Fanfic - Singularity Chapter 6
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mindcrackloveNo bats! I keep talking about bats because sister can and will see this, and did read the comments and basically read the whole bat scene without realizing, and now I'm teasing her about! :D (I love you sissy)
Chapter 6
The last two days had been miserable. Etho and Nebris couldn't agree on where to go, so they both had wound up wandering through several forests while they bickered about what was going to happen next.
“If you're just going to be that infuriating and not ask anyone for help, I'll just go ask Guude myself!” Nebris said growling at Etho, as the two of them set up a small camping area.
Etho glared at Nebris unhappily. “You don't listen to anything I tell you, Nebris. I've already told you I'm pretty sure it was Guude who shot you. Who else has a building that tall, access to the top floor, and could shoot from that distance? If you go to Guude, you'll just wind up dead. Or possibly forget everything again, and wind up coming after me telling me how I'm destroying the world. You are not going anywhere. We are going to figure something out.” Nebris grumbled unhappily. “I still say you're bullshitting me. I don't remember any of that happening at all. I bet you've just gone insane and all of this conspiracy stuff is you uh, going more insane.” Nebris sighed, but crawled inside the completed tent, Etho following him, pulling his mask off as he entered the tent.
“Why can't you believe me?” Etho said unhappily as he pulled a blanket out of his pack. Nebris blinked as he turned to look at Etho, before breaking out into laughter. “Yes, why don't I believe the largest troll ever when he's going off on a crazy idea about Guude going insane and trying to kill people for no reason, or how you say you saved me from dying, or any other part of this insane trip.” Nebris shook his head at Etho, who was now glaring at him. “Admit it, Etho. You're lost, with no plan. You don't know where to go, and are grasping at any straws you have right now. We should just go back to Guude, ask him what happened. You're just being incredibly paranoid and delusional right now.”
Etho sat up before suddenly swinging around and straddling Nebris, pinning his arms to the floor. “What the fuck do you think you're doing, Etho?” Nebris said, struggling to get out from underneath Etho. Etho ignored Nebris's struggles as he glared down at him.
“I watched Shree kill himself just to avoid going near Guude and BDoubleO again. I've had Zisteau throw surgical tools at me while dissecting bats. I watched as you barged into my room yelling and shrieking about me destroying everything, only to watch a wall of glass explode as you got shot. I am not overreacting when I say we are not going back there, and that you really should do as I tell you to do for now,” Etho said, face flushed in anger, trembling slightly.
Nebris frowned, pursing his lips slightly. “Ok, I get why you don't want to go back. But why care if I go back? It's not like I can tell Guude where you're going if neither of us know what to do next. Wandering around the woods with a delusional person is not my idea of a good time. Get off of me.” Etho shivered, his eyes dilating as he stared down at Nebris.
Etho mumbled something incoherent before rolling off of Nebris and lying down, pulling a blanket over himself. “What did you say, Etho?” Nebris asked as he laid a hand on Etho's shoulder. Etho shrugged, trying to remove Nebris's hand. “Doesn't matter. Go to sleep.” “Answer me or I'll punch your bandaged shoulder?” Nebris said quietly.
Quietly, Etho replied, “I said I don't want my worst friend and best enemy die. I've seen too much pain already.”
“Oh.” Nebris said, unsure what else to say. If he had said it any other way, he might have thought Etho was insulting him. But the inflection alone nearly broke his heart. Nebris wasn't sure what else to say as he fell asleep, hand still on Etho's shoulder.
Nebris was awoken in the middle of the night as Etho whimpered, whining under his breathe about something in one of his dreams. Nebris listened as silently as Etho faintly cried out in terror in his sleep. His heart froze as he heard Etho fall silent, before starting to cry quietly. Nebris rolled over onto his side, pushing himself up with one arm to look at Etho. His heart sank as he saw that Etho was indeed crying in his sleep. Lying down on his back, he stared at the roof of the tent, unsure what to do.
Nebris closed his eyes as Etho continued to whimper quietly. As much as he fought Etho, raged against him at times, he hated to hear him like this. Rolling over, Nebris wrapped an arm around Etho, holding him tightly. Etho stopped whimpering almost instantly, replaced with the soft sound of his slow, even breathing. The faint thought of using this as blackmail crossed Nebris's mind, before another thought intruded about how comfortable this felt. Blushing slightly, he fell back asleep.
Etho woke up, blinking slightly. He was not sleeping on the pillow anymore. Why was he not sleeping on the pillow anymore. Pulling upwards, he felt a heavy arm wrapped around him. “Oh.” Etho said, very quietly. He was wrapped in Nebris's arms, his head resting against Nebris's shoulder. Nebris yawned, opening his eyes, looking down at Etho.
The two of them stared at each other for a while, blushing slightly. Several moments passed before Nebris opened his mouth. Etho took the opportunity to pull himself closer to Nebris, kissing him as he held onto him. Nebris's eyes widened in shock before he pulled Etho closer, holding him tightly. Nebris closed his eyes, realizing what a terrible idea this was. If Etho was paranoid or mentally deranged, this entire thing could explode around him. If what he said was true, then they might get killed by whatever thing Etho said had taken over Guude. It didn't seem to matter right now what was true or not as they both became more heated, gripping each other tightly.
Etho pulled away, inhaling deeply. He mumbled out a quick “Sorry” as he blushed, staring at Nebris. “This is a terrible idea, Etho. What are we going to do, run away from the issue, just you and me? That's no way to live,” Nebris said softly. Etho blushed, looking away from Nebris, whispering, “Ye...yeah that was what I was thinking of us doing. I guess it's sort of silly. If you still want to go back to Guude, we can.” He looked up at Nebris, lips parted. Nebris squeezed Etho tightly. “Yeah, we should. But I think he can wait a few more hours,” Nebris said, kissing Etho again.
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
Chapter 6
The last two days had been miserable. Etho and Nebris couldn't agree on where to go, so they both had wound up wandering through several forests while they bickered about what was going to happen next.
“If you're just going to be that infuriating and not ask anyone for help, I'll just go ask Guude myself!” Nebris said growling at Etho, as the two of them set up a small camping area.
Etho glared at Nebris unhappily. “You don't listen to anything I tell you, Nebris. I've already told you I'm pretty sure it was Guude who shot you. Who else has a building that tall, access to the top floor, and could shoot from that distance? If you go to Guude, you'll just wind up dead. Or possibly forget everything again, and wind up coming after me telling me how I'm destroying the world. You are not going anywhere. We are going to figure something out.” Nebris grumbled unhappily. “I still say you're bullshitting me. I don't remember any of that happening at all. I bet you've just gone insane and all of this conspiracy stuff is you uh, going more insane.” Nebris sighed, but crawled inside the completed tent, Etho following him, pulling his mask off as he entered the tent.
“Why can't you believe me?” Etho said unhappily as he pulled a blanket out of his pack. Nebris blinked as he turned to look at Etho, before breaking out into laughter. “Yes, why don't I believe the largest troll ever when he's going off on a crazy idea about Guude going insane and trying to kill people for no reason, or how you say you saved me from dying, or any other part of this insane trip.” Nebris shook his head at Etho, who was now glaring at him. “Admit it, Etho. You're lost, with no plan. You don't know where to go, and are grasping at any straws you have right now. We should just go back to Guude, ask him what happened. You're just being incredibly paranoid and delusional right now.”
Etho sat up before suddenly swinging around and straddling Nebris, pinning his arms to the floor. “What the fuck do you think you're doing, Etho?” Nebris said, struggling to get out from underneath Etho. Etho ignored Nebris's struggles as he glared down at him.
“I watched Shree kill himself just to avoid going near Guude and BDoubleO again. I've had Zisteau throw surgical tools at me while dissecting bats. I watched as you barged into my room yelling and shrieking about me destroying everything, only to watch a wall of glass explode as you got shot. I am not overreacting when I say we are not going back there, and that you really should do as I tell you to do for now,” Etho said, face flushed in anger, trembling slightly.
Nebris frowned, pursing his lips slightly. “Ok, I get why you don't want to go back. But why care if I go back? It's not like I can tell Guude where you're going if neither of us know what to do next. Wandering around the woods with a delusional person is not my idea of a good time. Get off of me.” Etho shivered, his eyes dilating as he stared down at Nebris.
Etho mumbled something incoherent before rolling off of Nebris and lying down, pulling a blanket over himself. “What did you say, Etho?” Nebris asked as he laid a hand on Etho's shoulder. Etho shrugged, trying to remove Nebris's hand. “Doesn't matter. Go to sleep.” “Answer me or I'll punch your bandaged shoulder?” Nebris said quietly.
Quietly, Etho replied, “I said I don't want my worst friend and best enemy die. I've seen too much pain already.”
“Oh.” Nebris said, unsure what else to say. If he had said it any other way, he might have thought Etho was insulting him. But the inflection alone nearly broke his heart. Nebris wasn't sure what else to say as he fell asleep, hand still on Etho's shoulder.
Nebris was awoken in the middle of the night as Etho whimpered, whining under his breathe about something in one of his dreams. Nebris listened as silently as Etho faintly cried out in terror in his sleep. His heart froze as he heard Etho fall silent, before starting to cry quietly. Nebris rolled over onto his side, pushing himself up with one arm to look at Etho. His heart sank as he saw that Etho was indeed crying in his sleep. Lying down on his back, he stared at the roof of the tent, unsure what to do.
Nebris closed his eyes as Etho continued to whimper quietly. As much as he fought Etho, raged against him at times, he hated to hear him like this. Rolling over, Nebris wrapped an arm around Etho, holding him tightly. Etho stopped whimpering almost instantly, replaced with the soft sound of his slow, even breathing. The faint thought of using this as blackmail crossed Nebris's mind, before another thought intruded about how comfortable this felt. Blushing slightly, he fell back asleep.
Etho woke up, blinking slightly. He was not sleeping on the pillow anymore. Why was he not sleeping on the pillow anymore. Pulling upwards, he felt a heavy arm wrapped around him. “Oh.” Etho said, very quietly. He was wrapped in Nebris's arms, his head resting against Nebris's shoulder. Nebris yawned, opening his eyes, looking down at Etho.
The two of them stared at each other for a while, blushing slightly. Several moments passed before Nebris opened his mouth. Etho took the opportunity to pull himself closer to Nebris, kissing him as he held onto him. Nebris's eyes widened in shock before he pulled Etho closer, holding him tightly. Nebris closed his eyes, realizing what a terrible idea this was. If Etho was paranoid or mentally deranged, this entire thing could explode around him. If what he said was true, then they might get killed by whatever thing Etho said had taken over Guude. It didn't seem to matter right now what was true or not as they both became more heated, gripping each other tightly.
Etho pulled away, inhaling deeply. He mumbled out a quick “Sorry” as he blushed, staring at Nebris. “This is a terrible idea, Etho. What are we going to do, run away from the issue, just you and me? That's no way to live,” Nebris said softly. Etho blushed, looking away from Nebris, whispering, “Ye...yeah that was what I was thinking of us doing. I guess it's sort of silly. If you still want to go back to Guude, we can.” He looked up at Nebris, lips parted. Nebris squeezed Etho tightly. “Yeah, we should. But I think he can wait a few more hours,” Nebris said, kissing Etho again.
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
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