Driving alone with you - Xiaoven story

Driving alone with you

10.53pm
Read the small clock on the dashboard of Xiaos car.

They had been sitting in the car for what felt like days but had been only a couple hours-
-5 or so.

A sigh came from the eldest, who sat in the passenger seat, slouched. He was tired, and didn't want to go to sleep just yet. He'd rather stay awake and talk with Xiao than fall asleep, leaving Xiao alone. He rubbed his eyes using his palms, like a child attempting to get their hair out of their eyes, desperately trying to keep himself awake. He turned his head to meet the outside.

Open.
Flat.
Empty.
Desert.
That stretched on
For miles
And miles.
It seemed
Rather scary
And made Venti feel
Quite small.

He slumped back into his seat, grasping his teal-dyed pigtails that were tied neatly and framed his face perfectly, tugging them anxiously. Xiao glanced over at Venti.

A worried boy sat next to him.
He seemed rather uncomfortable.
And Xiao had
An idea.

...

Music began to play from the radio, snapping Venti back into reality. He turned to look at Xiao, who was smiling slightly. Venti smile wide and spoke.

"May I?"

"You may"

Venti began to sing, swinging his arms around in time with the music, making Xiao laugh as they drove. The two duetted to cringy songs and made the other laugh.

This was the happiest the two had ever felt. They smiled widely at eachother. And after they had laughed so hard their stomachs were sore, they had became quiet again.
Driving slowly through this open desert, Venti looked outside again.

The once
Empty.
Open.
Flat.
Scary.
Desert.
     Was now filled with stars
            That lit up the sky
               Like beads sewn onto a shirt
                 Or fine pieces of glitter upon a greetings card
                     Or the soft feeling of a hand in yours.

Looking down, Venti saw a hand, larger than his, atop his. He flipped his hand, and their fingers intertwined, Venti playing with Xiaos rings along his fingers, and stroking small circles on his knuckles, and Xiao playing with Ventis bracelets, and drawing small heart shapes on the palm of his hand.

Now
Driving alone
Through the large open desert
With a sky full of stars
Was Xiao and Venti
Sitting side by side
Sitting Hand in hand
Venti humming
A light tune
Head upon Xiao's shoulder
As Xiao drove slowly
Through the night
Listening to Ventis tune
As Venti drifted off to sleep
As he had never felt
So relaxed
In another persons presences
In his whole life
Than he had
When sitting here
At 11pm
Hand in hand
With Xiao.

And it was Perfect.

Word count: 538

AN: TYSM FOR READING MY SECOND BOOK LIKE THIS, 'DRIVING ALONE WITH YOU'! I'm sorry this was short but I'm actually really proud of it! I hope yous like this cause I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Leave your headcanoned song ideas for what Venti could've been listening to and, who knows, maybe I'll make them into a Spotify playlist 👀
Also
Tysm for the support on 'Stars' also! It means the absolute WORLD to me!
For now though, tysm for reading to the end, and I hope you enjoyed, seeya!