Floral and Fading (Tony Perry fanfiction)

“THANK YOU SAN ANTONIO! YOU GUYS WERE AMAZING! WE ARE MEET MY FATE!” I yelled to the crowd and waved! I went down to touch a few hands and then went back up the stage and ran off!

We’re now on the third day of warped, I’ve been avoiding Oli at all costs. I don’t want to hear the bullshit he has to say. I haven’t seen much of tony either… He’s barely talked to me since the first day. Ever since I saw him and ansley sucking face, I didn’t want to see much of him either. But I still wanted to talk to him as much as it pained me, to know he actually still likes her. I started to make my way towards our bus to chill before we had our interview with rocksound, I felt a buzz go off in my pocket. I saw tony’s name pop up on the small screen in my hand.

Tony: Hey sky… Are you busy? I wanna talk to you about something.

Those words alone were enough to make my heart pulse throughout my body. I felt the pulse of anxiety fill my body as I started to reply.

Me: No I’m not, everything okay?

I saw the chat bubbles go up on the screen.

Tony: Yeah, Everythings okay.. I just need someone to talk to, I just don’t know what to do. Meet me by my bus?

I felt a sigh leave my lungs, he’s probably going to talk to me about ansley. Or maybe it will be about a new song, and we can avoid the topic of her entirely.

Me: Yeah! I’ll be on my way now!

As my feet took me closer to the bus, I could see tony’s tall silhouette in the distance. I nerves rush through my body, and my footsteps starting to slow. I want to know what’s going on, but I don’t want to relive him and ansley making out.

Tony’s tall figure turned around, I expected to see a smiling tony like usual. But I didn’t, his eyes were dark, and his clothes were all wrinkled; it looked as if he hasn’t slept in days.

“Hey perry.” I looked up to meet his tired eyes. “You okay tone? Whats going on?” I wrapped my arms around his torso.

He wrapped his tatted arms around me too, “Thanks sky, I really needed that.”

His warm touch eased my anxious heart, to a more steady pulse. “What’s going on tone?” I asked looking up into his dark orbs, that tend to swallow me in with every look.

I saw a long breath leave his lungs, “Remember how I told you, how I liked ansley a while ago… Then you told me that she likes me?”

I felt my heart starting to sink again, this seems to be common feeling with him as of late. “Yeah! What about it?” I blinked my wide eyes, trying to act as if I had no idea what was going on.

I saw his eyes starting to look down at his shoes, as he kicked around some loose gravel. “Well” He cleared his throat, “After we went off during the little get together the other night, I was helping her with a song… Then things escalated, she kissed me.”

I raised my eyebrows, and watched his facial expression start to look more as a concern. He continued, “I just didn’t know what to do, So I stopped it before it could progress further and left.”

“Well how do you feel towards her? Are you actually over her?” I asked, not even wanting to know the answer of the question coming out of my mouth.

His hesitation to answer my question felt like piercings puncturing my heart. I continued to look at him until he responded. He finally broke the silence, “That’s the thing, I don’t know how to feel. When she rejected me last time it hurt me so bad, I really liked her….” I could feel he still has feelings for her...

I said the words I knew I would regret, for the rest of summer. “I know she hurt you, but maybe this is a way of testing it out you know? I say go for it, and say yes! Take her on a date!” I flashed a fake smile.

His eyes widened and met mine, “You think so?”

“Well I mean, you’ve always wondered right?” As soon as I let those words flow through my mouth, I could feel myself wanting to take it back.

I tried to study his face, but it was so hard to read. I couldn’t tell if he was going to follow through, or was in shock I told him to.

He opened his mouth, “ I actually might… Thanks!”

He opened his arms and brought me into his embrace again, I could feel his warmth again but I didn’t mind it in the heat. Honestly It was exactly what I needed despite what he just told me.

“Hey turtle, I actually gotta go work on the stuff with the band. See you again later?”

“Yeah of course! Thanks again, really.”

I waved bye to tony and started to walk back to the bus. I heard footsteps running up behind me I felt a smile forming on my face expecting to see a tony, regardless of my heart being crushed. I felt two hand poke my side and I jumped and squeaked.

I turned around and met with green eyes again. I felt my blood boil, “Haha I knew you’d still be ticklish!”

“GOD OLI HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING ME?! DO YOU NOT KNOW WHEN TO LEAVE ME ALONE!?” I couldn’t help but yell, but at least no one was around.

“Sky, please…” I heard his voice starting to call after me as I walked away.

“Oli. Again, leave me alone. Just let me go please.” I turned around to face him this time. “Please just go, you’ve done enough.”

“I can’t do that.”

I rolled my eyes, and turned back around.

“Sky…. I can’t do that cause I’m still in love with you.”

It took everything in me not to turn around and slap him. I took a deep breath, turned around walked towards him.

“Know what? If you were still in love with me. You would’ve never cheated on me. I would’ve been enough for you. But I wasn’t, you decided to stop loving me the day you got her.” I could feel the tear forming in my eyes, “I don’t wanna hear it anymore, I’ve spent so many days crying over you. I’m done now, good bye Oli.”

“Skyler, I’m sorry. I will spend the rest of my life showing you that if I have to. I’m sorry, but I will always love you. No matter how much you push me out..” I didn’t bother to stay for the rest, I couldn't let him do that to me again. I’ve had enough of today, I started to continue my walk back.

“Goodbye Oli.”

Notes

Sorry I've been so busy this semester at college!