"Free From Spawn" - AzureTime Fanfic (PART 6)

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(A couple days after “seeing Amarah”) “How’d you even get sick? We weren't social with anyone…?” Two Time asked, worryingly as they sat down next to Azure who was laying down. He coughed before answering and cleared his throat. “You can get sick in other ways too, Timey. How about you get medicine at the local pharmacy nearby?” He smiled weakly even though he was obviously in pain. You could hear it in his voice. “By…myself?” Two Time pointed at themselves and looked around for anyone else. They had a fear of being alone. Especially after seeing Amarah. Azure said it was all in their head but they weren’t believing that, “I know it’s scary, but I think you can do it, my love” He held Two Times hand gently and placed a soft peck on their knuckles. Two Time sighed and grabbed their jacket and 20 dollars. That should be enough…hopefully. When they exited the building, they were hit with the cold, morning wind. “Holy spawn..” They muttered then started their walk. It was only about a 20 minute walk from the apartment to the pharmacy. They opened the door to enter and a small bell rang to notify the workers there was a shopper. It was a pretty small place but that didn’t matter. What mattered was their dearest's health! Azure didn’t really tell Two Time what kind of medicine to get to heal a sore throat. They could ask someone about it. If they work here then they must know what kind Two Time needed. “Excuse me…?” Two Time said soft and politely as they smiled up at the worker. The worker turned around and then smiled. “Oh! What may I help you with, sirT “ They seemed nice but them calling Two Time “sir” slightly made them flinch. They chose to ignore it though since they had no clue that they were non-binary in the first place. “Um…What kind of medicine do I get for a sore throat?” Two Time asked nervously. “Ah, yes. A sore throat. Is it for you or someone else?” Why’d they have to know. “It’s for my partner…now, may you please direct me to the aisle the medicine I might need shall be on?” They didn’t want to stay there longer then they needed to. “Right this way!” They motioned for Two Time to follow them just like they did. It appeared to be all the way in the back. There seemed to also be another shopper in the aisle too but their back was turned looking at something else. “Thank you very much.” Two Time smiled and waved as the worker walked off.They scanned through the many bottles and liquids. Would Azure want p!lls or fluid? Two Time guessed he might want fluid since with his sore throat, it might be hard to swallow. Two Time began to walk off before hearing a familiar voice call out their name, but not Two Time…Their Real name.They turned around slowly to see a tall figure looming over them. Amarah. “Now, Now, my dear disciple..Why’d you leave, huh?” Amarah's face was serious and quite mad. Two Time opened their mouth to talk but only air came out. Their thoughts raced. Oh how they wished Azure was here right now. “What do you have their, #$%@?” Two Time flinched at the dead naming. Amarah stared at the box of medicine in Two Times hand. “D-don’t call me that!” They finally managed to get out. They were terrified. Amarah just rolled his eyes. “So what do you want me to call you? Two Time? That disgrace of a name that, that horrible excuse of a believer, Aspen gave you?” Amarah snarled in disgust at the thought. Two Time hated the fact that Amarah’s dead naming them and Azure. “It’s Azure not Aspen…he hates that name, also Leave him out of this!” Two Time yelled in a whisper so they didn’t create a huge scene in that tiny pharmacy. “Why should I? You betrayed spawn and now it’s disappointed in you. You were supposed to make the sacrifice the next evening, but you and Aspen ran away and abandoned spawn.” Two Time was filled with a mix of emotions. “Yeah! Well explain the b0dies! The tons and tons of d3ad b0dies in the closet at the church. You…You’ve been making us feast on them. You’re discusting…” Two Time said, coldly. Amarah’s eyes slightly widened in fear that it might be too late to change their mind. “I…It’s not what you think. Those were just animal c0rpses for the village to eat…” It was clearly obvious that he was lying because Two Time knew what they saw. “I know what I saw…I’m not stup!d. Also, Village? How about a c*lt? It wasn’t a religion…it was a c*lt and you made me believe that spawn was good for the world…It isn’t…” Two Time tried to hold back their tears so they didn’t appear weak to Amarah. He just sighed in disappointment. “Aspen really has gotten in your head…” Two Time couldn’t believe what they just heard. They wanted to scream, yell, something! But not in public. That was a bad idea. So, when Amarah looked away for a split second, they ran. They weren’t very good at running, but this was major. They didn’t even bother stopping to pay for the medicine. (Continued below)