Many May

Week Three (HEX Angst)

Normally I don't name these, but I thought of the perfect one. Enjoy! 

"See You Soon"

EX POV 

     Sigh. I walk into the kitchen. I grab a pot and some water. Hels HAD to go get himself sick. I now have to take care of him in my cave. Hopefully X won't swing by anytime soon. Then again, he didn't visit me in seven months, so that probably won't be a problem. 

     The water starts boiling. The bubbles are calming. Like a poor man's therapy. My therapy. I dump the flavor and noodles inside. They should be done in five minutes. 

     I walk back out to where Hels is laying down. He came to me after he felt too sick to do anything. Why he didn't go to his brother, I don't know. I think it's because he thinks Wels hates him, but I'm not sure. Whatever. 

     I do care about him, but I don't know how to express my feelings. I always get flustered when he's around, and I don't know how to react to his flirting. Love is weird. 

     Hels coughing breaks my train of though. "EX. . ? Are you there. . ?" 

     "I'm here." I respond. "Do you need anything?" 

     ". . . You. . ." He says. My face heats up a little. 

     "Wh-what?" I stutter. "I-is this the fever talking?" 

     ". . . No." Hels answers. "Can you come here?" 

     "Alright. I'll have to get up for your soup soon." I sit down next to him. He looks so cute when he's sleepy. . . NO. I'm not gay. Right? I don't know anymore. 

     "I-I don't feel good. . ." Hels whines. 

     "That's what being sick means Hels. That is correct." I try to joke. 

     "Am I going to live?" What? 

     "Of course! I would never let you die!" I sound confident, so Hels accepts my answer. I don't feel confident though. What if I can't take care of him, and he dies? What if he never gets better? What if-stop it EX. He's going to be fine. It's fine. 

     I look back down at Hels. His breathing is shallow. That's really shallow. Oh no. 

     "Hels!" I shake him. "Hels wake up! Don't fall asleep!" 

     "I-I love you. . ." Hels let's out one last breath. 

     "HELS! HELS WAKE UP! WAKE UP! I LOVE YOU TOO, PLEASE WAKE UP!" I shake Hels, but he doesn't respond. I listen to his breathing. Nothing. I check his pulse. Not there. Tears blur my vision. 

     Hels is dead. 

     I wrap is body in my arms, holding him as tightly as possible. He can't be dead. . . this is just a dream. I'm going to wake up and he's going to be fine. Right? 

     My communicator starts buzzing like crazy. I reluctantly put Hels down as gently as possible, and pick it up. I read a few of the Hermits messages, but one catches my eye, making my heart stop and my breath catch in my throat. 

Helsknight was suffocated my Exarelvoid. 

     I killed him. I killed Hels. No no no no no. . . that's not true! He was dead before? I said I would never let him die, and I killed him! I'm a terrible person. . . I'm so sorry. . . 

     My door slams open. 

     "EX! Why would you kill him! I thought you were friends!" Xisuma asked me. He sounded heartbroken that I would do something like that. I am too. 

     "HOW DARE YOU! YOU KILLED MY BROTHER YOU MONSTER!" Wels screamed at me. I don't even blame him. I am a monster, aren't I? 

     "I-I'm sorry. . . I didn't know he was still alive. . . I'm sorry." My voice comes out as a whisper. 

     "THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE YOU PATHETIC THING!". Thing. He doesn't even acknowledge me as a person. Rightfully so. 

     "I know." My hand hovers over the knife on my bedside table. It was reserved for monsters. I am a monster, aren't I? 

     I pick it up. 

     "EX, what are you doing?" X asks me. 

     "I'm doing what you tell me to do!" I answer. 

.

     "What's right." 

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     Blood drips out of the hole in my heart, the one that used to be emotional, made real by the knife in my hand. The pain pierces into my soul while my body sits there numb. I guess I'll see you soon Hels. I guess I'll see you soon. 

Hels comes to EX because he is sick. EX tries to take care of him, but Hels falls into a coma. It looks like he's dead, so EX thinks he's dead. EX holds the body as close as possible, accidentally choking Hels to death. He feels terrible. X and Wels come to yell at EX and ban him, but once they get there, they find EX committing suicide. They try to stop him, but fail. 

Do I get points for making one of them kill the other? No? Ok. It was still fun though-