Just One Time :: Lloyd X Reader

《Chapter 5》

Omg my brain isn't working well, sorry that this chapter sucks. I tried to make it sort of fluffy because my friend said I was lacking in interactions so? A fluffy chaper for ya'll? I hope?

Anyways, I hope you enjoy

At first, Lloyd didn't know how to react. I mean, I can't blame him really, I've known him for such a short amount of time and here I was clinging to him like my life depended on it, dressed in my plain t-shirt and sweatpants.

His arms hovered above my shoulders for a moment, before finally wrapping around me firmly. My hands grabbed fistfuls of his shirt as he swayed me side to side slightly, and his scent filled my nose. He smelled so good, there was a hint of sweat and deoderant but his natural smell was something unique. It smelled like... outside, kind of like how the earth smells after it rains. I loved that smell. And his hugs! Oh my goodnessgraciousme, his hugs were the best. He was so warm and soft. I melted into his embrace, and we stayed like that, locked in each other's arms, for at least ten minutes, before I realised how weird it was.

Reluctantly, I stepped back, wiping my teary red eyes. "S-sorry."

His arms slid off my shoulders, and he gave me a worried look. "Don't be. It must be hard losing a friend like that." He said softly.

I let a single tear run down my cheek and Lloyd's eyes widened. "I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean it like that! I just meant... I'm sorry I was the cause..."

Unable to trust my voice enough to speak, I just shook my head, stepping aside and gesturing for him to come in.

It took a few seconds for him to realize what I was offering before he actually stepped foot inside. He looked around the room.

"Make yourself at home." I mumbled before I closed the door behind him and waddled over to the couch, wrapping myself up in the blanket again like the sad little sushi roll I was and crossing my legs.

Lloyd followed, plopping himself onto the chair opposite me as he looked around the lounge room.

Silence is usually an awkward thing, especially the one that lingered around the room as we just sat there, staring off into space and avoiding eye contact.

When it's silent, I allow my thoughts to wonder, this time they wondered back to when Sphire and I first met and how we became friends. I revisited all those memories during this silence between Lloyd and I. It was odd, to be allowed time to think like that, Sphire would never let me sit and fester in my thoughts.

I hadn't noticed that I was crying again until Lloyd placed his hand on the blanket over my knee, tearing me from my thoughts. He'd moved off the chair to sit on the floor in front of me, looking up into my face with a worried expression.

"You wanna talk about it?" He asked softly, rubbing his thumb over the blanket.

I sniffed, wiping my tears away. "Uhm..." I said shakily.

"You don't have to, I just thought that maybe I could help."

I don't know... It doesn't seem fair that we're only just beginning to become friends and he's having to deal with me sooking. I mean, Lloyd's probably lost heap of friends, I must seem pathetic!

"It's just..."

Okay, so apparently I'm telling him anyway.

"I don't know, we were friends for so long and I just..." I hickupped, rubbing my eyes, mainly to avoid eye contact.

Lloyd wouldn't have it. He reached forward and gently pried my hands away from my face. "It's okay, just breathe, Y/N. You don't have to tell me. Just know I'm here to help, if you need."