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Chase woke up shaking and breathing shakily in the middle of the night for the 6th time this week lately he’s had the same nightmare over and over and he’s getting sick of it he just wants a peaceful nights rest for once he takes a deep breath calming himself down and dose the only thing he know to do he climbs up into the attic room and wakes up silver apologising again but she’s gotten used to this routine of as late and as a key she doesn’t necessarily needs sleep so she’s always happy to help when needed.
She turns into her key form and chase picks up the beach day book and heads into it he’s hoping the peaceful atmosphere of the beach will help calm him down yes he’d be losing sleep but at this rate he’d gotten used to it by now his body has adjusted with a flash he fades out of reality and appears in the story at the same beach in the same beach outfit he walks along the shore before settling down by the rocks he rested his knees by his chest and stared out into the distance watching as the sun set and turned to darkness with only the faint light of the starts.
He looks up at the sky and closes his eyes taking a deep breath and shakily exhaling he hates not being able to sleep and he hates that stupid nightmare not letting him sleep making him panic it’s stupid... he wonders if buddy would show up its unlikely it is in fact incredibly late but he really wants to have company not just any company he wants the goths company he’s always been more relaxed with the goth’s presence
“It’s quite late for a story you idiot don’t you ever sleep?” the goth days walking up behind him
Chase looks up at the goth leaning his head back “buddy?!” The blonde blinks “what are you doing here it’s really late” he adds
The goth sits next to him “I could say the same to you don’t you always complain about needing your beauty sleep?” the black-haired male asks
The blonde looks back out to the sea that faded into the beyond “I... I couldn’t... sleep” the blonde says leaning his chin onto his chin
The goth looks at him eyes softening he sighs “would you like to talk about it” the goth asks
Chase looks at him surprised “r-really?” the blonde asks
“don’t make me change my mind you moron” the goth says clearing his throat with a slight cough
“Okay...” the blonde says looking away from the black-haired male before sighing
“Take your time we all the time you could need” the goth adds joining the blonde in looking out to sea
The blonde nods and takes a deep breath “don’t make fun of me...” the blonde asks gaining a nod from the goth
There’s a minute of silence between them as chase calms down and buddy waits patiently not wanting to rush or force the blonde if he doesn’t want to
“I’ve been... having nightmares lately and its always the same thing over and over...” the blonde says quietly leaning his head down
“What’s the nightmare about?” the goth asks both in curiosity and worry
“I-it’s about my parents.... it starts out as all three if us all happy and together then it fades to my dad sick in bed and then... his funeral and his face flashes in front of me begging me to save him to help b-but I- I couldn’t... I didn’t have e-enough t-time...” the blonde hiccups with pre-tears in his eyes begging to fall
The goth just listens his heart aching for the blonde
“t-then it fades to my mum... devastated and depressed after my dad’s passing... it s-shows her g-getting sick.... and slowly getting pale and thin showing me how she’s slowly... d-dying and I- I’m scared I don’t want to lose her like I like I lost my dad...” the blonde starts crying “she’s all I have... well I have grandpa and deacon... my aunt and uncle... but they aren’t my mother I- I don’t want to lose her I- I can’t lose her” tears leak from the blondes eyes and he curls up into a ball letting his eyes cry
Buddy pulls him into a strong comfortable hug rubbing the blondes back allowing the tears to fall onto his shoulder he doesn’t care he just wants to comfort chase it hurts him to see the usually cheerful bubbly blonde crying and hurt he tightens his hold on the blonde as chase cry’s all his tears out
The blonde pulls away from the hug sniffing as tears continue to fall “I-I’ve just been thinking lately t-that I should have d-done more to help my dad... if only I had found silver sooner...” the blonde chocks out in-between sniffles
“no... chase you couldn’t control that it’s not your fault... I was never your fault...” the goth adds pulling the blonde back into his embrace allowing him to cry his pain out
“t-thanks...” the blonde says leaning out of the hug sniffling and rubbing his eyes “that’s why I need that wish I need to save my mum...” he adds
“I’ll help you save your mother, don’t deserve to suffer you deserve happiness” the goth says catching the blonde off guard
“So do you, buddy you deserve happiness as well” the blonde adds once he’s stopped crying
“I am happy... you bring me all the happiness I need...” the goth confesses rubbing the back of his neck as his cheeks tint pink
The blondes’ eyes widen is shock but quickly soften into happiness “really? You mean it?” the blonde asks
“...yeah, yeah I do” the goth days looking at the blondes’ warm caramel brown eyes with a new found softness that the blonde could get used to seeing
The blonde smiles and hugs buddy “I’m glad” he says smiling like a dork
The goth chuckles and hugs the blonde back leaning his head into chases soft fluffy blonde curly hair smelling the faint sent of coconut from the blonde shampoo it’s subtle but pleasant
“Is there anything else you’d like to talk about before you leave because it is incredibly late and you really should be sleeping” the goth says nuzzling into the blonde hair
“Not really... but I would like to stay like this... just for a while longer if you’d let me” the blonde replies
“I would never decline anything that involves hanging around you longer” the goth says with a purr making the blonde blush more into his chest
They sit there for what feels like hours just enjoy one another’s company buddy rubs chases back as the blonde nuzzles into the goths chest breathing in and out slowly and steadily like he’d fall asleep if he stayed any longer buddy looks down at him and smiles slightly he feels bad that chase had opened up to him and yet the blonde knew nothing about him the goth takes a deep breath and decides he’ll open up to the blonde next time right now his main focus was making sure chase was calm and happy after all it pained him to see his blonde so sad