A New Life (River Phoenix)

A Friendly Reunion (pt 1)

The next day, the phone rang.

"Hey, Carmen!" Keanu yelled happily. "It's Keanu, whats up?"

"Oh, hey Keanu," I started. "Just hanging out with Piper, trying to decide what to do today."

I heard his laughter on the other side of the phone.

"Well, decide no more! I'm having some friends over tonight before everyone heads their separate ways for filming and recording and such. And, it's no party without the two of you." He said.

"That sounds awesome. I'm in." I told him.

"Alright, sick. Come over at 7-ish." He insisted, and then hung up.

Excitement soon took over me.

Just the thought of getting everyone together again made me extremely happy. Quickly, I rushed into Piper's room.

"It's go time!" I yelled, and proceeded to tell her the news.

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We stalled away the day up until the clock struck 7.

The moment it did, we rushed out of the apartment and raced down the street to Keanu's house; hopefully, we'll remember where it is.

When we'd finally arrived, the driveway was already filled with cars.

River's car being one of them.

"Is Flea coming?" I asked Piper.

"I hope." She said before banging on the front door.

I glanced around until the door swung open; Keanu on the other side.

His eyes widened.

"Hey!" He yelled, pulling us both in for a group hug. "Come on in, it's nice to see you."

"I missed you." I told him as I stepped inside.

"You too! After filming ended, I already had so many scripts to look at. I'm sorry I never stopped by." He said sadly.

"Hey, it's okay." I smiled at him. "We're here now."

As I walked towards the stairs that lead to the living room, River ran to the top of the steps and jumped off of them.

With a loud bang, he landed in front of me.

His hair was shorter and he looked much older. I can't lie, I was feeling it.

"Why so excited?" I laughed as he pulled me in for a hug.

We rocked back and forth in the hug as he squeezed me tightly.

"I'm so happy everyone's together again." He admitted, refusing to let go of me.

"I can't breathe." I joked.

"Well, you're going to have to die, then." He responded, giving me one last squeeze before letting go.

As he released from the hug, he grabbed my face and began kissing me.

Slightly shocked, but deffinetly not complaining, I kissed him back.