Just you wait~ Lams AU

Chapter 6: The Caribbean

John's POV

There was a thick silence and I saw him swallow.

"N-no." He said with finality. I shook my head.

"Then what are they?" I asked, voice soft so as to not startle him.

"It's really none of your business." He mumbled, eyes cast down.

"Alex...

Please."

He brought his eyes slowly up to meet mine.

Alex's POV

I saw so many things behind his hazel eyes.

Concern.
Shock.
Fear.

Sincerity.

I think that's why I ended up telling him. Pure, certain sincerity.

I looked down at the floor, refusing to meet his burning gaze.

"U-um... so w-when I was-s y-younger I liv-ved in the c-caribbean. When I was s-seventeen a hurricane destroyed my town, but i didn't drown.

~●flashback●~

Windows rattled through the weak stone walls of my Caribbean home. I trembled as thunder and rain relentlessly screamed.

"Please please please," I sobbed into my arms.

Please what?

Please let it be over.
Please keep me safe.
Please help me.

Another howl of wind made me yell out, a seventeen year old boy reduced to a terrified toddler in the space of a storm.

It was then that, above the roar, I heard an unhealthy cracking sound. I looked up, just in time to catch sight of the beams above me bending and splintering.

"Oh God," I managed to croak, before the wood fell in and I dropped to the floor. Rock and stone caught my arms and back, slicing it into a bloody mess. Searing pain tore through me and I would have screamed, but the effort of dragging in a breath was cut short.

Everything went black.

~●present●~

"Jesus fucking christ Alexander. I didn't realise it was so fucking bad." He breathed, clearly holding back tears. It was then that I realised that this was him.

John fucking Laurens.

He doesn't even care. He just wants something else for me to be tormented with.

Snap.

That was my walls jumping back in to place.

John's POV

I knew the exact moment that he broke. Every part of him became rigid. His jaw clenched, his mouth was a tight, thin line. His eyes went dead.

"Thank you for the clothes, Laurens." He said in painful monotone. Turning quickly, he grabbed his wet outfit and walked out the door. He slammed it with force and I was left, staring at the empty space in which he stood.

Numb, I staggered into the bathroom. A wave of dark anxiety overcame me and I leant over the toilet, retching.

Oh god.
Oh my god.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

Alex's POV.

I walked quickly to Hercules' dorm, knocking weakly against the wooden door.

After a few minutes, just when I was beginning to give up, a flushed, dishevelled Lafayette opened the door. Herc came out of his room, buttoning his shirt up.

I stared between the two knowingly, but said nothing.

"Alex? Any reason why you're here?" Laf snapped his fingers in my face.

Everything rushed back at once and I felt myself shaking. Tears streamed down my face and I knew I looked a mess.

"Oh fuck," Herc whispered, "What happened?"

I shook my head helplessly and forced a pained breath into my lungs. 

Herc dragged me into his arms and I hugged him tightly, breath slowly calming.

"J-John...the s-storm...he...shit," I croaked out, hoarse with tears.

"It's okay, Alex, shh. You don't have to say anything you don't want to." Herc whispered into my hair. 

I nodded and sniffled.

We stayed like that for a little while, me curled into Hercs arms whilst he whispered words of encouragement. Laf had started to run his hands through my hair.

The door slammed open and Aaron sauntered into the room. He was holding a bag of shopping but dropped it to the ground in surprise. He shooed Laf and Herc away from me and wrapped me into his arms.

I pulled him closer.

"Thank you," I whispered. He simply nodded and nuzzled his nose into my hair.

"So...it's not really the best time bt I have been planning it in the...six days that I have known you. I was wondering if...maybe...you would like to go on a date sometime?" Aaron whispered self-consciously.

I looked up at him, grinning.

"Seriously?" I asked in disbelief.

"U-um only i-f you, um, want to..."

"Of course I want to!" I smiled up again at him.

He breathed a sigh of relief and kissed me on the forehead.