Our Story (Gavi x Reader)
Long time no see, this was two requests mixed into one, inspired by Messi and Antonella's story. I'm rusty with writing but I hope you enjoy it! <33
Today your cousin, Mike, had his first playoff game in his league, it was also your first time attending one of his games. On the drive over you looked out the window seeing all the interesting buildings in the neighborhood until you saw the field nearing closer.Ā Ā
Getting out of the car, you walked with the rest of your family to the stands. There you saw all the players and then eventually your cousin. He waved slightly and continued getting game ready. The game soon started and you were enjoying the action, cheering when your cousinās team scored. In the end Mikeās team won a 3-1 score.Ā
After the handshakes from the other team, Mike came running over to your section in the stands along with another teammate next to him. Giving your favorite cousin a big hug as soon as he was close enough. āYou did amazing !ā you told him while doing your handshake. āgracias y/n/nāĀ
You noticed his teammate still lingering behind Mike, you remembered he was one of the players who scored two of the goals. āHey , you did great too, those goals were amazingā you told the boy.Ā
The boy gave you a shy smile and a small āgraciasā. Your cousin finally introduces the boy with the shy smile, āah this chico es amazingā putting an arm around him playfully. āGavi this is my cousin, y/nā Mike said.
āUh-hola..iām pablo but my friends call me Gaviā the boy, well Gavi said with a blush showing that reached all the way up to his ears.
āHola, nice to meet youā you responded back, giving Gavi a small smile. One that he returned more shyly again. Your cousin Mike saw this and pulled Gavi away. āWe gotta get our bags but iāllĀ meet you guys at the front, tell tia to bring the car thereā he shouted as he and Gavi walked awayĀ
You gave a thumbs up and headed to the exit. Walking down you kept thinking about the new boy, Gavi. He seemed really shy but he was cute you couldnāt deny. Sadly that probably was the last you would see the boy you thought as you made your way back to the car.
Not even two weeks later you would see Gavi again, it seemed now whenever you saw your cousin you saw Gavi along with him. He was always around, every once in a while giving you another shy smile when you looked at him
. It was always the same until the one day Gavi got the courage to spark a conversation with you. āHola , what you got there?ā you looked up to see Gavi in front of you. Lifting up the popsicle in your hand, āa blue popsicle, you want one?ā you asked the young boy, silently surprised that he was actually talking to you without your cousin there.Ā
Gavi nodded with a big smile, āsi gracias, they are my favorite!ā To this your eyes went wide, āThere my favorite too, blue is the best one in my opinionā you said excitedly. He nodded his head as he walked with you to the cooler, āi agreeāĀ
When you handed him the blue popsicle, you both walked back to the bench you were on before, this time Gavi sat next to you, happily eating his popsicle. You both started random conversation until the topic of football came up.Ā
āMessi is amazing, he is 100% my favorite player, '' you said while eating. Gavi looked at you surprised, āyou know Messi?ā He was stunned that you knew about one of his favorite players, he just assumed that you were more into other things. Nodding your head at him, you responded giggling a little, āof course I do, I love watching him and FC BarcelonaāĀ
āWow I didnāt know you watched football too, thatās so cool, youāre definitely different from my sisterā Gavi said laughing a bit at the mention of his sister, you laughed along with him. You both continued to talk about football and your favorite players.
Since that day a beautiful friendship was born between you and Gavi, even when your cousin Mike had to move away for your uncleās job, Gavi still came over to hang out with you and slowly became your best friend.Ā
Quickly eating the plate in front of you was your mission. Mija calm down, the food is not going anywhereā your mom told you. Putting your fork down, successfully finishing, you picked up the plate to put in the sink. āNo time, I'm meeting Gavi at the park in 10 minutesā. Your younger brother Mateo looks up from his plate and smirks at you.Ā
āOooooo y/n and gavi sitting in a tree k i s-ā he started until you interrupted him , āshut it Mateoā you threatened. āWe are just friends!ā your Dad finally intervened putting his newspaper down, āalright Mateo stop it, y/n can be friends to whomever she wants and it shouldnāt matter if itās a boyā.Ā
You smirked at your brother as he scolded at the floor, āGracias papa, bye iāll be back by dinner!ā
Running out the door, you quickly made your way over to the park where Gavi was waiting for you. Once youāve reached the field you can see him juggling the ball with his feet all alone waiting. When he turned his head and saw you, he gave you a big smile that caused your cheeks to turn red for a moment.Ā
āHola! I thought you werenāt going to show for a moment thereā he said while passing the ball over to you. Catching it with your foot and propping it up to the air to juggle, āmy brother wouldnāt stop talkingā you said while concentrating on the ball.
āAbout what?ā Gavi asked, which caused you to think of what your brother said about Gavi, making the ball fall from your feet.Ā
āAhā¦itās nothing, come on lets playā you said quickly, passing the ball to Gavi to make sure he wonāt have any time to think and ask again. Gavi took the bait and the both of you started to play multiple games of 1 v 1 on the field.Ā
He was fast but you had the skills to move around him with the ball , making him so impressed his crush on you grew even more since the day he met you. You both continued to play until it the sun started to set and the stars were more noticeable.Ā
Placing the ball down, Gavi dramatically fell to the ground on his back. Giggling at his antics you did the same causing both of you to laugh. You both looked up at the night sky, shining dots all around.Ā
"You are really good y/n/n, you know that?ā Gavi said next to you
You turned your head towards him to see his dark brown eyes already staring at you. Quickly turning your eyes back to sky so that he wouldnāt see your blush, āthanks, but your the real superstar, I bet your going to be crushing recordsā you told him honestlyĀ
He smiled at you, āgracias y/n , you donāt know how much that means coming from youā Turning again to look at him you stare into his eyes as you give him a warming smile back. You noticed something flash in the sky and turned your attention to that.Ā
āOh look gavi! A shooting star! Make a wish!ā you exclaimed pointing to the sky. The both of you squeezed your eyes shut, making your wish. Once you opened them again, you decided it was time to head back home.Ā
As you and Gavi were walking together, he bumps your shoulder, āso what did you wish for?āĀ
Scoffing at him,āiām not going to tell you, that's not how it worksā He giggled at you āwell i hope mines comes trueāĀ
Pablo Gavi, what could you say? He was your best friend and possibly more? It wasnāt official but it felt like it at least to everyone except you both. He was always there for you, walking to school together, playing together when he wasnāt at practice with his local team. You couldnāt imagine not having Gavi with you every day.Ā
Thatās why right now, you donāt know how to respond as you overhear a conversation between two of Gaviās teammates as you were at lunch.Ā
āWe arenāt going to be able to go to the playoffs now if Gavi is leavingā one of them saidĀ
āI know, but itās so good for him just not for usā. You heard enough, leaning over to them,Ā
āWhat are you talking about, Gavi isnāt moving?ā you said, They both gave you puzzled faces, āhe didnāt tell you?, a club over in barcelona are signing him for their jr teams, he is moving thereā Ā At that moment it felt like your whole world came down, and you were filled with anger for him not telling you but also sad that your best friend is moving away.Ā
You just gave them a silent ānoā before walking towards the door out the lunchroom to clear your head of the major news. You ended up walking to your special hiding spot, away from all the noise. It happened to be a spot looking out at the city.Ā
You heard your phone ring for what felt like the 100th time since you left the lunchroom, turning looking down to see again the contact nameĀ
You felt bad ignoring his calls, knowing he probably got worried when he didnāt see you in class but at this moment you didnāt care. He lied to you, he kept such a huge secret from you and acted like everything was normal. Was he ever planning on telling you? Did he even care how youād feel?Ā
The sun started to set and you were still sitting on the same rock as before, looking at the distance. You were thinking of moving and finally walking back home until you heard a crunch of leaves behind you. In panic you look back, only to see the certain brown haired, brown eyed boy that you called your best friend.Ā
āI figured youād be out hereā Gavi said softly walking towards you, deciding to sit on the next rock over from you. Turning your head away from him you scoffed, āwhere else would I be?āĀ
Silence then fell between you two for a while, both not knowing what to say.Ā
āIām sorry you had to find out from someone who wasnāt me, I never meant to hurt y/n/n, honestly, i just- didnāt know how to tell youā Gavi spoke honestly, cutting the tension with his words.
āYeah you didnāt know how to tell me huh, your best friend for like how long Gavi? Were you ever going to tell me? Do you ever care about this friendship to not share something so life changing like that?!ā your voice started to get louder the more you spoke, letting anger and frustration take over you.Ā
āI do care about you. Of course I care, never think that I donāt because I do y/n/n. I didnāt say anything because I was still debating on if I wanted to go or notā Gavi admitted to you.Ā
This made you finally turn to face him, when you did you saw his eyes pleading at you to forgive him. Sighing silently, āGavi you have to go, as much as i hate you leaving, I know deep down you want this, you could be a professional futbol player if you goāĀ
Hearing this made Gaviās face change, āso does that mean you forgive me?āĀ
Nodding your head to the boy, he reached to hug you tight, which you gladly accepted, his scent filling your nose as you buried your head on his shoulder. āI'm gonna miss you so much tho pabsā you mumbled. Pulling away from your embrace, you see gavi reach for something in his pocket.Ā
āIām going to miss you too y/n/n, that's why I - I kinda had this made when i found out the news i was possibly moving. Itās for you, so even when Iām miles away you can look at this as a reminder that I'm always with you, and always your best friendā he said showing you a small gold bracelet that had your initials and on the back had the words engraved āsiempre contigoā
āOh Gavi, I love it, thank you so much!ā you said pulling him into another hug after he put the bracelet on your wrist.Ā
Gavi hugged you tighter, āIāll forever be your best friend y/n/n, alwaysā he whispered to you.Ā
You couldnāt be more proud of Gavi, he was living his dream in Barcelona and even more so that he was prompted to play with the senior team recently. Since Gavi left your hometown, you both kept in contact, making sure that you both wouldnāt lose your connection. However with the recent promotion to the senior team, it made Gavi busier than usual with more practice and recovery. You understood this but as the months went by you missed your best friend.Ā
Especially with the time youāve been apart it made you realize how special he was to you, maybe you loved him in a romantic way? But thatās crazy right how could i love him like that or him even ever love me that way? You thought to yourself.Ā
Were just friends, you whispered to yourself as you sat trying to focus on the paper in front of you.Ā
āy/n what do you think of this one?ā your friend said while nudging your shoulder. The sudden action made you break out of your own trance, āuh hm?āĀ
āLook at this! Wouldnāt this look super cute for the summer?ā She showed you a picture of a dress from her magazine.Ā
Nodding your head thoughtlessly, you agreed, āyeah⦠looks niceāĀ
Your friend gave you a look, āokay, whatās going on with you? Youāve been not paying attention for the past 10 minutes.ā
ā I have-ā you tried to protest but your friend interrupted you. āWait, is this about Gavi?ā she said quieter. Your eyes went wide, āNO thatās crazy ā you waved your hands to show her she was wrong.Ā
āHm sure, itās okay though y/n/n, i know how you feelā she said supportingly putting her hand on your shoulder. You silently nodded your head at her in response, she could tell you were still not yourself so she decided to cheer you up.Ā
āHey why donāt we go get some of our favorite ice cream at that place across the corner from my house, my treatā she told you, while gathering up her stuff.Ā
Shaking your head yes, āyeah sure, that sounds great, thanks y/f/nāĀ
You both took your things and went to her car. On the way there y/f/n tried to cheer you up a little more by putting your favorite songs to sing along too. While you two were singing, y/f/n was paying less attention to the roadĀ that she didnāt notice when a small cat came walking on the road. You however saw the poor cat and quickly told y/f/n āY/F/N WATCH THE CAT!āĀ
Your friend turns her head to see the cat walking like they owned the road, āOH CRAPā she said while trying to swerve around the cat, the sudden force of the wheel turning made the car start to spin. The last thing you saw on your side window was tree bark, then a loud sound came.
You woke up to a beeping sound, your head was killing you and your left leg felt weird. Opening your eyes, you squinted trying to adjust to the bright lights of the room. Doing so you notice a figure next to you, still you try to adjust your eye focus to make out who was there. Then a voice came from the figure.Ā
āY/n?ā said the voice that sounded so familiar. Your eyes finally adjusted for you to be able to see brown eyes, you knew these brown eyes very well. āGavi?ā you said faintly
Now you finally saw the figure who turned out to be the boy you secretly loved, Gavi. āI'm here y/n/n, I was so worried,ā he said. Puzzled to see him, you looked around the room to see you were at the hospital, āWhat happened?ā you spoke groggilyĀ
He laughed a little at your question, āI could ask you the same thing, all i know is I got a call from your mom that you were in an accident, I flew over here as soon as i couldā he said softly to you. You squint your eyes trying to remember, then you remembered the cat.Ā
āWe were trying to avoid hitting a catā you mumbled. You remembered that your friend was with you, āwait, how is-ā Gavi cut you off already knowing your question, āy/f/n?, sheās okay, only got a couple of scratches and bruises, she was here a while ago but left with your mom to go get some food for you when you woke upāĀ
You slowly processed the info, you were relieved that she was okay, and hopefully the cat too. Looking down at your legs you noticed that your left leg was lifted from the bed, wrapped in a cast. Gavi took your silence as you were still taking everything in, to comfort you more he caressed your hand with his thumb.Ā
Your head went down to your hand feeling his, you didnāt even notice he was holding your hand when you woke up. āHow are you here? Arenāt you supposed to be in Barcelona? I thought you had important practices for the upcoming games with the senior team pabs?ā you said quietly to the brown haired boy.Ā
Giving you soft eyes Gavi responded, āyouāre more important than that, I had to come over here to check on you and Iām glad I did because I missed you like crazy y/n/nāĀ
Smiling at Gavi, āyouāre too sweet, i missed you tooā Ā Gavi hummed moving his chair closer to your bed āplus someones gotta take care of youā he said jokily causing you to laugh.Ā
Helping you leave the hospital and gather all your things, Gavi drove you to your house, he promised you that he would help for as long as he could stay, which was only 3 days but you were grateful for anything from him. Especially since your parentās had a last minute work call, they trusted he would protect you. He made it his duty to never have you lift a finger the first days after your departure from the hospital.Ā
While it was annoying, it was also sweet of him. He helped you walk around your house when you needed off the bed, he made you food (well tried to, eventually his mom sent in food for him to give you), and anything you needed he was right there to help.Ā
Currently you laid on the coach, Gavi was puffing up a pillow to place under your left leg. āGavi I think itās okayā you said seeing him continue to beat the poor pillow. He looked at you, āit has to be comfy enough for your leg not to hurt, i wonāt risk it '' Sighing, you giggled at him before finally he placed the pillow underneath your leg. āThere , feels nice right?ā you nodded your head in agreement.Ā
āThank you Pabsā you said as he sat next to you on the couch, leaning on him as he put on your favorite show. āHonestly , youāve been amazing these past few days, i donāt know what i would do without you.ā you told the boy, a smile then grew on his face without you knowing.Ā
āOf course y/n, I would do anything for youā¦ā¦.. forever best friends rememberā he said. Your heart broke silently a bit at his mention of calling you only a best friend, it was stupid but deep down you knew you wanted more. Gavi could sense you stiffening in his embrace, questioning if he made a mistake once you slowly leaned off of him trying to play it off as if you were stretching then leaning on the other side of the couch.Ā
The rest of the night you continued to distance yourself physically from Gavi on the couch, just to help you stop thinking of any potential that he felt the same. Unknowingly to you, Gavi was dying every moment you scooted further away from him, he cared for you, more than you knew, he just didnāt know how to tell you, he didnāt want to ruin your friendship.
It was eventually time for bed as it was late into the night, Gavi was contemplating if he should just tell you, he honestly didnāt want to go back to Barcelona and miss another chance at telling you how he felt. You yawned next to him, āiām soo tired, could you help me to my bed pabs?ā you asked Gavi but you noticed he was still looking at the TV screen.Ā
Confused, you tried to get his attention again, āGavi?ā Suddenly he turned his head to face you,Ā
āI love youā he blurted out.Ā
Your eyes grew wide at the unexpected confession, causing his eyes to go wide realizing what he said. āI - i mean i uh i i uh..ā Ā you saw Gavi visibly struggle trying to find the right words to explain himself but you were too caught up on the fact that the boy youāve secretly had a crush on for 8 years, your Gavi, loved you back. You leaned close to him, putting your hands to his cheeks to quiet him from his rambling, āGavi, I love you tooā you said quietly to him.Ā
He sighed in relief once those words came out of your mouth, āIāve been in love with you since I first met youā he revealed, shocking you because you never saw any signs until now. Looking down to your lips then back to your eyes, he asked, āCan I kiss you?ā you nodded at him, which he took as a green light to lean closer to you before giving you a sweet kiss. Instantly, both of you felt as if fireworks were exploding around you. Pulling you in closer to him, the kiss started to turn more passionate, both of you showing your hidden love for each other.Ā
When you both pulled away, you sat there in awe at each other, soaking in the moment. Gavi then started laughing, making you confused. āAre you laughing?ā you asked giggling at the boyĀ
āItās just if it wasnāt for that cat, we wouldnāt be hereā he said, making you start to laugh along with him.
Putting the final touch to your appearance, you put the gold bracelet Gavi got you all those years ago. Rubbing your fingers over your initials, smiling at the memory.Ā
āReady?ā your bff said to you before you turned around and walked out to the main room where all your bridesmaids waited.
Everyone awed and smiled.āYou look so beautiful y/nā your best friend said next to you. You smiled wide, looking at yourself in the mirror. You couldnāt believe it, today was the day. āYou think so?ā you asked.Ā
ā girl if he doesnāt say yes, i willā you laughed at your best friend's comment and went to hug her. Along with the rest of your bridesmaids, until sitting down on the cushioned chair, āI hope Gavi isnāt as nervous as I am right nowā you laughed slightly thinking about your husband to be.Ā
Currently however that was exactly what Gavi was doing, freaking out. āIām not going to trip right, oh god what if I drop the ring!ā āis it hot in here or is it just me, why isnāt the air conditioner working?ā Gavi said, pushing random buttons on the termatst. Pedri just looked as his best friend ,āHermanito you will be fine, donāt freak out, just think of y/n and how beautiful she will lookāĀ
Gavi turns his head to Pedri, āsheās always beautifulā Pedri just gave him a look.Ā
āSi si your right pedri, i just gotta keep calm for y/nā Gavi responded while nervously rubbing his tie. A knock pulled him out his thoughts and when the door opened it revealed your brother, Mateo. He came in and pulled Gavi in a hug and pedri too, āIt is about time to head out there, ready?āĀ
Gavi nodded his head but no word came out, he slowly walked out to where the aisle was, then down greeting the family he saw as he walked up to the steps. Shaking hands with the man at the altar who was marrying you too. He tried everything he could to calm himself down, standing in front waiting made it so real for him. Leaning over to Pedrii, āI got this right?āĀ
Pedri just reassuringly smiled at the nervous boy about to get married to the love of his life, āsiā while patting his back. Then Gavi suddenly heard the music start to play, now he really felt his nerves come at him. Taking deep breaths to get ready to see you for the first time in your dress as your bridesmaids walked.
āYou look gorgeous y/nāĀ your brother said as he gave you a tight hug, smiling āgracias mattāĀ
Matteo leaned over to your ear, āHe's a nervous wreck out there btwā you laughed a little at the mention of your future husband. Your Dad then came and gave you a hug before getting ready for your time to walk the aisle.Ā
āReady?ā your dad asked, linking arms with you.
Giving him a small nod and smile, āreadyā
Gavi kept using a napkin to wipe his sweat the entire time he waited for you, then the music changed again, indicating that you were about to show.Ā
Gulping as he stood watching the doors open, it felt as if it happened in slow motion until finally he saw you.Ā
Instantly he felt tears well up in his eyes, seeing you look gorgeous in your dress, he couldnāt believe he was so lucky to be yours.Ā
When you saw Gavi at the altar, you gave him a big wide grin, seeing him look very handsome in his tux. Seeing the tears start to fall on Gaviās face as you walked down made you start to feel tears creep up.Ā
When you reached your love, he came down the steps to take you from your dad, shaking his hand and giving him a hug before taking your hand and giving it a quick kiss as he lead you up.
You both grinned at each other like idiots, with tears in your eyesā¦well mostly gavi had tears.Ā
Before the man marrying you two began to talk, you lifted your hand out of Gaviās and wiped his tears from his face, eventually caressing his cheek.Ā
Gavi gave out a teary laugh āman i said i wouldnāt cryā causing you and the rest of people in attendance to laugh as well.Ā You knew both of your checks were going to hurt the next day from how hard you and Gavi are smiling, and it hasnāt even been the time where you say āi doā
The whole time during the ceremony you kept looking at Gavi, thinking back at all the times you spent with him , the special moments that lead to this moment. You both said I do with ease then finallyā¦
āIt is time for the moment youāve been waiting for, the rings, Pablo will you please repeat after me⦠ā The wedding officiant told Gavi.
āI , Pablo Martin Paez Gavira, take you y/n y/m/n y/l , to be my wife, to love and to cherish forever even in sickness and healthā Gavi spoke to you looking with eyes of love while taking your hand placing the beautiful gold band on your finger then giving it a kiss.Ā
āy/n now you repeat after me..ā the officiant told you nowĀ
āI , y/n y/m/n y/l, take you Pablo Martin Paez Gavira, to be my husband, to love and to cherish forever even in sickness and healthā you spoke looking at Gaviās warm chocolate eyes, slipping his wedding band on his finger.
āWith the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife, Pablo you may kiss your brideā Once those words left the officiantās mouth, Gavi instantly leaned down to you, wrapping his hands on the sides of your cheeks kissing you deeply. Cheers could be heard all around you but your focus was on your now husband. As you both started to break away, for a brief moment you leaned your foreheads together smiling like idiots. You gave a quick kiss to Gaviās nose whispering, āi love youā
Gavi gave you another quick kiss on the lips, āI love you more, mi hermosa esposaā
Later well in at your reception you and Gavi were dancing to the song A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay. āDo you remember when we wished on a shooting star when we were kids?ā he whispered in your ear over the loud music around you. Nodding your head at him, āyes, I remember i wished for my brother to stop teasing me, didnāt happen thoā you giggled.Ā
This made Gavi laugh while swaying you both to the music, āwell mi amor, donāt give up on it because mine came trueā Ā You gave him a funny look, āwhat was it?ā Ā
Gavi gently pushed the piece of hair that fell from your face. āYouāĀ
A large blush formed on your face hearing this news for the first time, you lifted your head up to kiss your husband sweetly, feeling the smile form on his lips. You both continued to dance to the song while Gavi sang the lyrics to you with a goofy simile.Ā