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Friendship Sad

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*Note, this is part four of a series involving Cameron(Tenshi) and Archer(Otsutsuki). Please read at least Guardian Angel(part three) before this. The names in the brackets are Naruto OC's and thus while the characters are mine and a friend's the base we used belongs to Masashi Kishimoto the creator of the Naruto universe. Tyson is also an OC belonging to a friend, btw.

CW: underage drug use, language, mentions of suicide attempts

I stood there, frozen. I watched my dad and mom talk to the doctor and when they both finished the adult-y stuff, the doctor motioned me over. I clear my throat. "Yes?"

"That boy- what is his name?"

"Archer."

"Age?" I paused for a moment, thinking. 

"I don't know for sure, but he's either nineteen or going to be." My mom stepped back in shock.

"Why are you hanging out with-"

"I told you about him before mom-" I say sharply. "He's Tsu." I reply. "We learnt he moved here months ago." My dad chuckled. 

"It's fine, Winnie." My mom sighs heavily.

"Do you know where his parents are or anything?" The doctor asks. I look at him, shaking my head.

"No- but I have his sister's number." I say taking out my phone. The doctor grabs a notebook and I recite the number.

"Is there anything else I should know about him, kid?" I felt my heart squeeze. He called me kid.. Or kiddo.. I blink away the coming tears before nodding to the doctor once more.

"He takes edibles- and I don't know what else he does, but I know it's more severe than weed." The doctor's eyes widen slightly and my mom threw her hands up in the air and my dad merely put a hand on my shoulder. 

"How long have you known him?" The doctor asked out of curiosity. She seemed to know something, which unsettled me, but.. I said nothing of it, only answering her question.

"For almost five years- however for two of those I couldn't talk to him from the lack of a phone." My mom tensed. Yeah. Everything coming together now mom? Fucking finally.

"I see." She nods. "Well.. I assure you he'll be under the best of care."

"Bold to say, but sentiment appreciated." I comment quickly turning around to go sit down.

"Victoria-"

"Let the child be." The doctor said to my mother quietly. I heard footsteps, and when I sat down- I saw my dad sitting next to me.

"He's why you ask about my vape so much?" My dad asked, he looked at me with kind eyes. I nod, avoiding his gaze. "Hey kiddo-" I felt my chest tighten. Stop. "It's okay." He says ruffling my hair. "He's an important friend to you, I get that." He pulls me into a hug. "He'll be okay." He says quietly. 

Soon, my mom walked over. "Jack." She says softly. "We need to talk to the cops about Ivan." I look up at her. "You can stay- your dad was there too-"

I simply nod, watching the two of them leave. A few minutes went by and I ended up pulling my knees to my chest, hugging them tightly trying my best to avoid the tears. Tsu.. Please, please be okay. I buried my head between my knees, forgetting about the present.

Tyson: I sat there calmly, drinking my tea and watching the chaos with kind eyes.

Tenshi: (You good Ty-kun?)

Tenshi: She smiled sensing her angelic friend. Quickly she jogged her way to the cafe, peeking her head inside. "I thought it was you!" She says, the smile clear in her voice. "How are you Ty-kun?" She asks sitting in the same booth as him. She decided not to get any drink this time.

Tyson: (I am)

Tyson: I turn to face in front of me. "Tenshi- how'd the fight go?" I ask setting my tea down. I couldn't help but smile with the chaotic joyful energy, the energy that was always somehow calm too, coming from Tenshi. "I'm doing well, how about you?" 

Tenshi: (Liar- you never go from a one sentence to a paragraph like that XD)

Tyson: (Fair enough. I promise, I'm good.)

Tenshi: She chuckled at the mention of the fight. "Considering I go against you here and there-" She says, eyeing the weird horn like antenna on the albino's forehead. "It was pretty easy. Karo can go down so quickly."

Otsutsuki: "You also have those Gods damned Shadow Mimics." I say walking into the cafe, hands shoved into my pockets like usual. 

Tenshi: (Tsu-san! How're ya?)

Tyson: (Hey bro)

Otsutsuki: (Hey

I'm good)

Tyson: "Brother- welcome." I say with a respectful nod. "How have you been?" I ask sipping my tea once more.

Tenshi: "Tsu-san!" She shouts, quickly getting off of the cushy seats of the cafe, immediately going to poke his forehead. It was quite satisfying, both showing the affection as well as poking directly between those silly antenna.

Otsutsuki: I sigh seeing the small ball of energy come forth. I place my hand on her head. "Hello kiddo." I look up at Tyson. "Brother-" I look back down at the little one. "I'm alive." I go to sit down with the group.

Tenshi: She narrowed her eyes at him placing a hand upon her head, and when he answered her question she sighs, sitting down with him. "Tssuuu-saaann.." She whined. "What is it?"

Tyson: I watch the two interact, and when Illu came to sit down, I made room. "You know you can't say that and not expect Tenshi to say something about it." I continue to sip my tea, eying Illu.

Otsutsuki: I give Tyson a look before waving one of my employees over. "My usual- and get Tenshi an orange smoothie." I look at Tenshi before saying: "I'm currently rebuilding my dimension, that takes effort, that of which, I do not have." 

Tenshi: She grins at the coworker, saying her thanks before looking at Tsu-san, saying her thanks to him as well. Her shoulders droop hearing the bit about the dimensions. "You two can fly, consume chakra and create your own dimensions?" She asked with wide eyes. "Gods damn." She mutters, slouching in her seat.

Tyson: I chuckle at Tenshi's reaction. "You know- you Uchiha have special abilities too." 

Otsutsuki: "That's true.. Can't your eye allow you to any place you've ever seen?"

Tenshi: She shook her head with a hint of annoyance. She touched the bandages hiding her other eye. Or, rather, the lack of it. "That was this eye." She says before grabbing her smoothie, sliding the dark coffee to Tsu. "The eye I do have allows me to see the dead and invisible." 

Tyson: I inhaled sharply, leaning back. "I forgot you didn't have two eyes." I say, setting down my tea. I automatically look at Illu.

Otsutsuki: I glare at Tyson before looking back at Tenshi. "Nonetheless, your eye has a unique ability." 

Tenshi: "That's nothing compared to you two moon dwellers- with your ability to create and destroy dimensions so easily." She says. Whenever she was done speaking, she would sip on her smoothie, watching the two. They both had pale skin, those horn like antenna. Tyson had the Rinnegan in both eyes, and Illu having pure black eyes that could turn into--

I jumped feeling a hand on my shoulder. "Are you okay?" One of the hospital asked. I was quiet for a minute that felt like forever before realizing why he was asking that. I quickly wipe away the tears before nodding.

"Yeah- yeah." I clear my throat, looking down at my feet. He chuckles a little before peeking his head into my view. I take a deep breath and meet his eyes.

"Your friend- Archer, he's doing just fine. He should wake up in a few days-" 

"A few days? Wha- what do you mean a few days?" I felt my chest tighten. The hospital personnel widened his eyes.

"He has a severe concussion, but" He stresses seeing the worry simply grew within me. "He's been through many situations akin to this. His body will recognize it, and do what it usually does." I let out a shaky exhale- a breath I didn't know I was holding. "You can go to his room and visit." He says with a smile. "He'll be able to hear you." 

Immediately I stand up, and the man nods, leading me to his room. I saw my mom and dad talking to the doctor still, who no doubt was telling them what this man just told me. I made my way to where he lay, and sat on the chair there. I sat there in silence, ignoring my mom's looks telling me to come over.

Minutes past and soon my mom sat in the chair next to me. My dad stood behind me, a hand on my shoulder.

"...Why do you care about him?" My mom asks. My shoulders drop. I couldn't help but laugh in my head when my dad let out a frustrating groan.

"I already told you mom. He's Tsu-"

"Yes but that doesn't-"

"If you paid to attention to the various things I've told you about him during those two years, you would know why mother." I say sharply. Please wake up, Illu. Just fucking wake up already. My dad inhaled sharply. I felt my jaw clench.

"Victoria, he's four years older than-"

"Considering all the shit I've done, you're worried about the one guy, who just happens to be older than me, and talking about it when he's literall-" I start saying, however stopping throwing my hands in the air when my mom gives me a look. "Mom-" I say looking at her. I motion to Illu. "He's why I want to be a mental health and addictions counselor." I snap. She froze. "When he wanted to bring a gun to his head or overdose- I couldn't help him. And when you decided to take my only source of talking to him for two years- that became all the more clear in my head." She opened her mouth to speak, yet I kept going.

"He's here now, ma. And I'm not leaving him alone again simply because he's four years older than me. I'll meet him whether you like it or not- because I am here now- in the flesh." I didn't know I was standing til I noticed I was looking down at my mom, and my dad's hand was no longer on my shoulder.

"Okay." My mom says with a nod. "I understand." My jaw clenches as she leaves. 

"Fucking shit!" I hiss sitting back down, tightly combing my hands through my hair.

"Victoria!" My dad says with a small laugh. I couldn't help but laugh too. 

"Sorry." 

"It's okay." He says, sitting down next to me. He wraps an arm around me. "You stay with him, okay Vic?" He asks. "Look at me Vic." I do as he says. "You fucking stay with him." He whispers. I nod a few times and he hugs me. "He'll be okay kiddo-"

The two of us jump and I felt my heart jump inside my chest. I look at the medical machinery, listening to it's unusual sound. Immediately hospital personnel, including that one guy, burst into the room. "Wait-" I say quickly standing up. "What's going on? Is he okay?-"

"Victoria let-"

"No- is he okay-" That one guy walked up with his hands up.

"Let's do what your dad says, okay? I promise you he'll be fine. We recently found out what else he's taken. This is simply that reacting with the medicine we've given him." 

I froze, and in the smallest voice I've ever heard myself say I ask: "Can I stay here?"

"Victoria-" My dad says with a heavy sigh.

"If you stay out of our way, yes you can."

"Jeffery- don't promise her that!" One of them barked. The guy, Jeffery turns over and goes over to where Illu was. 

"He'll be okay. We can do this." He says. "Victoria- that's your name yes? Why don't you give his sister a quick message, telling her what's going on? Perhaps you'll have better luck than I did."

"O-okay.."

April 22, 2022 17:44

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no im not crying im chopping lettuce

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Crows_ Garden
19:19 Apr 25, 2022

1) Felt that 2)Wouldn't that be onions? lol 3) Thank you!

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HAHAHA no cuz im special/j np :D

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Crows_ Garden
19:34 Apr 25, 2022

XD Fair enough : ) The urge to write part two-

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Crows_ Garden
19:46 Apr 25, 2022

Hhhhhhhhhh Wait- this is lucky so it's like- the fifth I'mma end up writing XD

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22:09 Apr 22, 2022

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Crows_ Garden
23:36 Apr 22, 2022

Considering I stalk when the new contest comes up m e h XD I look forward to hear what you think about it

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