Author Notes
I don't own Artemis but I DO own the song "Corridors" So if you even THINK about stealing it I'll kill you! The song is suppose to be slow, and jazzy mostly piano…just to let you know, so the mood is set.
Corridors
Someone told me, You'd be alright,
What about me?
What about me?
Someone told me, that world would keep spinning,
And I would keep winning,
But what if I've already lost?
I've already lost…
When I was the last, to know
Juliet raced the car down the empty highway, using the screen above the radio as a guide to get to the airport. She made her own detours on the way, desperate to get to her destination before 9pm. She couldn't believe Butler hadn't told her Artemis was leaving that day…
"He'll be alright," the bodyguard had told her the moment she asked where he had gone. In almost the same moment she grabbed her keys again and sped out the door. She was the last to know…and now maybe she'd never get the chance…
I'm running down corridors,
Opening locked doors,
Rehearsing every moment,
So maybe I'll get it right,
Tonight,
Lost in corridors…
She parked the car in an illegal parking space, not caring if it got toed away. Only one thing in her head mattered…getting to him. Beating the clock and getting to him. She entered the main Terminal and frantically looked at the airport charts.
Venice Italy, 9pm. It was 8:49. Cursing fluently, Juliet hurtled down the hallway, uncaring of the suspicious glances she got from onlookers. It didn't matter…she was lost in these corridors…but it didn't matter. She had to tell him tonight, now or never, all or nothing for better or for worse. Tonight was the night.
You once told me,
Things I didn't know,
Like why the stars glow,
And why love is like the snow,
Yeah, Someone told me, we were meant to be
So where are you now?
Where are you now?
Love is like the snow…
As Juliet sailed past the large windows, she could see snow begin to ease down from the sky. A memory flashed in her mind for a fleeting second, warm and comforting. She and Artemis were sitting on an old wooden dock, looking up at the ink black sky. He was explaining to her a scientific way why the stars glow. After his explanation Juliet laughed and said, "The stars glow because they want to light up the sky." She looked at his face for an eye rolling response. What she got was a genuine smile, and the faintest kiss on the lips.
Over the pass couple of weeks, Butler saw their blossoming love and often said things teasingly like "they were meant to be." Tonight, Juliet found those words nothing but true. They were meant to be.
I'm running down corridors,
Opening locked doors,
Rehearsing every moment,
So maybe I'll get it right,
Tonight,
Lost in corridors…
8:56pm. Juliet was starting to panic. She still hadn't found the right Terminal, and everyone she asked looked at her strangely and hustled away. If she didn't find Artemis soon…
"Juliet?" She turned around. Standing by the flight gate was Artemis, his ticket held out to the woman behind the counter.
"Juliet…what are you doing here?"
Someone told me, that it would be to late
So why do I still feel this way?
Why do I still feel at all?
The rain falls around my heart,
But I go back to the start,
Underneath the security of your love…
For a second she was at a loss of words. Her friends had warned by the time she tried to win him back, it would be too late. But still…her feelings and memories of them together…under the stars…She could go back. She could start all over with him. So without saying anything she flung her arms around him and cried "I love you, Artemis. God I love you…"
Artemis hugged her back tightly, as if he'd never let her go. "I love you too…Juliet…"
9pm. The plane took off…
So maybe I'll get it right,
Tonight,
Lost in corridors.
Yay. Lots of fluff and stuff. Again, CORRIDORS IS MINE SO BACK OFF.
Cheers,
Wandering Mind