Hi! Sorry I've taken so long. I've been busy. Anyway, I hope you love this one. A little dark, I know, but I really hope you feel the emotion of it. And don't worry, I will do a part 2 to a promise is a promise.

She looked at her phone before slipping it back into her pocket. He'll be here soon.

The one thing in her world that wasn't bashing her heart. Her one glimmer of hope and happiness.

She pulled her buds out and stuck them in her ears, letting the music flow through her, dragging her to a place she could never truly go. She had found that it was one of the few places she could go to just let go. Her heart, her appearance, nothing mattered, just one note after another flowing through every part of her. She gave a sigh. No moment, no matter how far away from earth she thought she was, would ever last. She was always yanked back to earth. Most times against her will.

Her dream was to float, far away, soaring in the clouds with a feeling that nothing mattered anymore. She knows what being numb is, and that's not what she wants. Just a moment where she didn't need to care or do, just float. But there's so many dreams in the world that are broken and scattered; she walks a road of them. No matter how many sayings tell her to follow her dreams, she can't, not because she doesn't want to, she just can't.

So she sat there, staring at the water, gray clouds rolling above her head. "Gray. What a perfect word," she thought. A color without color, not clear of blank, but nowhere near the dark side. Undecided and forgotten. Something that she loved, simply because it was forgotten. Her world was gray. Sure, she wished her world was a brilliant blue, just like a clear sky, a place where she could be happy, but she wasn't. So her world remained gray. She decided to daze, just because it seemed so much easier than anything else.

Suddenly, a bud was pulled from her ear and stuck in another. He slipped beside her and pulled them both back to stare at the sky. Small ripples of pleasure ran through her. Jack, a shining light in her fog. Also know at her best friend. He too, saw a gray world. Understood her need to be free, and what she felt at home and school. He saw her pain and she saw his.

Sure, his life was different from hers, but the pain was the same. Blinding flashes that reached even the corners of your heart. The two clung to each other, holding each other up when nothing else did. Lone trees in a forest chopped to bits. Scars riddled their hearts, every beat feeling pain. Talking wouldn't help; neither would doing. Time was a waste. Only floating would set them free, but for them, trapped in their world of gray, it was impossible.

He sat up and shook her shoulder. She stared at him for a moment. He then pulled her up, grabbing her hand, sealing a warmth between their hands. "Common, let's go for ice cream." She let him take her. The idea was good, and ice cream wouldn't hurt her.

He dragged her to the pier. Slowly guiding her to the end with their favorite ice cream shop. Small bells ringing as they walked in. It was empty, considering the fact that it was a Friday night and even the pier had few people, most were at some kind of party. The old man at the counter smiled when he saw his favorite customers. The two always ordered the same thing, two dark chocolates with gummy bears. He didn't have the heart to ask them to try something else. He just walked to the back and got their typical ready.

"Wait!" He heard the boy call before he put the ice cream in cups. "Add some M&M's." The man rose his eyebrow, but complied. He then brought the cup to the front where he saw the girl staring at the boy shocked. Jack handed the man a couple dollars before leading Kim to a booth in the corner.

"Jack, why did you add M&M's to the ice cream?" She asked still very bewildered. "Just thought today needed some change." He told her. "Alright." She slipped her spoon into her ice cream before bringing it to her mouth and tasting it. Her face soon had a delighted look. "Hey! This is really good!" She soon had another spoonful ready, before shoving it in his mouth. A smile crossed his face too. The two then fed each other spoonfuls until both cups were finished.

They walked out the door, hand in hand, after tossing their cups in the trash and sending the old man a smile. He gave a chuckle as cleaned the counter, watching the two disappear down the pier.

Their sides' were glued together as they walked the near vacant pier. The full moon glistened over the water as the couple moved down to the beach. Removing their shoes, the two felt the soft sand beneath their feet as they neared the waves lapping at the edge of the sand.

He lied down again and she did the same. They stared at the stars, her guiding his arm, pointing out different constellations. The stars seemed endless and infinite, something unattainable to them, still, they tried to relish in the moments that they were given.

Minutes passed, the two just enjoying some peace in their hectic lives. After awhile Jack turned over, than stood up. He then pulled her to his side. He pulled a little to hard and she stumbled into him. He just held her there, both enjoying the warmth they were getting from the other.

As she pulled away their eyes connected and the world around them started to dissolve. Their foreheads touched and their noses did soon after. They leaned in to each other, finally making the connection the two had hoped for awhile. The world stopped spinning, thoughts stopped popping into their heads. In that moment, they were free, floating away from their darkened worlds. And for once, they saw blue.

So? How'd you like it? Should I do more of them? Review!