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A cold and frosty morning There's not a lot to say About the things caught in my mind And as the day was dawnin' My plane flew away, With all the things caught in my mind
And I wanna be there when you're... Comin' down And I wanna be there when you hit the ground
So don't go away, say what you say But say that you'll stay Forever and a day In the time of my life 'Cause I need more time Yes, I need more time Just to make things right
Damn my situation And the games I have to play With all the things caught in my mind Damn my education I can't find the words to say With all the things caught in my mind
And I wanna be there when you're... Comin' down And I wanna be there when you hit the ground
So don't go away, say what you say But say that you'll stay Forever and a day In the time of my life 'Cause I need more time Yes, I need more time Just to make things right
Me and you, what's goin' on? All we seem to know Is how to show the feelings that are wrong
So don't go away, say what you say But say that you'll stay Forever and a day In the time of my life 'Cause I need more time Yes, I need more time Just to make things right
And don't go away, say what you say But say that you'll stay Forever and a day In the time of my life 'Cause I need more time Yes, I need more time Just to make things right
Yes, I need more time Just to make things right Yes, I need more time Just to make things right So don't go away
-Don't Go Away, by Oasis (CD: Be Here Now)
~*~ From Boston To Florida ~*~
Destiny wrapped her jacket tighter around her body, in the cold airplane. She'd already turned her air vent off, but she was stuck with the middle seat - having gotten a plane ticket at the last minute, and both the people on either side of her had their air on. She shivered and decided to listen to music to get her mind off of the chill... she'd already asked for a blanket and receiving the 'I'm sorry, but we're all out' answer she now decided to try and forget that her teeth were chattering. She took out her portable CD player and put on Plumb's first CD. Closing her eyes, she slowly drifted off to sleep, to the music.
Questions drip from my umbrella Shadows hang over me
Stand here, waiting I know the sky will break And bleed its light And kiss my face with mercy
I'll endure the rain I will wait an hour more Not sure if I'll see anything Can I wait here anymore...
...Teardrops vanish in a moment Rainbows hang over me Darkness, fading I know the sky will break And bleed its light And kiss my face with mercy...
-Endure, by Plumb (CD: self-titled)
~*~ Florida ~*~
Tonight the lamplight swirls and glistens Melting itself upon my face I'm hanging my silhouette near the shoreline And swimming underneath in the noontime
Will I ever know what's wrong with me? Will I ever know what's wrong with me? And will I ever see your hand again in mine...
Tonight the rain is pelting rooftops There is no fire to melt the cold I'm straining to hear a human whisper And I'm painting images on the soft stone
Will I ever know what's wrong with me? Will I ever know what's wrong with me? And will I ever see your hand again in mine...
An' now I'm drinking alone Amidst these figures of stone I'll raise the glass once again And lay my head on your pillow
Will I ever know what's wrong with me? An' will I ever know what's wrong with me? And will I ever see your hand again in mine...
Will I ever know what's wrong with me? An' will I ever know what's wrong with me? And will I ever see your hand again in mine...
Now I'm drinking alone Amidst these figures of stone I'll raise the glass once again And lay my head on your pillow...
-Melting Alone, by Sixpence None The Richer (CD: This Beautiful Mess)
Nick sat on the stool by the phone, his hands tucked under himself. It was taking everything in him not to pick up the phone and dial Destiny's phone number. It had been a week since he'd left her house, and he missed her more than anything. He'd heard from a mutual friend that Destiny had left to see her mom in Boston, after he'd left her house that morning. He wished so much that he could just call her up and go see her, kiss her, hug her, and never let her go again!! But he knew he couldn't do that... That wasn't what was right.
Nick stood up from the stool and walked into the kitchen, opening the fridge and pulling out the orange juice. The phone rang while he was in mid-gulp and he set the glass down, walking back to the phone. "Hello?"
"Nick? It's Brian."
"Hey, Bri. Wussup?" he sat back down on the stool, twisting the phone chord around his finger in boredom.
This was Brian's desperate attempt to get Nick out of the house and feeling good again. "Just wanted to know if you wanted to come shoot some hoops with me."
"Sure. Your house?"
"Yup. See ya in a few?"
"Yeah. Just let me change," Nick hung up and ran up the stairs to change.
Five minutes after he'd left the house, Destiny's cab pulled up in front of his house.
~*~ Destiny ~*~
...It never seems you're there And I'll admit that I do not try When it's easier to sit down and cry I'm so full of doubt Wanna let it out, let it out all over you
On my circle of error I go round and round On my circle of error I go round and round And round and round again
I'm running things into the ground All the truth I'm seeking has not been found And I am weak All the words I speak bring no passion anymore And will I try for happiness In the midst of all this emptiness All I want is you If I only knew how to get up off this floor
On my circle of error I go round and round On my circle of error I go round and round again
On my circle of error I go round and round On my circle of error I go round and round And round and round again
Can I ask, Can I find, Can I scream, For you to forgive The time I've spent On this awful carousel again...
...On my circle of error (On my circle of error) I go round and round (I go round and round again) On my circle of error (On my circle of error) I go round and round again (I go round and round again)...
-Circle of Error, by Sixpence None The Richer (CD: This Beautiful Mess)
Destiny rang the doorbell a few times, before figuring that he wasn't home. She hoped he'd be coming back soon, because she'd already had the cab leave and her cell phone was at her house, so she had no way of calling another one or calling someone to come and get her. She sat down on the front step to wait for Nick.
As she sat, she began to think of what she was going to say to him. She had no idea how to make him believe that she loved him. After everything she'd done to him, there was really nothing she could say - nothing that she could think of, at least - to make him believe an ounce of her words. She knew she'd done a lot of stupid things in her life, but the mistake she'd made with her and Nick's relationship she knew topped them all. If she could turn back time, she would have done everything - from the first day that her and Nick had met - differently. After an hour, it began to rain and there was still no sign of Nick.
~*~ Nick ~*~
...Hey, I am a book inside your hands Will you turn the page and read the line Where I reach the end and rid my mind Of all this rubble
Let me out of this solitude I want out, so I can be with you Let me out, I want to touch you Don't keep me here...
-Maybe Tomorrow, by Sixpence None The Richer (CD: This Beautiful Mess)
Nick threw his basketball into the back of his car, before hopping into the driver's seat and driving out of Brian's driveway. They'd played basketball for at least 2 hours and he was tired and sweaty. His plans, for when he got home, were to hop in the shower and then watch TV until he fell asleep on the couch. He realized that his plans would have to change, when he drove up into his driveway and found Destiny sitting on his doorstep.
Nick got out of his car, slowly, and walked up to the front door, standing in front of her. She was soaked to the bone; there wasn't an inch of her that was dry. He took her elbows in his hands, helping her up, and led her into the house, neither of them having spoken a word yet.
Once they were in the house, Nick finally spoke up, "I'm going to go take a shower in my bathroom... You take one in the downstairs one, okay? You can't stay in wet clothes. I'll go get you some of mine." with that, he went up to his room and returned a few moments later with a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt.
Destiny watched him walk back up the stairs, before walking down the downstairs hallway and to the bathroom.
Don't leave me in all this pain Don't leave me out in the rain Come back and bring back my smile Come and take these tears away I need your arms to hold me now The nights are so unkind Bring back those nights when I held you beside me
Un-break my heart Say you'll love me again Undo this hurt you caused When you walked out the door And walked out of my life Un-cry these tears I cried so many nights Un-break my heart My heart
Take back that sad word good-bye Bring back the joy to my life Don't leave me here with these tears Come and kiss this pain away I can't forget the day you left Time is so unkind And life is so cruel without you here beside me
Un-break my heart Say you'll love me again Undo this hurt you caused When you walked out the door And walked out of my life Un-cry these tears I cried so many nights Un-break my heart My heart
Don't leave me in all this pain Don't leave me out in the rain Bring back the nights when I held you beside me...
...Un-break my heart Come back and say you love me Un-break my heart Sweet darlin' Without you I just can't go on Can't go on...
-Un-Break My Heart, by Toni Braxton (CD: Secrets)
~*~ 30 Minutes Later ~*~
Send angels, send angels, send angels Show me you love me Send angels, send angels, send angels Show me you love me
-Send Angels, by Plumb (CD: self-titled)
Nick walked down the stairs and into the family room, stopping in the doorway to watch Destiny for a little while. She was sitting on the couch, staring off into space. The clothes Nick had given her didn't fit at all, they practically swallowed her, but they looked so cute on her. Walking farther into the room, he made his presence known as he sat down next to her on the couch. They sat in silence, staring straight ahead, not really knowing what to say to each other.
Destiny made the first move as she tentatively laid her head down on his shoulder, feeling drained, emotionally and physically. Nick's arm snaked around her waist, a moment later... and they stayed like that, neither of them saying a word, until the both of them fell asleep.
~*~ A Few Hours Later ~*~
Destiny woke up with a start, forgetting where she was for a moment. Once she heard the light snoring beside her, she remembered. Looking over at Nick, whose hair was already tousled, she suddenly wanted to wake him up. She was ready to talk now, she knew what she had to say. Nudging him lightly, all she got from him was a mumble. After receiving a pinch in the arm, Nick jumped about a foot, kicking the coffee table in the process.
"Owwwww!!"
"Sorry... I didn't mean to hurt you," Destiny apologized, putting her hand on his arm to make sure he was okay.
Nick looked over at her and couldn't help but laugh, once the pain in his toe left. "It's fine." He got serious after a second, "Um... did you need something?"
Destiny took a deep breath. "I love you, Nick. I love you so much, you have no idea! I'm... I'm sorry I was always too afraid to say it before. I don't know what was wrong with me, I was just so confused and I-"
She was cut off by Nick's lips on hers. Once they'd broken apart, he wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.
"Your very first sentence was enough," he murmured, with his face nuzzled in her hair.
Destiny moved his head so she could look at him. With a smile on her face, she stared lovingly at him. "I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you-"
"Alright, alright. Gosh," Nick laughed. "I love you too." he smiled at her.
Destiny kissed him again, "Good. 'Cause otherwise I sat in the rain for 2 hours for no reason."
Nick laughed at her, before giving her another hug.
I want to stand with you on a mountain I want to bathe with you in the sea I want to lay like this forever Until the sky falls down on me
-Truly, Madly, Deeply; by Savage Garden (CD: Self-titled)
The End
