Action (DNF)

Chapter 74: Updates

George POV.

“Bye Clay, I’ll see you in a couple hours.” I said with a smile while giving him a final hug which was somewhat awkward as we were both sitting in the car. After embracing for a couple of seconds which felt like it wasn’t anywhere near long enough, he let go of me and pressed a final kiss onto my forehead.

“I love you George.” He smiled as I went to step out of the car. “I’ll see you later.”
“Alright.” I replied. “Have fun with your interview promo thing.” After saying that I shut the door and walked into Wilbur’s apartment building. I headed to his door and knocked a few times before it opened, almost as if Wilbur had been standing there waiting for me.

“Hey George.” He greeted me with a wide grin. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. How have you been?” It was clear he was still worried about me having the emerald necklace stolen while he was house sitting last week. “Any updates on what… er happened?”

“None yet.” I responded as I walked into the apartment. “The police have told us that they’d update us if they found out any new information, but so far none.”
“I’m still so sorry about that.” Wilbur replied.
“It’s not your fault Wilbur.” I reassured him. “It probably would have happened regardless.”

“That doesn’t make me feel any better but thanks.” As he spoke I noticed that he was putting shoes on and tidying up his outfit. My brows furrowed as I watched him.
“Where are you going?” I asked cautiously, standing up and walking over to him. “I thought that you were spending the afternoon with me?”

There was an awkward pause from the other brunette before he answered. “I have work in an hour, George.” He said. “I thought that you were coming to hang out at the bar with me.” He seriously thought I wanted to go back to my old work after being fired.
“I just got fired.” I told him. “And you want me to go back there?”

“I’m sorry George, but Clay asking for you to hang out was kind of a last minute thing. So you’ll either have to come with me, or you’ll sit here on your own until Clay’s finished with his… er… interview thingy.” Wilbur responded blatantly, and I thought about it for a few minutes while he continued to get ready.

Eventually the brunette walked to his front door and looked over his shoulder at me. “So are you going to come or not?” Wilbur questioned. “Since I am going to be leaving now and need to know if I should lock the door or not.”

For a few seconds I considered what I should do before deciding that I would go with Wilbur, mainly because I wanted to talk with him and I hadn’t had a chance to in the past few days since I’ve been spending most of my time with Clay. So I stood up, muttering about how I’d go with him.

Both of us walked down to where his car was parked after Wilbur locked the door and I got into the passenger seat, before beginning the twenty minute drive to work. As we did the two of us talked, all the while I tried to suppress the strange feelings I got from thinking about going back to the place where I got fired two weeks ago.

“Have you been back home since the break-in the other day?” Wilbur asked as we drove past my house. There was a group of guys there who were currently replacing my broken window that had been covered with a tarp to stop rain from getting in.
“No. Everything I needed from home I grabbed my last time here.” I responded.

“Clay would probably buy you anything else you needed and then pamper you with breakfast in bed every morning.” Wilbur mocked playfully and I rolled my eyes at him.
“Maybe he does.” I admitted, before my eyes widened as we drove around the corner to the Kinoko Cavern.

Wilbur didn’t seem to notice what I was doing when he pulled into the employee parking space around the side of the bar before getting out of the car. After I stepped out he locked the door behind me and he began walking to the employee entrance. It felt weird watching him walk in this way before turning myself and heading through the main entrance at the front.

Livia and Maddie, the two girls who seemed to hate me more than anything, were both behind the bar and their eyes widened when they saw me. “Holy shit… George?” Maddie asked, as though I might not have actually been George and was instead some stranger who looked like me.

“Yes it’s me.” I responded, smiling at her despite the fact that I did not want to be here. I just wanted to spend time with Wilbur at home but he had to come to work.
“What are you doing here?” Livia asked with a scoff. “Last we heard Schlatt fired you and threw you out on your ass.”

“He did.” I nodded. “But without the ‘threw me out on my ass’ part. I just came to see Wilbur. I wanted a drink.” I shrugged.
“So are you now living with Clay Smith waiting on you, or are you dating another celebrity? Can I have Clay’s number if that’s the case?” Maddie questioned eagerly.

“I am still dating Clay and even if I wasn’t, I would not give you his number.” I informed them, wondering where Wilbur went before this onslaught of questions got too much worse, or hoping that another patron will call them over and ask for a drink.

“So can we get you a drink?” Livia questioned, grinning as she leaned over the counter towards me slightly.
“We can charge it to you with the employee discount.” Maddie smiled before pausing as though she suddenly came to a realisation. “...Oh wait a minute… I remember.” She faked a pout at me.

“Both of you go away from him.” Wilbur said as he entered the room before they could do anything else. “I’ll serve him. You guys wrap up what you’re doing and then get out of here. Your shifts are over.” The two of them complained under their breath as they walked off and Wilbur let out an annoyed sigh, his patience with them clearly running out after I left.

“Thanks Wilbur.” I allowed myself to smile when they were gone, feeling a slight headache from having to deal with the two girls again after having a break for the past two weeks.
“Can I grab you anything to drink?” My best friend asked, and without even hesitating I answered with.

“Something with a lot of alcohol in it.”
_________________________________________
1223 words

We have our winning story. The next story that I will be writing is a demon AU one which features both DNF and Karlnap.

It is gonna have similar universe rules to 'Demons' the story I wrote back in 2021 but will be a new story and I am not taking down the old one.

However I am looking for name suggestions for the story if you guys wanted to give any.