My Way? - Laurance x Reader (PDH Version)

29 - Time Left

*Your POV*

Message from: Laurance Zvahl, 4:20PM

Did you seriously not see the paper airplane that just went through your window five minutes ago?

Reply: What are you talking about?

Usually people would look around their room trying to find it after I tell them about it. But then, you're not like most people, are you? ;))

Reply: ???

I look around my room trying to find the paper airplane. And sure enough, there's one right at the foot of my window. Hi, it said. I look out the window and sure enough, Laurance was outside my room.

Oh my Irene, that's the fourth time this week!

I hurry down the stairs and approach him. "You have got to stop doing this." I stare at him in disbelief. 

"Hey, I have three months left until your crazy aunt kicks you out. I ain't going to waste any of the time I have left with you." He gives me a smile. Are those actual butterflies in my stomach?

"Do you want to come in or...?"

"Well, I actually have plans for us, today. Since, you know, it's a weekend." What is it with his smile that's so contagious?

"Oh? And what are those plans?"

"You'll see,"

~

"LAURAAAAANNNCCEEEE!!!!!" I cling onto dear life (and onto my dear phone) when the roller coaster went upside down. I think I just threw up in my throat from screaming too much.

When the ride ended, I was laughing from the adrenaline and from the fact that Laurance needed to sit down after that ride. "How is it legal to make a ride that extreme?!" He complains.

"I like extreme rides!" I negate. "We should go on another one!" I excitedly point at another ride that speedily bounces its riders up and down. 

Laurance gives me a tired look and says, "Please let me rest, first."

I laugh at him. "So, what do you suggest we do first, then?"

He smirks then points at the horror house. "Maybe then, you'll call for my name, cling onto my arm, and rely to me for protection!" He suddenly regains his strength and poses like a knight.

I raise one eyebrow and head to the horror house.

"H-Hey, wait for me, you can't go alone in there!" He chases after me and puts his arm around my shoulder. I look over at him and he just smiles at me.

Later on in the horror house, "No, get away from my Y/N, get away!" Here's Laurance, hiding behind me, using me as a shield. And he keeps stuttering insisting that he's the one protecting me. Seriously, this guy.

Suddenly I trip on a wire and fall on huge hanging blanket that covers me as I hear Laurance shriek. 

"Uh, Y/N, you okay?" His voice was almost laughing. 

"You know that could have been a great time for you to catch me while I'm falling." I jokingly say, pulling the cloth to uncover half my face.

He laughs. "Then I guess I'll just fall with you, then." He joins me under the cloth and uses his phone as a light. We sit there laughing and joking for a bit. "This is nice." He smiles somberly at me. 

"Yes, it is." We sit there for a short while just smiling at each other. 

Until we heard a shriek. "GAAAHHHH! Run, Dante, RUN!!"

We both pull over the cloth to see Garroth and Dante running away from us. We end up laughing and fixing our mess.

~

We've already exhausted ourselves and we are now sitting at the pier's little food trucks' area eating hotdogs and nachos. 

"I wonder what Denver's going to be like..." Laurance starts.

"What?" I look at him confused. "Aren't I the one who should be wondering that?"

"Well, I was wondering what kind of person would you be, there,"

"Why's that?"

"Just the beginning of the year, you were this shy, introverted girl. But now, did you ever imagine yourself being a part of a big friend group like the one we have, now?"

"I didn't think of that..."

"Yep, I'm still the smart one." He sighs with a winning smile. "what would you do without me, L/N?"

"Indeed, I wonder, Zvahl. Indeed, I wonder." We stare at each other for a moment then laugh.

We talk for a bit more until we don't notice the time and suddenly, the food trucks were gone and lights were going off. We laugh it off and start to walk home.

I didn't care that my house and his were way far from the pier, I wanted this. Imagine that, walking in the moonlight and never running out of topics to talk about. We're just laughing and talking in the late night breeze, not caring about the time or the people watching us. 

I call this one of the best moments in my life. I wanted time to stop. 

~

The closer we got to my house, the slower our pace went. We noticed this and laughed at ourselves. But we knew that we both wanted to go back several steps further and just take in the night.

"Well then, this is yet to goodbye." He says as soon as we got to my place.

"This is yet to goodbye." I smile at him. "Thank you for tonight, Laurance. I had a terrible time." I sarcastically said.

"What, no goodnight kiss?" Laurance teased.

I glare at him playfully. 

"I'm joking, joking." He laughs. "I'm not asking for it, but I would be happy to give it." He gave me a kiss on the forehead right after he said this.

I stared at him in shock.

"It's platonic." He smiles and winks at me. "Or is it?"

I sigh in defeat, I wasn't going to argue with him anymore. "Goodnight, Laurance." I hug him and he smelled sweet with a touch of barbecue, probably from the food truck we sat next to. I laugh silently to myself at the thought. I probably smell the same.

As soon as I let go, I hurry inside and find my mom sitting on the couch, smiling at me. "Now since when were you one to stay out late?"

I roll my eyes and give her a small kiss. "Goodnight, mom."

I go upstairs to my room and let myself fall down on my bed. My mind went back to everything that just happened tonight and I could feel my heart hammering in my chest.

After everything, I'm still finding myself continuously falling for this guy. And for the first time, I'm not regretting it one bit.

~