LUCY'S POV

Lunch period was always a wonder to witness and be apart of. All the girls gather around one table, and just talk, and scream, and gossip, a lot of gossiping. It was often sickening, but not today. Certainly not the day after prom. It wasn't a very fun event for me, but awfully joyous for others. I missed the eye of the storm this year. "He said he liked me! Ever since he was a kid! It was the most adorable thing!" Heather cooed. The love in the air was surrounding everyone else but me. But maybe I spoke too soon.

"Lucky for you to say Heather, Schroeder dumped me the day of. He's too petty to even come as my date! I didn't even go." Janice huffed, I need that name out of my ear. Both of their names. The fact they lasted that long was excruciating to think about. And they worked too.

She would rest her head on his shoulder as he played all his pieces. Never Moonlight Sonata though. I walked over often, I looked into the window, I wish I didn't but I couldn't help it. She was always there, smiling, her eyes closed listening to the beautiful music. What I'd give to hear that live music past a window.

But not once would he play his favorite Beethoven song. Not once did he pick up the music sheet from under his piano. It's not like he looked at the music, he was so good he never needed music for anything. The sheets over his piano remained the same. Before Moonlight Sonata sat in the front of them all. He liked to look at it. Now it's the only things he's trying to ignore.

She wasn't like me. She listened to his music, she listened to him. She was actually good for him. But he doesn't do the same things that he did with me. He doesn't hold her hand when she's stressed. Her head doesn't rest on his lap. He doesn't kiss the top of her head and surely would never compliment it. I wish I could say that she was bad for him, but she was the perfect girl for him. And I wasn't. And even though they aren't together I could never get another chance with the guy.

"Sally you didn't talk about your night, how come?" Violet pondered out loud. Patty jumped from her seat, "Why'd you leave early?" Sally shrunk from the attention. "The prom was uneventful, nearly half the school left early." Patty stayed up unconvinced. "Yeah but you ran. Where to?"

"To lock lips with my little brother." I said blatantly. Sally's face had a guilty grin on it, her cheeks red and her eyes glancing over at Linus at the other table. The girls gushed about what happened for what seemed about forever. Sally giggled shyly as she tried to get a few words in.

"You got lucky! The guys a looker!" Frieda said playfully. "I guess I did." Peggy Jean joined the conversation as she looked over at Linus. "If you didn't have him I'd want him for myself!" Sally's face looked alarmed and my face certainly did not look much better. "Uh-"

"Guys this is my brother we are talking about! He's younger than most of you! And I'm sure him and Sally are very happy together." Sally nodded proudly, trying to cover her ears, somehow the commotion only grew. I couldn't make out what most people were saying. Most of them just try to get a glance at my little brother. "Sally if things don't work out between you two give him my number!"

"Truffle you're a freshman!" Sally shouted. I groaned as I heard the girls continue for eternities longer. "Oh he's coming this way!" I sighed as my brother walked over to his girlfriend. Sally turned around with a huge smile on her face. He gave that huge smile a peck on the lips before darting his eyes to me. "Lucy we have to talk."

He gestured for me to follow him to the corner of my the cafeteria.

"He's leaving Lucy." I didn't even have to ask who he was talking about. "Why would that matter to me?" Linus scoffed. "You might never see him again. You know you'll regret it. He's leaving! Go!"

"I'll consider it, when's he leaving?" Linus hopelessly sighed as my face continued to keep its questioning expression. "An hour! If you run now you'll probably have ten minutes to get him!"

"What you should've told me sooner! Ugh- I can't leave school!" Linus pushed me out of the cafeteria rushing me through the hallway. "You'll have to trust me on this, I'll get you to legally graduate, somehow you'll go to college in Europe."

"Linus you don't seriously think-"

"Yes I do! Now go!"

"I-"

"Now you have 7 minutes to find him!"

"But Linus!"

"6!"

"Ugh!" I threw the school doors open. The wooden doors practically slammed closed. By the time they did close I was already down the block. I was determined to make it. Determined to find him. What was I doing? I can't go to Europe I've got a life here! But 3/4 of my life will be at Europe. I'll lose my chance to even hear Moonlight Sonata live again. And I'll lose the guy who plays it.

I basically fell onto the airport doors to make them open. My head circled around the huge building. I ran faster than I ever had before, it's a shock I wasn't sore or burnt out yet. My feet made a break for where I saw the golden blonde boy. Nearly arriving at the departure lounge. I stopped five feet away from him.

Boy did he look handsome. "Schroeder." I knew he recognized my voice. He dropped him bag slowly turning to look back. The suspense killed him and me. "L-Lucy? No.." Yes. "I-" Here we go. "I love you. I really do Schroeder. I love the way you play piano. And the way it always calmed my nerves. I like how calm you are, and how you always comforted me whether I was fuming or in tears. I love how you held my hand till my breathing became steady. And I love all the advice you gave me. And I'd be lying if I said that not saying 'I love you' when I really needed to wasn't the worst regret of my life. And I'd be lying if I didn't say that Rerun and Linus didn't miss your company. And I'd be telling a lie so bad my nose would grow as big as my mouth if I said I didn't miss you the most. And that I walked by your house while you were with Janice everyday, I listened to your beautiful music. And I really wish I was lying when I say that I cried every time I saw you with her. I wish it didn't break me as much as it did. Even when you were with Sally. I could take it! And I want my chance to be yours, and if that means going to Europe so fucking be it! I'll figure myself out! I'll go to college and become a psychiatrist, you won't even have to look out for me! I'll sleep on your couch! And I know, I'd be lying if I said that you weren't the soulmate that got away from me if I didn't come with you."

"I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to open the door for you every time I saw you walk by my house. And I'd certainly be telling a lie if I said you weren't on the back of my mind the entire year I was with Janice. Plus I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I went to Europe alone. And the day you sleep on a couch is the day I die."

"Good, I know I said that but I draw the line at an air mattress."

"And Lucy, I love you too." That man could make me cry. I dashed over to him. Leaping into his arms. I swear I could've covered him in a hundred kisses if I was determined. The way he looked at me could've changed the entire way I looked at life, and hell it probably did. I kissed him like my life depended on it. He kissed me like I was the only thing he'd ever need.

When we broke apart I swear we looked at each other for hours. But we couldn't have since were in such a rush. He let go of the rest of my body tightening his grip on my hand instead. We walked to together to try and get me a ticket on the next flight. "Where did you come from?"

"School, I ditched to make it here in time, you won't believe how long the run is." Schroeder sighed, mostly in shock. "Good grief! You must be so tired! And- you're skipping school? You're aware you're going to miss the rest of the school year too right? You've never missed a day of school in your life!"

"There's a first time for everything. Although it feels weird, do you remember the last day of 5th grade?"

"How could I forget? I held your hair up as you hurled in the water fountain." I laughed, I could still picture my choking and hacking. He was the only one willing to even touch me. "I feel bad for those janitors, and I can't believe you actually stayed with me."

"Well I did till you puked on my hand."

"...Sorry." He scoffed at my side. "You're lucky I still let you near my piano."

"It always circles back to that thing." I could still remember the tiny red piano that could somehow withstand my weight. "You'll have to put up with it much more in Europe." Europe. Things were looking up, spontaneous sure, but something in my gut told me this would all be worth it.

Wow. That's a rap. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I did writing it! I might make a one shot to this storyline, we will see.

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