If I Could Fly: Zorbyn

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Summary: He can't help, but worry about him. It's his job

Corbyn's POV
"If I could fly, I'd be coming right back home to you"
" I'd come back to you if I could," I whispered to the sky, laying flat on my back in the wet, cold grass, surrounded on all sides by the towering, brick red dorms.

" You know that, don't you? You know that I never meant to hurt you this bad? You know that, right Zach?"

The tears pooling along my lids warm. The stars becoming fuzzy blobs of white light the longer I stared, the longer I hoped.

Some part of me, that rational part, knew that Zach couldn't hear me, not even a little bit.

But... the rest of me, the helplessly guilty, in love part, knew he could.

Or, it hoped he could.

" Please tell me you know that," I whimpered, pleading the very hevans above," please Zach."

"I think I might give up everything, just ask me to"
"So you're... you're really leaving, huh?"

Jack had left and it was just me and him now.

" Yeah," I breathed, placing another shirt in my suitcase," I guess so."

He walked over and I looked up, he didn't look at me, eyes down at the carpet, cheeks already stained with tears.

I froze, dropping the hoodie I had been folding and grabbing at my little brother, standing up to hold him against my chest.

" Hey, come on now, you don't have to cry," I whispered, rubbing at his back.

He sniffed, grabbing at my shirt and looking up at me with big, glistening eyes.

" I don't want you to go," he whimpered," Bean, I... I-I... I don't know how to live without you."

His lip trembled and he bit down on it to make it stop," how am I supposed to live without you?"

I cupped his cheek, wiping at the tears running down his cheek," you make it sound like I'm leaving forever. Like I'm not gonna be calling and texting you every second of the day. Like I won't be coming back to visit whenever I can," I kissed each dripping eye. My other hand slidding down to hold his hip," this isn't goodbye, Junebug."

" I know that!" He whined," but you'll be so far away and... a-and I won't be able to see you and... and... what if I have a nightmare? O-r it's cold out on-one day. You... y-ou..."

" I'll be a phone call away, no matter what," I pressed my nose to his, kissing softly at his mouth," it'll be hard, I'm not denying that, but if anyone can do it, we can."

He shut his eyes, leaning more into my touch," I know that probably doesn't make you feel much better. And I know you'll still miss me and God knows I'll miss my baby with everything in me, but we can do it. Can't we?"

He grabbed tighter, pulled me closer, nodding a little, still shaking, still crying.

Still hurting.

Say the word, I longed to whisper, say the world and I won't leave you.

I won't ever leave you.

"For your eyes only, I'll show you my heart
For when you're lonely and forget who you are"
" How long is summer camp gonna last?" Zach spoke up, sitting on the edge of my bed.

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