Wish I Were Quackity - Skephalo

Epilogue

It has been over two months since Bad and I have started dating. Things have been amazing. We have just been enjoying our time together to the fullest, making up for any time lost that we could have been spending together. We have gone on multiple dates and have been acting so close and lovey dovey away from the recordings and livestreams. Bad and I have not told anyone yet about our relationship, so every time that we're recording a video or we're together on one of Bad's livestreams, we try our best to act as if we're still only best friends. It isn't too hard since we have already behaved pretty sus around everybody when we were just best friends, as we were very close and comfortable with each other.

But now, we are planning to open our relationship to someone. Bad and I have both agreed to tell Melody about our relationship, as we still don't feel comfortable enough with personally telling any of our friends after everything that happened. So, Bad and I are currently sitting next to each other on the couch, while facetiming Melody and telling her about our relationship. This is the first time that I've had a proper conversation with Melody ever since she moved out of town to do her residency. The most we've interacted is a few texts, and this is because Melody is putting a lot of her time and focus in her residency. This behavior is the same for when she went to college and medical school.

Once we told Melody about our relationship, she was immediately thrilled upon hearing the news. She was clearly very happy about hearing the news, and said that it was about time that we started dating. She then curiously started asking questions about our relationship, wanting details. She talks with such excitement that we can't help but match the energy as we respond to her questions the best we can. The FaceTime call is just filled with good vibes as we make conversation and laugh together. At some point, Melody says, "Hey, Darryl. Make sure that you keep being a good boyfriend towards my brother, okay? Or else, you won't be forgiven."

Bad and I are slightly startled at the sudden threat. Bad lets out a chuckle and says, "Don't worry Melody, I'm planning to forever take good care of this muffinhead."

Bad gives me a soft peck on the cheek once he says that, making me blush at bit. I see Melody smile approvingly through the phone screen. She says, "Good, you better."

After that, the conversation moved on to something else. But soon, Bad stands up and says, "Sorry, I need to go to the bathroom."

I nod and simply say, "Okay."

He leaves to go to the bathroom. Once he leaves, Melody says, "Hey, Zak. I wanna tell you something."

"Yeah? What's up?"

"I just want to let you know something after all these events that have occurred... if you are ever put in a situation again where you feel alone and abandoned, just know that you are always free to talk to me. If you ever need me, I'll be there to the best of my ability. I'm not saying this because I think it will happen, I honestly hope and pray that you never go through such a difficult situation again. But now that I know that you have Darryl by your side, I honestly think that such a thing will never happen again, as I truly believe that no matter what, he will remain by your side through your worst and best times. But I just wanted to tell you this so that you feel reassured and know that you will never truly be alone... there will always be someone that will be there for you."

"Th... thank you sis. I... I think I needed to hear that from someone, though a part of me always knew that you for sure will be there for me when I need you, just like I will be there when you need me."

I see Melody smile through the phone screen. There is a comfortable silence for a moment. Then, Melody, "Well... I'm sorry, but I got to go now. As much as I love talking to you, you know how busy I am right now. Good thing I was able to make some time to talk to you today! Well... goodbye now! Tell Darryl goodbye for me!"

"Oh, alright then. Will do. Bye, Melody!"

"Bye, Zak!"

And with that, the FaceTime ends. I just simply start aimlessly scrolling through my social media while I wait for Bad to come back. Soon after, I hear gentle footsteps behind me. Bad must have come back. I feel his presence behind me, standing behind the couch. I then hear Bad ask, "Did you end the call with Melody?"

"Yeah. She had to go. She told me to say goodbye to you on behalf of her."

I hear Bad give a hum of acknowledgement, but it almost sounded like his mind was wandering somewhere else. Silence falls on us for a good while, but the whole time, I get the feeling that Bad is thinking about something. I then look away from my phone to look up at Bad who is still standing behind the couch and ask, "Is there something on your mind, Bad?"

Bad blinks at me for a moment, almost as if surprised that I managed to figure out that something was on his mind. He hums for a thoughtful moment, deciding if he should tell me. He then says, "Well... I was just thinking... I know that we agreed that we would Melody first about our relationship and then our friends. But what if... we tell the public, our fans, about our relationship first?"

I blink at him doumbfoundedly for a few seconds at the idea. I say, thinking out loud, "But... I was thinking that you wanted to wait a while longer until we told the public about our relationship?"

I mean... I'm pretty sure he dated Quackity for a longer time than we have, and they never told the public that they were dating, since I believe they wanted to first continue to see how their relationship was working out and decide if they felt comfortable coming out to the public. But here is Bad, already considering telling the public about our relationship? He is always nervous about saying anything to social media in fear of how people would react.

Bad thinks for a few seconds before saying, "It's just that... when it comes to you, Skeppy... I feel more confident about not only myself, but my actions and decisions. So... I almost... don't care, about how the public will react about our relationship. Though I think many will be overjoyed since both of our fan bases mostly ship us together, heh... But also, I still don't feel very comfortable about personally telling our friends about our relationship after everything that happened... and I'm pretty sure you feel the same way. So, if we come out to the public, I'm pretty sure that one way or another, the news about our relationship will reach everyone we know, and then we won't have to tell them ourselves. ...Or is that a selfish way to think?"

I think about his words for a few moments. Other than the fact that he's basically admitting that he feels more comfortable and confident about telling the public about our relationship than he did with Quackity, making my heart flutter. ...I have to admit that what he says is true. An entitled and hurt part of me doesn't feel like our friends should hear about our relationship directly from us, because well... our friends have yet to contact me, even after hearing about the car incident. I've heard from Bad and Melody that during the first week in my coma after the incident, all of my youtuber friends that live in town have come to visit me at least once, but after that, they were never heard of again. Nobody other than Quackity has apologized for their behavior, nor has anybody asked about how I've been doing. I've been basically ignored.

So, because of that, I am led to believe that they don't deserve to hear from Bad and I that we are dating. So the idea of telling our fans first sounds more promising... maybe then they'll all wake up, realize their mistake, possibly apologize, and then start talking to us like usual, or at least have the guts to try to contact us again. With my mind made up, I look at Bad and say, "I think it's a good idea. We should tell our fans about our relationship."

Bad lets out a sigh of relief and smiles at me. He then says, "I'm glad. Now I can let everyone know just how committed I am to you."

I blush at that, and let a smile form on my face. Yup. I can tell that no matter what, as long as Bad is by my side, life is going to be good.

(That's the end of "Wish I Were Quackity". I hope you all enjoyed it! Hopefully I get to see you guys in my next book! 😁😊)
(This has not only been my shortest skephalo book, but I personally think that this has been my weakest book as well. Or maybe you guys think the opposite, who knows? Let me know what you think.)