"Zak, get up! Or we'll be late for the train!" Darryl says while shaking Zak's half asleep body.
It was already the next morning. Zak's vision was still blurry from waking up. He rubbed both of his eyes and stood up. Meanwhile, Darryl was packing their stuff and getting ready to leave. Zak walked to the bathroom and washed his face and also brushed his teeth. "I'll wait for you downstairs, you get ready quickly, okay?" says Darryl while bringing their luggage outside their room. Zak turns to look at him and nods.
Downstairs, Louis is preparing some food for them during the 4-hour long train ride. He sees Darryl carrying the luggage and runs to go help him. He takes one bag and puts them at the front door. "Thanks Louis, for letting us stay here for a while." Louis smiles and says, "No problem. If you ever come back to Paris, don't forget to visit me!" Darryl nods and offers Louis a handshake. He accepts it and they both have a good laugh.
Zak arrived downstairs wearing his favorite blue Skeppy hoodie. He goes up to Louis and nods. "Thank you, man. I appreciate your kindness." Louis nods back and answers, "You're welcome, Zak. And good luck on finding your best friend. I'm pretty sure with a friendship like this, you can find him soon." They all smile together and Louis hands Zak the bags full of pastries and goes to start the car. Darryl looks at the bag of fresh pastries and tries to get one, but Zak refuses.
"Hey, not until the train ride!" Zak says while pulling away the bag from Darryl's reach.
"But I'm hungry though! Just one, please?" Darryl looks at Zak with a somewhat cute face and Zak gives up. He ends up giving a single croissant to him. It actually smelled really good. Zak was tempted to eat one as well, but he held it in and folded the top of the bag to close it. "Let's get going, boys!" Louis says while entering the drivers' seat. Darryl finishes his croissant and carries his bag and Zak carries his own bag.
They enter the car and Louis drives off to Gare-de-Lyon, one of the largest railway stations in France. The trees on the sidewalk were a beautiful shade of pink, as Spring was in France. They are also known as Cherry Blossoms. Zak and Darryl enjoy the calming view before the worst thing that could happen be upon them.
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"Regarde ces belles fleurs de cerisier. (Look at those beautiful cherry blossoms.)" Alex is now seen inside his office, enjoying the view of cherry blossoms blooming through his window. He crosses his hands and turns around. "Que se passe-t-il avec Vincent? Il semble calme aujourd'hui. (What's going on with Vincent? He seems quiet today.)" he speaks to one of his gang members. It was Victor, his assistant.
"On dirait qu'il apprécie la vue sur les cerisiers en fleurs à travers la petite fenêtre qu'il a, patron. (It seems like he's enjoying the view of the cherry blossoms through the small window he has, boss.)" says Victor. Alex nods and tells Victor to get out from his room. Victors closes the door, leaving Alex all alone. He turns to his table and picks up a photo frame.
Inside the photo frame was a picture of him and two other people. Behind them were cherry blossoms. He stares deeply into the photo and sniffs. He looks up to hold back his tears and puts back the photo frame back to its place.
"Tout est de ma faute. (It's all my fault.)"
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Louis arrived at the railway station together with Zak and Darryl who almost fell asleep. Louis turns to them and smiles. "Until we meet again." Darryl smiles, and so does Zak. The two boys walk inside the station and before they could enter, they waved at Louis. He waves back and goes back inside his car. "Come on! We have to get a ticket, fast!" Zak says while pulling Darryl's arm.
They ran towards the counter and the line wasn't too long. After waiting for about 5 minutes, it was their turn. "Bonjour messieurs. Des billets pour deux? (Hello, sirs. Tickets for two?)" the attendant asked them. Zak and Darryl look at each other as they didn't understand what he said. "I'm sorry, do you speak French?" he asks them. "No, sorry. Um, we will need two tickets to Annecy." Darryl says politely. The attendant smiles and gives them two tickets. "The train leaves in 15 minutes, enjoy your trip!" Darryl and Zak split the money and they paid the for the tickets. They thank the attendant and ran to the station.
They ran pass a lot of busy people going to work or just going somewhere and they even had to split up for a while to look for the station. Zak looks around and sees the sign that says the train is bound for Annecy. He calls for Darryl, who was just behind him. "Oh my goodness, thank the muffin heaves we found it. And we only have 2 minutes left." "That was a workout." The train arrived quicker than they thought and they board the train.
Inside the train, it was nice and cosy. They settled down on their seats and a few minutes later, the train took off, and their journey to Annecy began.
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It was 1 hour into the ride, and Zak fell asleep. Darryl was still awake and was scrolling through his Twitter while eating the pastries Louis gave them earlier. They passed beautiful hills and vast fields of flowers and grass. It was as if they were on a train ride to Hogwarts. While he was liking some fan art, he received a message from an unknown number. He checked it to see something very surprising.
Unknown Number
Hello, are you BadBoyHalo?
Yes, I am. Who is this?
Unknown Number
I am a6d's mother. I'm really sorry to disturb you at this time.
Oh, no problem! Is there something wrong, ma'am?
a6d's mom
As you might know, Vincent has gone missing these past few weeks and our family is really worried. I was wondering if you knew where he might have been.
I am not sure, ma'am. But actually, me and my friend are now in France, on the way to Annecy.
a6d's mom
That's great! Maybe you could come to my house for a while to discuss about this matter.
Yes, that would be lovely!
a6d's mom
I will send you our house address, see you there!
See you soon!
a6d's mom sends him the address and he turns next to him to see the beautiful views of France. He sees Zak who is sleeping soundly while wearing earphones. He could almost hear the music blasting from his earphones and turns down the volume from his phone. He also decides to sleep for a while.
Once he closes his eyes, Zak opens his eyes and notices that his musics' volume is lower than earlier. He sees the already sleeping Darryl and smiles. He closes back his eyes and they both fall asleep on the way to Annecy.
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As One || A Skep6dHalo AU
FanfictionEver since Zak, Darryl and Vincent became best friends in 2018, their friendship grew ever since. Although they lived far from each other, they still connect with each other through TS (TeamSpeak) and other social media. But suddenly one day, they c...
