Sparks

Thirty-Three

~Author's Note~
I know it's not Coldplay but it's a really good song and it kinda fit with the chapter 😊

Jonny was shaken awake by Chris early the next morning. "J, it's time."

Jonny's heart stopped in fear. "Are they here?"

Chris shook his head. "No, but they're on their way. I mean, they've been on their way, but they're almost here now."

"How can you tell?"

"It took me only half an Earth day to get here. It'll take them a little over twice that because government ships are slower than what I was in. I just wanna be prepared."

Jonny nodded and pressed his lips to Chris'. "I love you. I hope this works."

Chris sighed. "Me too, but I'll love you even it doesn't."

Jonny grabbed his hand and squeezed it for good measure, before they both grabbed their guitars and went to work.

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Jonny was on the phone with Phil, and Chris was on the phone with his ex-wife.

"What do you mean you might not come back?" Phil asked.

"What do you mean hide the kids?" Gwenyth asked.

"We just might not return. I don't know if you'll see us again."

"Just... please hide the kids, Gwen. They're in danger."

As both conversations were happening, Phil could hear Chris' panicked tone, and Gwenyth could hear Jonny's warnings.

"Is everything ok over there, mate? Do you need me to come get you?"

"Chris, is everything alright? Should I fly out there?"

"NO!" Chris and Jonny shouted in unison.

They each continued their conversations, the worried tone not faltering from either person on the other end, until they were finally able to end it.

"Fine, I'll hide the kids," Gwenyth said, concerned for her ex-husband and her children.

"Alright, mate, well please take care of yourselves. I'd be devastated if you and Chris didn't come home in one piece," Phil said, concerned for his best friends.

When they both hung up, they sighed. They hugged each other tightly and Jonny gently brushed his fingers through Chris' blonde hair. "I'm scared, Chris." Jonny admitted quietly.

Chris sighed and kissed his hat. "Me too, love."

They stood like that for awhile before Chris insisted that they go ahead and plug in their amplifiers. They moved from the hotel so as to not bother anyone and rented out a meeting room a bit away from town, so they could play their guitars and sing as loud as physically possible.

"How will we know when to start playing?" Jonny asked.

"The chip that they've implanted in me will start beeping, which means that their tracking it." Jonny nodded. "You're going to sing, aren't you?" Chris asked with a smirk.

"Ah well, I don't know..."

"If you sing, we might have a better chance of surviving," Chris said, his tone a signal that he was going to win this one.

"Alright, fine," Jonny said with a chuckle.

They sat in silence for a moment, waiting for the terrifying beep beep beep of the chip. They held hands and when it began, they each held tighter, and without saying anything they told each other how much they loved one another.