You're My Music - A Riker Lynch FanFiction

New Life

Whenever I dance I get such a rush. The music takes over your body, and movement flows out of you. I had always loved to dance ever since I was a kid. When I was little my best friends and I would always be dancing to whatever music was playing. When me and my little sister Julia lost our dad our mom had a mental breakdown so we lived with our aunt. Auntie Bella was our dads sister, and she was a professional dancer. I had always looked up to her, and wanted to be a dancer just like her. She had taken care of me for years, and taught me everything I knew. Colorado was the only place I ever knew how could I leave?

"Sweetie you'll be fine, this is your dream." My Aunt Bella said.

"Well... yea it just I don't know how I'm going to survive out there in California all alone."

"I thought you said you had friends out there, That Rocky boy you used to hang out with." she asked. "Well yea but its not going to be the same without you!" I replied

"oh honey!" My aunt Bella pulled me into a hug.

"I don't want to leave Julia here, I mean she's only 13..." my aunt Bella cut me off

"Julia is a strong independent young lady and she will be fine, trust me! And so will you." she added. I looked at her a tear streaming down my face.

"Thank you" Julia came back from the bathroom and sat down and an voice came over the intercom

"Flight 76 to Los Angeles boarding now."

"Well this is it!" I stood up and hugged my aunt and then I stood in front of Julia "I love you and I promise that I will call you and visit as much as I can." Julia shook her head.

"Love you." I wrapped her in a big hug. I went through the line and boarded the plane. I looked back one more time at my aunt and little sister, I took a deep breath and boarded the plane to my new life.

**

I was glad that the plane ride to L.A. was short. My nerves were super high. I was going from a Colorado to California that's a huge change I wasn't sure I was ready for. I picked up the brochure I had in my carry on bag. It said LOS ANGELES ACADEMY OF THE ARTS on the front. It was an amazing school for dance and I was lucky to get full scholarship as long as I kept up a GPA. I'm relieved that I at least have people I know there.

My best childhood friend lived near the college. Rocky had four siblings and lived next door to me all of our lives, I spent a lot of time at his house since I had a rough childhood. Things were never good at home after my dad passed away. Our mom was very unstable she would scream and yell at me for no reason and I didn't understand why. I would run crying to Lynches house and his mom Stormie would comfort me, she was like my second mom. She was the reason I ended up with my aunt. Stormie called child services and took care of everything. I lived with the lynches for awhile until my aunt came to live with us. Rocky and I were really close and did everything together. When he was 14 his family decided to move to California. I was so upset I was losing my other family. Mark was the only father figure I had growing up, and most of all I was losing my best friend in the whole world.

I was never that girl who had a lot of friends that were girls, so Rocky was about it. When they left I had emotional good byes with all of them, especially Riker. Riker was the reason they were leaving to California, he wanted to pursue some "big acting" dream. Before they left we got into a heated discussion. I remember that day clearly.

"I cant believe you Riker you are so selfish!" I screamed at him.

"I'm selfish, you don't want us to leave because you don't want to lose your one of your friends you don't care about us or our dream!" he yelled back.

"You say that like its all of their dreams, and you know its not! The only reason you are moving there is because Stormie doesn't want to break up the family! Face it the only reason they're leaving is you! Do you actually think you're going to make it out there? You're changing everyone's lives just so you can go to California and realize its never going to happen. All of your trouble is going to be for nothing!" Riker shook his head at you in disgust.

"I always thought you were supportive, if you were a real friend you would actually be happy for us! I cant believe you!" Riker walked away putting his last bag into the car and slamming the door. I ran inside balling my eyes out and pulled Rocky into a hug.

"Look I promise we'll still be best friends I just wont be here." He wiped a tear from my eye and hugged me. When they pulled out of the driveway I waved tears stll falling down my face, they were gone.

I snapped back to reality to realize the announcer saying we would be landing shortly. I've been keeping in touch with Rocky throughout the years. I cant believe its been almost two years since I last saw him. When he came back for Christmas to meet some family he made a special trip up to see me, just him none of the others. Since he left five years ago I've seen him every Christmas, but not really any of the others, I've kept in touch a little, christmas cards, and e-mails. I watched Austin and Ally on TV and saw all the R5 music videos, I was so proud of them. Even one day when I was watching Glee I saw a familiar blonde pop up on the TV and say "six". He made it after all. Maybe now I could smooth things out with him, I really hope he still doesn't hate me after all these years. The plane finally landed. I exited out the entryway. Walking out of the plane, the warm California air hit putting Goosebumps on my arm. I took a deep breath. "I guess this is Cali, baby!"