An Alibi for Broken Wings

by ApatheticRomance

Ameri Cross has just arrived in Germany. The first day she arrives, she meets this boy. As this continues, the boy realizes this isn't his first time meeting her & there is a tragic reasoning behind it. Rated T for now. *I'm not sure where it's going yet.

1. Chapter 1

Chapter One – Hiya!

It was July first, 2012. Ameri Cross had just finished unpacking her things in the hotel room and went out to look around. "Oh God..." she said, leaning against a building. It was about 40 degrees Celsius, and Ameri was only used to about roughly 28 degrees Celsius at most. `I didn't think it was this hot in Germany!' she thought to herself.

Ameri spotted a cafe and walked in. `Yes! Air conditioning!' she was overjoyed. Noticing an empty spot next to where the air conditioner was, she sat down. "Um..." Ameri turned to see a boy sitting across from her with a surprised expression. "O-oh," she stuttered. "Hiya!" Ameri smiled. "Hi." the boy replied. "Was there someone here?" Ameri cocked her head to the side. The boy with no name leaned back in the chair. "Nope. Just me~" he smiled as a piece of hair fell back behind his shoulder. "Haha, I see." Ameri laughed.

After a moment of silence, he spoke. "I'm Drake." - then he looked at the wall - "But I don't like that name much, so just call me Derek, kay?" Ameri studied his facial features for a moment. He had blue eyes and blonde shoulder length hair; her own was maybe only a few inches longer. She looked up and their eyes met for a moment. "I'm Ameri." she answered. Derek's eyes widened for a split second. "Ameri, hmm..." and he studied her seriously for a moment. Ameri herself had brown eyes and mid-back length dark brown hair. "That's a good name." he smiled, leaning back again. "Thanks." She replied meekly.

Ameri looked at Derek's hands - his fingers were long and boney; there was also a ring on his hand. `He must be married.' she assumed. Derek looked at his cell phone. "Oh...I gotta go." he said, getting up. Ameri snapped out of her daze. "Oh, sure! See you." she smiled. Derek waved as Ameri watched him leave the cafe. She realized it was about 19:21. `I should leave now too... or else I'll never find my way back to the hotel.' she shivered at the thought of being lost in a foreign country after not even 24 hours, and got up to leave as well.

After doing a few things, Ameri got back to the hotel. She laid on her bed and reflected on the day while trying to sleep.