Gokudera shivers a bit and pulls the sheets up to cover himself better, inching closer to the body heat he feels near him. The Italian teen blinks open his eyes and sees a mop of red hair.
"So I woke up first again..." Gokudera smiles slightly at the girl sleeping next to him. "Meh, I'll let her sleep in."
Gokudera slips off the bed and leaves the bedroom, going to the kitchen to make himself food. As he passes the living room, Gokudera sees Phoenix's guitar and quirks an eyebrow before walking towards it.
Back in the bedroom Phoenix moans and turns over as she begins to miss Gokudera's body heat.
"Hayato..."
The girl mutters as her hand reaches out, searching for the silver-haired teen. Gokudera however was walking closer to the guitar and once he reaches it he picks it up.
"I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar." Gokudera sits down and positions the instrument over his lap. "Let's see if I remember the chords my cousin taught me." Hayato strums the stings and a horrible sound come out, making the boy flinch. "Okay, not that one." He repositions his fingers and strums again, this time a nice sound is produced. "Yeah, that's the one."
The tanned teen strums a few notes in a row, humming something, before taking a deep breath.
"Deep, deep inside of your heart there is a weight that still needs to be lifted. You cover it up, but the pain never stops. Sometimes I wish that you would just listen. Deep, Deep inside of yourself there is a soul starving for some affection. Between waiting for years and the time passes by. All you ever wanted was to fit in. So I wrote you this song. I hope you like it 'cause you light up my life. And I know you can fight this. You're the most beautiful girl in the world. And I wanted you to know."
Phoenix stirs a bit as she hears the guitar, still half trapped in the world of dreams.
"Mom, it's too early..." She hears a man singing and opens her eyes, remembering where she is. "What...?"
Phoenix slowly gets out of bed and pads barefoot to the door. She sees Gokudera playing and smiles slightly as she leans against the door frame. Gokudera hears something and looks up, seeing Phoenix. His mouth opens and he turns an unhealthy shade of pink.
"A-Aydan...I thought you were s-sleeping."
The boy rushes to hide the guitar, to put it anywhere but on his lap. Phoenix rolls her eyes and walks over to Hayato, taking the guitar from him as she sits down.
"Your singing woke me up. And before you say anything it was really nice...I liked hearing you sing."
Phoenix begins to play her guitar without really looking and Gokudera frowns.
"But I freaking such at singing..."
"No you don't."
"Yes I do!" Gokudera folds his arms across his chest as Phoenix leans against him. "I can't even play right. I was just strumming the only chords I knew."
"I still liked it."
Phoenix smiles as her strumming becomes a tune, her hands forming notes without her knowledge. Gokudera unconsciously hums along to the tune and sighs.
"I see why you like playing so much. It's catchy."
"That and playing an instrument is kinda a requirement in our family." Phoenix hums a bit and soon begins to sing as the tempo picks up. "Somehow I found a way to get lost in you. Let me inside. Let me get close to you. Change your mind, I'll get lost if you want me to. Somehow I found a way to get lost in you." Phoenix shakes her head as she comes back to reality. "Sorry...Lost myself there for a second."
Gokudera smirks.
"Your singing...Why are you so fucking talented?"
Phoenix smiles slightly.
"I'm not."
"You are." The boy smirks. "You're talented in everything you do."
"Really? We just wake up and that's where you go?"
"I didn't say anything! I'm just saying you're talented. No need to make it sound perverted." Gokudera holds back a chuckle. "And you say I'm the one with the dirty mind."
Phoenix sighs.
"Whatever you say Darling."
Gokudera quirks an eyebrow.
"Darling?"
Aydan blushes scarlet; she didn't mean to say that out loud.
"Fuck, did I say that out loud?"
"Either way, you call me 'Darling' in your head?"
Gokudera laughs and Phoenix glares at him playfully.
"Sorry, it's an old habit I picked up from my mom."
Gokudera smiles a bit and rests his head back against the couch.
"Damn, I wish I had something of my mothers. I'm nothing like her. She was so patient, so funny, so beautiful...and yet, I didn't inherit any of her looks, her mannerisms, or anything of the like."
Phoenix sighs.
"You still can't see the real you." The girl places her guitar to the side and moves so that she is facing Gokudera, lightly straddling his legs. "You are patient; you have been so very patient with me through all of my screw ups and mood swings. You are funny; you are the only person who has been able to make me genuinely laugh in the last five years. And you are the most beautiful person I have ever met." She sighs impatiently. "I am sick and tired of you putting yourself down. Damn it Hayato!" Phoenix kisses her boyfriend. "I love you. So...stop...please."
Gokudera wraps his arms around Phoenix waist as he kisses her.
"You always make me feel worth something. How could I have ever been so lucky as to meet you?"
He kisses her passionately once more. Phoenix smiles and kisses him back.
"I'm the lucky one."
"I think we're both lucky."
The silver-haired teen smiles softly as he pushes Phoenix back down against the couch and kisses her.
"Hayato, you saved my life. What have I done that even slightly compares to that?"
Gokudera looks down at Phoenix and pecks her cheek.
"You'll never understand how much you've done for me." He rests his head on her chest. "Just by accepting me and for actually loving me, you've done enough. I've never felt loved in my life, really. So it's a pretty big deal for you to feel that way towards me."
Phoenix messes with Gokudera's hair, twirling strands between her fingers.
"But you saved me. Physically and mentally saved me. You basically brought me back from the dead. You stuck with me even though I pushed you away. You would actually give a damn if I tried to jump off the balcony. I haven't had that in years. You're the reason that I'm human again Hayato."
Gokudera works his arms under Phoenix and hugs her tightly, pressing his face closer into her chest.
"Is breá liom tú, Aydan."
Phoenix smiles widely at Gokudera's use of her tongue.
"Is breá liom tú, Hayato."
She kisses the top of Gokudera's head and the boy smiles.