*this takes place after the church and getting his new friend Luna home!*
As he continued to flick his lighter, he began to fight his tears once again. He’s such a terrible boyfriend, isn’t he???…
The moment they got together, he swore to Sora that he’ll make sure NO ONE would hurt him as long as they have one another…but he STILL GOT FUCKING HURT!
Stone groaned with frustration and guilt as he struggled to turn on his lighter for his cigarette, thinking how life was before Sora. It was true he was very grateful for his adoptive family friends…but it was such a long time since he had someone whose level of maturity matched his own. Someone who he was able share his deepest insecurities with.
No one’s ever seen him through eyes filled with genuine love and understanding, no one’s ever NOT called him ‘pathetic’ or ‘weak’ when he cried, and It was someone who knew him all his life and stuck with him despite everything…
Sora was his miracle…and how did he repay him? By leaving him by himself with psycho of father and got beaten to a pulp! He HATED that he wasn’t there to save him, he HATED seeing Sora not smiling as much and was scared for his life, and he HATED that he wasn’t there to stop others from taking away the only sunshine he had. And now Sora’s out there! all alone and possibly hurt! Not to mention there was a FUCKING MURDERER on the loose!
He threw the lighter the far corner, yelling out in anguish at these horrid thoughts. Tears started falling at the thought of never being able to hold him in arms or resting on the mattress with Kip as they slept to one of Sora’s gentle melodies as he baked something sweet for him and his friends.
Avrille was right…he was always a fucking screw up, always have…always will…
He needed a drink…he took out his drink from his jacket hidden pocket, popped it open and was about to drink it until he heard footsteps behind him.
In Ramshackle, different footstep noises can mean different kinds of folk.
Loud and menacing steps mean a gangster or police.
Medium sounding steps were either scraps or some animal.
And quick clicking ones were for lootbags.
But those footsteps were familiar.
“Stone???”, that voice…was it really???…
He turned around once he heard a familiar voice and saw a grayish cloaked figure with a basket filled with baked goods and flowers adorned on it, standing behind him.
The figure would’ve easily been mistaken for an Angel, Stone believed.
“Sora????…”, The raven haired man asked softly to the other as he reached his hand out towards him. The other took Stone’s hand and used it to pull down his hood.
It revealed a young man with dark brown curly hair, with a scar embedded on his left eye, looking at him with his wavering chocolate brown eyes, filled with insecurities and apologies as they were interlock with Stone’s own tired sage green ones that were filled with worry, relief, and a demand for an explanation.
“I know what your thinking…Don’t I know there’s a murderer on the loose…don’t I know I worried you and our friends with my sudden disappearances…”
There was silence for a brief moment.
A shaking Sora then took a deep breath and continued.
“Yes…am aware…I am very aware of what’s happening right now…I am very sorry for being distant from you all…distant from you…I…I know I messed up and you all have the right to get mad at me for this…everything that has happened has taken a toll on my mind and I couldn’t shake it off…even during my stay at Rowan’s mansion…”
He then saw Stone drawing closer to him silently, his expression unreadable. Sora began to panic, taking a few steps back as the Irish man began approaching him.
“I-I-I messed up! I-I see that now! I…I am an idiot! A-a VERY careless idiot! I just wanted sometime to clear my head of the whole situation! I-I wanted to escape everything! B-but just for a brief moment!”
The more the young man took backwards, the more closer Stone was.
“I-I see that I only just cause trouble for you all! I was so ignorant, I see that now! No amount of explanation can excuse what I did! No amount of words is enough to show that am TRULY sorry for being selfish!”
He jolted as he felt his back pressed against the wall. Sora began to tear up, preparing himself for an impact of a possible fist as Stone stopped at his tracks.
“O-oh! Stop being so Stone, Stone! Shout! Scream! Just…just please! Say somethi-!!!”
Before he could finish, Stone cupped Sora’s cheek with his slightly cold hand, caressing it softly as he sighed deeply.
“Your still so beautiful…since the day I’ve left you…”, he said, revealing a rare smiling face with black tear stains rolling down his cheeks.
A single tear streamed across Sora’s cheek. That’s it…he’s done for.
Stone then did something Sora never expected from him. Stone placed his lips gently on his.
Sora’s eyes widened in surprise. Stone…igniting a kiss??? It was was a surprise…a wonderful surprise. He closed his eyes as he eventually melted into the kiss.
Once the pair broke away from the kiss, Sora softly cried as he placed both of his hands with Stone’s now slightly warm ones. They then embraced, fearing if they let go, the other would vanish in an instant.
“You…h-how can you not be mad at me?! I…I thought you would hate me!”, He asked as he buried his face into Stone’s shoulder.
Stone then lifted Sora’s chin gently so he could face him,“Even if I was mad, I could never hate you…your too cute to hate.” Damn…this man.
They then rested one’s forehead on the other, both sighing tiredly with hint of euphoria.
“You care about your friends and I can tell your truly sorry because your showing afford to grow and make up to them…not everyone can do that, A’stor. And if they can’t see that, I’ll gladly set their asses on fire for you…anytime.”
The duo giggled as they both nuzzled. Sora sighed happily as he booped his lover’s nose with his own. Getting a little snort from Stone in response.
Stone’s face then contoured from a playful smirk to soft, but nervous small smile. Slowly, he gently untangled himself from Sora, wiping his own tears as he…got down on his knee? What was he taking out of his pocket???
Sora’s once curious expression turned to a shocked one, “Um…Stone??? What…what are yo-”
“Sora…I…um…even before I started out on the streets, I was engulfed in pain and in self-hatred…although I am grateful for skipp and vinnie, they showed me what a TRUE family should be…but I still felt like a waste of space time…endless drowning time and time again…I never once thought about romance, didn’t had a reason or time for it as I was more focused on surviving these fucking streets of horror and keeping my family of idiots safe.”
He fidgeted the object inside his pocket before Sora encouraged him to continue.
“I’ve always been haunted by the darkest moments of my past. Drinking and smoking were my only salvation for 5 years…then you arrived. Tho I didn’t remember you at first, hell! I was a complete dick-head to you…but…something about you drew me in closer to you…I didn’t understand at first, but as we spent more time together, the most precious memories I’ve buried for so long resurfaced due to your gentle nature and the smallest details of myself only you knew…secrets I myself have forgotten in time. ”
Sora gasped softly as he placed both of his hands over his mouth as the tears came down even farther.
“Your smile, your warmth, your heart…those were factors that made me realize that…you are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with…till the end of our final moments, the one whose heart was already mine before I even knew it…”
Stone then took a teary Sora’s free hand, gently bring him to his height.
“S-stone?! Oh Dios mío…what…what are you saying?!”
Stone than pulled out a beautiful ring with a emerald in middle, shining brightly.
“Sora Marcelo Aguilar…I love you. Will you stay with me???…will you…will you marry me???…”
(Sorry if stone here is outta character! It’s my first one shot!)
