Without You (Zanron)

Chapter One - Ghost Town

~Dakota May~

1) I've decided to name each chapter based on a song title that will usually connect with the chapter, if you know what band or singer sings the song comment it below! <3

2) This whole book is going to be set in 3rd person of course.

-A few days after the season finale on Aphmaus channel, remember Aaron never asked out Aphmau and he isn't planning on it-

Zane walked down to Aphmaus house like he usually did when he was feeling alone. He loved hanging out with Aphmau and loved playing ponies together, they were best friends. He arrived at her house at 8 AM, thirty minutes before she had told him to arrive but he didn't care.

Zane knocked on Aphmaus front door and waited for an answer. The door slid open and Zane was greeted by a sleepy Aphmau "Zane you're early!" Aphmau exclaimed surprised, she hadn't changed out of her pajamas yet.

"Oh sorry, I can come back later." Zane replied and looked down. He didn't mean to come so early but there was nothing else for him to do since Aphmau was his only but best friend.

"No it's fine, you can wait in the living room while I change." Aphmau said and opened the door for Zane to walk in and he did. Aphmau ran up the stairs swiftly and Zane walked over and sat on her cozy couch. He had always loved how comfortable of a couch the girls had at their house but he never showed it. He never liked showing his emotions besides anger.

Zane heard a knock on the door and wondered if he should answer it or not. There was another knock, that time louder and he decided to do so. He walked over to Aphmaus door and slowly turned the knob, opening the door. Zane saw it was Aaron and wondered what he was doing there.

Zanes question was immediately answered as Aaron hands him a spotless cake pan. "I was returning this to Aphmau." Aaron said and turned to walk away.

"Wait-" Zane had said without thinking. He really wanted to hang out with Aaron, he had always felt so calm and safe around him for some reason. But he also hated Aaron and wanted him to leave so he wouldn't of had to see him ever again.

"Yes?" Aaron asked in his regular smooth voice. Zane admired Aarons voice, jealous of how calm he could be. Zane loved it and just wanted to listen to him talk more while starting at his beautiful face. Zane had started gaining major feeling for Aaron but he had always denied it while thinking about him. He just always told himself it was because he wanted friends, but he didn't think he wanted Aaron as one of his friends.

Zane didn't know what love felt like so he didn't know he was in love with Aaron. His heart was a ghost town and he had never felt love and didn't think he ever would. Boy, was he wrong because Aaron was about to change his whole view on the subject.

Zane forgot to answer Aarons question and just stared into his deep dark eyes. Aaron didn't mind, it just gave him a chance to stare back at Zane.

Unlike Zane, Aaron had actually accepted his feelings towards the other boy. He knew that he liked, no he was in love with Zane. Aaron loved Zanes one eye, it was just so fascinating to him, he couldn't keep him mind off of him. He loved everything about the boy he couldn't stop staring at.

Aphmau finished getting dressed in her usual clothes and walked down the stairs quietly. She went to the living room and didn't see Zane so she went over to the front door and saw Aaron and Zane staring at each other.

Oh my Irene are those love eyes?  She asked herself, hoping the answer was no but at the same time wanting the answer to be yes.

"Guys?" She asked, trying to get their attention off of each other.

They both snapped out of their trance and looked over at Aphmau. Zane handed the cake pan he got from Aaron over to Aphmau. "Sorry." Zane said sincerely.

"I was just dropping off your pan." Aaron said hoping Aphmau didn't think anything of them just staring at each other. Aphmau did though, she had secretly shipped them together and was already thinking of a plan.

"I have to go run a few errands, could you guys stay here and wait for me? Maybe you guys could make a cake with that pan." Aphmau said and rushed out the door, putting her plan into action. Part of her plan was to get Aaron and Zane closer. She wasn't really going to run any errands so she decided to go to the mall.

Back at the house, Aaron and Zane were the only ones there and it was very awkward for the both of them. "I guess we have to make a cake?" Zane asked awkwardly. On the inside Zane wanted to make cake with Aaron but he didn't want to acknowledge that part and acted like he was miserable.

"Yeah." Aaron responded and walked over to the kitchen. Zane groaned and followed Aaron.

"I hope you know I'm only doing this for Aphmau, since we are best friends." Zane said to Aaron harshly putting emphasis on best friends. Zane wanted all of his feeling that were rising up for Aaron to go away so he could be heartless again like he had been before then.

"That's fine." Aaron said in his usual voice and started to take out the needed ingredients. Aaron wanted to make the cake to spend time with Zane, he knew there was a soft boy underneath all of his protective shell, he had seen it before when Zane didn't notice him and Zane was just with Aphmau.

Aaron loved Zane and everything about him from the way his hair fell on his face to his one eye and always would even if Zane didn't love him back. All the stories Aphmau told Aaron just intrigued Aaron and all he wanted to do was be able to get Zane to warm up to him like he had with Aphmau.

Zane got out all the equipment needed for the cake and set them all on the counter one by one. Aaron got the ingredients and started to mix them without looking at a recipe.

Aaron was a master at cake baking but he didn't want to leave Zane out so he turned to the shorter boy. Zane was shorter than Aaron by almost half of a foot, Zane hated the fact that he was so short but Aaron just thought it was completely adorable and all he wanted to do was lean down and kiss him on the lips Zane loved to cover so much (In this Zane is 5'7 and Aaron is 6'0) "Come on and help." Aaron said wanting Zane to be closer so without thinking he grabbed Zanes hand and pulling him close to himself.

It took a few moments for Zane to realize what had happened and once he had he blushed and his heart fluttered on the inside. He didn't know what just happened and couldn't understand what was happening to his heart and began to get angry "Don't touch me! I don't want to make a stupid cake!" Zane yelled at Aaron out of frustration and ran out of the house as fast as he could, leaving Aaron in shock about what had happened.

Zane's in denial, come on Zane you know you're in love with that sexy man with the perfect personality he's literally the perfect person for you all you have to do is admit it and then you can make out with him all you want! Maybe even get even farther action if you know what I mean *wink wink* *nudge nudge*

-Dakota May