Flip a Coin: Rydellington Oneshot

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"When faced with 2 choices, simply toss a coin. It works not only because it settles the question for you, but because in that brief moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you are hoping for."

A brunette guy and a blonde girl are entangled within one another atop what looks to be a girls pink and green covered bed. They aren't doing anything suggestive or provocative, just lying with one another, looking into the others eyes as they play with each other's hands and hair. The space is small, a bunk of sorts, but filled with photos of the duo along with four other boys that look about their age, as well as an older couple. The simple hum of a motor is the only sound in their bunk, no music or words, just the humming of the bus as it takes them to their next destination. The minimal silence is broken when the blonde lets out a frustrated sigh. There were so many thoughts that she conveyed with that sigh.

"Don't think of anything outside this bunk Rydel. Just enjoy the time we have together in this space, just us, together." He whispered into her ear before placing a soft kiss to her forehead.

She cuddled more into the boy, her head fitting perfectly into the space between his head and shoulder. He wrapped his arms around the blonde beauty, hoping to bring her closer to him. He rubbed circles on her back as he realized she was softly crying into his shirt, he felt helpless, he didn't know what to do to help her to stop crying. The situation they were in was hopeless, they didn't really have an option on what to do, they had to do what they were told, and it struck both of them in the heart.

"Ell, why were they so mad? It is really that bad that I'm happy with you?" Rydel asked quietly from her safe space in his arms.

"They are just looking out for the band, and they are looking out for you Delly. They know how long you've been waiting for a relationship and they want to make sure that you only have the best." He told her, still rubbing circles on her back, but trying to keep his tears at bay.

She moves away from him a little in order to look into his eyes, "But you are the best thing for me" she tells him. "You are the person I have been waiting most of my life for and they know that. They know I've liked you for a while, so why are they so against us being together, being happy?" Her tears slowly started to roll down her cheeks once more as she chocked out her last two words.

He was heartbroken not only for himself, but more for her. He promised himself that he would do everything he could to keep her from crying when he was around, but he was in a position that he couldn't keep that promise. He couldn't keep that promise because he was in tears as well. His best friends told him that he couldn't be with the one person who made him happy. He understood why they wouldn't want them together, but the ultimatum given was something he couldn't fathom.

Break-up and Ratliff gets to stay in the band.
Stay together and they find a new drummer.

The ultimatum didn't make sense to either of them. Her brothers and dad had said they couldn't be together because it would tear the band apart, but both options given would tear them apart regardless.

There was no way he could sit there and perform next to her every night and not be able to kiss her congratulations after a job well done. He knew they needed to stay together they needed each other.

There was no way she could sit there and let him throw his dream of being a performer away just so he can be with her. She knew they needed to break up because they worked too hard as a group to get to where they are now.

The couple was at an impasse, so they stayed there together attempting to get the other to side with them while still trying to comprehend why the band had given them the ultimatum.