I Shut the door and climbed the stairs, up, up, and into my room. The door was immediately shut, and once it was, I plopped onto my bed, opening my laptop up and hitting the power button with so much force, I could have broken it. I admit, I was excited. I had been waiting all day to get home from school so I could see if Andy emailed me back. We'd been emailing for a week or so know, and we were pretty good friends. I typed in my username and password, and I wasn't surprised to see a big red '1' next to the inbox symbol.

I opened it up, jaw dropping as I read it. This couldn't be. No way. I read it again to be sure, but I wasn't mistaken.

'Hi, Clementine. We've known for a while, and I was wondering if you wanted to meet the rest of the band sometime? If you do, I can email you back and we can set up the plans for it. We're going to be in your area again soon, since the tour is over and thats where I want to be.'

I got into the process of writing a reply, hands dashing across the keyboard to keep up with the ideas that popped up in my head like a jack-in-the-box.

'Yeah, that sounds great! I don't know when or where though, that is going to have to be up to you. But, maybe it'll be much easier if you call me. So, my cell number is (978)-495-1757. So call me whenever you can. Bye! :)'

I clicked send, then got queasy. I just told him to call me! What if he's sitting in his chair right now, laughing with sadistic amusement or disgust? Oh Lord my life is over, I need to move. While I was looking up bus fares to Mexico, I heard my phone ring. I picked it up, and saw an unknown number in my caller I.D. I answered, with a half-decent, "Hello?"

A deep, husky voice answered me, and my heart suddenly stopped beating. "Is this Clementine?" He said.

"Depends," I started. "Are you an internet predator? Because I've been told not to talk to those." He must have recognized my sense of humor from the emails, because he knew it was me.

"Ah, so it is her." He chuckled. "So, where are all the cool places in your town?" (He knew my town from our conversations, just not my address. I'm smarter than that.)

"Hmm. Thats a tough one. The park in the middle of town is pretty cool, it's got hotdog vendors an' shit. How about there?"

"That sounds great," He says, "But when do you want to meet? I was thinking in about, maybe, ten or fifteen minutes. Is that alright?" He asked feigning cluelessness.

"Oh my God, you're already in this state?" I asked. "I thought that wasn't for another couple days! Alright, that sounds okay, I guess."

Goodbyes were exchanged, and eventually we hung up. I did ask him if Lizzie could come too, and he had said yes. I called her, and told her to go to the park in twenty minutes, with not a single word of explanation.

The park was well within walking distance, so when I was finally dressed and made to perfection, I started down the street, making my way down to the park. It didn't take long. It was way too easy to spot them, sitting in the cluster of benches near one of the edges of the park. Andy sat, talking and laughing with Ashley. And oh Lord, they were seriously all here in front of me. Lizzie was going to be so excited. I confidently (or at least it looked that way) walked to the benches, and when Andy caught sight of me, he immediately started towards me, grabbing my hand and leading me very quickly over to the rest of the band. "This is Clementine," He said, eyes shining with something I couldn't identify. either joy or mischief, but I suspected both.

The rest all said hellos to me, but in a very comedic way. They each took turns giving very 'special' introductions.

"As you very well know, I'm CC. Obviously. So from the deepest depths of my heart: Hey." He said, as he curtsied, batting his eyelashes. I laughed.

Ashley gave a quick wave, flashing me a dazzling smile. "Hey."

Jinxx and Jake excitedly said hi, and when Jinxx started doing a dance, Jake only stared in amusement.

And Andy simply said, "You know me already. I'm your favorite internet predator!" He stated, deep voice resonated in my ears, through my bones, and down to the smallest toe I possessed. I sat down, trying not to look like I wanted to devour every inch of that man.

Then from behind me, I heard a yelp. I turned my head, and Lizzie stood there, jaw hanging, looking like she just found a million dollars. Intros were repeated, but they were just as funny the second time. I could tell that she really wanted to hug CC, but she couldn't.

Honestly, it was all a blur. Andy and I kept stealing glances at each other. I was really enjoying it. But the note I had left my father had said I would be home by 8, so I had to go.

"I'll walk you home," Andy said, and I only answered with a feeble, "Okay."

We walked to my house in complete and utter silence. Like, really. Not a single word was said until we were at my doorstep.

"So, we'll do that again sometime?" He said, an edge of nervousness in his voice. Almost like he was worried I'd say no.

"Yeah, that sounds good." I said. Before I could say anything else, he pulled me into his arms, giving me a very quick kiss on my lips. I honestly wish it had lasted so much longer. "Goodnight," He said, pulling me in for a quick hug. I felt weightless. Was I floating?

He walked back in the direction of the park, but with a burst of courage, I shouted, "Wait!"

I ran back up to him, giving him a very deep kiss. That burst of courageousness is the best thing I can ever remember. I pulled back, letting go of his shirt. I didn't know I had it in my hand. "Bye," I said grinning.

He turned away, very quickly, but I had already seen it. He had been grinning like an idiot.

I had been, too.

Authors Note: I AM SO SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG. But at least your 'blood isn't on my hands', haha! :D