Your Forever Is All That I Need (Kellin Quinn)

Chapter 4: Paths Crossed

"Paths Crossed"

*Cassie's POV*

I woke up to find Anna gone. I heard the door shut, and I just assumed that she went for a walk. But she hasn't returned.

I got up, grabbed my phone and the room key, and went looking for her.

As I opened the door, there was the silhouette of a boy standing there. A boy I used to know.

"What are you doing here, Kellin?" I asked.

Kellin walked out of the shadows.

He seem surprised that I knew his shadow. He seemed shocked that I would remember. He was my best friend for ten years. What does he expect?

"Cassie... I needed to see you."

Changing the subject, I asked him, "Have you seen Anna?"

"Who?" He seem confused.

"My friend that was with me earlier."

"Oh. Yeah, she visited me not too long ago. She just left. She's not with you?"

What?

Anna went and saw Kellin?

Why?

"What...? She was in your room?"

He must have heard the shock in my voice, because he just shrugged with that smirk of his that brought back countless memories.

"Yeah, she chewed me out for leaving you. Called me an asshole and everything."

I just smiled. God, she was my best friend.

"Oh." I tried to contain my laughter as much as possible.

"Don't seem too upset. I can see you can barely keep yourself together." Kellin smiled.

God. Why did he have to know me so well?

If we kept talking like this, I wouldn't be able to stay mad at him.

"I have to go find Anna." I proclaimed.

I tried to walk past him, but he grabbed onto my arm, and swung me around until we were facing each other.

"Kellin. What the hell!?"

"Cassie... Please. I need to talk to you. I need you." He begged.

He extended his hand to touch my face.

I scoffed, as I pushed his hand away.

"You seem to be doing pretty well. I mean, God. You've gone ten years without me. What's another ten, yeah?"

I turned to be on my way, but his broken voice made me stop.

"Please, Cassie. I'm so sorry. I never meant for ten years to pass. It wasn't fair to you... For me to leave. I should've come back. I should've come back for you. I'll never forgive myself. I..."

Tears started escaping from those damned eyes. God. I couldn't do this. I did need him. My moment of weakness shamed me.

I walked back to Kellin and hugged him in a tight embrace. He just balled in the crook of my neck, and as we stood there, memories returned. Reality set in. And I remembered how much he hurt me.

I broke away from the embrace, and stepped back. He just looked at me with those beautiful eyes. I knew I had to leave before I completely fell for him again.

"Well, those ten years did pass. And you broke me. You tore me apart. You never came back, and for that... Forgiving you is very close to impossible."

And with that... I walked away from him. From my best friend.

*Kellin's POV*

Seeing her walk away from me was one of the hardest things I had ever done.

When she hugged me just five minutes ago, I fell for her again.

When we were best friends, I always loved her. Eventually, as we became closer... That love turned into something I could barely contain. I needed her around me. I needed her in my life.

Cassie was my everything.

Or at least she used to be. When music entered my life, it replaced her somehow. I didn't know how and I sure as hell didn't know why, but it did. And I hated myself for it.

When I left, I never wanted to go back.

And that's what I regretted the most.

*Anna's POV*

Standing outside felt so good. Seeing as how I was so flushed from screaming at Kellin, I needed fresh air.

Being outside the hotel, looking up at the stars. It reminded me of how much I loved nature. It was beautiful. I could stare at the stars for an eternity.

"Anna!"

I broke from the sure indulgence of the stars to see Cassie running towards me.

"Hey, Cass. I was wondering when you'd come looking for me."

"You scared me to death!" Cassie exhaled.

"I'm sorry, I just needed some fresh air." I explained.

"I heard what you did. About Kellin." Cassie admitted.

"What? How?"

"Kellin and I bumped into each other when I went looking for you..." Cassie lowered her head.

"Cass, what happened? What did he say?" I was super curious.

"He told me how sorry he was. And for a minute there, I believed him. I wanted him, Anna. We hugged, and it felt so good... to have him back in my arms again. I HATED IT."

I looked at her in sympathy. She loved him.

"Cassie. You love him."

She looked at me with shock and betrayal in her face.

"No. I can't. Anna. I can't." Cassie was so hurt.

I just hugged her.

"You need to talk to him. Give him a chance to explain. As much as I hate him for doing what he did, the only way to know how you truly feel and if you really need him is to just talk to him."

She just nodded while her head still rested on my shoulder, and the hug was still intact.

She pulled back, wiped her tears away, and said, "Can we just get some sleep now? We have a big day tomorrow."

I just laughed, held my hand out to her, and we walked hand in hand back towards our room.

She was right.

It was going to be a big day tomorrow.