I gratefully took the rose that Andy graciously held out to me.

"Aww, thanks!" I smiled. "You're sweet. You know that?"

I thought I could see him nod. Then, he put down another sign as I stood up.

The sign that marked the place in time where new feelings truly began to rise.

"I'll be sweet for the rest of my life, just for you."

I could have sworn I was blushing furiously. Was it truly real? It couldn't be…. It just couldn't! It wasn't ridiculous, it wasn't impossible… too good to be true was all it was. A feeling this wonderful and heavenly… it just seemed like I was not destined to ever have it bestowed upon me.

But I soon had to realize that it was.

We stayed inside for most of the day. I soon got fed up with how much random crap was in my chests, and some of that random crap was 2 ½ stacks of string, and 40 redstone. A dispenser for everything I had. I was going to do it. I actually got pretty far before I ran out of string.

Right when that happened, someone tapped me on the shoulder. It, of course, was Andy. He didn't write a word, but nodded toward the door. He wanted me to follow him.

"Alright," I answered.

I followed him out of the door, to the left, through a small forest, over to the nearby snow biome, and onto a tree. I stopped atop a really tall spruce tree, overlooking the now black shadows of the terrain, my castle, the nearby destroyed village, and the trees that were not just below my line of sight.

Yes. I stopped there. To my horror, Andy was nowhere to be found. My spirits fell. He had brought me all the way out here, when the sun was setting. And he was gone. It was almost like he was trying to feed me to the other monsters…

"ANDY?!" I called in panic. I had considered running back home, but I also considered the one thing that turned out to be the truth.

He soon appeared in front of me. That freaking jokester!

He had me in his arms again, lifting me even higher this time. I was scared to death for a second, and almost out of reflex, I reached out and held onto him. When I calmed down, and I realized that I had done this, I didn't let go, but rather tried to get closer. His touch… why was it so… exciting? Why was I feeling something I'd never felt before? That I had heard so much about, that I had never thought I'd ever feel… that I had been longing to feel my entire life?

Andy made me feel loved. And in love, too. The fact that I couldn't fight it slapped me in the face at that moment. And I was okay with letting it overcome me, okay? I was in love with Andy, and that was that.

"You jokester," I giggled softly, resting my head on his shoulder. "You scared me! I thought you were going to leave me to be demolished by zombies!"

But instead of a reply, I was soon zooming through the air at a speed that I had never gone before. Our stop was a quick one. I believe I almost lost my supper, but that's not the point. He must have teleported us. Don't tell him this, but I don't like teleporting at all! At least not Enderman style.

Anyway, we were soon back in the castle. Why did the roar of my fireplace seem to make things more romantic?

He put me down, and soon after that, he put down a sign.

"I'm really sorry if I scared you. I meant to just joke around."

"I knew that," I smiled. "It's okay. I knew you meant no harm. Besides, I honestly shouldn't have been that scared. I have iron armor on, and I have a powerful sword with me. I'm surprised I panicked like I did. I think I'm the one who should be sorry here."

He put down a sign. It took a little longer than usual for him to write this message. He stood, looking at it for what must have been a full minute.

"Don't think that. I shouldn't have scared you at this time of night. And can I tell you something?"

"You can tell me anything," I reassured him without a second thought.

He put down the series of signs that marked the place in time where all of my theories, hopes, and dreams had come true. When I had never been happier before.

"Not to sound like a stalker, but I've known you since you began on this world." He wrote again. "My family… whenever the moon was out, they tried to force me to kill you whenever possible…" He wrote again. "Even though I knew you'd respawn, I didn't want to do it. I'd feel like a heartless jerk." He wrote again. "Ever since you had finished this castle, I'd wanted to just run away, and finally introduce myself to you." He wrote again. "I knew that you think we Endermen are cool, so I somehow knew you'd like me." He wrote again. "You are my retreat from the past. But unfortunately, they know I'm here with you." He wrote again. "That guy who tried to feel you up last night… that was one of the brothers who messed with me the most." He wrote again. "But now that I'm by your side, it'll be really easy to take them out if they ever do try to bother us again." He wrote again. "But now that you know about my past, let's not dwell too much on it. With you, I'm able to escape." He wrote again. "They'll never catch up to me. I can start a new and better future with you because…" He wrote again, this one taking a little longer than usual. I could have sworn I saw him blush. "Because I love you, Rachael. I really am in love with you." He wrote again. "I know, I'm just an Enderman. Now I think I may have ruined what we already have…"

I was completely speechless. His past was revealed to me like an open curtain in a dark room on a bright, sunny day. The rays of sunshine that were the information I had been subconsciously craving were beating on me now. Along with that, its warmth was his love. I suddenly realized that I had known it all along, but I didn't want to believe it because of the fear that I was wrong. It happened to me every time, and those experiences taught me to never believe that anyone would ever love me. It would drive me insane with loneliness quite often. I had tried to commit suicide many times before, just to respawn again.

But that bull belief was swept away with the wind that was love. I didn't give a darn that he was a "hostile" mob. He certainly wasn't hostile to me. He was way more than passive, as a matter of fact. He was mine. I was his. He loved me. He was in love with me. I knew it, but I still can't comprehend it sometimes. It's so wonderful. So coveted… I thought I never deserved it.

"I love you, too," I barely spoke.

I was soon in his arms again.

Then, before I could think another thought… my lips were being kissed. I closed my eyes, basking in the electrifying feeling. When we broke apart, I couldn't help but hug him.

He put me down, but solely to write me another message.

"May I have the privilege of calling you my girlfriend?"

"Certainly!" I cheered.

Andy the Enderman became all of the sunlight in my life. He always stayed by my side, wherever we went, unless the space was too short. Then, he wouldn't let go of my hand, and I had to reassure him that I'd be alright. He always gave me a hug when I either came back or saw him for the first time after respawning. We were the cutest couple I had ever seen.

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