**Amelie's POV**

Upon returning home last night, I ended up crying myself to sleep. Waking up this morning it felt as if I had been trampled by a herd of angry cattle. My eyes were sealed shut by sandman's dust, my head ached, and my throat was so dry I couldn't swallow. All of this of course came with the reality of everything that happened last night hitting me like a ton of bricks. I groaned as I lifted myself up to a sitting position. I didn't even feel like crying anymore. All I wanted was water, or something to relieve the desert in my mouth. I walked over to my fruit basket and pulled out an orange, my favorite fruit, and I peeled it.

As I peeled the orange I heard a knock at my door. I ignored it and continued my mission of peeling the delicious fruit.

"Amelie, it's me. I know you're in there, open up."

My heart stopped.

I rushed to the door and opened it, hoping that my ears were playing a trick on me. As soon as I opened the door, Marth walked in and shut it behind him, wrapping me in a tight hug.

"M-Marth, what're you doing here?"

"I had to see you." He replied, I could feel the rumble in his chest as he spoke.

"C-Caeda will kill me if she-.."

My words were cut off by his lips crashing against mine. I felt my face heat up in the realization of him kissing me. Tears rolled down my face and I tangled my fingers in his shirt and kissed him back. After a moment he pulled away, leaving me breathless.

"I'm sorry." He said, there was a strange look in his eyes. They were filled with remorse, but also longing. That's when I realized what he meant.

He wasn't sorry for kissing me.

"Marth, you know I could never be upset with you.."

He pressed his lips against my forehead.

"I want you to know," he started, his words barely a whisper and his lips still dancing against my head, "No matter what I say or do, you will always be the one I truly love."

"And that alone, is enough reason for me to live." I replied.