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Summary: What if Ben decided he couldn't go on letting Anna think badly of him, or have a broken heart, so he went to D.C. to find her. Completely different ending from the movie.
A/N: Don't get me wrong, I thought the movie was really great, but why did it have to be Anna who made the big gesture?
Chapter 1 The way home"You can go to hell! You and my father both!" Anna's words echoed constantly in Ben's mind as he stared blankly out the window at the dismal gray sky that showed no signs of rain, but no signs of sun. He pictured her in his mind, and wondered if she would even want to see him, he figured there was a good chance she wouldn't, but he had to try. After hours on a bus to get the nearest airport Ben was beginning to realize how completely hopeless his whole predicament really was. Part of him said that he was traipsing halfway around the world for a girl he hardly knew to profess a profound and undying love for her and it was quite likely that she would spit it back out in his face.
His other half however said that even if she did spit it right back out at him and told him she never wanted to see him again as long as she lived the trip would have been worth it just to see her. It also sort of mildly suggested that he deserved what he got for trying to fool her and love her both at once. It was mostly his fault anyway. He shook his head as if to clear his mind from the conflicting emotions that seemed to waging a constant war whenever he was conscious enough to be bothered.
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Meanwhile, Anna was also staring off into space thinking of one who was far away and she was unable to reach. She had so many different thoughts about Ben that she hardly knew what was what anymore. On one hand she was still terribly angry with him for lying to her the way he did and for being so deceitful toward her when she was never anything but honest toward him. It was something of a terrible annoyance. Not to mention on the other hand she felt like she would give anything she owned to see again just for a little while. He owed it to her to at least help her sort out what she was feeling, especially since he was the root of her problems.
After crying for the entire 15-hour plane ride home Anna was plainly out of tears. Despite this, her heart felt just as sick and splintered as it had the first moment she knew Ben was not what he seemed. It wasn't right. She was depressed, she hadn't been eating or sleeping regularly, and dreaded leaving her room for even the slightest amount of time. It wasn't normal, and she had always been so upbeat in the past. Sure she'd broken up with and been dumped by other guys, but this was different. This was the first one she'd really been in love with. She sighed heavily and drew a heart in the fog that had gathered on her window. "Come find me Ben, wherever you are," she whispered to herself.
