Him & I||A. Gallagher

21|Oh Ms Believer

"We get colder, as we grow older..."

Y/n's Pov:

After months of convincing myself, I saved up money from my job and bought a keyboard from an antique store, I figured maybe it could give Aidan something to try, he said he couldn't play piano but he was the type to learn quickly and on his own.

He'd figure it out, I hope, I watched as he struggled to hook the chord to the back of the keyboard, "Need any help?" I offered.

He nodded his head, "No, I got it. I know what I'm doing-" he said looking at the back again, clearly confused. I laughed to myself as I watched, "You said that 20 minutes ago Aidan.." I mumbled, he sighed being frustrated.

"Can you do it?" He asked embarrassed, I went over to him and he handed me the chord, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about, you taught me how to cook for God's sake and I'm 17-" I said finding the outlet for the chord of the keyboard.

I plugged it in, "I think that's it?" And following with my words, Aidan pressed a key and it played a note.

He smiled looking at me, "Yup, you got it." I saw him take something out of one his drawers from the nightstand and came back over, pressing a couple different keys looking slightly up at the paper he had set on the stand of the keyboard. I looked over and saw that it was my paper I had told him about.

The one I stayed up doing, i had honestly forgotten where I put that, but it explains it now. "Yes.." he whispered to himself, I assumed that he had found the keys he was looking for.

I sat on the edge of the bed and watched him playing a small melody, I didn't know what it was though. But watching him mess around was always cute, it was something I enjoyed and loved about him.

"December 13th, 2020" Aidan said looking up at me from the keyboard, I didn't know what he was talking about, why such a specific date? I looked back at him, and he could tell that I was confused.

"That's the day we first met.." he smiled walking over to me, I smiled as well, but I knew that it was the kind a child would do if they got an award or something. "And to celebrate, I want to take you somewhere, please?" He insisted, but when it came to Aidan, I knew that I was already going to say yes.

I nodded and stood up, I went into the living room and grabbed my jacket. It was weird, because lately it's been colder then usual outside.

I heard Aidan coming out and into the same room as me, ready to go. "Where are we going?" I asked fixing my sleeves. "Somewhere, you'll see-" he said kissing my forehead and going to the door, I followed him.

And once we knew that we were ready we both walked out with me locking the door and Aidan going to the car.

I got in next to him, and put on my seatbelt, "Pleaseee give me a hint!" I whined, he laughed when he started the car. "Nope, you can wait." I squinted at him for a second, "For how long?"

But he ignored me, and so on, until we got to wherever we were going to.

A couples hours later we stopped, I saw that Aidan was looking at me, smiling. "We're here-" he said starting to get out, once I did too I heard waves in a close distance.

"You took us to the beach in the beginning of spring?" I questioned, "Mhm, same one too-" he said starting to walk, I smiled and followed him, "I never thought you would drive here again, on your own at least-" I said laughing a little.

When we got to the sand he sat down, looking at the water. I sat next to him, but instead I laid down and looked at the clouds, he glanced over at me, probably wondering why I was laying down, but surprisingly he laid down next to me.

He slowly made his way closer to me on the ground, our bodies barely an inch apart. I felt my hand being touched, and the only thing it could be was him, I held his hand into mine, feeling that his hands were somehow warm.

"I wonder what it would be like to live here, hearing the water everyday, seeing the sun set and rise." Aidan said quietly.

I did wonder, it would be beautiful to live here, and peaceful. Nothing to worry about, just the waves of water and maybe crabs. His hand let go of mine and sat up, he gestured me to come over.

So I sat up and felt him pull me over onto his lap holding me by my waist, I smiled and relaxed, he put his head on top of mine humming.

We never left until high tide came around, but it wasn't until 3 in the morning that it came, but even then, we still remained in our spot looking out into the distance.

Yet, staring into the distance, made me thinking what we would being doing if I never came back with him, or left, alive? Dead? Lost? It was something I could finally forget because I knew, and he knew, that niether of us were leaving each other anytime soon.

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"Now, the night, is coming to an end... The sun, will rise, and we will try again... Stay alive, stay alive for me. You will die, but now your life is free, take pride in what is sure, to die."
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"I, will fear, the night again... I hope, I'm not, my only friend... Stay alive, stay alive for me. You will die, but now your life is free, take pride in what is sure, to die..."

-Twenty One Pilots