Somewhere in Neverland

with far better people

□□ "You won't lose me. You never did." □□

After Carrie left, they all prepared to pack up for the long drive to Amsterdam. Kirsten pulled out a jacket as she slowly walked towards the front of the bus. A hand suddenly grabbed her wrist. "Are you going to check the merch?" Jack asked.

Kirsten nodded at him and he immediately pulled a jacket for himself too. The two walked close together as they arrived on the side of the bus were boxes, crates and equipments are being loaded.

"Is it alright to put the merch boxes inside the bus again?" One of their dear roadies asked Jack. He agreed without any questions so they just went back inside the bus again. It was like they only went out to get some air for a while.

When Kirsten stepped up on the bus, Jack pulled her to a hug. His head on her stomach as she was one big step higher than him. Kirsten hugged his head and played wih his hair before asking, "What's the problem?"

Jack shook his head and pulled her towards him completely, carrying her on his shoulders. "Are we really doing this again?" she shrieked in surprise.

Jack climbed up the bus and run to the back lounge getting mixed reactions from the people inside. "No sex!" Bryan shouted at them before Jack closed the sliding door of the back lounge.

Kirsten pinched his buttcheek before he threw her to the couch. "Now is the time, Kirsten." he said as he went down on his knees and buried his head on her legs. She pulled him up gently by the head so he would sit down beside her. She curled up beside him as his legs stretched out on the carpeted floor.

"We were outside because," Kirsten started off the long story of her and Carrie's unlikely formed friendship in just one night. Kirsten shared everything that Carrie has told her and Jack finally understood why Kirsten would call out to Rian for help.

The two stared at each other deeply after the last piece of the story was heard. Jack was so understanding for Kirsten, too understanding as a matter of fact. She felt that his loving stares meant something else. She already explained every little detail to him, even the part where they avoided the red gatorade because the color may spike anger to their conversation.

He looked at her lovingly, with a hint of sleepiness on his eyes and Kirsten almost jumped out of her seat. "I'm sorry if I got lost uh, missing again." She hugged his arm like some kind of small animal. "I should have prompted you. I-I should have told somebody, anyone!"

He hushed her with a soft kiss but with a forceful hand that pushes her into him. When his lips crash into hers, Kirsten couldn't help but feel the unexplainable longing that lingers. They've been officially together and it was like, they couldn't get enough of each other at that brief moment. Maybe its just because of the restriction put over into their relationship for the rest of the tour, or maybe because of what happened. It was a long night, too long for all the things to happen consecutively.

"Do you feel what I feel?" Jack asked as they both catch up on breathing. "We're engaged now, then after a couple of hours, you went missing?"

Kirsten looked down and felt really guilty of what she did. Her carelessness made everyone search for her in panic. Alex didn't want to talk to her which was so not him. Zack has to run after them just to get Jack. And her dear fiance, almost losing his breath as he ran and looked for her around the venue. His weakened state was too much for her to bear, but she had to stay strong, until they got back to the bus.

"If I need to be punished, then I'll prepare myself." she whispered.

Jack shook his head. A punishment isn't what he needed. He actually didn't need anything at all. He's content and happy by just being with her. "I just want you to know that this" he pointed to his heart. "might have already stopped beating if I didn't find you."