"Hey Mr Orton." Claire said as she walked through the Orton's living room to Randy's room. As she walked in she noticed Randy's room had been completely trashed things had been thrown every where. She followed the path of destruction to the opposite side of the room, she stepped out on to Randy's boulcony starting to worry when she saw he wasnt there.
She looked down the yard finally spotting him on a log with his back to the house, something was wrong.
She sat down softly next to him putting her hand on his arm. "Are you alright?"
"Not really." He said wrapping his arms around her, it was the only thing that made him feel better.
"What happened?"
"The Marines called." he said. "I'm being called to boot camp."
"What, can they do that?" Claire cried, "You're only 18, they cant."
Claire looks Randy in the eyes.
"When?" She asked.
"Wednesday." He said lower then a whisper.
"No." Claire snapped standing up. "No, they cant do that, they cant take you away from me." she yelled storming off.
"Claire angel," Randy yelled walking after her.
Eventually he caught up.
"I dont want to go, I didnt want to sign up, The last thing I want to do."
He pulled her in to him.
"Just dont leave my side until I go." he begged.
The next night Claire was holding Randy in her arms.
"I dont blame them for wanting to take you, your amazing." She kissed his forehead.
"I dont want to know how to kill people." he sighed.
"I know, but, you dont have to use it for evil." she said softly.
"I dont reallly want to think about it." he said rolling over on top of her.
"Either do I." She kissed him. "but I dunno I just feel maybe we have too."
"Nah, we dont,"
"what, type of girlfriend would I be if I didnt make sure your alright?"
"Claire you're the best girlfriend in the world." he said tucking her hair behind her ears. "but I am pretty clear in my head." he said regretfuly. "When I go, i'll miss you, more then anyone, or anything." he told her. "But when I get back, you'll be 18, I am already 18, when I get out I want to marry you." he had so many words to say but didnt know how.
Claire ran her hands through his hair tears running down her face.
"Dont cry Clarity." he said wiping her tears away.
"Every year, since I have lived here you want to know what I wish for on my birthday?" She said through tears. "Every time I blow out my candles?"
"Of coarse I what to know."
"I wish to be hugged by Randy Orton, before we were together, just one hug, and over the years we've been together, just one more."
"You'll get a million more." Randy moved so he was holding her thinking to him self how much he loved to wrap him self around her.
"Every shooting star, every time an eyelash fell out, its all I want." she paused and smiled. "So some times a kiss or a something else but you're all I want."
"I'm coming back," he said softly.
"I havent been with out you since middle school."
"I know."
The night before Randy left Randy, his family and Claire were having dinner.
"I am so proud of you for what you are doing son." Mr Orton said proudly, Randy and Claire looked each other in the eyes. "Take's a real man to do something like this."
Claire stormed out.
"Dont go after her." Mr Orton demanded.
"She's upset dad."
"spend some time with your family for a while."
Randy paused for a second taking a deep breath.
"Claire is as much family as you are, her heart is breaking right now, she is actually going to miss me,"he started.
"We're all going to miss you."Mrs Orton told.
"I'm not doing this, Claire needs me." he said storming to his room.
As he walked in to the room the image he saw broke his heart. Claire was curled in a ball in the corner of the room balling her eyes out. He walked over and pulled her in to his arms.
"Please dont go." Claire begged after calming down.
"Claire i-"
"I know you have too."
later that night Randy and Claire were looking through their year books.
"You've always been cute." Claire said as she saw pictures of Randy through out the book.
"i know." Randy laughed. "We both have." he smiled.
"Look at that one haha, we got busted making out."
"I remember we got a detention."
"That was my like 16th birthday." Claire laughed
"Oh, before I forget." Randy said shooting up getting a box out of his drawer walking back over sitting in front of Claire.
He opened the box and held two rings in his hands.
"Um -"
"no i'm not asking you to marry me. . ." he paused. "Yet." he smiled.
"Then what?"
"Promise rings. They're usually for virgins."
They both laughed.
"I got them a few months back but was waiting for your birthday to make promises to you."
"What did you want to promise me?" Claire smiled.
"So many things, I though about writing a song, until you told me I couldnt sing, I was going to talk to one of your friends and figure out some elaborate way to tell you."
Claire smiled at Randy's nervousness.
"I promise that I will always love you, no matter where I am, what you look like, I promise to always be the one to take care of you. I promise to hold you in every storm. I Promise when we have little Claire and Randy's i'll hold your hand through the pain, I promise, you will always come first. I Promise that when we're 60 and you need a hip replacement from all that cheerleading you do I will carry you were ever you need to go, I promise, when you die, i'll be in the same place 30 seconds after you."
He wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I promise to write every day, and tell you good night. Every night." he paused looking down then back in to her eyes. "But mostly I promise to always be the one who you can talk to, who you can trust, who you can rely on, to be the one who's love you wont need to count on because it will always be there. I promise to be your best friend."
"stop making me cry." Claire whined.
Randy took her hand and put the ring on it.
"My turn." Claire smiled. "I promise to miss you while your gone, wish to see you on my birthday, come and visit you while you are away, write, even though I may not send them but I will write to you, I promise to be by your side, for the rest of your life, I promise to hold your hand when you need me too, wipe your tears." She laughed a little. "I promise to wash your stinky cloths when we get our own house, I promise to kill any other woman who looks at you the wrong way.. I promise to look at the sky that is the same all over Missouri and talk to you when ever your not by my side, I promise you every thing you promised me." She paused, "Except carrying you, if you get a hip replacement that is your problem."
They laughed.
"I promise that what ever I have is yours, I promise to never fake it."
They laughed again.
"I promise to always be here for you to hold or be held by, I promise that I will become your wife, I promise to never burn toast or kill our children, there are so many things to promise. I promise to be the person who will always laugh at your jokes and tell you the truth even when I dont want to, I promise you are the only person I would ever die for. I promise, no matter what, i will always find a way for us to be together."