"I don't want to lose you, okay?" // "You're not alone, you know." // "Come on, dance with me." (ADAM HAHAHA)
"I donât want to lose you, okay?"
Nikolasâs physique was terse as his friend spun him around to the point where he felt ice blossoming underneath his palms. He raised his gaze to look into Adamâs eyesâthey had this mesmerizing hold on him; they were so warm and caring and he couldnât bring himself to yell at Adam. His muscles slacked. Despite the argument, Adam somehow had the capacity to cast his pride aside and tell him that?"I donât want to lose you either," he said mechanically, the words feeling foreign in his mouth.He tried again. âI donât want to lose you,â he said quietly, his volume dropping. Slowly, he pulled his best friendâthe person who had stood by his side ever since he was a child, and the only one to stay there until nowâinto an embrace, his arms tightening around Adam. He didnât want to ever let him go.
"Youâre not alone, you know."
"But it sure as hell feels like it.âNikâs hands shook as he took his best friendâs hand, his fingers tracing along the charred skin. His hands were already cooling down to a normal temperature, but he still managed to burn Adamâs hand because of his fluctuation in magic."Iâm sorry, Adam," he breathed, his hands cooling ever-so-slightly to soothe his pain. "Iâm so sorry.âNik didnât have a hold over his powers. He wanted to be able to command his power, not let his power have control over him. He felt so weak. He felt so aloneâthere was no one to help him control it.Except ⌠Adam had always been with him through the thick and thin. Because in the end, it was always him.
"Come on, dance with me."
Nik shot Adam a lazy smile as he stood up. His eyebrow quirked upwards; head tilting, catlike. âWhy didnât I know you could dance?âAh âŚÂ screw it. He placed his hands on his friendâs waist, a smirk gracing his lips as he did. They danced along to the floating music, his eyes locked on his partner. âIâm sorry this is so second-rate,â he quipped, the same grin caressing his lips. âIâm sure you wanted to find a dateâa girl, or somethingâbut I suppose,â Nik said, âI will have to suffice.âIt was lucky he wouldnât receive hell from his girl. After all, it was only Adam, right? Nothing would hurt from a simple dance with him. It wasnât like Adam would fall in love with him. Even despite his charms.
