I smile, hugging Quackity. We pull back and giggle. It's been so long since we've even talked, so this was gonna be really nice. I shoved down the bubbling anxiety.
"So good to see you! How have you been?" I ask.
"I've been alright actually. Just some Karl and Sapnap things, but I don't mind much. You?" Quackity explains, walking inside with me.
We ordered our drinks and sat down. Quackity got a Mango milk tea, and I got a Taro milk tea. This is the place me and Punz go to all the time.
"I've been okay. Punz made a bit of a.. mistake, but we're working it out." I tell him, taking a sip of my tea.
"Punz making a mistake? That sounds like a first." He remarks.
"I know.. it's been a while since he was like- that." I mumble.
"What is 'that'?" Quackity asked, leaning back in the booth.
"You know, smoking and forgetting to eat. Seeing Dream, falling for his shitty lies. I thought he was out of that for good."
"His depression? Yeah, I think we all did. Has he been really stressed lately? That could be a trigger."
I shrug, not wanting to continue that conversation. We sit in silence and sip our teas. My eyes flicker up to the door. Punz walks in, ordering something.
I watch him walk to a table alone. After that, some girl walks in and sits down with him. They looked sort of close by the way they were talking.
"Oooh, he has a date?" Quackity asks, but then his mood drops entirely.
"What? Are you okay?" I ask.
"That's Dream's little sister." He gulps.
I feel the anger bubbling in my veins. Quackity grabs my arm, trying to calm me down. It works a little but not enough.
"Let's go." I mumble, and we grab our teas and leave.
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I laugh, slipping back onto the ice. Quackity skates over and helps me up. He bursts out laughing when I fall again. The pain in my back was worth the fun.
"Shut up! I told you I couldn't ice skate." I giggle, trying to stand up.
"Woah! Calm down!" Quackity laughs, helping me balance.
He keeps a hold of my hand, skating forwards. I follow his movements. When he let's go, I don't fall this time.
"There you go, you're doing it!"
"How do I turn?"
"Rotate your hips and bring your foot to that side."
I rotate left, bringing my right foot over, turning in that direction. A smile tugs at my lips. I'm really doing it, I'm ice skating.
"You can ice skate, you just needed to know how." Quackity laughs, and I chuckle.
"Shut up dude. That's not how it works." I say, but we only burst out laughing.
"We both can ice skate now."
This time we crash into each other, falling down. I sit there for a moment and catch my breath. Quackity was laughing his ass off, and I couldn't help but laugh too.
"You were saying?" I tease, and he laughs harder.
"Never mind-"
"We can't ice skate."
"Nope."
The laughing starts again. When we both get up, we decide to head home. As we walk out, I interlock our hands. We part ways and walk to our cars.
I pay attention to the ground, trying to take my mind off the absence of a booming voice in my head.
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In 20 Days
RandomTW// swearing, ED, depression, smoking, mentions of death/suicide ••• Foolish is given 20 days to find his soulmate. He thinks it could be anyone. From his closest friend, Hbomb, to his worst enemy, Dream. If he doesn't complete it, he will die. Whe...
