Need a hug? (Hatefulhugs fanfic)

20: Apology accepted.

Poppy's POV:

I should've never done that. Why. Why did I do that. I slam the door behind me, and begin to sob on my bed, before long there's a knock on my door.

"Poppy..?" Oh, Boxten. 

"Come on in." I sniffle. Boxten comes in and rushes over to me. 

"Poppy! Are you okay? What happened?" He worriedly asks me. I shrug and fight back another sob. I crawl into the blanket and hide there. "Seriously, Poppy! I won't tell anything to anyone! I'm just trying to help!"

"Alright... don't be on my side, it's all my fault." I cry. "Me and Scraps got into a fight because... I livestreamed Goob confessing his feelings to Scraps." I pause to look at Boxten's face. "I know, it's completely my fault."

"Well... I guess getting into a fight with your crush is pretty harsh." Boxten jokes. I sniffle and laugh. "But seriously, it's okay."

"It's not okay!! I completely ruined Goob and Shrimpo's life!!" I interject.

"Just... write an apology letter?" He suggests. "Or tell her in person? Giving it more time to settle in can also be fine, I'm not really an expert at these things."

"No, you're fantastic!" I reassure him. "Thanks Boxten."

"Knock at my door if you need more of my help, if you want." He suggests. I get up. 

"I should probably tell her right now that I'm sorry!!" I leap to my door. "Wish me luck!" I also secretly grab a present from my des

"Uh, break a leg?" Boxten murmurs, as I close the door, and walk towards Scraps and Goob's room. I knock three times, and Scraps answers. 

"Come in." She sighs. I peek inside, and she lights up a bit. "Oh! Hi Poppy."

"H-hi..." I look at my feet. "I-I'm sorry, Scraps. I wasn't thinking strai- I mean, I-"

"I'm sorry too." Scraps sighs. "I shouldn't have outburst like that, blaming it onto you. I guess Goob being fed up must've rubbed off of me."

"No, this is my fault." I mumble. "If I hadn't livestreamed, this would've never happened. I don't even know what I was doing. I made Goob mad at you, despite it being my fault entirely. I'm so sorry-" I burst into tears. Scraps comes over to console me.

"It was also my fault." She wryly smiles. "I was the one who quizzed Goob and made him answer all those questions, and wow, exactly at the time you decide to livestream." She chuckles, and looks at me. "It's not your fault. It's our fault, but I don't know if that makes it better." This time I laugh.

"Thanks... can I at least still give you this present?" I shove the flowers I was holding behind my back into her hands. She gasps softly, and hugs me.

"Of course! Thanks so much, Poppy! Can- Are we still okay after this?" She asks me, slightly blushing. I smile back.

"Of course!" I say as I hug her back.

Goob's POV:

I tell Shrimpo everything that happened. 

"...Wow. I feel like you summarized a three-hour long drama movie right now." Shrimpo sighs. "Whatever. Uhh... Goob, I'm not going to pick sides, but isn't this technically both of their faults?"

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Well, Scraps was the one who made you answer those questions, and Poppy was the one who livestreamed it. Wow, such a lucky coincidence." He observes. I blink. He's right. It's not just Scraps' fault, it's both of theirs!...And mine.

"It's also partly my fault, if I hadn't reacted like that-"

"No, it's fine." Shrimpo interjects. "You were being defensive. You were... caring about me." He spoke the word "caring" like a new word. "You care about your secrets, I mean, who doesn't? I'm just glad that you're okay right now. If I were you, I'd be tearing down everything that your sister owns."

"Oh no, please don't do that!" I giggle. He hugs me, tightly. "I should probably go apologize to her... she doesn't take broken relationships that easily." I tell him.

"I guess being soft runs in the family." Shrimpo mumbles.

"What was that??" I bark.

"Nothing." Shrimpo shrugs. I walk out of the room.

"Thanks... for everything!" I call out to him.

(Sorry for the short chapter :(

My dad is playing Christmas music in the living room already 😭😭

Help my ears I've been writing for the past THIRTY MINUTES IN THIS MUSIC.

Oh yes, let it snow. BRO WHEN IS "LET IT SNOW" GONNA END-)