Spoiler alert: I guess you could say Season 2 episode 10 (very mild spoiler, not even that important) BUT if you don't want any spoilers then stop reading!

This chapter isn't based around something that happened in the show, wow shock horror Lemmy writes her own content and doesn't just alter an existing scene. JK this is a perfectly valid form of fanfiction and if you do this too then it's completely fine, I'm just roasting myself. Anyway, the only reason I put a spoiler alert is because Bash, Gilbert and Mary are going home together so it's a spoiler for Bash's marriage. I'll stop blabbering now! Here's the story!

Gilbert, Sebastian and Mary sat in the cart on their way home from town after a day shopping for supplies to set up the farm again.

"I'll go see the Cuthberts tomorrow," Gilbert started, resulting in Bash looking at him and mouthing 'loverboy'. "Mr Cuthbert said that he and his farmhand Jerry would be happy to help me get the farm running again after my father died. I wanted to ask him if the offer still stands." he finished, shooting Bash's hopes, of his friend finally admitting his love, down.

"You said this would be easy Blyth, why on Earth would we need extra help?" Bash asked, implying that Gilbert was using it as an excuse to see Anne.

"Hey, I never said it would be easy. I said you would learn quickly, which is true enough. Unless you're going to retreat to the house as soon as we have a cold day." Gilbert mocked, shutting his friend up.

"He's got a point you know." said Mary nudging Bash, who simply smiled and shook his head.

Suddenly something caught Gilbert's attention, 'no not something', he thought, 'someone'. "Stop the cart." he said with urgency in his voice.

"What for Blythe?" Sebastian asked, but stopped anyway. Once the cart had fully stopped Gilbert hopped off. "Carry on without me, I'll see you at home later." he told them.

"Are you crazy? You'll catch your death out here, it's freezin'." The older man said out of concern for his friend.

"You're the one who's bothered by the cold remember?" Gilbert said walking away from the cart and towards the glimpse of red hair which made him stop to begin with.

"Loverboy!" Bash shouted, finally noticing what Gilbert was chasing, before he clicked his tongue and the horse pulled off.

Gilbert began to run after realising the glimpse if red was much further away than he had initially thought. When he had reached her Anne was sat on the wet ground, gazing out over the cliff's edge to the rough sea below.

"Anne," Gilbert said softly, not wanting to startle her. "Fancy seeing you out here." he added in an attempt to make conversation. Anne looked up at him briefly saying nothing before looking out across the sea again. He could tell something was bothering her, but he knew better than to push her to talk about it. Instead he took a seat on the ground beside her, not caring if his trousers got wet. He looked at Anne and realised she was shivering. 'Why did she come out here without a coat on in this weather?' he thought to himself. But he didn't criticize her, judgement wasn't what she needed right now. Gilbert simply stood and took off his coat, placing it around Anne's shoulders.

"You'll get cold." she said but did nothing to physically stop him.

"I'll live." he said, taking his seat on the ground again. Anne pulled the coat tighter around her in an attempt to stop her shivering. After a few moments of silence Anne rested her head on Gilbert's shoulder, still saying nothing. This caught him by surprise and he felt his cheeks heat up quickly.

"Is everything ok?" he asked after a few more moments of silence, concern visible in his voice.

"I just...sometimes I feel so alone," she muttered. "Like I'm the only constant in my life. I feel like I always have to prove myself worthy of affection." she added.

"I don't understand." Gilbert replied, trying to get her to open up more about her feelings.

"Of course you don't!" Anne shouted, frustrated now and sitting up to face him. "Everyone just loves you!" It went quiet again after Anne's outburst.

"But I want to understand." he said breaking the silence.

"Even though I've been here for so long now, I feel like it could all be taken away so fast." she said, allowing him to step into her own personal world, exposing her deepest fears.

"Anne, you're a Cuthbert now. They're not going to just get rid of you." he tried to comfort her.

"What if they don't have a choice. What if they fall ill and can't look after me or what if I do something terribly wicked and they have no choice but to send me away or what if they truly don't like me and they're just waiting for me to mess up so they can get rid of me?" Anne's voice grew frantic, scarcely breathing as she spoke quickly, gazing across the ocean.

"Anne." Gilbert stopped her. "You sound like Josie Pye." she looked at him and he paused for a moment. "Has she been saying things at school again?"

"She..." she began but the words caught in her throat. "She told me that nothing would ever be permanent for me. That I'd always be a stray, simply a temporary addition to everyone's lives." Anne finished.

"Hey," Gilbert started, taking her freezing hand in his own so that she would look at him. "This is permanent, ok? You're not going anywhere. I won't let that happen. Because...Well because I don't want you to be a temporary part of my life." he looked into Anne's blue eyes as he spoke. Normally she would get angry and tell him that there was no way she would be a permanent part of his life, but instead she just stared at him. "Anyway," he said breaking eye contact. "The Cuthberts will never get rid of you. And Diana, she will always be your bosom friend. You seem to be getting on with Ruby and Jane as well and now you have Cole, even though he lives in Charlottetown now. And...And you'll always have me...And Bash and Mary of course!" he added quickly to the end. "My point is, there are so many people who want you here permanently, and Josie Pye is just a bully that you should pay no mind." he finished, hoping his words would bring her comfort. He was gazing out at the sea himself now, not wanting to make her uncomfortable with his stares.

Suddenly he whipped his head round in shock when he felt Anne plant a kiss on his cheek. They both flushed red and stared at each other for a moment before breaking eye contact.

"Anne...I..." he began.

Anne quickly stood up, "C'mon," she said holding her hand out to help him up. "I want to go home now." They walked in silence for the most part, but it wasn't awkward. Anne stopped as they neared Green Gables.

"I best give you this back. I'm sorry I kept it you must be freezing." she said handing him his coat.

"I don't mind." he said taking his coat and putting it on. He grabbed her hand and squeezed it to reassure her. "I mean it, ok? I'm always here for you and I don't mind, whatever or whenever it is. You know where to find me." he told her.

"Thank you, Gilbert, truly. I don't feel quite so alone anymore." she said with a smile. She felt like she could throw her arms around him, but she resisted and settled for holding his hand.

"Oh, before I forget, I should give you this back." he said, a small smirk playing on his lips.

"But I didn't..." she was cut off by a kiss on her cheek. She stood there stunned not being able to move a muscle.

"Bye for now." he said smiling at her and beginning to walk away.

"Gilbert Blythe!" she yelled after him in an angry tone. "You're such a cruel wicked boy, taunting me like that!" he simply chuckled, shaking his head. A smile grew on Anne's face as she watched him walk away. Gilbert turned to look at her one last time, to take in the beauty of her smile. Her flushed face had died down and she waved at him, as he walked backwards into the woods. Gilbert blew a kiss goodbye in her direction, making her blush all over again. She turned around quickly so that he didn't see and stomped towards the house.

'Ah, young love.' thought Marilla who was watching from the kitchen.

Wow I actually wrote some ship content for once, I guess A was kinda ship content, but this is the good shit stuff right here. Anyway I hope you enjoyed! I was up until 3am last night typing this up so that I could get it out to you the next day and focus on writing more to build up a buffer. Hopefully this way I can post frequently even on days I have work. Anyyywayyys I'm gonna stop typing now because I just typed 2 chapters up and my hands are cold! Byeee Please remember to turn on alerts if you liked it and review!