Chris woke early that day. Him and Jonny had to be at the old apartment by ten to work on the new song, but Chris wanted some time to think things through one last time before Jonny got up.

It would be simple. Chris would tell Jonny that he needed to see him for something, then when he was close enough, he would plant a kiss onto his soft lips...

Simple, right? It'd be the best way to tell Jonny about his developing feelings, and he wouldn't have to say anything after. If Jonny didn't like him back, then he wouldn't kiss back. Simple.

Then why was Chris so nervous?

The butterflies in his stomach had seemed to increase exponentially. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his anxiety. Maybe I should give him something, too.

He was over thinking. It was simple! A kiss! It was just a kiss!

Chris took another deep breath.

Suddenly, he heard shuffling coming from the bedroom.

Chris closed his eyes and imagined their lips connecting and Jonny kissing back. He smiled and opened his eyes.

There was the green-eyed guitarist, staring at him curiously. "Chris?"

"Jonny."

There was a moment of silence as Chris gathered up his courage. "Will you... please come here?"

Hesitantly, Jonny made his way over to Chris, who grabbed his shoulders. Neither of them spoke a word. Chris leaned in and...

He did it. He kissed Jonny. At first, Jonny didn't react from shock, but as he realized what was happening, he grabbed Chris' face and kissed back, with as much passion as he could muster.

The two kissed for quite some time before Chris finally parted their lips, giving them some time to breathe. Chris had his hands around Jonny's waist, and Jonny had his around Chris' neck. They put their foreheads together, neither of them willing to speak and ruin the moment.

It was Jonny who spoke first. "Why did you do that?" He asked quietly, his hands still on Chris' neck.

"Because I think I'm falling in love with you, Jonny Buckland."

They were silent again. Suddenly, Jonny burst out laughing. They separated and Chris put his hands on his hips. "What's so funny, J?" He asked.

"You. Me. Us." He looked up at Chris. "It's funny how things work out, isn't it?"

"What do you mean?"

"Chris... I don't know for sure, but I think I was falling in love with you, too. Am. I don't know. It's all so confusing."

Chris looked hurt. "Oh."

Seeing this, Jonny quickly spoke up. "I'm willing to try this with you, Chris. I think I want this."

Chris' face lit up. "Really?"

"Yes. Let's do it."

They hugged very intimately, Chris resting his head on Jonny's shoulder. "So we're a couple now then?" He asked.

Jonny laughed and Chris' heart fluttered again. "I should like to think so."

The two stood there together for a long time before J heard his phone buzz.

"Oh my god, we have to be at the studio! We're late! Let's go!" He said, grabbing his new boyfriend by the hand and dragging him onto the sidewalk, where both of them start jogging towards Chris' old flat.

"Should we tell the guys?" Chris asked.

"Why not? They're our best friends, after all. I mean, unless you feel uncomfortable with it." Jonny replied, already feeling out of breath from the jog.

"Not at all. Let's do it."

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"You guys are late," Phil said in an annoyed tone, clearly not taking any shit from the boys today.

"Uh sorry, we were... well we have something to announce to you guys." Chris said, out of breath and anxious. Jonny nodded.

He grabbed Chris' hand and announced happily that they were a couple now.

This earned smiles, claps, and congratulations from the other guys, but the celebration was cut short by Phil's anxiousness to get to work. "That's great and all, but we have an album due in less than two years and we only have three songs done and one being worked on."

"Oh, I had another idea for a song," Chris said. Everyone turned to him.

"I came up with it after Jonny and I... anyway."

He grabbed a guitar and began to play the melody he'd had in mind.

Everyone sat and listened as Chris nervously sang the lyrics he'd had in his head.

"But I promise you this:
I'll always look out for you.
Yeah that's what I'll do."

Jonny looked the most at peace with himself and the song that Chris played. It was if all his troubles could be alleviated with one chord, with one flick of his boyfriend's wrist. All these chords put together into a melody that represented exactly how he felt.

"I saw sparks.
And I saw sparks.
Yeah I saw sparks.
Yeah I saw sparks."

Sparks. The song would be called Sparks.

When Chris finished, he winked at Jonny and everyone else smiled.

"It really fit in with the other music we have already," Will said.

"I love it. Can't wait to put my bass to it," Guy added.

Jonny just smiled, a tear wanting to escape from his eyes.

"I wrote that for Jonny," Chris announced, making Jonny light up even more.

"Can't you guys wait till after work to love on each other?" Guy teased.

Chris laughed, Jonny rolled his eyes.

"Alright guys, enough goofing around. Let's get to work on that new song."

Of course, Jonny didn't wanna change it very much from the original, so not a ton of work needed done on it.

Jonny watched Chris carefully, falling deeper in love every time he smiled or laughed or made another strum on his guitar.

And he was sure it'd be like that for a very long time.