The Emo School (A Fanfic)

Chapter 36

Ferrah

I look at Brendon, shocked. Did he really just say what I think he just said?

"Wh-... what?" I ask, flabbergasted.

"I love you, Ferrah. I love you so much, you have no idea..." he croaks, his voice cracking as he speaks, a tear spilling from one eye.

"Brendon, are you even-"

"Pete ships it." he blurts.

I practically choke on my words trying to respond to this one.

"He... he what?!"

"Shh... he ships us. Calm down. Apparently pretty much everyone does. So I guess what I'm trying to say," he says, looking down at the floor and chuckling, "is will you do me the great honor of being my girlfriend?"

"I- uh... y-yeah! Of course!" I reply, still tongue-tied from trying to process the massive amount of information I have just received.

Brendon leans in and I close my eyes, knowing what's next. His lips crash against mine, kissing me passionately for what seems like an eternity. An eternity that I hope lasts forever.

But all good things must come to an end, and this holds true as he slowly pulls away. His hair is a ruffled mess, and he's blushing. His glasses are crooked. It's cute.

"Love ya, babe." he says.

"Well, THAT escalated quickly."

A girl I recognize as one of my classmates smiles at me. Max, I believe her name is.

"Feeling better?" she asks.

I nod.

"Yeah, a lot better, thanks. I'm Ferrah." I reply.

"Max." she returns.

"I have a feeling we're going to get to know each other really well."

Andy then begins talking to her, and Ryan comes in.

"Oh, good! You're awake! Mikey's gonna come talk to you today. He should be here soon." he says, lifting my hospital gown to look at the stitched wound on my chest, making sure it heals over correctly. He switches out the old IV with a new one. He goes through with a regular exam, complete with a blood pressure check, heart and breathing check, reflexes, etc. He shines a light in my eyes, making sure they dilate properly, then looks in my ears and down my throat.

"Everything looks good, Patrick'll come in a little while and perform a more thorough examination, after Mikey's done talking to you. Hang in there, kiddo, it's gonna get better soon. I promise." Ryan concludes.

Brendon pulls me into a hug as Ryan heads back upstairs.

"I love you so much, Ferrah."

We talk and laugh for several minutes, and eventually, Ryan comes back with Mikey and a girl I don't recognize. She must be new. Wolf curls up next to me, sensing that I'm nervous.

"Hey, boy." I whisper to him, petting him around the ears.

"Hi there, Ferrah. I think we both know what conversation we're going to have today." Mikey says sternly, sitting down beside me.

I sigh. Here we go.

"Yeah, I guess so." I reply, gazing at the floor.

Well, that took the fun out of everything.