Tylers POV: 

What is it? am I too nice? Does Dakota think Im just another douchy guy? What is it!? I'm going to figure it out on my own I have to. I feel terrible for not talking to her all these years, I can't use the I was busy excuse. Busy with what I don't have a job, I have relapsed a total of 6 times in the past two years. Oh my god what if I'm saying something that offends her and I'm saying it as if it was nothing, I feel bad but I don't even know her favorite..ANYTHING! I am probably the worst person to exist, she's never going to like me. I need to do something about this. I need to find out more about her, I feel like it would be weird to go to her in person, what if I text her. No that's stupid, I'll go up to her. Why the hell am I nervous to talk to her I'm a grown man, I got this! 

It has been ten minutes what the heck is going on, I haven't heard a sound come from Tyler. I'm just going to brush this erie feeling off and take a nap. Before I could do anything I heard steps coming torwards my room, It couldn't be anyone else but Tyler and it was. He came into my room with a bright grin and there was this glow in his eyes. It was silent for a few minutes, until he started asking questions that were personal. He kept asking questions for 5 minutes some of them were really awkward. "What are your pronouns?" he asked looking me in the eyes, I froze. I hesitated to tell him because I don't know if he was okay with that kind of topic. "do you go by any, do you not know?" he added, I was still frozen I didn't know what to do. What would I even say. " It's cool if you don't go by any but I really need to know so that I can use the right pronouns to refer to you." he mumbled it was almost nothing. But I'm still trying to form sounds to say them. they/them why is it so difficult to say. "t-they/t-t-them" I finally said it oh my god what a great relief. "That's cool, is there any specific name that you go by?" he looked happy that I finally answered in words other than nods and shrugs. I'm pretty proud of myself too, but I was really tired and wanted nothing but rest. Then again I can't get what I want without something getting in my way of course. What exactly was that on problem, well It was a loud bang outside. Before I could answer Tyler, I went out and there was nothing but trees and the sky. There was no sign of any destruction or wreck, I went around the house the peace that was once here had completely fallen and clouds of smoke and ash were rolling  and covering the sky. "What. The. Heck." I told myself, Tyler came outside he kept yelling my name. I couldn't respond or move I was frozen. Could Tyler even see or hear what I can? "Dakota get back in the house!" he yelled but It sounded like a whisper so close. What happened next was a blur, I think I had fainted or something. But I could still hear everything, It was like my world was slowly disapearing. "Tyler..Help me." I mumbled everything hurt I couldn't move without feeling like I was being stabbed repeatedly. There was voices surrounding me, some were young female and there was deep male voices everything they said sounded distorted and overlapped almost as if they were to be talking at the same time. I couldn't hear Tyler, I was scared I couldn't open my eyes and I was pretty sure I was not outside. "Dakota, I don't know if you can hear me but you are at the hospital." That came from one of the male voices I couldn't tell if it was Tyler. "ARE THEY GOING TO BE OKAY, FOR THE LAST DAMN TIME I NEED ANSWERS NOW!" It came from a male voice, I knew it was Tyler's voice. I opened my eyes everything was blurry I couldn't move I was so confused. "Dakota, you're awake!" Tyler said from across the room. There wasn't anyone else in the room except for the nurse and Tyler. "Dakota, how are you feeling?" the nurse asked me, I couldn't say anything even if I tried. "can you step out for a little bit, I'm just going to ask her a few questions." the nurse told Tyler. "No, not until I know that they are okay. Til then I am not going anywhere." he replied with a serious tone. I looked at both of them trying to move my hand. "sir I am politely asking you to 

step out." the nurse said with more strictness in her tone, you could tell she was really annoyed with Tyler. "Dakota, how do you know this man?" she asked me with a smile It was such a fake smile. I didn't say anything I was stuck no matter what I did nothing came out. "I'm their cousin" Tyler said. "I was asking her.." Tyler Interupted her "Dakota is non-binary which if you are stupid it means that they go by They/them pronouns" He sounded really mad. Tyler was escorted by security and the nurse checked my vitals, I was discharged and went home. There wasn't anything wrong with me but everything still hurt. "I'm sorry for the nurse, I should have said something sooner. It's my fault." he said while driving, what did he have to be sorry for he didn't do anything. "It's f-fine" I said, what could he be sorry for.