Pretty Odd (A Ryden fic)

Angst and Smut

Ryan and I turn to see a very pissed Sarah standing in the doorway. I let go of Ryan and walk over to her.

"Don't you fucking touch me. I thought something was going on with you. Of course you're sleeping with your ex, well I have news for you, I've been sleeping with one of mine too. I'm going back to Mary's, see you never Brendon." She spits out before I could react.

"Sarah, I haven't slept with Ryan. He just showed up out of nowhere with a baby and no house or job and..." I trail off. Sarah leaves, causing Ryan to hug me.

"I'm sorry I made you and your girlfriend break up. I didn't know it was gonna happen." Ryan whispers.

"It's okay Ry, she technically wasn't my girlfriend yet anyway. Besides, she was only there to cover up the hole that you left." I hug Ryan back. The small cries of the baby break us apart, Ryan picking him up trying to comfort him.

"Bren, do you happen to have something I could feed him?  I think he's hungry." I go to the kitchen to rummage through my cabinets, looking for something baby-foodish. Finding nothing, I grab my wallet and keys. "Come on Ryan, I'll buy him some formula." Together we go to the store and some lady who had a newborn of her own was helping us to pick out clothes and food for him, since we were clueless. The next year or so was perfectly fine, I had Ryan help me pick out a new guitarist and bassist for the band. Ryan told me he and Jon had started a new band that had a Pretty Odd vibe to it, instead of what I was doing for the new record. It was absolutely amazing, and again, I was planning on proposing. We even adopted Ally from Pete and Patrick since they didn't want her. I came home from one of my writing sessions with Pete, and there was nothing left of Ryan's, except a crying baby and a note that said 'In the coming years, many things will change. But the way I feel will remain the same. I'm sorry love'. Not knowing who else to turn to, since Spencer was out of town, I call our new bassist.

"Dallon, I know it's late, but can you come over to my house. I just need someone, anyone."

"Yeah, give me a few minutes." And like he said, it was only a few minutes before I was being comforted by the lanky brunette. I tell him everything, from Ryan's drug habits to him leaving me with his son. Dallon offers for me, Ally, and Ryden to stay with him, since my apartment would just continue making me sad over Ryan. All was great once I moved in with Dallon. We were happy and I didn't think about Ryan as much, even with all the people asking me if ever listened to The Young Veins. I always lied and told them I had, I couldn't do it though, too many memories I was trying to forget. Dallon made me truly happy, and I didn't have to worry about him leaving me for drugs and hookers. The only thing I had to complain about what what happened our first time. For some reason, I knew we did it, but I couldn't remember anything that had happened during. He claims it was something crazy and that I'll figure it out eventually. Even once we went on tour, nothing changed. We kept it on the down low, but it got gayer on that stage than I ever had with Ryan. We came off one of our tours, and I swear I saw Ryan in the bathroom mirror while I was attempting to seduce Dallon, but he wasn't actually there. How could he have been there, he didn't know where Dallon lived... did he? I brush it off as my imagination and continue with my loving. Every so often, Ryan would send Jon over to take Ryden for visits. Except one day instead of Jon it was Ryan.

"Brendon, I want you back, no.... I need you back. I know you don't want me, and I understand. But you need to hear me out first, Dallon isn't who you think he is. He's the devil. Brendon, he's evil and he's using you. I love you so much and I don't want to see you hurt."

"Why would you make something like that up Ryan. If you're going to make up some lie, at least make the lie believable."

"If it wasn't believable, then how am I a god? How is Patrick a god? How are you a fucking demon?"