I'll save you, Just in time. || A lander story

🕰️ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯 4🕰️

Walking to school felt like a blur. He felt this overwhelming sense of deja vu. He was so unbelievably happy, and he felt like his old self again. Like his heart was whole. He held onto his boyfriends cold hand, but it wasn't deathly cold. Just.. cold.

"Your hands are cold sweetheart.."

"Aren't they always?" Zander smiled as he rolled his eyes.

Luke couldn't help but give a smile as he wrapped an arm around Zanders torso, pulling him close to his own as they walked.

"You're extra affectionate today, aren't you?"

"Maybe I'm just making up for something?"

"..What did you do."

Luke just smiled playfully, not answering his question. Now Zander was under the impression that he did something, but in reality, what Luke really meant, was he was making up for all the lost time he spent without Zander.

He sat through class, he dropped out as soon as Zander died. He was nervous, he'd have to go see the club...everything was back how it used to be.. but what if he screwed up-!? Right now he doesn't have any real reason to actually be a dick, so what if he just slips up and he looses everything-!? Well.. he's already lost everything, they just didn't know it..

As the bell went for lunch, he walked out his class, immediately greeted with his lover waiting for him in the hallway.

Luke just couldn't get used to it.

Seeing his gorgeous face again felt unreal. And it wasn't even through a photo.

Luke walked over as he gently placed his hand on Zanders cheek. "Should we go to the clubroom?" He asked.

He smiled as Zander nuzzled into his hand, using his own to hold Luke's in place. "Mhm! Let's go!"

And Zander walked ahead of him. Luke took a few moments to stare, still in shock of his current situation.. but he was happy. He could save him. And it wasn't a dream, he fell in PE.. and that definitely hurt-

After a few more moments of staring? He returned to his  mind as he ran after Zander.

Walking into the clubroom was just as awkward.

Sean didn't Sean cautious, Millie wasn't full of pity and Hailey was.. happy..-

Hailey had fallen into a depression due to the loss of both her brother and her bestfriend. Zander and Luke.

It felt weird. These were the people he'd been a total dick too over the past few years. And he couldn't help but feel bad, he felt bad because he felt guilty for his acting out. But what could he do? He lost his heart.

"Oh Luke! How are you man!" Sean smiled, walking over to his bestfriend.

"Oh I'm doing alright-! How're you?"

"I'm good! I've been making a few adjustments to the song for the competition! Wanna see?"

Luke's blood went cold again. "..yeah.. show me-" He muttered as he followed Sean.

The competition they never got to compete in.

They dropped out due to Zanders death.

He tried to bring the colour back to his face, but just couldn't.

He sat next to Sean, who handed him headphones as he played the beat. A beat he'd heard before, because of course, he'd already lived this moment.

He didn't pay attention to the song, more just Zander. He watched as he walked over to his keyboard, watched as he sat down. He delicately glided his fingers over the keys. A sight Luke missed. He knew the club, minus Sean of course, were watching too. It'd always been a thing to listen in to eachothers warm ups. I mean, they couldn't all warm up at the same time- naturally it was first come first serve.

He watched as Zander finished his song, causing Hailey to walk over and ruffle his hair, Zander could be seen gasping and basically fighting her to get her off.

Luke smiled. A genuine soft smile as he gave the headphones back to Sean.

"That was great Sean! We can definitely use that for the competition-!" Luke found himself falling backing into the role of his former self. Like he felt at home. And he knew why, it was because of Zander. Everything was because of Zander.

He walked over behind Zander who was sitting down on his stool as he hugged him from behind.

"You're so clingggyyy!"

"I knowwww, Just bare with me." Luke smiled as he bent down to kiss his head, sitting behind him on the stool.

Zander just giggled as held Luke's hands to his chest.

"Hey, Zan?"

"Uh Huh?"

"..We should have a sleepover tonight-"

"On a school night-? I thought you hated school night sleepovers?"

"I'll make an exception this one time."

Zander nodded enthusiastically. "Okay! I bought a new game on Xbox I think you'd like to play, so bring your controller!" Zander smiled.

Luke nodded as he rested his head on zanders shoulder.