Damien Haas Imagines

runaway.

She was getting married, they said it will be the most emotional part of your life but for her she started doubting her decision, she ask herself if marriage is the answer to her problems.

"Y/n?" He called out infront of the altar.

She looked at him on the eye, "I'm sorry. I don't think I can do this." She started running away like she had no heels and wedding dress on.

She ran to the middle of the road until a car stops, as the driver saw a running bride he immediately got out of the car.

"Y/n?" He asked
"Can you give me a ride?" Right timing, she was just going to him.
"To where?"
"Anywhere far from here."

So, he started driving to anywhere far from there. The tension was awkward. They both wanted to speak to each other but don't know how to start.

"Wha-what happened?" He asked to break the silence.
"Isn't it obvious? I ran away" she liked acting all hard around him eventhough she will melt on his arms everytime it touches her.

"Why?"
"Because I was so dumb to realize that I don't really love him."
"Then why did you say yes to him from the very start?"
"You have so many questions. Can you just drive?" She rolled her eyes.

---
(2 years ago)

"Why can't you just be yourself?" He asked, not out of frustration, he just wanted to help her.
"I am myself." She answered back.

"No you're not. When you're around with my friends, you're very different. Why can't you just show who you really are?" He made his point.
"What do you want? I am me when I'm with you and thanks a lot for still staying. I just--- I don't want ---" she ran out of words and just immediately started crying.

He approached to hug her, "I--I'm sorry." He kissed her on the forehead.

"Please don't leave me." She said through her tears.
"I will always be here for you."

But he was not, he left for a reason that he didn't explain to her. He ended a 3 year relationship with a letter. She cried and she cried, she was not able to fix herself again.

---
"I wanna go home." She said

Home; where they were supposed to be.

"LA?" He asked without looking at her but she nodded for an answer.
"Well then. It's gonna be a long drive."

She wished for the trip to never end. It was all crazy like both of them are tripping, they both meet again at a not-so-great circumstances.

"You shouldn't have come." she spoke out, it's true though. Everything starts to get confusing when he came. She thought she moved on and next thing is that she was running away from the altar.

"You're the one who said to drive you home." He pointed out but there's still the calmness in his voice.
"Last night. You shouldn't have come last night."

---
(Last night)

"Damien?" She said as she opened the door of her wooden cabin.

She haven't seen him in a long time, she just want to jump on his arms and forget that he ever left.

"Hi." He said awkwardly
"Wha-what are you doing here?"
"I-I-I'm just in the neighborhood and wanted to pass by."

"I'm getting married tomorrow." She spoke out
"Oh wow. Congratulations."
"Thank you."
"..."

"Do you want to come in and have some coffee?" is a code for "please don't come in and have coffee"

"No thanks. I'm good and it's gonna be a long drive."

Too broken to function, he didn't drive that night instead he cried in his car until he fell asleep. His plan never worked for her.

---
It's been hours after hours and they're still not there. They both felt certainly hungry.

"I'm hungry." She woke up
"Let's see if there's some restaurant here."

The road suggest of no civilization, it was sandy and browny. It's just a road that people passed by and never looked back. Out of nowhere, there's a 7/11.

They both went in and the cashier eyed them weirdly especially her. But they are both weird, a 7/11 in the middle of nowhere and a bride without a groom.

She ordered a hotdog and sat down.

"I will pay you when we got to LA." She said
"This place is so sketchy." He said as he began to look around.

"Yeah. They probably kill their customers and make them a hotdog." She joked.
"Then let's get out of here before mickey mouse sing a song out of you." He pulled her arm, she can't do anything but to leave.

He's the one who's always been scared when it comes to everything. But eventhough he gets easily scared, he still watches horror movies with her and cuddled in the night, unable to sleep.

"I haven't finished my hotdog yet" she pouted as she got inside the car.
"I bought some chips and soda  so grab yourself one when you get hungry."
"Thanks babe." she said and immediately realized what just came out of her mouth.

But he just smiled, thinking that it's so funny.

Night came when they both grew tired. They decided to stay on a motel as they passed by one. Due to unfortunate events and destiny, they end up in one bedroom.

"This gown is so fucking itchy." she complained as she tried to reach the zipper behind her back.

He watched her failed miserably.

"Can you unzip me?" She gave up.

He held the zipper and started to bring it down, revealing her naked back which his favorite part of hers, he remembered when he used to kiss her back to wake her up.

She rushed to bathroom and wore the bathrobe provided.

They both sighed at the same time and sent a look to each other. It wasn't that they are so tired but the situation is too hard to handle.

"I wasted a hundred dollars on a dress that I don't even like." She said as she eyed the gown hanging by the bathroom door.
"And hundred more for a wedding you ran away from." He said, sitting down beside her on the bed.

She laughed at how dumb she was.

"Do you wanna get married?" she looked at him
"To you?" he was pressured to answer
"No. Does the idea of marriage suits you?"
"Yeah. Sure. I wanna get married." To her.

Deep inside, he is happy to know that she didn't continue to be binded with someone else that isn't him.

"I'm really glad, you saw me because I don't where I'm gonna go." her face was inches apart from him.

They both ached of the taste of each other's lips.

"Can I?" He asked, he is the type of person who always ask for consent even in the sweetest moments.

She nodded. He cupped her cheeks and closed the distance. 2 years they haven't taste that. They crave and needed it at the same time.

As they departed, their foreheads touched and eyes locked to each other.