A/N. One shot , I am still running (: enjoy
Disclaimer- I don't own the clique or the song used, if I did I would not still attend a shitty public school. Duh.
{ I had no idea the pain would be this strong}
~Jon Foreman "I am still running"
"You remember me
before I learned to run
At the kissing tree
before I learned my guns
We were 17
17 years young
I am still running"
Derrick ran from plans. Claire ran from the horror of her life. It was only a matter of time before they crossed paths. They only had 17 years of life experience, but they both knew too much about the world. Too much for a kid. Maybe that's why they were so good together. Claire had a fucked up home life. No mom and a dad who like to beat the shit out of her. Derrick hated his lifestyle. Rich parents, nice school, bitchy girlfriend. He had his whole life laid out in front of him.
"I had no idea the pain would be this strong
I had no idea the fight would last this long
In my darkest fears the rights become the wrongs
I am still running, I am still running I am still running I am still running"
He met her and knew that she could help him. She was going to change his life.
When she met him she saw him as a protector. He was going to save her. He still had his girlfriend, her name was Massie and she was beautiful. They had been together since they were little kids. Their parents would always talk about how perfect they were for each other, and how they couldn't wait for the wedding. Derrick hated knowing that someday he would have to marry Massie. He ran to Claire. Claire had to grow up quickly. She had a wonderful life up until she was 15 when her mother died. Her dad changed and she got scared. She managed to hold up her careless façade. She was still so wild, but yet something about her change. He smile fell just a little. Her hair hung a little limper. It all changed when she began her life with Derrick. They were like Forrest and Jenny, two people who obviously didn't belong together, but fit perfectly.
"Build me a home
inside your scars
Build me a home
Inside your song
Build me a home
inside your open arms
The only place I ever will belong"
Derrick began to find himself falling into Claire. He began to spend too much time with her. He began to depend on her too much. She loved him but needed to do the right thing. She needed to save him because he saved her from her life. She need to save Derrick from herself.
"I am still running
I am still running
I am still running
I am still running
Build me a home
inside your scars
Build me a home
Inside your song
Build me a home
inside your open arms
The only place I ever will belong
The only place I ever will belong
inside your open arms
The only place I ever will belong"
She came into his life in a flash, from the time when he applied to Yale to when the tree's leaves began to return. She had been like a lighthouse guiding him, but then her light flickered and she was gone. She left just like she came, in a flash.
{ I had no idea the pain would be this strong}
A/N. Was it okay ? I thought I did pretty good(: okay , well I thought it wasn't horrible . Constructive criticism appreciated ;)
~Michele