A/N: No excuses for being gone for nearly 2 years, but I'm back so let's get this train of thought rolling.

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Now, let's slow down this Train of Thought for a song…

If I'm Lucky

Song Inspired Short By: State Champs

A few moments ago, the mind was quiet, dark, with only HQ and the long towers holding many memories glowing against the night sky.

A few moments later, the night turned to day, showing that Riley finally awoke to the new morning.

But we aren't going to talk about Riley in this story, no. This story will be focusing around Fear.

He got up from his bed and dressed in his dress pants with a button shirt and sweater, with the included red tie.

He went down to meet the other emotions, by like every morning, his eyes always saw her glow first.

So many times, Fear wanted nothing more than to say, "Good morning Sunshine" but was too cowardly to ever say that to Joy.

Her name, a simple three letter name had other simpler words and meaning to match her name and personality in every way, yet there were so few words to match his.

All throughout the day, Fear saw Joy as bright, beautiful, clever, an graceful.

Fear, to himself, thinks he's just nervous, secluded, scared, and doesn't leave much to have faith in.

All he wants is to be with her, but he always shot that down, thinking that his personal desires will distract her from their work, hurting Riley in the process.

It was the only excuses for everything he wanted to do with Joy, for he held it back for his sake and everyone else's.

Of course, being close to Joy was like enjoying a nice summer day, every day, but by not being with her, Fear kept saying goodbye and goodbye to his love for her, no matter how many times it kept coming back.

He gets thoughts sometimes about being with her, thinking, 'Is it worth another try?'

But again, his fear for her and himself made him push those thoughts away.

Truth be told, Fear has a lot to talk about Joy to anyone who wanted to listen, even if no one cared because they already knew who and what Joy was like.

Fear was trying to find his place in the Mind but he knew it wasn't right to feel this way about another like himself. But he worried for the safety of the mind ever since Joy left HQ, and he wanted to protect her from herself ever since.

Personally, he didn't know what exactly he wants from Joy, but he wanted some more than just a passing smile, one of many she always gave to everyone. But his deep longing for something more made him left hanging on to a thread of false hope.

During break, with Fear laying on one of the couches, did he wonder what it would be like if Joy was not an emotion but a stranger in the mind, but then Fear would of never had a past with her like he had with the others and probably never have fallen for her in the first place.

But as the time flew by and Riley got a day older, Fear continued to learn more and more about Joy.

Joy loved making everyone happy. She also loved twirling in her summer dress, playing games, playing instruments, made a funny scrunch look with her nose when something didn't go her way, like she wanted to sneeze it away, and doesn't like wearing shoes, something about wanting to be one with whatever she touched.

He would imagine times where Joy would always be near him and listen to every word he said, whether or not it was about her or work related, and that she knew exactly why he thought that or why he would say that.

As night came closer, Fear would realize that it was okay for his place to be a distance from her, and that it was alright to feel this way about Joy. Whenever he stayed up or had to do Dream Duty, he would be happy if Joy stuck around a little longer, stayed just a second or two around him like a sun around a planet, wanting nothing more than to be there with her.

When night fell, and the others deputed to sleep, Fear looked back at a smiling Joy, waiting for the next dream to play before her eyes, her body jittering with anticipation and excitement.

It's the little things that made Fear fall in love with her.

At that moment, Fear didn't notice the movie coming up, only focusing on the look of wonder on Joy's face as it started. He didn't know when he started feeling this way, or when it would ever end.

Fear once asked himself, 'What can I do for Joy?'

He decided he was lucky enough to be by her side, and even if he would never tell her how he felt, he would always be there for her, forever.

"I think it's crazy that the things we have to go through, and the things that we do, just to meet a certain person. Like going to a certain store on a certain day, or talk to a certain person at a certain concert to meet this person, and I feel like that's destiny. 'Cause your suppose to meet that person and that's why you decided to do certain things that day, no matter who you are or where you are, you know there is going to be one person for you." -State Champs "If I'm Lucky" Official Music Video

You don't have to read this if you don't want to, but I've been struggling to find someone in my life who I could date and confide in, and everyone who has ever cared for me always said that there will come a time when I'll meet that one person who I can love with all my heart. There a lot of people on FanFiction who have yet to meet that one person, so this is dedicated to those who are still looking, still searching; Don't stop looking.

Sorry in advance if its short! (PUN INTENDED) But I wanted to get my writing flowing if I wanted to make my other shorts longer. Hope you enjoy this!