I'm Not Here For You - Aidan Gallagher x reader [DISCONTINUED FOR NOW]

ROAD TRIP (pt. 2)

(SCENE: Ryan's POV again)

"This actually isn't so terrible." Five says to Klaus from the seat next to me in the car. 

"See? I told you." 

"Is it because I'm here?" I poke his cheek, making him turn towards me, smiling. 

"Maybe..."  

"Quit flirting you two!" Klaus calls out from up front at us. Five turns away, pouting. 

"Come to think of it, my whole life I've been under the gun. Missions for Dad, working for the Commission, trying to survive the apocalypse. I was always looking around every corner, just waiting for the other shoe to drop. It's nice to just breathe." I pat Five's back, smiling sadly at him, hearing him talk about his past. 

"Good for you, man. retirement is suiting you." Klaus ays, still not having taken his eyes off the rod. Honestly, I'd rather have Five drive recklessly than have Klaus drunk drive us into who-knows where. 

"Oh! Uh... All right! Ryan, the map?" I pull a map from my day pack and handed it to Five, who spacial-jumped into the front seat. 

"Aww, come back." I continue to pout at Five as he chatters away at Klaus. 

"So, I've circled all the roadside attractions along the way." Five says, opening the map.

"Oh, I'm not sure we're gonna have the time..." He ignores Klaus and starts listing places off. 

"We have the Brownsville Big Nickel. Oh, Ricky's Bakery has award-winning pies." 

"PIES!" I call out from the back, only to be ignored by both men in the front. 

"If you just let me explain..." Klaus starts but gets interrupted by Five once more.

"Or there's Cow Henge."

The fuck's a Cow Henge? Stone Henge made of living cows? OR DEAD ONES?! 

"Listen to me, just shut up for two seconds, okay? Just two seconds? All right?" Klaus semi-yells at Five. 

"Okay, I'm all ears." Five's cold demeanour comes back and all I wanna do is hug him silly. He doesn't deserve this. 

"We, are going to Pennsylvania to find... my birth mother! YAY!" 

"Excuse me?" 

"EX-SQUEEZE ME?"  You can guess who said what. 

"I'm sorry, okay? I'm really sorry. I just needed somebody to come with me for emotional support."

"Oh, emotional support?" Five asks Klaus, getting angrier by the second. 

"Like a Schnauzer? WOOF!" (I'M NOT BEING NICKY HARPER, YOU ARE!) Klaus nods and agrees with my statement as I try and coax Five into the backseat again. 

"And I knew you wouldn't come if I told you, Five, not you Ryan. So what was I supposed to do?"

"You're goddamn right I wouldn't have come, Klaus! You know why? Because I'm supposed to be retired!this was supposed to be a care-free road trip! " 

"It still can be, babe!" 

"I can make it one..." 

"Not now Ryan!" Five and Klaus both yell back at me. I mimic a spacial-jump out of the car and onto the side of the road. I watch as Five forces Klaus to pull over, though I don't plan on getting back in the car. 

"Ryan!" I blink and Five spacial-jumps behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his head in the crook of my neck. 

"...I'm sorry..." He kisses my neck and tries to walk me towards the car. that is, until Klaus picks me up and carries me back. I can hear Five complaining about not carrying me himself under his breath. Klaus practically throws me into the backseat and climbs into the front, Five reluctantly getting in the passenger side. We drive for a few more feet until Five notices a billboard saying       'BALL OF TWINE'.

"Ball of Twine? Klaus, turn! Ball of Twine! Turn!" 

"What? Five? FIVE!" Everyone up front starts yelling as Five grabs the wheel and fights Klaus to turn right. I sigh and mimic a blink, landing in front of a disappointingly small ball of twine. 

"Huh, thought it would be bigger.. I wanna sit on it." 

In the distance I can hear Five yelling, 

"you know what? NO TWINE NO BIRTH MOTHER!"

OH DEAR LORD.

Moments later their car pulls up and they pile out, Klaus pouting. Klaus saunters over sadly and Five full-on bolts forward. I hold my arms out for a hug...

And he runs straight past me to see the stupid ball of twine. 

"Yeah, you know, I don't know why, but I thought it'd be a LOT bigger." Klaus remarks as Five stares up at it in wonder, missing out on my elite death stare directed at him. 

"Me too." 

"Seems pretty big to me." Five states, receiving a 'Eh' from me and Klaus. 

"Still wanna sit on it... WOAH-kay!" Five spacial-jumps us both on top of the big string ball and sits me down.

"Stay." Five complies and sits beside me on the twine ball, both of us looking down at Klaus. 

"Here's the real question." Five starts. 

Here we go...

"How do know your birth mother is in Pennsylvania?" 

"Well, because..." 

I tune myself out of the conversation until fFive spacial-jumps us down.

"Aww." 

"Hey, you know I'm glad you two came along. You're... a good brother. And brother's girlfriend."

"Not his girlfriend." 

"Now you say nice things about me." Five sighs a bit before saying,

"Let's go find your stupid mother." Five sighs once more, turning me and him away from Klaus.

"LOVE YOU TOO, TINY DANCER!" Klaus yells at us, running frantically back to the car as Five blinks us back into the vehicle. 

(REALITY) 

"CUT! Good work guys! We'll film some more later, take your lunch break!"

(Time skip because my hand's cramped, sorry guys!) 

We came back to the hotel after finally getting all the shots we needed. The first thing I do when we get in is flop down on my bed and open my phone. 

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Oh dear Lord save me... Welp, here goes!