It was now nighttime. Crystal decided to wear the red and white number she wore when she and Butch went on that sleigh ride. It was mostly white, except for red cuffs, a red Peter Pan collar, and a red sash tied in a bow at the back. She also had a red coat that covered most of the dress, which was useful for the sleigh ride, but this time she left it at home. Normally she saved that dress for parties and special events her parents took her too, but in the case of the sleigh ride it felt appropriate. After all sleigh rides are Christmasy, and so is that dress. In this case, well, she had a feeling that it was going to be a special night.

Butch wore a simple but nice outfit, a short sleeved white buttoned shirt and black pants. He usually saved that outfit for special occasions that took place during the summer, since he wasn't one to wear tuxedos or anything else very formal. After getting dressed he brought a couple of chairs and a stool to the hill behind his house, and then went back for the telescope and thermos of hot chocolate. He didn't bring flashlights or a lantern, since both his and Crystal's parents decided to leave a light on in their respective houses. Crystal came just as he finished setting everything up, and he did a double take when he saw her.

"Wow, that's a nice dress Crystal." Butch smiled.

"Thanks, I save it for special events." Crystal smiled back. "You look nice too."

"Thanks." Butch blushed; he then fiddled with the telescope for a few seconds. "Here, take a look."

Crystal looked, and saw a collection of stars. It was really pretty, but she didn't get what Butch wanted her to see.

"It's the constellation Leo, at least Leo Major." Butch smiled.

"'Major'?" Crystal repeated, confused.

"There's also a Leo Minor, but he's not as well known." Butch explained. "The star down at the bottom, underneath the head, is Regulus and the star at the other end is Denebóla."

"Wow, cool!" Crystal smiled.

That's how most of the night went: Butch pointing out the constellations, starting with the Zodiac ones, and noteworthy stars. He also showed her the planets - at least the ones that can be seen through an average telescope - and other important stars that weren't part of any constellations. He then finished by showing her a close-up of the Milky Way, and then the moon. By that time it was past midnight, and Butch and Crystal were happily tired.

"Butch," Crystal said as Butch started packing up his telescope. "I wanted to thank you for inviting me out here, outer space is really beautiful."

"Not as beautiful as you." Butch admitted, gazing at her.

"Oh, I may be not be homely but..." Crystal started to dismiss humbly.

"I mean it Crystal, you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." Butch stopped packing his telescope and took a step closer to her.

"You're...you're pretty handsome yourself." Crystal admitted, blushing.

"Thanks." This time Butch was concentrating too much to blush. He took her hands, smiled, and looked into her eyes. "Crystal, I'm in love with you."

Crystal smiled as her heart sped up.

"I'm in love with you too." She sighed, gazing into his eyes.

This time Butch's heart sped up.

They then drew nearer to each other, until they kissed. They kissed, and wrapped their arms around each other. They ended up kissing for fifteen minutes before they stopped, but they still had their arms around each other. They then sighed, and hugged, not wanting to let go. All they felt was their hearts beating, almost at the same rate too...wait, their hearts were beating at the same rate! When they noticed this, they broke apart and stared at each other. Realizing that they're true loves - though Crystal already had her suspicions about them being true loves Butch hadn't even thought about that possibility - they smiled, overjoyed, and kissed again. This time when they stopped kissing they stopped for the night, since they were both tired and really needed to go to bed. Butch went back to packing.

"We don't have to really go, we can bring our sleeping bags out here and camp out." Crystal suggested, not wanting to leave Butch.

"Sorry Crystal, but I don't think your parents would be happy if we did that." Butch shook his head reluctantly before smiling: "But it's okay, we do have the rest of our lives together."

"Yeah." Crystal smiled, starting to daydream a little, as she helped Butch carry the supplies back to his house.

Butch smiled as they walked to his house close together. When they reached the back door, Crystal looked as if she wasn't going to leave. Actually she was still in her daydream, but Butch didn't know this yet.

"Crystal?" Butch waved his hand in front of her face.

"Oh, sorry Butch, I was daydreaming." Crystal blushed, gently putting down the chairs and stool.

"What about?" Butch tipped his head.

"Er...uh...about...us getting married..." Crystal blushed furiously.

Despite Crystal whispering the last three words, Butch still got it. He too blushed furiously

"Oh, er...I know we're...a couple, but...it's kinda early to be...you know..." Butch stammered, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I know, sorry, I just couldn't help it." Crystal smiled. "I'm really looking forward to that day."

Butch looked at her for a bit, mostly in her eyes, and felt something stir inside him. It was the feeling every guy gets when they know that they're looking at their future wife.

"Me too." Butch sighed. "Still, we should think about what we're going to do after we graduate first. You know: colleges."

"True, you'll want to go to a science college and I'll most likely stick with dance schools." Crystal realized, her face falling.

"Well we can always make sure that the schools we go to are in the same town." Butch suggested.

Crystal smiled again.

"You know, you really are smart Butch...but it's your heart I fell in love with." Crystal put her hand on his heart.

Butch enjoyed her touch, while Crystal enjoyed his heartbeat, for a few seconds. This lead to their third kiss. This one was a little more passionate, but also shorter, only lasting a minute. This was because they knew that there would be other days, but now they really needed their sleep.

"Good-night." Butch carried his telescope and thermos inside.

"Same here." Crystal grinned before heading for her house.

That night was indeed a good night for both of them, in fact it was the best night they ever had so far. And their happy fairy-tale like dreams with them together only made it better.