Aphmau sighed as she watched Travis walk away. Rain clouds rolled in and Katelyn disappeared into her room.
"Zane! Can you please go after him!? I'm worried he'd get caught in the rain! Or worse! Hurt himself!" Aphmau cried out in concern. Zane nodded in response and walked out of the house. Aphmau smiled.
Thank you, friend.
After Zane had left, Aphmau contacted Garroth. The three guys come over as soon as possible and start calling Travis. The raven-haired woman texted him spams of frantic messages. He didn't pick up.
"Oh, Travis! Why! Why?!" Aphmau yelled out. She didn't even get a reply.
"Why would Katelyn snap so badly?" Dante asked Aphmau. He was confused by the whole situation.
"I have no idea," Aphmau replied. She hated to admit that Travis was a bit pushy and didn't respect Kate's boundaries, but she wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and hoped he would change.
"Well, it could have been handled differently. She could have at least rejected him kindly," Laurance spoke.
"Oh, Travis! Please don't be hurt!" Aphmau paced back and forth in the living room. The boys kept calling Travis' phone.
Zane sat with Travis as he listened to him explain the characters and lore of My Little Horsie. Zane was so ecstatic as he spoke, and Travis thought it was a little cute how much he adored the show.
"Okay, so Flarity is Aphmau's favorite pony. And there is Buttershy, Raincloud Dash, Twinkle Sparkle, Frapple Jack, and of course my favorite; Pinkie Cakes," Zane said. Travis chuckled in amusement and smiled as he jotted down each name into a mental note. (Edit: Didn't know the names :') )
"I guess you really like that pink pony.... "
"Yup! She really helps me as well as Aph. Comfort character," Zane replied with a small smile. He looked at Travis and frowned, a look of sadness washing over his face.
"Travis?" He asked his friend.
"Huh?" he looks up at Zane.
"Hey...If you're thinking about Katelyn, don't. It isn't worth beating yourself up over. You have other chances, Travis. You don't have to limit yourself. But you can't just leave it be, because you need to apologize sooner or later. Oh, and you can also be yourself. You don't have to listen to Katelyn, because she just doesn't understand why you act like this. She doesn't understand that you are lonely and insecure. She just doesn't understand that an emo likes to watch a girl show just because he wants to feel better about himself. And I swear to Lady Irene, she doesn't understand the pain, and-and-" Zane couldn't help it and broke down crying.
Travis looked a bit shocked that Zane had projected a bit at the end. But he couldn't help but hug Zane back. He needed someone just as much as Travis did. Maybe they had some things in common.
"Hey. It's okay. I'm here. I'll be your friend. I'll help you just as much as you'll help me...Okay?" Travis said, trying to calm Zane down. The blue-eyed male nodded against Travis' chest. The white-haired male couldn't help but feel himself blush a little. He feel safe. But Travis had bet Zane didn't feel the same way.
"Thank you....Trav....is" Zane had fallen asleep.