Treasure Box. (A BFB 4X fanfiction)

I miss you.

X's P.O.V:
My hands are shaking as I pick up a photo on my desk.
It's me.
With Four.
The shapeshifting should have worn off by now. If Four doesn't make it...

I don't want to think about that at this moment.

The photo is old. I'm not sure how old exactly. Four was a darker blue at the time, while I was a vibrant yellow. It's like we both... faded, somehow. Four became stricter, I became more unsure and anxiety-ridden than before. We both went slightly downhill, but not downhill enough for me to stop crushing on him. Tears rolled down my cheeks, wherever they came from, and landed on the photo. I pulled it away, not wanting to damage it.

He has to come back.

He has to come back.

It feels as if a piece of me has been torn from my body. It's him and Three only. One on one. The final battle.

...and I'm here.

alone.

I sigh and wipe my face. Crying is a sign of weakness.

It all happened so fast.

One second I was in his warm grasp, his face inches from mine. The next...

Gone.

d-dead.

I want to reach out to him, feel his warmth once again, yet he's so far away.

Farther than I thought he was.

I stand up, my knees wobbling as I make my way towards Four's side of the room. It feels safer here. I run my hand on the soft bedsheets draping over the edges of his bed. The frame is a solid white to match mine. The sheets are the same blue as the younger Four, the old Four. The first Four I met.

I crawl onto the bed and under the covers in a desperate plea that I'll be reminded of him. I want to pick up his scent, like fresh spring lavenders, even just the slightest whiff. I buried my face in the blanket, determined to do so, but to no avail.

My leg hung over the edge of the bed, swinging back and forth, partly as a distraction and partly as a habit.

But then...

It hit something.

Curious to see what it was, I lowered myself off the bed, peeking underneath it.

Spotting it, I pull it out.

The gold edges glimmer, lighting up the room. I can't help but smile.

It's a Treasure Box.