#purityvalentine

Fanfiction of @purityvalentine's OC Keira

Chapter 1: Muffins a Plenty

Keira pulled a fresh batch of maggotmuffins out of the oven and took a big whiff. She couldn't smell them, of course, thanks to losing her sense of smell during one of her many previous deaths/resurrections, but the action gave her a sense of normalcy that she craved.

"Dagnabbit, these muffins are looking fit as a fiddle!" she said out loud to no one in particular in her usual eccentric tone.

As she laid out the freshly-baked muffins on the counter, she couldn't help but think of her time in the circus. She'd baked muffins just like these many a time under the big top. A complicated mix of emotions welled up inside her.

"Those were better times.....where has the time gone?" she mumbled under her breath in a absent tone.

As though to pull her out of her reverie, the familiar jingle of the bakery's front door sounded. She looked up from her maggotmuffins with a smile and greeted the potential customer.

"Ah, welcome to.. ONII-CHAN?!?!"

Before her stood her brother (who she referred to as onii-chan which means brother in troll-japanese). He absent-mindedly looked around the store without saying a word.

Keira's face immediately formed a pouting expression and she placed her hands on her hips in an accusatory manner.

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be out committing some war crimes or something?!"

Her brother shot her a pointed glance.

"Can't a guy just check in on his little sister?"

Ugh! Her onii-chan was always like this! This was clearly just the start of some convoluted scheme to take control of her awesomely destructive powers! Well this time she wasn't going to have it!

"Well, good job checking up on me!" She groaned.

"But I was just about to leave to deliver this fresh batch of maggotmuffins to..."

She paused as she read the name on the order.

"Karkat Vantas!"

"So I'll be leaving now! Good day to you!" she said as she quickly rushed out of the bakery and slammed the door behind her.

"Wait, Keira-" her brother started before being cut off by the door slamming shut.

She started running to get away from her onii-chan and his many schemes as fast as possible. At least there was plenty of work to be done outside to take her mind off this uncomfortable encounter. She'll deliver these muffins to this....Karkat, pick up a few bounties on the way home, and be back by feeding time. Surely today would end up being a normal day!

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