A/N) i have returned with part three! There's gonna be some texting in this one, so words in italics are from Hazel, and words in bold are from Dex. And there's a pretty big time skip. Sorry :( and answers to reviews are at the bottom!

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Someone (No one part 3)

Yesterday was fun. Thx.

No problem. I mean, technically, u were the one who came up with the idea, so . . .

Yeah, but it wouldve been pointless if u werent there.

Hey, you know what tomorrow is?

?

Wow. I'm hurt.

No no no! Wait! I know!

Well?

It's our one-year anniversary, isnt it? For dating, i mean.

Yup. Glad u remembered.

Does this mean i finally get to meet ur parents?

Uh . . . it's not a good time for them. I mean, they know about u, so theyre ok with it.

…

Hazel?

I'm gonna call you, okay?

Ok.

I made sure the bathroom door was locked. I was at Havenfield with the rest of my friends when Hazel texted me, and i couldn't pass up an opportunity to talk to her. She . . . well, i . . .

Ugh, she's my girlfriend, okay?

I know, i know. She's a human, but . . . there's just something about her. I could still remember our first kiss.

It had been two weeks since we officially started calling our hang-outs dates. We were strolling around in Love Park-yes that's a real park, look it up-and it was pretty much a perfect day. Hazel slipped her soft hand into mine and i twined our fingers together. She started to gently swing them back and forth as we talked. We knew each other fairly well, by then. Well, i knew her. Almost everything i told her was a lie simply based on truth. It hurt me every time when i lid to her, so i got her to do most of the talking. I found out about how she was an only child with a drunkard of a mother and how her father had left her when she was only three. She found out when she was eight that he had died. She pulled most of the weight around the house, since her mother's alcoholic problem prevented her from getting a job. She didn't have any other family to turn to, and for years she wondered why. And then she found out she had been adopted. Apparently, her parents hadn't been nearly as bad of people as they now were when they adopted her, but that quickly changed after her dad left. Hazel told me that she was gonna move out as soon as she turned eighteen, which was only four years away. She would get a job when she was sixteen, and start saving up enough money to buy an apartment by the time of her eighteenth birthday.

Humans could be so horrible sometimes. I hated the fact that someone as sweet and amazing as Hazel had to live among them. Maybe . . .

"Dex?"

She brought me back from my plans. "Yeah?" i looked around at where we were, seeing the Love monument a few yards away.

"I don't really know how to say this," she began, which scared me. Was she breaking up with me already? Figures. She looked around quickly before she glanced back up at me, quickly placing a hand on my shoulder and standing on her toes, kissing my cheek. My eyes widened in surprise as she looked down and nervously bit her lower lip. Did she just . . . ? And was i about to . . . ? Before i could stop myself, i leaned down and cupped her face in my free hand, pressing my lips against hers. At first, i was a little scared that it might turn out a horribly as my first kiss with Sophie, or that she might pull away. But she actually wrapped her arm around my neck and kissed me deeper, my arm moving around her waist. It felt like it went on for much longer than it actually did, and this time, that was a good thing. Her lips were soft and plump and fit right into mine like they belonged there, and i was actually believing that they did.

And, as i look back at that memory, i still do.

My phone buzzed in my hand, and an adorable picture of Hazel showed up behind her phone number. I answered the call, holding the phone up to my ear.

"Hey, is everything okay?" i asked.

"Dex! You won't believe this!" She said over the phone excitedly, melting my worry away. "It changed! Babe, it changed!"

"What changed?" Can i just say that i love it when she calls me Babe?

"The law! In Philadelphia! I don't have to wait until i'm eighteen anymore to move out! All i need is to be at least sixteen with a stable job, and when Trix heard about it, she said that i could crash at her place-as long as i hold up my end of the rent, of course. I mean, we'd be splitting the bills as evenly as possible-and i could start saving money-and finally get an apartment for myself-and then you could come over whenever you wanted to! Now that it's summer break for school, i've got plenty of time to find a job before my sixteenth birthday-even though it's in a month-but still!-"

"Whoa, whoa, Babe, calm down." See? I can call her that too. "You're talking so fast I'm surprised your lips haven't flown off yet."

I could practically hear the smirk in her voice. "Now now, we couldn't have that, now could we? Because if i didn't have lips, then what would you kiss every time you saw me?"

"Your forehead, cheeks, neck, hands-do you want me to keep going?"

"Oh, shut up, you damn know-it-all." She laughed, and the sound still made my heart melt a little even over the phone. "But, anyway, don't you see how amazing this is? I can finally get out of that horrible house and live with my best friend! And then when i get my own place, you can visit as much as you want! Isn't it awesome?"

"Yeah, it is. I'm so happy for you." Then an idea popped into my head. "You know what? We should celebrate. Same night as our anniversary, so we could double-celebrate. What do you say?"

"Of course! That would be awesome! Where should we-"

"Nope. It's a surprise. But wear something nice, if you want to, that is. Because you always look nice, ya know?"

She giggled. "Yeah yeah, sure. What'dya want, a dress?"

"I mean, if you want to . . ." i laughed when she sighed. "Fine, fine, wear whatever you want. I'll love it either way."

"Thanks, Babe," she told me. "So, did you wanna meet someplace, or . . . ?"

"Wait for me at the monument in Love park at, uh . . . 8:00 P.M. I'll take it from there," i told her.

"Okay. Got it. Listen, i gotta get going. Jobs can't apply for themselves!"

"That's my girl," i told her.

"Bye," she laughed. "Love you."

"Love you too. See you tomorrow." And then we hung up. I couldn't help but sigh. But in a good way. No way was i about to admit to sighing dreamily, for goodness' sake. But, she just always had a way of getting to me, ya know?

Someone knocked on the door.

"Dex?" Sophie's voice called, muffled. "Are you okay?"

I jumped to my feet. Opening the door, i said, "Oh, yeah, I'm okay. Thanks, Soph." I ruffled her blonde hair.

"Hey, cut it out!" She laughed. And that's how i went back to elf Dex instead of human Dex.

…

I fiddled with the skirt of my short-and simple-black dress. I had put on combat boots that had what i guess counted as heels. A silver watch was set around my wrist and earrings to match. Trixie had done something to my wavy red hair that made it look like i had a hairband of a braid and the rest of my hair falling down my back. The only thing i had managed to get out of was having Trix do my makeup. No way was i about to put that stuff on my face. Aside from lip gloss and mascara. Trixie said i looked amazing and that Dex would fall head over heels when he saw me. I wasn't too sure, but, like i told Trix, what do i know? I pulled out my phone from the pocket in the skirt of the dress.

7:59.

8:00.

I looked up at the monument, wondering what was the purpose of having a giant letters spelling out L-O-V-E in big red letters. I mean, i guess that's why it was called Love Park.

"Whoa," i heard a familiar voice breathe behind me. I felt my cheeks warm as i turned around and saw Dex, who looked as cute and handsome as ever, standing behind me, his periwinkle eyes trailing up and down my body.

"Yeah, i know. The top is a little more fitted than i would have liked," i said, looking down at the neckline that swooped down into a sweetheart shape. The top hugged my chest and back, but at least the skirt was looser. "Courtesy of Trixie," i added.

"Well, next time i see Trixie," Dex began, coming closer, "remind me to thank her. Although, the only reason this dress looks any good is because you're the one wearing it."

"Yuh huh, sure." i said, a smile tugging at my lips, which he had quickly pressed his against before saying, "It's true, ya know." I mumbled a half-hearted agreement as i pulled him back down towards me, kissing him again-much longer this time. In between kisses, i added, "I forgot to say: Happy Anniversary."

"That's right," he agreed, pulling bac completely. "I have something planned." i raised an eyebrow and was about to ask what it was, but he cut me off. "Nope. It's a surprise, remember?" He took something out of his pocket that looked like a piece of cloth.

"Are you going to blindfold me?" i asked, crossing my arms over my chest.

He laughed. "Don't you trust me?"

"Well, yeah, of course i do. But . . . Oh, fine," i said when he gave me puppy dog eyes. Just when i thought he couldn't get any cuter, goddamnit. He smiled and moved behind me, being careful as he covered my eyes with the black cloth and tied it securely behind my head. When he was finished, he brought his hands down to my shoulders, which sent tingles everywhere for some strange reason. It was probably because i couldn't see him. I felt his breath on my cheeks when he said, "you really are beautiful." I had only a general idea of where his lips were, yet, somehow, i managed to lock right onto them with ease, my fingers curling around his face and brushing through his hair as his hands moved down my arms. He always knew how to get me to . . . i dunno, do stuff? It was hard to explain.

I felt the warmth of his mouth leave mine as he pulled back. "Let's get going," i heard him say. He took my hand in his, and i just . . . well, i trusted him.

…

This could go one of two ways: Wonderfully, or horribly. I mean, i was technically bringing her into Lost City territory, and it was against the law to bring a human into the Lost Cities. But i wanted this to be special for her. So if anything happened, i would take all the blame. I managed to light leap her to Moonglade-and yes, i know how dangerous it was to light leap with a human, but i put on my old nexus and wrapped all my concentration around her, so she was safe. And i knew that no one else would be here. No one ever comes here, unless you count the time that Sophie and i came to bottle starlight when we were kids. I wanted to come here because whenever it got dark in Phili, i could barely see any stars at all, so i wanted to give Hazel the chance to see them. I had a feeling she would really like them.

"Whoa, what was that?" she asked after we glittered onto the soft grass. I looked up, smiling when i saw the billions of stars visible in the midnight sky. It was a few hours later here than in Phili, another advantage to this secret relationship. Everyone else would be asleep by now.

"That's for me to know and for you to never find out," i teased, releasing her hand and moving behind her to undo the blindfold. When i leaned down, the sweet and cinnamon-like smell coming off of her filled my nose. It was probably my most favorite scent in the world. I carefully untied the blindfold and let it loosen before taking it away completely. "Keep your eyes closed," i reminded her.

"Oh, come on," she pouted, crossing her arms.

"I promise it's worth it." Something about the way i said it must have relaxed her a bit. I took her hand again and led her a few steps to the right before taking her shoulders and standing behind her again, the blindfold in my pocket. I reached underneath her chin and tilted her head up a bit before whispering, "Now you can open them." My hand slid down her neck and my arms wrapped around her from behind as i heard her gasp quietly. I brought my head down and pressed my lips against the skin of her neck, inhaling the sweet aroma as her hands went over mine.

"Dex," she breathed. "It's . . . oh my God, this is . . . no words. That's how amazing this is."

"You like it?" i mumbled against her skin.

"No. i love it. And you know what else?" She turned a bit to look at me as she brought her hand up around my neck. "I love you."

(I just cringed. Cheesy alert. Sorry, i just ruined the moment, didn't i?)

"I love you, too," i told her quietly, turning her around the rest of the way and kissing her lips. She kissed me back and stood on her toes, making it deeper, and we were soon lost in each other, not noticing the flashes of light that appeared around us until it was too late.

Like i said, this could go one of two ways: Wonderfully, or horribly. And right now? It was horrible.

"Dex? Who is that?" Sophie was the first to ask. She was with, well . . . everyone. Had they been on to me?

"I, uh . . ."

"Babe, where did they come from?" Hazel asked, tightening her grip on my hands. The one time that i didn't like when she called me Babe.

"Babe?" Sophie asked incredulously. "Dex, who is she?" She was a bit more commanding this time.

"Alright, i can explain," i said, mostly to Sophie, but partially to Hazel as well.

"You'd better," Keefe interrupted. I shot him a glare.

Suddenly, Hazel released her grip on my hand and backed away from me. "Dex? Why can't i understand what you guys are saying?"

"It's gonna be okay," i told her in English. "I promise. Just . . . i need you to trust me."

She hesitated before nodding. I turned back to the others, noticing some of my family among my friends. Mom, Dad, Grady, Edaline. Luckily, though, not the triplets. I had no idea what to tell them. I mean, and elf dating a human? No way in the world that could work out! But . . . my parents were a bad match, so they should understand, right? And my friends-and Alden and Della, who were there as well-would get it too. Especially Sophie, who grew up around humans. I looked back at Hazel, confusion and slight fear filling the bright green eyes that i loved so much. I had to do this. For her. And if they didn't accept her, then they wouldn't accept me.

"This is Hazel," i said, reaching my hand out to her for her to take. After slight hesitation and a glance at the others, she took it, coming closer to me. Glad that she still trusted me, I wrapped a protective arm around her before adding, "And she's my girlfriend." Short gasps rang throughout the group.

"Why didn't you tell us?" my mom asked me. There was hurt in her eyes, as if i had betrayed her. Now you know how it feels, Mom.

"I've never seen her around Foxfire before," Keefe added.

"Yeah, she looks like she would be in our level, right?" Biana agreed.

"She . . . doesn't go to Foxfire," i said slowly.

"Was she banished?" Tam asked.

"Did she go to Exillium?" Linh jumped in.

"And, wait," Sophie said. She squinted, as if she was trying to get a closer look at Hazel. "Are her eyes . . . green?"

I nodded, which earned more gasps and a load of questions. But i didn't bother with them, because i soon said, "None of you know her."

"Actually, i think we do," Fitz cut in, referring to our group of friends. "Isn't she the girl from . . ." his voice trailed off as he glanced at the adults present. "Uh, that city?" Nice save, man.

I couldn't stall any longer. "She's human."

Ever hear of blood-curdling screams? Well, this was what you would call blood-curdling silence. And their stares . . . boy, did they send shivers down my spine. Yikes. But, none of that mattered. All that i cared about right now was Hazel and keeping her with me.

Then, all at once, their voices erupted in to loud shouts of questions and demands for explanations, and i just stood there, taking it all and holding on to Hazel, whispering to the frightened girl that everything would be okay. And i hoped that it would be. I really, really did.

"Son," my dad's calmer voice cut over the others. "Having a human in the Lost Cities is illegal, as is an elf in the Forbidden Cities."

"Sophie was able to bring Amy, and now she visits her, too!" i argued.

"I think we're all missing the major point here," Keefe cut in. "Our little Dexie poo has a girlfriend!"

"Who's human," Biana added with an eyeroll when he didn't.

"Dex, what were you thinking?" Fitz asked.

"I was thinking about how much i actually love her," i responded, pulling her closer against me. "Why can't we just leave it alone?"

"Because she's human!" My dad said.

"Dex, humans are so different from us," my mother added in a gentler voice. "You know about their short life-spans. Her body will change and grow much older while you're still young. You contrast on so many different levels . . ."

"I already made an elixir for that," i told her quietly. When i heard a few gasps, i continued. "Yeah, i did. I figured out a way to make a human live like an elf. She would drink it every day like we do with our Youth, and there's another one i made that will help her be as smart as we are-compared to humans. But, she's already smart. And beautiful. She's not like other humans. She's . . . gah, can't you just trust my judgment on this one?"

No one answered, and i couldn't tell if that was a good thing, or a bad thing.

"Dex?" Hazel whispered, looking up at me with her big, beautiful eyes. "Please. What's going on?"

"I'll tell you in a second, i just . . ." i glanced up at Alden, an idea forming. "Alden, can you do what you did to Sophie human family and make Hazel understand the Enlightened Language? Things would be so much easier if she could," i added when he hesitated. Della was the one who convinced him to go.

"Who's he?" Hazel asked as Alden approached.

"A friend," i told her. "He's going to do something to help you understand a little better, okay?" She didn't say anything. "Please, Hazel, trust me."

"I've been doing that a lot, lately," she deadpanned. I gave her a half-smile.

"Please?"

…

"Okay," i sighed. "But you owe me. Big time."

He laughed, which showed his two perfect, adorable dimples, helping me relax a bit. "Okay, whatever you want."

I nodded, trying to remain serious, but whenever he smiled, it made me smile too. "Good." Then i glanced at the unusually handsome man walking towards me. He stopped a few feet away from me, glancing at Dex. Dex said something to him that i couldn't understand, and then the man looked at me again, nodding. Dex released me and turned me towards him.

"Okay, what he's gonna do might seem a little weird at first," he began, which did not make me feel any better. "But, i promise, he's not gonna hurt you. His name is Alden. He's like a second father to me." That helped. A little. Not much. Especially when he reached up for my forehead. I tried to not flinch, remembering to trust Dex as the man's fingers pressed against my temples. I closed my eyes to try to calm my racing heart, to try to remain calm. I gripped Dex's hand, bracing for something awful to happen to me. But all i felt was a small click in my brain, and flooding warmth, making me feel all fuzzy and tingly inside. It was like . . . i had been incomplete before, and now i was. It was weird. Really weird. But . . . i liked weird. Why else do you think i loved Dex so much?

"Hazel?" i heard Dex's voice ask. "Can you understand what i'm saying?"

I opened my eyes, the man's fingers off my temples as he-and everyone else, for that matter-stared at me. I turned around to Dex, a smirk on my face.

"Of course i can understand you, idiot. Why wouldn't I?"

His face relaxed and he smiled as he sighed, his hug surprising me as he said, "It worked!"

"What are you talking about?" Something about the words flowing out of my mouth-and his-felt weird. I pulled away from him and looked around at the others. "Are you gonna tell me what's going on . . . ?" My voice trailed off as i recognized a few of the faces. "Wait a minute."

"So, you are that girl, aren't you?" the blonde girl asked quietly. The blond boy beside her smirked.

"Yeah, the one who totally beat up those three jerks?" he added.

"Uh . . ."

"Not helping, guys," Dex said. Then he sighed. "We're too far in by now. We should just tell her. Everything."

"Or we could just do a memory wipe," the boy with the teal eyes suggested.

"Uh, why do i not like the sound of that?" i pointed out.

"No way are we doing a memory wipe!" Dex defended. "You can't just take away memories like the ones we made. It's not right."

"Aw, our little Dexie poo is in love," the blond boy teased.

"With. A. Human!" the girl with teal eyes added, glaring at me.

"Wait, what do you mean human?" i asked, looking back at Dex. "What is she talking about?"

"Guys, Dex is right," the blond girl said. "We should just . . . come clean."

"Are you being serious?" A boy with jagged, silver-tipped bangs asked her. A girl who looked like his twin stood beside him, staring at me in . . . fear? Awe?

The blond girl nodded. "I think . . . i think Dex really does like her. We should give them a chance. Come on, let's go back to Havenfield."

Dex let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks, Sophie," he told her.

"Don't thank me yet," she told him, coming up and taking his hand. As she offered me her other one, she added, "Because this might be the last time you see her."

A/N) Boy, was that long! Whew. And that's why i'm making this a four-shot. I might as well just make it its own story! Goodness. Happy Flashback Release Day, everyone! I hope you all liked this story. I, sadly, have not gotten my book yet! It was preordered, so i have no idea when it's gonna get here. And, all my questions from my last post-the one before the announcement, that is-have been answered!

Thank you Axel and Guest (i wish i knew your real name, because there are so many others who go by Guest, but you know who you are!) for telling me what AU stands for! Like i said in the Announcement, i found out about Keefe's Short Story (i hope you all found it) and another fellow writer (BuddingWriter101) informed me of the preordering process. So, thank you!

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