A/N: sorry this took so long :P

Thank you to Michael Cipher and Kittalia Phantom for reviewing :)

This should wrap up in the next chapter *crosses fingers*

Enjoy!

Zoey was in the hospital for a few days. She got to leave afterwards, and wasn't allowed out of the house for a few weeks following. Her mother refused to let her near Mike again, either, when he was released.

Roughly two months after the whole ordeal, Mike's mother knocked on their door and Zoey's mother answered reluctantly. A moving truck was parked across the street. Zoey was on the living room floor, focused on her reading so she only moved her attention towards the door when she heard Mike's mom say, "...it would mean a lot to Mike if Zoey came over to say goodbye, at least."

"I don't think that's a good idea," Zoey's mom said.

"It's been two months. He's better, I promise."

Zoey got off the floor with her book. As much as she was wary and somewhat afraid of Mike's characters, she did want to say goodbye to him before he left.

Zoey's mother glanced at her daughter. "Can I, Mom?" Zoey asked.

Zoey's mom bit her lip. "...alright. But don't be gone for too long." She looked at Mike's mom. "Please watch them when they're together."

Mike's mom nodded, promising she would. "Come on, Zoey." She headed out the door.

Zoey quickly left her book on a table, put her shoes on, and went out to follow Mike's mom. She felt nervous outside, admittedly, because she hadn't been out very often and she'd developed a fear of crossing the road. Mike's mother made sure to help her across and assure herit would be okay.

Zoey hadn't ever been inside Mike's house, really. Right now it was full of boxes. The walls were bare and painted a nice green. "Mike is in his room right now," his mom told Zoey, pointing towards a blue door down a hallway before walking towards it. Zoey followed, somewhat nervous.

Mike's mom knocked. "...come in," Mike responded quietly. His mom opened the door.

The room was pretty empty currently. The walls were bright blue and white. The bed was stripped down to the mattress.

Mike was sat on the edge of said mattress, appearing to be hugging a stuffed toy that appeared to be a koala. He wore a simple black long sleeve shirt and blue pants. He had a few fading scars on his face and hands he was trying to hide with his hair, his sleeves and the bear. His feet were covered by socks and maybe a cast or brace, it was hard to tell. His wrist had a brace on it that was covered by his shirt. There was a set of small crutches leaned up against the bed.

He looked sad and as if he hadn't slept in a while, his eyes towards the ground.

"...hi Mike," Zoey greeted him from the doorway.

Mike looked up and over at Zoey. "...hi," he replied, his voice still pretty quiet. It was definitely his voice, though.

Zoey carefully entered the room and walked up to the bed. Mike's mom watched from the door. Zoey glanced at the plush koala in Mike's arms. "That's a cute toy," she remarked, stopping a few feet from the bed.

Mike tightened his arms around the koala. "Thanks...it appeared one time out of nowhere," he replied in a near whisper.

"...your mom said you're moving away," Zoey said after some silence.

"...yeah..." Mike replied with a small sigh, looking down again.

"I'll miss you," Zoey admitted.

Mike nodded slightly. His mouth trembled slightly, like he might cry.

Zoey tilted her head, then got up and sat next to Mike. She dangled her feet off the edge of the bed. "Maybe you can come back and visit sometime?" she asked,

Mike slowly shook his head. "...Mom said we're moving t-to the other side of the country..."

"Oh..."

"...you wouldn't want to be near me anyway..." Mike said with a sniffle.

"Why not?"

"Y-you know why... I'm a weirdo." He buried his face in his koala. "A freak. And I hurt you."

"No you're not, and you...didn't," Zoey replied, slightly confused as to why he said that about himself. She hesitated at the end because she wasn't sure if Mal was Mike still.

Mike didn't respond. He sniffled again and blinked a few tears out.

"I think your mom is about ready to come over and get you, Zoey..." Mike's mom said after looking out the window in the room.

Zoey nodded slightly at her, then quickly gave Mike a gentle hug and whispered something in his ear before she got off the bed. Mike looked up slightly and watched her go with watery eyes.

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