[On Hold] The Wings of a Phoenix ~ // a minecraft diaries story //

Chapter Four

A/N: You can listen to the song once you reach the italics - not totally necessary with the story though, free choice :)

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Makoto POV:

Irene.. What time is it? 8am? Not too bad. I look around my room and in the corner l see my guitar against the wall and my song book resting on a desk.
I sit at the desk and pick up the guitar and begin to play a riff. I feel a song coming into my mind.

I wanna see you run
Anywhere you want
Never let the darkness hold you back
No fear of getting lost

I wanna see you fly
Way beyond the sun
Anything you're ever gonna dream
I pray that it will come

But if you ever fall down straight to the bottom
And you can't get back where you started
Any place, any time
You gotta know for you I'll fight

I strum one last cord. When I hear a knock at the door.

Who is it? Did they hear me play? Did they hear me sing?

I grab my sword and slide it in it's case on my back. I run up the stairs and open the door.

"Was that you singing?" Laurance asks.

"Do you ever stop asking questions?" I tease.

"Nope." He replies playfully.

I roll my eyes and direct for him to follow me. He obliges and closes the door behind him. I walk downstairs with him not far behind me and sit down at the desk. I pick my guitar up as he sits on my bed, looking at me attentively like a child.

I begin to play and sing what I was just playing. Once I finished he looked at me, in shock, I guess. His mouth gaped open. I put my guitar down and walk over to him bending down a little so I can reach his jaw with my hand. I shut it carefully. His eyes still glued to me.

"Something you wanna say Laurance?" I ask.

"How the nether are you so perfect." Emphasising with every syllable how it was a statement not a question.

I laugh and whisper, "I'm far from perfect, trust me love."

He sighs, "I can't disagree..."

I plaster a smile on my face and lean against the wall. I knew exactly what he was referring to.

"How do you do that? Smile without being happy? Laugh without being happy? You even giggled last night with Garroth. How do you do that without being happy?" He asks with clear confusion in his voice.

I shrug and ask, "Why were you spying on me and Garroth this morning?"

"I wasn't. I was just spying on you." He says with a cheeky grin.

I roll my eyes at his stupidity. "Now how does that make things any better?"

"Means I care doesn't it? I mean I did see you fall asleep next to Ungrth. I could feel your presence..." His voice beginning to falter towards the end.

"Well, we should go outside now. People might start asking where you are. Besides, don't you have Aphmau to flirt with?" I tease.

"I can skip her for you." He whispers.

I look at him, expressionless. Nope. I don't want this. I refuse to get close to him. Besides, I can't have him and Garroth treating me like this. I can't.

I clear my throat and awkwardly run up the stairs.

"Makoto.." He calls out from the bottom of the stairs as I open the door.

"Laurance, you know I can't do this." I tell him firmly.

"Makoto, for Irene's sake-" he begins.

"DO NOT USE HER NAME IN VAIN." I growl sternly with my voice raising.

"Makoto, please let me in. You were yesterday.." He whispers.

"Not like this." I snap back.

"Makoto, I-" he begins but is cut off by a smooth English voice.

"Is everything okay?" Garroth asks.

Laurance's eyes fill with a darkness. Time to go.

"Yep everything's fine." I state and run off towards Aphmau's house.

Time to meet her face to face.