4 Hours Later
“Fuck this I quit!” Ian announces, as he throws the remote onto the couch. I smirk, “Awh, someone got a case of the sore loserness-es-es?” I ask playfully. Ian smirks back, “No, I got a case of the I’m too good for you and your stupid-ness-ess.” I laugh, and between my giggles I jokingly respond, “Ian the master of comebacks!” He laughs back. It’s always so cute when he laughs, it sometimes feels like it’s such a rare sighting when he does laugh. I mean, he smiles, he jokes around, but rarely do I ever see him express, well, enjoyment. When he does, it brings a smile to my own face. His laughter is just the happiest thing for me to see, and hear.
It’s so nice how we can have a fight, but something as simple as a video game can bring us back to where we were before the fight ever happened. It’s nice. That’s the beauty about our friendship. As admittedly cheesy as it may sound, we can go through hell and back, but at the end of the day, I know we are always going to find our own ways back to each other. Well..unless one of us decides to never speak to the other again...I begin to get lost in thought again, as Ian literally snaps me back into reality, by snapping his finger in my face, “Anthony?” He asks. I shake my head out of that thoughtful trance I was just having, “Yeah yeah sorry-what?” Ian looks at me with big eyes, “I was just trying to get your attention..” He says. I shake it off, “Sorry, I guess I’m just a little tired,” “Anthony, I’m not stupid. I know when something’s bugging you. Do you wanna talk?” I shake my head, “Nothing’s bugging me, let’s just-let’s just uh-yeah.” I say, somewhat distracted.
Ian gives me a confused glance, “Sorry, do you want to order some food?” I ask him. I look over at the clock, noticing it is about that time we have dinner. Ian nods his head, “Oh yeah sure. I can order us some pizza if you’d like?” He suggests. I shake my head, “Sounds good.”
Ian orders the pizza, we talk about random things about our high school lives, and all that small stuff, as the pizza arrives. “That was fast.” Ian says. He greets the pizza man, hands him the money, and sits the pizza back down on the table. We continue talking about random memories we have shared together, and all the laughs and fun times.
After we finish our pizza, I yawn as I look over at the clock, “Only 11:51...feels more like 5 am to me right now.” I say quietly, amidst my tiredness. Ian chuckles, “Yeah it’s still pretty early, how are you already so tired?” He asks jokingly. If only he knew how long my day has actually been, if only. I laugh it off, “I’m an old man, that’s how.” I respond. Ian smiles at me, “Well then you should get to bed!” He suggests. I yawn once again, nodding my head, “Yeah, that sounds good.” I respond. I lazily walk myself over into my old bedroom, and shut the door behind me. I throw myself onto my bed, covering myself into my blankets, as I hear a sudden knock at the door. My first instinct is, it much be Reflection, back to bother me again. “Go away! Not now..” I respond. I however see it is in fact not Reflection, but Ian. “Oh...Ian?” I ask. Ian shakes his head in a confused way, “Yeah, sorry if I scared you or anything..” I shake my head, “No no no you didn’t. Sorry I thought you were someone-I mean, I just wasn’t expecting that, is all.” I lie. But like I keep saying, he can’t know what’s been going on.
Ian slowly looks down at his feet. Hang on, why is he acting so shy? “Ian, you OK?” I ask him, in concern. He looks up slowly, “I-i know you don’t know what you’re doing yet...ya know..with Kalel..I know you’re confused about things right now also..” Ian begins. I nod my head slowly. He sighs, “Look, did you mean what you said earlier?” He asks. I look at him with wide eyes, “That you love me...did you mean that?” He finishes. I nod my head immediately after he asks, without hesitation, “Ian, yes, I honestly did mean that. I wasn’t lying, I wasn’t just saying that to make you stay. I honestly, truly, madly, and deeply am in love with you..” I respond, truthfully. Ian’s face lightens up, as I finish, “But please know, that I still am pretty confused..I don’t want to rush into anything with you OK? I just don’t want to hurt you..” Ian shakes his head, No yeah I understand..” Ian is still shifting his feet. “I-I love you too...and I’m not expecting us to, you know, rush into anything either, I was just wondering if..” He pauses. I give him a confused glance. “Can we be...maybe...cuddle buddies? Maybe? Just for tonight?..” He asks. Once again, without hesitation, I nod my head. Ians face, once again, lightens up. He jumps into my bed right away, and without hesitation, wraps his arms around my body.
“Thank you..for calling me to come back earlier..I would’ve been a wreck without you..you have no idea.” Ian says, quietly, as I hear him slowly drift off into a peaceful sleep. I nod my head, “Ian, I would’ve been too, don’t ask how, but I know it, it’s no problem. I couldn’t imagine not having called you back. I know I already apologized, but I am really sorry about the way I blew up at you earli-” “Shh..” He shuts me up, with his sleepy eyes looking into mine. “I forgive you.” He adds. Suddenly, those words calmed my mind the second he uttered them out of his mouth, and soon after, I drifted into a peaceful sleep, with a sleeping Ian right next to me. Everything, couldn’t be more perfect right now.
(A/N) Sorry this chapter was terrible I wrote it in like 10 minutes so I'm sorry! Im sure magicmummy shall make up for my terribleness next chapter so be excited for that! Take it away magicmummy! ^-^
(A/N) ARE YOU KIDDING, MY CHAPTERS ARE SHIT. HER'S ARE BETTER.
