After leaving from his shift, Cherie finds Crush alone with someone..
“what is he doing up at this time?” He thought. What he didn’t expect was a “secret mission” that Crush was to do by himself.
“… A secret mission?” He thought to himself.
“Crush, I need you to head out for tomorrow’s mission, it is very important that you finish this job.. otherwise..”
“Otherwise what? What is he going to do to Crush..?” Thought Cherie.
“… I’ll do the job only if you promise not to hurt my friends or family..” said Crush.
“Good, I wouldn’t want to hurt one of your dearest friend now would I?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to finish the mission by tomorrow. Just don’t do anything to him while I’m gone..”
“Very well, we have a deal then. You shall go home and rest for tomorrow Crush.”
They shook hands to the deal and Crush heads off to his house to rest for tomorrow.
“Hey-! You— what are you doing here?”
“.. I just forgot my way home” *he laughs nervously*
“I saw you there the whole time..”
“Oh.” He responded, “Well, uhm.. if you don’t mind me asking, what’s this “secret mission” that he’s talking about?”
“oh- the one where Crush will have to die in order to save you-?”
“What!? But why would he sacrifice his own life for me-? I thought I told him to forget about me and move on..?”
“You don’t get it Cherie, Crush can’t get over you no matter what, he cares about you so much that he is willing to die for you..”
“…w-what? Crush would do such reckless things for me.. you’re lying-“
“Wait until tomorrow to see if I lied about Crush sacrificing his life for you..”
Suddenly, Cherie passes out being too exhausted from work and wakes up to his bedroom. His mind clears up somewhat after a few minutes, allowing him to think clearly again. He thinks back to whatand how terrified he was when hearing about Crush’s mission...but then realized that Crush never really had any choice in the matter.
“It was all for the sake of me and for his loved ones..” Cherie thought, “ I have to stop him before it’s too late-“
Cherie gets out of bed and runs outside. He tries calling Crush but he wouldn’t pick up. He starts getting worried that Crush had left already, but to his surprise, he saw Crush waiting near the entrance to leave. He pauses for a moment, unsure if he should continue with his plan or not. After a brief moment of hesitation, he decides to take a chance. He slowly reaches towards Crush, his hand brushing against his..
“What are you doing?" His voice is barely above a whisper, but there's still enough volume behind it to make Crush jump slightly.
“Why haven’t you told me about this-? I want the truth now crush.”
“…” Crush stood there looking down at the ground not wanting to tell Cherie the truth.
He stares down at Crush for a few moments, waiting for him to answer. Then, without warning, he grabs both of his wrists firmly in one hand, pinning them back against the wall
“Tell me crush. Why? Is this how it’s going to end? With you leaving me here alone..?”
“.. I’m sorry but I can’t tell you for your own safety..”
They both pause for a moment before Cherie looks at him desperately.
“Are you trying to hide something from me? Or is it because you think that I’m too weak to take care of myself?”
“Look.. im sorry that I’ll leaving you soon, but I think that if I die, it would be the best for the both of us..”
"So you’re saying that your willing to give up on your own life?!" He looked shocked, not believing what he's hearing. "Are you serious? Is this some sick joke or something? This isn’t the end for us.. You don’t have to leave.. I know I told you to get out of my life but that doesn’t mean you should give up your life for me..”
“It’s the only way for the both of us Cherie.. I have to sacrifice myself for you to be safe.”
"Sacrifice yourself for what? For some strangers who have nothing to do with you?" He shakes his head slowly, still doubtful. “You don’t have to do this Crush..” He looks up at Crush with fear in his eyes.
“Look, if you promise to take care of yourself while I’m gone, It’ll all be fine..”
“…Goodbye Cherie, I hope we can meet again soon..” he walks to the car but Cherie suddenly grabs his arm before he leaves.
"Wait..." He tries to stop him. "What about me?" Cherie starts to cry, with tears falling from his eyes. "Why would you put yourself in danger when I could've protected you? You know you don’t have to go alone..” he tears up, refusing to let go of Crush.
“It’ll be alright, don’t worry Cherie.. I’ll be back soon..”
Cherie doesn't respond right away, instead staring into Crush’s eyes with an angry glare. He looks hurt and betrayed. "Fine..." He sighs, letting go of your arm. "Go then. But remember this... You owe me more than you realize..." He glares back at him.
“I’ll miss you Cherie..” he says while trying to hold his tears in.
As soon as Crush head towards the car, he collapses on the floor. Tears stream down his face as he begins to cry harder.
“hey, don’t cry.. he wipes Cherie’s tears off of his face, stay strong for me alright? *he lends him his jacket* here something for you to remember me by, i hope to see you soon Cherie..”
He holds onto the jacket and grabs Crush tightly. His arms wrap around his waist and he buries his head against his chest. He starts sobbing quietly into Crush’s shirt.
“it’s going to be alright.. don’t cry, it’ll ruin your pretty face..” he reassures Cherie with a smile after.
He shakes his head. "No," He whispers. "It won't be okay." Cherie’s voice is muffled because he's crying so hard.
“Stay strong for me and i’ll promise to come back alright-?”
“Mhm..” he mumbles in his shirt while letting go of Crush. “Promise me you won’t do anything dangerous again..”
“I promise, as long as you stay safe.” He says while hugging him for the last time. “Goodbye Cherie..” he goes into the car while waving goodbye at him from a distance.
Cherie collapses on the floor as tears run down his face as he tightened his grip on Crush’s jacket. He tries to get over him, but he can’t… He bursts into tears just thinking about losing him. “… why is he so reckless..? He’s so selfish for leaving me here all alone.. doesn’t he know that..? I’m so stupid.. if only I could’ve done something to prevent this- to prevent Crush from.. *sighs* forget it…”
He decides to go back home and get some rest, but can’t sleep because he tries not to think about it, but he doesn’t realize how much Crush actually meant to him.. to see him go away made him devastated.. especially when it already happened twice. He knew that whenever Crush manages to make it out alive, he’ll make sure he never leaves him again.
