Look At You Now (Ray x Reader)

More of a 'See You Later'

The trip to the bar that was meant to only last a few hours dragged on until the early hours of the next day. All of you were absolutely wasted and had been going from pub to pub, once you finally got home you couldn't even remember your name never mind the checklist in your bag full of very important tasks you had to carry out today, instead your head hit the pillow and you passed out.

Hours went by and you woke up with a jolt, like you just had the most terrifying dream ever

"GAH- oh fuck my head... what time is it?" you held your head in pain and looked over at your alarm to see a time you really wished had AM at the end

*3:30pm*

"FUCK." you screamed, you launched your covers to the other side of the room and ran into the living room to be greeted by a sleeping Mikey, a very guilty looking Gerard trying to fix a lamp you presume he broke while under the influence, Ray in the kitchen happily making a cup of coffee and frank... nowhere to be found.

"sorry to kick you all out like this but i've got a very VERY busy day ahead of me!" you blurted out while trying to put your coat on and shoes at the same time

"relax (Y/n), show us your checklist and we'll help you out with the stuff you gotta get done" Ray smiled. He took the cup of coffee he had been making and handed it to Gerard who will trying to hide the broken lamp like nothing happened.

"Ray that's awfully kind of you but half the stuff on this list you guys can't do" Ray cut you off and took the list from your hand.

"not to worry, we'll just do the half we can do!" he was persistent but it was all out of the goodness of his heart so you gave in and marked a couple things you needed him to do, such as; tidy apartment, empty fridge, pack clothes with exception of underwear etc and a couple other things that could be done in the comfort of your flat.

As you were leaving you felt a pair of hands grab your shoulders and pull you back into a hug. "woah!" you exclaim, falling back into whoever just pulled you.

"not leaving without saying goodbye are you?" it was frank. He was soaking wet with your good towel around his waist.

"well y'know frank" you peel away from him in between words "lots to do... things to buy... people to see" it was hard to talk to him since he was standing there half naked with only a towel saving your eyes from seeing a sight you really did not want to see but also because the water dripping off him was totally gonna mess up your good floors. "and uh, yeah no problem you can use my shower" you crossed your arms and raised an eyebrow at the smiling man.

"oh! yeah sorry (Y/n), i just felt super gross like i had to take one or i would like have a breakdown or something" god he most definitely has the mind and attitude of a teenage boy.

"it's alright i suppose... anyway i really gotta get going but thank you guys for offering to help out!" you quickly rushed off as you faintly heard the guys yell goodbye to you. This was insane, you met these guys like two nights ago and your putting your trust in them to fly to a whole new country and live off of whatever their new album might make... slay i guess??

Your mind was racing and the only thing in your mind was meeting up with Connor, you had loads of missed calls from him and a message telling you to meet him at a cafe not too far from your house. When you walked up to the building you saw Connor sitting with a man, the man was of Korean dissent, had blonde hair and a well taken care of appearance. You walked up to them and Connor shot up from his seat wrapping you in his arms almost squeezing the life out you.

"you motherfucker wanna explain why you haven't been answering my calls?!" he said into your shoulder not letting you go from the hug, while hugging him back you felt a lump in your throat, this could be the last time in a while you get to hold your best friend.

"...killer hangover" you mumbled, he simply laughed and pulled away from the hug and then directed his attention to the other man with him.

"so... i know you're leaving but... i felt it was better to let you meet him now rather than never" Connor started to say before the man cut him off.

"i'm Felix, Connors boyfriend" he spoke in a thick Australian accent which caught you by surprise but you shook his hand nevertheless. Him and Connor stood hand in hand and for the first time in a while Connor looked truly happy.

"nice to meet you Felix... i hope you're taking care of him" you joked, Connor nudged your shoulder while Felix let out a chuckle.

"yeah of course, he'd loose his head if i wasn't here to screw it back on for him" Felix seemed like the type of guy you had always hoped Connor would bring home one day and finally now that it's happening you aren't even going to be around to poke fun at them or sometimes third wheel on their dates.

You all sat down at a table at the cafe and ordered a coffee and a little treat to go along with it. Connor started telling you the story of how him and Felix met and how it was the most 'romantic' night of his life. They both literally met at a slipknot concert and the whole reason they started talking to each other was because Felix had spat his drink out into the air and it landed all over Connor, Of course you can't just spit on someone and not tell them your name so they started talking while trying to avoid being pulled into the mosh pit. Then when the concert had finished they exchanged phone numbers and eventually got together. Yeah... super romantic.

You all talked for what seemed like hours until Felix mentioned the one thing you and Connor had been avoiding.

"so, when are you flying out to America (Y/n)?" he was being genuinely nice and just trying to keep the conversation flowing but by the look in yours and Connors face he realised his mistake. "oh sorry, is that a soft spot right now? my bad guys" he apologised and patted Connors back trying to be reassuring. "how about i go get us all a cake pop and you guys can... talk" he gave you a small smile then kissed Connors cheek and headed off into the cafe.

"we've been best friends for so many years... it's gonna be weird not seeing you everyday" Connor started, you really were an emotional wreck but you held it together, at least for a little while. "who am i gonna chat shit about Lena and Finn to?" he cracked a smile trying to make you laugh but the only thing you could do to try and avoid crying was to keep your head down and bite the inside of your cheek. "i'm gonna miss you for sure but... you'll be back... it's not a goodbye, it's more of a see you later"

you looked up at him, tears now streaming down your face, he gave you a sad smile and placed his hand on yours. Not many words were said after that, it was more of a comfortable silence while waiting for Felix to come back, occasionally you would repeat 'this is my dream Connor, it's really happening' and Connor responding with 'it really is'

Once Felix returned and you wiped your tears away you finished your coffee and said farewell to the men. Obviously you and Connor were going to stay in contact, it was just knowing you weren't going to see him everyday anymore, that was the hardest pill to swallow.