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A/N: This is actually a two-parter. This one is during, "That Summer", the other is taken a few years later. And be sure to head over to my profile page for the latest song. As always, read, review and enjoy!


"Sail to the Moon"; Hail to the Thief

"We're gonna fall off this thing, you do realize that?" Ellie looked down, feeling her knees wobble as she made another inch across.

Craig chuckled. "You act all tough, but you're such a wuss." He chuckled when Ellie gave him the one finger salute. "Nice, Nash."

"You tease me about being afraid of heights and than you make me get on your roof. What kind of sicko are you?" She shook her head as she stumbled slightly while Craig laid out a blanket.

"Stop being so dramatic, Elle. Besides, you're gonna be stoked when you see the star shower in about an hour." He patted a space next to him, giving her a small smile reserved only for her.

Ellie blushed slightly, forgetting that she was three stories above the ground. She eased her way down, close enough to feel the warmth that radiated off of his body. "You have another blanket?"

Craig frowned. "You don't wanna share one with me?"

Ellie blushed again. "Um... no, I want to. I mean, I'm fine with sharing a blanket with you, it's just--"

"Spit it out, already!" Craig crossed his arms, seemingly annoyed.

"I, uh, I was just kinda cold, is all. Sorry." She laid back on the blanket, mentally kicking herself. "I didn't--" She stopped when she saw Craig lay a fluffy blanket over her.

He shrugged. "I stole it from Angie. I figured you might need one to cover you since you're so skinny and frail." He leaned back dramatically. "You might catch a chill." He snorted when Ellie punched him in the arm. "And sensitive too, I see."

"Bite your tongue, Manning." She nudged him again, thoroughly enjoying their solitary time on his roof, away from counselors and teachers. Away from schoolmates and parents. Just them and the stars.

They both laughed when Craig turned to look at her. She looked different in this light. He hardly ever saw Ellie at night, mostly due to their curfews, but he liked the way he hair seemed to dance in the wind like flames. "Hey."

Ellie turned, smiling brightly. "Am I hogging all the blanket or something? Because if I am, too bad." She pulled the blanker closer to her. "Besides, you'd look really girly with this extremely pink blanket." She snorted when she saw the serious expression materialize on Craig's face. "What's wrong?"

"You ever think about the future?" He looked up at the sky, as if he was trying to figure out how to put his thought into words. "I mean like... do you see what your future might be like?"

Ellie looked up at the sky, tracing the few constellations she could make out. She could barely see the Sagittarius. "Yeah. I mean, I think about where I'll be going to school next year... if I'll be able to be near friends and family." She looked over at him, watching him look at the stars. "If things will be different than they are now." She silently pleaded that he got what she was saying, how she was more and more attracted to him with each passing day and hoping that they could be more. Not now, but someday. She loved what they had already, the friendship that seemed to grow throughout that summer and how she had began to fall for him, hard.

Craig nodded. "I think about me getting worse. You know, if the medication stops working or something and I freak out all over again." He turned to Ellie, frowning slightly. "I think that I'll mess things up again and lose my friends. I want to go to school and stuff, but I guess I feel like if something happens, I'll just be a failure."

Ellie shook her head. "You won't lose your friends. We care about you." She closed her eyes briefly, biting her lip. "I--"

"Hey, Elle. It's starting!" He pointed up toward the east, as several shooting stars fell from the sky. "Isn't it awesome?" He looked back at Ellie briefly before looking up at the sky again.

Ellie sat up, nodding. "Yeah, it's awesome alright." She scooted closer to him, trying to feel his warmth when Craig noticed.

"You cold?" He wrapped the pink blanket around her, rubbing her arms. "That better?"

Ellie blushed at his touch. "Yeah, much better." She leaned on his shoulder, smiling when he stayed close to her.

Craig laid his head on top of hers, tickling her neck with his breath. "Hey, Nash?"

Ellie tried to keep her voice leveled. "Yeah?"

Craig chuckled. "If it made you smile, I'd lasso you the moon. Pull it right down to you."

I sucked the moon

Ellie smiled, letting the small sentiment drift into the atmosphere. "Why?"

Craig shrugged. "Just because I could." He looked up at the stars falling, closing his eyes briefly. "Make a wish."

I spoke too soon

Ellie closed her eyes, making a silent plea. She wanted to be more with Craig, more than anything. She longed for him to look at her all those countless times he gave the numerous girls at school, only hoping she could ever be enough. "Did you make one?"

Craig chuckled. "Nice try, Nash. But my lips are sealed." He chuckled, thinking about his own wish. He wanted Ellie to be happier, feeling that over the months, they had grown closer and her friendship was so vital to him. He wanted to always be close to her like this, but he wanted her happier more. "What about you?"

Ellie turned away from the sky for a moment, smirking. "If you're not telling, neither am I." She nudged him again. "You shouldn't be afraid of that though."

Craig snapped out of his reverie. "Huh?"

Ellie rolled her eyes. "About losing your friends... about losing me."

And how much did it cost?

Craig smiled. "I know. You guys are awesome. I mean Jimmy and Marco... you. You're the best people I could ever know." He pulled the blanket tighter around Ellie, rubbing her arm. "I couldn't imagine this summer without you in it." He shrugged. "You're my best friend."

Ellie blushed, looking up the shower again. It was significantly less that it was several minutes before, but just as captivating. She closed her eyes again briefly to make another silent wish. She never wanted anything as much as she wanted to be with Craig. She felt terrible that she was so interested in her best friend's ex-boyfriend, confiding in Marco when she could, but when moments like than, when Craig was beside and the whole world seemed to disappear, it was only than that the guilt faded away.

I was dropped from moonbeams

"It's ending. Bummer." Craig frowned slightly, looking over at Ellie. He smiled as he saw her closing her eyes again. "Still got a few more wishes in ya, eh?"

Ellie blinked, blushing. "Oh, um... you know. If you do it, do it all the way, right?"

Craig chuckled. "Yeah, right." He laid back, looking up at the remaining stars, creating his own pictures in his head, taking him away from his troubles.

And sailed on shooting stars

Ellie looked over at Craig, leaning back alongside him. She moved slightly, feeling her stomach tense up. She had forgotten that she was so high up, slightly shaken by the distance from herself and the ground. She became lightheaded, until Craig brushed past her, touching her hand gently. She breathed slower, gaining some of her consciousness, seemingly relieved. She sat up again, sighing. "I sometimes worry that I'll never be a great journalist. That I'll be just... mediocre." She figured he had been open with her, abandoning the boundaries they usually put up to avoid awkwardness, she would share something personal as well.

Craig turned to her, seeing her face fall. She looked so vulnerable, so small compared to the larger-than-life, conquer-the-world persona she had always seemed to hold. Even among the freaks in group, she seemed far superior. "You couldn't be mediocre if you tried."

Maybe you'll
Be president

Ellie chuckled. "But I feel ordinary. I mean, I worked for the Grapevine since forever, but I never felt that I really made a difference, changed someone's life."

Craig shrugged. "You worked for Caitlin and she always told Joey how smart she thought you were. She said you have plenty of potential."

Ellie rolled her eyes, chuckling. "I know, but it's just... I read my stuff and I feel like it has no depth. It's just some high school kid trying to sound better than who they are. It's pathetic."

Craig nudged her slightly. "Would you stop beating yourself up, Nash? First of all, you are a high school kid. Second of all, so what if you try to use big words and actually seem like you know what you're talking about. Everybody does the same thing. And lastly, you are wrong."

Confused, Ellie probed. "About what?"

"Changing someone's life..." Craig blushed slightly. "You changed mine."

But know right from wrong
Or in the flood

Ellie tried to hide the smile that washed across her face. "Um... really?"

Craig shrugged. "Oh yeah, sure. That piece about the cafeteria debacle between the two lunch ladies and the janitor was top notch. I'm way more aware of where my food comes from and goes."

Ellie punched him in the arm, rolling her eyes. "You are such an ass." She punched him again, when Craig grabbed her arms, tickling her stomach before falling on top of her. Ellie looked up, seeing the closeness between them. She had wanted him to kiss her than, just once. She had thought about how it would feel, how it would feel for him to hold her, just once. But the fear and the guilt took form, making her push him off of her. "Way to pounce, Manning."

Craig pulled away, slightly bruised by her comment. He thought of kissing her than, for a moment, just to see how she would react. He had thought about it sometimes, but at that moment, the idea seemed to stay, not like the other few times that it would occur, fading away almost instantly. He chuckled. "Hope you don't think I'm a creep or something?"

You'll build an Ark
And sail us to the moon

Ellie started to fold up her blanket, seeing that it was getting later. She smirked. "I've always thought of you that way." She stood up, backing away toward the ladder. She watched as Craig inched closer to her, shaking his head. "Don't you dare, Craig. If I fall, it'll look like homicide."

Craig nodded. "I suppose so. And I'm really not in the mood to clean up that mess."

"Nice. We'll if I ever need to clean up a murder scene, I'll be sure to not call you." Ellie climbed down the ladder slowly, still shaken from the height. She watched as Craig climbed down after her, both on solid ground again. "Don't ever make me go up there again."

Craig took the pink blanket from her, wrapping the other arm around her. "Deal, Nash." They both chuckled as they walked around the house. "Want me to walk you home?"

Ellie bit her lip, trying to still her nerves. "Sure."

As they walked down the quiet street, a few cars passing, Craig looked down at Ellie again. He wanted her happy so much, and he hoped that tonight made her so. But a small part of him that seemed to grow hoped that he would be the only one to ever make her happy.

Ellie turned around, walking backwards. "Whatcha thinking about?"

Craig shook his head. "Nothing." He looked up at the moon, so vast and intimidating, and looking back at Ellie, who seemed just as intimidating. "Just the future."

Sail us to the moon
Sail to the moon


The continuation will be later on! ---MrsBigTuna