Imperishable (Boris x reader)

Epilogue 1

It's been 5 or 6 years since I've seen Boris. I still think about him sometimes. Mostly when I see someone in all back or hear someone speaking Russian. Sometimes I think of him when I'm alone though. I wonder whatever happened to him. I hope that he's ok. That he's happy. I wish he was with me. Today is one of those rare days when I think about him a lot. They don't come often maybe twice a year but they are full of memories and tears. The phone rings. "Hello?" I say. "Y/n" Theo says breathlessly. Me and Theo lived with Blackwell for a while till I had enough money for my own place. We've both been through college now and are making living for ourselves. We are happy or at least we are good at making it seem that way. We have stayed close. "She's still seeing him" he says I would expect him to be crying but he seems numb. "Theo" I say empathetically and sadly. "Please let's not talk about it now. I want to go out. I need to get my mind off things" he says pleading and demanding at the same time. Something never change I think Theo running from the hurt just like we all used to do. "Of corse" I say. "I'll come over in an hour or so" he says. I agree and we hang up. I get ready in a nice, hot, dressy causal outfit. I put in light make up and my favorite perfume. There's a knock on the door. "Come in" I call knowing it's Theo. We leave soon after and Theo takes me into a dimly lit bar I've never seen before. "They said we can get some here" he says. I know what he means. He knows I don't do anything like that like we used to. I've caved a few times for Theo but I don't enjoy it like he does. It's kind of like I thought when we where kids there to much to risk. I don't want to be like my mother. And I don't enjoy chancing everything I've worked for. I love Theo though he's my best friend and sometimes he needs someone just to be there and listen and not judge. I do what I need to for him. Theo walks up the the counter and asks for some girl. "What's her last name?" The bartender asks. Theo looks stundend and just walks slowly to me and then out of the bar as the people at the bar give judging looks. "Shit" i can tell he's angry. I'm just about to comfort him when I hear. "Potter? Princessa?" A voice with a Russian accent calls. Theo and I exchange looks stunned and turn around. We all look between each other smiling. "Boris!!!" I call laughing and running to hug him. I reach him and rap my arms around his neck Theo right behind me. They sandwich me and we embrace each other. We all back up. Boris looks different. He's still got the same dark, mysterious, warm, rough feeling to him but he's aged not a lot but the realness of adulthood is on his face. He's dark eyes sparkle in the street light, just like I remember them. "You look amazing princessa" he says smiling at me and studying me. I laugh and he turns to Theo "you look dead" he says patting him on the back. "Fuck you" Theo says and they hug. I smile this is so wonderful. We go back inside and get a table. We talk about nothing at first "what do you do Theo asks. "This, that, many thing" he says simply "just getting by ya know" he smiles and they laugh. "You live in New York?" I ask. "No I travel" he says taking a bite of food and listing so places he frequents. "Russia?" Theo asks. "Eeeh not so much" he says simply. "I thought maybe you went back becuase you never came" Theo says quietly. The air around us grows sad, deep, dark. "Well eh very ducked up time" he says " for a while I worked with Mr. Silver." "What me and Theo say i unison. I can feel a smile forming on my lips. "I was living with Xandra at the time" he says. "What?" I ask laughing I can't believe this. "My dad had moved I had nowhere to go" he says laughing too " we ended up getting along. Mr. Silver would come around so for a while I am his assistant. Do this. Do that" he smiles. "I can't believe you here" Theo smiles. I nod I can't express the feeling but like the best surprise and happiness I've been in long time. "Do you know what I did in college?" I ask "conversational Russian because of you" I nod and smile. "It used to make me think of you" I say looking at him. "We used to practice and talk about you" Theo says smiling. Russian was the only class me and Theo ever took together in college. "I am so sorry..for what I did to you" Boris said solemnly. "Forget it" Theo smiles. " I can't forget it!" He says the guilt he has felt about this for the past 5 years is all showing on him face right now. "Are you happy?" He looks between us. I don't answer I know Theo is not happy and I don't really know what happy is. "Not very." Theo says. "A girl?"He says raising his eyebrows. I know Theos still upset but he smiles."I'm engaged to be married" Theo says lightly. Boris looks surprised. I touch Theos hand supportively. I see a slight look on Boris face of concern and jealously. I think he might have thought Theo meant with me for a second. "I don't know why I'm tell you this" he says concerned with himself. I know why, Theo, Boris, and me we need each other. We always have. "I saw her kissing another guy. Old friend of mine. Tom cable" he says not looking directly at Boris. "The asshole with the cigarette!" Boris recoils. I can tell he angry. He smiles but it's sad "and you love her?" Boris asks. Theo stairs at him blankly "not to much it think" Boris says. "It's complicated" he says. This is something I didn't know. Boris could always read Theo better than me. Im stunned now. Boris stairs at Theo. A smile grows on Theos face "all right enough of this let's go somewhere. Let's get a taxi" he says laughing. I can't help but laugh too. "At taxi?" Boris bangs his hand on the table laughing. Soon he find out he has a driver. I'm not really sure where we are going and I don't really care. I'm so happy to be with him right now. I'm so glad this night wasn't full of Theos mopping. Boris takes out his old tin mentos container and crushes up some white pills. Theo takes them and laughs hysterically. I can't tell if it's the drug or the pure joy. "How's life for you princessa?" Boris smiles at me. I haven't been called at in a long time. "It's wonderful Boris" he smile at him. I know he can read my mind. "Are you happy?" He says smiling. "Not very" i says smiling back and we laugh. He puts his arm around me and pulls me close to his side. "Engaged too I see" he laughs. "Not even close" I say rolling eyes. There had been guys, boyfriends I mean. Even a fiancé. He turned out to be a sexist jerk. I think I also kinda hoped for Boris even long after he was gone. Boris smiles. He's glad I'm single. I'm glad, now, that i am too. "We can change that" he says pointing to my ring finger. "Don't be and idiot Boris" I'm blushing. But it's mot a childish blushing. It's like home it's that warm feeling that no other guy has ever made me feel. It's like even after all these years I realized that I've been living with his name in my heart a kind of sweet hurtful ache. I look over and Theo is taking another line. "You have a fucking driver! You?" he leans in laughing. "I have a fucking driver" Boris laughed back suddenly just has hysterical has Theo. I can't help but laugh also. "Gyuri say hello to potter" he says smiling. "Hello potter" the driver says in a very deep Russian accent. "Hello Gyuri" Theo says in a mock deep Russian accent. They both die laughing. "And this is my princessa gyuri!" He says smiling at me "the one I told you about in Germany" "hello princessa" he says smiling at me. He has a menacing smile that's for sure but it doesn't seem in menacing right now. Boris is hold the tin can and they fight over Thoes spilling it. "Hold it still!" Theo yells. Theo does a line and leans back laughing and taking a drink. Boris smiles "come work for me" he says looking at us. "Fate brings up together again" he smiles and points at boris "and you are not happy." Theo looks at him. " I want to repay you because everything good that has happened is because of you" he says smiling at potter. I'm confused by this a little. "That's great I got you started as a drug dealer" Theo says sarcastically. "No drug dealer! I have a good life!" He looks between Theo and I "We could..." he stops. "I am so sorry potter" he says seriously now "so sorry for what I did" "forget it" Theo says. I get bad feeling. How can he just be talking about not coming to New York? How can you only be sorry for hurting Theo? I needed him. "I can't forget it!" Boris shouts. " that I should treat you so badly, and I have tried, I swear to you I have tried to get it back. I thought you might've heard about Miami and I wanted to tell you that nothing could be traced back to you." Theo face goes serious quickly. I'm confused a little scared. What did he do? What are they talking about? They stair still each other reading each other faces Theo finally coming to the realization. Boris pain stricken because he thought he knew. He thought he was forgiven. "No" Boris says breathlessly questioning what he already knew. "You never opened it? All these years? How do you not fucking open it?" His voice grows to almost a shout. Oh no. Theos bird. "Shut the fuck up- what are you" Theo start figuring in his seat. This is the first time I've ever seen Theo look like this. " If you had stayed, I would have given it back to you, I promise" Boris says it's powerful it's evident that he means it. "Told you that I had switched it but you wouldn't wait I was scared. I was scared to tell you that I'm so ashamed! Still so ashamed!" Oh my god "Bullshit! No one has ever known about it" Theo shouts angry. "You are a black out drunk potter!" Boris shouts "you showed it to us. At thanksgiving, totally wrecked" he says softly. " you unwrapped it and showed me. I want it but not to sell! I swear to you cannot sell something like that!" He says. Theo looks at me and I realize everything I already knew. I nod slowly. I hurt for him. "I don't believe... I don't believe one word you're saying" Theo says looking at Boris. Boris pulls out his phone. " this is the pic of the painting. Verso prove that we have. The painting was used is collateral on certain deals" he says looking at Theo. Theo is studying the picture. It's almost like I'm not there. This money it's just them. It's heart breaking. "Until Miami" Boris says sadly. Theo looks away like he's going to break down. " and I swear to potter, I swear" Theo grabs the door and swings it open the car comes to a screeching halt and Theo gets out running. "What are you- wait potter- Stop please!" He shouts voice breaking. I'm caught. I know Theo needs me but I can follow him out into a busy street. He needs time. We stay there a moment. Boris breaks down crying. The driver shuts the fort and we keep driving. I hold Boris wearing him arms. "I told you that big princessa. I loved that bird and I want to help us! I wanted to make a life for us. I did not want to hurt potter, never would I want that" he looks into my eyes pleading. "I will get it back for him" he says grabbing my shirt "I promise I will make it right" he's so broken but he has so much love in him. It's like all of us. We could've been so amazing but we are stuck a pattern of bad decisions. Brought on by childhood trauma and abandonment issues. We try to get over thing. We put on a brave face and we move on. And everyday under the surface where no one can see we are break. I think now is the breaking point for all of us.

Ik rly long chapter sry but I hope u enjoyed it. I was gonna write a tame ending but I feel like heartbreaking is more fun. - author <3