babysitter, ruel van dijk

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☼ timeskip: wednesday ☼

ruel's pov

it took me an entire three days to muster the courage to text sky. in my room, i sat and would stare at her contact. thinking maybe i should call her? or is that too big of a step. maybe just a text....

this little war went on inside my for a couple days, and finally, wednesday night, i texted her.

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sky☾

hey

...

simple, yeah super easy.

she's gonna reply.

definitely gonna reply.

2 minutes...

5 minutes...

10 minutes...

20...

35....

i throw my phone onto my bed, flopping back on it, running my hands through my hair. staring at the ceiling, i feel fidgety, anxious really. i didn't think that someone could do this to my mind. i just want her to answer. i let out a groan, relaxing back into my bed, trying to breath. till i heard it.

**ding**

i scramble to my phone, fumbling with it in my hand, nearly dropping it. i focus my eyes at the notification, looking at the screen with wide eyes. and my mouth melts into a smile.

➝ messages 42 minutes ago

sky☾ message

i tap the notification to see what she wrote...

...

sky☾

hey

hi omg i'm sorry

i was eating a late dinner

don't worry sky

not like i was stressing haha

...

oh what a lie, but she'll never know, thank god for texting. we texted each other for hours, about the most random things. until the late hours of the night, until she said her eyes were gonna close until the next morning.

i also went to bed with a big smile on my face, just happy that she's back into my life.

☼ timeskip: next week, saturday ☼

it's been nearly a week since sky came to babysit my siblings, and i'm really hoping my parents go out again. this week i've kept sunday open, just in case she comes over again. i'm sat on the couch, flipping through the channels on the TV, when i heard my mom stepping down the stairs, and then entering the kitchen. my dad already sat in the kitchen, eating a salad.

"ralph, do you think we should go out tomorrow?" my mom says towards my dad. my back straightens and my head shoots up.

parents go out = sky comes over

sky comes over = we get closer

"yes, yes you should go out," i said confidently, smiling back at them turning from the TV.

"ugh, it would be nice, but that would mean coco has to stay, and she already told me her plans," my mom said taking a brief break from cleaning the counter to think. perched on her arm, biting her lip in a ponder. why hasn't she thought of it yet?

"i can stay with sky!" i blurt out loudly

they both turn their heads back at me, wide eyes. "you want to stay with her, for another night?"

i nod my head, trying to play it off cool. the smile still never leaving my face. "so is that a yes?" i say excitedly.

"sure, ralph, we're going out tomorrow night. same time?" my dad nods his head, "ruel, text skylar if she can come over same time tomorrow." and i get typing.

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sky☾

are you free tomorrow

same time last week

uhmm let me check

alright, take ur time sky

i am

they want me to babysit again?

yeah, me tooo

yayy can't wait

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☼ timeskip: the next night, sunday ☼

i try to subtly wait by the door, for skylar's car to pull up on the curb. trying to not be suspicious so my family doesn't think anything, but i sit on a bench by the big window, peeking out every couple minutes.

i got uneasy, until i saw her cute little car, and i ran. ran back to my room, so it didn't look like i was waiting for her. and i heard the soft ding of the bell, from the door.

"i'll get it!" i said as i rushed down the stairs, opening the door wide open.

"sky, hi" i say with a big smile across my face. she's looking beautiful as always. slightly cropped tanktop, big jacket draping over her shoulders, and slightly baggy jeans with no holes.

"hey ruel, how are you..." and we stood in the doorway for a couple minutes, just talking. despite us texting earlier in the day. every so often she giggles at something i said, and looks down at her toes, embarrassed. and all i can do is smile down on her.

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a/n i'm editing on my phone rn and typing is a bitch bahaha. 

i might write the entirety of the other fanfic, and then post a chapter a day. so i'm not stressed? idk. i started it tho