Felix took a deep breath and tried his very best to calm down. After a minute or so he had gotten the control back of his shaking body, and the tears didn’t fall anymore. Zach’s warmth next to him made him not freeze as much, and he tried to get up from the floor. He stood up, and leaned against the sink. ”It isn’t, really,” he mumbled. ”But thanks, anyways.”
“You’re welcome. I just want to help you.” Zach stood up with him and wrapped his arms around Felix’s waist, giving him support.
”Can we… can we just get going? I’m so sorry, but I can’t talk about this right now. I just wanna get on the road and get as far away from everything as possible.” Felix looked up at Zach for the first time since Zach’s confession.
"No, no, of course. We probably should anyway. You have nothing to be sorry for." Zach smiled gently at him and opened the bathroom door.
”Thanks.” Felix walked out, still shaking a tiny bit from the cold. ”Oh my god.” He took a deep breath, exhausted. ”Okay.” Exhaled. ”Let’s do this.” Come on. You can do this. It’s not that hard.
"Yeah. You're okay." Zach reassured, taking his hand and slipping the card in his pocket to keep it safe. He got the donunts and keys into a little pile, then turned to Felix. "I'm assuming everything else is in your car?"
Felix only nodded. He could literally feel exavtly how pale he was right now, and his entire face was shiny from sweat. He still felt cold, and he grabbed his backpack and threw it up onto his shoulder. He held Zach’s hand in a tight grip and felt like a little child.
"Alright." Zach opened the door, guiding Felix out and down the stairs. "You can tell me to stop if you want, you know." He told him, glancing back at Felix.
Felix shook his head. ”No, no, it’s fine. I can deal with it. The worst part is over, I’m just a little shook.”
(all I can think of is sh00k)
"Okay. Okay, it's fine." Zach calmly returned Felix's key and opened the door, looking around for Felix's car.
”It’s over there.” Felix started walking towards a big, forest green jeep. He unlocked the car and climbed into the drivers seat. He gave Zach a weak smile. ”This is my beauty.” He stroke the steering wheel. Felix loved his car. He loved the freedom of having it; it meant he could go anywhere he wanted. That he didn’t have to stay in that awful house that he had once called his home.
Zach grinned back. "I love it. Seems like a real trooper." He then tilted his head. "Do you want me to ride with you or not? I can just, you know, turn and run if you want me to."
”Stay. Please.” Felix really didn’t want to be alone right now.
"Thanks." Zach smiled in relief, climbing inside and closing the passenger door behind him. "I really didn't want to have to run that far. Plus, I mean, come on. I get the chance to drive in a really cool car with you." He shrugged.
”Make yourself at home,” Felix mumbled while doing his best to ignore Zach’s comment. He really, really wanted to make this work, but he couldn’t see how.
"Alright." Zach leaned back and set the donut box in the backseat, twisting back around to settle. He glanced over to Felix periodically, humming the same tune from before.
”What’s that song?” Felix asked. ”I… I feel like I have heard it somewhere, but I can’t figure out where.”
"I'm not exactly sure what it is." Zach admitted, glancing down at his ribbon. "I've heard it before, though. Probably a nursery rhyme or something."
Felix saw Zach looking at his ribbon, but he didn’t ask about it again. He had his own secrets and Zach had his. He started the car and immediatly felt calmer as he heard the roaring sound of the engine. He drove out of the parking lot and out on the highway. As the speed increased Felix opened a window and felt the cool wind against his face as he leaned out a bit. Since there was no other cars around them he closed his eyes for a second. He then smiled at Zach, feeling like no words were necessary at the moment.
Zach looked over, surprised, and then grinned at him. "This is great. Honestly, I haven't been in a car for so long."
”I honestly wouldn’t know what to do without my car,” Felix admitted. ”I don’t know how many nights I have spent in it out somewhere on the highway when my parents have been too much to deal with.” He speeded even more.
"Yeah, I get that. It actually sounds really cool." Zach sighed and smiled. "Much better than sleeping in the god-loving forest."
”I thought you liked that,” Felix said. ”At least I think I would like it. A bit like camping, huh?”
"You'd probably like it, for sure." Zach admitted, shrugging. "It's just, packs and all. It makes me feel a little weird being a singular wolf sleeping on my own in an open forest, you know? Like, if I'm gonna sleep in the forest at all, let alone as a wolf, I want some company. Yeah?" He turned to Felix, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
”…I could be your company,” Felix mumbled, blushing.
(Bye now I gotta sleep… see ya later!)
(alright, get some sleep!)
Zach grinned, giggling a little. "You sure? You'd do that?"
”Yeah.” He blushed. ”Not sure how it would work though since I’m just a simple, needy human being and there are no beds or anything like that in the woods, but… yeah. I would do that.”
Zach giggled again, looking over at him. "We would find something. But seriously, thank you. It'll probably happen anyways."
”Yeah.” He turned on the car radio and flicked the button until he found a good song. ”But right now… let’s just ride?” He started humming along to the song.