Man, I'm updating soo slow, and I got such magnificent reviews from people. (I don't really remember the fake names you guys used, so I'm just referring to you all as 'people', but you know who you guys are who reviewed!) Okay, so school is taking up most of my free time and my weekends are getting more filled up so I'm struggling to find some time to write/update this story for the people who are enjoying it so far! I soo sorry still for late update!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or the show, Happy Tree Friends
Warning: Yaoi, decent enough writing
Flippy walked into the coffee shop to stimulate his senses. The smell of freshly brewed coffee overrun the store and that was considered to be Flippy's second home. The air was just so rejuvenating for Flippy, it made he realize how much life had to offer. As he tried to order, he heard the bell near the door rang, indicating that someone just entered the store, and Flippy turned around to see who it was as a natural instinct he got from being in the past war.
It turned out to be his friend Splendid who came to order something to start off his morning. Flippy noted that Splendid wasn't alone as well; there was another male wearing a purple scarf around his neck and had shaggy purple hair. The interest in Flippy's stomach to know who this 'friend' of Splendid was eating him for reasons he doesn't know why. Flippy just wanted to meet the purple fellow.
People came in and out of the store like ants running into the safety of their ant hill. Mocha, pastries, and other goodies were dominating the atmosphere, customers were going on sweet and bold roller coaster as they ate their breakfast and drank their coffee. The shop wasn't even close to crowded and yet, there were more workers baking and brewing than there were customers.
Flippy forgot about telling what he wanted to order and went straight to Splendid. "How are ya?" Flippy started the conversation. Splendid looked shocked at first, but his face returned to normal as he noticed it was just Flippy. "I, I'm doing well, th-thanks," Splendid stuttered over his words with his morning voice, and Flippy found it... sexy?
"Hi, I'm Toothy. You must be Flippy," the smaller purple male gestured a hand. Flippy shook it softly and flashed a fake smile to leave an expression on the purple hair man. "I'm guessing Splendid told you about me?" Flippy's curiosity emerged. Toothy nodded his head and cautiously looked at Splendid. Flippy's head went on trails wondering if there was something going on between Splendid and that 'Toothy' person. Was Flippy feeling jealousy? No, that's impossible, there is no such thing in Flippy's world. He was just... concerned! Yup, that was what Flippy concluded to: concerned about his friend.
"Are you going to get something?" Splendid's weary voice echoed in the army lad's ear before he gave out a late reaction; shaking his head left and right and then grinning like a fool. "Okay, can you get me whatever your getting, Toothy?" Splendid articulated his questioned to his friend.
Just with one nod, Toothy left to the counter to order something for him and Splendid. Meanwhile, Splendid and Flippy found a table to sit at, they continued their conversations from there. It wasn't easy breaking the ice though, Flippy wanted to ask how things were going for Splendid, but he thought he would sound like he was too eager or obsessive to know about someone's life and so on. In the end, neither of them wanted to start the conversation, so their eyes did it for them.
Splendid looked deeply into the other's forest eyes and was trapped inside the green spheres, lost, yet safe. The red-mask was trying to escape Flippy's stares, but it was no use, there wasn't any hope, he just couldn't tear himself away from the affection and safety of Flippy's green spheres. All Splendid could do was sigh, like he was done trying to get out and give in to his new lovely prison.
Toothy came back with two coffees, a fresh blueberry muffin for Splendid, and a chocolate chip muffin for himself. He carefully gave the hot coffee to Splendid along with the muffin and began devouring his own muffin. "So what are we talking about here?" Toothy tried speaking with his mouth full of food, Splendid couldn't help but gently place a finger on Toothy's lips to show it was disrespectful to do that.
"Sorry," Toothy mumbled before he continued eating his muffin. "I got to go," Flippy sheepishly stated, he wanted to stay but he had places to go and such. The green beret gestured a simple farewell and then left the shop. "You definitively picked such an interesting person to crush on, Splendid..." sighed Toothy as he looked at Splendid with such enthusiasm.
Splendid spent the rest of the day the same as usual after Toothy departed to go to work, it was just the same old things he's been stuck with for most of his adult-life. During his lunch break, he thought about Toothy's hesitant touches, the kisses that left their mark on his neck, and the claw marks on his back as he was making love with his ex. No way he was going to forget all that any time soon.
After his lunch break, he went on with his usual schedule. It's going to be a long day Splendid thought.
Flippy was back at home, being welcomed with a tight embrace from his girlfriend. "Aren't you happy?" Flaky's lips attached themselves to Flippy's. They went to the kitchen and began cooking together. "So whatcha do today? The same old thing?" Flaky questioned with a bright smile as she looked for some meat to fry up in the freezer.
Since Flaky knew Flippy so well, despite that they haven't dated for even a year, she knew him like he was there for her half of her life. Flippy shamefully nodded his head in agreement, the red head was correct! She gave him a pity kiss on the cheek and started up the stove.
"You know, I bumped into one of my old friends in the past. He was such a silly person back then, and practically still is!" Flaky announced as she directed her attention to Flippy's eyes. "His name is Toothy." In an instant, Flippy felt a jolt shocking him from the inside. It just happened to be him again, Flippy dreadfully thought to himself. Although, Flaky seemed happy to see her old friend again as she yammered on about her history with Toothy. "Interesting," Flippy said, but he really didn't know what else to say since he wasn't paying much attention to his girlfriend's rambling anymore.
"I want to hang out with him one day, just to catch up, y'know?" Flippy nodded his head to the red hair girlfriend. "I once had a crush on him before, but I stopped liking him because I found out he was gay." Flaky said with a depressed tone, but her moral went right back up as she looked at her boyfriend. She smiled warmly at Flippy as he fidgeted around.
"Uhh, so, this... Toothy guy, he's gay?" Flippy uncomfortably whispered.
"Yeah, he's still the same though. Toothy is Toothy. Don't tell me you're homophobic?" Flaky's smile went straight into a frown.
"I'm cool with them! I was just shocked that's all," the green beret tried to explain himself.
"I'm going to go outside for a bit, that okay?" Flippy sheepishly asked. Flaky gave him all permission to go do what he's gotta do, just as long he comes home safe back in her arms.
The streets were engulfed in darkness as the sun went to run and hide, the only light that was bright enough to be seen was under street lamps. Flippy followed the empty street down to its end. A silhouette was hidden among the shadows, but Flippy knew who it was.
"Greetings, Flippy." A voice echoed throughout the street.
Next morning; Splendid woke up to the sound of sirens screaming around his neighborhood. Unaffected, Splendid went to start-off his day as usual. When he finished his morning routine and was about to make his way out of his house, there was an unexpected ring at the door. He opened the door to see Toothy with blood-shot eyes, as if he was crying all night or something.
"What's wrong?" Splendid questioned, Toothy quickly shoved his face into the blue hair's chest and let out sobs and hisses.
"Flaky... She's dead," Toothy's distorted and muffled words were still recognizable by Splendid's ears.
A hole was forming in Splendid's heart as he knew that Flaky was Flippy's girlfriend. Flippy... Will he be able to cope with the death of his beloved? What if he kills himself because he couldn't take it? What if.. What if... Those questions just filled up all the space in Splendid's mind, all the contemplating on what could have lead to this. "She was stabbed multiple times I heard. The murderers stabbed her enough to leave her alive and bleed to death in her own house. That's just, just-"
"Please, just stop mentioning her death now. You gotta stay strong and mourn at her grave. How do you even know her in the first place?" Splendid's big mouth started running again.
"Well, let's just say we're good friends with ea-each ot-ther," Toothy's sobs and snorts made him lose his wording. The only solace Toothy could find was the embrace of his ex-lover.
What should have had been a lovable moment for Toothy, instead, his mind went into its own abyss of emptiness; forever falling in his own sweet darkness that beckons him closer to its shadow arms to mitigate the whole scenario. While his mind has fallen and shattered to pieces, his body was violently trembling and releasing cold tears onto Splendid's shirt.
"It's going to be fine," Splendid stated calmly, rubbing the back of his purple friend. Splendid wasn't exactly sure of how to fix anything that's been broken in his little friend, and he knows he can fix anything if he puts enough effort. But it's how that stumps the fellow.
Hours later, Splendid went to find Flippy; just to see if the man was doing fine with his girlfriend's death. In all Splendid's candid, he knew the answer to his question was that Flippy was most likely doing awful with the coping. Splendid chose to search the park first, and he was in luck. He found who he was seeking.
A lonely Flippy sat on a bench, looking as if he was waiting for someone to pick him up. He observed the kids play on the slide and parents pushing their babies on the swings. The wind gently engulfed his head as he thought about something deeply. Splendid hid behind a tree that wasn't too far from where Flippy was. In Splendid's mind, all he wanted to do was go up to Flippy and just see how he's doing. That choice was so simple, but so complicated for Splendid. It kept him hanging on a string and deciding whether to jump or climb.
Splendid's choice was clear as he stood behind the tree and continued to watch Flippy. People walked through and thought he may be a stalker since his red mask was misleading to them, but they didn't want to be the next person to die in their little town so they went on with their lives, pretending that they didn't even see him. "You're better than this, Splendid. You're smarter than this! Just go talk to him, you fool," he commented to himself, trying to mitigate anything that was inhibiting him.
The red-mask picked up all the scattered courage he can find in himself, and with it, he got away from the tree and sat next to Flippy. "How... Are you doing, with life and all?" Splendid sheepishly said.
"Just learning how to accept things as they are. People come and go, they say," Flippy's words sounding dull as he shut his eyes to isolate himself from the rest of the world.
"Well, want to come to my place? To vent things out?"
"I guess..." Flippy's eyes opened up to Splendid and the bright coloring of green, in all shades possible, made Splendid lose his sanity to just stare at them blankly.
Inside Splendid's home, Flippy found himself a couch to sink into. "Nice home you got. It reminds me what it feels like to be home with someone..."
"Thanks, but I barely ever get visitors and I tend to be busy. Life's a bitch, but I'm a super bitch."
The ridiculous comment back made Flippy laugh weakly at the other man. "Are you just trying to loosen the tension between us? Or are you covering up something that you are trying to say? Like sugar-coating the truth?"
"Oh no, no, no. I'm just trying to make you feel at home here. That's what anyone what's to feel," Splendid paused to place himself next to Flippy on the couch and turned on the TV to give them some noise to drown in. Splendid continued where he left off, "everyone wants to feel like they belong, you know?" Flippy nodded in response.
Well, that's all I can write for all y'all! I hope you enjoyed whatever I have so far, because I haven't really updated this in such a long time. I had school and stuff, but yeaah. Anyways, I hope it went okay, I really trying to make this story work. Sorry for letting Flaky die so early in the story! I had other plans in mind for the characters...
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