max: bro.. w-... what? y-you... want m-me to..

abel: yes.. *cough!* i w-wouldn't rather a-anyone else bro..

max understood, but felt horrible. he was just given a request to be the one to kill his dying best bro, and the worst part; there was no other way to help abel... so he complied.

>meanwhile< (i know, i know-)

vade: aw! look at you baby!~ you're gettin' the hang of it!~

ruby: t-thanks vade...-

*BLAM!*

vade: what was that!?

ruby: i-i don't know!

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

a pained, and familar voiced scream of anguish distrupts the air. they both run outside, and face toward wherever the scream came from.

ruby: t-that was.. max, right?

vade: y-yes hun... that was max alright..

ruby: ...d-do you think t-they're okay..?

vade: i'm not sure baby.. but, i'm sure we're both hoping they are...

suddenly, a very familiar figure comes out of the forest. it was max. there was a small splatter of blood on his face, and some on his shirt. abel's pistol, in his grasp. he looked like, he just witnessed a war for the first time. and he was crying..

vade: max..? sweetie?~ are you okay?..

max: ....

he falls to his knees, and covers his face finally breaking down and sobbing. ruby figured out loud, that something clearly happened to abel, for him not to make it back with max. vade agreed.

>that night<

vade, and ruby, were snuggling, and trying to comfort, the poor, depressed, blonde boy. he appreciated the help, but he really wasn't feeling any better.. they all eventually get to sleep, max doesn't actually fall asleep, until 4 hours later... his dreams, plauged with combinations of him and his best bro's memories.

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thank ya'll for reading this!! ♡♡♡♡ 300 words.