Chapter: 6

Feeling a brush across your face and the call of your name, your eyes fluttered open. At first being blinded by the bright light of who knows what, before your eyes calmed down once they were meant with black voids. "Y/n? Yew awake?" The lad asked.

"Uh- morning D, and yeah. Awake with a slight hangover, you?" You asked. "I did have a strong one 'while ago, now it's small. Gotcha these meds and some water, that should help wif it." 2D said handing you the pill tablet and water.

You slowly rose from the couch, taking down the pill with the water easily. "Thanks, D, by the way, what time is it?" A followed after you asked. "Around five-ish six in the morning? Why?" He asked.

"Ah, just had a deadline, for the rent of my place. Nothing too big." You shrugged. "So you're out of a place to live now?" He asked, watching your face scrunched in thought.

"Weeelllll, kinda? I have a plan B, don't worry." You ended with a sigh, taking another sip from your water. "You could just live here, cheeky." 2D lowly said, nearly bringing you to choke.

"What?" You coughed, shocking the singer at the fact that you heard him. "I-I mean if yew want to. T-There's no pressure! I-It's your-" 2D went silent and burned red when your finger was pressed against his lip.

"I hear ya D, and to be honest with you. I'm thinking about that offer, but I can't just jump the bullet and do that. You know?"

"Yeah, I know. I'll even help too!" 2D said as he took your hand in his. You looked to him with a smile, one he happily returned.

The two of you sat in comfortable silence before your phone vibrated in your pocket. "Oh, that's my reminder. Better get going." You said, pulling your hand away.

"The doors open and I put your bag by the door." He told, watching you get up from the couch, him following in pursuit. "Thanks, D, didn't want to awake Noodle to get it. Would've left it, to be honest with you." You giggled, him doing so as well.

"She hates it when she's woken up so early. One time she threw her game at Mudz so hard, it felt a mark for weeks." He snickered.

You joined in the little laughter, a laugh taking a small weight off your chest. "Man, I wished I got to see that." You giggled.

"Well, I better get going, kinda wanna race the sun today." You said, grabbing your bag from the floor and slinging it over your shoulder.

"Race the sun? Why?" He asked with a head tilt after opening the door for you. "Pfft- it's an expression. Just means I wanna see the sun rising." You told, getting a soft "Ahhhh" from him.

"Well, I'll see you late yeah?" You said. "Hope so," 2D said, bringing you into a surprising hug. Immediately, 2D realized what he did, but before he could pull away, you returned the hug.

"Don't pull away, it'll be more awkward."

"Heh, right."

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Driving down the down road with "I Wonder If I Take You Home" quietly playing on your radio as you drove, with the sun setting in the sky. As it did the event of last night replayed like a movie.

Sure not much happened, but it was enough to set you off. You didn't understand why it did. It didn't make you angry, it didn't upset you, none of it. It just confused you. The confusion is what led you to be irritated. What was setting you off?

Playing an innocent game? Watching a horror movie? Your boss's obvious flirting? Could you even consider him as your boss at this point? It nearly seems like you were hired for company, you didn't mind.

Still getting paid. Just something set you off. Not off. On. A flip was switched upward, bringing you closer and closer to whatever was ahead. But what was it?

You felt as if any choice you could make, it would affect you forever. You let out a frustrated sigh once your eye caught sight of the stone side that read out "Ivory Leaves Apartments". The sign was in the same condition as the place you call home.

Shit.

But you damn well sure managed. Driving through the parking lot, you saw that the main office was open for service. You didn't know whether to feel relieved or ashamed of what's to come.

No feeling of hope sprouts within you. You parked right before your complex, and just from stepping out of your car, you saw it. Through the gaps on the railings on the second story of the building.

A paper waved in the wind. You nearly prayed it was spam mail, but it's not like God would answer right away. The guy never bothered answering you anyways.

You took several deep breaths, before pushing forward up the flight of stairs to see the bold red letters that were stamped onto the papers. You don't even remember when you got in front of the door, staring straight at the papers.

Your face is blank and your head low. What could you do now? You always had a plan, so why not execute it. Searching your pockets for your phone you found a pack of "Divine Sweets" which were a cigarette brand.

A fake one. They had the same cigarette design, just instead of tobacco it was sugar, and were bright colors instead of the basic yellow and white. Very weak, but sweet. They even had them in the design of lollipops, which you conveniently had.

You took out a stick and popped it in your mouth, to search for your lighter as you scrolled through your phone. Once you found one, you lit the end of the stick, just as you found the person you wanted to call.

The phone rang, and you tucked away your lighter in your pocket before leaning back against the door, pressing against the papers. You dragged the papers down with you to the ground, scrunching them in process.

Taking a long drag from your cigarette, and blowing the powder into the air, the phone was finally answered. A smile couldn't stop itself from coming to your face once it was answered.

"Guess who's moving innnnn!"