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Noli and 7n7 sat by the cliff, laughing at nonsense and times where they exploited many games, although 007n7 seemed... Off. "Remember that one time where I hacked into the official Roblox account 7? Bet you could've done it too, but still, I was impressive huh?" Noli looked at 7n7 with a bright smile while playing with his star. 7n7 gave a smile back. But it was a sad smile. Noli only frowned at it and stopped playing with his star.
"You alright? I've noticed you've haven't been talking this whole time. Just a little here and there but not like how you normally do." Noli started to feel worried, hoping that 7n7 will talk this time instead of brushing him off. 7n7 is known for his harsh words, exploiting, hacking, and just being plain rude, but for Noli he is less rude than he normally is, still rude but less. "Noli, remember when I told you that you should have stolen that crown?" 7n7 said while pointing at Noli's head. Noli only felt confusion and nodded. "Yeah! That was the start of everything. You, me, and our progress in Roblox. Crazy how we never got caught or banned."
7n7 looked down, pondering on his memories with Noli. "You were brave." 7n7 said with a husky voice. To Noli, something is up. The infamous hacker, who never showed kindness or mercy to anyone, is calling Noli 'brave'. Noli moved away from 7n7 scared. "Alright, let me guess, they gave you a warning?" 7n7 only shook his head and then looked down smiling, which was weird for Noli.
"Noli, I met someone." Noli quickly snapped his glazed to 7n7, "Nice way to tell me that you've cheated me." 7n7 returned the glaze and shook his head violently. "No! Not that type of meeting." Noli raised his eyebrow. He was getting worried. This isn't like 7n7. "Noli, his name is CoolKid. I found him on my doorstep while it was raining. At first, I was going to close the door and send him off somewhere. But the way he looked at me, I couldn't shake it off." Noli looked down in silence. For the first time 7n7 couldn't read Noli, he was always so expressive. 7n7 had no choice but to keep talking or the silence will kill both of them.
"I've never raised a child before, so me being me, I took him to the pizzeria, you know the one where Elliot is? Yeah, that one. I let him run wild, exploit, hack, and troll everyone. Even let him create a group and let him do what he pleased. Spending that time with him made me care for him." Noli still remained silent, attentive but quiet. 7n7 only bit his tongue, knowing where this is going. He could only sigh. "I saw me in him when he did everything. That's when I realized, I didn't like me at all. I couldn't do it. I couldn't watch him be like me and have everyone hate him." 7n7 turned his body towards Noli with a serious look. Noli finally looked at him.
"Coolkid doesn't deserve to be hated like me. He doesn't deserve to be banned or warned because of me. I want to be a father. Not some fun uncle towards him, but to guide him into the right direction." They both looked at each other for a while. Noli's face started to get aggressive. "So what? Now you're going to quit?" 7n7 expected Noli's words and yet, he couldn't face them right. He could only nod instead of saying a 'yes' something that Noli would've wanted.
Noli looked intensely at him and only started to laugh. Little by little. "7 you're hilarious! I know you troll me all the time and I usually get it, but this time I was almost fooled! You've put a lot of effort to this, because you've changed your personality within weeks." Noli smirked. But that smirk, only faded when 7n7 remained silent, and when he looked at the ground, Noli wasn't being normal Noli anymore. "Oh? So, you're serious?"
"Noli this isn't me throwing you away, pushing you away, or telling you I found someone new. I want you to be with me and take care of Coolkid. But I won't force you." Noli stood up, he doesn't understand this. Why? Why did 7n7 have to change because of a... Kid? "You won't force me? Just like how you didn't force me to hack into multiple account and give you their robux? Just like how you coerced me into giving you almost every limited I had. Or maybe the time you FORCED me to take that crown? This is the one thing you won't force upon me." Noli's eyes turned mad with each word he said. 7n7 never saw this side to him and only remained bewildered.
7n7 never really realized the damage he put on Noli, he only thought Noli wanted all of this because he was so compliant. 7n7 was in deep thought, thinking about every single thing he did to Noli, and it all made sense. Noli always hesitated when it came to these things, the hacking, stealing, and exploiting. He was always against it at first, but 7n7 always manipulated him into doing it. Whether it was saying "You would do it if you love me." or "I'll just find someone who would." 7n7 said it all.
"Noli... I'm so sorry, I di-" Noli stopped him. "I've tried to get you to change, DON'T say I haven't. But I've gotten threatened for it, bullied for it, and even got hit for it. All of those times I could've gotten banned... I did it all for YOU! And you're telling me all it took for you to change was a... Kid?" Noli face softened but still firm. By this time his hands were clutching, enough to draw blood. He loves 7n7 so much, but not being the one to change him, did something to his mind.
"It's not like that and I'm deeply sorry. There aren't enough words to express how sorry I am. I don't want you to leave me Noli, but I've realized I can't-" Noli stopped him once again. "I love you. Goddamn it I LOVED YOU. Was I not enough? 7 TELL ME! Was I not enough for you to change? Be nice to? or maybe even tell me that you love me? You speak about this child kindlier than you do about me, and I've done so much for you." 7n7 only shut his eyes, the guilt is finally settling in, but the way Noli conveyed his words into love and betrayal hurt him more than anything else.
"I saw the news about the Work at a pizza place. Honestly, I didn't care because I didn't see your name, but I did saw the date. You've had this kid for a long time, didn't you? And you didn't even have the guts to tell me." Noli turned his back towards 7n7 and looked down. 7n7 finally stood up with Noli, reaching his hand out until Noli pushed him off. 7n7 wanted to hug him and comfort him, something he doesn't know how to do yet.
"Please, take care of him with me. You have a lot more empathy than me and better with kids." They had another brief moment of silence. The sunset was so beautiful that anyone arguing or angry would have stop in that moment and stared. But this wasn't the case for Noli, because the only thing beautiful to him was 7n7. "No. NO! I won't let you drag me into something again. I lost everything because of you, and I was okay with that. So now, you have to do the same for me. 7 you wouldn't choose that kid over me, would you?" To anyone, Noli seemed heartless, but in fact he was anything but that. He knew that the attention he wanted from 7n7 would change. It wouldn't be just the both of them anymore.
7n7 only sighed and got frustrated. "Noli, I won't choose between you two." He looked at him with a stern face and Noli returned it. "You've already had, haven't you 7? I bet you didn't even tell him about me. Ha." The air was getting cooler, but the tension in the air warmed them both. "I'm all he has."
"I'm all you have 7." Noli's voice switched between soft, rough, and pleading. "I was all you had..." 'How cruel' Noli thought, pushing him around all this time and thinking that 7n7 actually loved him. Yes, it's true that 7n7 made him do messed up things, but he always covered for him. When Noli needed something, 7n7 provided. When he wanted something, 7n7 gave. And when he looked at something, 7n7 observed and took it for him.
"I love you too. Please don't say I don't care or that I don't love you. Back then, I just wanted pleasure, fun, or just a laugh. It never gave me the long-lasting joy I wanted until I saw him. But Noli, when I'm with you I feel lighter and less like my old self. You did change me in a way." 7n7 knew that the change wasn't that much. But what could he do? He already broke this man's heart so many times. Breaking his heart once more would only make him his immature self.
While the waves below the cliff began to slow down, making any sound around them louder. You could hear a hint of sobs and tears from Noli. "Then choose me. If you're truly sorry, and I do make you feel like that. Choose me. Then we can be however you want us to be." 7's heart stopped once he heard his voice. The thought of choosing between your lover and child is unbearable. They both made him happy... But we really know who made him change.
"Noli! I can't leave him. I'm not going too." He didn't want to say anything further knowing how this is going to turn out. "Like it or not, I'm a father now. If you don't like that, you can leave." 7n7 was shook at his own words. Like a father protecting his family, it came out so naturally. Almost like he was a dad for over 6 years. Noli was just as surprised as him, but this only made his eye twitched, while his face turned red. Unnatural for our purple-skinned friend.
"No, I get it! He hacked into your account and is blackmailing you! I'll kill him. I'LL KILL THAT BAS-" A loud echo of a slapped raged across the seas and surrounded that cliff. 7n7 isn't new to slapping Noli, but this time is different. "Hah... So, you're still you huh? Only when it comes to other people and me. But you're dad of the year to that bitc-" 7n7 did it again, unwilling, but no one will speak about Coolkid like that. "Noli, you're out of line. I won't say this again, I'm not leaving him. Even... Even if it means leaving you."
His hand was tingling from slapping Noli twice. Noli's face felt like it was burning, but not like his heart. "No. NO! I don't care; I can speak any way I like! 7, you're stuck here. You'll never become a good father. You think just because you found a kid, you won't be like your normal self? You'll revert to your old ways when you're done with him 7, and you'll come back to me, crying and sobbing for me to take you back." There's no use talking to his old lover. 7n7 knew that Noli was content and would not accept this.
There's only one way to solve this problem. It was to either force him like he usually does or leave him for the first time. He sighed knowing what the right thing was to do. He walked past Noli and started his walk.
"7? Where are you going? 7! Stop!" Noli reached his hand out, but the love of his life only kept walking. "SEVEN! PLEASE! DON'T CHOOSE HIM OVER ME!" Noli started to sob uncontrollably. 7n7 never did a thing like this before. Just left him. No, this is impossible. He doesn't just leave. He forces, have his way, and does what he wanted. "SEVEN! SEVEN! OKAY YOU WON PLEASE SEVEN! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME! I HAVE NOTHING LEFT!" 7n7 heard the croaked voice behind him. If he turned back, he'll be just like his old self, manipulating Noli into something he doesn't want to do. "SAY SOMETHING! I'M SO SORRY SEVEN! NO! NO!" 7n7 wanted to cover his ears, not because he was annoyed, but because he knows what he is doing. He forced himself to listen to Noli's broken words, like a punishment he deserved.
Soon the sounds of pleading and begging faded out when 7 kept walking. When he got far enough, he sat and broke down. "You deserve better Noli... Not me, not someone who forces you. I should've told you I loved you. I should've never told you to do all of those things. I wish I would've changed when you begged me too."
"I promise that ill become a better person, for you and Coolkid."