Star Crossed (Kellin Quinn Fanfic)

Eleven

Im just speed walking out of my work place, trying to avoid eye contact with everyone so they dont even attempt to socialize with me, when I hear someone call my name.
"Aaliyah!?!" I freeze in my tracks. Nobody calls me that anymore. Everyone at work knows me as Ali. Everyone I've spoken to in the last 5 years knows me as Ali. Which means...
"K-Kellin!?!" I turn around slowly and see him standing there, at the end of the street. He looks older, smarter and more beautiful than I remember. He's wearing a beanie. And my only thought in that precious moment is:

Sexuality? KellinSexual.

At first we just stand there, an awkward couple of seconds passing by. Then he clears his throat "Its been a while..."
I nod "Yeah, it has, 5 years. It was nice seeing you again." I turn around and start speed walking away, desperate to avoid this situation.
I hear hurried footsteps and suddenly someone has there hand around my arm "Wait!"
I turn around again, eyes filled with tears "Why? I dont want an apology Kellin! There's nothing to say! Im not letting you back in, if thats what you're after. I knew I never should have, but I did anyway, and look where that got me! Even more depressed than before! Crying myself to sleep most nights, wondering what the hell I did wrong!"
Kellin shakes his head as his own eyes fill with tears "Im so sorry Aaliyah, really I am. You have to believe me! I didnt want to leave, I hated the thought of it! But I had to!"
"Yeah, but you didnt have to cut me off!" I cry.
"Didnt I? If I'd stayed in contact with you, would it've helped? To know that I was thousands of miles away, not able to talk to you properly!?! Even though I couldnt stand leaving you, I had to do what was best for you. I had to let you go completely. Now look at you, strong, beautiful and independent! You did it Aaliyah, you escaped!" He smiles widely at me.
"How can I be strong if Im crying right now!?! For months I waited for you, to visit, to call, or even just to text me! I didnt care that I was alone, I cared that I'd lost the only thing that ever brought me happiness! There's a saying: Sometimes you gotta fall before you fly. Well, the angel that taught me how to fly made me so happy, I felt like I belonged, then he dropped me, let me fall to the ground, it hurt so much Kellin! I was left, limping towards my goal! And here I am, I finally achieved it! But I dont feel any better! And you wanna know why? Because for the 5 days you were with me you became part of my goal, and I lost you!" I sob.
Kellin softens and he pulls me into his arms. I clutch his shirt and cry. He rubs circles in my back "Shhh, its alright, shhhh. Im so sorry I wasnt there for you, really I am. But Im back now, and Im not going to leave you ever again, I promise. So please, let me back in?"
I shake my head "H-How do I know for sure you wont leave me like last time!?!"
"Because this time I've got proof." I raise an eyebrow at him as he pulls away from me, fishing through his jean pockets. Eventually he finds whatever he was looking for and pulls it out. I see clearly thats its a ring. He slides it onto my ring finger "I promise I wont leave you again, and this ring represents that."
I smile down at the beautiful band on my finger, its perfect. I look up at Kellin, still smiling, and roll my eyes. "You know I can never say no to you!" And then he pulls me back into his arms again, and I feel some of the pieces of my heart join together again.