Be More Chill

Voices In Our Heads

This was long over due lol--
You stirred as you slowly woke up. You looked around and realized you were in a hospital bed. "Hello..?" You mumbled softly. You tried to get up but your back ached with pain, actually everywhere stung. "Ow. Ow ow ow ow ow.." You whimpered as you slowly sank back down. 

"Feelth like you're mithing a part of yourthelf, doethn't it?" You whipped your head around and spotted--
"..Rich?" Jeremy's voice startled you and you realized the boy was besides you in his own bed. "Hurts like a motherfucker too" Rich grunts. He slowly turns to you and smiles softly, "Hey Y/n... d-do you know what they're thaying about me at thcool?" 

You looked at Jeremy and back at Rich, you didn't know how to reply. "That bad?" He spoke. "Sorry man..." Jeremy muttered. Rich shook his head, "Doethn't matter.. I'm finally free of that thiny happy hive mind.." Rich then looked at you with shining eyes and a grin. "From now on, the ladies are gonna learn to love the real Rich Goranski" He winked and you giggled softly. 

Rich then paused for a moment, lost in thought. He then looked at you with a puzzled face. "...and the dudes.." Rich's eyes widen and he uttered quietly, "Oh my god.. I am totally.. bi!" 

"You're squip's gone? But how?" Jeremy slurred, still a bit tired. "Ask your buddy. Anti-thocial headphoneth kid? He's been by like, a ton, by the way" Rich replied, eyeing the 'Get Well Soon!' balloons and teddy bears besides you and Jeremy's beds. 
"M-Michael??" You blurted out, memories from the play coming back to you.

"Yeah!" Rich nodded. "What is he, like your boyfriend?" He gazed at Jeremy, saying hastily, "No judgement. Just curious. Totally bi now" As soon as he said that Michael entered. You grinned and gave Michael an amused glance, which he returned with a forced grin as he looked at Rich, "I'm sure some special someone will be lucky to have you, Rich" 

"You think?" Rich looked at Michael hopefully. Michael gave him a sweet smile before shutting the hospital curtain on him. "Michael!" You laughed as he pulled you into a hug. "Hey, Y/n" Once Michael and you pulled away, Jeremy looked up at him in wonder, "W-What happened? All I remember is that noise, a-and--"

"Oh man, it was AMAZING!" Michael squealed. "They were communicating with each other-they were linked!" He rambled on. "Which means when you consider the kind of high-frequency sonic disturbance needed to wipe a system that powerful--"

"MichaMichaMichael, baby, my head still hurts" You said purposefully, knowing what feelings you had for the male. "Oh, right, ah..." Michael blushed lightly as he lowered his voice, realizing you called him 'baby'. 

"Turns out you guys didn't have to destroy every squip. Just one" He explained. "And the rest..." Michael then began making exploding sounds. "Boom! Boomboomboom!" 

You chuckled softly at the little dork before you paused. You looked up at Michael, speaking softly, "I don't get it. After everything I did... You were still there for me. Why?" 

Jeremy caught Michael's eye and gave you a smirk, confusing you, and closed his curtain, leaving you two alone. "Y/n, I-I need to tell you something, that I wanted to say, but couldn't for a REALLY long time a-and.." Michael sat down besides you. 

"Uh.. what is it?" You asked, suddenly feeling a large pit in your stomach as you longed to know what he was going to announce. You blushed as Michael grabbed both of your hands and locked eyes with you. 

"I-I like you.. a lot, actually- heck wait no, I l-love you!" Michael confessed, his ears growing red along with his face. "I've felt this way for god knows how long, a-and I've tried to fight it and I just.. can't anymore!" He looked up at you, "You're all I think about a-and--"