Brave || Zerrie AU

Skylight

Enjoy this extra long chapter which I'm sure has many grammatical  errors. 

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The first night it rained in Sevence, since Perrie had gotten there, scared her. The thunder echoed so loud she thought the sound would consume the town, but the rain was even worse. It rained with such a fury that it seemed like the sky was mad at everyone. The people of Sevence were prepared for the storm,however, with candles when the storm shut down the power.

Candles lit the lobby of Samuel's hotel while Abriella and Ciro, listened to Perrie play the piano as thunder and lightning had a war outside. Her melody flowed through the air and helped calm them while they admire how much Perrie had changed.

When they first saw Perrie, with her now brown and short hair, they were surprised. The smile on her face when she saw them was something Ciro longed to see since he had first seen Perrie at the plaza. In a way it seemed like change in her appearance had changed something inside of Perrie, like she was becoming someone new.

"Your hair!" Abriella shouted, her eyes wide in shock, running until she was in front of Perrie.

Perrie tucked a small strand of her hair behind her ear and giggled when Abriella kept staring at her. "I wanted to try something and I love the way it looks."

Ciro looked at Perrie for a long moment while he tried to think of words to describe how beautiful she look, but not because of her hair. A small light was beginning to flicker in her eyes asking to be seen. The confidence Perrie carried in that moment made Ciro lose his mind in the best possible way.

"You look absolutely stunning, Perrie." Ciro walked to Perrie was held her face in his hand, the light flickering again as if wanted to be stronger.

Perrie's eyes stared at a pair of now familiar green eyes that held a warmth behind them, one that she needed. They spend the whole day on the beach planning a trip to one of the nearby Islands and Perrie's heart longed for adventure. These couple weeks with her new friends had been exactly what she needed.
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Perrie's fingers danced on the piano keys, her heart seemed to know the song it wanted to sing. Music filled the room and when Perrie finished Abriella had fallen asleep peacefully. Perrie hadn't realized how long she had been playing, but by the look of Abri's face she could tell it was late. Ciro carried Abriella to her bed and tucked her in. When he came back down he sat next to Perrie, their hands slightly brushing against each other. The small contact send chills down Perrie's spine and the butterflies in her stomach to go wild.

"You have an incredible voice, Perrie."

Perrie's face warmed and she lowered her head, trying to hide her blush at his words. People had always complimented her music skills, but something about the way Ciro said it make it different. 

She felt a warm hand touch her chin, bringing her face to look at Ciro's. His green eyes stared into her soul, something she knew he had the power of doing. Ciro knew what it was like to be broken by someone else and how hard Perrie was trying to get better.

The distance between them could've been sealed if Ciro moved just an inch closer to Perrie. Their lips mere centimeters from each other.

Perrie wanted him to move closer.

But he didn't.

"I'm so glad you're doing better, Perry."

Perrie laughed at his attempt of a new nickname for her. "Perry? Like Perry the platypus?"

Ciro burst into laughter, leaning back as his laugh spread through the silent room. His eyes met Perrie's, amusement flickering in them.

"Hey, can you blame me? Everyone calls you Perrie or Pez."