Best Friends? (NICKLOON)

Chapter 5 - Disappointment

NICKEL'S POV:

D-did he just kiss me?..
My mouth hangs open.

"Heh, you look so cute, Nickel..." Balloon smiles.
"I-I... Y-you think so..?" I gasp.

He nods...

...

I wake up.

The utter disappointment floods my mind.

"God, why couldn't it be real..?" I mutter.
"What be real?.." Balloon tilts his head, walking down the stairs.
"AH-.. I mean... Hey! Uh... I had this dream where I... won Inanimate Insanity.."

Balloon smiles. What an idiot...

"You mind if I take a walk?" He grins.
"Uhm- why wouldn't I?.."

I want to hang out with him, but he can't know that... He'll attack me for it or something... Probably.... Mentally...

"Okay! See you later!"

BALLOON'S POV:

I gently open the door...(/ref), stepping outside. The air is cool and very fall-ish. I need to clear my mind... I don't know how to feel about Nickel..
I step onto the grass, feeling a bit less tensioned... I should talk to Nickel.. about season 2. I would feel better. For now, though, i'll just clear my mind. Nothing matters right now. I'm alright...
I take a few deep breaths, feeling better. I hope Nickel doesn't explode on me like he used to... But he's changed. Everyone changes. I should know that. Maybe he already forgives me? What if he doesn't? Ugh, this is supposed to be relaxing...

Sighhhh....

At least I'm not OJ or Paper... They have to work all day at the hotel. Must be tiring. I don't really deserve to rant if they go through that on a daily basis. There's so many things happening at once, it's tiring.

My feet take me to the garden OJ recently built near the hotel... Luckily, there wasn't anyone there...

I walk up to a rose... it's red. A pastel red. Like my hair.

I should give this to..

STOP. Stop it.

I look down at the rose, picking it up..

But maybe...

I push the thought out of my head, but I don't put the rose down. Instead, I walk around the garden some more and look at all of the pretty flowers... Pretty like-

STOP!! STOP IT.

There's a few others plants, too. Some ferns and other pretty things. Nickel wouldn't enjoy this... He doesn't like flowers.. I think..?

God damnit... I'm thinking about him again...

I can't help but imagine holding his hand... Maybe even hugging him? That would be nice... He doesn't like me, though...

...

Or does he?

I'm being stupid, of course he doesn't like me. Not like that, anyways. He would hate me if I even mentioned liking him at all...
But maybe he does? Maybe he's just lying... ugh, who am I kidding...
He might like this flower, though...

NICKEL'S POV:

Too many conflicting emotions. It's driving me crazy.

Also, WHERE IS HE? Balloon has been out doing god knows what for an hour now...
Yet again, he did say he needed to cool off.. Hm....

Why did I have that dream?
...and why did it feel so right?

I mean, sure, I like balloon... Uh... god, I don't even know in what way anymore. I'm NOT admitting anything. Not to his face. Never.

I get up, stretching and yawning...
ow- my body hurts... stupid couch.

I walk into the kitchen, getting a leftover pancake from breakfast.
It was cold, but i'm hungry..

While I eat the cold, flavorless pancake, I walk back up to me and Balloon's room.

I sit down on HIS bed...

I lay my head on HIS pillow.

It's weird to confess out loud, but the mere smell of him is making my heart flutter.... I can feel my face warm up significantly.

"God, why do you do this to me...?" I mutter out loud.

Then I hear someone walking towards the door and I quickly run over to my bed...

...

"Hey. Nickel..! I got you something!"
"Huh...?"

Balloon holds out a flower to me... He looks all shy and nervous with his gaze on the floor...

"I-"

He's so sweet... I mean- I didn't think that just now.

I slowly take the flower... It honestly looked just like his eyes... the color, anyways....

"Uh-... S-so... what do you think of it..?"

I nod, looking at the flower as I feel my face heat up once more and my hands feeling clammy...

"Y-yeah... thanks. I love it. I mean- It's great..." I stutter out, just making myself look like more of a fool..

If he doesn't know, he does now.

"Do you... really...?"

...

"Of course I do..."

...

Awkward silence....

"Hahaha... uhm... so... i'm... gonna... be... uh- I'll just.."

Balloon looks around for an excuse...

"I'm going to be in ... the kitchen..?"

He runs out of the room...

"pfft... moron..."

Sorry for short chapter only 800 words
:( bye bye!!