when you have such a carefree life, everyone has a downside. And that's okay!

We are all humans! Whether you like it or not, we have purpose in this world and it's to live, feel, and do good.

May god bless you all!

May your night
Shine Bright
Ladies and gents! ;)
-Keichi Akechi