This chapter was written 3 days ago, but I was having trouble logging on, so I could not update as soon as I liked.

Some of the references in this chapter are from the same novels as in the last, and will probably be for the rest of the phic.

The quote, "Live by what you feel, not by what you see," belongs to my friend. She uses it a lot, she created it, and she gave me permission to use it in this story.

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She looked at the 17-year-old man in front of her, and lingered on his features. Short, curly brown hair that hung in his face and sea-green eyes, his face covered with the smooth black mask. He walked toward her slowly and deliberately and slipped the moonflower into her hair, saying the phrase he said the first time he had shown her the moonflowers.

"The lady of the moon always wore moonflowers in her hair. She was said to be the most beautiful goddess there was. With long, curly brown hair, and chocolate brown eyes…"

She looked at him, and then turned away, so he could not see her tears.

"I thought you forgot about me," she said, silently feeling the tears roll down her cheeks.

"Christine, I could never forget about you, you were, and still are, my only true friend. Our families dictate our lives, and keep us apart because of their beliefs, not ours. I wish that they could get along, if only to see you again, without having to sneak around," he said, sincerely.

"Then where were you for the last year, Erik? Where were you when my father and brother died because of this war?" She asked, turning around finally.

"Oh Christine…I am so sorry. I should have been there for you no matter what my family said. But I also thought, my friend, that you had forgotten me,"

"Live by what you feel, not by what you see," she said, quoting what he had told her many years ago.

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