Will I Disappear Someday?

Chapter 20

"Vance!"

"You don't have to be so loud Nicole."

"I'm sorry I didn't know where you were..."

"It's fine, just sit."

"Why are you here all alone?"

"I don't know... I am lonely."

"Well you don't have to be alone, you have me."

"You won't ever forget me, right?"

"Right!"

~~

"What the hell do you think you're doing Vance?" Hunter says.

"Doing what should've happened 10 years ago." Vance said.

"So you tried to kill her..." Hunter says.

"Exactly." Vance says.

"I won't allow that to happen." He says.

"Why? Didn't you find her annoying, didn't you want her to leave you and Julia alone?" Vance smirked.

"Stop it!" Nicole yelled. "I know I can be annoying and a brat... But Hunter didn't try to kill me!"

"Shut the hell up!" Vance yelled.

"Leave her alone. I will call the police if you don't leave now." Hunter says, his voice was calm and simple.

"Tch, I'll leave but just so you know. I'll be back and I will kill her. That's for certain." He says and left the alleyway.

As soon as he left, Hunter lost his calm...

"What the actual hell is wrong with you? Do you know how dangerous this is?"

"Hunter-"

"You could've died. Do you understand?"

"I-"

"Listen up you better tell me next time this happens, also there better not be a next time." He says.

"Hunter!" She yelled.

"What?!" He said.

"I'm fine! The question is are you ok?" She asked, referring to his hand.

Hunter then realized the blood on his hand and hid it behind his back. "What do you mean?"

"Hunter I'm not stupid." She says.

He sighed. "Come on let's just go."

"Hold on." She said, grabbing onto the hand wasn't bloody.

"Huh?" Hunter muttered, blushing a bit as she grabbed his hand.

"Thank you..." She whispered and smiled, a small blush on her face.

"N-No problem." He says. "Now let's get going."

~~

When they got back to the Torres's place, Julia bandaged up Hunter's hand.

"That was really stupid of you. Grabbing the blade of the knife." Julia scolded.

"I know, I know." He says. "Just calm down. It's not like I died."

"You could've." Nicole mumbled. There was awkward tension that Julia could sense.

"I-I'll leave the room..." She mumbled and left to her room.

"Hunter... I forbid you to die." Nicole says.

"W-What?" He says, Nicole then sat next to him on the bed.

"You will not die on my watch." She says.

He chuckled. "Are you saying you want to protect me?"

"I'm not wanting to. I will!" She says, grabbing his hand that wasn't bandaged up.

"Nicole..." He mumbled.

"As soon as tomorrow comes I will protect you." She said.

He smiled and nodded, looking out the window. "I know you will..." He then stopped looking out the window. "I guess we should get to-" He got cut off by Nicole falling asleep on his shoulder again.

Hunter blushed a bit but did probably what anyone didn't expect. He kissed her head lightly.

'Thank you...' He thought.