Heyall! It's been long, I know….sorry. I was just busy with my other stories! Sorry! Anywaysss!
Song: Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard
There's a place off Ocean Avenue
Where I used to sit and talk with you
We were both 16 and it felt so right
Sleeping all day, staying up all night
Staying up all night
Tony sat in his office and remembered the good old days, when life wasn't nearly as complicated as this. He looked back to when he was only 16…..
(A/N: at this point, the story is set back to when Tony was 16.)
Tony headed off down the road with Pepper, sky dark and stars twinkling; moon yet to come out. They walked to an old alley in Times Square, where all the bright lights were shining in the night. They walked down the alley, and came to the end of it. They emerged from the alley in an old abandoned ledge, where everyone used to sneak off to when they were 16, and needed a place to go. They sat atop it and looked up at the stars. Tony couldn't help but notice how natural, how right this felt. These moments they would have; they were so relaxing. They, of course, are only 16, and still have a while left in their lives to go. He began to think of how they'd be asleep the whole day now, because he had the feeling they were going to be here all night. They looked at the stars, quietly. There wasn't really much to say, surprisingly, considering Pepper is such a blabber-mouth.
There's a place on the corner of Cherry Street
We would walk on the beach in our bare feet
We were both 18 and it felt so right
Sleeping all day, staying up all night
Staying up all night
After they got pretty tired of sitting there almost every night, years had passed. Two, in fact. They took the bus across town and started walking the pier one night. They tossed their shoes in the sand and walked along the shoreline on the beach. Tony pondered the idea of getting to bed, because he had his first day of work tomorrow. Considering they were 18 now. But no; they were going to be awake all night. But this time, he didn't have the free time to sleep all day. He had to show his company that he was ready to step in, both legally and mentally. He didn't mind their all-nighters, though; they gave him some time to relax and unwind after a long, stressful day. It felt nice. Then he noticed Pepper start to shiver. She was only wearing a tank top and denim capris, her purple flip-flops tossed aside his read sneakers.
"You wanna go back for a sweatshirt or something?" Tony asked. She shook her head.
"Then do you want my jacket?" He asked. She nodded, hugging herself for warmth. Tony pulled his arms out of his cozy white sweatshirt, and slipped it over his shivering friend's shoulders. She hugged it tightly.
"Thanks." She said, feeling the warmth fill her body suddenly.
"Won't you be cold?" She asked.
"Nah, I'm good. Just wore that because I didn't want to carry it is all." He answered. She shrugged, and they continued walking.
If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away
(A/N: back to the way it was in the very first sentence!)
Tony remained quiet at his desk. If he could just get a second chance, things would be different. His life wouldn't seem so stressful, and he'd be a little more relaxed right now. Like, way more. A lot more. He wished he hadn't forgotten to ask her, or hadn't forgotten to keep in contact with her. He wished he hadn't been so arrogant; so dumb. He wished that she was here today, to be by his side, and they could go away, out of town for a long while. They could relax, and she could take him away to a land of serene peace and calm. He wished he had told her those three simple words before she had driven off; I love you. He pounded the desk with his fists. Then his door swung open.
"Sir? Your 3 o' clock is here." Trish called into his room.
"Alright, bring him in." Tony responded. A man in a suit stepped in, and they discussed god knows what.
There's a piece of you that's here with me
It's everywhere I go, it's everything I see
When I sleep, I dream and it gets me by
I can make believe that you're here tonight
That you're here tonight
After the meeting was over, Tony opened the bottom left drawer of his desk. He picked up a rock that was shaped like a heart, and clutched it in his hand. It was the only thing he had left of her now. She was somewhere in this big old country, and he didn't know where. Now her face was everywhere he went, because he couldn't stop thinking about her; about the mistake he had made. The only thing that was getting him by right now was the dreams at night of the good old days, their memories, and what their life now would be like if he had only kept in touch with her. One simple mistake was ruining his heart. He could just pretend that she was home, waiting for Tony on his couch, but he knew it was only a figment of his imagination. Never to be real. He just wished that she could be here tonight, with him.
If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away
I remember the look in your eyes
When I told you that this was goodbye
You were begging me not tonight
Not here, not now
We're looking up at the same night sky
And keep pretending the sun will not rise
We'll be together for one more night
Somewhere, somehow
If he could just find her right now, wherever she was, he wouldn't be this stressed. Life would be a lot better. They could go on a vacation, a trip to somewhere they could be alone. He hoped, and wished that someday, somewhere, they would be reunited; and damn it, it would be so good. He always went back to the beach after work, and let the waves splash over his feet; just like old times. It refreshed him in a way. He could just see her face in his head the day she left for college; tears in her eyes, looking down at the ground, not speaking a word, too choked up to speak three words she had been holding in for two years now. He told her that now was goodbye, and she told him that she wished it wasn't here, not right now, not ever; yet it had to be that way. They couldn't be together forever, she said. They had to be apart some point in their young lives. She sobbed harder. He imagined her looking at the same stars as he was right now; at least they were connected in that sense. He would always keep pretending that the night had never become the day, just that once. Somehow, they were going to be united once again. Someday. And he was determined to reach that day sometime soon.
If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away
If he could just simply find her now, today, this week, this hour, this minute, by some miracle, his life wouldn't be such a sweat drop. Wouldn't be such a pain. They could take a sort of a subconscious journey through realization of what their relationship should be. Somehow, they HAD to be together. Someday, he would reach that goal soon.
Weeellll, wasn't that sweeeet? I thought it was. Review?
