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Shadow Milk got woken up by his alarm. He has his usual routine; get ready, go outside, and do his things. Easy peasy. When we got up from his bed, he brushed his teeth, eat breakfast, yada yada. The fun part is here, he gets to go outside and cause mischief. Heh, the thought of causing trouble around outside already made him giggle and smirk.
When he got outside, he started running (well, more like floating, but he refuses to say that.), causing stuff to happen and eventualy annoying people. His favorite parts are how he pulled on the corners of Mystic Flour's lips to make her smile (which she almost killed him), and how he stole Agar Agar's food (which made her cry.)
He was planning to annoy other people, until he got pulled into a bush. "H-haah?!", was all he could say until this figure pinned him down and beamed. "My beloved!! You're here!", they smiled, shaking him. "Woah woah woah, calm down. WHY are you on top of me and shaking me, and WHO are you?!", he yelled, too cautious for his own good.
They frowned. "Do you not remember? It's me, Pure Vanilla.", they replied, pouting. "I missed you." Shadow Milk sighed, before pulling (or, err, attempting) him off. "Get off me and we can solve this mess or whatever." When they're both standing, he continued. "Listen, I think you are mistaken. I'm not your 'beloved' or whatever, so I don't know." Well, he may say that, but there's a blush on his face.
Just as he was about to say more, White Lily peeked in and had a very confused look on her face. "Uhh.. Shadow Milk? Who are you talking to..?", she questioned, tilting her head. "Don't you see? I'm talking to Pure Vanilla here.", he pointed in front of him, but White Lily saw nothing. "What are you talking about? No one's there."
Huh? That was strange. Shadow Milk huffed, well whatever! He left, floating away, with Pure Vanilla following him and leaving White Lily confused. Shadow Milk went out for lunch with Pure Vanilla, and the whole time there he was chatting with Pure Vanilla. To him, it was just a normal conversation. But to everyone else, he looked like a weird kid who talks to himself.
Pure Vanilla doesn't plan on telling him, though. Never. He will just stay with Shadow Milk forever, his loved one. Who cares if he's actually not an alive cookie, so what? He will never know. Never. When they got home, Shadow Milk started ranting. "Ugh, people were giving me weird stares! The nerve! Like are you bothered that I have friends?!"
A cold shiver ran down Pure Vanilla's spine. Shadow Milk can't know, he will never know, he just can't. "Ah.. well, maybe you were just too loud.", he said. Then, he tried to change the topic. "So, you think I'm a friend?", Pure Vanilla raised a brow, smiling slyly. Shadow Milk blushed, before answering quickly. "Well, I guess.. But that doesn't mean anything, okay?!"
Pure Vanilla giggled. "Okay, okay." Weeks and weeks went by, they were still close as ever. One day, Shadow Milk confessed his feelings to him "Hey.. uh... you see.. Ireallylikeyousopleasedon'thurtmeI'msorryand-" he got cut off with a kiss, flushing and leaning into it. When Pure Vanilla pulled back, he smilied softly.
"Of course I love you back, now come here." They started cuddling, Shadow Milk's mind was at ease. Pure Vanilla's was not. He shivered, because Shadow Milk still doesn't know. Know that he isn't actually real and he was a ghost, and that his feelings aren't as deep, and- Shadow Milk's voice interrupted his train of thoughts.
"Nilly, your body is cold. Not that I mind, it feels nice. Cold bodies are underrated." Pure Vanilla laughed nervously. "Ha.. Yeah, was never really a warm person." Shadow Milk was confused on why he was so tense, but made no comment about it. Pure Vanilla was relieved, because his excuses were pretty ass.
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They both went on a date, at a cafe. While they were walking on the streets, theywere both giggling and some stupid joke that Shadkw Milk made. Yet again, he got weird stares. No one but Pure Vanilla knew, especially Shadkw Milk himself. Pure Vanilla wonders what would happen if he found out that Pure Vanilla was just a ghost.
Would he be shocked, mad, or disgusted? Hopefully not any of them, it would be scary. Once they got to the cafe, no one was there except for the worker there, which his name is 'Elder Faerie', they assumed. They walked in, and both of Elder Faerie's eyebrows raised. "You're.. the missing ghost."
Pure Vanilla's eyes widened, and he got scared. So scared. He didn't bother to look at Shadow Milk's expression. Although he could probably tell what it is. He ran, which snapped Shadow Milk back to reality and he chased him. When they both got home, Shadokw Milk pinned Pure Vanilla against the wall.
"What did he mean by that, Pure Vanilla..?", he asked. There was no joke, no lie, no nothing. Pure Vanilla started sweating, not saying a single word. It was best to keep his mouth shut. Shadow Milk let go, finally letting reality creep in. "So.. all this weird staring... and when White Lily told me you weren't there.. All this time, I was actually alone and you are a ghost. Why would you hide that from me?!", he yelled.
"Bluebird--", he stepped closer, before Shadow Milk pushed him away. "Don't call me that and get away from me! You lied! You- you..", he rolled up his sleeve, grabbed a blade and slit. He cut and cut, blood oozed out and his tears dropped on his arms, making them mix. Ah, so he got tricked, huh? Never trust someone ever again.
Shit. Pure Vanilla felt his hand slowly disappear. Ah, he was dissolving. He didn't belong here, of course he was soon to disappear. Shadow Milk saw and ran to him, hugging him tight. "Wait-! No..!", he desperately clinged on, until Pure Vanilla fully disappeared and bam. He was gone. Shadow Milk fell and he finally let his tears drop.
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A week later, Shadow Milk was sitting at his grave. He had made a sheep plushie and bought some of his faborite flowers, putting it on the grave with a sigh. He had been ceying all week, who knew someone who had pulled him in a bush would affect him so deeply. A gush of wind blew over him, which was probably Pure Vanilla. He smiled, yet it didn't reach his eyes. He let out a breathy laugh. "Hah.. Isn't love funny? I finally trust someone to be vunerable with, just to find out its not real."
Never trust someone ever again.
Pure Vanilla woke up, looking around. Oh, he's in the afterlife. He walked around, trying to get used to this place. He was here before, the memories of dying and being reincarnated here seeping back into his memories. He reached the end, before hearing someone call out his name. When he turned around, he saw his lover, standing there, waiting and reaching out his hands.
"My dearest, you're here. I've been waiting for you."