Five Years Later…

I know its been a while since I've updated but I was really caught up with Stars. Anyways I've completed that and now I can concentrate on this and A New Home and then hopefully a sequel of that.

Right now I'm in the midst of reading Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers so I may get a fluffy but bear with me. :D

Chapter 4: Back where we started.

Tommy growled in frustration as he walked down the stairs. He had no idea his house was so big. It had taken him over half an hour just to comb through the entire place looking for Kira. He knew he was being ridiculous but he even searched under the beds. But there was no sign of her. While he stalked through his house he couldn't help but ponder over what Adam had said. Don't mess her up again. Again? It would have been nice to know when the first time was.

It was her who messed him up…

That wasn't fair. She hadn't done it on purpose. She had no idea what he felt for her and even if she had he was sure that there was no way she would feel the same. And even if she did she was only18, ready to venture into the world, try out new things, meet new people and he would not have wanted to keep her from experiencing all of that. That would have been too selfish.

He had hoped that when he saw her off in Reefside International Airport she would take with her all the things he felt. That together with her departure they would disappear as well. That maybe he could finally go on without thinking about how soft her hair looked or how nice it would be to run his hands through them or how he would have liked to stroke her smooth skin. And he thought all those thoughts had gone.

That was until she showed up yesterday. Together with Adam. The thought still made him feel like punching something even though he knew that they were no more that good friends. When she was still his student he knew that both Connor and Trent were in love, or whatever it was they felt as high school boys, with her but that had never bothered him. Somehow he knew that they wouldn't pose a threat.

Tommy snorted, pose a threat…it was as though he were contemplating asking her to be with him. He walked to the front door and opened it, thinking maybe Kira and had gone into the forest near his house. He saw that Adam's car was missing from his porch, he glanced back inside and saw Connor and Trent in a heated discussion with Adam. He grabbed his keys and his jacket and went over to his jeep. Only as he buckled his seatbelt and start his car did he realize that he didn't know where to go.

He drummed his fingers on his steering wheel as he thought. Cybercafé? No, she would have gone to somewhere more private, where she could think. And it came to him. He was sure she would be there. On that same bench, in that same position. Where it all began…

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And sure enough, there she was. She glanced up as she noticed his shadow but did nothing except glare at him and look back at the ground. Tommy sighed, this was going to be harder than he thought. He didn't expect to have it easy.

"Kira…I'm sorry. I had no right to say what I did."

She didn't look up at him, in fact he wasn't sure she heard him. But he ploughed on anyway.

"I was just trying to…provoke you. But there I was an ass for using what you told me in confidence."

Kira snorted, "You got the ass part right…" She glanced at him, her expression slightly softer. "How did you know I would be here?"

Tommy sat down next to her, "You told me, this is where you come when you're upset." He paused, "I had to search the whole house first though. Just to be sure. I even checked under the beds" Kira laughed, a sound that was very welcome to his years. He smiled at her.

"I'm not 7 you know. I don't go and hide under the bed every time I get mad." She sighed, "Why did you come?"

Tommy frowned, confused. "To apologize." But even as he said it he knew it wasn't true, "And…I didn't want to lose you. Again."

Now it was Kira's turn to look confused, "Again?"

Tommy sighed, there was no getting out of it now.

"Yes again. I lost you the first time when you left for New York." Tentatively he reached out and placed his hand on her cheek. "You left me all alone with a broken heart."

Kira's eyes went wide. "I left YOU with a broken heart?!" She said incredulously. "You said to forget all about it!"

"No, you said it and I had to agree."

"I posed it as a question!"

"What?"

Kira looked him in the eye, "A question, to see if you had any regrets. And when you said yes I was hurt. I thought…I thought that you didn't want…" her voice trailed off.

"Didn't want you? Oh, Kira…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you think that"

Kira gave him a small smile, "I was pretty messed up for a while. But when I tried to make myself forget about, I couldn't. You're just too-"

Tommy didn't hear what Kira was about to say of him because he had grabbed her face and pulled it towards him and kissed her, hard. Kira's mouth formed a 'O' of surprise before she kissed him back, parting her lips to give his tongue access to hers. His hands moved from her face to her waist and to her thigh, as he ran one up and down sending more shivers to her already tingling spine.

He sifted slightly, without breaking their kiss, so that she was now sitting in his lap. Her hands were splayed across his hard chest. She could feel his heart pounding as thunderously as hers. When they finally broke apart, after what seemed like several sunlit days she rest her head on his shoulder.

Five years later she was leading a new life.

Five years later he was still the same only different.

Five years later she still felt the same.

Five years later he felt no change in his feelings.

Five years later she was back where she started.

Five years later he was back where it all ended,

Five years later she was not going to make the same mistake.

Five years later he was not going to make the same mistake.

She pulled away from him and wound her arms around his neck, looked him in the eye and said, "I love you."

Five years later she was not going to let go.

He reached out and stroked her face, something that he had wanted to do for so long. He met her gaze and said, "I love you to."

Five years later he was not going to let her leave.

Five years later they finally saw each other.

Five years later they realized where their hearts were.

Five years later they finally found each other.

THE END.

Yup that's it! Kidding, I'll be putting up an Epilogue as soon as I can.

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