T.W
. B*n H*ope
A/N: This is based when the characters are 5 years older then they are in vol.1 of heartstopper.
Charlie-20
Nick-21
Harry-21 (yes, he is here but actually as a nice character)
B*n-22 (just turned 22)
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Charlie's POV:
Me and Nick are going out for dinner for our 5-year anniversary, with Harry and some of his friends. Don't get me wrong I don't hate Harry like I used to, he has saw the error of his ways and has actually gone on to be pretty successful. He has a wife, two kids that both Nick and I are actually the godfathers of. We sort of laugh about what happened in the past between us, and Harry admits to being a knobhead. He always apologises to me and Nick but mostly me when we talk about it. Sometimes he is worse than me with apologising.
We walk into to restaurant and are surprised to see it's not that busy. "Do you have a booking?" the person at the desk said in a slightly too optimistic tone.
"Yeah, it should be under surname Greene (Harry booked), for umm 6 people." Nick answered back. The woman at the desk looked back down at the screen.
"We do have a booking under Greene, but it's for 7 people. is that ok?" 7 people, I wonder who else is coming.
"Yeah, that's fine. Our friend booked he must have forgot to tell us another person was coming." I said, intrigued to find out who else was going to show up.
The waiter took us to the table, and we saw Harry, Christian, Sai and Otis all sitting round a slightly large table. We have all changed so much since we were at Truham. It's probably only me that hasn't changed. Only my hair is slightly shorter. "Hi." I say nervously.
"Ay 'up Charlie, how you doing mate?" Harry says. God if you would've told me five years ago me and nick would be the best men of Harrys wedding, I would probably run as far as my legs could take me. "Im alright thanks, how are you?"
"Good mate, good." He then turns to Nick and asks the same question. Only is it then when I realise only six of us are here. My head turns and notices an empty chair sat right next to my seat there are cutlery and that there so I can only assume the other person is yet to come.
*Time skip*
Nick's POV:
We spent about ten minutes talking about how all our lives have been going and just catching up with each other when a familiar figure walks through the door. I don't know what is making me feel like this, but something is slowly increasing my anger level.
I turn to see Charlie sat staring at the same guy. He must already know who it was and judging by his face it didn't look good. "Ben mate, take a seat." I hear Harry say from next to me. Wait. Ben? as in Ben Hope. I thought I would never have to even think of his name again after he moved to Higgs for sixth form. Thats if you don't count the whole 'Solitaire' thing. If me and Charlie were not at that party or meeting as solitaire called it. He would've been left to die out in the snow. And if im being honest I probably would've left him myself if Charlie wasn't practically begging me to ring 999. That was the last time I ever saw Ben before now. He looked sort of different, but not much change was noticeable.
The only seat left was next to Charlie. As Ben was walking to sit next to him I gave him a look as to say, "Are you ok with this?" Charlie nodded. I think Ben recognized us as soon as we did him.
Ben's POV:
Seeing Nick and Charlie at this gathering was a surprise, probably because I never expected them to be friends with Harry. I didn't like the fact I had to sit next to Charlie either, for his sake.
As I sat down Charlie let out a faint "Hi...".
"Hi." I muttered back to him at the same volume.
*Time skip*
Halfway through the meal I look down and see Charlie's trembling hand hooked tightly onto Nick's. I'm happy for them, I really am. After all, first loves rarely stay together. I build up some courage and softly whisper "Charlie..." He looks at me, eyes slightly moving back and forth. "I don't want to make you uncomfortable. but I needed to apologise someday, and now I have the chance.
"Ben listen, you can apologise but I don't think-"
"Please listen" I interrupted him. "I know, you can't forgive me but at least I could make a proper apology. I'm really sorry I was a dick, and I made your secondary life even more shit than it already was. I'm happy for you and Nick, we could see if maybe we could get along better?".
Charlie's POV:
It was hard enough having to see Ben in the first place, now what do I say? How am I supposed to even process what he just said? do I forgive him!?
After seconds that felt like hours, I made up my mind. "Look Ben, I'm glad you saw the error of your ways and apologised, this was hard to decide on, but I forgive you."
"Wait, really? uhm thanks I guess" Ben looked confused as to why I just forgave him.
"Yeah, if im being honest I don't fully blame you. Well not you're conscious but you know, you were struggling with other stuff I know what it's like. But don't think that justifies anything, you still did what you did. I can forgive but never forget,".
Ben looked shocked I guess he never thought I would say that.
*Time Skip*
Nick's POV:
After lunch we all took a late-night walk through town. I decided to ask Charlie was He and Ben were talking about.
"Hey Charlie, why were you talking to Ben?" He looked up at me and opened his mouth to speak.
"He apologised." Charlie uttered.
What!? "And you forgave him?" I said in pure shock.
"Yeah, well not fully and I made that very clear."
"Oh well ok then, you just looked uncomfortable."
*Time skip* (sorry abt all the time skips im lazy ok)
Harry and all the others went into a nearby Premier shop (Best UK corner shop) so me and Charlie waited outside near an ally (not imogen, an ally as in ally-way T-T) I turned around and saw Charlie was not there and he had moved into a dark corner of the ally.
"Come on then." he said with a smirk on his face. I let out a chuckle and walk in his direction.
*You guessed it another time skip. *
Harry's POV:
Me and the lads walk out of the shop and realise Nick and Charlie are missing. "Oi mate, d' you know where Nick and Charlie went?" I asked Otis.
"I dont know mate-"
"Found them." We heard Christian say with a suspicious look on his face.
"What are they-?" I muttered while speed walking over to them. And there I saw Nick and Charlie having a full on make-out sesh in an ally way "Ayyyy go on Nick mate," I say attempting to interrupt whatever unholy crap they were doing. Nick turned around.
"Oh piss off Harry" Nick chuckled.
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1235- Words.
I came up with the idea for this in maths idk why. This is just what I imagine what it would be like if Ben apologised so.
