Memories

(*)

They were

B e a u t i f u l

Together.

Opposites attract after all,

So Alistair Oh was practically

S o u l M a t e s

With her

Because he was all

Intelligenceseriousreserved

And she was

Colorfullaughingbright

And it was just so

P e r f e c t

(They should've known

It wouldn't last)

(*)

They had their

H a p p y E n d i n g

All planned out

(Diamond rings,

White dresses,

Wedding on the way)

When it all came

C r a s h i n g

D

O

W

N

And that whitewhitewhite w e d d i n g

Was replaced by a blackblackblack funeral

And Alistair knew it was all his fault

(Yakuza don't attack

Non-Cahills

For no reason)

(*)

He n e v e r moves on

Because t r u e l o v e

Only happens once

(*)

Then she comes along

And she's the same

(Crazyhaircan'tstoptalkingvibrant)

And he doesn't love her

(Sicksicksick)

But the m e m o r i e s come back

To haunt him

(And he wishes she wasn't

sososo young

Because then

e v e r y t h i n g

would be

so much easier)

(*)

And he hatehatehates himself

Because it's soso wrong

And he d o e s n o t love her

But this is more than he's felt

For a g i r l

In years

(And the memories just won't stop,

Because Nellie Gomez is just like

Her

And it makes Alistair wish he was

Dead)

(*)

Nothing happens

(He's too smart for that)

But those m e m o r i e s

Never leave

(Torturepaintorment)

And when he f i n a l l y leaves

(Oldsickdead)

He's h a p p i e r than he's been in a

Longlonglong time

(*)

Then he's with her again

And the m e m o r i e s

Don't hurt anymore

(Because Heaven

Really does

Exist

And up there,

N e l l i e d o e s n' t)

(*)

...This needs a SERIOUS explanation, I know. So here it is:

Back in the day, when Alistair was young, he was in love. He met his cliche "soul mate." She wasn't a Cahill; she was the opposite of him. They were engaged and everything, and then she died in a Yakuza attack. Alistair knows it's his fault, since the Yakuza are Tomas, and he's an Ekat; enough said. He never stops loving the girl. Then, MANY MANY MANY years later, he meets Nellie, who is a lot like the girl- chatty, bright, dies her hair weird colors, yada yada yada- and all the memories of the girl come back and flood his mind. He doesn't love Nellie- DEFINITELY not- but she reminds him of the girl he DOES love, but who is dead, and it drives him crazy (not literally). Eventually, at a normal age, he dies, and up in Heaven, he sees the girl he DOES love again. And the memories that had been torturing him don't hurt anymore, and all the tormenting thoughts about Nellie being so much like the girl he loves don't hurt him anymore, since he has the girl who he DOES love back.

...Does that make any sense? I don't think it does, honestly. Not as much sense as my other stories, at least. :P Basically, here's what you should know: I DO NOT SHIP NELLIE/ALISTAIR. Even I won't go THAT far. I ship Alistair/OC; an OC who is a lot like Nellie, except Alistair's age. Kapeesh?

I think that's all I have to say... I missed writing free verses! And I needed a new unusual pairing... I was going a bit insane... Anyways, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review! And, more importantly, be honest about it!

Thanks much,

Joelle8

P.S. DISCLAIMER: If I owned the 39 Clues, then I'd be a published author, and therefore not allowed on this site. Pretty self-explanatory there.