Because it's you (Rei x Arlo)

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A soft breeze blew through blonde hair as the young male walked through the park. Arlo often found himself walking through the park when he became to overwhelmed or just needed to take a breather. It was relatively chilly out today so he decided to put a jacket on for once. Usually he wore some coloured shirt over whatever polo he was wearing but today he decided a jacket was needed. The blonde looked around the park as he walked. Quite a few people were out today, but it was the weekend so it wasn't surprising. He looked down at his phone to check the time.

"10:30..." With a sigh he pocketed his phone again. Rei had said he'd take him up to the university on the weekend. They were supposed to meet at twelve and then drive over there, so Arlo was just trying to find something to do until then. His eyebrows furrowed as he thought. 'We've been hanging out lot lately, and when we don't I often don't know what to do.' The thought was slightly annoying to Arlo but he brushed it off. He enjoyed hanging out with Rei so he couldn't be too mad. 

As Arlo was making about to make the loop on the park trail the soft strumming of a guitar reach his ears. His immediate thought was Rei. 'But Rei's practicing the electric guitar right now.' Still, Arlo followed the noise because he was curious. Needless to say, he wasn't at all disappointed to find his predecessor sitting under a tree. Arlo, perhaps trying to be sneaky, stayed behind a tree and just watched and listened. It seemed like maybe Rei was cold too as he was wearing Arlo would usually wear which consisted of a white long sleeved polo with a long black shirt on top. Arlo watched closely as Rei's fingers moved across each string slowly.

His eyes moving to the others face he found Rei looked quite concentrated as he looked at his own fingers. Arlo noticed an open notebook laying next to Rei on the ground and wondered if he was trying to write a song. 'That'd be interesting' Arlo thought with a small smirk. Unfortunately, one of Rei's fingers slipped resulting in a gross twang to sound from the guitar. Looking slightly defeated, Rei had sighed moving the guitar from his lap, crossing his arms and tucking his knees in before putting his head down. 

Arlo, not liking the sad look on Rei's face, stepped out from behind the tree startling the greenette. "I mean, it sounded good till you did that." Rei laughed quietly shaking his head. "You don't say...what are you doing here?" He asked crossing his legs. "I was taking a walk." Arlo said sitting in the grass in front of Rei. Rei nodded his head slightly. "So you actually can play." Arlo commented. Rei shrugged before picking the guitar back up. "I guess, not very well though." Arlo hummed crossing his arms. "Play what you were before." 

"Why, I can only play the first few notes correctly."

"Just play it."

Rei sighed adjusting his fingers fret board once again before softly strumming. Seeming a bit nervous now that Arlo was watching the sound sounded a little strained but nonetheless Arlo was still enjoying it. Eyeing the notepad on the ground again Arlo spoke. "Are you trying to learn a song?" He asked. Rei looked at him before he stopped playing and grabbed the notebook. "You could say that." He said leaning against the tree. 'Why does he sound so sad?' Arlo pondered. Rei's whole demeanor the whole time had just been sad and quiet and that wasn't like Rei at all. "I thought you were trying the electric guitar." Arlo said trying to change the subject. "I was, but there was something I wasn't to try with the acoustic." Rei said a little brighter. 

"Hmm." Arlo hummed. There ha to be another topic that could Rei to brighten up. "So the university, are things going to be unlocked?" Rei did seem to perk up at that looking past Arlo as he thought. "They should be. I mean, there's people that live on campus and some people have class on the weekends so I don't things will be locked." Arlo nodded a little quickly. He couldn't deny, he was a tad bit excited to see the campus. Rei smirked before he stood. "We can go now if you want. I was really planning on just sitting in the park for two hours." He laughed slightly. "Are you sure, you can continue to practice if you want." Arlo said as he hesitantly stood. "Nah it's fine, I think if I practice any longer I might smash the guitar and then I'd be in trouble." Arlo hummed amused as Rei laughed. 

"Well, lead the way I guess." Arlo sighed. Rei chuckled leading them to his car. "You need to get this cleaned, you have a bunch of junk in the back." Arlo commented as he hopped in. "It's not junk!" Rei exclaimed as he put his guitar in the back. "What is it then?" Arlo smirked. Rei huffed as he sat in the driver seat. "Most of it's school stuff, other stuff is what I forgot to bring in the house." Rei chuckled. Arlo shook his head with a sigh as the car started.

"So how come you don't live on campus?" Arlo asked once they were on the road. "Can't afford it. It actually cost a lot of money and if we ever want Remi to go to college some day then we can't spend it on room and board, but I don't mind." Rei hummed. Arlo nodded. "When you attended the high school you stayed on campus though right?" Rei nodded with a small bounce. "Yep! Though it was required. My roommate though...that was an experience." Arlo arched an eyebrow at the greenette. "How so?" Rei chuckled awkwardly. "We uh, we had different views on things and that caused some conflict between us. So we didn't really get along." Arlo smirked shaking his head. 

"Wow, it's pretty big." Arlo announced once he saw the school come into view. "That's what she said." Rei chuckled, laughing when Arlo glared at him. Arlo couldn't help but stare in awe at the beautiful school. They came upon a black gate and Arlo watched Rei pull out his student ID. "You need an ID to get in?" Rei nodded as the beep was heard and the gate opened. "Otherwise you have to go to the little lobby thing and get a visitor pass." Arlo nodded quickly looking out the window at school. Rei smiled watching Arlo stare as he pulled into his parking spot. "You guys paint the parking spots?" Arlo asked almost yelling. "Yeah, it's how we claim one." Rei chuckled. As soon as the car parked the blonde hopped out of the car staring with wide eyes. "This makes the high school look bad." He mumbled.

"Mmm not really. To me this is just a bigger high school." Rei said patting Arlo on the back. Arlo went to yell at him for that but he caught the older male staring at a car a few spots from them. "What you jealous?" Arlo teased. Rei rolled his eyes with a smirk. "Hardly. Come on, I got a lot to show you."