Ruel x Reader, two music worlds collide

part 8

When Belle came back from her shower we sat down and ate breakfast. We did the dishes and just as we were done Ruel's phone calls
" hello"
" Hey, are you with Elsa?"
" yes Nate"
" great we think we've figured out how to finish the song, can you come to the studio?"
" sure"

We got ready and then on our way. The car ride was silent except for Belle asking us to put BTS songs in the queue. We arrived at the studio quite quickly since we had just avoided the morning traffic, Nate had texted Ruel and told him they were in the usual room so that's where we walked. I told Belle she could go into the starbucks next door and I'll buy her a drink but she insisted that she wanted to come and hear the song.

The familiar studio had a more yellow light than usual and a wide spread of breakfast food was visible on the table
" how long have you been here?" I asked looking at Sophie
" we woke up early and the studio was available so we thought we'd get a head start"
" weee woke up??"
" don't"
Ruel and I sat down on the couch and Belle on a chair next to the mixer table. Ruel and I got handed the lyric and they started playing the melody, he put his arm around my shoulders and we started reading
" there's no cameras here you don't have to pretend" Sophie says with a light laugh
" ohh eh ye-"
" we're not really-"
" they kissed" Belle says abruptly and interrupts both Ruel and mines miserable try to say something. The music stops and Sophie and Nate looks at us.
" you kissed?" Nate asks slowly as I feel Ruel's arm moving away from my shoulders. I tensed up and started going through my contract in my head, they never mentioned any thing about dating. I look over at Ruel to see if he has any idea what's gonna happen but he's just looking at Nate.

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My throat was starting to hurt, I had screamed at Sophie and Nate alongside Ruel. It all started with Nate telling us that us dating would ruin the PR stunt which resulted in me murmuring a joke about him and Sophie under my breath. The fight escalated pretty quickly, both Ruel and I had grown tired of the restrictions and unreasonable arguments. Belle was asked to leave half an hour ago and had headed to my house, the guilty look on her face didn't go missed.

" have you ever stopped and considered what we feel, how this is affecting us?!" I screamed when Nate talked about how selfish we were acting
" we're not fucking twelve and as you always like to say horny teenagers! Soon enough you're going to ruin this whole thing yourself by continuing to separate us and creating barriers!" Everyone became silent after my scream and I took a deep breath before continuing
" i'm heading back to my place now" and then I stormed out. I had just started walking when I heard the door open and close and then steps coming closer to me. With out looking I knew it was Ruel, we walked in silence to his car and didn't say a word on the way home.

When we arrived at my house the silence continued until Ruel let out a deep sigh and looked at me with puppy eyes
" the world isn't on our side today" he said with a slight giggle
" definitely not" I leaned my head back and my voice sounded raspy after all the screaming. Ruel's hand left the steering wheel and landed on my thigh, I tried to ignore the warm feeling building up inside as I put my hand on top of his
" what do we do now? he asked
" it's complicated, I don't really think I can make that decision now. Besides I have a friend to update inside" I gave him a look trying to convey my feelings. I really wanted to see where this would go but at the same time it felt almost to rushed and like everything was against this happening. He's everything I've wanted since I was fourteen and saw his first Like a Version. Ruel looked at me
" can I kiss you?" he asked with a boyish grin trying to enlighten the mood. I nodded with a smal
smile on my lips. His hand caressed my cheek and he kissed me. It was short and sweet and when we pulled away I didn't dear open my eyes knowing that when I do I'll have to walk inside
" Elsa" he said in a low voice
" hmm" I answered him but refused to open my eyes, I was gonna stay in this moment as long as possible
" Belle's waiting for you inside" he hadn't moved his head so I could feel his breath hitting my face
" I don't really care about that right now" my voice was just above a whisper, all of my energy focused on him. I slowly felt his lips connect with mine again and my mind went crazy.

My hands started to grip on his hoodie desperately trying to get him closer by the second. He froze in place for a second, choked by my sudden change but quickly his hands was in my hair. It escalated and he pulled me into his lap, his hands on my hips. Just as I started to leave hickeys on his neck he pulled away
" the paparazzi are going to spot us" he said out of breath " and you told me you needed to think" I nodded my head and tried to catch my breath.
" I guess I'll head inside then" the moment felt heavy, the rollercoaster of emotions left me feeling nauseous. I was about to climb out of the car when I felt him squeezing my hips
" I really like you you know? I just don't want to rush things and fuck it up"
" me neither"
" friends for now?"
" friends"
He gave me a light kiss on the forehead and then I headed inside.

A/N: Hope you liked this chapter and i'm sorry it took so long for the new one to arrive but I've had kind of a writers block

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