Shadow Slave: is this love?

They held each other in their arms, keeping them close and not letting go for a few moments. He leaned in close for a kiss but instead...

"Sunny, where's my paycheck? I request more since I kept this buisness open for you since the last five years-"

She ruined the moment!

Sunny quickly parted, and that was when she got in the eyesight. Only thing that betrayed the moment was the blush which crept on his face.

"Oh... Wow boss... You work quick! Good job boss!"

...

"Don't say it like that- I love her. And no, you won't get a paycheck, since, well... you know!"

She ruined the kiss!

As soon as Aiko left...

"Sorry!"

Both, him and Cassie, said at the same time. They looked at each other and blinked, before Cassie—once again—giggled.

He liked seeind that. It reminded him of the days in Forgotten Shore. Her innocent self... The one who stole his heart.

Her giggles which he heard in his dreams...

Her sweet smile which appeared in his mind even while walking...

The loneliness he felt being away from her for the past four years...

And the part where he felt as if he owed the author something for this happy life!

So what if someone made this fanfic as a joke? His love for Cassie would never die.

The canon felt like a propostrous version to him!

'How could I ever make a stupid decision and choose Neph...'

"You know... Customers would be coming here soon."

Suddenly he didn't feel as much gratitude towards the author...

The least he could have done is let them kiss for a bit!

'Maybe I shouldn't say this... If I do we may no longer be Sussie!'

Yes... Thank the damn sadistic author!

He needed to have a word with him later.

Maybe his shadows would teach him a lesson to never troll him, assuming he could get past his control!

"Sure... We can talk later." He sighed with regret, "I am free since 6 pm today."

"Oh?" She raised her eyebrows.

Ofcourse, what he didn't know was the author could never find the guts to write something like this!

Fucking coward for an author.

What was he? A ten year old who was afraid of shipping?

No, he was seventeen!

Now, the first customer arrived. It was...

Suddenly "epic appearances" drumroll or whatever it was called was heard.

Only to Sunny though...

Neither the author nor Sunny knew what it was called, but this was too dramatic!

Even if the author wished for it!

The figure behind the door revealed itself to be Professor Julius!

His teacher... His research partner... The only reason he survived.

He was the GOAT, as mentioned by the author.

'No but why's he called an animal?'

The author, the all knowing being inside this fanfic, answered his question by showing its meaning into his head.

He understood it...

'But isn't this cringe to write?'

What a weird guy with weird terminologies... Or acronyms or whatever.

"Boy... I knew you would survive, but tell me, did you really travel the hollows? Did my teachings help?"

Wait... Why did he know that?

Did the author used his abilities?

"Did you achieve natural Supremacy?"

Again?

Couldn't the author let him reveal it himself!

"Yes, I did travel the hollows and yes your teachings helped me greatly. Infact, if it weren't for you I wouldn't have last even for an hour! And yes... Achieving Supremacy naturally means you need to defy the world."

Sunny paused dramatically, breathed:

"Dying felt too pedestrian so I shrugged it off and defied it."

...

Cassie let out a chuckle as they saw Professor Julius stare at him.

The silence made Cassie giggle again.

"Boy, you don't need to lie to me!" Professor Julius said, completely frozen in shock, barely eased by the fact that it was probably a joke...

"Oh no, its all true!" He replied with a mischievous smile...

If only the author bothered including this conversation!

Maybe a flashback would work, except that moron was horrible with those, and too lazy.

"Hey, you didn't have to call me out like that!" Back, the author, spoke in his mind!

'Huh?'

That was new.

'Can you shut the fuck up and stop trying to increase the word count. Don't make me wait over a day to finish a single moment you fucker.'

He thought back to the author.

'What did you say, you asshole. You fucking cockroach, say that to my face. Oh right... A fictional character can't do that!'

That bastard... How dare he!

'Go use an incarnation and bring your ass down here, I'll show you what's what.' He retorted, in his mind.