Remember me When I'm Gone

Hey, guys. I'm finally writing again. After a long year of no writing is feels good hehe. So, anyhow this story is about Caleb and Cornelia it may have some love triangles but they just appear like that and if you'll start reading you'll see why they only appear like that :P. It's in coming chapters so you'll just have to wait and see.

Now, Caleb and his sibling twins, a boy and a girl, moved to Heatherfield. They've been living there for over 9 months but only if you'll read you'll find out why xD. So, anyway I hope that you'll like the story and on with the chapter.

Chapter 1:

Keira Hart walked through the front door to find her older brother, Caleb, sitting on the couch staring at a mug of coffee he had made hours ago. He was a handsome 18 year old young man; with dark-brown hair that reached his emerald-green eyes, he had a muscular figure which made all the Meridian girls want to cling to his strong arms when he passed by. Keira tossed her school-bag on the ground and then hung her keys on the hook. She made her way to the kitchen in order to make herself a sandwich since she was hungry.

"Aren't you going to say hi to me? I've just came home with a ton of homework to do thanks to Josh." She said a bit furious at her brother. She took out the mayo and ham from the refrigerator and closed it behind her.

Josh was Keira's twin brother but they were nothing alike. While she had light-brown hair he had almost jet-black hair, while she had the most beautiful aquamarine eyes he had emerald-brown eyes. Their appearances weren't the only thing that was different but their personalities were different as well. She was all adventure all the time and he was so reserved it made Keira question from which part of the family he resembled because none of the Harts were reserved people. I mean, they practicly made up the whole Meridian Rebel Army.

"Umm… Hello, Heatherfield to Caleb?" she said, getting the whole hello-earth-to-whoever concept all wrong.

"Oh, uh… hi Keira." He said barley looking at her. "Its earth to Caleb, not Heatherfield to Caleb." He corrected, she ignored him just like she always did when he corrected her English or phrases.

"Ok, what's wrong?" she said as she put her sandwich on a plate, then she poured herself a glass of , "You've been all sad and depressed looking these past two weeks."

"No, I'm not sad and depressed." He said defensively, he stirred his coffee and rubbed his eyes a couple of times as if they were stinging him. Keira made her way to the couch and sat her plate and drink on the coffee table. Then she said;

"Oh c'mon. You haven't shaved in about a week or so and you're starting to smell like rotten cheese." She took a bite of the sandwich and added, "If I didn't know better I'd say you want to look like a hobo."

"I really smell bad?" he asked as if hard to believe. He hadn't taken a shower for over a week or so, and it made Keira shudder in disgust.

"Whew, you reek." She said in disgust. Keira finished her sandwich and drained her glass of in silence. "So, what's wrong with you? Is there something I can help with? You can trust me."

Caleb took a deep breath and sighed. "It's nothing. I'm just frustrated about uh… something." he couldn't think of a thing in order to say to his sister so that she wouldn't bug him anymore but after a few seconds he just gave up on the thought and gave her a weak smile.

"What do you mean nothing? You haven't gone out in like…ages, you haven't taken a shower in a week and you're always tired." She said, letting out her frustration towards her brother, "Are you a bit moody because of Cornelia?"

"What about Cornelia?" he grabbed his sister by the shoulders and shook her violently as if she held a big secret that threatened his life. "Did she tell you something? Did I do something wrong in order to upset her? What did I do?" At that moment their brother Josh stepped inside and said;

"What about that witch? Give or take a few letters." He smiled at his own joke and then closed the door, "Did she move away or something? 'Cause that would be wicked." Caleb got up from his seat and went to where his brother was; he grabbed him by the collar and held him in the air. "Don't you ever dare say that about her. Got it?" he said, he shook him in order to get him to talk. "She is not a witch and if I ever hear you say anything like that I will personally cut your tongue off." Finally, after swallowing hard at the thought, Josh said; "Ok, got it." and held out a thumbs up sign and then grinned sheepishly.

Caleb put him down on the ground with a thud and then went up the stairs to his room. "What's his problem?" Josh said stupidly. Keira rolled her eyes at him and went after her older brother.

Caleb trudged up the stairs while cursing his brother under his breath for what he said about his Cornelia. He entered his room and slammed the door behind him. The door was almost unhinged with the force of the slam. Since his family moved to Heatherfield Cornelia just got distant and distant. He had told her that since the war was over between the Rebels and Phobos, he was going to move to Heatherfield in order to be close to her and because his younger siblings needed a good education. He was sure that he could provide for them like his mother and father could do so he went along with them. They hadn't come with them since they didn't know how earth worked and instead stayed in Meridian.

He slumped on the bed and just stared at the ceiling, thinking only of Cornelia. He pictured her long, blonde silky hair and how he liked to play with it when she used to rest her head on his shoulder, he thought about her small petite waist and how he liked to hold her tight. Even though she was two years younger than him she was pretty mature for her age. Probably because her father died when she was only 7 and so she had to take care of her younger sister Lillian while her mother would be out job hunting or at work. At the image of his gorgeous Cornelia, his sister knocked on the door and said; "Knock-knock." She smiled and entered his room, making sure she closed the door behind her.

"You know, I'm supposed to say come in first. That's how it usually works." He said in a moody voice.

"Oh, really? I didn't know that." She smiled and sat next to him on the bed. "To answer your questions, before we were so RUDELY INTURRUPTED!" She yelled in order for Josh to hear her, "She told me that she doesn't have a lot of time on her hands now that her mother is working again. And you haven't done anything to upset her. She's just a bit occupied with all the stuff that's been happening around her."

"That's it? So, we're not fighting?" he sat up from the bed and then said, "That's great." This made Keira laugh so hard that she thought her ribs would crack. "So, if there was something wrong she would tell me, right?" At that moment Josh stepped into the room.

"Maybe she has something to hide and she doesn't want to tell you. Maybe she took you for granted and thought that now she had you all for your own she could do whatever she wanted with you." He said with a smile, he had an apple in his hands and then took a bite from it.

"Cornelia is not like that. I think you're confusing her with Christa." Keira piped up, "She's the one who does things like that. You should know. You've experienced it first hand." She smiled at her brother for the first time that day.

Christa was his ex-girlfriend and she had an affair behind his back with one of his best-friends, Markus. She was the only girl that Josh ever had feelings for and when he found out about the secret affair, his heart was crushed. The next day he broke it off with her and was now single. When Keira mentioned Christa's name he stopped chewing the apple and swallowed hard. He ignored her and then continued talking to Caleb, "If you guys know her so well then there's no need questioning each other, right?" he pushed the thought of Christa to the back of his mind and continued, "Let's say that she is with another guy. You wouldn't be the first guy she'd tell. It's not like she'd want to spoil the pleasure of having two men under her spell."

This was all Caleb could take, first Josh called Cornelia a witch and then he just pranced into his room and accused Cornelia of having an affair behind his back? If he thought he was going to get away with it he had another thing coming. He got up from the bed and went straight to where Josh was standing, Josh had a smile spread across his face which made Caleb's blood boil even more. He pinned him to the wall and said heavily, "Listen, if you think Cornelia would cheat on me then you don't know the Cornelia I know. First of all, Cornelia is NOT like that and second, she loves me. Ok? So just lay off of us and stop trying to break us apart." he held Josh too tight by the shirt and it was now beginning to tear, that's when he heard Josh yelp in pain. Accidently, Caleb had grabbed Josh's chest hair along with the shirt and had ripped a chunk of hair. Finally, he let him go.

"Ok, ok. Oh man, you ripped out my only chest hair, now why did you have to do that?" he asked as he rubbed his chest soothingly, "God, what's with you today?" and then went down the stairs in order to go into the living-room and watch TV.

"Sometimes I wonder how we two could be related." Keira said as she got up from the bed. "You should go talk to her. Maybe she just wants to talk and she's afraid to call you."

"You're probably right." Caleb said, "But I should probably take a shower first, huh?"

"And you really need a shave. If you let it grow a bit more you'll look like an old fashioned Jew." She said with a laugh. She stepped out of the room to give her brother some privacy. He let out a deep sigh and looked at the picture he had of him and Cornelia which was taken the previous summer. They both looked so happy and content at that time. He got his clothes and then went into the bathroom and took a nice cold shower which was just what he needed to cool his nerves. After he was washed and dried he shaved his almost long beard and then got dressed in a pair of jeans and a black and white stripped hoodie. For shoes he decided on wearing a pair of black and white skate-shoes which he found were really comfortable. He went down the stairs, one by one. Once he was down he found that his brother was watching wrestling while his sister was doing her homework.

"Josh, aren't you supposed to have homework or something?" he asked as he made his way into the kitchen. He took out a glass and poured himself some fizzy-cola from the fridge.

"Uhh… I' don't have any?" he lied.

"Oh, yeah? Then how come your sister got a ton of homework because of you and you didn't get any?"

"Because Mrs. Bradly thinks I'm cute?" he smiled.

"Hah, nice try. Go do your homework and then you can watch wrestling." Caleb said with a pretend chuckle. He was now acting like a real father which made him feel a bit old.

"Oh, man." Josh turned off the TV and then went to get his school books, "Undertaker was just about to tombstone Umaga."

"That's not such a great fight, Undertaker won it hands down." Caleb said as he drank the last bit of his fizzy-cola.

"Now, why did you tell me who won? That's so unfair, now you spoiled it for me." Josh said as he threw the books on the table and began doing his Science homework. Keira just smiled at him and continued doing her own Science homework. Caleb just shrugged and stepped out. Since he knew how to drive, he drove all the way to Cornelia's house. Once he was there he parked his car in front of her house and stepped out, locking the car behind him. Since her father's death the Hale family had to move into a much smaller house since the money was a bit short. It wasn't much to look at but they just had to do with it. It was Cornelia's house all right, it had the same beautiful exotic flowers that she loved so much. At the thought of Cornelia he felt his heart being squeezed. 'You deserve so much more than this, Cornelia', he thought but yet she never complained about it. She just shrugged it all off.

He knocked on the door and stepped back, waiting for someone to open the door. His heart was pounding hard against his chest. What if she didn't want to see him? What if she had a secret that was too personal and she didn't want to share it with him? These thoughts were running through Caleb's mind just as Mrs. Hale opened the door and said; "Caleb! What are you doing here?" as if shocked that he came by.

He snapped out of it and said, "I came to talk to Cornelia." He paused and looked at her with pleading eyes, "Please , I need to talk to her."

"She's doing her homework and she can't come down." Mrs. Hale said. She was acting as if she wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible, which wasn't like her.

"Then I'll go up myself." He pushed aside and made his way up the stairs. Once he was up the stairs he found Lillian playing with her Barbie-dolls. Accidently, he almost stepped on her favorite doll and once he saw this, he knelt down and gave it to Lillian who gave him a hug as a thank you and since it was a long time since she last saw him. He walked to Cornelia's room and then knocked on the door. Not waiting for an answer, he opened the door and found Cornelia on the bed doing her homework just like her mother said. Books filled her bed, pens and pencils were scattered everywhere along with notes and crumpled pieces of paper.

She looked up from her textbook completely shocked by Caleb's sudden appearance. He made his way in and closed the door behind him, making sure they had as much privacy as possible. Not that he needed it, everyone knew that she was ignoring him and acting strange. At the sight of her, Caleb's anger just melted away. She was just so beautiful, even when she was shocked and surprised. Her creamy, soft skin was luminous in the light and her hair fell naturally across her face which made Caleb want to hug her tightly and never let go.

"Caleb! What are you doing here?" she asked, just like her mother did. She sat up having her legs come under her weight.

"I wanted to see you. You've been ignoring me for the past few weeks and I didn't want to lose you, I still don't, I wouldn't bear not being with you." He made his way towards the bed and knelt down on his knees. "Tell me why you're not returning my calls, please? Did I say something to upset you? If you tell me what I did, I'll see how I can fix it. Please, just give me another chance." Seeing Caleb like that made Cornelia want to cry, right there and then, right in front of him. He was asking for a second chance for something he did not do, he didn't even know what he did wrong and he was asking her for a second chance, it was typical Caleb.

"You did nothing wrong." She said as she swallowed the lump that was forming in her throat. "What would make you think that you did something wrong?"

"Because you haven't returned any of my calls and you just seem to be getting so distant all the time." He said, he grabbed one of her hands and kissed them lovingly.

"Well… uh… I didn't get the chance. I've been so busy taking care of Lillian and all that I just lost track of time."

"All the better situation to call me. I could've baby-sat her. I wouldn't have mind." He said. He smiled at her but she had a certain look that just made Caleb puzzled.

"Oh… thanks." Then there was an uncomfortable silence which made Caleb feel weird for no entire reason. Just then Cornelia took a quick glance at a half packed suit-case which lay open on the floor. 'Please, don't look at it' she prayed silently but as soon as she finished the thought, Caleb looked at its direction which made him curious and suspicious.

"What's that?" he pointed to it and got up, he made his way toward it and noticed that it was filled with Cornelia's clothes and belongings, "Where are you going?"

"Oh, I-I forgot to tell you. I was gonna call you but I couldn't." she said with a guilty look on her face, "I'm going out of town."

"What? When?" he said, this was major news for him. How could Cornelia not tell him that she was going out of town? "For how long?"

"This weekend, it's just a couple of days. I won't be long."

"Where exactly is out of town?"

"Just out of town."

"C'mon, Cornelia, that could be anywhere, Chicago, San Francisco, Idaho anywhere. Tell me where? It's me Cornelia you're talking to. Caleb. The one you claim to love. Remember?" he rubbed his face and stared at the window, ironically a couple passed by, holding hands and talking into each other's ear making each other laugh. It was getting dark now and it was almost 8:00pm. "What in the hell is going on here, Cornelia? First, you avoid me for weeks and now you're going away? Out of town? Just out of town?"

"Yes, Caleb, just out of town." She said calmly, "What is it you want from me, Caleb? Do you want to break-up with me? Is that what you want? Then do it. Its ok, I understand. I-I'm sure it's better like this. For the both of us."

"What? I just want some answers that's all, I don't want to break-up with you." He sat on the bed and looked deep into her aquamarine eyes, "Why can't you tell me what's wrong? This isn't like you, Cornelia. I know there's something wrong, I can see it in your eyes. Why can't you tell me? Don't you trust me enough? I can keep a secret, you know I can."

Her eyes were starting to burn but she held back her tears, 'Because I'll break your heart.' She thought, she wanted to tell him so badly but she just couldn't risk breaking his heart. She looked down at her Math homework, her hair falling over her face completely covering her expression. "I can't tell you because there's nothing wrong for me to tell. Uh… I've been wondering … maybe we shouldn't see each other anymore. I mean, you're mostly in Meridian or you're staying home with your brother and sister and we just never see much of each other anymore. Trust me, Caleb, its better this way." She took a deep shaky breath and continued, "There probably are dozens of girls who want you as their boyfriend."

"Cornelia, listen to what you're saying. I don't want a Meridian girl as my girlfriend I want a beautiful, strong and intelligent earth-guardian as my girlfriend, I always did and I still do." Just then, a scary thought passed his mind, what if his brother was right? What if she was running away with her lover, to spend the weekend away from Caleb and all alone with him? "Unless… there's someone else, you're sick of me aren't you? Do you seriously want to go out with other guys? Just tell it to me straight."

She didn't utter a word, she just stared at him with her beautiful ocean-blue eyes. This was a lot for Caleb to take, he felt the air inside him escape, as if someone hit him hard in the stomach. Once he took a deep breath he said, "You're going away with him this weekend, aren't you? Is this what you don't want to tell me? Is this it? You don't have to now, because I figured it out all by myself." As soon as he said this she turned pale and was sweating like mad.

"Oh, why? Why did you have to do this to me, Cornelia? I love you. I've trusted you and now you go and crush my heart like this?" his eyes were burning with tears but he didn't want to let them fall down his cheeks, he took a deep breath and continued, "Do you have any idea how I feel right now? I-it's like… I can't even breathe."

She got up from the bed and went next to him, she put a hand on his shoulder but he just shoved her away. "It's going to be ok, Caleb. It's probably for the best."

"How is it ok when my heart is breaking in two?" he had his back to her, "It's only the best thing for you." He turned around and moved passed her and opened the door. But before he stepped outside he said; "Josh was right, you did take me for granted and this is probably the last time you'll ever see me. Good-bye, Cornelia Hale. You won't have to see my face ever again." He stepped out and slammed the door behind him. As soon as she heard him start his car and take off, Cornelia fell on her bed crying her eyes out.

"Oh, Caleb, I'm so sorry for what I did." She managed to say. She felt as if a part of her was literally dying. Even though she wasn't cheating on him she somehow felt as if she betrayed him. 'It's probably better this way, it's probably better for him to think that I cheated on him.' She thought.

But the thought that she did the right thing by letting him think that she was cheating on him was not something that lessened the pain and misery she was feeling right now. She covered her head with a pillow and continued crying until the crying stopped when she was sound asleep. Her Math homework lay open, unfinished, on her bed beside her feet.

Caleb was speeding in the streets of Heatherfield, passing by every red light that appeared. He pulled over at the liquor-store, he entered the store and bought a bottle of whiskey and a six-pack of beer. He drove off to who knew where while drinking from the bottle of whiskey, finally letting his unshed tears fall over his cheeks. After sometime of driving, and after he drank the booze he bought, he went home. Once he opened the door, he found his brother and sister staring at him.

"Caleb, why do you smell of whiskey and beer?" his brother asked.

"Move out of the way." He said as he pushed past them but almost tripped over the rug, he was seeing double and he felt as if the whole room was shaking.

"Oh, great. He's drunk." Keira said, "C'mon, help me get him to his room." She told Josh.

"Ok." Together, they hived him up the stairs and into his room. Once they were inside, they put him gently on the bed and then took off his shoes. "Good night, Caleb." They both said while they closed the door gently. They made their way back down the stairs. Then Josh said;

"How do you think it went?"

"Oh, God you're so dense. He's drunk, how do you think it went?" Keira said frustrated.

End of Chapter1:

Ok, finally it's ready. I've been working on this chapter all day and now I'm so dang sleepy. Uhh… so anyhow tell me if you liked the chapter and if you want me to keep updating. I'll try not to take so long. -xKrissyx—