Randomness oneshot / short story

Hello again, my long lost lover

New one shot brought to you by sleepless nights 

Prepare your cringe-o-meters because it's about to get activated. 

Not really edited because I'm lazy and it's 4am and I have to wake up in an hour

(Pop star AU)

"Hey everyone!" Caramel flashed a smile to the crowd. She was sitting at the park bench with her adoring fans surrounding her. Three years ago, this scene had only been a far away dream. Her eyes scanned through the crowd, noting a certain boy who was in disguise. 

'He came...' she thought with a small smile. 'He actually came.'

Her hands shook, anxious about what she was going to reveal today. 

After the incident had been resolved, she could finally tell him. Tell him what she couldn't say to him for the past year after seeing him again. The locket around her neck felt heavy all of a sudden.

"So I have good news and bad news." Caramel said as she caressed her guitar, stressed by the task of telling everyone about the bad news. "The bad news is, our band is disbanding."

Everyone murmured in shock. 

'Of course they would be, but the band was never meant to last.' Caramel frowned.

"Paris, Aegis and I would be going our separate ways starting from today." Caramel gripped the neck of her guitar. Although the band was never meant to last since the beginning, she couldn't help but feel sad due to how long they've spend their time together. 3 years of bonding, so easily crushed. "Paris and Aegis may or may not continue this career, and I hope that you wholeheartedly support their decision."

"As for the good news, I will be continuing my career under Yonezu Records, whether it's solo or in another band." The crowd clapped, glad at least one of the band members was still pursuing their dreams in the music industry.

"Today, I came here to reveal a few things." Caramel finally placed her guitar down by her side. "First, a new song. Well, actually it's kinda old because I wrote this many years ago with someone else. It's incomplete, and I hope I would be able to contact them to continue this song with them."

The crowd cheered and some shouted a few words of encouragement. The crowd knew small details over the tragic events that happened just a few weeks back. No one knew the full details and how all three members ended up in the hospital along with two members of the band they were touring with.

The fans respected their privacy, not questioning the details as long as everyone was now safe.

Caramel glanced at the boy again. He was sitting cross-legged on the floor like anyone else. His sunglasses covered his faced and he wore a grey beanie, hiding his blonde-streaked hair. He met her eyes and he looked down immediately.

"Second, the grand big mystery of my true name."

The crowd went wild. The mystery of Caramel's true name remained unsolved since 3 years ago, when she first started her career. For it to be revealed now, it would peel off another layer of mystery from the quiet lead singer of the band.

"Third, a confession." The crowd murmured, wondering what Caramel could have to confess.

"Starting at the top of the list, the incomplete song." Caramel picked up her guitar. "This song may turn out a bit weird, because we were kids that didn't know how to write songs back then. It's a duet but I'm singing it solo right now."

A final glance at the boy showed that the boy had a small sign of confusion. He seemed to be reminiscing in his memories, as he remembered his past too.

Caramel took a deep breath before starting to play the guitar and sing. 

(AN: I actually wrote this song when I was younger so it's really bad just saying. Never completed it. Had to refer back to my old song book ewe. I rewrote this by the way haha)

"Come back to me.

         Your safe haven's here.

Come back to me,

         Why won't you come back?

Why are you just standing there?

         Come back please....

I wish I could run back to you,

         But you're so far away.

I want to run back to you, 

        But you know that I can't.

Just remember that one day,

        You'll hold me again.

That's just because

        I'm yours..."

The crowd clapped, some had tears in their eyes from the emotional singing voice, but the boy curled up, hiding his face away.

"This song means so much to me. My first song I wrote, my first collab, a song originally for my first band, a duet for me and my special someone." Caramel said, putting back her guitar next to her. She was holding back her tears not wanting to cry before her list ended.

She stood from the bench, walking to the boy. The crowd parted like the Red Sea as she walked towards the unsuspecting boy. The boy, noticing the lack of noise and presense of humans around him, looked up to see Caramel extending her hand towards him.

The crowd gasped as they noticed who the boy with tear-stained cheeks was.

Aaron Henfry, lead singer of the top boy band currently.His band was the band that toured with Caramel's band and his fellow band members were the one sent to the hospital due to the incident.

"I'm back Aaron." Caramel said with a sad smile.

"M-Marcela?"

"One and only." Caramel, or Marcela pulled her locket out from underneath her shirt. It was in the shape of a small lock. She took a deep breath and knelt down in front of him.

"Aaron Henfry. Seven years ago, I taught you how to play your first chords on the guitar. Six years ago, we wrote our first song together for our band together. Five years ago, I left the band and left you to chase our dream because I couldn't follow you. You wanted to achieve our dreams for us. Four years ago, I went missing and you received a key. I locked my heart up, and only you had the key to unlock it, because seven years ago I fell in love with you. One year ago, I met you again, but you didn't recognize me, but I am so glad you actually managed to achieve your dreams."

"So, Aaron Henfry, if you accept my confession to you," Caramel said as she tug the lock towards him. "Unlock the lock."

Aaron felt new tears sprung from his eyes as he shakily took the necklace he had around his neck. He still remembered the despair he felt when he found out she was missing. The only thing she left was a key. Now, he knew what it meant. 

He wielded the key to her heart. He looked at her, a smile slowly forming on his face. 

He pushed the key into the keyhole and as he twisted the key to unlock it, he pulled her closer and kissed her. 

She finally let her tears fall freely as they shared an emotional moment together, as if their fans weren't crowding around them.

The fans started clapping wildly, glad for their idols finally getting the happiness they deserve.

When Aaron and Caramel separated, they smiled at each other.

"Hello again, my long lost lover."

(1131 words)

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