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Chapter 9 "Thats what friends are for"

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This chapter contains: Mentions of death, slight mentions of abuse, blood, death mentions, and illness (Both physical and mental). If these are kool sensitive topics for you please consider not reading this comic or further chapters. Thanks!

This takes place about a month or so after the "coming out comic" (broken memories) and Wally no longer uses his hairspray and let his hair grow out, he has a mullet now because MULLET WALLY IS ADORABLE
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Chapter 9 "Thats what friends are for"

Wally was doing his normal patrol around the town, as he'd been doing for the last month, when he caught a glance of home from across town. Homes black hellish eyes glanced over at Wally and Wally ducked behind a bush. He could see home through the holes in bush, which he hoped Home couldn't do the same.

Wally starred at home in a mixture of disgust, and fear. The windows were leaking the same black substance that has been hunting Wally dreams.. No- Not dreams. Nightmares. For the last month. The same liquid was coming from almost every opening in the house, only a slight lighter amount than what was coming from its eyes. The liquid oozed from the chimney, the door, and even from the small cracks in the walls, which since home had not been taken care of for almost over a month, we're much bigger and nastier now.

Wally waited for Homes eyes to drift off in another direction before he emerged from the bush. It had been over an hour, which was past Wally's usual time he would be out on patrol, and Wally was getting tired. His leg hurt because he'd cut it on loose branch in the bush, but he didn't have much of his supplies on him, so he couldn't really take care of that at the moment. Wally thought about homes appearance. He looked in a state of decay, and almost.... pain..? "But that's not possible" thought Wally. It's a house, it can't feel pain.. right?

Wally thought a little too deep into the matter when it hit him. He's a puppet. He can feel pain, pain beyond what he'd ever had liked to feel in his lifetime, but still pain.. Wally was aware that he was a puppet in some messed up world. He wasn't sure if his friends knew. If his friends could see the strings. He hoped they couldn't, and that they never would. The strings were tightly tied around his wrists and he wasn't sure if he was himself. We're his movements his? His thoughts.. His feelings..?

He closed his eyes and silently wished his feelings were his. He loved all his friends. Then he thought about Barnaby. He loved all his friends equally, or so he thought. But when he thought about Barnaby he felt all warm and fuzzy inside. He thought that was a but cheesy, but he wasn't lying. He felt a stronger connection to Barnaby than he did any other neighbor. He'd heard of this feeling before.. Where was it exactly? Oh right, from Frank. He thought about what Frank had told him before all this happened.

"When I see Eddie, I feel nicer.." Frank said looking away from Wally. Wally looked at Frank and said "So.. why don't you tell him?" Wally asked. "It's not that easy, Wally." Frank said in a grumpy tone. Then it hit Wally. That was the da that Frank confessed his feelings to Eddie! The day that.. the day that he.. told Eddie he loved him. Wally froze. Did he really have a CRUSH ON BARNABY?! Wally felt a bit embarrassed and covered his face. He'd always thought of Barnaby as his best friend, nothing more, but now.. After all they'd been through together? He felt.. Closer to him.

Wally turned and peeked through the bush, then realized home had finally looked away. Wally got up and bolted back to Howdys shop. He burst through the door and shut it behind him, unaware of the panic he'd just caused his friends. Julie took one look at Wally and yelped "OH MY!" She rushed over, "ARE YOU OK?" Wally looked confused. Then he'd realized what this looks like. He was cut up and bloodied from hiding in that bush, and he was heavily breathing from the running. He'd also just slammed the door open like he was running away from something. Before he could get a word out to say he was alright Barnaby rushed over and picked him up. Wally looked at Barnaby and could feel his face get hot, he only hoped he didn't look as red as he felt.

Barnaby sat him down on the counter and looked at him, "Are you ok buddy!?" Wally looked at Barnaby and said, "Yeah.. I'm ok, I uh.. didn't mean to worry you." Frank looked at Wally, "Dude, the next time you burst in here cut up and running for your life maybe be in actual danger?" Frank said sarcastically but relived to see he was ok. Eddie put a hand of Franks shoulder and said, "Or maybe don't get yourself in any danger at all?" Wally laughed a little at that, and Frank blushed. "No promises, Edd." He said, teasingly. Barnaby looked at Wally and stood up, after treating the gash on his leg and bandaging it. "How did you manage to do this anyway" Barnaby said, moving on the scratch on Wally's face. Wally turned his cheek, embarrassed and mumbled "I uh.. Had to hide in a very prickly bush." He tried to keep himself from jumping off the counter and running to hide under a blanket or something. Frank chuckled, "A bush? Really?" Frank asked. "And why exactly did you have to hide in a bush?" Wally looked at Frank "I had to hide from Home." Frank immediately stopped laughing and frowned, "Ah." Is all he could say. "It's alright" Wally said half heartedly.

Wally looked back at Barnaby and almost jumped out of his skin when he realized how close Barnaby was to his face. He felt hot again, and this time Sally chimed in and said, "Wally are you sick or something? Your as red as an apple!" Wallys eyes widened and he covered his face, "I.. uh-" He muttered. "Oh leave the poor boy alone, Sal!" Poppy said picking Sally up and taking her away. "I was only joking!!" Sally groaned as she was carried off into the next room to help Poppy cook Dinner. Barnaby looked confused but finished treating Wally's wounds and then said "I gotta go make sure Sally doesn't burn Howdys shop down." Howdy got up from his seat, "Same here" he said, as they both walked off. Wally uncovered his face, as Julie helped him step down off the counter. Julie looked at Wally, "She was right ya'know." Wally looked up, confused. "Huh?" he asked, "About what?" Julie looked at him "You were as red as an apple!" Julie snapped. Frank and Eddie looked at each other, nodded, than looked back at Wally. "Wally?" Frank asked, "Do you.. Maybe have a little bit of a crush on Barnaby?" He said. Wally Jumped, "I- I... Uh..." Wally looked down, "I dunno.." Julie put a hand on Wally's shoulder, "Hey, it's alright if you do!" Wally looked sad. "But what if he doesn't feel the same!?" Wally said, worried.

Frank walked over and put a hand on Wally's other shoulder, "I'm sure he does." Frank said, "How about you get him some flowers?" Eddie asked. Wally looked slightly annoyed, "You want me to ask Barnaby out on a date with all this going on?" Wally looked at Eddie. "Well.. You can't exactly be picky, now can ya?" Wally sighed, "I suppose not." He said, and looked at Eddie. "Julie you think you can set up a little romantic spot for these two?" Eddie asked. "CAN I!!??" Julie yelled excitedly, running and grabbing random things from the shelves. "TELL HOWDY I'LL PAY HIM BACK LATER!" she said running out of the store with all of her items. Wally was even more red now but there was still work to be done. "Come on Frank, let's beautify this little guy!" Eddie said grabbing Franks hand as they both ushered Wally into the other room. "This is going to be disaster.." Wally thought, but it was too late to turn back now, especially since his friends we're helping. But after all... That's what friends are for.
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