Hurting Or Healing? (Season 2 of Long Lost Love)

Fake truths

"Elaine, have you seen Wilbur?" Tommy asked me. His name alone made me shiwer. Flashbacks from last night came to mind. It was not a pretty sight.

"He was in his room yesterday night, I don't know what's happened to him" I partially lied. I know I shouldn't lie to him about this, but it won't matter anyway.

"Where the fuck is he?" He climbed up the stairs. I organized our loot into chests.

"Don't get yourself in trouble, Tommy" I warned him before he ascended. I hope he's aware of what's going on in L'manburg.

"You know where he is, don't you?" A deep hoarse voice, which belonged to Techno asked. I turned to see him across the table.

"I genuinely don't" I avoided eye contact. Mostly because I was focused, but really because I didn't want to talk about it.

"He said something to you" he concluded and took a seat. I know what he meant, though not what he was planning to do with this information.

"Something about his feelings, perhaps?" I momentarily paused at that. He's figured it out already. I'm not surprised.

"Fine, he did. He told me about how he had feelings for me ever since we were kids and well, that's hard to believe from a drunk man. Especially one named Wilbur" I confessed. A hum was all I got for an answer.

"A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts, is what they say" he sharpened his axe. I closed the chest. Could it be..? No shot.

"I thought you would be the first to realize" he added, putting his axe away and getting his netherite hoe.

"Wait, what do you mean?" I followed him to the potato farm. He let out a long insufferable sigh.

"You'd think putting two and two together would be easy" he groaned. I glared at him.

"Just say it" I pushed on.

"He likes you idiot"

What. No. He can't possibly- No he, then why did he marry and have a child with Sally? I mean, she was a fish but still.

"Surely not" I answered, to which he ignored.

"I can control what you hear, not what you understand or believe" he finished off, farming his potatoes. I left the room and contemplated for awhile. The way he always cares for me and talks with a smile. They way he was so desperate yesterday night. It leads to the same conclusion. I can't deny the truth.

Will, loves me. All that crazy talk was true. But I put our friendship first and failed to see it. Damnit. I was so focused on Dream that I didn't realize how much it was hurting him. Seeing us together like that must've shattered his heart.

"Ellie?"

I snapped my head back to see the man I was just thinking about. With a visible, strange smile.

"Will" I recalled what he said.

"I'm too much of a pussy to tell you when I'm sober, believe me please!'

"T-Tommy was looking for you" I made an excuse. He approached me and for some reason, I didn't feel safe. I stepped back and that made him stop.

"Are you... scared of me?" He asked. I didn't have the heart or shame to tell him I did, but silence only made him approach faster.

"No, it's just.." I hit a wall. Well, crap. What am I thinking? This is Wilbur. He won't hurt me! Right..?

"Just what?" He started to close in on me. I plucked up my courage and stood still.

"Just.. nothing" I dismissed and passed him, but he grabbed me by my hand. I didn't want to turn, but I knew it would break him more to see me ignore him for bo reason. And so I turned, to be met with brown eyes. But something was... off about them.

"You know something" he told me. He read me like a book. He could tell I was hiding something just from my eyes alone. What is with these people?

"Could it be about Manburg?" I confusedly squinted my eyes. That did not go the way I thought it would.

"No?" I firmly said, but he didn't believe it.

"That doesn't sound promising" he doubted me. Where is he going with this?

"What are you trying to say?" I egged on. A frown was present on his face.

"Are you a traitor, Elaine?" Huh? Where the hell did that come from.

"What the hell- No! Where did that even come from?" I denied harshly. I couldn't tell what expression he had on his face.

"Then why did you attempt to avoid me?" He reasked. I really am beginning to think he was blackout drunk that night.

"That was for a completely seperate reason" I explained. The atmosphere was thick. Which was unusual between us.

"And what would that reason be?" Okay, no more beating around the bush.

"Do you like me, Will?" I asked him. He seemed to be taken back by that.

"W-what do you mean?" He nervously responded. I got him.

"Do you love me, more than just a friend?" I specified. He diverted his eyes from mine immediately.

"I.. where did that come from" he covered. This has dragged on for long enough.

"Yesterday night. You were drunk and told me that you had feelings for me ever since we were young and that you hated Dream with all your life" I dropped a bomb on him. His eyes widened and he quickly covered his face.

"And someone wise told me that a drunk man's words were a sober man's thoughts" I was the one cornering him now.

"That would be me" we heard Techno say from the potato farm.

"Oh piss off Techno" I dismissed and turned back to Will. Here goes nothing.

"Do you love me?"