Not a secret anymore •Marco Reus / Lionel Messi•

Chapter 27

Saturday
Marco's POV

Looking around Marcel's flat, I shook my head. "Where are you staring?" he asked and I looked at him. It's empty though there's me, Marcel and Robin. Annie misses. "Nowhere." I answered and he sighed. "None of us wants her to leave." Robin said and I looked at him. "She's leaving because of me." I said and he chuckled sadly. "What a smartie you are." he said and I rolled my eyes. "If there's a way I could make her stay, believe me I'd do it." I said and he nodded. "There is a way." Robin said and Marcel shook his head. "It's not worth it." Marcel said and I looked back at Robin. "If you tell her that you love her, there's a big chance of her staying." Robin said and I stood up. "How the hell am I suppose to know if I love her?" I exclaimed. "You are making me think about it. If I love her. So I really do not know if I love her!" I yelled and he furrowed his eyebrows. "Wait. Y-you are thinking about it?" Marcel asked and I shrugged. "About 2 weeks ago, you weren't able to think about it." he added. I furrowed my eyebrows at them. What are they saying?! "Now, you can think about it and you can even say it all loud." Robin said and Marcel smiled. "Maybe you love her." Marcel said and I sighed. "Let's not talk about it." I said and sat down.

Maybe I love her. Something as simple as her smile can make me smile too. It can make my heart melt. Her beautiful eyes in which I'm able to read. She is beautiful. But does it mean that I love her?

Ana's POV

"Listen Annie, think about it." mom said and I rolled my eyes. "It's May mom. I'll be back in Germany at the end of June." I said and she pouted. "I'll think about it later." I said and she rolled her eyes. "I really don't know what makes you go to Barcelona." she muttered and padded away. I hate when she's angry with me. And now, she clearly is angry. "Mom." I called and walked to the kitchen. "Mommy. I'll be back soon." I said and she turned around. "I just don't understand why you're running away from us." she said tears visible in his eyes. "It's not you who I'm running away from." I mumbled and she furrowed her eybrows. "Pardon?" she asked to make me repeat it. "I love you. And dad. And Dortmund. But I wanna be abroad for a while." I said and she nodded. "I know. You're young and have nothing what keeps you here." she said and I smiled sadly. You don't even know how happy I'd be to have somebody who keeps me here. Such as Marco.

.....

I opened the door and rubbed my eyes. "Robin?" I asked and he chuckled looking at his watch for a while. "You were sleeping at 8 pm?" he asked and I rolled my eyes. "I was watching a boring TV show." I said and allowed him to step in. "How do you feel?" he asked sitting on the sofa and I sighed. "I'm fed up with these questions about how I feel." I mumbled and he rolled his eyes. "Fine. I am fine." I said and he nodded nervously biting his lip. "Okay, something is going on. What is it?" I asked and he giggled even more nervously. "Robin." I said sternly and he looked down on his feet. "What if Marco loves you?" he asked looking up at me. Nothing is going to make me cry. Nothing. "He doesn't so I think answering this question isn't needed." I said and he shook his head. "If he says that he loves you, would you stay?" he asked and I gulped. "Would you?" he repeated his question after a minute of silence. "Ana. Would you?" he asked and I shrugged. "I've left just because I have nothing what keeps me here. And because I don't wanna be in any more pain." I replied quietly. "That wasn't the question. It sounded like 'would you still leave if he says that he loves you'?" he asked and I sighed. "Probably not." I muttered and he nodded. "Do you still love Marco that much?" he asked. Maybe even more. "I don't know. The feeling might fade away in some time." I said looking down on my lap.

Sunday

"I'm gonna miss you." mom said hugging me. "I'll miss you too. But remember, only 2 months." I said pulling away from her grip. I looked at the check-in, but mom patted my shouler lightly. "Not yet." she said and I furrowed my eyebrows. "Why not?" I asked and she pointed behind me causing me to turn around. Marcel, Robin and Marco. "What are they doing here?" I asked and mom giggled. "They called me to surprise you here." she said happily not even knowing how big pain she's causing. "Hey Annie!" Marcel said hugging me. "Hi." Robin said and pulled me into a hug too. "Hi." Marco mumbled and made a gesture of hugging me, but I took a step back. Robin cleared his throat and looked at mom. "Nina, would you mind giving me a second?" he asked leading mom further from us. "I...I'll go." Marcel said and followed them.

Looking at Marco, I gulped hardly. "Why are you here?" I asked bitterly. "I've wanted to say bye and another thing." he said and I furrowed my eyebrows. "What do you mean Reus?" I asked. He bit his lip realizing that I've just called him by his surname. "Annie, I...I think I could love you, but I just didn't realize it. Til now." he said and my heart stopped beating. He loves me? He took my hand in his and I sniffled. This is a stupidity. It can't be real. Robin probably told him that I had said that I'd stay if he loves me. This is not real. Shifting and pulling my hand away from him, I shook my head. "You're lying." I mumbled and his face got surprised. "N-no." he said shakily and I smiled sadly. I turned around hugging mom, Robin and Marcel one last time before taking the suitcase of mine. "I don't believe you. Robin must have told you, that's why you said it." I muttered to Marco before walking away quickly leaving everybody who I care about behind my back.

Marco's POV

"Marco." Robin said and put his hand on my shoulder while I kept staring at Ana. Why has she done this to me now? "She doesn't love me anymore." I mumbled and faced him. "That's nonsense." he said and I furrowed my eyebrows. "She said that you had told me. Told me what?" I asked and he bit his lip lightly. "She said that what you had told me made me say that I probably love her." I repeated and he nodded. "We had a talk yesterday." Robin said and I only nodded to make him continue. "I asked her if she'd stay if you love her. After asking her million times, she said that she'd stay." he said and I gulped. I turned around, but couldn't see her anymore. "She thinks that you were lying, doesn't she?" he mumbled and I nodded. "I wasn't." I said and walked away pushing the tears behind. I've lost her. Again. Bad timing. This was a freaking bad timing.

×Ana left! What do you think? Will she come back or not?
×Thank you so so much for the comments you left on the previous chapter. And also for voting! :-)
×Okay, some of you might hate me right now, but the Lewandowski fanfic will have to wait because of Bürki story. I'm sorry if I disappointed you, but believe me, the story with Roman will be great! :-) The first chapter might be up either tonight, or tomorrow. :-) Are you looking forward it?