Flora and Helia walked outside and sat on a small bench outside of the courtroom. They sat in silence as they stared out across the street, watching the cars drive by.

"Looks like that monster is going away for good." Helia ran a nervous hand through his hair.

"Thanks to you." Flora replied as she swung her legs back and forth under the bench, looking down at the cracked concrete.

"He is the one who did what he did, no need to thank me."

"Either way," Flora turned to face Helia, "thank you. I don't deserve it."

"Stop being so hard on yourself. I am finding it to be quite annoying. Not as annoying as you've been the past month." Helia scoffed.

Flora bent her head once more. "I'm sorry."

"Flora," Helia grabbed Flora's hands on an impulse, "I did what I had to do and not because of an obligation to do the right thing or that I felt sorry for you because at this point I was angry and upset. I did it because I still deeply care for you, Flora."

"Helia, I..."

"It doesn't matter what you say at this moment, I know how you feel about me." Helia dropped Flora's hands.

"I suppose it doesn't but I want to say that I am truly sorry for how I have acted this past month. I have been selfish and unkind. I know that you had my best interests at heart and I pushed you and everyone else away in some form or another. I was not myself, but it was still me doing those awful things. I trusted someone that I barely knew because I thought that he had my best interests at heart but it turns out that I was only being used for career points. But then again, I wasn't any better. I used him to get over the attack and to get over you. I knew I had fucked up and I honestly don't deserve and an ounce of kindness from you." Flora rambled.

"You're right, you don't deserve my kindness." Helia replied coldly and Flora sighed, "but I can't do that."

"You do whatever you see fit and I will accept it." Flora straightened up and tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear.

Helia inhaled and pinched the bridge of his nose. Surprising Flora, Helia began to laugh.

"What?" Flora asked looking at Helia.

"I just don't believe it," Helia ran his hands through his hair and looked up to the sky, "after everything that has happened, I should hate you." Helia stood up and placed his hands on his hips. Flora looked up, a tear escaping her left eye.

"But the thing is that I have loved you for years and I still love you. I love everything about you, even when you have been a pain in my ass and pushed me away. Some nights I wanted to run to your door and...God, I don't know what I would have done. Seeing you with Victor made me want to pull my hair out or better yet, pluck out my eyeballs. I should fucking hate you but I don't."

Flora looked up at Helia in silence as Helia stared down at her, his face holding a faint tinge of red.

"I...I don't know what I should do. I haven't known what to do for months. I thought I did but obviously, well, you know." Flora crossed her arms as she stood up.

"I don't know what to do either." Helia replied.

"Well both of us can't be clueless." Flora gave a light chuckle.

"Who said anything about the 'both of us'?" Helia sneered.

"I...I just...I wasn't thinking." Flora sighed.

Helia once again started to laugh but that wasn't what surprised Flora. Helia breathed out and took a step towards Flora, cupping her cheeks and bringing his lips down to hers. Flora melted into the kiss, after the initial shock wore out.

Pulling away, Flora panted, "I don't understand."

"I don't either." Helia replied as he placed his forehead onto Flora's. "But what I do understand is that I love you."

"I love you too."

Helia pulled Flora close and once again, placed his lips onto Flora's. Flora wrapped her arms around Helia's neck and pulled him as close as she could. She never wanted to let go of him, she never wanted to be apart from him again. He was her best friend and the one that she loved. She was sure of it now that nothing could ever make her stop loving him. And Helia felt the same. Nothing would ever make him stop loving Flora.

"Ahem" Helia and Flora were interrupted by a voice that she never wanted to hear again.

"I hope I am not interrupting your...display," Flora and Helia turned to see Victor standing at the door, "they are ready...for us." Victor announced as he eyed Helia up and down.

"Are you ready?" Helia asked Flora.

"I am." Helia bent his head and gave Flora a tender kiss on the forehead before placing one on her lips.

"God, would you hurry up?" Victor asked as he slapped his hand onto his leg in aggravation.

"I guess I better get going." Flora smiled to Helia.

Flora walked back into the courthouse, Helia following close behind, both glaring at Victor on the way in.

When inside, Flora went to the prosecution table and sat down next to Victor. She turned to see her friends walk inside and Helia sitting at the back of the courtroom, the same place that he was in before. However, instead of a dark and serious look that was on his face in the morning, it was replaced by one of warmth and caring. Flora felt her heart flutter, but for the right reason.

"All rise," the bailiff announced and the people in the courtroom stood up, "the Honorable Judge Waters presiding."

"You may all be seated."

Everyone took their seats and Flora released a large breath of air. The world seemed to stop as the head juror stood up to read out the verdict. Flora felt as though she went deaf because she could not hear anything. It wasn't until she felt a hand on her shoulder that she was brought back to reality.

"Congratulations, Flora." Victor gave a small smile as he rubbed her shoulder tentatively.

Flora blinked rapidly before she turned to give a small smile towards Victor. "Thank you." She shook his hand before standing up and turning to face her friends.

"You did it, Flora! He is going away for good!" Stella exclaimed.

"It's just the verdict, he will come back for sentencing next month." Brandon corrected whilst walking up to the girls with the rest of the guys.

"Either way, he is guilty and will have to face the music. And I hope that it is awful music." Stella stuck out her tongue towards Brandon.

"I just want to say thank you to all of you. For being with me when I haven't been the best person recently." Flora timidly said to her friends.

"Flora, we would do anything for you, you are our best friend. Plus, you have nothing to apologize for anything after what has happened. But, if you'd like to, you can buy the first round of shots at the bar tonight." Riven chimed in.

"You've got it." Flora gave a thumbs up towards Riven earning her a fist bump in the air of triumph from Riven.

"Congratulations, Flora." Helia smiled.

"It's not over yet." Flora replied.

"Why is that? He is guilty, he won't ever bother you again." Helia questioned as he walked towards Flora.

"But he will. I will have to live with what he did to me my entire life." Flora sighed.

"But now you will have me by your side every step of the way, no matter what." Helia said as he grabbed Flora's hand.

"You will have all of us." Bloom smiled as she looked at Flora.

"Thanks, guys." Flora looked up and smiled, "Now let's go get those drinks."

Sorry that I have not updated in forever but I have been busy and I am going through some personal stuff. I am going to end the story here BUT I am thinking about doing a sequel to this story. What do you all think? Let me know!