This is easily my favorite song on this album. I also love how Bridgit plays it live acoustically; it gives the song much more intimacy than the pop version, I think. Ameripan is always on my mind when I hear this song, and this is what goes through it when it's on. In a way, this was really hard to write because I wanted to make it way longer than it actually is (seriously, the premise of two lovers running away together could be its own multi-chapter fanfic itself), and I think that's why it took me so long to post it. That, and I'm working on about five other things at once. But here it is, in all its wonderful glory.

Also, I really, really wish that you, the reader, would listen to the song before reading this chapter. It's seriously the new "Everytime We Touch," in that it'll probably apply to your OTP, no matter what it is.

Disclaimer: Gah. If only. I just love Ameripan so much it hurts. And it hurts more at the realization that I don't own them.

Also, last chance to listen to the song. Just putting it out there.

Hello My Name Is…

Track 8: "Love Will Tell Us Where to Go"

"Take on the world; let's go crazy

Love will tell us where to go

I'll be your girl; be my baby

Love will tell us where to go

Oh, oh, oh, through a dark night

Oh, oh, oh, without a sunrise

Oh, oh, oh, and we will be all right

Love will tell us where to go…"

"Let's do it, baby." Alfred grinned at Kiku, holding out two train tickets to the city. It was nearly sunset; the train was due to leave in an hour. He could see the hesitance in Kiku's eyes, and he knew that he was contemplating it all. Yeah, Alfred knew Kiku's family didn't take too kindly to the fact that their most promising son was in love with such an irrational guy (Alfred preferred the term "impulsive"), but Alfred loved Kiku and he wanted to run away with him. He knew this was a crazy idea. That's why he had it planned all out.

He had some money saved up, as did Kiku. He could see Kiku's suitcase packed out of the corner of his eye, ready to go. There shouldn't be anything that was keeping him from jumping out the window so they could finally be on their way out of this middle-of-nowhere town. They both deserved something better. So Alfred decided to take action, and only now was Kiku starting to get some second thoughts…

"Alfred, this is the single most craziest—"

"I prefer the term 'brilliant'…"

"—idea you've ever had." Kiku still wasn't getting into it.

"What has you scared, baby? We've had these tickets for a while now. We've planned this for weeks. Why now, when we're supposedly supposed to be going?" Alfred pouted at Kiku. He couldn't help but ask; this was really bumming him out… He really wanted to go through with this.

"Being caught. That's what scares me," Kiku confessed, sighing. "Besides. We don't know what we're going to do once we get there… We have no direction in what we're doing."

This is where Alfred grinned, from ear to ear. He knew exactly how to answer Kiku, who had suddenly become extremely pessimistic. "Oh, come on, baby. That's the excitement of it!" he exclaimed, taking Kiku's hands in his own. "I know you want to go… I can totally see it in your eyes. And that's the greatest thing about this: we don't know where we're gonna go. But then we do!"

Kiku just looked up at Alfred and cocked a confused eyebrow. "What?"

"Don't you get it, baby! It's love," Alfred answered, as if the answer were seriously that obvious. "Love is gonna tell us where we should go, whether it's a dark night, whether or not things get rough… Because we're so in love, we'll know just where we need to go because of that!"

Swallowing, Kiku just looked at Alfred as if he were insane. "Is that really how we're going to go about this?" he asked, incredulous. "No plans whatsoever after we get off the train?"

"Baby, you're not thinking spontaneously!" Alfred sighed; he really wanted Kiku to see his side of this. Didn't he understand just how much he was willing to put on the line so they could be together? He would do anything for Kiku… "Don't you know how much we could do? A whole world of possibilities is with us, no matter where we go. The road will be bright no matter where we go! We'll be flying with the birds! It doesn't matter what you say, because you know it's true."

There. Kind of an ultimatum. But there was no way Alfred was going to go without Kiku at his side. That was the only way this could work, is if they were together. They had enough love to fill the world; why not share it? Why not show everyone that they could run away together and still be happy and wild and free?

Alfred noticed Kiku weighing the possibilities in his mind; they both knew each other inside and out, and Alfred knew Kiku knew just what he was thinking. And Alfred also knew Kku's rational mind was thinking about long-term consequences, while his wild side was thinking about when this opportunity would arise again.

It wouldn't. It was now or never, and the sun was beginning to set. They had to get away, now.

After biting his lip and contemplating for a few more minutes, Kiku knew he had to make his decision, and Alfred was all ears to hear it. Whether or not he said yes, Alfred would go with it. He loved Kiku that much.

"Let's do it," he said with a determined nod, squeezing Alfred's hands tight. "Let's go now." He got up, grabbing his suitcase.

Again, Alfred grinned, taking out the tickets and gripping them with his hand.

Love will always tell us where to go….

Hello My Name Is… Alfred.

Did you listen to the song? What did you think? Not just of the chapter, or the song, but just everything in general. Tell me, tell me, tell me! Trust me, I read all your reviews and I appreciate the time you took to write them~

~Eliza