Your Sweet Heart | Issue #1

"I'm Here For You"

[Narrator’s Perspective]

Cassandra and Belly are sitting down in his living room. It’s currently 1 a.m. Belly is awkwardly waiting as Cassandra finishes chugging the sugar-filled coffee he made for her.

*Tap!*

She slams the mug on the table they are sitting at, while she expresses the symbol of a drink that satisfies an unquenchable thirst, “Kaaaaahhhh! That was guuud stuff!”

Belly can’t stop looking constipated, as he thinks to himself about what just happened literally a minute ago.

She… She needs me to kick her old man’s ass?? I’m too scared to ask why. But, I can’t even kick a soccer ball! What makes her think I can kick her dad’s ass?

*POP!!*

Belly expresses a tiny jolt as Cassandra opens a bag of chips that she begins to eat out of. After she notably gulps down the first of many chips, she stares at Belly thoroughly. This of course makes Belly even more nervous.

Cassandra lifts her hand to point at Belly, and finally says something, “You.”

Belly points to himself cluelessly, “M-Me?”

“No, the wall. Yes! Of course you, you stupid Bug! Who else??”

“O-Oh…”

She takes a chip out of the bag, “I know your secret.” And proceeds to eat the chip.

*Crunch, nom, nom nom, gulp!*

Belly’s eyes widen to these very terrifying news, and thinks to himself all of the wonderful possibilities.

She-She know my secret??? Oh no… could it be the stack of porno magazines under my bed? Impossible!!

“W-What, what secret???”

She takes yet another chip out of the bag, “Your brother, I know who he is.”

“My… My brother?”

“Yes, your brother. He was the most famous and beloved knight in the entire kingdom. The Big Bad Wolf. He…He always cared for the safety of everyone. He never once cared about himself, only of those around him. I remember he used to always fight alongside his equal, Little Red Riding Hood… Your older brother was truly an extraordinary knight.”

Belly’s eyes widen, as they fill with sudden tears. He clenches his teeth and starts to hiccup, putting down his head, trying his best to not cry. And while this happens, the blue ball of light floating in midair begins to slowly shine a brighter hue.

“How… How did you find out?”

“... Because, Belly…” She clenches her hand on her lap, “Because my father killed him.”

Belly doesn’t make a sound. All he can do is look up at Cassandra’s sympathetic face.

“What are you saying?”

“Belly…” She puts down her bag of chips and places her hand on her chest, “My father… My father is the Demon King Allister!”

“... What?”

“I had to runaway… for so long, I had to live on my own in the streets, constantly moving from place to place, trying my best to hide from my father… because… because I’m the daughter of a demon who killed your brother…”

Cassandra… Cassandra has been through so much.

Cassandra starts to cry, her eyes overflow with tears. She clenches her teeth, and hiccups. Although Belly has always looked up to her, she suffers just as much as him.

She just didn’t let it stop her from becoming the amazing knight she is now.

She continue to cries, “Now that you know the truth, do you hate me, Belly? Does looking at me hurt you? I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry, Bell-”

*Gasp!*

Belly embraces Cassandra in his arms without a single teardrop on his face.

“B-Belly??”

“Stupid, Cassandra. There is absolutely nothing in this world that can make me hate you.”

Cassandra remembers a dream the two of them had together one night. And in that dream, Belly told her something that filled her broken heart with joy and excitement.

“I promise to become the knight in shining armor a beautiful princess like you deserves.”

And to the sound of these words, Cassandra let’s herself go to Belly.

“Ug… Ugg… Tha- Thank you, Belly! Thank you! But when did you ever grow the balls to say something cute like that???”

Whatever that Demon did to her. I will never forgive him for making Cassandra cry and-

"Wait, what did you just say???"