"….Castiel."

This was what I wanted; I knew it was. The first boy, no, the first anyone I ever talked to at this school was Castiel, whether he knew it or not. My first day at Sweet Amoris High. My first moments. That was when I met him.

He was the first person to ever talk to me (and not to mention, in that "conversation", came up with his infamous nickname for me... .). Ever since then, somehow, our relationship only grew stronger, and before we knew it, we were in love.

And all it took was a clueless girl who asked a bad boy for directions.

"Slimmy..."

Castiel walked up to me and yanked me into his arms, pulling me as close to him as possible.

"I knew you would choose me...I love you so much, baby..."

"I love you too...so much..."

"...I knew it...I KNEW IT!"

All of a sudden, Nathaniel exploded. Castiel and I just stood there and stared; it was so unlike him...

"I KNEW I shouldn't have let you near him! I KNEW I shouldn't have let HIM near YOU! But no! I just stood there like an idiot and watched him drag you away from me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!"

"LIAR!"

Castiel threw his fist at Nathaniel, punching him right in the face! ….Hard.

Nathaniel was immediately knocked to the ground.

"YOU'RE the one trying to take Slim away from ME!"

He kicked him hard in the ribs, making Nathaniel scream in pain.

"Castiel, stop!"

I couldn't let this go on; I mean, of course Castiel was right, but NO ONE should be getting hurt! Not to mention that Nathaniel was still weak in the ribs because of Lysander!

I desperately grabbed Castiel's arm, trying to pull him away. Thankfully, even though I couldn't budge him, he listened and left Nathaniel alone.

"I hope you learned your lesson!"

As he took a moment to calm down, I turned to look at Lysander, who hasn't said anything since before I made my decision. He was just staring at the trees, mumbling to himself. I could tell he was distracted by something...

*Maybe he knew...* I thought to myself. *Maybe he knew I would choose Castiel...and was just waiting until I said it.*

And then, suddenly, he just walked away.

*What...?*

I never expected Lysander, of all people to just leave like that...

"Hey..." Castiel put his hand on my shoulder, turning me to face him.

"...Let's go home, Slim..."

"...What?"

"Home, Slim. With me."

I couldn't help but blush. I just now remembered that Castiel said he wanted me to live with him when all of this was over.

"...Oh...um...are you sure-?"

"I don't want you living by yourself, Slim..."

He leaned in closer...

"I need you with me..."

….and he kissed me.

I swear, that was the sweetest thing that boy had ever said to me. And that kiss, well...he made it impossible not to say "yes."

(Probably on purpose. XD)

Once the kiss was over, I wanted to say goodbye to Nathaniel before I left, but...

"He's gone..."

"Good. Now let's go."

"Okay..."

And so, Castiel and I walked home. To our home.

It was a shame that Nathaniel left before I got the chance to say goodbye to him, but I couldn't blame him for wanting to leave...especially now that he knew that Castiel and I would be living together...

To be honest, I felt a little sad. I didn't really want to leave Nathaniel and Lysander behind, and I never wanted to hurt them...but I had to make a decision.

And I did.

*Goodbye Nathaniel...Goodbye Lysander...

...I hope you can find happiness...someday...*

Three Days Later...

It had been three days since Castiel and I moved in together. Everything was going great so far; after all, after living most of our lives alone, both of us finally had someone to come home to (other than a dog, of course), and we couldn't be happier.

Other than that, everything was pretty much the same. We would go to school (or at least I would; Castiel would always just stay by his tree in the courtyard :P), hang out together afterwards, and then go back home.

Of course, I still saw Nathaniel and Lysander a lot at school. But now, something about them was different. Every time I saw Nathaniel, I noticed that he was always talking to Melody, and Lysander...well...I've noticed that he was spending a lot more time with Rosalya than before. But whether or not he was going after his brother's girlfriend was none of my business; he can do whatever he wants.

*Typical Lysander...going after what's not his...XD*

Today was just another day; nothing special. After school was over, Castiel told me that he had something to take care of and that he'd be home later. I trusted him enough to go out by himself; I knew he wouldn't go and do something stupid after trying so hard to get me to be with him; so I went home alone.

Considering I had so much homework to do, I decided to go ahead and start on that. After all, Castiel wasn't here and I had nothing better to do. So, I pulled out the pile of homework assignments my teachers had given me that day and started working on them...

It wasn't long before Castiel came home...

"Slimmy, I'm home!"

Oh yeah. Did I mention that Castiel is calling me "Slimmy" now?

*Seriously, this boy is gonna be the death of me. T_T*

Nevertheless, I took a break from my homework to go and see him.

"Hi, Castiel."

Castiel pulled me close and kissed the top of my head.

"Hey, Slimmy."

"So, what did you have to do?"

He just grinned at me.

"Funny you should ask..."

He pulled out a small jewelry box from behind his back and opened it.

What I saw was...

"Marry me, Slim."

"..."

I froze. I just...I didn't know what to say...I mean, it had only been three days since I decided to be his girlfriend! I knew Castiel was one to rush things, but this...

"What's wrong?"

Castiel held my face with his hand.

"Don't you want to marry me?"

"Wha-No! That's not it!"

He leaned in closer, grinning at me.

"Then why not? Why, Slimmy?"

Now I saw what he was doing.

*Ohhh no. Not again. JUST because you got away with that LAST time does NOT mean you're gonna get away with it THIS time! .*

I quickly backed away from him.

"Because! It's only been three days since I agreed to be your girlfriend! Not to mention, that we're still just kids! I mean, just moving in with you was too much! And now marriage?! We're not even old enough to GET married!"

Castiel just sighed.

"I know, Slim, and I'm sorry..."

He walked over to me and pulled me close to him again.

"...but I love you. And I want you to be my wife."

He leaned in to kiss me, and I tried backing away again, but this time, he wasn't letting go.

…..For two hours...(T_T)

Needless to say, he got me to say "yes.".

As the end of the year drew near, I couldn't help but think about everything that had happened that year. I went to a new school (again...), got into a chaotic love-square, and got engaged.

(Still couldn't believe it only took me a year to get engaged. .")

That year put me through the worst time I'd had for years; not only having to deal with school and living on my own, but also the love of three boys who I'd only just met...but thinking about it, it was also probably one of the best years of my life. I got the chance to make some friends for once, and even though I spent the year dealing with THREE boys, I finally ended up with just ONE...one that I love so much...

Thinking about everything that had happened that year, all the good AND bad, it was undeniable. That year was and always will be...

…...My Favorite Song.