TW: THEY ARE BACK HOLY CRAP

Title: ~We're Back~

We’re back.

It felt strange to be back. I wasn’t quite sure if it was a good of bad feeling. Of course I was glad to be back working with sips, although it was a little awkward after what had happened. We had talked since but we hadn’t really been properly together since we built this place.,

I was kind of happy to be back at the old dirt factory aswell, even if it did hurt a little to see it in ruins. The place held many memories for me, mostly good but some bad ones too. I had loved building the place with sips and we had had a blast manufacturing dirt and what not. 

I wasn’t really sure why I ever left. I guess i just needed time to realise how much all this had meant to me.

I was sat on what remained of the wall staring off into the amber sunset. I sighed any pulled one leg up to my chest and rested my chin on my knee. This was a fresh start. A new dawn, a new day, and another chance to make it work.

Since we had been back sips had been pretend like nothing ever happened. Not just me leaving but us. Like we never happened, like it never happened. I guess it’s easier that way. It was hard for both of us to accept what had happened, so it was easier to pretend.

I was lost in my mind when I felt a pair of arms wrap slowly around my waist. I glanced to the side to see sips lay his head on my shoulder.

"You OK?" I asked quietly, adjusting my body slightly before proceeding to return his hug.

“I guess.” He mumbled into my shirt.

We sat there for a good few minutes, just listening to the sound of each others breathing, bathed in the orange light of what remained of the sun. For a moment I believed that maybe it could be like this again, but would he really still feel the same? Sips was a tough guy, he wouldn’t show sadness, only anger, but I could tell I hurt him. Would he want me back?

"It’s a shame," sips voice, though little more than a whisper, shattered the silence like a brick would glass.

"What is?"

"That the compound is ruined. I mean, we went through so much here. We played, we fought, we fell out… 

And we had our first kiss.”

I tense as sips brings the kiss up. I hadn’t expected him to want to talk about what had happened.

"Yeh" I sighed, allowing my body to relax again and let my head rest against his.

The silence resumed as the sun finally disappeared and we were left in the cool moonlight. I lost track of time as we sat there in the ruins of our past home, but the next thing I new sips was asleep against my shoulder. I didn’t have the heart to wake him so I just stayed still, staring of into the start night.

There were so many things I wanted to say. I was willing to try anything to rekindle the fire that was long burned out. Three words. Three little words that would make or break us. I guess while he’s asleep is as better time as any.

"I love you."

It comes out as a whisper, almost a whimper. I sounded so pathetic. How could I have the nerve to leave him then come back practically crying and pleading that I didn’t mean it.

I almost didn’t catch his reply.

"I love you too, ya big dum dum,"