Disclaimer: I don't own it otherwise I wouldn't be mucking around on here would I? the honour goes to Patrick and his many associates. I hope they're all very happy.

I crossed the bridge with a heavy heart. I felt like I was walking to my own execution.

"Why so blue?"

My head snapped up at the sound of her voice. It was my Denna or was it Dianne? The girl with many names. The one who stole my heart when I left Tarbean. I still don't know if she truly remembers me, they I way I remember her. She caught my attention from that very first second and would hold it to the last. Her disappearances worried me. I knew she was off trying to find a man to support her, make her happy, and it hurt. I wanted to be that one, I wanted her to be mine. It was a foolish hope, for she was like the wind. The more you tried to keeper she close the further she went away. She was the shift in the air, the light in a smile, the beauty in a song. In my eyes she was truly prefect. She was like no other I had meet before. It was hard to compare her to anyone else, because she was already league ahead. It killed me inside to know she was looking for a wealthy man to take care of her. But still my hope remained. She was yet to find someone strong enough to hold, someone she was willing to be ground for. She was a traveller by nature, a free spirit blown in off the wind. She was my angel, my light in the dark.

Unsurprisingly when she asked if I would like to spend the day with her I agreed all too willingly. I would of done anything to keep her near me. Yet like a wild animal I knew when to be cautious with her. There were unwritten rules she expected me to follow. Generally the other men she brought into her life broke these rules and she left them high and dry. I was smarter then that, I stuck to the rules even tho it nearly killed me.

I like to think of that night we spent together, fearful of the monster below. I had never gotten that close to her again. That night, to save our skins I had broken the rules. She had forgiven me, I was sure now but she hadn't forgotten. So we stayed in motion, bantering and joking throughout the day. I taught her a few tricks and she taught me a few back. I brought her a small bunch of flowers, she laughed sliding one in my hair. I smiled despite myself, her laughter was like music to my ears.

I loved spending time with her even if I knew she'd be gone again tomorrow and I wouldn't see her for awhile. It was anyone's guess to when she'd turn up again. I would wait for her, I knew she would come back, I just had to hope she'd keep coming back. It hurt knowing she'd disappear again but I valued every moment we spent together. She was the one. She was my Aloine.

I sighed as she said her goodbyes. It was painful to watch her disappear all over again. With a heavy heart I decided to return to the university, dealing with Devi could wait for tomorrow, I had gone passed the deadline hours ago. I just hoped she didn't do anything stupid until she spoke with me tomorrow. I went and fetched my lute. I climbed up on the roof to play. Music healed me in ways words could not. So I sat and played.

Auri came out to sit and listen. She was the best kind of audience I could dream of. She smiled and swayed to the sound until finally my fingers could take no more.

"It's late Auri. Why aren't you in bed asleep?" I asked her gently.

"I like sleeping under the starlight room in the underthing but it's like sunlight." She explained to me.

"I like the twinkling lights but there is too many now."

"Would you like me to take a look? Maybe I can help." I liked Auri. There was a child like innocence to her that made me want to do everything for her.

"How noble of you, good Sir." She grinned at me mischievously, leading me down into the underthing. We weaved our way amongst the pipes and walls down to a place she had never taken me before. It was beautiful. Her room was glowing. I moved closer to the light source. I grinned. The whole ceiling was illuminated by fireflies. I clapped my hands loudly sending the bugs flying off down the hall. Auri smiled at me.

"You removed all the sunlight and left the moonlight, how cleaver of you." I looked up at the ceiling which still remained dazzling. I reached up and touched a glowing tiny rock.

"Auri? Do you think I could take one star out of your sky?" She gave me an odd look.

"I suppose you could, but do you have anything to give me in return?" I quickly ran over what I had in my pockets, which wasn't a lot. I pulled out a button and the flower Denna had slide in my hair.

"For you." I gave her the flower. She scowled handing it back. I quickly handed her the button. She looked at it curiously.

"What does it do?"

"It holds things together." She looked at it in wonder. "You can put it where I pull out the star to hold the universe together."

"What a wonderful idea." She tugged out a shining rock and handed it to me. Then she placed the button in its hole. "It fits perfectly." She grinned. "Thank you Kvothe." I smiled at her.

Never in my dreams did I think Auri would hold the key to my salvation. I thought Denna the girl with many names would be the one final good thing I got to do today but then Auri the girl without a name lets me into her world and changes mine. My head is spinning as I cross the river, going to Devi's place. She answers the door, her annoyance written clearly across her face.

"Your late again." She scowls.

"Better late then never." I handed her the stone Auri had let me keep. Devi's eyes grew in awe.

"Where did you get this? Do you have any idea how rare these stones are?"

"I believe that will clear my debt." I grinned turning to leave.

"For now." She smirked.

AN. Hope you liked it. Thanks for reading.