Earphones | GusLey [Completed, Unedited]

Chapter 15: Sunrise

The feud Lesley had was over, she was sitting down on her couch as Gussion was patching up the cuts she made.
They were pretty deep, too. It took them a while to patch it all.

"There. It should stop bleeding now." Gussion said as he sealed off the last bandage. Lesley looked at him with her eyes puffy and red from all the crying she did earlier.

Gussion sat down opposite of her, waiting for a response as the awkwardness flew out of the atmosphere.

"So.. it's been years. How have you been, Les?" He bluntly asked, as if he didn't just vent his feelings towards her earlier.
It was a stupid question to say the least, but he had to make some sort if conversation.

She didn't reply, she just sat there fiddling with her fingers.

"You know what, you must be tired. I'll cook you something and keep you company while I'm here. Sound good?" Gussion asked as he lifted her chin, she gave a tired smile and nodded.

As he went into the kitchen he couldn't help but let his thoughts wonder as he was scrambling through Lesley's cabinets.

She forgot about him but he kept her in his mind despite there being low hopes that they'll end up together again. It hurts for him to physically be with her after all these years, but why can't he just let her go? He could've chosen to forget her these past few years, but why didn't he?

Gussion's thoughts end up wandering too far, he snaps back to reality and finishes cooking.

He put down the dish on her table and asked Lesley to join him. She stood up from the couch and went over.

As they ate, there it was again.

Awkward silence.

He couldn't bare to be in there anymore if it meant staying so quiet like this. Even if he did miss her a lot, he'd rather leave.

He finished and washed their dishes. He got his keys from the counter and proceeded for the door.
As he stood there it suddenly clicked him.
"Shoot! I forgot to say goodbye to her." As he turned he saw Lesley standing behind him, tugging on his shirt like she's begging for him to stay.

"Can you stay here for the night? I just... I just want to be with someone for a while."
Words couldn't explain how joyful yet sad he felt. Sleeping with her only meant painful memories but he'd love to be with her for a night again.

He agreed to do so.
Lesley took a shower and Gussion went out for a bit to get some clothes back from his house, as well as retrieve his phone from Hanabi.

He returned not long later and Lesley was already in the room, dressed in an over sized shirt and seemed to not be wearing any pants. He blushed crimson and went over.

As he got comfortable in the bed he felt something wrap around him with a bit of nudging.
Lesley was hugging him, squirming slightly as a gentle smile grew on her face. He couldn't help but fall in love again.
Gussion kissed her forehead and went to sleep.

-About 4 in the morning-

Gussion suddenly woke up to find the other side of the bed empty. Lesley wasn't there. He started to panic and look all over the apartment for her.

"Les? Lesley? Where are you?" He said as he went through every room.
Yet there she was, at the balcony sitting on a chair. He went outside to be with her.

"You scared me, what made you go out here?" He asked, Lesley tilted her head and saw Gussion in surprise.

"Oh, I just wanted to get some air. Mind joining me?" She offered as she tapped the empty seat next to her.

They both stayed there, talking to each other about what has happened from the past few years. They were laughing and talking, it was like the old times were back again.

The stars slowly faded into the blue sky as the sun came with it's rays of warm colors.

"There it is, the sunrise. Isn't it beautiful?" Lesley obsessed over the beauty of the sunrise, but Gussion was just admiring her, not bothering to look at the horizon ahead.

How her magenta hair dances with the wind as her face lights up with joy as the warm colors expand through the sky.

"I think the person standing next to me is more beautiful."

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"They say that if you truly love the person, you will continue loving them even if it means recieving pain back."

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