Outcast (adopted by YUNGBLUD book 1)

Can you call me that again?

Dom's POV

The whole night, I couldn't stop replaying that short moment in my head.

"Love you too Dad."

It makes me smile every time.

Right now, we're driving to Salt Lake City, Utah. I am gonna have two shows today, one in a few hours from now and another later in the evening.

The insomnia caused by my adhd, has basically taken over my brain and I just can't go to sleep meanwhile, Mars could sleep through an earthquake.

I haven't heard them mumble anything the whole night so maybe they only do it sometimes.

Like I said earlier, my insomnia is caused by my adhd so if I get bored, this whole bus is going to have to deal with a very hyperactive me.

Mars' POV

"Mars! Mars, wake up! I need entertainment!!"

Someone was shaking me and saying that over and over again. I slowly started to wake up as they kicked the mattress.

"Hmmm?" I mumbled.

"Mars, can you call me that name again, it made me feel so happy!" Dom said way too energetically.

"What name?" What the hell is he talking about?

"That thing you called me right when you fell asleep," he says.

"Wha- I don't remember calling you anything," I muttered as I tried to remember what I said to him.

"Love you too Dad."

Oh...that.

I wasn't even fully conscious when I said it.

"Pleeeaase!?" Dom started bouncing his legs up and down from where he was sat criss crossed in front of me.

"What, you mean Dad?"

He hummed happily.

"Okay... I did, so you can go back to sleep now," I mumbled tiredly.

"But I can't sleep, I'm too happy!!" It's really cute whenever Dom's adhd takes over but I am super tired and I don't have the energy for it right now.

"Dominic, please go to sleep, I'm really, really tired."

"But you called me Dad and that made me feel so bubbly inside," he mumbled so softly, it was like I could break his heart just by touching him.

"But when you said it just now, I didn't feel that way so I guess you don't mean it," he added before stepping out of the bunk and walking away.

"Wait- Dom, I was barely conscious when I said that," I said as I followed him. He slumped down on one of the couches and looked down at his hands.

"Dom, I'm sorry, I didn't think it meant that much to you."

I have never seen him so sad before and it's making me feel really, really bad.

He wasn't crying or anything but he looked so heartbroken.

"I'm so stupid," he mumbled, barely above a whisper.

"What are you talking about, you're not stupid."

"Yeah I am. I've been acting like a parent to you and when you called me that I felt so warm inside but I realize now that you don't think of me like that."

I looked at him in disbelief. He really doesn't get it.

"Dom, I didn't purposefully say it but I did mean it. Don't ever talk about yourself like that, you know it's not true."

"You meant it when you said it?" He asked me as if my answer would determine the rest of his life.

"Of course I did. You more of a father-figure to me than my real one ever was. It's just going to take me a while to get used to calling you that."

He smiled so big as he jumped off the couch and gave me a giant hug.

"I'm sorry for trying to force it out of you, I don't know what I was thinking," he said.

"It's alright and I'm sorry for being a jerk about it."

He chuckled "it's alright love."

"I don't think we're gonna be able to fall sleep again tonight," I said when I looked at the clock which read 4:57.

"I wasn't asleep to begin with," he told me.

"You were awake the whole time!?"

"Yeah, insomnia's a bitch," he sighed.

"What do you wanna do now then?" I asked as we pulled away.

"Can we annoy the Parx boys?!" He asked excitedly.

"Why not Tom and Adam, they're right here?"

"Cause they need rest and we'd do it to Kells but his bus is too far away."

"Oh ok, but isn't the bus still moving?" The bus came to a halt right after I said that.

"Not anymore!" He grabbed my hand and we walked off the bus and then stopped when we came to the Waterparks bus.

Dom quietly walked up the steps and pulled the door handle down. It's unlocked!

He opened the door as quietly as possible and we both stepped inside and tiptoed to the back of the bus where the bunks were.

Dom randomly pulled an air horn out of his pocket and I whispered "where the fuck do you get those?"

He shrugged and then counted down from three with his fingers and then pressed the button.

All three of the boys shot up from their slumber and then groaned in pain from their heads hitting the roof of their bunks.

Me and Dom were bawling on the ground and I heard Geoff yell "WHAT THE FUCK!!?"

We just laughed louder and they all stepped out of their bunks. "You scared the shit out of me!!" Awsten yelled.

"YAYY!!" I cheered and they started laughing as well.

"What time is it?" Otto asked.

"Like 5:00."

"Why the fuck are you guys awake at five in the morning!!?" Geoff laughed.

"You gotta admit it though, we got y'all good!!" I smiled.

They all giggled.

This is literally what I live for; my little family, pranks, laughs, and just being able to be who I want to be.

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I don't know about u guys but when adhd takes over Dom's mind, he is like the most adorable thing to ever walk this planet

Just me? Ok...

Byeeee✌️

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