Save Him: sequel to I Just Want To Be Loved
(( this takes place seconds after the end of āI Just Wanted To Be Lovedā ))
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āAnti! Fuck, please still be there. Iām coming for you. Please donāt leave me yet,ā Dark said. He closed his eyes and the shadows at his feet darkened. He began to sink into them, his body turning pitch black. The moment he was completely enveloped, he sped off, zipping from shadow to shadow. ~Brighton, here I come,~ He thought. Unfortunately, even with his shadow travel it would still take him a while to get there. Especially since he would have to cross an ocean. Shadows on water were always unstable due to the constant motion, making it difficult for him to pass through them. But difficult or not, he had to cross. He had to get there before Anti disappeared.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā It took him nearly an hour, but he finally did it. He got to Brighton. Still a shadow, he slid under the front door of Seanās house, heading straight for the recording room. The moment he was in the room he came out of his shadow. His eyes widened when he saw a familiar figure sprawled out on the floor. He hurried over kneeling down next to him. It wasnāt it Anti. It was Sean. Wait, what was that? His mouth gaped when Jackās body flickered, looking like Anti for a brief moment, a grimace on their shared face. Anti was still in there, still clinging to life through sheer willpower, despite being unconscious. But his presence felt so faint. How much longer could Anti hold on?
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā He reached out to place a hand on his shoulder and was surprised when Jackās eyes fluttered open. The left eye kept flickering between Jackās slate blue and Antiās bright green. āHelp him mĶĶŖĶĢ Ģ¶ĢĢŗĶĶ̲̹ĶĶeĢĶĢĢĶŖĶĢĢ·Ķ,āJack said shakily, Antiās voice mixing in with Jackās. Jack wanted him to help Anti? āHow? How do I help him?ā Dark asked. Jack looked up at his computer, his body flickering between his own and Antiās again. āThe fan̢̼̓Ķ̤ĶĢĶ̦sĢøĶ̪̹ĶĶ,ā He said, the double voice thing happening again. āWhy do you want me help him? I wouldāve thought youād be happy if he was gone,āDark said skeptically. Could Jack just be tricking him? If he asked for the fans help, he would be proving that him and Anti existed. "Because he doesnāt deserve this. No one deserves to just disappear. He was only ever trying to make the fans happy,ā Jack said, just Jack this time. Darkās gaze softened. Jack genuinely did want to help.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āLead me through this, what do I do exactly,ā Dark asked. āLivestream. They need to know that Anti really willĀ dĶĶĶ̬ĢĢÆĶ̤̪ḭ̰̤͢ĢĶĢ£eĢĶĶ Ķ̪̯̪̬ if they donāt doĀ aĶĶ̬̦ĶĶĢ©ĶĢ®ĶĶnĶ Ķ̵Ģ̻̻̬yĢøĶĶĶĢ̣̻Ķ̳̩ĶtĢ”Ģ¦Ģ©Ģ£Ķ ĢĶĶhĢ”ĶĶ̳̫ĶĶĶi͔̰ĶnĶ ĢĶg̵ĢĶ̮̄ĢĶĶ̣̯. A livestream will prove that this isnāt just a skit,"Jack replied. Dark nodded before getting to his feet. It was obvious that Jack was weakened from Anti desperately clinging to life, he wasnāt able to get up, so Dark gently sat him up, letting him lean up against the wall in the corner. Dark positioned Jackās camera so it was facing Jack before going to YouTube. He quickly set everything up and started the livestream, sending out a tweet on Jackās Twitter to alert his fans. Once he was sure everything was working properly he went back to Jackās side, kneeling down next to him. It took a minute before people began to show up and when they did, the chat exploded.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Is that Dark? Is this real? Jack looks hurt! Get away from Jack! Donāt hurt Sean! Those were just some of the things people were saying. Ā "Guys Iām okay. Dark isnāt going to hurt me. Heās here toĀ hĶĢ®ĢeĢøĶ̰Ģļ̶Ķ̯̫̯Ģ̼pĢ,ā Jack said, glitching when he and Anti said help. The chat came to a screeching halt when they saw that. But only for a moment before coming back with a bang. What happened to Jackās voice?! Did he just glitch?! Anti! Whatās Anti doing to Jack?! Leave him alone Anti! Save Jack! Ā "SĶ”ĶĢÆĢ„ĢĢT̷͔ĢĢĶĢ̦̬ĶĢOĢ·ĶĢĢĶĶĢ„ĶĢ©PĶ Ģ³Ķ!ĶĢĢā Dark looked at Jack in shock. That wasnāt Anti this time, that was all Jack. With how weak Anti was, Jack must have tapped into his power somehow.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āThatās exactly whatās causing this! Antiās dying! Youāre killing him! All Antiās ever done was try to make you happy. Try to please you by acting out the part you cast him as. But youāve been too focused on āsavingā me to realize that. I never needed saving to begin with. Your concern for me and anger towards him is keeping him from getting the energy he needs from your attention. He needs your attention to live. And because heās unable to get anything out of it, heās falling apart. Disappearing. Let me show you what youāre doing to your creation,ā Jack said, anger evident in his voice. He willingly retreated into his mind, pushing Anti out so that they could see what was happening to Anti.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Dark gasped in shock when he saw the state Anti was in. Antiās hair was disheveled, his eyes glazed over in pain. The sclera of his green eye had turned black and a thick, black fluid was pouring out of it, with blood coming out of the blue eye. The gash on his neck was bleeding far more profusely than normal. His skin had gone deathly pale and he was shaking like a leaf, his breathing coming in pained gasps. He kept glitching sporadically. Every time his head twitched from the glitching, the gash on his neck would tear open more. He seemed unaware of what was going on around him, too wrapped up in the pain he was experiencing. Despite that, he still desperately clung to life. He really was falling apart. All because he refused to let go.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Dark turned to look at the camera, his eyes pleading and full of tears. āPlease, donāt let him die. Donāt let him suffer. I donāt want to lose him. I-i love him. Donāt make me lose him before I get the chance to confess how I feel. I want to be there for him, be the one to save him. But I canāt. Iām not strong enough. Not by myself. Please. Save him.ā
(( Link to short story this is the sequel to: https://narutofoxlover.tumblr.com/post/163795617151/i-just-wanted-to-be-loved-anti-oneshot ))













