It's Not the Same

Family.

Noel stood in shock as he listened to Mischa. Mischa loved him? He was speechless. His head was spinning.
"You love me?" Noel whispered.
Mischa nodded, trying not to show his anxiety.
"Have i renedered the poet speechless?" Mischa smirked.
Noel smiled slightly,
"Mischa. I would love to be your boyfriend."
Mischa's face lit up,
"I- I am so happy!" i do not know what to say-"
Noel lifted his hand to cup Mischa's face,
"Then don't say anything Misch."
Mischa's heart rate increased as Noel kissed him. It's like time had slowed. It only lasted a few seconds, but it felt longer.
Noel pulled away, still smiling,
"Thank you for making my birthday the best day ever."
Mischa smiled,
"i would do anything for you, poet."
The two stood there for a moment before going up to Noel's room, speaking and cuddling one another.

Ocean ended up going back to her girlfriends house. She knew thaat Lacy would be with her mom, and she felt awkard when she'd see them. Both of them were clearly tired, but Ocean didn't want to go to sleep. She'd been having nightmares. Its like she could see it every time she closed her eyes. She couldn't escape it. She held Constance as the girl fell asleep, but she couldn't bring herself to do the same.

Savannah and Ricky where in Ricky's room, they'd been sat in silence since getting back from Noel's.
'Are you okay Sav?' Ricky signed.
'Yeah. Just thinking.' Savannah signed back,
'Can we cuddle?'
Ricky nodded and moved closer to Savannah and held her close to their chest.
Savannah tensed slightly at the touch, but then relaxed, melting into it.
Ricky smiled and placed a kiss on top of Savannah's head.
Savannah blushed but didn't say anything, she didn't want to break the silence. She felt herself quickly get tired.
Ricky carefully reached over to their AAC device and typed something in.
"Get dome sleep, doll." Ricky played gently with her hair.
Savannah nodded, too tired to notice the nickname and quickly fell asleep.

In the morning, Savannah woke up, still in Ricky's arms. She had been thinking a lot recently. She hadn't told anyone, but she was beginning to regain memories of things from before the accident. Memories of her family. The more she remembered, the more she didn't want to go back. She knew she had to though. They had school today, and she needed to go back and get more clothes. She sighed and got up, causing Ricky to wake up.
"Oh shit, sorry Ricks, i didn't mean to wake you up..." Savannah panicked.
'Its okay' Ricky signed before sitting up.
"i need to go home today to grab some more clothes."
'I'll get ready quickly and I'll come with you.'
Savannah paused slightly,
"Are you sure?"
Ricky nodded and stood up, grabbing their walking stick that was resting against the side of their bed.
"I'll get some food and wait." Savannah said quietly and left the room. She actually did get some food this time. Only something small, but it was something. She felt comfortable eating around Ricky. Unlike her family, Ricky wouldn't make comments about her body and weight. Not long after, Ricky came out of their room and walked over to Savannah.
"You ready to go?" They smiled.
"Yeah... I think..." Savannah held Ricky's hand.
Ricky blushed at the contact,
"Alright, lets go"
Savannah drove to her parents house, and left Ricky in the car whilst she went in. She managed to not bump into her parents whilst getting to her room. Unfortunately, she didn't have that luck whilst leaving.
"Penny!" She froze as she heard her mom shout, and as soon as she turned around, she could smell alcohol.

Crap.