Benji let out a loud groan then took his glasses off and walked
over to the other chair cleaning them , once he had sat down he
replaced them back onto his face and pushed them gently upwards to
be more on his nose
“Now. That Hana girl seemed harmless, so there must have been a
reason she attacked you, so explain it Alan.”
He paused
“Just because you’re my friend doesn't mean I’m going to be nice
about this”
Alan glared. “People hide their true intentions behind a smile, you
wouldn’t get it, you’re too innocent Benji. I see through them all,
I have to protect you.”
“I may be innocent on the surface yet you dont truely know who I am
on the inside , you just used your own words against yourself ,
just because people seem nice yadda yadda yadda , I know all that
sparkle and shine.”
“And I dont need protecting, I’m not a damn baby, I can protect
myself. If anything protect yourself”
He sighs “ you’re my friend and i dont want you getting hurt
because of others.”
Alan shook in his chair. “You don’t realise how bad the people in
this school are, or heck anybody outside the world is. Humans are
truly disgusting, the scourges of this earth. The stardust imbued
us with power, and already we’ve grown to be tyrants. I mean, did
you see BF???? HE TRIED TO HURT YOU!” The chair began rocking,
Alans face filling with agitation. “I CAN’T LET YOU BE HURT, I HAVE
TO PROTECT YOU!”
“BF was mentally ill , you cant fault them for having a personality
disorder Alan..”
Benji sighs a little “just because they were going to hurt me
doesn't mean that Ken would have and I forgive him for his actions
against me, you have to learn to forgive people Alan.”
His hand shifts from the shears to his normal hand again
“Besides, like I said they had a personality disorder, and thats
not their fault.”
He gets up and hugs Alan a little
“You need to calm down , humans are only tyrants when they want to
be and whilst some may exploit my kindness then thats on me and
thats my issue to fix , not all of us here are tyrants, theres a
lot of nice people here just because you haven't personally met
them yet doesn't mean that they don't exist..”
Alan struggled, yelling and kicking. “I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THESE
FILTHY HUMANS FORE THEIR HUBRIS, THEIR CRIMES HAVE NOT YET BEEN
PAID FOR. PERSONALITY DISORDER OR NOT, MAY GOD FORGIVE THEM,
BECAUSE IF THEY SO MUCH AS EVEN TO HURT YOU, I’LL KILL THEM, I’LL
KILL THEM ALL! FORGIVENESS IS A SHAM, NOBODY WILL EVER MANAGE TO
EARN IT.”
Alan gritted his teeth. “So be it, I don’t seek it anyways, all I
need is the fact that i managed to protect you till my last breath.
I am unimportant, you are everything. The light in my life, the sun
and the stars, Should you die, the world shall come crashing down
upon us all. You are the first of your kind, and shall be the last.
This is why…I love you.”
Alan smiled. “I don’t have much longer to live, Remember when i
said back then when we knew each other that I had to take my meds
every day or I would die? The disease has taken hold, the meds
aren’t doing much anymore. I”m dying Benji.”
“N-no- i- you-“ he freezes up in a stunned silence
“N-no i’ll - i’ll fix you and - and then you’ll be ok? Right??”
He pulls a sewing needle from his beret and pulls some thread from
the marks under his eyes “i can fix this, whats the issue- i-i’ll
uhm- i’ll find what i need and replace whatever i have to ok??
“
Alan shook his head. “You can’t fix everything, I’m a goner. Death
is already coming, I can’t sleep, i get no peace and i can hear the
sound of regrets banging around h=in my head. You’re the one good
memory i have. I missed you, they made as if to touch Benjis face,
but remembered his chains. “…But I can’t waste my last few moments
on earth, I’m going to protect you.”
"There we go." Sobble grabs a bottle that has lemonade in it. "This
is the best thing that ever exists! I really like lemonade." Sobble
smiles and drinks a bit of the bottled lemonade."