*~Broken Promise~*

*~CHAPTER 1~*

I sat in my lonely room, staring out my window at the streets below, listening to my mother and father's conversation in the hallway.

"You think she'll be okay all alone for THAT long?" asked my mother.

"She's 17. She can handle it." replied my father.

"I don't know..."

"When was the last time we have ever been alone? Just you and me?" ask Father.

"Well, before Riku was born... But..."

"We should take a break. C'mon. Doesn't it sound nice? The cruise goes all over the world. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity." he persuaded.

Mother sighed and shook her head. "All right... But if there is ANY problem, we come straight home."

Father replied, "Okay. Start packing. I'll tell Riku."

Mother nodded and walked into her their room as Father walked into mine.

"Riku…. Your mother and I are going to go away for a while." He said.

"How long is a while?" I asked, continuing my stare out the window.

"About a year and a half."

I glanced over at him before rolling my eyes and going back to staring at the street.

"Look, you're always saying how you love to be alone. I don't know why you're not jumping around like you used to whenever we left the house."

I tried to ignore him, focusing on the cars that passed by.

"Riku… Why don't you invite some friends over while we're gone? It'll help pass the time…" He suggested.

"…I don't have any friends…" I stated in a low voice.

"Sure you do! What about Sora?"

"Dead…"

"Oh… what about Kairi? She still comes around to see you every so often."

"She moved to Japan…" I said angrily. My shoulder still hurt from the last time she was here…

"Oh…. Well, why don't you go out and find new friends? There are a lot of kids your age around."

I sighed. "Fine. If you really want me to, I'll try to find some people tomorrow."

He smiled at me. "Good. Now, we'll be leaving later today. Sometime around 4:30."

I just nodded and continued to stare out the cloudy glass.

"All right," he sighed. "We'll be back in a while to say goodbye." And he left the room.

I sighed again. When will they learn that I'm not a people person? I've never been. I've been a loner ever since Sora was in that horrible car crash… I've never smiled since. I've never gone anywhere near a car ever since.

LATER

"Sweetie, if ANYTHING happens to you, call me… Don't do anything you'll regret… I love you… No drugs or alcohol… No sex-"My mother had me in a death hug.

"MOM!" I yelled, blushing slightly. "You know me. I wouldn't do any of that." That was a total lie… I've been stealing their painkillers for years now.

"Yeah, but you're growing up. You never know with teenagers." My father commented.

"He's right you know..."

"MOM. DAD. I'm NOT gonna do ANYTHING bad. I promise." I said, reassuring them. Good thing they'll fall for anything.

"Yeah, we should trust her… C'mon… we're gonna miss the plane…" Father said.

"Okay…" Mom said when she finally released me.

"Remind me again why you have to take a PLANE to go to a BOAT?" I asked.

"Well, the boat is in Florida and we're in New Jersey. Driving would take a while." Father said.

When they were leaving, dad had to pry Mom off of me and drag her to the car. I waved from the doorway until they were out of sight then shut the door and sighed. I looked around and then decided that I should go for a walk to get some fresh air. I walked up the stairs to my room and got dressed in my Gir hoodie and black skinny jeans. I took a quick look at myself in the mirror before walking downstairs, grabbing my phone and walking out the door.

After a few blocks, I saw a group of guys in front of a store. As I walked by, I could hear them talking about me and I tried not to look. I'm used to people talking about me. Everyone says I'm the sexiest girl they have ever seen… I caught a glimpse of them and there was one of them who was standing off to the side. I felt as though everything was in slow motion as we looked at each others eyes. His were a beautiful blue.

When I finally got back home I walked up to my room and laid on my bed. I couldn't stop thinking about that guy… His beautiful blue eyes, his gorgeous hair that covered his left eye, the wonderful pale skin… I closed my eyes and sighed. "It's just some guy… you're probably never going to see him ever again…" I told myself, not wanting to think about him anymore. I promised myself that I would never be with anybody ever again after Sora…

Eventually, I fell asleep. But all I could dream about was him.