Until L'Manburg's Destroyed and Gone | Book Two of Love is a War

Chapter 16: Play Me a Melody, Darling~

A/N: This is the song I imagine Y/N playing later in the chapter (you'll see). Feel free to give it a listen, it's one of my favourite pieces to play/listen too. 

Y/N POV

"I'm happy you came back. I thought I'd never see you again, especially after the, uh, fight we had earlier." Wilbur said, stuttering the last part. "I couldn't leave you all behind, and, for what it's worth, I'm sorry too. I understand the impossible position you were put in." I reply, giving him a weak smile. I hate how I can't hate him. But a part of me is happy to be done with that anger. I can save it for Alyssa and Schlatt. He smiles back, a smile that I hate to admit that I missed. "But." I continue, and he gets visibly nervous. "There is no way you are blowing up L'Manburg, or Manburg, or whatever you want to call it now." I order, and his gaze darkens, before he laughs. "And why not?" he smirks. "It was our home!" I said, and he shook his head. "Was it ever our home, really? I mean, we fought for it to be our home, but it never became one. I think of it more as a dream, an unfinished symphony, if you will." he explains, and I shake my head. He comes closer to me. "All dreams come to an end, Y/N" he says, looking deeply into my eyes, as if he were trying to read every thought in my head. I look away. I don't want him to see that he had a point. However, he could already probably tell. "I won't do this if you tell me not to Y/N, I still care. But I believe this is what's best now. Are you with me?" he asks, and I stay still for a moment, before I nod, turning back to him, catching him staring. "You know, you really do look beautiful in that dress." he says, and I blush. "T-Thanks?" I say, questioning my life internally. "Could you play me a song? I'm sure Techno left his violin in his room, I'd really like to hear you play." he asks, already dragging me towards Techno's room, before I could give him an answer. Oh well, if anyone had to hear me play again, it might as well be him. I wait outside of Techno's room as he grabs the violin from the room, bringing it outside to the hill outside Pogtopia. My mind immediately goes to the hill where we stargazed in L'Manburg, and I can tell his does too. He smiles sheepishly. "This isn't quite our hill, but it works, right?" he asks, and I nod silently. I set down the case, opening it and grabbing the violin, putting on the shoulder rest, I begin to tighten the bow, feeling incredibly nervous. Why am I nervous? It's just Wilbur, my... friend? Ex? Fuck, I don't know. I hold the violin, as Wilbur looks at me expectantly. Deep breath in, deep breath out, I put the violin on my shoulder, playing the beginning of my favourite song to play. It's a sad song, but life's a little sad sometimes, so it's perfect. Let's hope Wilbur likes Tchaikovsky's Canzonetta Adante. I begin to play, with Wilbur staring silently the whole time. 

(A/N: Sorry to put this in the middle of the chapter, but here's the best spot to start playing the song! :D) 

Wilbur POV

I stare at Y/N as she plays. I can't help it, she's so beautiful, in her long green dress with combat boots, playing violin in the moonlight, as if she were a goddess sent from the heavens. Yes, I'm still a simp, fight me. I watch as the notes get higher and higher, heavy vibrato precisely accompanying each note, sounding more beautiful than any other violin playing I've heard before, even Techno's. She pauses for a moment, switching higher, playing faster in a way that reminds me of a dove flying in the sky. Higher and higher does she play as the song progresses, and I've never felt more emotion in a song before. I don't even notice as the song finishes, staring at her beauty and concentration as she plays, setting a mood. Damn she's hot. 

"Wilbur?"

Her voice breaks me out of the trance, as I see her staring at me staring at her. We both immediately blush, then laugh awkwardly, then blush again. "That was beautiful, Y/N." I say earnestly, and she smiles awkwardly. "Thanks." she says, setting the violin back in its case. We look at the sky, moon high, shining down on us dimly. 

Y/N POV

The amount of times I've caught him staring is unreal. Of course, he can probably say the same. Fuck, I did it again. I settle on looking at the sky. I don't want this moment to end. But I know it has to. "I should head back. Da-Schlatt, could catch me out here." I say, though I know, in reality, he's probably unconscious with one of his many wine bottles on the couch. I try to not look disappointed at this fact as I say it. Wilbur didn't even try to hide it. He laughs a sad chuckle. "Is it wrong that I was hoping this would last forever?" he asked, to himself more than anything. I look away. I was asking myself the same thing. Wilbur held my chin softly, forcing me to look up in his eyes. "Is it wrong that I really want to kiss you right now?" he whispers, and my face starts immediately going red. I just got over him, I can't-

"Is it wrong that I want to agree?" 

He leans in, and sparks fly. It was magic, intoxicating, makes me wonder how I survived this long without it. As it ends, I smile in his embrace. "I guess it was meant to be". 

A/N Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing well! Sorry I didn't upload for a while, I was stuck on how to write the kissing scene (I hope it turned out okay, I suck at writing those, and I wasn't sure if I should since they first started to be on good terms, but oh well). I also hope you liked the song I chose for this scene. It's one of my favourites, and I thought it fit nicely. Y/N is going to play something in the festival, so if anyone wants to suggest a piece in the comments, I'll consider using it for that (or another) scene! Also, STEM in high school (the course) is terrible right now. I can't wait for project 3 (the project I'm working on) to be over so we can start passion projects. Y'all know I'm gonna make it Dream SMP related! Anyway, if you have any other suggestions/things you want in the story, comment, and I'll try to incorporate it into the story. Stay safe, drink lots of water, eat, and remember we care about you <3. Thank you so much for reading, and I can't wait to see you in the next chapter! And thanks for coming back after I was gone for so long :D

Word Count: 1225 words:)