The Monsters Inside and Out (Scott Howl x Depressed Reader)

155. Leaving the Hospital

After Scott gets the nurses for you, they take care of a few things for your health. They ask how you're feeling, run a few tests, and give you their diagnosis on what to do moving forward. After they finish that, they call the police so they can talk to you and figure out what happened. Scott waits with you the entire time, holding your hand as you discuss plans for the future and talk about whatever comes to mind. It doesn't take long until the policemen arrive. A small angel and an eldritch demon enter the room, and they ask Scott to leave. He does, but not before smiling at you as he gets up and exits.

After he gets out, the demon shuts the door, and the angel starts speaking. "Alright, kid. Tell me the details of what happened the other night." You find it difficult to speak with them staring at you, so you look down nervously as you begin to explain. "W-Well, I was just enjoying my night when my mom showed up and started chasing me around the school. When I stood up to her, my friend yelled and stabbed me." The cop raises his brow, "Some friend you've got there. Why'd your friend stab you?" You shrug your shoulders, "I'm not sure." He nods, "Why was your mom chasing you?" "She didn't want me there." You notice the other cop writing in a notepad, recording everything you're saying. The angel then asks, "Who's your friend?" You look up at him, "His name is Damien LaVey." Both cops groan. The angel says, "Ugggh, he's your friend? No wonder he stabbed you. Damien LaVey has always been one hell of a troublemaker. No wonder he stabbed you. I guess we gotta try to wrangle him up again." You shyly look down at your hands, holding each other tightly. You ask, "Do you have to?" They give you a curious look, and the angel says, "Only if you wanna press charges." You look at them, "I don't." They look a little surprised. The demon says, "Listen, kid, you don't have to worry about something happening to you. He won't be able to take any revenge out on you or anything, so you don't have to let him off the hook if you don't want to." You reassure them that's what you want. "I'm not afraid of that. As I said, he's my friend. He just had a bit much to drink. I promise it's fine." They sigh, "Alright, then. If that's the case, I guess we'll get out of your hair. You're probably tired anyway." 

They get up to leave, but you stop them. "W-Wait!" They turn to look at you. You think to yourself. You want to tell them about the injustice of your mom framing your dad for murder. But... Is there really a point? You say, "N-Nevermind, I'm sorry." They shrug and leave. Scott comes back within seconds, clearly not wanting to leave your side. He asks, "What happened?" You reply, "Nothing really. They asked what happened, and they said they were going to arrest Damien again, but I told them to drop the charges. As you said, he didn't mean it. And I don't want to give him the hassle of getting out of prison."

Scott smiles, "Good. So... What now?" "I guess we wait for the nurses to come back and release me? Since I can regenerate quickly, I'm sure I'll be fine to leave within an hour or so. Right?" Scott nods, "Yeah! That makes sense! But... What do you want to do after that?" "I guess I've got a lot of work to do. I'll have to move in with the LaVeys, for one. I guess I should go back to my house to retrieve anything else that's mine. And I think I need a restraining order on my mom." Scott sighs, "No, I mean... I want you to say something fun... I know you have a lot of work left to do, but I was thinking that maybe... The two of us... Can have just like... One day to ourselves? Like, it's still kind of early, so maybe we can get lunch somewhere? We could go for a walk or a hike at the park, and then watch a movie somewhere? Then we can get dinner, and go on a car ride, and it's supposed to be warm tonight, so we could also go to a hill and do some stargazing! And then... Finally... We could sleep together?" He blushes and adds, "W-Wait! I meant like, we could actually sleep together! Like, we could curl up and cuddle in the back of my van! It's been so long since we've done that, and I just really really want to cuddle you... The right way..." You feel your heartbeat quicken as he goes on about the perfect day you two could have together. Holding his hand in yours, you tell him, "That sounds like a perfect idea." His tail wags rapidly.

After a little bit, the nurses come back to check on you one more time. After double-checking that everything was okay, they finally decided to discharge you. Scott escorts you out of the hospital and asks, "Before we do anything, do you want to take a shower at my place?" You smile at him and nod. He leads you to his van and you both get in.

After arriving at his house, you and Scott exit the car and enter the building. No one seems to be home right now. You go upstairs and into Scott's room, where he finds you a completely new outfit to wear. He smiles and says, "I found and washed all the clothes you've ever left here. It may not be a lot, but at least you have something clean!" You smile, "Thank you." He smiles back and blushes, "There's one more thing I wanted to ask you... Can we... Shower together?" You raise an eyebrow and smirk, "Oh? You want to shower with me?" Scott turns even redder, "Just so we can get done faster! And so I can clean myself off too..." You chuckle, "Yeah, we can shower together. Just keep your paws to yourself." You wink. He responds with, "I'll try."