I'm not even sure who originally did this song, though I believe it was a group called Yellowcard. Anyway, since I heard it on a CD (coughkidzbopsixcough) a looong time ago, I've loved it. And I finally found the lyrics online and decided to make a song fic!

..Holy Primus, it's Plenoptic's first song fic!

Please enjoy!

Memories One

Song: Ocean Avenue

Artist: Yellow card (?)

Pairing: OrionPaxXAriel, though only in memory….

. B E G I N . M E M O R Y . R E L A Y .

There's a place off Ocean Avenue,
Where I used to sit and talk with you,
We were both 16 and it felt so right,
Sleeping all day, staying up all night,
Staying up all night.

Optimus Prime paused in his trek and frowned slightly; the almost silent street seemed oddly familiar. It was a familiarity he couldn't quite place…until he remembered that the street always came alive at night.

There's a place on the corner of Cherry Street,
We would walk on the beach in our bare feet,
We were both 18, and it felt so right,
Sleeping all day, staying up all night,
Staying up all night.

Without explanation in his logic processor, he found himself moving fast down the quiet street and turning the corner. It, too, was deserted, but he could now recall in vivid detail the long nights out with his beloved femme at his side, how delicate she had felt cuddled against him beneath the dark Cybertronian sky…

If I could find you now
Things would get better,
We could leave this town,
And Run forever,
Let your waves crash down on me
And take me away, yeah.

The ache in his spark intensified; it had somewhat dulled the past few vorns. But now it was there, undeniable and unavoidable…that awful truth.

There's a piece of you that's here with me,
It's everywhere I go, it's everything I see
When I sleep, I dream and it gets me by,
I can make believe that you're here tonight,
That you're here tonight.

He leaned against a nearby wall and closed off his optics. She felt so far away…and indeed she was. An entire cosmos…an entire reality…somewhere, his love was waiting for him…

If I could find you now,
Things would get better.
We could leave this town,
And run forever
I know somewhere, somehow, we'll be together
Let your waves crash down on me,
And take me away, yeah.

It felt like only yesterday they had parted, though he knew it had been hundreds of vorns since he had held her, kissed her, told her he loved her. Elita…somewhere, though he did not know where, her spark was waiting for his.

"Prime? Do ya read?"

"Prime here. What is it, Ironhide?"

"Uh, listen…slag…Ah jus' looked up Elita on th' servah…got some interesting' stuff back…ah, fraggit, Prime, Ah'm sorry…"

"What is it?"

"Ah got ah date o' creation…and…"

I remember the look in your eyes,
When I told you that this was goodbye
You were begging me not tonight,
Not here,
Not now.
We're looking up at the same night sky
And keep pretending the sun will not rise
We'll be together for one more night,
Somewhere, somehow.

"…a deactivation date."

His aching spark howled…

If I could find you now,
Things would get better.
We could leave this town,
And run forever.
I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together.
Let your waves crash down on me,
And take me away,yeah…

She was gone.

. M E M O R Y . F I L E . R E T R I E V E D .

ENTER CRUEL REALITY

..Uh, when did those lyrics get so slaggin short? (sweats) Anyway, I've read one song fic in which Optimus wound up dying, and Elita's spark was absolutely torn apart. I thought, for this fic, it might be interesting to switch it up a little. Not altogether that good, but hey, my first song fic. What can I say?

Hope you enjoyed, review only if you find necessary.