A/N: I am going to finish this story as soon as possible. I thought you guys would like to know that. That means, like a new chapter every other day. I'm so excited!
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Chapter 16: Coffee
She smelt coffee. Although, they had told her that there would not be any coffee on this trip. She ran outside of the cabin, clad in her pajamas, and she saw him sitting on the chair next to the door.
"Hey," he said standing up.
"I thought that they said there wouldn't be coffee," she looked right into his eyes, but he refused to look into hers.
He raised his hand, and ran his fingers through his hair. "I-uh, I walked down to the little coffe house down a couple miles and got it for you," he looked at his feet, "I hope you don't mind."
She looked at him with amazement. That walk must have been about 5 miles uphill. When he finally looked into her eyes, she got all teary. She mouthed, unable for words, 'Thank you.'
He just nodded and turned to leave down the stairs, but she caught his wrist.
They looked into the eyes of need. The eyes of sorrow, and grief reflected on both. But he ever so gently pulled back and walked down the stairs without another word.
She sat back on the place that was occupied less than a minute ago. She closed her eyes. What was wrong with her? Why couldn't the damn relationship ever be fixed? It was just there, strings having them meet together, but never actually get 'together-together,' you know?
She widened her eyes to dry the tears. It worked, for the time being, of course.
--- That night ---
They were at dinner, and Rory thought that Tristan would be right there, by her side, like he was before. It felt weird to her: him not being with her.
"Hey people!" The loud speaker came on, and we all focused our eyes to the person that was speaking on the stage in front of them.
The kids said the greetings in unison, but you couldn't understand a word of it.
"Well, I have been informed that there will be a special performance for you today, one that requires a guitar, and a very good performer in from of people. Well, no need to hide any more, here he is ladies and gents, Mr. Tristan DuGrey!"
Rory panicked. What was he going to do? What was he going to do?
But his figure caught her eye once again, as he walked to the middle, and softly strummed the acoustic guitar with his red thin pick.
"Come up to meet you,
Tell you I'm sorry,
You don't know how lovely you are.
I had to find you,
Tell you I need you,
Tell you I set you apart.
Tell me your secrets,
And ask me your questions,
Oh, let's go back to the start.
Runnin' in circles,
Comin' up tails,
Its only science apart.
Nobody said it was easy,
It's such a shame for us to part.
Nobody said it was easy,
No one ever said it would be this hard.
Oh, take me back to the start."
Her tears were coming, and streaming down her cheeks at this point; breaths had come in short, quick gasps.
"I was just guessing,
At numbers and figures,
Pulling the puzzles apart.
Questions of science,
Science and progress,
Do not speak as loud as my heart."
She started to walk.
"Tell me you love me,
Come back and haunt me,
Oh, when I rush to the start."
She pulled the microphone out of the socket that was holding it up. "Stop," she simply said, holding the microphone down her arm being limp. No one could hear them in the crowd.
He was silent as he looked into her eyes. Then he finally said, "I know you love me, Rory."
Tears were still draping her face as she looked around, noticing all the eyes on the two, but didn't pay any attention to it. She looked back at him, her eyes dancing with fear. "Then ask yourself why you stopped."
And she was gone, out of his grasp. She ran down and out the door, through the mob of people, trying to hide her lament face.
Tristan just looked out the empty door, still and noiseless, wondering what went wrong. This was supposed to be for her.
A/N: stopping right there. The song is "The Scientist" by Coldplay. I figured out how many chapters are going to be left after this one. 4. Four more chapters to go. I'm so excited!
Paige