Ch. 5 - just another day

Four was the first one up, his eyes slowly beginning to open. As his vision started to get clearer, his eyes widened as he saw how close three was. His breathing hitched, feeling his face burn up. He noticed how close three's lips were to touching his own, how easy their lips could connect. He began to slowly try and move back a bit as he was mentally freaking out, soon realizing he couldn't. Three had one arm wrapped under his shoulders and the other wrapped over his waist. Out of nowhere three slightly moved, stretching his arm that was over four's waist as well as trying to stretch his legs, which caused his legs to automatically kick the bedsheets away. Four immediately stayed in place as three rested his face in the crook of four's neck, placing his arm once again on fours waist. Unfortunately, a small whimper had escaped from four's throat causing three to wake. He yawned and rubbed his eye trying to get up but only feel a weight on his other arm. He quickly looked down and noticed four looking up at him with his eyes wide open and his face in a bright red color.

"O-oh- uh good morning four," three nervously said. "Oh- uh g-good morning to you too.." "Id move but you head happens to be on my arm so-""OH! I'm sorry!" Four quickly moved to sit up only to crash into three's face with his by accident."OW-" Three sat up and covered the side of his face with his free hand."OHIMSORRYIMSORRYI-IDIDNTMEANTO!-"Four scooted closer towards three, having his hands opened in front of him stuck on what to do as he panicked. "N-no no- ah- it's alright I'm fine I'm fine-" He reassured as he gave smg4 a soft smile "Are- are you sure?" Four asked as shame washed all over him. "It was just an accident it's nothing to get worked up on." "Alright.."

Just then Smg3's alarm had gone off, making both him and four jump at the sudden loud noise. Three reached out towards the alarm clock of his and turned it off. "We woke up early," He commented, noticing the time was 6:30 a.m. "I usually just sleep some more before I open up the caf-"Four's sudden growling stomach had indicated to him and three he was hungry. "But I don't mind getting up now to make some breakfast for us!" "Oh- are you sure? You can sleep in some more- I'll be fine without food!" Four said with a weak smile. "Nonsense you need to eat four, plus I'm fully awake now so it's no problem."Three made his way out of bed and got dressed and ready in the bathroom. Four sighed, getting out of bed as well and quickly getting dressed before three made it out of the bathroom. He couldn't help but feel like a burden for some reason.

'Three would be getting more sleep if it wasn't with you being here..'

'You need to man up, you're grown up now you're not a kid.'

'If you eat, you'd be eating food smg3 had bought for himself-'

His head felt like it was spinning and spinning, and he felt the room suddenly feel too warm . His stomach had an unpleasant feeling of a heavy weight inside that made his way towards his chest too. The thoughts were getting louder and louder. He leaned against the room's exit with his shoulder, resting his head and closing his eyes while trying to focus on the way he was breathing. As he was all caught up in his breathing, he failed to hear three exit from the bathroom and making his way towards four, noticing four was acting out of it again.

"Four?.. hey," he gently placed his hand on four's shoulder as he went face to face with him. "What's wrong?..""..nothing I'm- I'm still kind of asleep is all.." Four felt bad for lying but felt just as bad thinking about being honest with three. "You don't seem to be just tired, come on what's wrong?.." "I'm fine r-really I'm just- just super hungry too! " He tried to smile but smg3 wasn't buying it. He grabbed four and guided him to sit on the bed with him. He tried to hold in his annoyance that four wasn't telling him what really was bothering him, and he was succeeding, he just doesn't know how long he could. "We aren't leaving until you tell me what's wrong smg4." Four was nervous indeed. He couldn't look directly at three as he fiddled with his hands on his lap, trying to think of something to say. "And don't lie to me." "I-" four tried to start with saying that three was wrong but failed. He can feel how upset three is which made him feel guilty.

'Look what you did. You got smg3 upset.'

'Come on just be honest with him-'

'Don't. You're already annoying don't make it worse-'

Smg3 groaned; noticing four's fear that had built up rather quickly."Look, I'm not mad at you alright? I just want to know what's bothering you.. I want you to be honest. Please four, I want to help."He placed his hand on top of four's, making four look up and notice three's small and soft smile on his face. Four cleared his throat, took a deep breath before continuing. "I'm just overthinking a bit.." he replied, looking back down at his hand covered by smg3's."Overthinking about what?""Well, I mean not really overthinking, I'm just having some very negative thoughts attacking me out of nowhere." "What are these thoughts about?" Smg3 asked softly. "Just some thoughts like, telling me how I'm just a burden a-and how I'm just rather annoying and stuff like that-"

"Four. Look at me." Four slowly turned his head towards smg3, making eye contact. Three grabbed a hold of fours hand, their hands now intertwined with eachother. "You aren't a burden smg4, okay? I don't want to hear you say that again, and that you're annoying when you aren't. If you think your problems are a burden, you're very much wrong."Four couldn't find any words to be said, trying to hold back the constant guilt that wouldn't leave him be! His eyes began to water and he turned his head back into looking at his lap. They sat there in silence, four trying to not break down again while three had something in mind he'd want to say but- there he goes chickening out.

They literally have slept together- NOT IN 'that' way, he thought to himself but they've been having so much tension it was killing him. No, he had to say it- say something."Smg4?" Four turned his head facing three again. Three couldn't miss how glossy four's eyes were, which made him rethink on telling four what he wanted to say.. how he 'felt'.

'Is it appropriate to even say?- he's clearly upset and would it make it worse?' Three asked himself.

"Uhhh- how about we go on out and eat something? You know get the day started and It'll help you be more awake and lift your mood." He suggested. He got up from bed and struck his hand out in front of four.

Four stared for a bit until he got what three was trying to do, "yeah- eating sounds good right now..-"eventually grabbing his hand . Smg3 began to walk out with four, noticing how eggdog and beeg were still asleep which meant more private time for him and four. He took note in his mind to leave some food out in case they wake up soon.

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Four had sat down behind the counter as three, who was behind him facing the opposite way, had begun to make pancakes and cook up some eggs on the stove. While it was cooking, three went ahead and made four some coffee, and lucky for him four really liked how three made it.

"I'm glad you like it four," he grinned, "food is almost done." Four watched as three flipped the pancake and moved to pour the eggs on a plate. "Aren't you going to eat?""Nah, I'll just have a coffee- I'm gonna need it, you know, to keep myself moving around," Three placed the plate of eggs in front of four along with a separate plate that contained a small stack of fresh pancakes.

Four's mouth began to water as he turned his body to face the counter, taking in the smell of the food in front of him. "Enjoy." Smg3 gently pat smg4 on the back, smiled as he made his way to make his coffee. Four hesitated for a moment; remembering the thoughts from earlier. He grabbed the fork three had placed down when he pulled up a chair and sat next to him. He looked down at the eggs first; picked up a piece and brought It up into his mouth.

"How is it?" Three asked setting his half-empty cup of coffee down.Smg4 hummed in response, "they're well-cooked- it's really good, thank you smg3.." He softly smiled at three and three returned the smile. "It's no problem at all, I'm happy to have made you breakfast." Smg3 picked up his cup and finished the remaining coffee before setting it down again.

Time passed and four finished all his eggs but one pancake untouched out of 3 he was given. Four wanted to help clean up but three told him there was no need to do so and that he was able to do it himself. Four sat and watched smg3; guilt trying to consume him and thoughts trying to bring him down again.

'What's wrong with you?? Why are you so sensitive??'

'You have to be of service four. Otherwise you're worthless.'

"Shut up." Smg4 whispered under his breath as he bowed his head down into the palms of his hands; his elbows on the counter keeping his head up. Lucky for him, three didn't notice as he was distracted by eggdog and beeg's hungry stomachs. Four turned his head to the left and looked where the three was paying full attention to their pets. He rubbed his eyes in exhaustion and stood up; walking up to his son beeg. "Ugh!" Beeg said happily as he jumped into four's arms. Four chuckled softly and held beeg close. "Hello there beeg, how'd you sleep?""..ugh!" He giggled, "well I'm happy to hear you slept good."

Smg4 didn't notice how the cafe door was unlocked because smg3 had unlocked it as four was busy in thought. As they were making sure their sons were eating, a few customers had walked in. It happened to be non other than swag and Chris, along with tari and saiko. "Hello smg3," Swag began as him and chris were first in line. "I would like a very nice cup of coffee before I begin my adventure today." "A cup of coffee for me as well please." Chris said. Four and three looked at one another. "Looks like I better get working," Smg3 said, "and coming riiight up guys!"Before three could begin moving around, he looked at smg4 once more. "Would you want to stay again or were you thinking of going home and making memes again?"Four thought for a moment. He did miss his computer, and making videos and memes made him happy. "Uhh, if it's okay with you, I'd like to go home and get to my computer." "I don't mind you going back home," Three said as he walked up to the coffee machine to start making coffees. "Just take care of yourself alright?""I will don't worry, have a good rest of you day three."Four picked up beeg and made his way out; waving goodbye to three as three did the same towards him. He made sure smg4 was truly gone before he went ahead and grabbed his phone out of his pocket; texting Meggy through his contacts if she could stop by the castle and check up on four.

•Squid girl🦑•

SMG3: hey meggy are you busy?...

Luckily Meggy was already on her phone and she responded back as quick as she could.

•Squid girl🦑•

Meggy: no I'm not what's up?

SMG3:please if you can stop by the castle and check on four? He's fine don't worry I just need to know what he's up to if I want to work relaxed today

Meggy: no problem I'll be on my way!

SMG3: alr thanks

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"Ahem. Excuse me where is my coffee?" Swag said as he interrupted three's texting session. Three snapped his head up, "Oh! Yeah right, my bad uh coming right up! This time I'm not lying!""Uh huh. I don't have all day you know? I have a very important event I must attend to and I need my energy.""Yeah yeah I'm on it." Smg3* replied with annoyance.

(I accidentally spelled smg4 instead of smg3 my bad yall I was writing this at 2 in the morning while falling asleep 😞)

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