Away From Home (Dalton Rapattoni Fanfic)

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Skylen's POV
So ThanksGiving was last week which means I can listen to Christmas music now!!!! Me and Dalton started listening to it on the first but no one else will let us listen to it with them... We listen secretly, but not anymore!
I'm sitting in my room, listening to Christmas music and cleaning my room. Yeah I'm bored. Dalton has been recording and writing non stop ever since I got better. I can't text him because you know he's busy. He comes over at night a lot and he's exhausted. We talk for a bit then he ends up falling asleep on my bed next to me. When I wake up the next morning he's gone again. I know his life doesn't revolve around me but like I wanna hang out with my boyfriend when he's awake. Is that too much to ask? Anyway I couldn't talk to Ophelia because she was on vacation with Max in Japan.
I was done cleaning my room and I was sitting on my floor leaning up against my bed. I turned off my music because I had listened to the same Christmas playlist 3 times already. I looked over at my closet and saw a box I haven't unpacked yet, I haven't wanted to. It's been 2 months now and I think I can open it now. I pulled it out and put it in front of me, I opened it and look at the memories. My dance shoes, trophies from comps, score sheets and pictures of me and my instructors. I pulled out my dance shoes, smooth, Latin and my practice shoes that i wore so much there's a hole in the toe. At the bottom of the box I found a necklace my best friend Megan gave me before she moved to Utah. It was a dog tag that said "we'll never stop dancing even if in hell Skylen & Megan" I put it on and the memories of all the dances we did together came to mind, all the practices, all the dress rehearsals, everything. Most dog tags have 2 but this one only had 1 because Megan had the other. A tear hit the tag and I realized I was crying. This is weird I rarely cry at stuff like this. I guess the memories were to good to handle. I wiped away the tears and got up.
I haven't really been active at all ever since I moved here. I'm out of shape and not healthy. My everyday life consist of Blue Bloods, texting Dalton when he's not working and eating taco bell. I put on a sports bra, tank top, yoga pants and tennis shoes. I grabbed my practice shoes and keys and left. I was driving around town hoping to find a dance studio but they were all normal dance studios no ballroom. I found a gym and signed up for a membership. I need to get healthy and in shape.
I put my phone on silent and left it in the car. I grabbed my ipod and earbuds. I started working out and I kept going And going and going, it felt good. I was getting out all this anger I didn't know I had. I let everything out through my sweat. It felt amazing. When I came out it was dark outside. Dang how long was I working out? I looked at my ipod and 10 PM OH MY GOSH. I got in the car and took the 20 minute drive home. I got home and decided to take a long cold shower. I grabbed some pj bottoms and my Captain America t-shirt that is 3 sizes too big. Yeah not all girls look cute in there pajamas. I put my dog tag on my side table and left to shower. I got in and stood there. i don't know how long but it felt good. I got out and got changed, I put my hair in 2 braids and came out. I went to my room and saw familiar spiked blonde hair facing my side table. "Dalton!" I yelled. He turned around and I ran into his arms. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waist. He buried his face in my neck. "Hey Blondie" I said in a soft voice. His grip tightened and I thought I heard a sniffle and a tear on my shoulder. "Hey kid" he said so soft i barely heard him. I tried to pull away to see his face but he held me tighter and hid his face even further in my shoulder. "You ok baby?" i asked
"Just let me hold you, please?"
"Ok baby. Ok. You wanna sit down?" he shook his head no. Baby what's wrong? What's wrong? Is all I can think. After about 10 minutes of just standing there hugging he gave me one last squeeze and pulled away. I looked into those beautiful sea green eyes and my heart melted. What happened earlier.
"C'mere. Sit down." i said as I sat on my bed and padded the spot next to me. He sat in front of me, we both sat sit cross on my bed facing each other.
"I called you." he said
"I'm sorry. I left my phone in the car." I responded
"10 times"
"Dalton I'm sorry I missed it but I'm here now in front of you. This is better than over the phone right?"
"Yeah you're right. I'm sorry." he said while looking down at his hands. I put my hands on his and he looked up at me.
"Dalton. I'm sorry. I should have called you back. Now please tell me what's wrong"
"I don't know." he started to cry "I I I'm just stressed. Every thing that could go wrong with recording has and it's just been hell and I just want to talk to my girlfriend but I never have time and the depression part of being bipolar has been the worst it has been in forever and-" he started crying harder. I moved over to his side and he cried into my shoulder. "Hey hey hey it's ok. It's ok. I get it."
"How?"
"I was never stuck in a recording booth all day but back home I would go through a similar thing at dance. We would practice and choreograph for hours. It would be 15 hour days, sometimes 7 days a week for 3 to 4 weeks at a time. Things would go wrong and we'd have to re-choreograph over and over again. And it felt like hell in the moment and I'd think everything would fall to pieces but as soon as it was over it was worth it. And in a strange way I would miss it."
"You didn't have-"
"Bipolar disorder? You're right. But I do have mild depression. Only you and my family know now"
"I'm sorry. That was rude of me."
"How? You didn't know any of this Dalton it's ok."
"I know I ju-"
"It's ok." i gave him a hug and he giggled a bit. I pulled away "what?" i asked confused.
"Why Blondie?"
"Because you're blonde"
"But you're just as blonde as I am,"
"But you're a fake blonde so you get the stupid nickname."
"Is that gonna stick forever."
"Probably not"
"Thank god" we giggled and i wiped his tears away. He smiled and I pecked his lips.
"Can I sleep here tonight?" he asked.
"No," he pouted. "You're going to go to your apartment, shower, find the comfiest pajamas you have go to bed. Oh and you're not going to work."
"Sky i ha-"
"No no. You are over stressed."
"Fine but will you come with me?" i nodded. He put his shoes on and i grabbed my dog tag and put it on. On the way out I grabbed some slip on toms and my phone from the car.
We got to his place and i kicked off my shoes and plopped on his bed. He laughed at me and left to go shower.
I cuddled up in his blankets and took a deep breath. It smells like him and he smells really good. That's not creepy ok I hug my boyfriend I know what he smells like and he smells good. Anyway. I was so comfortable I almost fell asleep when i suddenly felt warm arms wrap around me. I look over and see Dalton with a huge grin on his face. "Why are you so happy?"
"Because i haven't been able to fully kiss my girlfriend in what feels like forever." i rolled completely over and he kissed me. A compassionate kiss that lasted a very long time. He was on top of me but sporting himself with his hands next to my head so he wouldn't crush me. My arms were around his waist. The kiss got even more intense. I pulled away just s moment to say "maybe now is a good time to mention I don't believe in sex before marriage."
"Worth the wait" then he leaned down and continued the kiss. tu adolescente ormonale. (A/n that's Italian for you hormonal teenage boy) "what was that?" he said sitting up. Shoot did I actually say that? "Nothing"
"oh my god. Do you speak french when you get turned on?"
"What?!?! No!! I speak Italian when i don't want people to know what I'm saying."
"You do realize i know italian right?"
"No you don't."
"Well i know phrases."
"Did you know I'm fluent in Italian?"
"I do now." i rolled my eyes.
"Grazie?"
"Thank you."
"Prego?"
"You're welcome." i stopped to think for a moment. Aha i got it!
"ti amo alla luna e alla schiena e niente ti farà mai cambiare e tu mi hai aiutato così tanto e non ti rendi conto neppure ti vorrei solo mettere le tue labbra sulla mia e baciarmi di nuovo" (i love you to the moon and back and nothing will ever change that and you've helped me through so much and you don't even realize it and i wish you would just lay your lips on mine and kiss me again) I said in one breath. he cut me off and kissed me gently but passionately. "I may not be fluent in Italian but I know what Ti amo (i love you) and Baciami (kiss me) mean." i blushed. "I love you too" he said. I Smiled. That was the first time I said I love you to him and he heard it and it wasn't even in English. We laid down and I cuddled into his side. I looked into his eyes and he looked into mine "I love you" i said in English this time. He giggled a little then said "ti amo anch'io" (I love you too) i buried my face in his side and fell asleep almost instantly. His warm hold felt so safe.

Dalton's POV
She started speaking really fast in Italian and i have no idea what she said except i love you and kiss me so I kissed her. We said I love you, to each other not through a door. She doesn't even know that I heard her then, but i don't think it matters now. It was in Italian but I feel like That's even more romantic. She curled up to my side and I pulled her closer. She fell asleep within seconds. "I love you." and i kissed her the top of her head.
I couldn't sleep though. All I could think about was how rude I was earlier. I didn't know she had depression. She really does get it, she does understand. Earlier before she jumped into my arms I was looking at her dog tag that said "we'll never stop dancing even if in hell Skylen & Megan" I never noticed her wearing it before. I saw her dance stuff on the floor and I realized how much dance really meant to her. She hasn't danced since she came here. I feel like it's my fault. Is that where she was earlier? Did she start dance again? I hope so, it made her so happy in Georgia. Why wouldn't she tell me? That's why I started crying earlier on top of all the stress I thought she wasn't happy here because she didn't have dance. I want her to be happy. That's all I want. My mind started racing, thinking about every little thing that could happen and how Sky might not be happy. I started to breath heavily and I felt Skylens grip around me tighten and I remembered she was there. I could hear her breath and her finger making a design in my shirt, I could tell she woke up slightly. I started to calm down. She's so good at that. Calming me down. No one has been able to calm me down like this before. No one. I held her tighter then she fell back asleep. Moments later and I was asleep.
I woke up a few hours later and Skylen wasn't holding on to me but lying peacefully beside me. I had a melody stuck in my head but it didn't sound familiar. I got up carefully making sure to not wake up Sky. I left the room and closed the door behind me. I went to my keyboard and started playing the melody that was stuck in my head. Lyrics started coming to me.
In the morning when i open my eyes
Just a moment to reflect on the night and the nightmares I had. And how they sting. I like that. I wrote it down and some other lyrics. I heard wrestling in the room so i walked to the door and as I got closer I heard a scream. I ran in and saw Skylen sitting up kicking and screaming though she looked like she was still asleep. I ran over to her and held her in my arms. She kept kicking and screaming and now crying. I rocked her back and forth til she actually stopped kicking me and screaming. "Shh shh shh. I'm here I'm here. It's ok. Its ok" i repeated as i held her tighter. She eventually lifted her head up and looked at me. Those beautiful (today) green eyes filled with tears. She cried harder then wrapped her arms around me and buried her face in my neck. "Dream again?" she shook her head no. "Different one. New one" she said.
"Wanna talk about it?" she shook her head no again.
"Ok baby." i know the feeling of not wanting to talk and just wanting to hold someone. She calmed down a bit but was still sniffling.
"When the rain is blowing in your face, And the whole world is on your case, I could offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love." I sang softly in her ear to calm her down. How do we do this? Calm each other down. It was working and her crying started to stop. I continued.
"When the evening shadows and the stars appear, And there is no one there to dry your tears, I could hold you for a million years To make you feel my love."
Her crying stopped completely and her breathing became normal again. I positioned us so were laying down. Her back pressed up against my chest and my arms wrapped around her waist and she held my hands. Within minutes she was asleep.
"Ti amo" and i kissed her temple. Moments later i fell asleep. Damn i love this girl.

A/N: Trashy chapter... super sorry

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