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Chapter 10:

As I lay across my bed after Serenity and I had gotten back from the beach, I thought about the kiss I almost gave her…twice! I was so damn close to finally doing it and each time, I was interrupted! I then thought back to even earlier when she had first taken her shirt off. I don't know how I didn't lose myself there! Her body was just as beautiful as the rest of her and I now only wanted her more. I was slowly dying on the inside; she needed to know how I felt.

I walked out into the hallway and headed to her room when I heard a voice coming from the bathroom. It was already slightly opened so I decided to step inside to figure out what was causing the sound. It was Serenity! She was in the shower, singing to herself what sounded like "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing".

The curtains were completely drawn shut, but were somewhat see-through. However, it created a very blurry image so I couldn't see anything, just barely the outline of her figure. She was gently playing with the water and almost appeared to be dancing with the way she moved her arms; she was so graceful. She reminded me of when Winona Ryder dances in the snow in Edward Scissorhands.

Her voice was so pure and angelic; I had no idea she could sing! This just added to the many reasons why I loved her. I guess she saw me standing there because I all of a sudden heard a quick scream.

Oops…

She stuck her head out of the side of the curtain and scolded, "Criss! What are you doing in here?" Her hair was dripping wet and running down her face and any part of her body that was visible. Her makeup was slightly run and the water droplets were trickling down her parted lips. It took all I had for me not to jump into that shower with her and lavish her with kisses. I looked slightly down to see that the very side of her breast was visible, which failed to be covered by the curtain.

I bit my lip and tried to come up with a practical answer, "I-um…" She then noticed what I was looking at and quickly pulled the curtain over her, turning red in the face.

"I heard you singing from outside and wanted to know what it was…you sing beautifully…" I must've looked like a lobster at this point.

She smiled, "You couldn't wait to tell me that until after I got out of here?" I laughed and told her I was sorry as I exited the bathroom and headed back into my room.

Serenity's POV:

Oh, how badly I wanted to rip that shower curtain open and reveal myself to him! I really wish I had…I didn't know what exactly to do about this. Now that I knew he had interest, do I tell him how I truly feel, or do I only tell him a subtle version until the time was right to reveal everything? I needed advice and decided that Emily was basically the only person I could talk to about this sort of thing. She's been my best friend for about ten years and I knew I could trust her with anything and everything.

The next day was Friday, a week and four days after Criss had arrived. I was graduating in a week, which meant that Criss was leaving in a week and three days. If I was going to say anything to him, the time had to be now. Emily and I sat next to each other in English class, so it made it easy for me to talk to her. I didn't want to get into any more trouble than what had already happened, so I wrote a note to her to be sent back and forth.

Hey, I need to talk to you about something.

She read it and wrote back, Sure, what's up?

I've been meaning to tell you something, and I also need some advice on it…

Ok, sure. I'll try and help any way that I can!

Ok…promise you won't tell anyone! This is HUGE and if anyone finds out…YOU are DEAD!

I promise, I promise!

Ok, well…I had realized this before Criss came and now I think it's become even stronger since then but, I'm in love with him…and I have no idea what to say to him! And I think he likes me too, but I'm not sure what to do! HELP!

AWWW! I kinda figured that you would fall for him! What makes you think he likes you…just wondering?

He tried to kiss me quite a few times yesterday and has been acting nervously around me, plus while I was in the shower yesterday, he came in because he heard me singing and started blushing when I stuck my head out of the side of the curtain!

Okay…wow! He definitely likes you! I'd tell him exactly how you feel! It can't hurt you because he feels the same way! Aw! Serenity, I really hope you guys get together! That'd be sooo cute!

You don't think he's too old for me, right?

The age difference shouldn't matter if you guys love each other that much!

That's what I've been telling myself…thanks a lot, Em! I knew I could come to you about this!

It's no problem! The only question is…how are you going to tell your parents?

I sighed, Honestly, I have no idea…maybe I won't tell them at all….

Over the past week since Criss came, they haven't been getting along with me quite well. They said I spent too much time with Criss and said I was getting a little obsessive and clingy. We'd been through quite a few fights over the course of the week and I always felt bad for Criss, who could probably hear them from his room. I tried to just block out what they had to say on the subject because I honestly didn't care what they had to say anymore. They had no idea the emotions I had and they would probably never understand.

You have to tell them sometime…

The bell then rang and as I packed up to leave, I felt a buzz coming from my purse. I quickly looked at my phone to se a text message from Criss:

Hey, meet me at the parking lot immediately after school…we need to talk. I need to tell you something.

Oh no…what could this be now?

Criss was very quiet on the way back to the beach. Why he was taking me here, I didn't know. He seemed very scared and anxious, an emotion I wasn't used to seeing in him. Regardless of what he had to tell me, now was the time to tell him how much I cared.

"Serenity, I need to confess something to you…"

"As do I, but I don't want to seem like a copy-cat or have it not be the situation I need to explain, so go back and forth with me." He nodded and continued,

"There's no easy way to say this, but I've known who you were for a long time."

I wanted to ask so many questions, but I had to confess to him, "There's more to the reason as to why I wrote that letter, and more to why I can't explain anything to my family or why I don't get along with them at times…"

"Months before I received your letter, you were appearing in my dreams, turning them into nightmares. Every dream was always the same; I was chasing you in the desert. You would turn around to me, I'd reach out for you and sink into the sand and die. I'd call out to you but you'd never respond, and I would die."

I stood stunned, but brought myself to keep on confessing, "You've been my idol for years, and I genuinely care about you. People used to make fun of me and say I was obsessed; crazy obsessed. They'd say I was a psycho and I needed help because I cared too much about someone who didn't even know I existed. My own family even said this to me! I never cared; though, because I knew that you were the only person who truly understood me, even though you weren't there."

"You were so beautiful in my dreams and the more I saw you, the more enticed I became."

Tears formed in my eyes, this was it. "Then it came to me; before you arrived here, I realized something that had been haunting me for the longest time…"

"I never fully realized until a few days ago, but I know why you appeared to me in my dreams, why I was driven to you…"

Then we both spoke at the same moment…

"I love you."