Here is the first chapter of my fic about Poppy and Freddy from Wild Child. I wanted to write about them coz they really looked in love with each other. English is not my first language so if somebody wants to volunteer to correct my mistakes, please send me a message. Thank you in advance and thank you for reading =D

"Poppy where the heck did you put my keys?" Freddy yelled from the living room. Poppy came out of the bathroom, a single towel wrapped around her body, water dripping down from her hair. She looked slightly scared.

"I thought I put it in this basket" she was pointing at it, across the room.

"You think I haven't already looked? There is nothing! I need my keys right now, I'm already late for work." He sounded really impatient. "I knew I shouldn't have lent you my car yesterday!"

Without a word, Poppy started to look around the apartment as quickly as she could, moving objects with one hand, holding her towel with the other.

"I really thought it was in this basket" she said quietly, a bit of worry escaping from her voice.

"I don't care what you thought, you are wrong. It's not the first time this kind of thing happens! Can't I trust you?"

"I... I am sorry Freddy." She glanced at him in apology and disappeared in the bedroom. Freddy sighed and started to search by himself. A few seconds later Poppy stepped out of the bedroom, reached her boyfriend and held out the keys to him. "It was in the pocket of my coat." She didn't dare look at him and almost ran back to the bathroom.

When Freddy came back from work, he was expecting Poppy to be home. She usually didn't work until 7p.m. But their apartment was empty. Not even a note telling where she went. He sighed and reached his cellphone in his pocket. He called the first number then waited.

"Freddy?"

"Poppy where are you?"

"I am at Beckys..."

"Why didn't you leave a note?"

"I'm sorry, I forg-"

"Stop apologizing. Just be home by nine alright?"

"Yes."

He hung up and headed to the kitchen. He cooked macaroni & cheese and ate while working on his laptop.

After a couple of hours, Poppy entered the apartment and found Freddy asleep on the couch. She gently took his laptop, put it down on the coffee table and grabbed a blanket to cover him. Silently, she cleaned the coffee table and sat down on a seat next to the couch. She started reading Into the Wild but stopped after a couple of pages. She thought of leaving Freddy. She couldn't handle this situation any more. About two months ago, he started to be rude and disrespectful to her. Every tiny mistake she made, he would turn it into a huge one. She was feeling guilty and stressed about everything. She had only one fear left: that he'd hit her. She was scared of Freddy, even though she loved him. She knew something was going on with him, because he used to be the sweetest boyfriend. Tears started to fall down her cheeks, melting with the little amount of makeup she now used to look less tired. Her joyful world was torn apart and she was afraid Freddy no longer loved her. She stood up, walked to the bedroom and quietly started packing a few things. She had to go, it was merely too hard for her to stay with Freddy and hear him yelling at her every day for no reason. She took her coat, enough money to take a cab and headed to the front door. She sadly glanced at Freddy and left.

While she was waiting for the elevator, a bunch of tears covered her face. Her heart was broken into pieces, she felt completely lost. She entered the elevator, pressed the first floor button with her shaking hand and leaned on the shelf. When she got out of the building, she started walking down the street in order to find a cab on the main street. Quick footsteps made her turn around and she saw Freddy, only wearing his white shirt and black work pants although it was about 30°F. He was breathing rapidly and stopped his move when he noticed that Poppy saw him.

"Babe, what are you doing?" He stepped forward and she didn't move. "What with this bag you're carrying? Are you crying?". Poppy could hear that he was worried but she didn't know how to feel about that. She took a deep breathe and said "Freddy, I... I'm leaving. I'm sorry...". He was now close enough to touch her and when he attempted to put a hand on her shoulder, she quickly turned her head away, expecting him to slap her. He backed his hand off and his eyes widened.

"Poppy you didn't think I was about to...? Oh my God, no!" He put his hands on his forehead, looking down, totally confused. After a few seconds of silence, Freddy said "Can we go talk? Please."

"I'm not sure it would change anything" she tried to sound confident even if she'd never been that scared before in her life.

"But I can't lose you! No...It's just... I am so sorry, I apologize. I'm so stressed by work, I didn't know it was affecting you that much! I need you in my life Poppy. I need you..." She could see a tear rolling on his left cheek and she felt even more lost. Was it true? Did he want her back? She knew he's never been a good liar, he was the most honest person she'd ever met.

"I am so sorry if I hurt you. Please let us have a talk." he begged her. His entire body was shaking because of the cold and it was another reason why she accepted to go back to the apartment. Once inside, she put her bag down on the floor but didn't take her coat off.

Freddy sat down on the couch so did Poppy. He turned his head to see her and she noticed how hurt he looked. But she managed to push the guilt feeling away.

"Poppy... I don't want you to leave me."

"You should have thought of that before". She started to feel angry.

"I know I made mistakes and realizing this fact only now, when I am about to lose you is another one. But believe me, I'll change. I just didn't know how to handle the pressure at work and my private life."

"So you put all the pressure on me..." She looked down, avoiding his look. "Did you know how guilty and worthless I felt whenever you yelled at me?"

"I know I should have known. I am so sorry Poppy. For everything I'd done. It was all my fault but please, give me a second chance. You're far from worthless. I need you in my life, because we spent five years together and I can't think it could end."

"But it's not all about you Freddy! Think of me. You won't earn me back just by taking credit of your own mistakes. Do you realize that you didn't even let me leave the house whenever I wanted to? I am not your toy. I don't want to go either, but I have to." Her voice lowered. "I need you to actually realize what you've done and if you still want me back, come find me and give me a proper apology." Then she stood up without looking at him. She felt like it wasn't fair to him because he already apologized but she wanted to be sure all that wouldn't happen again. She was surprised by the courage that showed up inside her and gave her the strength to tell Freddy what she really thought.