You know, even if Redfoxfan didn't suggest this song for me, I'd have done it anyway, cuz it's one of my fav Cascada songs. So does it count as one of my own picks…? What do you guys think? Anyway, I guess I'd better type the actual fic now…this is AU, and it takes place when Ethan is sitting on the cliff edge with Rochelle near the end of The Key. It starts after Ethan takes off Rochelle's gloves. At one point, Ethan says the same thing he says in chapter 4. Here goes!
Chapter 7
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Rochelle
I watch as my gloves fall off the cliff side, revealing my horrible hands. "What did you do that for?" I ask Ethan.
He takes my hands in both of his, and replies, "These are your hands. Who cares what Dillon thinks? He has no right to be suspicious about you. After all, he used to work right alongside Lathenia herself. You only worked with Marduke. Personally, I love your hands."
I look down at said hands in disgust. "Even though I've done so much damage with them?"
"Yes. You've also done a lot of good with them, and it shouldn't stop just because of this. But…" he takes a deep breath before continuing. "Your hands aren't the only things I love about you."
I know that tears have begun to fall again, but I don't bother to try and stop them. "They're not?"
"No." Ethan's hands move from mine to my cheeks. "I love everything about you. Rochelle, I love you."
"And I love you, Ethan." With that, he kisses me, even though I'm crying.
When we pull apart, uncertainty fills me. "You say you love me," I begin, "but just how much?"
"Well, let's put it this way: if I thought it would make you happy, I'd jump off this cliff right now. I would do anything to keep you safe, even if it means sacrificing myself. I love you too much to put into words. But what about you?"
I smile at his words, before answering his question.
"I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need.
I love you more with every breath
Truly, madly, deeply, do
"I will be strong
I will be faithful
'cause I'm counting on a new beginning
A reason for living
A deeper meaning yeah
"I wanna stand with you on a mountain
I wanna bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
"And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky
I'll make a wish send it to heaven
That'll make you wanna cry
The tears of joy for all the pleasure and the certainty
That we're surrounded by the comfort and protection
Of the highest power and lonely hours
The tears divide you
"I wanna stand with you on a mountain
I wanna bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
"Oh, can't you see it baby?
Don't have to close your eyes
'cause it's standing right before you
All that you need will surely come
"I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need
I love you more with every breath
Truly, madly, deeply, do…
"I wanna stand with you on a mountain
I wanna bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
"I wanna stand with you on a mountain
I wanna bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
"I wanna stand with you on a mountain
I wanna bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
"I wanna stand with you on a mountain"
Gathering all the courage I have in me, I kiss him. Joy fills my heart when I feel him kiss me back. Suddenly, I don't care about anything in the world except for this, and I know that I would do anything to protect Ethan. Anything at all.
End
And we all know what happens next. The chapter right after this will be funny, I promise you that. Hey, I'm a girl of comedy as much as I am of romance. Review please, and give me song ideas.