Nothing without you[Nickloon]

Chapter 21 - Future

OHMYGOD, THERES NO WAY I ACTUALLY CAME THIS FAR HEHEHEHEHEHEHE
This is still in 3rd person🙏
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"N-Nickel..?"

Balloon spoke out.

Nickel stayed quiet, slowly moving his hand to the wound on his neck, gently grasping it, It was painful, but getting caught made Nickel even more hurt. He still couldn't manage to blurt any sense of words out. Even if he did, he would immediately break down into tears.

Balloon moved a bit closer to him. His eyes were a bit widened, and so were Nickels. Both of them were trembling with fear, and Balloon felt a really bad feeling, everytime he took a breath it was like needles shooting throughout his lungs, but right now, all he could think about was Nickel, he knew Nickel isolated himself but he never thought it would bring Nickel towards a deadline over his life.

"Nickel.."

Balloon muttered out.

Nickel looks helpless and hurt, Balloon is worried and scared. He just wishes that Nickel could've tried coming to him instead of trying to take his own life. It genuinely made Balloon tear up, knowing the fact that if he didn't come anytime soon,

Nickel would be Gone.

Balloon immediately jumped towards Nickel, wrapping his hands around him. He hugged him gently, but his grip became even more right, Nickel let Balloon embrace it. Nickel slowly placed his head on Balloons shoulder, softly hugging him back.

Balloon couldn't contain himself, even though he was worried he still felt a bit of anger, he didn't know what he'd do if someone so dearly close to him would just dissappear from his life.

"Why.."

...

"Why!?"

Balloon yelled out as he hugged Nickel tighter, tears flowing out his eyes as his breath became quick. Sobbed noises came out of his voice as Nickel simply looked down, trying to process what he should do.

"Answer me already! WHY!?"

"I-.."

Balloon could feel his shoulder where Nickels head was go wet.

"I..Im.. Sorry.."

Small drops left Nickels eyes. All he could do was hopelessly look down, unable to question what he could say more.

"Nickel.."

Nickel couldn't handle himself anymore. He doesn't wanna cry in front of Balloon. Even in his arms, Nickel thinks he's being selfish just by thinking all the wounds he created would patch up if he would sob it out, but what else could he do right now?

Nickel just wouldn't leave it with a simple 'im sorry.' he actually needed to say something, just to finally tell Balloon how he really felt past these weeks.

"Balloon- I.. .. I just need to say this."

Balloon let go of the hug to look at Nickel directly in his eyes. It made Nickel blush a bit, giving him some ease on what he was gonna say.

Nickel took a deep breath.

"This whole.. thing.. it all happened so fast! I.. I just never.. could explain anything.."

Nickel continued.

"But right now.. I've done enough, I mean, I had that stupid old diary.. and yet I wasn't able to tell you anything.."

Nickel wiped his tears off as he wanted to continue. It felt like his stomach was sinking towards a void of vomit, and his whole body temperature felt warm in a way that made him sick.