Dreams of a Broken girl part two..

To understand this you should read the first story!

About 2 1/2 weeks later Ariianna was sitting on a stoop,a couple of hundred miles away from the Theed Theater,where her last performance,and seeing Cross took place.

'I cant believe i kissed him!!' She thought,kicking up a cloud of dust on the dirt road.The image replayed in her mind over and over again,like a broken record player,continously skipping.No stopping it.

She remembered the way he kissed her and how she kissed back.How she felt afterwards..How he made her feel.When she was around him,life seemed worth living.Yet she knew he didn't feel the same way..he didn't love her like she loved him..

"Paint a picture and hang in a gallery with all the who's who's and so and so's who remain the same.." She sang softly,the sad smile creeping on her face once again. Headed back towards the Theed Cantina,(one of the SECOND most popular cantina's in the Galaxy).

A few hours later.. Semi-Dehydrated and overtired Ariianna Darrkmoon walks into Theed Cantina and collapses in the nearest chair."I am NEVER doing that again.." She mumbled,scolding herself. She had walked over a hundred miles in 7 hours and couldn't stand straight.

Sitting in the back of the cantina she watched all the drama..And witnessed a few bar fights haha..She had it great there,had friends,food and a home... but something was missing..She couldn't figure out what it was..Until Crossfire walked into the cantina and spotted her.

"Cross?!" She gasped,as he turned and walked out of the cantina.She ran to the door,just as he climbed into his AV-21 and drove away..

"CROSS!"She screamed,trying to follow,but gave up.."Come back.." She whispered with tears in her eyes.She couldn't believe..she lost him again..

TO BE CONTINUED...

Dreams of a Broken Girl

*note:This story has the background of a game called Starwars Galaxies,so there might be a few names not recognizable to some and familiar to others..*

By: Shattered Soulz ( my fictionpress.com screenname)

Shifting nervously from foot to foot,fumbling with the lyric sheet in her hands.Arrianna awaited her moment to set foot on stage and sing 'Crying',a song she wrote herself. A few minutes later she heard over the intercom "Next up is Arrianna Darrkmoon,singing a song she wrote herself,titled,Crying ".

Taking a deep breathe,she stumbled on stage,feeling like she was going to puke,took her place at the microphone,and adjusted it to her liking. "Um..I'm Arrianna Darrkmoon,15years old,Junior Poet and Songwriter for The music department at this school.." She stated nervously.

Looking into the audience,Searching for a familiar face,but all she saw were strangers.The enemy.Slowly moving her hands to the mic,she shut her eyes and imagined she was at the Majestic Falls of Theed,singing to an old flame.

"Masking the pain in my heart,
Holdin my head high,
Cant give you a reason to say no,
Cant say goodbye..."

She started so softly then amplified her voice,a sad smile creeping on her face..

"Never going back again,
Never feeling this way,
Like i did back then,
Left me broken on the ground,
Like i was nothing,Broke my heart,
Tore me down,hearing no sound,
Crying now..I'm dying now,
Lies fill my head,Numbing the pain,
Almost dead..."

She paused for a second or two as a door opened and closed in the distance.. "But i'm still Crying,even in death,mourning my love for you,as you leave me anyway.." She finished quickly,turning away as a Silent tear slid down her cheek.No one clapped, not one thing was said,The audience was dead quiet.Embarrassed,She ran off stage and turned the corner,bursting through the door.

Tears running down her face now,as she continued running,never looked back,not once.'Why did i bother??' She thought to herself.'Why do i bother living knowing im not worth anything!?'. Ever since her parents abandoned her,she's been on the run.Her parents said she was a mistake,beat her,almost killed her a few times but never did intentionally.

She came to a brook a few miles outside of town.Collapsing at the water's edge,she looked at her reflection..Disgusted by what she saw.The look of a Broken Girl,shown on her face,was painful enough,but knowing it was true made it worse..

She never noticed a figure behind her..
"Arii..Are you okay??" asked the voice,with a worried tone.Ariianna turned and faced the figure.Once again tears started streaming down her cheeks and she walked towards him. "Cross..its..im just..i dont know.."She confessed,choking back tears.

Crossfire took her hand,pulling her close,holding her in a warm embrace.Ariianna wrapped her arms around him,crying softly as he comforted her. She always felt safe in his arms,she knew he was a unique friend,that he'd never hurt her intentionally..hell he'd never hurt her at all!

Lifting her chin and locking his eyes on hers,he could see she was upset,he knew it was memories of her past."Arii,are you going to be alright?" he asked again,his hand caressing her face gently.She smiled and blushed a bit,"Yeah..i'll be fine.."She whispered as a tear slid down her cheek. Crossfire wiped it away and smiled at her.

Arrianna squeezed him then went to pull away,but was stopped by his hand still holding hers.He wanted to so badly show her how he felt about her,but knew that she didn't feel the same way..when she did.

She looked into his eyes one more time as he leaned in and kissed her softly.Shocked by his action,but she kissed him back.. lingering from the kiss afterwards,Crossfire let out a little laugh,noticing Arrianna's cheeks were flushed."I have something to tell you Arii.."He started,but was cutoff by the sound of Gunshots being fired in their direction.

Reacting as she would normally,Ariianna bolted off,leaving Crossfire at the stream.. "I love you.." He said quietly to the emptiness around him.He knew it was no use trying to chase her,but he still felt he should've. Crossfire turned slowly and walked back towards town. Ariianna returned to the stream to see Cross was gone. "Cross.. I.." She sighed,knowing she should have told him sooner,but by fear she didn't.

"I love you.." She whispered to herself..walking farther away from town.

TO BE CONTINUED...