Believe Me

Nine: Suddenly, Pineapples!

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Believe Me

Ch 9: Suddenly, Pineapples!

Sky's POV

I let out a sob as I shoot up into a sitting position on my bed. No, no, not Ty. Ty is dead, I- What will I do without Ty? How am I expected to go on without Ty? Ty is my everything. I can't continue without Ty.

I sniffle a bit and glance around my house, which is terribly cold. We're getting into the winter season, I suppose. I swallow hard. Ty and I used to sled down trees. It was fun. It defied physics. We loved it.

I loved him.

I still love him.

Crap.

A weird, choked noise escapes my throat, and I silently curse myself for being too emotional. Dang it, Sky, Ty was Seto's friend, too, and they were really close. I don't have the right to-

My phone buzzes, and I wrinkle my nose. Who on earth would text me at 3 a.m.? I rub my eyes and then unlock the phone.

"Ty did his dream, it didn't make sense. Mind coming in so I could analyze yours?"

I furrow my eyebrows. Wait... What? But that-

"The dreams!" I realize, jumping out of bed, because I have to be sure, I can't just go off my faulty memory with this.

I throw on a thick hoodie and run out the door. He'll still be awake, right? Seto just now texted me, so they must've just finished discussing it or whatever. A minute later, I'm just around the corner from Ty's house when someone suddenly bumps into me, causing us both to fall to the ground.

"Ow," I frown, pulling down my hoodie sleeves to go over my hands.

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I need to find- Sky!"

I look up to see Ty staring at me with wide eyes, and, not a moment later, we're hugging the life out of each other. "Ty, Ty, you're okay," I breathe, pressing my face into the crook of his neck.

"I thought you were- Notch, Sky!" Ty mumbles, rubbing soothing circles into my back.

"I'm sorry for running into you," Ty apologizes after a while. I pull back so I can actually see his face. Notch, he's alive.

"Geez, Ty, I don't care. You're not dead, what else matters?"

"The fact that you're not dead, either."

"Hmm, fair enough. Ty, I'm... I'm sorry for kind of being a total jerk to you today, I..."

"Yeah, no, it's fine, Sky. Just... Stay safe, okay?"

"I can do that," I whisper, pulling him back in for another hug. "Hey, would you... Like, would you mind if I... Innocently, you know, like..."

"It's okay, Sky, I won't judge."

"Thanks... Could I sleep with you tonight? Please?"

His eyes widen. Hmm, he wasn't expecting that. "I- yeah! Yeah, of course, Sky, sure! No problem."

I giggle slightly at his short ramble, and he sends me a playful glare before hauling himself to his feet and holding out a hand for me to take. "Home?" he asks.