Love Me Through it All (KidxCrona AU)

Chapter 14 - Kid

It's been a month. A month of planning. A month of searching. A month of packing. A month of getting ready for the big move. We were officially moving to Nevada, and officially leaving tomorrow. We had everything we needed packed into two suitcases. One for me and one for Crona. I recently found out I've been over paying my apartment bill so I have a few extra hundred dollars to spend on food and extra supplies. Money never really had been a problem for me. So we should be fine.

Currently Crona and I are resting on the couch watching TV before leaving in a few hours. We're leaving pretty late at night. This way we won't run into a lot of people who think I'm dead...

"S-s-so e-explain t-the route w-w-were taking a-again," Crona asked while drawing circles in my palm.

"Okay. So we're taking the late night train as close to Nevada as we can. Which will take us to about Pennsylvania close to the border of Ohio. From there we get off the train and board a different train that will take us to somewhere near north Illinois. From there we need to find someway to get to Kansas. Maybe a bus or a Taxi or something. Or maybe we can make a friend that can drive us. Or we could walk."

"Yeah, t-t-that's a bit of a-a f-f-flaw in the p-plan..." I just shrugged.

"We'll figure it out." She nodded. "From Kansas there's a train that will take us to the border of Kansas and Nevada. And finally we take a taxi to our final destination."

"T-that's quite a t-t-trip that we h-have in store f-f-for ourselves."

"It's worth it though isn't it?"

"D-definitely..." She yawned and cuddles deeper into my side.

"Don't get too comfortable Crona, where leaving in a half hour."

"I-I know..."

"We'll sleep on the train, okay?"

"M'kay......" I rested my head on top of hers.

"Do you want the window seat?" She shook her head.

"Any snacks you want to pick up at the gas station across the street for the ride?" She picked her head up and looked at me and nodded. "We'll leave in twenty minutes then so we can pick up a few snacks, kay?" She nodded again and rested her head on my chest.

"W-we're g-g-going to start a n-new l-l-life together a-aren't we?"

"Yes, we are. It's going to be amazing. We're going to make new friends, go to a new better high school for education, get our dream jobs...and fulfill other dreams..."

"W-what other d-dreams a-are you t-thinking of?"

"Nothing in particular." She smiles and nods still resting her head on my chest.

In all honesty, I do have particular dreams I want to fulfill. I want to attempt to keep Crona with me for the rest of my life. I don't want this to be some pity high school romance. I'm running away with her. I want our love to be way more. I want marriage. Heck, I want kids. Not yet, obviously, but eventually.

I leaned down and kissed Crona's ear mumbling against it.

"I love you..."

"Mmm...I love y-you too..."

"We should get going soon, sweetie..." I could see the blush that always rises on her face when I call her something other than her name.

"I don't w-wanna l-leave Kiddo..."

"What? Why are you now telling me this?" She giggled a bit.

"It's n-not that I d-d-don't w-want to go. It's just that y-you're really warm..." I smiled slightly.

"I can warm you up on the train. Come on, let's get up and get going." She groaned and got off the couch, as did I. We both shuffled around the apartment and putting our coats and shoes. We grabbed our suitcases and looked at each other.

"Ready?" I asked. She took a deep breath and nodded.

"R-r-ready." I reached out and grabbed her hand and headed out the door, ready to begin our new future. Our better future.

We headed down to the lobby and out of the apartment complex entirely. I didn't dare look back. I just looked left and right to check for traffic before running across the street with Crona to the convenience store on the other side. We grabbed a few of our favorite snacks and drinks, paid and left got the train station.

"I'm a b-bit n-n-nervous..." Crona said looking up at me. "W-what about y-y-you?"

"I'm nervous too, but also very excited." She nodded with a smile.

"I-I can't e-even believe w-w-we are doing t-this..."

"This is true love at its' finest..."

"D-definitely..."

There was a short silence before Crona spoke up again.

"T-thank you K-kid..."

"Why are you thanking me?"

"B-because...I've been n-needing to leave t-t-this awful p-place for a w-while...and thanks to you...I-I-I can." I tightened my grip on her hand.

"I think we both needed to leave, and try to find a place we fit in..."

"Y-yeah...w-we both s-stick o-out like sore t-thumbs...I think in N-Nevada, s-since you know you f-friend L-Liz and I know M-m-Maka, that we'll fit in a bit b-better..."

"Hopefully." I added.

"Y-yeah. H-h-hopefully."

After a few more blocks Crona and I finally arrived at the train station. There was few people there and only one or two of them boarding the same train as us. We were about ten minutes early so Crona and I decided to sit on a bench that was only a few feet away from where we we're boarding.

"It's about a two and half hour ride before we reach the edge of Pennsylvania."

"Which i-is w-where we g-g-get off and board a-another t-train that w-will take u-u-us to I-Illinois?" I nodded.

"Correct." She smiles and rested her head on my shoulder.

"I-I'm almost g-glad w-w-we have no g-guardians. I-I-I mean w-without t-t-then we would never be a-a-able to do this."

"That's true." I agreed. "But it wouldn't been nice to have someone teach me how to do things in life instead of having to teach myself."

"Y-you h-have a point..."

Within the minute the train pulled up in front of us arriving a few minutes ahead of schedule.i stood up and took a deep breath and looked over at Crona standing next to me, doing the same.

"Ready?" I asked.

"M-m-more then I-ive e-e-ever been."

We approached the train and I handed the ticket dude our ticket and we started the journey that would change everything.