November 27th, 7:00pm, Bates Household

"Micah, look." Mykailla giggled, turning to her brother, and showing him her phone.

Micah glanced at her phone, looked away, then back again. His brows furrowed, and he grabbed the phone. "What the Hell are Chris and Ryan doing?"

"Fighting over the dark meat, apparently." Mykailla chuckled. "That's what Ricky told me."

"... They look like they might be tryna--"

"Micah, if you are about to make an inappropriate comment; don't." Mykailla gave Micah a look.

"I wasn't gonna--!"

"You were."

"..." Micah stuck his tongue out at his sister.

Mykailla giggled, and shoved at him gently. "Just finish your paperwork."

"Then stop distracting me." Micah shoved her back gently, smiling, though not looking at her.

"I do what I want~" Mykailla sing-songed. "Anyway, so I have a question."

"Ask away."

".. How should I start talking to Chris again?"

Micah looked up, then at Mykailla. "What?"

"Like, where do I start?... 'Hey, I forgive you for being an ass' will probably get us nowhere."

"Uhhh.. Maybe just ask how things are?" Micah scratched his head with the back of his pencil, shrugging a shoulder. "I don't know."

".. Maybe I should start with a joke."

Micah rolled his eyes subtly. "No, you shou--"

"I'mma start with a joke." Mykailla nodded, then stood up quickly. "Thanks, Micah~" She leaned down and kissed his forehead quickly, then went up to her room. "If you need me, I'll be in my room, and on the phone!"

"Whatever." Micah waved a dismissive hand, then went back to his paperwork.

~

Mykailla: I'm gonna call Chris is he busy?

Ricky: He just got out of the shower. Please tell me you're forgiving him??

Mykailla: no, I'm just calling him to harass him, and make him feel worse :p

Ricky: I was just asking, chill with the sarcasm, woman.

Mykailla: U can't make me.

Ricky: ...

Mykailla giggled.

Mykailla: **You can't make me ;3

Ricky: Thank you, you loser. Anyway, I'll let you go, so you can call Chris

Mykailla: Mkay. Love you.

Ricky: <3 Love you, too.

Mykailla closed out of her messages, then opened up her contact list.

She clicked on Chris' contact, which she had so fondly renamed 'Jackass'.

".. I should probably change that." Mykailla murmured to herself. She then shrugged, and clicked call. That annoying dial tone noise started, but only lasted a second.

"Hello?"

"Geez, let it ring a minute, Chris." Mykailla teased.

"Sorry, I," Chris sighed quietly. "You're talking to me again, and I saw your ID, and I freaked a little. Mykailla, I am so sorry. I missed you so much."

"Chris,"

"No, I just-- I really shouldn't have done that, and I'm sorry, and I am so glad you finally called me.. Mykailla, I was so worried when Rick told me that you had called him crying. Are you okay?.. I'm not used to not talking to you for months at a time, and I kinda had an immature tantrum the first week you left." He sighed. "I just--"

"Shut up." Mykailla cut him off, covering her eyes, and leaning against the wall by her window. "Just shut up. I don't want to hear anymore of your apologies. You should be sorry, but you shouldn't be grovelling, and losing your shit."

"... I know. I just want you to be my friend again." He said simply, albeit quietly.

That right there.

Don't get emotional, don't get emotional.

"We.. Weren't ever not friends." Mykailla said quietly. "We just weren't best friends, for awhile. We had a.. A rough patch."

Chris scoffed quietly. "'A rough patch'. That's one way to put it."

"That's a nice way to put it, alright?" Mykailla snapped playfully.

"Alright, alright." Chris chuckled quietly.

Mykailla smiled. "... Sooooo.."

"Soooo.. Er.. How's Micah?"

"He's good."

"Good.."

"Mhm."

There was a good minute of silence, before Chris spoke again. "Fuck, this is awkward."

"I blame you."

"Why me?" Chris asked in mock offense.

"Because if it hadn't be for you, I would still be there, and we'd still be bestest best friends." Mykailla informed him with a nod. "And--"

"Okay, okay, yeah, I get it. I messed up. Quit reminding me."

Mykailla chuckled quietly. "Sorry."

"Yeah, whatever." He sighed dramatically.

".. Hey, Chris?"

"Hm?"

"Happy late birthday."

That made Chris smile.

"Thank you, Mykes-- I can call you Mykes again, right?"

"Yes." Mykailla chuckled quietly.

"Just wanted to check." Chris chuckled quietly as well. "Didn't want you mad at me again."

"Nice planning ahead." Mykailla scoffed jokingly. Chris just chuckled. "Hey, though, I've gotta go."

"Okay.. I miss you."

"I miss you, too, you douche."

Chris grimaced. "Gotta love the nicknames."

Mykailla laughed quietly. "I love you, dude."

"Love you, too. Bye."

"Bye."

They both hung up, and Mykailla pulled the phone from her ear, and looked down at the screen. For a brief moment, she saw Chris' contact picture.

It was an old picture of him, herself, and Micah. She smiled, remembering. They were at some zoo, that Mykailla couldn't remember the name or place of. Chris wouldn't take that stupid fanny pack off.

"He's such an idiot." She chuckled to herself quietly, walking over to her bed, and sprawling across it.

~

On the bus

"Chris, that was the most awkward phone call I think I've heard in a very long time." Ricky said, leaning against the door frame of the bunk hall.

"Shut up." Chris scowled, slipping his phone into his pocket.

"You're so good with words, though!" Ricky snickered. "And then you talk to your closest friend, whom you haven't spoken to in months, and you freeze up like sixth grader doing a presentation in front of the class." He scoffed in amusement. "Man, how the mighty have fallen."

"Shut up, fuckface."

Ricky gasped in mock offense, placing a hand over his heart. "Chris! My heart! I am wounded!"

"You're such a loser." Chris rolled his eyes subtly, and flicked Ricky's forehead. The latter made an odd noise in surprise, before scowling and rubbing his forehead.

"Ow."

"Deal with it."

"I know where you sleep, Cerulli."

"Likewise."

"Bleh."

"You're such a child."

"I am younger than you. What's your excuse?"

~

A/N DUDES SO RICKY HAS A CANDLE COMPANY. Scentiques Candle Co. 

That dude is such an overachiever. (But we love him anyway cx) Go buy theeemmmm. They smell great xx