Endless Love

David Elliot – Killian Jones

Jade Butterfield – Baelfire Gold

Hugh Butterfield – Mr Gold

Anne Butterfield – Belle Gold

Harry Elliot – Eli Jones

Keith Butterfield – David Gold

Mace – William

Jenny – Milah

Sabine – Snow White

Chris Butterfield – Archie Gold

"There's was a boy. A beautiful boy surrounded by people. Yet utterly alone. His brother, Archie, died sophomore year. He spent all of his time secluded with family, or in the comfort of books. I watched him through all of high school, waiting for that perfect moment to talk to him, but that moment never came. I watched as people gradually forgot about him. And he seemed content to disappear. But not to me. And although he didn't know it, I saw the possibility of us."

Killian Jones stood in the courtyard as he stared at a blonde boy in the distance, when a voice sounded in his ear.

"Baelfire Gold," his best friend William said, as he swung an arm around Killian's shoulder. "Mmm. Four years and you never talked to him."

"Well, in my defence, no one did," Killian replied without taking his eyes off Baelfire.

"There's a reason for that. He's an ice king. The boy can't be real."

"You don't think he's real?"

"'You don't think…"", William began to repeat. "A boy that looks like that, has that much dough, can't be real, okay? I know these things."

Baelfire Gold walked over to his brother David, who was cleaning spray string off the 'Archie Gold Memorial' plaque.

David chuckled slightly when he saw him. "It's stupid I know," he said.

"No, it's not," Baelfire said as he began to help him. "Come one. Dad wants a photo of a happy family," he said when they were done.

"Oh, whose family are we taking a picture of?" David asked mockingly.

Baelfire laughed as he took his brother's hand. "Come on."

They began to walk towards their parents. They stopped when they heard someone call to Baelfire.

"Bae," a girl shouted to him as she stood with group of graduates, "come take a picture."

"Me?" Bae asked in surprise with a look of excitement.

"Yeah, you."

"Ok." Bae walked over to the group, as David stood watching with a smile, and stood next to them.

"Thank you so much," the girl said as she handed Baelfire a camera. "Will you take two? Just in case."

"Ok," Bae replied in disappointment, before walking in front of them and taking the pictures. "There," he said before handing to camera back.

"Thank," the girl said. "Congrats honey."

"Thanks," Bae said as the group walked away, before turning to his brother. "I barely knew them. I didn't expect to be in the picture," he tried to say convincingly.

David looked at him with a sad smile. "Take a seat," he insisted. "Come on. Mom and Dad's happy family photo can wait." They both sat on a low wall, and David took his brother's hand. "Promise me, you won't do in college what you did here," he said seriously. "Archie was an amazing brother and we all miss him, but you can't stop living. He'd want us to live more, not less. How is anyone going to see how ridiculous and funny you are if all you ever do is hang out with Mom and Dad?"

"I don't just hang out with Mom and Dad," Bae tried to deny.

"Oh really? How many kids signed this?" David asked as he tried to take his brother's yearbook. "And you can't include teachers."

"Don't," Bae said as he pulled the book away, before they stood and walked back to their parents.

Killian and his father, Eli, stood together as Killian opened a card.

He read the inside and took out the money before looking at his dad. "Thanks, Dad," he said as he hugged him.

"You're welcome, son," Eli said as he hugged back. "I'm proud of you."

"Thank you," Killian said as they pulled back. "It means a lot."

"Maybe you should buy a blowtorch, huh?" William said as he came over to them. "To melt the ice off your boy."

"Will," Killian warned.

Will turned to Eli and told him, "Your son's got a crush."

"No, I don't," Killian denied.

"Does he?" Eli asked Will in surprise.

"No," Killian protested.

"Is he here?" Mr Jones asked as he continued to ignore Killian.

"Yeah," William said.

"Which one is it?"

Will turned him around and pointed to the distance. "Baelfire Gold."

"That blonde over there?"

"Don't you dare," Killian warned his father, knowing what he was about to do.

Eli Jones ignored his son as he shouted across the courtyard. "Hey Baelfire! Hey Baelfire!"

"Bae!" Will shouted as he joined in.

"I want you to meet my son!" Eli shouted in laughter, watching Baelfire begin to walk away with his family, as Killian grabbed and tried to pull him away.

"Come on," Killian said urgently.

"The greatest kid here!" Eli continued to shout as Will watched, laughing at his friend's humiliation.

"You guys, come on, man," Killian urged desperately.

"Woohoo! My son, the high school graduate," Eli continued to shout to anyone who could hear. Eli grabbed his son around the waist and tried to pick him up, before they both fell to the ground, laughing.