The end || ANGST STORY (+ Hazbin Hotel fanfic)

Fight or Flight

Anthony POV:

A few months has passed since everything with Arackniss, Molly and I are takin' real good care of him. Dad has been working a lot and drinking a lot so not much to talk about there, Alastor and I have been talking more, I took 'im to see one of them motion pictures, we both been havin' a lot of fun. I also took Alastor to see Fireworks. It was incredible, I don't think he'd gone before- him and his dad don't get along, and I think his mom is sick. Molly says I talk too much about Al these days, she thinks I got a crush on him.. I mean she's probably right but c'mon! I ain't gonna let her beg me to marry him or somethin'. I do need her help with somethin' else though. I dunno how to tell him.. we've basically ignored the fact I already slept with him n' all that jazz, so I feel like I could have a chance but what if he likes girls and never hangs out with me again? Or worse, he's against it all. I'd be dead if he were a homophobe. My popularity would hit an all-time low too (not that people liked me in the first place- although people do like me for my height). Maybe I should make somethin' big, like tellin' him at a firework festival, somethin' neat.. but at the same time if he says no that'd just make it all the more worse.. I guess I got no choice then to just go for it, dispite any risk. Sure, I guess that'll work. I'll give it my best shot! I get dressed for school, comb my hair, hide my heterochromia, grab my bag, lunch and put my shoes on then run out the door. Molly said she'd never seen me so motivated before. She made a joke that it must mean I "like school" ew, never. I walk down the same long sidewalk as ever. Each step feels like it's only the beginning. Next thing I know it , Alastor is next to me. I blush a bit. "Good morning Anthony" he says cheerfully. "Mornin'" I say, trying to play it cool. It feels like my heart is going to explode. He hums to the tune of "Heartaches" by Al Bowlly for a while as we walk. Now that songs stuck in my head, but at least it's a damn good song. We eventually reach the school gate and part ways. I grab the things needed for arithmetic, then head there. Alastor and I have this class together, so I get to spend more time with him. Our teacher starts the day with the same boring stuff like "good morning class" then goes on and starts writting numbers and symbols on the blackboard. I put my head down, starting to fall asleep.

Alastor POV:

I write in my notebook what the teacher is explaining when out of the corner of my eye I notice Anthony sleeping. I should wake him up, this is important after all. I whisper to him "Anthony" but he doesn't respond. I throw a piece of paper at him and still, nothing. I chose to ignore it and be upset with him later. I should focus on the lesson or my father will be upset with my grades. He has a temper, and a drinking issue so I really shouldn't upset him, not again..
When class ends I grab my things, then go pester Anthony. "Anthony wake up!" I shake him. "Five more minutes." He says. "Antonio Mason Ragno, do you really want to be late to your next class? We have to go!" I lecture. He leans up and rubs his eyes. "How'd ya know my full name?" He asked. "Molly" I smile. "Now let's go!" I started to drag him out of his seat. "Hey, hold on I need my notebooks!" He says. I let go and he grabs his things. We head to science class. The science teacher seems very laid-back so he tends to not follow the teacher's handbook or anything. Our science teacher has dark, curly hair, tanish skin, amber eyes and a scar on his neck that most people are too scared to ask about. On the off chance someone does he just plays it off and says he got into a bar fight, but with the way it looks though it seems more as if someone had choked him really hard or perhaps he's been through much darker stuff than we all can imagine.. I'd rather not want to think that way though, it's upsetting. He looks at the handbook for a few minutes, then closes it and rolls his eyes. I wonder what we're doing today. He always has some sort of surprise in-store, like the time he wanted to blow up Coke bottles on the school roof.

Lunch - Anthony POV:

For lunch we all headed to the cafeteria. I grabbed my lunch from my backpack and found an empty table. Students aren't bothering me today, score! Usually kids ask me to join their sports team or whatever but I don't really care about that. I don't suck at sports but it's not really anything I'm interested in. Maybe I'll be an astronaut or somethin', I dunno. I look at the brown paper bag Infront of me and reach inside.
A sandwich, Baby Ruth, and small muffins. I begin to eat my lunch as I wait for Alastor to come through the door. I wait for about ten minutes, then he comes in. I start to smile. Please sit by me Al, I really wanna tell you something..
I watch him look around. The kids avoid him like he had a disease so he comes to one of the only open tables, mine. Hell yeah! He sits across from me. "Hello Anthony" he says, smiling as usual. He pulls out his lunch, on it is a note from his mother. He looks actually happy when he reads it - well he's always happy but, ya know. I finish my food and he's about to start his. "Hey Alastor.." I started off. He puts his attention back on me. "Yes Antonio?" He said with a serious tone so I'd know he was listening. Only my parrents call me Antonio. "So uh, when ya gonna get a girlfriend?" I ask casually, so casually that I hope he'll correct me Incase he isn't straight. "I suppose I'm uninterested in one. I'd rather focus on my studies" He begins to eat again. Does this mean I blew it? Does he seriously not like ANYONE? I feel like I've been stabbed in the chest.. I want to leave the room now after embarrassing myself like that but I don't want him to worry. If there's anyone who could make me feel better right now it's probably Molly, but I don't know where in this hellhole of a school she'd be. What if Alastor realizes how panicked I am? God, does my face look panicked?! Shit! "Anthony? Is everything okay?" Alastor asked. God fucking damnit he definitely thinks I have a crush on him now, which is true but not the right time. "What?" I ask even though I know exactly what he said, I'm just looking for any excuse to save myself from this situation. "You stared off for a while, I got a bit nervous" He laughs like everything is okay. How can he laugh at time like this?! Wait, no.. he's right, everything is fine. If he clearly dodged the thought that I might have a crush on him then that means I'm in the clear. I'm a genius. I smile at him. Maybe there's a way I can still tell him, but I don't know what's worse: him finding out or him rejecting me. If Molly were here she'd tell me why all my worries are bullshit and that I should just go for it. I guess that's what I'll do, I'm already in this deep. "Hey Al" I say, grasping his attention again. "Yes?" He replies. "Wanna hangout after school?" I ask calmly. He thinks for a moment. "I don't know if my father would allow it but I can ask" He smiles. His smile is so beautiful. It's a soft reminder that he'll always be okay. Maybe that's thanks to me or something? I hope so anyway, I want to light up his world just like he does for mine. Shit, I got distracted.. did he actually say YES to hangin' out with me? Does that make it a date?! Fuck yeah!!