Habits Of My Heart (Bendy×Cuphead)

Chapter 10: Slowly Becoming Numb

Cuphead's P.O.V.
I slowly open my eyes to see that I'm in bed. {Was it just a nightmare?} I get up and walk downstairs. Mugs and Boris are sitting on the couch. "Hey, guys. Where's Bendy?" I ask. "Oh, he has to stay at the hospital for a few more hours." Boris replies. {Damn, it wasn't a dream.} "Don't you remember?" Mugs asks me. "Well, no. Not really. Everything after that was a blur." I respond. "Oh. Bendy has the Ink Illness apparently." Mugs explains. "Oh, right. And he also has no fucking idea who I am!!" I shout, close to tears. "Gee whiz, Cup calm down." Mugs says, walking over to me. "Easy for you to fucking say! Have you ever had the person you care about most forget about you?! Forget about every single fucking thing that you did together??? I don't fucking think so!!" I yell. Boris walks over. "Cup, I know it's hard but  at least we still have Bendy. Just try to make new memories." Boris says, putting his hand on Mugs's shoulder. "No! You don't know it's hard! You just don't fucking know!!" I shout. He looks like he's about to cry. "Oh really?!? Trust me Cuphead, I know how hard it is!!! He's my brother! You were supposed to take care of him weren't you?!? Well, no worries because you did a pretty damn great job of taking care of him!!!! You did such a fucking great job!!! Too good of a job that he's in the damn hospital with no damn memories of the past year!!!! " Boris shouts at me. I stand there in shock, so does Mugs. Boris immediately clasps his hand over his mouth. "I'm sorry..." he shakily says as he runs to the bathroom crying. I awkwardly stand in the middle of the room while Mugs looks at me. "Great job, Cup. You just made Boris cuss and now he's gonna feel guilty for quite a while." He mutters. "It's not my fault. He's the one who chose to say that." I look down. "Yeah, but who's the one who pushed him to the verge of anger? You." Mugs walks away in the direction Boris went. "Whatever. I don't need this shit right now." I grab my coat and walk out the door. I walk past a drug store and decide to grab a pack of cigarettes and some alcohol. Once I get out, I walk to a secluded place where I could be alone. I find the perfect spot around the park. The sky is beginning to turn dark. Perfect. I take out a cigarette and light it up, not caring that I broke my promise to Bendy.

*flashback*
"Cuphead, please promise me you'll stop smoking. I'm just concerned about how many of those you smoke a day." Bendy says looking at Cuphead. "I'll try, Bends." Cuphead responds. "Promise me." Bendy demands. "Okay, I promise but only for you." Cuphead hugs Bendy and gives him a kiss on the lips.
*end of flashback*

Cuphead's P.O.V.
I sigh. "No use keeping a promise if the other can't even remember the promise." I mutter to myself. "Why can't this all be a dream? Why can't it all fade away?" I ask myself while staring at the stars. {I wish Bendy was here to enjoy this beautiful view with me...} I take a sip of the alcohol. I slowly doze off, dreaming of Bendy and I. Dreaming of the times we had together.

TBC...