XFHOV Infection Au

Chapter Six

Four's POV:

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Four woke up from their bed, yawning. They sleepily stumbled out of bed, brushing their teeth as they slowly woke up.

Their eyes glanced towards the visible bandages wrapped around their arms. It wouldn't hurt to take a peek  at them, right?

Four finished brushing their teeth, drying up as they tentatively picked at the gauze, eventually peeling it off. 

Underneath the bandage, where they had expected to see an angry red gash, was a black, gooey mess. Four blinked at it for a while, squinting at it's image in the mirror.

Were those roots?

A shiver ran down Four's spine, and he re-bandaged his arm. It was probably best not to think about it for now.

Four exited the bathroom to see X making pancakes, which were, coincidentally, both of their and Four's favorite. Four shifted into the kitchen to peek over X's shoulder at the pan. X snickered.

"You forgot to say 'Good Morning', Foury." X teased, flipping a pancake. Four didn't reply for a while, thinking over his options.

He'd been making an effort to be a better friend for X ever since he'd realized he hadn't been the best companion. He saw it first during BFB 16, when he sent X away, and again when Gelatin had reminded him about his brash behavior on the sun. Four found himself reflecting on a lot of things, and thinking harder about what he should say to people.

It seemed to make X happier though, so Four didn't mind.

"...You didn't greet me either, X." Four finally responded.  X hummed in acknowledgement.

"Sorry Foury, I forgot! Can I make it up to you with extra pancakes?" X asked sweetly. Four zoned out again.

The thing is, Four found it really hard to find the difference between X genuinely apologizing and X using an apology in a playful manner. Four always thought about it as the former, and had brought it up once, only for X to correct him.

"...Sure." Four responded. X nodded, plating some pancakes and setting them on their unnecessarily large dining table. They both sat together on on side, eating together like they always did.

"So, uh, are you're wounds healing, Four. We have to go cook at the hotel again today, but I could ask Two to let you off if you need time to heal." X offered in between bites of pancake. Four's mind flashed between an image of Two and the sight of his arm this morning.

"No. I'm okay, thanks." Four lied. His arm worried him, but the idea of having to receive mercy from TWO of all people was unbearable to him. X glanced at his blue friend before quickly looking away.

"Are you...sure? If it's because of Two, then I can say you didn't want to come- I don't want you to get hurt just because you don't like him." X asked in a softer tone.

Four's resolve cracked slightly, but he stood his ground. "I'm okay X, don't worry." He reaffirmed, stuffing more food into his mouth to avoid conversation. X nodded, seeming convinced. Four smiled ruefully.

It was one of his most useful vices- lying. He wasn't proud of it, but it had helped in a lot during his life.

Four finished up his food, washing his plate. X soon followed, and they grabbed their chef hats.

"Ready, X?" Four asked. X nodded cheerily.

"Ready when you are!" X chirped. Four smiled and snapped, and then they were gone.

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yippee finally I got chapter six out! (sry for having short chapters y'all ;-;)

have a good day/afternoon/night, make sure to stay hydrated, and make sure to get lots of sleep! (unlike me lol)

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