babysitter, ruel van dijk

0:26

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→sky's pov←

"oh thank god" ruel sighs out, laughing loudly. i look at him with furrowed brows, confused as to what he's so content about. "you said it back, sky. i thought you were gonna leave me hanging or something" he chuckles out again.

i giggle along with him, "so were you planning to head back now or..." i ask him, letting go of each other softly. his eyes open widely and a smile spreads across his face before he starts rummaging through a backpack he brought.

he starts pulling out fruits and sandwiches and many other foods, my jaw drops because i wasn't aware that much food could be fit into a small backpack. he finally brings out a speaker and puts on happily, one direction.

"care to eat some of this food with me?" he says bowing his head to me. i laugh, wiping the last remaining tears and nodding back towards him. i grab a sandwich and start eating, expecting him to do the same, i don't give it much thought.

i look over to see ruel leaning back on his elbows, looking over at me devouring a sandwich. with my mouth stuffed and my cheeks full of food, i throw a blueberry at him, annoyed. i look dumb because i have so much food in my mouth and he's staring at me.

"ruel! i have food in my mouth, and you should too. eat, ruel!" i tease him, and he just shakes his head. "i'm not sure why you want to watch me messily eat, bub" i question.

"you look cute when you're stuffing you face with food" he snickers then looks back at me playfully rolling my eyes.

"i'm not sure if i should be offended or if i should think that's cute of you to say..." i nervously chuckle.

his head rolls back again in laughter, "don't worry, definitely a good thing, definitely" he says, again looking towards me with loving eyes.

once again we were back to our more normal selves, playfully talking, but now it's a little bit different. now that we've admitted feelings for one another, we look at each other differently. it's not that we never looked at each other hoping to share our feelings, but it's so much more comfortable for us to look at each other this way.

i remember trying to hide my feelings, only letting myself show my true feelings for him when he wasn't paying attention. i assume he did a similar thing, longing gazes towards me, maybe when i wasn't paying attention.

"what are you thinking about, sky?" he captures my attention again, brushing some hairs out of my face. he reaches across, reaching over to some berries and popping them into his mouth.

"us"

→ruel's pov←

"us"

trying to stay positive, trying to read her face to make sure that she is okay. "is that a good thing?" i whisper playfully after some time. she giggles some more, nodding her head, then she was leant up to give me a kiss on the underside of my jaw.

"let's head back, yeah?" i nod to her, looking how the sky is slightly clouding over, "don't want to get cold".

she starts moving to pack up all the food into the bag, organizing everything way nicer than how i had smushed everything into the backpack originally. zipping up the bag, then handing it to me to carry, looking as innocent as ever so i'd carry it for her.

walking back to her house, making small talk, just like before. now i know she loves me back, so the weight and anxiety has been lifted off my shoulders. once back at her house she twists the key in the lock, opening to door for me to join her inside.

"not today, sky, i'm taking it slow with you this time. can't fuck it up now, especially since i know you love me" i tease and tickle her, she laughs out, trying to squirm out of my grip. "can i see you tomorrow... like can i take you out?" i say nervously.

she giggles some more, "i don't know why you're so nervous, bubby. of course you can see me tomorrow" she says with a smile. taking more air in, then letting out a heavy sign, "i guess baby steps are better than no steps at all" she pouts.

leaning forward to plant a quick kiss on her forehead, "that's the spirit, lovely" i say again trying to lighten her mood. she grins widely at all the pet names we're exchanging, finally deciding she should let me go.

"i guess i'll see you tomorrow?" she asks, opening the front door a little wider, stepping inside.

"yes, i can't wait" i smile towards her. she laughs at my goofiness, waving goodbye subtly, then shutting the door. turning my head back, figuring my way back home, gripping my bag a little tighter as i skip off her porch.

i need a plan, and it has to be good this time.

☼ three hours later ☼

sky and i were sitting outside for quite a while, almost two hours of just sitting by each other and catching up. now, around 8:30pm and coming up with my plan for the next day, but was interrupted by my phone buzzing. peeping over to see who was calling, my face contorting into confusion when i see my manager's name pop up on screen.

picking up my phone after it rings a couple times, tapping the accepting button. "what's up nate, is something wrong?" i speak into the phone.

"oh nothings wrong, but i finalized your tour dates, dude!" he said excitedly through the phone, yet i could feel my face drop. i forgot about that aspect of my life.

of course i had been writing, i had been writing none stop since i started those notes. pitching ideas to the team for the new ep, because of my new inspiration, this process moved much quicker than the last ep. 6/7 of the songs were completed basically, and the seventh was in production, meaning after some time i would soon be on the road again.

trying to muster up my excited voice, "when does it start? that's... great, that you booked it thank you" i say back into the phone.

"starts in... what five to seven months? about. the ep just needs to sell for around three months, and we know your fanbase, they're going to stream the hell out of it. we'll announce the tour right about when the ep has been out for a month-ish. don't worry, it's all going to go super well, you're climbing dude... this is going to make you skyrocket" he says attempting to make me feel better.

"okay cool, cool, thanks nate" i say, the panic starting to set in. i literally just saw sky, and she is completely in the dark.

"you seemed stressed, it will all work out, bud. i'm gonna let you go, and be excited! you loved tour the last time, i'm sure this will be no different" he says, hanging up the call after. but it will be different, because there's something to lose this time.

all he's doing is making me feel worse, because in that moment all i could think about was sky, all about sky and how she didn't know. she didn't even know i sang, and would you look at that, should've taken daniel's advice from all those months ago.

should've taken the advice.

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a/n didn't proofread this, feel free to comment on my mistakes. but uh, a bit of a longer chapter, this is a luxury >:(

SCHOOL'S ALREADY KICKING MY ASS AND I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED. we love aNxIeTy