Like a ruby flower (nickloon)

Hectic morning

Uhhhhhhhh, haha I kinda disappeared didn't I?
(For new ppl I disappeared for like 4 weeks I think?? Maybe 3 idk)
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NICKELS POV
Ugh why is it so hot in here?

I slowly open my eyes, staring up at the ceiling. I want to fall back asleep, what time is it anyway? I look over to the side only to realise balloon isn't here. I sit up, where did he go? Maybe I'm late for breakfast, I grab my phone from the nightstand.
9:06
Well, definitely not gone for breakfast uh so where did he go? I dart my eyes around our room, then I notice a locked toilet door, oh right he probably went there. I yawn, I still have like an hour to breakfast wouldn't hurt to fall back asleep, would it? I flop back down onto the bed; didn't I have a dream today? Yeah, I did, balloon was in it too, geez did I seriously just talk about my problems with him the whole time? Though, he did give me good advice I guess.

It was a pretty okay dream if you ask me, I had more interesting ones before. Balloon found me, we talked and then.. wait what happened after then? Balloon he..did something, what was it? I go through the dream again, oh right! He went closer and...oh
Oh
He did...that. Just me or did it get hotter here? A muffled sink turns on
Okay well um..whatever just a dream, let's not panic over it or whatever. I ignore the growing smile on my face
Was that seriously just a dream, it felt so real. I mean, it would be nice, if it wasn't one. Because.. uh yep gonna stop thinking right now.

*Click*
I quickly sit up, my eyes dart to where the noise came from.
"Oh nickel your awake!" He closes the door behind him
"Balloon..! What are you..doing..here!?" I put on a nervous smile.
"I live here?? Are you feeling okay?" he looks at me confused
"Me? I'm feeling just fine! Mhm yep, never better!" Balloon stood there confused, he turned off the bathroom lights and walked over to his bed, sitting on it
"If you say so, you just look a little..red" I do? I grab my phone to check, oh geez that's totally not noticeable at all.
"I'm just.. hot! Yeah, it's really hot in here!" Totally nothing to do with my dream, balloon didn't look convinced
"Yeah okay sure. (Hm I wonder..) say nickel, did you dream anything tonight?"
"Uhh dreams!? HA, w-what's a dream? I never had one!" Balloon smirks
"I'm pretty sure you're the one always telling me about them. Maybe this dream has something to with how you're acting~"
"I just s-said I didn't even have one. And I'm acting perfectly normal!" Balloon giggles
"Mhm sure bud, keep telling yourself that"
"Okay fine maybe I did have a dream, but it's not like anything interesting happened or whatever!"
"Your face doesn't say so~"
"Just- shut up" I mumble, he laughs
"Okay okay fine, anyway we still got an hour till breakfast so what should we do, unless you wanna tell me about that dream of yours~"
"Uh actually I'm gonna go to the b-bathroom! to uh wash my hands- I don't have hands- uh face! Yeah." I quickly jump of my bed and run to the bathroom. I shut the door behind me, locking it. I sigh, sliding down on the door till I sit onto the floor. Hm lets see, that went HORRIBLY. WHY DID I EVEN ACT LIKE THAT, I MEAN I KNOW WHY BUT IT WAS JUST A DREAM, right? It's like when I look at balloon all I can think of is when he..did that in my dream. Okay I just need to CALM DOWN! My brain just, made it up or whatever, I don't know how dreams work. Just, stop imagining what if it were real, it wasn't. Maybe one da- UGH NEVER MIND. I need to stop thinking about this right now, I can focus on this later.

I just need a minute

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Sighing, I stand up and look at myself in the mirror. My face is still pink but at least it's better than before. I go to the door and unlock it
*click*
Balloon Perks his head up from his phone
"Finally decided to come out~ ?" He smirks raising an eyebrow
"S-shut up" I walk over to my bed, collapsing face first into it. Balloon giggles
"Aw did I tire you out~" he teases. why is he being so.. I don't know? Today. It's making me too...ugh
I mutter something, incomprehensible to balloon. "I'll take that as a yes" he says laughing.

I close my eyes, geez it's only morning and this is what I have to deal with? Not like that's entirely bad, I'm just not used to balloon being so- ugh it's as if he's trying to make me..
Wait

Is he flirting with me?
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BALLOONS POV

WHAT AM I DOING.
I stare down at the floor

OKAY I KNOW THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY CLOSER THAN BEFORE BUT THIS IS A BIT MUCH. Suree sometimes I tease him here and there, BUT THATS ALL IVE BEEN DOING SINCE HE WOKE UP. But then again, not like it hurts to do so (at least not physically) plus it's pretty cut-funny how nickel reacts.

Okay but maybe I should tone it down, I don't want nickel to literally collapse (again).

I look up looking at nickel, still face first on the bed. I couldn't help but smile I wonder if he's asleep. He did look pretty tired, and I probably didn't help haha.. I look over at my phone next to me,
9:21
Still have time till breakfast. I look over at nickel again.
Well this confirms it we do share dreams, or at least some of them. But I wonder for how long we were sharing dreams, cant have been a few weeks ago because there's no way that the dream where nickel...
con- fess..ed
Was actually him. Maybe I should just not worry about it? Not like I can control it anyway, or I don't think I can't at least. I fall down onto the bed; I stare at the ceiling.

I wonder what nickel meant in that dream, who is this someone?? Me? I doubt it- huh wait.
Okay but even if it was me, what would he want to do? Give me something? Talk? Confe- NOPE. OKAY JUST BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN CLOSER DOESNT MEAN HE EVEN LIKES ME. THIS 'SOMEONE' COULD BE SOMEONE ELSE. And I'm arguing with myself again.

But if not me than who? I could ask him- wait no then he'll figure out we share dreams, and realise that I did that, and it wasn't just some dream. Sighing, I pick up my phone checking it for the time. 9:31.

Hm I don't have anything better to do, I could just go wait early right? I don't really feel like going on my phone anyway. I sit up from my bed, nickel still laying in that same position from before (can he breathe??). Though he seems a little, more pinkish, probably the lighting. Standing up, I walk by nickel "haha guess I really did tire you out" I stare at him and walk over
It's as if I stopped thinking for a second

I lean down

And kiss him on his side. "Sleep well nickel" I smile before walking out the door, shutting it behind me

The realisation of what I did suddenly hits me. I freeze. Did i-
DID I JUST SERIOUSLY DO THAT. OH GOD WHAT IF HE WAS STILL AWAKE, I DIDNT EVEN CHECK IF HE WAS SLEEPING. THIS HAS TO BE A DREAM, WHAT WAS I THINKING. I cover my face with my hands sliding down the door separating our room with the corridor. Why did I do that, I mean I wanted to but..

God I hope he was asleep.

NICKLES POV

Did-
Did that just happen?

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OKAY OKAY IM FINNALY DONE THIS CHAPTER, SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG (and that's it's short)
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