Knight In Shining Armor - An R5 Fanfiction

10. Parallel

Elise P.O.V.

three years later

 Even though it's been years, I still think about what happened back then a lot. Of course, getting to know your idols on a very personal level and traveling with them while they're on tour is a really big deal in general. But it wasn't just that. I learned a lot from that trip. But I think Bree might've learned even more. She still remembers every word Ryland said to her, right before we went on our plane from Milan back to Amsterdam.

"I know you wanna stay with us, and I love being around you too. But you have to know that I can't always be there. We're both on very different paths. And you deserve someone who is always gonna be there. You already have that person," Ryland told Bree, while looking at me during the last part. I only smiled a little bit, not knowing what they were saying and why they were looking at me. Bree nodded.

"It's important to remember that things change. Someday you won't need the people you need now. Someday you won't need me." And Ryland was right. He and Bree were on paths in completely different directions, paths that only crossed once. He was also right about change. Change is something that, in my opinion, you should always have in the back of your mind. And yes, change can be scary. Sometimes it's hard, sometimes it's for the better. But change is never a bad thing.

We didn't talk much on our way back. We were both tired, and we both had a lot to process. Saying goodbye to Bree was hard. Before we got on our trains, we had one last hug. And there's a reason everybody says Bree is a great hugger, trust me. It's not a hard thing to believe.

A few hours later we both got home, our parents obliviously believing the lies we told them. And we went back to our lives like everything that had happened was a dream. Except it wasn't.

And now all those years later, Ryland still proved to be right. Things did change, and they will always keep changing. Bree didn't need Ryland anymore, but wat was even weirder, was that she didn't need me anymore. It was almost hard for me to realize that even though one day our whole lives depended on each other, we eventually both learned how to stand on our own two feet.

Life isn't a fairytale, or a fanfic for that matter. You don't always get what you want, and maybe you don't get your knight in shining armor. But no one needs a knight to be a queen and rule the world.

Something that may be rather funny, is that Bree and I aren't on the same path either. But our paths are parallel, so even though we walk our own roads on our own feet, we're still side by side. I have to admit that a few times I got lost, and dug a hole so deep Bree couldn't see me. Despite that, I've found my way back, and so Bree and I will be walking our own paths side by side, till the very last step.