Forever and Always

Chapter 16

(y/f/i/c) = your favorite ice cream

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Nothing really happened over the next few months. Y/n and I grew closer, as did MJ, Ned, and herself. It's now officially the first day of summer break so we can do more than just sit around, do homework, and go to school.

I planned on asking Y/n out at some point over the past few weeks but I chickened out everytime I thought about asking her. I bought her a necklace I was going to give her when I did ask her. I'm having May hide it in her room so Y/n won't find it. She is suprisingly good at finding things I hide from her. I once bought her a new jacket like the one of May's she was wearing that one day since she liked it. I hid it somewhere in my room and she found it within an hour.

She has been doing better. She hasn't gone back to her grandparents house, not that I would let her. They didn't seem to give a shit anyway. She hasn't cut herself again since I talked to her about it. Anytime she wanted to do it, it would start off with a panic attack, but I was always there to comfort her and stop it before it could progress into anything else. I haven't seen anymore cuts on her arms, so I'm really hoping she isn't lying to me when she says she isn't doing it.

She seemed to be doing a lot better. She wasn't as depressed as before. I was starting to see a side of Y/n I've never seen before; genuine happiness. She does have some days where she doesn't want to do anything or talk to anyone. On those days, she stays in bed and I keep her company when she wants it.

I always felt bad leaving her back at the apartment when May was at work and I had to go to some superhero business or run an errand, but she wouldn't let me not go, no matter how many times I told her I wasn't going to leave her alone.

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I walked into the room and found Y/n laying on the bed curled up into a ball. Her arms were crossed over her stomach and her head was underneath her pillow. I walked over to her and sat next to her on the side of the bed, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked softly, running my hand up and down her upper arm.

"Nothing." She lied while sniffling.

I was expecting that. She hardly ever admitted when something was wrong or if she was in pain. 

"I can tell something's up, what is it?" I responded as I removed the pillow from her face.

"It's nothing, just a girl thing." She replied, her voice being muffled by the pillow.

She took the pillow back and covered her face again before wincing and clutching her stomach. It took me a second to realize what she was talking about. It eventually clicked in my mind and I stood up, walking over to the door and stopping.

"I'll be back in a few." I informed and ran out the door.

After about 15 minutes, I came back into the room, finding Y/n in the same spot she was before I left. I made my way over to the bed and she fluttered her eyes open. She looked at me and then to the bag in my hands.

"What's that?" She asked.

"I had to have one very awkward conversation with May about what to do, but I got you some stuff that you might need."

I sat down next to her and she moved over, laying her head on my shoulder as I opened it and pulled out the contents, listing them off as I took them out of the bag.

"I got you chocolate, heating pads, water, pain meds, a fluffy blanket, fuzzy socks, and ice cream." I smiled as she took the fuzzy blanket and socks from me, slipping on the socks before pulling the blanket over herself and grabbing the ice cream.

"I'll go get some spoons." I stated and got up, returning about a minute later with two spoons.

I sat back down next to her after grabbing my laptop and placing it on the bed between us. I turned on Netflix and Y/n popped a couple pain meds into her mouth, taking a large drink of water as well. I grabbed one of the spoons and took one of the pints of ice cream, handing the other to Y/n. 

"What movie?" I asked as she shoveled a spoonful of (y/f/i/c) into her mouth.

"Fenal Deteneton" She mumbled.

"What?"

She swallowed the large bite of ice cream that was in her mouth before speaking again. "I said, Final Destination."

I nodded and typed in the movie before clicking on it and pressing play. She rested her head on my shoulder as the first few seconds of the movie started playing.

About half way into the movie, I finished my ice cream, as did Y/n. I took her empty pint and placed it inside mine, along with the spoons before placing them on my nightstand. At some point after that, I fell asleep, my head falling onto Y/n's. She jumped slightly but relaxed when she realized it was me. She smiled slightly and rested her hand on my chest before falling asleep as well.