Wish I Were Quackity - Skephalo

Awake

Zak's Pov:

I slowly feel myself gain consciousness. The first thing I feel is that I'm slightly dizzy, and then I realize that my legs feel numb. The next thing I realize is that I'm lying down on a bed. I slowly blink my eyes open. My mind feels a bit fuzzy at first, but once it no longer feels that way, I impulsively try to sit up but find it hard to do so. Almost immediately once I try to move, I hear someone yell out, "Zak!!"

Suddenly, someone enveloped me in a hug, burying their face in my shoulder. It takes me a moment to realize that Melody is hugging me. I weakly wrap my arms around her as best as I can and say in a small voice, "Sister..."

I hear a small sniff from Melody, and she whispers out, "You're finally awake..."

We stay there hugging for a good moment before Melody finally decides to pull apart. She wipes some tears that form in her eyes and gives me a smile. I take a moment to look at my surroundings. It looks like I'm in a... hospital room. Why would I- oh... right. I just remembered what happened. I turn to look at Melody and take in her appearance. She looks... tired. She has some slight bags under her eyes, but her eyes in itself look a bit overwhelmed? Sad? I'm not completely sure. It seems like Melody is patiently waiting for me to really take in my surroundings and process what's going on. After a moment of leaving me be, Melody asks, "How do you feel, Zak?"

"I... feel a bit lightheaded if I'm being honest. But it's not overwhelming. ...How long was I out for?"

"Um, like a month?"

I feel like I should be surprised by that, and yet I don't have the energy to make some kind of reaction at that. I just lay there quietly. After a thoughtful moment, I ask, "Who knows about what happened?"

"Well, obviously our parents, most likely our other relatives, Bad, and your other youtuber friends. Bad told your friends since I obviously do not know how to contact them. ...Your fans have no idea about your situation right now."

"...How did Bad find out?"

"He came here himself the moment that he saw the accident on the news. ....Speaking of Bad, I should send him a text- let him know that you're awake and let the doctor and nurses know as well."

As she says the last sentence, she stands up and makes her way to the door. She opens it and looks at me. She says, "I'll be right back. Be patient for a moment."

She then leaves the room, shutting the door behind her. I just let out a small sigh as I look up at the ceiling and get as comfortable as I can.

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Soon after Melody left the room, she came back in with a doctor and two nurses. They just basically came to ask how I feel, if I'm feeling any pain anywhere, and other stuff like that. They took down notes and gave me the information of what my condition is like. They told me that if everything goes smoothly, I'll be able to leave in a few days since I've been recovering quite quickly. But I was told that I won't be able to walk for a while and would need to go to physical therapy in order to walk by myself again, since it seems like that is very much possible due to how well I'm recovering.

Soon after making sure that I'm comfortable and don't need anything else, they left, leaving Melody and I in the room. We made some small chat for a bit, but not too much as Melody wanted me to rest. Soon enough, Bad arrives, and once he sees me, it looks like a wave of relief just hit him, almost as if he half expected that I wasn't awake. Bad exasperatedly says, "Skeppy- you're okay. ...I mean- you are okay, right-?"

I smile softly at him and say, "Yes, I'm okay, Bad."

After a moment of silently staring at each other, Bad glances at Melody, as if wanting to send her some kind of message. Melody receives the message as she stands up and says, "I'll give you two some time to yourselves. Might do me some good to eat dinner early."

As Melody leaves, she shuts the door behind her. Bad and I stare at each other for another moment before he closes the distance between us by going to sit down on a chair next to my bed. Bad offers a sympathetic smile at me and says, "...How are you doing, Skeppy?"

"...Not the greatest, if I'm being honest. I feel a bit tired. But I guess I'm doing okay overall, considering the that situation I'm in right now."

Bad lets out a breath and says, "Okay..."

After a beat of silence, I ask, "Is it true that you came here the moment that you heard about me on the news?"

"Yeah, I did. It didn't say whether you made it out alive or not, and I really wanted- needed to know that. ...You're my best friend after all, I care about you so much, Skeppy."

I give him a weak smile at that. I say, "I care about you too, Badboy."

For a moment, it seems like Bad has some sort of longing in his eyes. But soon, that look disappears once something occurs in his head. He gently takes my hand in both of his, causing some small butterflies to form in my stomach. Bad then says, "Skeppy, I'm... sorry, on behalf of Quackity and I. Melody let me in on what Quackity did, which put you in this situation and what he did back at the gathering. And I just want to let you know that... I broke up with him."

Some alarm grows in me. I say, "Wait- what? Why? Why did you do that? You two were perfectly happy together, right?"

It takes a beat too long for Bad to respond. It's almost like he was thinking for a moment since the answer wasn't immediate. He says, "Yes, but I can't stand to be with someone who is willing to hurt the people I love for unnecessary reasons. So I thought that it was for the better if I broke up with him."

"Alright... but a part of me thinks that you shouldn't have done that over me."

"...I care about you more than you think, Skeppy."

I stay silent for a moment before asking, "Also, why are you apologizing? You did nothing wrong."

"I... can't help but partly blame myself. If I weren't such an idiot and opened my eyes a bit more, I could've prevented all the pain that was caused upon you."

"No, Bad... It's okay. I don't blame you. You couldn't have known, and that's not your fault. It was natural for you to be blinded by love since you were in love with Quackity. You probably still are..."

Bad stays silent for a moment, and it looks like he is about to spill his guts about something. But he backtracks on it as he simply sighs and says, "If you say so, Skeppy... But either way, I'm going to make it up to you from here on out."

He gives me a loving smile, making me feel my cheeks slightly flush at that. He just looks so pretty with his smile... I hope he doesn't notice me blushing. I smile warmly at him and say, "Okay... Darryl."