A/N:
This will probably be the last time I do an Author's Note in this story because I don't want to apologize for anything I've written. I write because I love writing, and I don't want to break the story halfway to apologize for anything.
I don't need disclaimers either because since this is FANFICTION… it's pretty obvious right? I don't own RFR, or I would have a lot more than $1.50 in my pocket.
Reviews, flames, anything you want to put are fine.
Enjoy the story.
=) Lena
Chapter 1 – The Aftermath (You)Ray sat down, lost in thought, his heart pounding over what he had seen.
Lily. Travis. Lily. Travis. Lily. Travis.
Together.
How could this happen? Travis knew how he felt about Lily. He had seen the stares when she walked past, watched Ray doodle her name endlessly on his notebook when the teacher couldn't see what he was doing.
How could he? He betrayed me again. After I thought that he and Lily had worked everything out.
If she really liked him, as Robbie had told him, she wouldn't have kissed Travis again. If it had really been a mistake, she wouldn't have done that.
I've just lost everything.
Because Lily is my everything.
Ray glanced halfheartedly at the stars. He wasn't the analyzing type, that was more Travis's thing, but he couldn't help noticing that all the stars were clustered into little groups.
Except for one.
A lone star twinkled, barely in view. For a split second, he saw Lily's beautiful face mirrored in the soft light, and the pain of losing her welled up all over again. Ray shifted to see it better, but it followed his movement and was blocked by a tree. He gave up.
Maybe this is how it's meant to be. Maybe there's no one for me. Maybe I'm just destined to be… alone.
To pass time, keep himself awake and distract himself more than anything, Ray shut his eyes and sang to himself, the very words he wanted to tell Lily but was too scared to.
You are the one who makes me happy
When everything else turns to grey
Yours is the voice that wakes me mornings
And sends me out into the day
You are the crowd that sits quiet
Listening to me
And all the mad sense that I make
You are one of the few things worth remembering
And since it's all true
How could anyone mean more to me
Than you
Sorry if sometimes I look past you
There's no one beyond your eyes
Inside my head wheels are turning
Hey, sometimes I'm not so wise
You are my heart and my soul
My inspiration
Just like the old love song goes
You are one of the few things worth remembering
And since it's all true
How could anyone mean more to me
Than you
You're my heart and my soul
My inspiration
Just like the old song goes
You are one of the few things worth remembering
And since it's all true
How could anyone mean more to me
Than you
The Carpenters – You
He looked down at his watch. His strict ten-thirty curfew had passed… two hours ago.
Ray would be yelled at, have video games and TV taken away for a week, possibly even grounded, but he didn't care. Nothing seemed to matter any more, not after he had lost all that mattered to him.
With a sigh, he straightened up to go home. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the star twinkle.
Alone… forever.