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LibertyBelle'S and I (Buffyann) decided to wrote a fanfic together, considering how much we loved Everwood & Ephramy and how sad we were when they broke up.

Though this is an Ephramy Fanfiction, we didn't want to leave all the other storylines of season 3 behind so there's secondary plots about Bright & Hannah, Ephram & Andy, Ephram & Delia, Amy & Harold and Rose.

Here's the Beginning summary :

"Taking places a few months after season 3 finale, Ephram's in London wandering and trying to live his life without his loves - piano, Delia, Amy - and still struggling with his inner feelings. Amy, still in Everwood, feeling lost as well, trying to figure her life out, seeing life goes on for the people around her."

We're really devoted to this fanfiction and took the time necessary to make it what we really wanted it to be, trying to remains faithful of everwood's spirit. No need to tell you that it was hard but we're really proud of what came out and that the time we spend on it correcting and re-writing scenes wasn't wasted.

The plot story is already written but not all the actual chapters are for now. Here's the first 8 ones. There's 6 chapters that are close to be finished to stay tuned !

we will try to update as soon as we can.

We seriously hope you'll enjoy it and we're waiting for your reviews.

LibertyBelle'S & Buffyann

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Chapter 1. Finding your way

Outside, Street, London

Ephram was walking down the street, alone in his thought, not looking at anyone, just walking with no destination in mind. It's pretty much all that he's done for the past few weeks. It's been 4 month since he left everwood for europe. The first 3 months were pretty great but now, all the excitement was gone.

Starting a new life seemed the greatest idea, he didn't have to care about his dad or madison at all, all those bad stuff were far away and

he could finally concentrate on what he wanted to do without anyone trying to tell him what to do. Freedom was here.

Far away from his father, he finally decided what he wanted to do with his life. Part of it has to do with this guy he met on a bar 3 month ago while he was waitering. He smiled remembering this conversation :

EPHRAM: What can i get you ?

TODD: What about your hands ?

EPHRAM: What ?

TODD:You have amazing hands, did you know that ?

EPHRAM: (feeling awkward) well, thanks, i gu-guess...

TODD: (looks at ephram and understand what's going on) No, I mean, are you a piano player ?

EPHRAM (feeling relieved the guy isn't hitting on him but confuses anyway) How... did you ...?

TODD: your imaginary playing on the counter kind of gave it away...

EPHRAM: (he didn't know he did that) oh...i don't know, i used to be but now... i don't know... i kind of give up

TODD: Why ?

EPHRAM: You wouldn't believe me if i told you...(pause) trust me. But it doesn't matter anymore.

TODD: How can it not matter that you're giving up on something that seem to be inside you ?

EPHRAM: well, i don't know if i'm really into that fate thing, you know...

TODD: yeah, but, just look at you hands, they're obsiously meant to play piano or at least they like to play it...

EPHRAM: maybe but maybe they were meant to do some potery or woodcarft and i don't even know it, maybe they were just playing the piano because someone told them to many years ago and they really missed their own destiny which was potery...

TODD: I thought you weren't into that all fate and destiny things...

EPHRAM: (justifying himself), Listen, I don't know if music means anything to me anymore and... (realizing he's talking to a total stranger) why am i telling you this ?

TODD: I really don't know (pause) listen, do you love Jazz ?

EPHRAM: yeah

TODD: when are you finishing here ?

EPHRAM: in a couple of hours.

TODD: Look, if you're interested, i'll come back in 2 hours and took you to that place i know. maybe you'll understand this better.

EPHRAM:(think for a moment... well, this can't hurt) Ok, why not.

TODD: ok, see you in 2 hours.

The same night, they went to that jazz bar and talked about life while the band was playing. Ephram told Todd about his past year and how things got messed up (surprinsigly, it was really easy to tell an almost complete stranger about all his life).

Todd was listening carefully while ephram was trying to explain his reasons for coming here and why he ultimatly gave up on his dream to become a pianist. When Ephram finished his story, Todd looked at him for a few seconds and after a long silent, he showed ephram the trompet player and said :

TODD: See this guy. I know him since middle school. We were best friends. He wanted to work with kids and i wanted to be a gardener (ephram smiles) don't ask.

Anyway, one day when we were 10, we were walking and ended up talking in front of this exact jazz bar. We didn't pay attention at the time but then we heard those mucisian rehearsing and we were both amazed and completly "attracted" to those guys and how much passion they gave into their music. Anyway, that day we both got home and decided to play music. I play piano and he plays trompet.

EPHRAM: waouh, your story is really more enjoyable than mine.

TODD: no, that's not why i was telling you this.

EPHRAM:Then why are you telling me this ?

TODD: You know what I think ? I think that once, you had the passion, you really had it. You were devoted to your piano and you were enjoying playing. But then, somewhere down the road, you lost yourself. I think you actually forgot what it's like to actually PLAY, to let the music flow through your veins and to really feel...That's why when all this shit happened, you've been able to give up so easily.

Why did you lost yourself ? I don't know. Maybe you were so busy working your ass off to get into this school and working on your technique that you forgot why you were doing it. I don't know.

But the point is, now, you need to listen to what your heart is saying and find this passion again. Because it's there. I know it. I see the way you looked at those guys playing. and I see the same passion that brought me to music when i looked at those guys for the first time.

Music still means something to you, you know it... just accept it.

Now think about this, shut up and enjoy the band.

(Ephram smiles, really thinking about what todd said)

After that night, Ephram and todd spend a lot of time together. Todd got him a job at the jazz bar and they talked a lot. Two weeks after, when he was alone in the bar cleaning, he decided he was ready to know... he sat on the piano and start playing. 2 Hours later, todd came in, ephram was still playing and todd smiled and said "man, i knew it !"

Ephram smiled. Maybe todd was right, maybe he gave up too easily, maybe he wanted to put everything else behind him uncluding piano or maybe it was being away from all those problems that gives him the ability to play again but that didn't matter anymore.

He was there, playing and actually loving it and it was so good to feel like this again. He couldn't believe Todd understood him so well only knowing him for so little time. In a way, he reminded him of Amy and how they were so close when they first met exept that todd was 26, brown haired and...a guy.

Since that day, he's been playing a lot with Todd on the bar in "closed hours".

Playing with todd and starting this new life in London was really amazing and exciting. Ephram loved it at first. But now, he began to feel he misses something. He was trying to figure out how to get this feeling away. He was spending hours wandering in the city, looking at people living their life.

Today was no different, he was feeling gloomy and didn't know what to do. He saw this little girl playing on the corner and thought about Delia. Her birthday was in a week.

No matter how much he tried to put all those his family behind him, he knew Delia was sad and she missed him. They talked many times by emails but that wasn't enough. he knew that but couldn't even think about the possibility to see Andy again.

He has thought many times of coming back to Everwood. He knew he didn't feel home in London but couldn't imagine bumping into andy and having to deal with him.

But He missed Delia and his friends...and... her. He missed Her. Ephram put his hands in his pockets and an idea came to his mind. He walked faster, determined to do it, Got to a pay phone, dial the number and wait...

(VOICE) : Hello ?

EPHRAM : ... (Ephram froze, he couldn't say anything. words just didn't came out...)

(VOICE) : Hello ... Hello ?(realizing who it is...could this be ?)Ephram ?

EPHRAM stared at the phone, unable to say a word. He didn't know why exactly. Just then, It started to rain so after an hesitation, Ephram hang up and walked home under the rain definetly, crushed and sad that he was unable to do anything so far away from Everwood.