Dave Strider x Reader (Alternia High)

12: Apologies

You knocked on the door. Gently, but loud enough for footsteps to be heard. The door was opened by the guy you had been kind of dreading to see, but now you felt single relieved that he was standing right in front of you.

"Hey, Dave-"

"What."

You jumped back a bit, startled by his sudden interruption. He certainly looked pretty ticked off as he crossed his arms and tilted his head, waiting for an answer.

You took a deep breath. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you that I was walking home alone."

He sarcastically shrugged. "It's cool. I just had to wait a whole hour for you."

"A whole hour or a whole day?" You say, laughing a bit, which turned into nervous laughter when you noticed he wasn't smiling.

"Not funny, (Name)."

You sighed and looked down, biting your lip. You blinked rapidly, trying not to let the tears that were building up roll down your cheeks.

Dave noticed.

"(Name).."

And in that moment, you burst into tears.

"No, nononono (Name)," he said hurriedly, pulling you in for a hug. You rested your head on his chest as he ruffled his hand in your hair. "No, please don't cry. I'm.." He sighed. "I'm sorry, (Name)," he said softly. "I was just worried about you that's all."

He pushed your chin up, making you face him. Your faces were so close, you could feel his cold breath. You sighed. "It's okay. I'm sorry, too."

He tilted his head. "It's okay, (Nickname)."

You both pulled in for a hug. A soft, gentle one.

After a while, a raindrop fell onto your shoulder. You let go of Dave softly and looked up at the gloomy clouds hovering above you. They looked particularly dark.

You looked at him, and he looked at you. More raindrops began to fall.

He pulled you into the house just in time as the raindrops turned into a heavy downpour. The door slammed close due to the strong wind.

Dave looked out the window. "It looks like Dirk will just be sleeping at his friend's house tonight."

"Oh." You softly said.

"And you're not going anywhere in this weather."

"Oh."

He smiled at you. "It's just you and me."

You softly smiled back. "Cool."