Long awaited ābe more chillā fanfic is here. (PT.1)
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It was another slow day at Middleborough High School. All of it was just as normal as it was before that whole āSQUIPā Incident last week besides some kids transferring schools because of the trauma they had gotten. The teachers and Principle refused to shut school down for a while, all because they're not āBeing paid enough to do that.ā
The only thing that is really different is all of the ācoolā kids are more connected with the āLosersā. Which was weird.
Jeremy was in the first period. His chewed up pencil taps on his desk with a steady rhythm anxiously with the eraser with a tap tap tap. His test was barely started and he had 2 test answers finished and only 12 minutes left of the period with 10 more questions to answer.
He drops his pencil on his desk and he lays his head down. āI really wish SQUIP was here. I'm going to fail this test.ā He thought to himself with defeat. He never thought he would ever think that. His eyes fall heavy, his arms go limp. He falls asleep with a soft sigh.
Jeremy was woken by a giant BOOM sound. His eyes snap open and he looks around to see that everyone is gone. āWhat the- Wh-ā BOOM another sound. āWhat is happening?ā He stands up unsteadily while grabbing his bag that still has the āBoyfā on the back of it, since he didn't bother removing it anymore, it was sharpie. He took a few steps before realizing that there was no sound in the school besides all of the Booming sounds he heard earlier. āDid I sleep all day??ā He scratches his head as he walks out of the classroom to the bright yellow hallway. It was obviously still day out but he's confused why there isn't anyone in the halls or the classroom, not even the couple that makes out under the stairs are there like they usually are. Was there a fire drill when I was asleep? Jeremy walks around a bit before reaching for his phone in his pocket before remembering that SQUIP broke his phone when he tried to call Michael during the pla-
āWait. MICHAEL!ā Jeremy begins running down the hallway towards the science rooms. His shoes squeak every now and then and he almost falls face first into the wall.
When he got to the room Michael was in he didn't see him. Even when he looked at the supplies closet that Michael tries stealing from.
he wasn't there. āSomething is wrong.ā Jeremy said with a shaky voice as he stood up straight, gripping his backpack with his hands, bracing for anything that happens. He walked out of the classroom and as he was about to walk into the gymnasium his head started to pound. āAGH!ā He grabs his head and drops to the ground with a THUD.
He opened his eyes and the room was spinning around him, the faint ringing of a bell is heard from the distance. His head finally stopped spinning and as he looked up he saw a figure walking up to him, his vision was blurry. He used his arms to pull himself up using the crack in the wall, he stumbled back down and ended up sliding down the wall. As the figure got closer, Jeremyās heart pounded harder in his chest.
āWh- wh.. Who are y-you..ā His vision finally came back to him and as he looked up his eyes widened. The figure walking over and making the noise- it was Squip.
āN-no..ā Heās supposed to be dead. He can't be alive. As Squip got up to him the lights began flashing blue. āJeremy.ā Squipās voice was distorted and his face had an angry look on it. One you would get from an angered alcoholic. āYou can't get rid of me that easily.ā Squip stomped his foot onto Jeremy's chest. The air from Jeremyās lungs was gone and he couldn't catch his breath. Moments before he thought he was going to pass out, he heard a faint voice. āJerjkwnā The voice isn't clear. It's too far. āHEL-ā Jeremy was cut off by Squipās hand covering his mouth. āNo one is here to help anymore, Jeremy.ā He snarls and grits his teeth. āI don't know why I even wanted to help you. You really are just a loser like everyone says.ā Squip smiles and the area around his body glitches. Jeremyās breath is uneven and the voice is getting louder. āJerem-ā Squip turned around and the hallways began to get brighter, like it was a flash bang. āJeremy!ā The voice was clear, Michael was calling him. āMMMH!ā Jeremyās muffled āMICHAELā echoed into the hallway.
The hallway lights were as bright as they possibly could be, blinding his eyes if he looked in their direction.
Jeremy was shaken awake. He gasps and looks around him. He noticed Michael in front of him. āA-Are you okay, Dude??ā Michael looked concerned and confused since Jeremy was extremely sweaty and was breathing weird āMā michael?ā He looked around, seeing everyone standing and talking to each other as the final bell was about to ring.
āWhat happened?ā āYou were sleeping and you looked scared so I woke you up after I got here!ā Michael fixes his glasses. āThat was a dream..ā Jeremy looks at the doorās window to see that the lights were normal and people were out there. He stands up and grabs his bag and his pencil that had fallen onto the ground. āWhat was a dream?ā Michael grabs a mountain dew out of his bag, and as Jeremy was standing up he had seen it. Jeremy gasps in fear for a moment before turning red. It had been so loud that the rest of the class had been staring at him. āIā Sorry!ā Jeremy apologizes quickly then he turns back to Michael. āJeremy whatā was that for?ā Micheal looked confused as he lets out a playful laugh āAre you still scared of the squ-ā jeremy covers Michaelās mouth quickly. āDont- not in class.ā He says quietly.
āI knew they were Gay!ā Jeremy and Michael turn over to the person who said that, of course it was Jenna. āJENNA NO!-ā Jeremy blurts out as he covers his mouth, Michael was red as well as Jeremy was.
āI'm totally tweeting this out.ā Even if they were āFriendsā now, Jenna obviously was still the same her.
āDamn it.ā Jeremy and Michael look back at each other.
āWanna get food at my place?ā Michael smiles playfully at him.
āI'm grounded, remember?-ā Jeremy laughs.
āAW MAN I FORGOT ABOUT THAT!ā
As the days pass, Jeremy continues to have hallucinations and dreams about SQUIP. Theyāre always the same, SQUIP calling Jeremy a loser and him threatening him for deactivating him. Jeremy went to ask Rich and the others if they had these things happen to them too but all of them say no.
Jeremy and Michael are walking in the hallway after 2nd period and Jeremy hasn't said a word to Michael.
āA-are you okay, Jer?ā Michael asks from behind Jeremy. Michael has been worried sick since Jeremy was hiding stuff again, and he was sure about it since he is less talkative than normal. āAre you avoiding me again?ā Michael stops walking and lifts his head down.
Jeremy stops as well and turns his head to Michael. āN-No! I wouldn't- i-ā Jeremy can't seem to get his words out of his mouth, hes . He tries again āI.. wouldnāt again.ā Jeremyās hand trembles slightly as he holds the strap of his backpack on his back
Michael stepped forward. Jeremy looks like he was hit by a baseball bat and ran over by a tractor at least a few times. āFine. I'm fine.ā Jeremy turns around. āAnswer me.ā Michael asks sadly the hallways get louder as more kids walk out of class from the bell ringing moments ago. āDo- you hate me?ā
Jeremyās world stops, the sounds of the world around him dim like a dying candle light. He looks at his hands and tears swell in his eyes. Jeremy barely acts like this, at least not for a while he hasnāt.
āNo. No.ā Jeremy turns to Michael, his eyes are all blurry from the tears trying to escape. Michael ās eyes widen as he realizes that Jeremy is not okay. He drops his bag and runs over to him, Jeremy was dizzy and barely stood up straight.
Jeremyās vision went black.
Michael catches him and tries waking him up. āJEREMY!ā He looks around āSOMEONE HELP!ā
Jeremy woke up in the nurseās office, He has an icepack on his forehead. He turns his head to look around and winces in pain as his head spins. As he sits up he overhears the nurse talking to Michael and Christine very faintly in the other room
. āHe looks incredibly exhausted. Has he been sleeping well?ā The nurse writes down notes. āI mean, I haven't seen him sleep since he had that nightmare the other week. And we hang out a lot so i would know..ā Michael speaks quietly. Christine looks at Michael and then goes back to the nurse, not saying a word just thinking. āHas he struggled with any drug uses before?ā Michael and Christine look at each other with worry, they both look down avoiding eye contact with her. āSo he has?ā The nurse writes it down on her blue notebook. āIs he dealing with withdraw-ā Michael cuts her off āHe hasn't done anything like that!ā He stands, Christine looks shocked and she flinches at his loud voice
āThe only thing he did was something that he regrets and never wants to do again!ā The door opens and Jeremy stumbles out slowly. āWhat-what happened?ā He puts a hand on his head as he walks to Michael. āMichael?ā Christine stands up and hugs Jeremy tightly, he lets out a little āOwā Since he did have a headache that seemed would never go away. Michael yells in excitement āYOUāRE NOT DEAD!ā
Michael hugs him as well and the nurse looks worried since Jeremy looked like he was in pain. He wasnāt. He was just glad heās okay and totally not dead.
āYou passed out from exhaustion, Jeremy. You need to be getting more sleep since humans can't stay up that long. It isn't healthy.ā The nurse closes her notebook and walks to her desk, grabbing a pill bottle and walking back. āYou need to take these every night to help you sleep.ā Jeremy cuts her off āNo! I'm okay, I promise.ā (MCR reference almost ;3?)
āYour father came and dropped these off for you.ā The nurse won't let him refuse. Jeremy mutters under his breath āI hope he was wearing pants..ā since his dad did wear them now but definitely forgets most of the time.
āIām serious.ā She said sternly. āYou will die if you donāt sleep for that long.ā She hands it to him and Christine chimes in "She's right, we don't want you dead. ā She smiles. Michael hugs Jeremy tightly, his arms wrap around his back. Jeremyās face turns red as he hugs back. āF-fine. I'll take them.ā He sighs before pulling away from Michael. He looks at the pill bottle in his hand and he grips it. The thought of having to sleep again because of the recurring hallucinations and nightmares makes his heart drop.
He doesn't understand why he has these problems when heās not even scared of Squip. Heās really not.
When he got home that night, his dad wasnāt home. Of course he was gone.
That means he has the house to himself for a while, He can actually have some time to review his electronic entertainments.
But in the meantime he just needs time to think. He walks into the kitchen to get some water for the pill he needs to take to help him sleep. He really doesnāt need any water since he has no gag reflex.
His nickname in middle school used to be Jeremy āNo gag reflexā Heere(Idea from that one fanart, credits to them!!). It really made no sense to him but it made others laugh so that's a good thing he guesses.
He hesitates to take the pill. The images of the SQUIP pill flooded his mind which made him drop the pill onto the ground in panic. His hand shook and he tried to pick it up but instead rushed to his phone. He dialed Michaelās number in desperation.
The phone picked up āSupā whats up Jeremy? Feeling any better?ā Michael says happily, he was obviously playing āApocalypse of the Damnedā since you could hear the gameās noises in the background. āMichael.. Can you come over?ā Jeremyās voice was quiet and soft. He sounded like heās crying. āWoah, dude. Are you okay?ā Michael pauses his game and rushes to put his shoes on, falling in the process.
Jeremy stayed silent while listening to the chaos happen on the other side of the phone. āIm coming over.ā Michael hangs up the phone and rushes out of his house. Even if Jeremy was grounded, anytime He needed Michael over he always went over without hesitation.
Minutes pass and Michael barges in without knocking and sees Jeremy on the kitchen floor in fetal position. He rushes over quickly, dropping down onto the ground in front of Jeremy. āJeremy, hey, hey! What's wrong?ā Michael pulls him into a hug.
āHow am I supposed to live like this?ā Jeremy looked up and his eyes were red and puffy. āWhat..? like how?ā Michaelās eyes soften. He hated seeing his best friend sad like this. Especially because he went through so much as Jeremy did. He lived being bullied for the things he liked, he lost so much as a young kid and even now heās lost a lot.
āSquip.ā Jeremy says with fear in his voice, he sounded so terrified of him. āHeās not here. Heās gone, I promise.ā Michael pulls him closer, letting him cry into his chest.
āI- kn-know that b-but i- i-ā Jeremy choked on his words. They wouldnāt come out of his mouth. āJeremy i-..ā Michaelās eyes turn to the spilled pill bottle on the counter. His eyes wide and he goes pale. āYo-you didnāt.. Jeremy you didnāt t-take all of those did you?!ā He carefully grabs Jeremyās face, his own tears start to fall down his face.
Jeremy shakes his head quickly since his words arenāt coming out. āThank g- J-Jeremy you canāt do that to me. I thought you were- you were going to-ā Michaelās voice breaks.
The only sounds heard are the sounds of their shaky breaths and the occasional sniffling. They held each other like it was the end of the world, like it was only them on the planet. After a while Jeremy spoke:
āIām sorry. I spilled them and didnāt pick them up.ā He wiped his eyes and stood up. He gathered all of the pills into his hand and he put them back into the bottle not caring if they were broken or if there were ones missing. He looks tired..
āLetās go to your room, Okay?ā Michael stands up and holds his arm comfortingly as he closes the bottle. āDamn it.ā Jeremy sighs. Michael puts the pill bottle down for Jeremy and he walks him into his room. As they get into the room Michael sits Jeremy down on his bean bag and he goes over to the TV to turn on something to play.
āWe can take our minds off of this, Okay?ā He sounds desperate, heās trying his best to make Jeremy happy. āFirst you need to take the medication.ā Jeremy turns his head with a look of fear. āN-No. Please, don't make me!ā Jeremyās tears start falling again and Michaelās heart breaks in his chest. āJer, i know you donāt want to but-ā Jeremy cuts Michael off and yells at him āYOU WONāT MAKE ME!ā He is breaking down and Michael doesnāt know what to do.
Heās never seen Jeremy this broken before and itās hurting him deeply.
āI- I promise itās just a normal pill. Itās okay. Squip canāt hurt you anymore!ā Michael grabs Jeremy by his collar and pulls him into a tight hug as Jeremy fights to break free.
Michaelās grip is tight enough that Jeremy wouldnāt be able to break free. Jeremy sobs into Michaelās chest as he protests and protests.
After a while Jeremy just hugged him back and stopped fighting.
Michael pulls back a bit to look at Jeremyās face, He wipes a stray tear from his face.
āAre you okay now..?ā Michael smiles softly and Jeremy nods, not saying a word. Michael stands up and offers a hand to help Jeremy up. āCan you stand?ā After a bit of hesitation, Jeremy grabs Michaelās hand with shaky hands and slowly stands up beside him.
āJer.ā Michael has a serious facial expression, He rarely has serious expressions. āIām here for you, okay? Iāll always be here.ā Michael needed Jeremy to know that heās not leaving again. āReady to take them?ā Michael squeezes Jeremyās hand comfortingly. As they went downstairs they both hear the door open, their heads swing towards the door and a look of panic goes over Jeremyās face. His dad is home and he isnāt supposed to have anyone over. āYo-you need to hide or something!ā Jeremy panics and pulls Michael into the bathroom.
āJeremy i-ā Before Michael could finish his sentence, Jeremy put a hand over his mouth and left the bathroom. Surely his dad didnāt hear Michael. Right?
As Jeremy went into the living room, Jeremyās dad was out there waiting for him.
āJeremy. Is Michael here? His mothers called.ā His voice sounded serious.
Jeremyās heart drops and he stutters out letters and not words.
āMichael.ā Jeremyās dad yells out. āCome out.ā Seconds later Michael walks out of the bathroom slowly. Jeremy looks panicked and Michael looks guilty. They were both going to get in trouble and they knew it, ever since Mr. Heere started to be a āBetter dadā He has been more strict with things lately which sucked for Jeremy since he wanted to do things but he canāt since he is grounded.
Mr. Heere looks at Michael. āPlease go in the other room for a moment, Michael.ā Michael leaves without saying a word but looks towards Jeremy who is trying to stop him from leaving. When he left, it was just Jeremy and his dad now.
āJeremy, what did I tell you?ā He sounds calm but is on the brink of yelling. āI- It was an emergency i-ā He gets cut off āWhat emergency? What could possibly happen to make Michael need to come over when you're not allowed to have anyone over.ā His voice raised slightly and he stood up straight. āI.. I canāt explain it right no-" āIām not listening to your excuses. I know he came over so you could both make out or do whatever you want with each other.ā Mr. Heere has a disappointed tone. āDAD NO! THATāS NOT WHAT-ā
āYouāre grounded until the end of the year.ā Mr. Heere crosses his arms. Jeremyās eyes began to water.
āD-Dad what!?ā Jeremy yells. Michael came out after he heard him yell and Mr. Heere turned to him. āYou need to leave, Michael.ā Mr heere gestures to the door. Michaelās eyes widened.
āYouāre not talking to Jeremy until next year, Understand?ā Michael gasps. āLEAVE HIM OUT OF THIS!ā Jeremy yells and walks in front of Michael, protecting him. āH- HE DIDNāT DO ANYTHING!ā Jeremy's voice breaks. Michael is his only source of comfort at this point and won't let him leave. Mr. Heere grabs Jeremy by the arm.
āJeremy. Iām doing this to be a better father! To show you that I can actually be a..ā He pauses. āA good dad.ā Mr. Heereās voice breaks but doesnāt loosen his grip. Jeremy suddenly begins to feel dizzy. Michael and Mr. Heere noticed that he was getting pale. Jeremy begins to lose balance.
āJere?ā Michael steps forward. āSon.ā Mr heereās voice shakes. Jeremy passes out.
The last thing he heard was the scream of Michael.
He didnāt take the pill.
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