cause you were all yellow | a.i.

forty seven.

ghost of you 5 seconds of summer
"too young, too dumb, to know things like love."

every moment i had clairo in my arms again, i refused to let her go.

id almost lost her, and no way i would again.

we walked back home the same way we had almost a year earlier, but this time we walked through my front door.

together.

"ashton? is that you?" my mum called as i first opened the door. "its almost eleven, does that mean?"

"yeah mum," i said as i walked farther into the house, clairo still by the door.

"was she..?" she asked quietly, scared to hurt me with her words.

i turned around to watch the other half of my lost soul walk over towards me, and into my mums view. "yeah," i said as she wrapped her arms around me. "she was."

"clairo!" my mum said as she saw her, tears beginning to form in her eyes.

my mum walked towards us, holding out her arms towards clairo.

she let go of me and walked into my mums hug.

"i was so afraid you werent going to come back," she whispered to clairo as they hugged.

"i never wanted to stay away," clairo told her. "my mom wouldnt let me get to anyone."

"well then how did you get here?" my mum asked confused as she pulled back away from her.

"she was going to fly me back to america in two days so i climbed out my window and followed the north star," clairo said as she stepped backward, back into my arms. "she led me to ash again, and here i am."

"ashton told you what i said right?" my mum
asked her. i nodded from above her. "that you can stay with us for however long you need? even if you never want to go back to her, you can stay here."

"he did, anne," clairo said quietly, turning to look up at me. "and i told him i might have to take him up on it because i cant live without him."

"god, im just so glad he found you," my mum said as she covered her face with her hand, trying to prevent her emotions from showing through. "you are welcome here any day, any time. if your mum starts looking for you, i know nothing."

"thank you, mum," i told her as i held clairo tight. "for believing in us."

"ive believed in you since you were born. and all ive ever wanted is for you to be happy," she said as she raised a hand to point towards clairo and i. "and she does that."

she turned, walking back towards the living room away from us. "im going to the 24 hour shop then to get extra stuff for clairo to stay then!" she called as she walked towards the kitchen, looking her purse.

"but mum, its so late," i told her, confused why shes going now.

"i know!" she called back from the kitchen. "but im so excited and i want it to feel like home for her."

i just shook my head as i let out a deep breath, looking down to clairo who was pressed against my front, looking up at me.

"she will be fine," she whispered to me as i watched my mum walk out the garage door.

"bye mum! be safe," i called after her as she left.

"bye sweetheart!" she yelled back excitedly.

"i always thought she wanted a girl," i laughed to clairo.

"oh but she loves you," she laughed back to me, resting her head back against my chest to look up at me.