the moon (a rini au)

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hellooooo everyone im just gonna drop multiple chapters today for no reason

TW: scars, mentions of abuse, eating disorders

-General POV-

It's now November, Ricky and Nini have gotten closer, they've been talking a little more, opening up to each other slightly. Nini avoids going into details and Ricky doesn't push cause he knows it's going to take a long time and she doesn't feel ready. This however has in no way put a stop to their academic rivalry, they were still at the top of the class.

-Nini's POV-

I am so excited for this, we're in our last class for the week and Professor Cho is letting us go on the multi-axis trainer. (A/N the video below shows how it works)

It's 3:40 pm; Ricky and I are the last people left because Professor Cho got irritated by our arguing. The class ends and everyone except the three of us leave the room. Most people don't get nauseous on them because it doesn't spin more than twice in the same direction, so you're disoriented but not dizzy or nauseous, some people do get dizzy though like Blake from our class ended up hurling for 10 minutes.

Bowen's going first, he's jumping up and down like a 6-year-old. He's so... yellow. It's refreshing to I don't know, see someone be so passionate about everything they do. He goes on for about a minute before Professor Chris forces his to get off.

-Ricky's POV-

Nini straps into the chair, she's grinning wide which makes me instantly smile as well. The machine starts spinning and she's smiling for 20 seconds, then her smile starts to fade and her eyes close.

"Richard switch it off right now!" Cici yells from behind me, running up to the machine. I freeze up. Cici turns it off. "Get her out of there Bowen." I snap out of my thoughts, quickly unbuckling her out of the seat. I try to wake her up, we splash some water on her face but she doesn't get up.

I throw her arms around my neck and lift her up. She's weirdly light, like a kid..

We take her to the infirmary, she's breathing normally. The nurse asks if she's eaten all day and I'm really not sure. Cici and I take her to Mum's old office, there's a mattress in there.

*flashback*

31 year old Eliza sits on her desk, it's 2 am. Mike brought a single mattress into her rather large office last week because he insisted on not spending nights away from her. Ricky was a little over a year old, he wakes up and starts crying. Chris picks him up while Liz goes and sits on the mattress next to Mike, who is stirring out of his deep sleep.

Chris puts Ricky down onto the floor on his mat, suddenly he stands up on his own, Chris quickly grabs the video camera. Liz whisper screams to wake Mike up. Ricky wobbly starts walking towards his parents, their faces bright. "OMG HE'S WALKING" "That's my lil' Rickster"

Cici's recording them. Ricky's seen that video about a million times now.

*flashback over*

I sit down on the mattress with my back to the wall, I'm holding her, my jacket is wrapped around her and she has an IV in on her left arm to re-hydrate her. Cici gives me a small smile before leaving, asking me to text her when Nini wakes up.

Madi comes in, she has Cosmo with her cause we were all going to spend the night at Carlos and Seb's tonight after a show and I was gonna leave Cosmo with the babysitter and Jamie so I can feed her when we get back; Mads picked her for me cuz of Nini.