A/N: Herro! So I've been waking up at 5am every morning because I have back to back rugby and robotics tournaments for the whole week so sorry for the late update but I hope I haven't lost all my readers in my absence.

Destiny: Chapter 9

Emily POV

Oh gosh. I've been living in Neverland for the past two days but now, the dreams over and reality has just slapped me in the face. What I need right now is for the world to freeze right now. Let me think this through. But then again, there isn't really a decision to be made. Regardless of what I want right now, I have to be on that tour bus in less than 2 hours. But I can't leave her. Not now. Not after waiting 499 days to be reunited. There are still so many unresolved issues. I feel like my head is about to explode. I wish I could just rewind back to this morning when I was watching her peacefully sleep before her aunt asked me to help with breakfast. I'm arguing the inevitable. On the bright side at least I found her and I know she's alive. I guess I've been quiet for too long because when I look up all the faces in front of me are full of concern and worry.

"Can you guys give me a minute" I finally say, my sadness extremely audible in my voice. They all nod in understanding as I drag Maya up to her room, closing the door behind me. "So I uhh, guess I have to go" I say, stating the obvious. Maya doesn't respond, just sits on her bed, staring at her hands in her lap. "But I'll be back" I say reassuringly, trying to lighten the mood a little. She looks up at me, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. "You just got here" she says simply. With those four words, I could feel my heart break a little at her pain. I rush over to her, kneeling in front of her and taking her hands in my own. "I WILL be back. I won't forget about you. It's just a couple of weeks, I'll be back in no time." I say, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

I know it's going to kill both of us to watch me leave. If there was any way we could still be together while I toured, I would take the opportunity in a heartbeat. And just then, an amazing idea pops into my head causing my frown to morph into a smile. "Or, you could always just come with me" I say. At that statement, her head shoots up to meet my eyes. "Like, come with you on tour?" she says, surprised at my offer "Ya, why not. Living dangerously on the road, getting to travel all over America, living off of cheeseburgers and waffles. It's a pretty appealing lifestyle. You could be like our little adorable mascot and we it would give us more time to figure 'us' out. So, what do ya say? Will you come on tour with us?" I request, hope filling my eyes.

'BOOM!' we turn our attention to where the large sound had come from to see Grace and James lying on the floor attempting to nonchalantly get up.

"I know what you're thinking and no we did not have our ears pressed against the door, eavesdropping on your conversation." Grace explains very unconvincingly

"But we just wanted to let you know that it is summer vacation so if you wanted to, oh I don't know, go on tour with a world famous rock band, I'm sure Noel and Eric can run the store on their own. But, it's not like I know you wanna do that. Just saying" James says, causing me to giggle slightly and mouth a silent thank you to the couple. They wink and begin exiting the door, "Oh, and remind me to fix this doorknob, you don't even have to turn it for the door to open" James says, exiting the room. After they leave, I turn my attention back to Maya. "So, will you come with me, I'm pretty sure you have your folk's permission" I ask hopefully.

I watch her eyes shift back and forth as she ponders my request. I am almost positive she is going to say yes until something happens. Her eyes stop there shifting and her face turns to stone. "I'm sorry Emily, I just can't" Those words make my smile fall immediately.

"Emily, Ezra's here, we gotta go!" I hear Caleb yell from downstairs as well as a bus honking outside. Maya grabs my face pulling me into a soft yet passionate kiss, I felt at complete ecstasy until the irritating honking pulled me out of my trance.

Maya POV

Feeling. Horrible, horrible feeling. The shattering of my heart burns as Emily's smile falls. I am a horrible person. It was my choice to rejoin her life in the first place and now I'm ripping myself out again, even if it is only temporarily, it still stings just as bad. The hurt and confusion in her eyes will be the death of me if it continues any longer.

"Why?" she questions simply, her voice so quiet, so innocent.

"I made a promise to someone, a promise that I need to keep. Please don't hate me." I plead, fighting off the tears that are threatening to fall.

"I don't hate you, I'm just really gonna miss you"

"I'm gonna miss you too. But hey, you said you'll be back soon right!?" I say, quoting what she said earlier.

"I guess" she replies softly

I lift her chin up so our eyes meet, staring deeply for a moment. I lean forward and gently connect our lips, hoping the kiss will say everything I can't find the words to. She pulls away slightly, looking into my eyes with a small sad grin on her lips. The honking of the bus horn outside my house prompts her to slowly get up and make her to my bedroom door.

"I'll be back for you" she says, turning back to face me with sad eyes before disappearing out the door to join her bandmates on the bus. I huff and lazily fall back onto my bed "And I'll be waiting" I quietly answer to myself.