Chapter Twenty-Four:
Gravity Part Two
Okay…stay calm. I've dealt with an angry vampire before…
"Enlighten me with your oh so important reason for a rouge trip that no one knew about." Damon said with gritted teeth.
What was I supposed to say? I can't tell him the real reason…not right now. Hey Damon, I took off because you are a major distraction from the life I thought I wanted….yeah…that would go really well.
"This trip was an offer from my dance teacher…it's a great opportunity." I muttered, no longer having the courage to look him in the eyes.
His long fingers gripped my chin and forced me to stare up at him. His eyes scanned over my face long and hard.
"Try that again."
Why did he have to be so persistent? Why couldn't he just let this go and be happy with that explanation…oh wait…because I ran off and didn't bother to answer a single phone call. Please tell me why this was such a great idea again?
"Can you just accept that answer for now?" I pleaded, taking his hands in my own.
He scoffed with a roll of his eyes.
"You have no room for that."
"I just needed to get away. Elena's shut off her emotions and I chose a healthy road trip!" I snapped back.
His sharp narrowed eyes stood strong for a moment before a thousand thoughts processed over them and they softened ever so slightly.
"So why not just say that to begin with?"
I couldn't take it anymore. I can't look him in the eyes. Shaking out of his grasp, I crossed my arms and turned away from him.
"I can't say right now." I murmured.
I feel something for Damon and I know he feels something for me but what he said on the island was an awful truth. I'm human. Every day I get older. One day I'll day and he will continue to be this handsome mass of youth.
Don't make any decisions yet. Just live your life…that's what mom said. Maybe there was a way I could do that with Damon…
"Why does it even matter, Damon?"
"You're not wearing your bracelet." Very subtle subject change…
Oh! I had taken it off when I changed…it would have gotten in the way during the rehearsals.
"And?" I turned to face him with narrowed eyes.
"That just basically means I could get you to be more honest." He shrugged the dark look on his features gone.
And Bi-polar Damon had decided to grace me with his presence today. Okay…I could deal with this.
"We both know you won't do that." I smiled softly.
"Which is why I'm going to offer you a deal…an idea based off your little embargo plan." Damon started, taking long strides to the door. "Eight hours…free fun in New York City. I don't ask why you took off and you don't ask why it matters to me." He explained.
This was wrong…only because it made me excited. A get a way distraction with the vampire I was falling for. Pretend that everything was okay and neither of us had any issues to sort through…so then what would happen once the eight hours were up? All the truth would have to come out I guess...
"By the way….after your little run off…I'm not giving you the option to say no."
His face was so serious but I did notice the twitch in his lips that was itching towards a smile…so I laughed. I really laughed. How much easier would this had been if I had just done this before I left Mystic Falls.
"But…you're changing before we leave."
Damon tilted his head to the side and heat rushed to my cheeks. It was no secret that some dance costumes were skimpier than others…the blue dress I was in was no exception.
"As much as I'm enjoying the view…" He smirked. "…Don't need anyone else doing that."
I rolled my eyes and was ready with a witty comment back but the door handle jiggled open with Brody on the other side.
"Hey Aria they need me…..everything okay here?" His eyes scanned both Damon and I.
On the way to New York I had basically spilled everything that had happened since I came to Mystic Falls and that everything meant the feelings that I had for the vampire in the room. I didn't have to say how I felt about him actually, Brody just knew me well enough to know. He had teased me about being in denial for a long while.
"Everything's fine. What's going on?" I forced a smile to my face while I watched Damon's face change to annoyed rather quickly.
"Some of the students here are a little lost so they're asking for us to stay and help a bit longer…"His voice trailed off.
"Sorry, she can't." Damon smirked but his eyes were sharp.
Shooting him a glare, I took a few steps closer to my long time friend. I understand that Damon had come all this way and I had worried a lot of people but it wasn't his place to be saying what I can and can't do. Brody gave me a small smile upon seeing the look on my face and nodded.
"Hey, I can handle it. Why don't you go have some fun?" He winked.
"I just need to change." I said before mouthing a 'thank you' to him. "So…get out." I ushered both men.
"Please, that's a nun's outfit compared to some of the other things." Brody laughed when Damon physically stiffened for a moment.
"Just get out so I can change!" My voice was slightly a higher pitch than normal.
"I can help with that-"
"Out!"
Eight hours…it's 4:55 now….okay….eight hours….I can do this.
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"Seriously, I get it. You are all mad at me." I pouted.
Once Damon had dragged me out into the busy street, he had surprised me with Stefan and Elena waiting outside. For the past fifteen minutes I have listened to him and Caroline who was on the phone in Stefan's hands, and even Elena…although her reasons were more selfish than everyone else's.
"Mad? Livid Aria! I was worried that your Cearess thing killed you so I sent Stefan and Elena with Damon leaving me with Klaus…again leaving me with Klaus!" She exaggerated with much distaste. "To take care of Silas and the third massacre."
I stopped in my tracks when Caroline's words crashed down on me. Stefan took the blonde vampire off speaker and held the phone to his ear…don't try and spare my feelings Stefan…I obviously didn't consider all of yours.
"I'm sorry." I said truthfully.
"Hey! Embargo, remember?" Damon smirked.
"But still, Silas is going to try and get Bonnie to complete the triangle and all of you are here in New York. Caroline could use all the help she can get! We can't exactly trust Klaus!"
Elena was off gazing into the many stores with adventure in her eyes while Stefan, who was now off the phone, Damon and I discussed the important issue at hand.
"This trip isn't all that worthless. We have a lead to the cure here." Damon explained with a shrug.
I stared at him sharply as Stefan shook his head back and forth in a disapproving manor. Not completely worthless?
"I'm bored and I'm hungry….I'll meet up with you later." Elena called with a smirk on her face.
"I'm coming with you." I muttered, following the emotionless vampire down the streets and away from the Salvatore brothers.
"Very smooth, brother." I heard Stefan comment before Elena and I turned the corner.
"I am mad at you too by the way." Elena spoke as she dragged me into a hair dresser salon.
"Yeah I got that." I replied, wondering why she wanted to be here.
"You took off to New York City without me…I thought we were supposed to be friends." She grinned.
Our friendship didn't matter to her right now. No, she wanted me to being her with me so she could be free to be a off the rails vampire in a bustling city where everyone was too busy to notice a few dead people.
"So friend….why are we here?" I gestured to the large salon.
"I want a change." She answered simply, waltzing up to the reception counter only to compel the girl into giving her a free service.
My eyes bugged out of my eyes. I would have to accept this new Elena for now. She didn't care about anyone else. All that mattered was herself.
"Aria, why don't you do something different? It's on the house!" She grinned, sitting herself in a chair so the woman could begin her work.
"Thanks but I don't need to use people to be happy." I winked.
"Aw, was that supposed to hurt my feelings?"
I couldn't help but laugh. Maybe this was something she needed. Treat her normally…let's just pretend that we are two normal girls searching for a good time in one of the greatest cities on earth.
If anyone had ever told me this is where I would be once I moved to Mystic Falls I would have laughed in their faces…so much has happened….I wasn't even the same person anymore…not really…I didn't even look the same…Now that I was actually looking at myself I could see that.
I had always had a strong body since I had done dance since I could walk…but all the training with Stefan made my upper body more toned…my cheek bones seemed a little higher…must be because of the aging…my eyes a darker shade of brown…and my hair…the brown, red tint color I had received from my mother's side of the family…but when it grew out long enough it would blonde out on the ends…something from the father I had never met.
A small smile came to my lips as I continued to observe myself. Everything I thought was going to happen with my life has turned into a polar opposite that I never expected…my mom always thought that I would end up marrying Brody and we would enjoy a long career together…at some point I think I thought the same…but the life I am in now…I love it…I even care for this heartless vampire who is barking orders at her hair dresser.
Laughing, I sat down in the chair next to her so I could watch the stylist finish off. Elena had decided on more layers, bangs and a subtle color strip of red.
"Very hot." I commented with a grin.
"I know." She said with no shame while she played with her new hairstyle. "You sure you don't want to do anything? We can really play with this blonde." Elena commented like I was some Barbie doll she could style as she pulled on the ends of my hair softly.
"I'm fine." I rolled my eyes, pulling my hair from her grasp.
"Hmm…what would do with her hair?" Elena turned to her compelled stylist.
"Elena! No!"
"Aria! Yes." She smiled mischievously. "I could always compel you to be more cooperative." She threatened in a sing song voice.
"You wouldn't." I gasped but the smug look on her face told me otherwise. Of course she would…this isn't the same Elena anymore.
"Live a little Aria. You didn't die on that island ….well you're still human so I almost feel sorry for you." She said with sarcasm.
"Bitch…" I muttered under my breath while the wide eyed stylist started to play with my own hair…..well…I guess it wouldn't hurt.
"Stop pouting….just make the tips more blonde."
"You say that like I have a choice."
"You're learning fast."
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I have to admit…Elena with no emotions…she was still fun. Evil and psycho but she was still fun.
"Love the new look ladies." Stefan grinned, pulling Elena in his arms.
"Yeah, I guess this whole trip isn't completely worthless." I grinned, twirling a piece of my hair in my fingers. Elena kept true to her word and only added more blonde to the tips…it was fun…I liked it. Nothing too drastic.
"Still mad about that?"
"I had a couple hours to process it and get over it." I lied, walking into an empty bar.
"Horrible liar." Damon snorted.
'Embargo' I mouthed to him.
"This looks boring." Elena's lips pursed at the empty bar.
Elena the adrenaline junky, ladies and gentleman!
"Easy judgy…just give it a couple hours. This place will be filled."
A couple hours? What time was it anyways? How many more hours did I have left in this world of secrets being okay? Pulling out my phone, I unlocked the screen only to have the device taken from my hands. Damon shook his finger back and forth in disapproval with a smirk on his face.
"No clocks." He stalked off, pocketing my phone.
"How do you know about this place?" Elena pressed on still not believing the older Salvatore.
Actually, I didn't really believe him either. The place didn't exactly seem like the go-to party. Graffiti all over the walls….every inch of the place was old and not well taken care of. Even the bar weren't...clean.
"This was Damon's stomping ground when his emotions were off….Lexi and I heard all about him in Mystic Falls." Stefan continued on for Damon, sitting himself down at the bar.
People were already starting to file in large groups. All of them with the same look. 'We want too party, get drunk and forget our lives.'
"Which is why Saint Stefan here felt the need to send her my way."
"You got Lexi'd?" Elena laughed.
I had heard of Lexi a few times. Once from Stefan and others from Elena back when she was normal. The vampire who was able to pull Stefan out from his ripper binges. Damon had killed her when she appeared in Mystic Falls a little over a year ago so the Sheriff would have no reason to suspect that the Salvatore's were vampires.
A strong new presence filled the bar and Damon was slammed head first into the table before us. Rebekah held him down with a slight frown on her lips.
"Following a lead without me…that's poor form." She mocked.
I could feel Elena tense next to me but she was doing a wonderful job of keeping a blank expression on her face. So they didn't tell Elena that they had a lead to the cure.
"Do you hate being wrong all the time?" Stefan asked, smiling down at his brother who was still pinned down by the powerful original.
"They came here because of me. I took off and they followed….it's the perfect place for Elena to be emotionless since she pissed everyone off in Mystic Falls already." I told Rebekah, motioning for her to release the vampire.
With a skeptical look, she allowed Damon to rise. Rolling his shoulders, he sent the blonde original a glare.
"So like Lexi you want me to have fun and maybe I'll turn my emotions back on?" Elena sighed at the two brothers.
"You read the last page of the book to? I'm going to get a drink…many drinks." Damon deadpanned before sitting himself down at the bar with his brother.
"Can I really trust them?" Elena turned to me.
"Of course you can, Elena. Even though you're emotionless…they care about you. Mystic Falls isn't the place for you to go off the rails right now so have the time of your life here." I lied and walked off to join the brothers at the bar.
It may have looked suspicious of me but I didn't want to give Elena the opportunity to compel the truth out of me.
"So, this is what vampires do for fun?" I mused, leaning over and stealing Damon's beer.
A group of people took place on the empty stage and I could only assume they were the band. Taking their places and instruments they plucked out a few notes before playing their hard music. With a grin, I watched the line of people filing in from outside double. Damon was right…this place was packing out. With a quick glance to Elena, who was still with Rebekah, I saw the victorious glint in her eyes. So many unsuspecting people for her to choose from.
With a shiver, I turned away. I had become used to the vampires eating habits but that didn't mean that watching it happen was any easier. Well, that was another thing I had been saved from. I can still eat whatever I want to survive and not hurt anyone to do it.
"Vampire fun is better than human fun." Rebekah appeared besides me, taking the beer I had stolen from Damon.
With a smirk, I leaned down farther and took Stefan's shot who only let out a small laugh at the passing of alcoholic beverages that was occurring. Slamming the drink down, I turned to the vampires.
"Please, you all haven't been human in so long you wouldn't even know. We humans don't have to act all prim and proper anymore you old farts." I laughed, pointing to the group of dancing people in front of the stage as they grinded against one another.
"I've been human in this age and a vampire…vampire is better." Elena grinned at me with her secret insult.
The bartender handed each of us another shot and I smiled at the gesture. It was New York City in an underground bar. No one cared if you were of age or not. In fact, I could bet that there were several minors in this bar out to get smashed. Taking my glass, I gestured a cheers towards Elena and swallowed the burning liquid.
"That's because you never had the chance to party with me." I winked.
A year before I had moved to Mystic Falls, I was quit the partier…Brody and I used to go out all of time with our friends to any party we could…we showed up to parties where we didn't even know a single person. It was a chance to get away a slam down all the free booze our bodies would let us. It was fun. Dancing was always so controlled and well choreographed but when we partied…the sky was the limit. We were free…no worries no deadlines no yelling parents. Alaric had moved to be in Mystic Falls so the only person that ever really scolded me was gone. My mother was no push over but I did have my way of getting out of trouble with her.
It was fun…I had a blast but there did come a time when getting drunk just wasn't all that fun anymore. It was stupid fun. We only did it because the adrenaline of doing something you weren't supposed to was crazy.
But now…well we had all been through so much and I was itching for a distraction so bad that I took off to New York without a word to anymore when really…I should have just brought them all with me to begin with.
When the bar tender wasn't looking, I took the largest bottle of whiskey before jumping up onto the bar. Stefan stared up at me with wide eyes while the others grinned in approval. Taking more liquid courage, I danced while the bar tender repeatedly motioned and yelled for me to get down over the blaring music.
Rebekah took the man's face in her hands and stared deeply at him.
"She can do what she wants." She said slowly and the man repeated her phrase with a dazed expression as he wondered off to serve his other patrons.
Normally, I wouldn't have approved of that but the alcohol that was swirling in my system told me it was okay this time. Offering the blonde original a hand, I pulled her up onto the bar with me.
"Elena, you look boring." I said, dancing with Rebekah.
With a smirk, Elena grabbed her own bottle of booze and joined us.
Despite the fact that I was currently dancing with two vampires I have having the time of my life. Jumping down, I stumbled slightly when the affects the alcohol made my head spin. With a giggle, I found my footing and moved through the crowd of people towards the stage. The music pounding around me made my skin crawl with joy.
"I'm hungry." Elena grinned, peeling off her jacket and handing it to Stefan.
"Pick." He motioned to the people around all of us.
I could see the hesitation in his eyes. Stefan wasn't ready for something like this. I grabbed Rebekah's wrist and motioned towards Elena and Stefan. Catching what I meant, she nodded and followed after Elena.
"We don't need two vampires off the rails, brother." Damon smirked, patting his brother on the back.
Elena pulled off of her human target licking her lips, biting back down on the woman's neck; Rebekah joined her by biting onto the other side.
"You want to follow your lead, now is the chance." I turned to the Salvatore brothers.
With a nod, Stefan walked off leaving me with Damon.
"Don't you have a cure to find?" I tilted my head slightly.
"I promised you a night of fun." He grinned, pulling my bottle away from me to chug the rest of the liquid down.
"Is that what you did with Lexi?" I asked, following him back to the bar.
"She thought that if I had the time of my life and then made me think about Katherine every night that I would turn my humanity back on." He explained, sitting down.
I had heard about Damon's obsession with Katherine also. He had spent over a hundred years searching for a way to release her from a tomb that she wasn't even in to begin with. She was Elena's doppelganger who enjoyed playing with the hearts of men.
"Did it work?"
Damon smiled with a far off look in his eyes.
"Not exactly. I made her believe I was in love with her and we had some fun everywhere. I trapped her up on the roof when the sun came up."
Fun? So they had slept together…with a shudder my lips twitched in disgust. That was the perfect image that I needed. I jumped when Damon pulled on my stool so I was sitting closer, in-between his legs.
"You look jealous." He commented, twirling the blonde ends of my hair between his fingers.
"More like disgusted." I mumbled, taking my hands off of the bar. Who knows how many sex crazed people had enjoyed themselves here.
Damon hummed and leaned closer forcing me to stare into his eyes. My cheeks rose in temperature and I had no control over it. This man was unearthly handsome. His blue eyes held so much power in them that I just couldn't look away even if I wanted too.
"What are you doing?" I muttered, my eyes flickering down to his lips.
Damon was hot and cold and it was starting to confuse me.
"One minute you say we can't work and the next you're staring at me with those flirty eyes. Stop it." I commanded with my brows furrowing.
Grabbing another bottle from the bar, I stalked off needing some air. Damon had mentioned a roof…that sounded like the perfect place. I wanted to see New York City all lit up at night from a great view and I needed some fresh air to clear my head.
After scaling the stairs, relief flooded through my body the minute the cool city air embraced my skin. With a deep breath, I leaned against the edge and watched the people below. They were all so oblivious. None of them were aware that there were vampires just waiting to make them their next meal…or witches casting spells….hybrid original's bringing terror and an immortal wanting to bring hell on earth. What a wonderful thing it is to be so naive….it should be wonderful, right?
Damon leaned against the edge with me, stealing my bottle and placing it aside. I guess I had drank a little too much…pulling something from his pocket, he placed my phone down in front of me with the time glaring straight up as a painful reminder.
12:55….our eight hours were up.
Damon took a large swig from the bottle and stared out at the vast city before us. His eyes flashing with every emotion he felt…too fast for me to see.
"Why'd you run off?"
Twiddling with my fingers, my mind went over all of the possible answers. The drunken haze did not help any either. So we were just going to jump straight into this…no need to beat around the bush anyways. Let's just do this like a band aid.
"I was supposed to die on that island…and I didn't. I have all these choices now….I just didn't know what I wanted." I said truthfully but omitting important facts.
"So, you had a teen crisis and left without saying anything." Damon snorted.
"I was given this offer and I thought it would be the perfect distraction!" It's now or never. "I was supposed to be a vampire…but here I am some ordinary human! Jeremy died! I had made my decision to save everyone but here I am. Being around everyone….you…I couldn't think straight." My voice trailed off.
Damon ran his fingers through his raven hair as he let out a heavy breath. He was trying to control himself. Damon and control?...that's something…
"We all thought you may have died…that your Cearess thing did end up killing you after all."
Taking in a breath, I crossed my arms and turned away from him. I would have more courage to keep speaking if I didn't have to look him in the eyes. All of my resolve would fade. He held that power.
Something always brings me back to you…it never takes too long
"That's another thing: Your stupid stunt on the island. You told Rebekah your plan…you asked the girl you hated to change you." He hissed.
Throwing my arms in the air, I used the liquid courage in my system to turn and face him.
"Why does it matter so much? I asked her because I didn't want you to do something stupid while we had Dark to worry about. Besides, if you were the one to change me I might have ended up sired to you. I did what I had to!" I fought back but it only seemed to fuel his anger.
"It matters because for five minutes you were dead and not coming back!"
No matter what I say or do I'll still feel you here till the moment I'm gone…
And just like that water was tossed onto my inner fire. Rebekah hadn't told him that she had given me her blood. I can understand that worry…it was just like the time when Elena had killed Jeremy when she was being haunted by Connor…I truly believed that the teen was dead and not coming back…it wasn't until Stefan and Damon had explained the ring that the dread inside me dissipated…
But why did it matter so much to him … Now it was his turn to reveal his side and I find myself not wanting to hear anymore.
"Oh." I wanted to say more….ask more but I can't find the right words to say.
"Oh? Really? That's it? You're so…" Swallowing his words, he frowned and turned away from me. "You have no regard for your own safety you know that? You take off without word while Silas is roaming around all for what? A mid life crisis?"
"It's because of you! All of this is because of you!" I finally caved. "You've changed my life, Damon. Everything I thought I wanted I find myself not giving a damn about anymore. I thought I wanted to be a human…I had most of my life planned out and now have my own choices but I didn't die on that island. I'm an ordinary human going to settle for some mediocre husband and a so-so career." I used his own words which made a V-form in between his brows from his deepening frown. "And I don't want that…this life with all of you…I want to be a part of it."
You hold me without touch, you keep me without chains
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love
And not feel your reign.
"You were right, Damon…there is something going on between us and I do feel something for you…but you and me…we only have one ending…I'll age and eventually die and you will stay this sexy vampire forever." I tried to laugh but it sounded incredibly forced.
Silence. What more could be said? There was nothing. That was the end of it. Seconds became minutes…those minutes felt like hours…so much time…
Time…a gift but my greatest enemy.
"You're anything but ordinary." Damon said so quietly that I was amazed I had even heard it.
My mind was on overdrive. Anything but ordinary? What did that even mean? Ugh! If only Damon was someone who said what he really thought without covering it up? One minutes he was angry with me…the next he is negotiating, well ordering, an embargo plan so we can have nothing but fun in New York City…he's angry…no hurt and betrayed…and now he's…well, I don't know what he is. He's hot and cold…
His dark blue pools had darkened and my stomach tightened in response. My breathing becoming short as he took slow steps closer like a predator.
Set me free, leave me be. I don't want to fall another moment into your Gravity.
Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be.
But you're on to me…and all over me
But I guess that's what I like so much about him. There is never a dull moment. Before I came to Mystic Falls I had a plan. I knew what I wanted with my life and now here I am questioning it…suddenly that shadow of sadness was gone.
How exciting! I want more! There's so much more that life has to offer me. Tonight, I have only seen a single glance of what I could truly do. I can still dance…I want to help Elena find her humanity again…I want to make sure Silas doesn't bring every super natural creature that has died come back….I want to be there when Matt and Bonnie graduate and choose what they want to do with their lives….I want to see Stefan when he fully has control over his bloodlust and the joy on his face when Elena comes back to us….
And Damon…time was my enemy…but I have nothing but time now. There is no death sentence over my head accept for my own aging…maybe there will be a time when I decided without a shadow of a doubt that I want to be a human but for now…I just want to live.
Not backing away, I gazed up at him with confidence when he was centimeters away from me. Stretching as tall as I could, I noticed the surprise on his face while I wrapped my arms around his neck so I could press my lips to his.
You loved me 'cause I'm fragile. When I thought that I was strong…
But you touch me for a little while and all my fragile strength is gone.
My heart jumped from my chest when one of his hands wrapped around my neck and the other snaked its way through my hair. He bent down so I wouldn't have to reach up to him anymore. His lips pressed to mine like we had been holding back for far too long. We had.
Caroline was right…in Mystic Falls there really was no perfect time…but now…now really felt like the perfect time…
My eyes snapped open for a second when my back suddenly touched a cold wall. When had he moved us?
His teeth bit down gently on my lips causing me to open so our tongues would mingle together as one. My hands were shaking with want…they no longer wanted to be around his neck…so I moved them down to his chest and relished in how toned it was. Gripping onto the collar of his leather jacket, a low growl rumbled in his chest when he moved away from my lips only to attack firm yet gentle kisses on my neck.
Set me free, leave me be. I don't want to fall another moment into your Gravity.
Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be.
But you're on to me…and all over me
His lips found mine once more, no longer giving me a moment to catch my breath, as his hands roamed and pressed tightly onto my thighs over my jeans.
It was strange and amazing how a single kiss made every worry I had run away like I had never even had them. I was human…but it didn't matter …I just wanted to be with him. That's another thing I wanted to be around for. I want to be there for Damon so he knows that I chose him and who knows maybe we wouldn't work out but I want to be there for him…as a human or a vampire…but I have enough time to cross that bridge when I get there.
I live here on my knees as I try to make you see that you're everything I think I need here on the ground.
But you're neither friend nor foe though I can't seem to let you go...
Something always brings me back to you…
It never takes too long…
A/N: Sorry this took a while to get out. I had it done for a while now but my internet crashed and then I left on vacation before it was fixed. But here is your update and I will have the next chapter up soon! I have big plans
They are finally together….pretty much assumed haha More of them next chapter. The song I used is Gravity by Sara Bareilles. This song has been the inspiration for this story and they scene that took place in the end. I had a dream about it and it is the reason I have written this story. I hope you all liked this chapter.
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed. I know I have said it already, but you're all amazing! Seeing what you all have to say is a true, true true inspiration!