A/N: ATLAbelongs to its creators and Nick. These thoughts and musing are mine though.

He's strong.

He's handsome.

He's willing to risk his life for hers.

He understands her like no one else.

He's everything she wanted.

Fate said they are not destined for each other.

But Destiny is a funny thing.

She gets to be with the one she loves in the end, not the boy who desires her affection.

Who views her as a reward at the end of a journey he needed to take, of a duty he must perform.

No, she gets to be with the man who will do anything to protect her.

Who understands her and shares her grief over the loss of a mother.

Who treats her as an equal, a partner, not a prize.

Who has seen her at her best and at her worst.

Whom she has seen at his best and at his worst

Yes, Destiny is a funny thing.