Chapter 1 : Nostalgia

Clouded, murkey, foggy. That's how she saw her surroundings. But despite the poor image, she knew where she was. It was the hotel she was at over the summer for a convention. She knew it immediately because as soon as you enter, there's an upper level that overlooks the lobby much like a balcony. That was her favorite spot. Well, that and the roof. Just as she looked to the right, she saw him walk along the upper level by the railings. "Andy!" She yelled out, but her voice seemed to have been put on mute. She saw him smile.

"Ciea!"

The call brought her out of her daydream, breaking the reality back to her. Slowly, the red head brought her head up from the small burrow she made with her arms. The class was almost empty, just a few students sitting and chatting before the bell goes. Her amethyst eyes looked up, her friend stood there. "Oh, hi, Jae." She said casually but also in a drowsy manner.

Jae rolled her eyes, the glare of light shifting it's reflection from her movement. "You know how long you were knocked out?"

"My best guess is about half the period." Her reply was sarcastic. Everytime she spoke, she sounded sarcastic. It probably wasn't even a close guess.
Jae sat on the desk as she shook her head. "Not even close. Try most of the period. You were awake for the first five minutes, then blacked out. Did you sleep last night?"

Ciea stood up, stretching as if she was home. "Nope. What makes you think I sleep? You should know me by now, Jaeselyn."

The tanned girl laughed a bit. "Hey, it's not my fault you were up talking to your ex and dreaming about your elder lover. And what's with the full names, Cieari?" She said jokingly.

"Wow, when was the last time someone used my real name? People couldn't say or spell Cieari correctly without practice. I think my name on every teachers' attendance sheet is Ciea." The red head said with a light chuckle, then added, "Anyways, let's go. I hear they have cheese steaks in the cafeteria today!"

Jae rolled her eyes again. Everytime she heard her mention food, she seemed to have immediately been wide awake and hyper for food. "Jesus, do you ever not eat?" Her question gained a stare from Ciea that literally said, 'Are you kidding me?' Jae laughed again. "Sorry, sorry."

By the time they were in the cafeteria, the line was already long and disorderly. When there was a group of people in front of the order window, Jae and Ciea reffered to that as a mosh pit. And it seems like today's 'mosh pit' was pretty big.

"Jesus Christ, people." Ciea complained. There was no way she was going to get into that pit today.

Jae looked walked next to her red-headded friend. "Wanna just get some pizza after school?" She asked.

Ciea nodded and began to walk to her usual table. "How about some Subway?"

"What's this? Cieari Daaé isn't in the mood for junk food?"

"What, I can't change my food cravings once in a while?"

"It's not like you, girl."

"No, it's not like my stomach."

Both the girls laughed for a few moments until they decided to talk about something else, which is usually distracted by random outbursts within the cafeteria. But today, it wasn't.

"So, Ciea." Jae started. "What did you dream about in last period?"

Ciea looked up at the other female, amethyst eyes slightly widened. "Just... something. Why?"

"Was it him again?"

"Who?"

Jae smirked. "You knooow~"

Ciea's face literally went from a peachy normal tone to a bright red. "Uh..."

"I WAS RIGHT! You WERE dreaming about Andy!"

"JAE, SHUT UP." The red head yelled embarrassedly. "Jesus..."

Jae laughed like an idiot. She knew she was right and that her red-headded friend was indeed dreaming of her little summer fling partner. "You and Andy are like Romeo and Juliet. Love at first sight~"

Ciea groaned, placing her cheek on the table. "God, you know how much I hate that story. It's so stupid. They get married after a day knowing each other."

"Buuuuut, you and Andy met on the Fourth of July. and you told me he kissed you the day after. Hypocrite, much, Ciea?" Jae teased her with a cocky grin.

The red head straightened up, giving her blue-eyed best friend a death glare. "Shut up. At least I wouldn't kill myself over him."

"Unlike a certain little Puerto Rican whose name I shall not say but most of your friends hate." Jae said with a roll of her eyes, followed by a smirk.

"Oh, FUCK YOU, JAE."

"EY EY EY. NO CURSING."

"Your fault for bringing up someone unwanted."

"Hah. I can remember when you were so sappy with him."

"Because we were close to a year and I've known him for so long."

"And you pull off love at first sight with Andy."

"Really. Just screw you."

"YOU LOVE ME, ADMIT IT."

"SHADDUP."

After a full half hour of chatting, stupid talk, even some yelling, Jae and Ciea moved to their next class after the bell rung. And as always, Ciea collapsed into her usual seat, her head immediately laying on the desk. Jae, who was two seats behind her chuckled a bit. She heard the second bell ring, which caused her to sit up and let out a light groan.

"Okay, kids." Mr. Leto said as he placed his attendance clip board on his desk. "Notebooks out, phones away. get back to class mode. Time to take notes about some history." After speaking, he recieved a few groans from students in his class. Ciea heard a class discussion about how World War I started, but after a few minutes, she ended up falling asleep again.

Summer night, July the fifth. Morristown, the Hyatt. Rooftops and a full moon. Ciea's favorite. But that favorite seemed to have a negative to it.

"Ciea, are you okay?" His deep voice showed that he was worried for the red head, though his expression was almost blank. The only hint of emotion in his face was his eyebrows knitted upwards slightly. "Cieari, talk to me." He told her.

Ciea wiped the tears that ran under her eyes, careful not to rub off her makeup. She couldn't find the courage or the will to speak up, even though it was Andy. She only handed him her cell phone with a long conversation with her and her best friend in Indiana. Andy took the phone and began to read the message mentally.

'Look, Cieari. This Puerto Rican idiot just messaged me on Facebook. He sent a pretty long message

about you. I don't know if you wanna read it or not, though.'

'Why? what did it say?'

'Here, I'll copy and paste it. The whole conversation we had.'

'I dunno, Alumina. I know what you're getting at. If I hurt Cieari, you're gonna kill me

with a shovel. I get it, I get it. But... It's been almost eleven months we've been maintaining

a long distance relationship. And it's kinda hard. I mean, I don't know what she's doing over

there or I don't know if she's cheating or not. And that thought is about to kill me. I know

we're currently having some problems too, but I think ending it would be the best. Also, you

know how many times have we broken up before? It's kind of stupid.'

'So you're just gonna break up with her like that?! The fuck is wrong with you, Ryan?!

Do you know your own girlfriend? What if she doesn't want to break up? Or what if

she was never cheating on you? Cieari's an honest girl, dude! Are you drunk or

something or just fucking retarded? You and her breaking up multiple times is not an

accepted excuse either you dipshit!'

'How am I suppose to keep a relationship with a girl that acts all emo and can't go a day

without me?'

'Idiot, that means she loves you!'

'How? I don't see it. Just tell her it's over.'

'Woah, woah, WOAH. HOLD THE FUCK UP. NO. YOU TELL HER YOURSELF.

I'M NOT YOUR DAMN BAD NEWS MESSENGER.'

'She'll take it better from you. Besides, it's not like she'll do anything. She's too weak.'

'You motherfucker.'

After reading the long coversation between Ciea and Alumina, then the pasted conversation between Alumina and Ryan, Andy looked over at the sniffling red head sitting by the ledge of the roof. "Ciea?"

"Too weak, my ass..." She only mumbled to herself, which made the elder male curious. But, Andy then noticed there was a crimson stain on the girl's blue shirt. Andy's hazel eyes widened.

"Cieari, you didn't..." He said with a tone of disbelief. But he didn't get a reply from her. Immediately, the male took both her hands into his to reveal her wrists. He just... couldn't believe it. The girl he met, the happy-go-lucky childish short red head he met yesterday, would ever do this. He saw the girl avert her darkened amethyst eyes from his light hazel ones. Watching the blood come from the cuts made Andy feel so uneasy. He let go of her hands for a moment, only to take off his shirt and rip it with his hands. This caused Ciea to gasp a bit.

"Andrew!" She yelled out in shock at him. But he only ignored it.

"Just shh." He only told her. Andy then took the first part of the ripped cloth and wrapped it around her left arm up to her elbow. After securing it, he then did her same to the right arm. The male then lifted her chin to make eye contact with her. "Don't ever do that again... Okay?"

Ciea's eyes watered up again. "Andy..."

Andy let her chin go and held up his pinky finger to her.

A faint blush crept onto the female's face, but she locked pinkies with him and pressed thumbs with him. "Okay... I promise."

"Good..." He only said before leaning down towards her, greeting her lips with his in a soft kiss.