Help! My Fictional Knight Is Real?! Chapter 13

[Scene: Kitchen – 7:30 AM]

Kieran, still basking in the glory of his victory over the alarm clock, now faces a new challenge—one that baffles even the greatest of warriors.

Seren wagner (fl)

(rubbing her temples) Please. Just sit down and let me make the coffee.

Kieran Valtor (ml)

(ignoring her, inspecting the machine like it’s a forbidden artifact)You claim this… contraption brews energy?

lena warner (fl bff)

(yawning) More like it keeps us from committing murder in the morning.

Rina Wagner (fl sis)

Especially Seren.

Seren wagner (fl)

You’re not wrong

Kieran, determined to master this strange device, presses a button.

📢 BEEEEEEP

Kieran Valtor (ml)

It screams?

Rina Wagner (fl sis)

Oh, this is gonna be good

Kieran flips the lid open, then pokes at the coffee grounds suspiciously.

Kieran Valtor (ml)

Are these crushed beans… enchanted?

Seren wagner (fl)

(exhausted already) No, they’re just coffee—

Kieran Valtor (ml)

(scooping a handful, sniffing them like a sommelier) They smell… powerful.

lena warner (fl bff)

Did he just… respect the coffee?

Kieran, now confident in his abilities, scoops an absurd amount of coffee grounds into the machine.

Seren wagner (fl)

WAIT—THAT’S TOO MUCH—

The machine groans. Steam begins to rise

Kieran Valtor (ml)

(proudly) It is awakening.

Seren wagner (fl)

NO, IT’S MALFUNCTIONING

The coffee machine shudders violently before—

BOOM 💥

☕ A coffee explosion. Everywhere. Counters. Walls. Floor. Seren’s entire morning mood

Rina Wagner (fl sis)

(wheezing) I CAN’T BREATHE.

lena warner (fl bff)

IT LOOKS LIKE A SACRIFICIAL RITUAL 😂

Seren wagner (fl)

(covered in coffee, glaring daggers at Kieran) I. WILL. END. YOU.

Kieran Valtor (ml)

(completely unfazed, licking coffee off his hand) Tastes acceptable.

Seren wagner (fl)

KIERAN, I HATE YOU.

Kieran Valtor (ml)

[Scene Shift: After the Kitchen Has Been Cleaned]

Kieran sits at the table, finally drinking a cup of actual coffee made by Seren.

Kieran Valtor (ml)

I have learned much today.

Seren wagner (fl)

Did you, though?

Rina Wagner (fl sis)

Lesson of the day : Kieran should not be allowed near appliances

lena warner (fl bff)

Or clocks. Or coffee machines. Or—

Kieran Valtor (ml)

I am beginning to feel unappreciated

Seren wagner (fl)

(sweetly) Good. Now, let’s go before I’m late for college

Kieran Valtor (ml)

(frowning) You leave without a guard?"

Seren wagner (fl)

I… don’t need a guard?

Kieran Valtor (ml)

Incorrect.

Seren wagner (fl)

Oh no.

Kieran Valtor (ml)

I shall accompany you 😌

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