Sorry that I took the story down before. But I've edited it and revised, and fixed some of the stuff that was bothering me before with the story.

I have changed the names of the boys and the band, for my protection, but I think that you'll find what I changed the song titles to is funny, hopefully; my sister and I came up with them together.

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This is horrible! Absolutely and completely horrible!

I'm falling for this guy that I barely even know. Nile has me entranced, and the bad part is that I like it. That's not how things work for me. I don't just go falling for random guys that are super sweet, ask for my number, and assure me that we'll see each other again. That doesn't happen to me!

Jogging through the dark, I found that I had made my way to a pasture. I sat down on the plush green grass and started breathing hard. I had my knees up to my chest, with my forehead resting on them when I began shaking. Before I knew it, the breaths had turned into sobs that turned into wailing tears.

I didn't know why I was crying. I hadn't been one for crying since my daddy passed. But I couldn't stop myself. It was like all this anguish, all these pent-up feelings just had to escape at that moment. There was nothing I could do but let them come and pass.

By the time it was all over, I was lying on my back and gazing up at the night sky. I was searching out constellations that I knew, smiling as I recognized them. Tears still ran from my eyes, but they weren't as powerful anymore. It was a relief having all of that out of me. I had a new sense of being light and happy.

I heard footsteps on the road cutting through the pasture and I turned my head to look. He was walking right toward me, with his hands buried in his jacket pockets.

"Beautiful, aren't they?" I asked.

"Yes, you are."

"I meant the stars, Nile."

He took a spot next to me and lied down. "Those are too, I guess."

I smiled. I wiped the tears on the left side of my face away.

He caught me in the action and gently thumbed the ones on my right cheek.

"I told you, I'd find you again."

I sat up smiling and nodded. "You did."

He followed me and sat up, "Why are you cryin' out here?"

"I don't know, I didn't expect it to happen, but I'm glad it did; I feel a lot better now. How'd you find me?"

"The way you took off, I knew you didn't go home."

"So...you followed me here?"

"Kinda," he smiled shyly.

"Guess that means I owe you my number?"

"Only if you wanna give it to me."

"Hand me your phone," I grinned.

He beamed as he passed me his phone. I entered in my number and saved it in his contacts.

"So that's how you spell your name. I've been wonderin'."

I giggled and shook my head, lying back down.

I felt him studying my face as I stared up at the sky.

"Khyri, what's your last name?"

"Marrin. My name is Khyri Ryne Marrin."

"Lovely name."

"Thank you. I love that it's kind of unique. Not too crazy, except for the spelling, but it's special," I breathed. "Lie down?"

He nodded and lay back down next to me.

I smiled, my heart was fluttering around in my chest, and my breath hitched.

I asked, "Will you really call me?"

"'Course. Will you pick up?"

"Depends. I'm not much for talking on the phone. I know I'll respond to a text," I yawned softly.

"I'll text you, then. I'm not sure how I'll take it if you don't answer my call."

"Just for you, I may answer it," I said as I gently knocked my hand against his as a joke.

When I moved my hand back to my side, I felt one of his fingers on mine.

I quickly looked at him and as a gasp passed through my lips, but I didn't retract my hand. As he looked into my eyes, I think that was what he was searching for, whether or not I'd react badly to his touch.

He slowly moved a couple more fingers over mine. All I could do was beam at his forwardness. Unlike guys back at home in the U.S. (or, at least, in Salisbury), I knew what I was getting with Nile. He didn't play a game or beat around the bush. I really felt safe with that. And that fact scared me because I shouldn't have been so comfortable with a stranger so soon.

Before too long, but also too soon, his fingers were entwined with mine.

I felt like I had found home while holding onto his hand. Like happiness and joy and freshly baked sugar cookies with hot chocolate.

I just knew that somewhere, a star writer was carving out this picture of us somewhere in the cosmos.

"I should be gettin' you home."

"What?" I was surprised that he had broken the silence. It was perfect.

"Your family'll start worryin' if you don't get back."

"I want to stay here," I said without thinking.

He laughed and sat up. "C'mon."

He helped me to my feet and we walked the distance hand-in-hand to the manor. He stopped at the front door and stood facing me.

"Will I see you tomorrow?" I asked.

He tugged my arm closer to him and when I stepped into it, he pulled me into a hug. My arms fit perfectly around his torso with my head resting on his chest as I took in the overwhelmingly spicy scent of him. It made my mouth water because it smelled so good. I was intoxicated.

"Does that answer your question?"

"Sort of," I smiled.

He kissed me gently on my cheek.

"We'll see each other tomorrow," I said, knowing it was true.

I opened the front door to the manor and reluctantly, oh, how reluctantly, let go of his hand and entered. I gave him a quick smile as I stepped inside and closed the door behind me.

"Where've you been?" Mallory eyebrowed me with playful suspicion as she was passing by the room and saw that I had just gotten in.

Apparently Rey, Bill, and mom had been sitting near the wall where I didn't see them, because Bill called out to me, "Yes, where have you been?" and made me jump halfway out of my skin.

"Gosh!" I squealed.

Everyone laughed at me. I was well known around my family's house for my inappropriate jumpiness.

"Oh, I was just out for a jog," I shrugged off, crossing the room to its exit into the passageway.

"At nine-fifty at night?" Bill asked.

"I got a little lost. I found my way back though!" I smiled.

"Be sure to be more careful next time," mom said.

I nodded that I would, and dashed up the staircase and to my room.

I hopped into the shower, washing off the day and the jog. I doused myself with spicy perfume while in the shower and then sprayed myself again after drying off. Then I moisturized with the same scented body butter.

Changing into a cami and night shorts and putting my hair back up into a messy bun, I sang along wholeheartedly to This Way's Certain Somehthing. I was dancing around my room to the song in the way people tend to do when they know that no one else is around to see them when I heard the "Mockingjay" tone go off on my phone.

I ran to pick up my phone as I did a twist in the air and landed on my back on the bed. I gazed up at my phone and looked at a message from a number that I didn't recognize.

Hello. It's Nile. the message read.

I giggled to myself, so giddy that he had text me. Hi. I replied.

A few seconds later he asked, What are you up to?

I said, Just getting ready for bed.

I'll let you go to sleep, then, he replied.

You sure? I asked.

He sent, You should get some sleep, Khyri. Goodnight.

I smiled at his message and replied, Goodnight.

I made sure to save his number in my contacts as I lay down to rest. I read some of a book on my Kindle and then fell asleep.

I dreamed of Nile.