I lay on my side, under the covers and staring at the wall. The tears had stopped for the moment, though I knew it was only a matter of time until the next time my brain sent me into an emotional downspiril. I heard the click of the door as someone turned the knob and the slight creak of the door as they eased it open. "Dusk?" I pulled the blanket over my head in response. "Dusk. You cannot wallow away in misery every single day." 'Shut up Ni. You don't understand. Everyone handles their grief differently and it just so happens that my mind seems fit to keep reminding and tormenting me about it.' "Dusk, I did not appreciate you declining our offer. We invited you specifically to keep you from dwelling on it." "Why? So complete strangers can see me have a emotional breakdown or panic attack?" I replied, my tone cold, irritated, and feed up from dealing with the trauma. "Listen here, there is no reason for you to-." "Guys can we just leave him alone? You can't just force him to get better." I could hear Ni give a frustrated huff, while Ichi simply sighed. "Fine Kevin. But at the same time you need to realise that he is not going to get better without help." The hydra then shuffled out, shutting the door behind them. I sighed. I knew Ichi had a point, after all if I just kept myself locked up in my room everytime the mood hit me, then I'd end up wasting away and most likely killing myself out of despair. Sitting up I reached over and grabbed my phone off of the nightstand and shot Godzilla a text saying: "Hey, sorry again for canceling on you again. Are you free tonight? Going to take a walk tonight and wouldn't mind some company if you plan on being up late. It was probably a long shot but I guess you never know. I laid in bed for maybe five minutes before the bestial roar from my phone informed me that I had gotten a new text. Opening my phone revealed a reply from Godzilla saying: "Sure, I don't mind joining you. Besides, probably enjoy it a bit more with someone than alone. I actually felt glad that he decided to join me and hoped this walk tonight would help.
Come 10:30 I slipped out of the house and waiting for me was Godzilla. "Rough day I take it?" "Yeah." He didn't say anything else and started walking. I followed beside him and kept quiet as well, figuring that he didn't want to force me to talk and I needed a moment to pull my thoughts together. For the next couple minutes the only sound there was between us was the sound of our footsteps, the gentle rustling of the tree, and the distant lapping of the waves. "Do you want to talk about it?" Godzilla asked, his deep rumbling voice breaking the silence. "...I do." I took a deep breath and let it out. "The reason I declined your offer was because as I was about to tell you or Ghidorah whether I wanted to hangout was because I had an episode involving the wreck. A car wreck which killed both of my parents and twin sister." Godzilla remained silent, probably figuring that it'd be best to let me say my piece. "Ever since I keep getting vivid visions and nightmares that never fail to crush my spirit. Sometimes I'll even dream of happier times with them and wake up, leaving me sad and depressed. And honestly, I don't know what to do. I kinda just want to hole up at home and work through it, but at the same time I'll probably end up dwelling on it more and make it worse. Yet I don't want to run the risk of having one of my episodes in public." "Yeah, I can see why you wouldn't want to go out in that case." "I've always struggled with being social. Getting PTSD hasn't it any better." "True. But at the same time, you also managed to make to make some new friends after coming here." "I suppose." We kept walking, a long stretch of silence soon formed. We went around the block and soon ended up back in front of my house. "I guess this is where we part ways." Godzilla remarked. "I guess so." I replied. "Well, like the other night, I enjoyed walking with you. Glad you trust me enough to tell me about what happened." I shrugged. "I guess we just get along well." "True enough. Anyway, if you need someone to talk to, feel free to text or call me." "I'll be sure to do that." "Alright then. See you tomorrow then." "Yeah, see ya."
A/N: And that's another chapter done and some more tough stuff to address. Naturally you can expect me to cover Dusk's struggles to put the accident behind him and the assistance of Ghidorah and friends to aid him in such. Not sure when I'll get into the start of the gang's supernatural journey, but we'll get there and there's of course still the romance to build up. Already have the pairing for Godzilla set and a possible one for Ghidorah. Not sure yet about Mothra and Rodan but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Until then, read and review, and I will see all of you in the next chapter.