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Chapter 52: All you need is love...

Lotte was sitting on her bed, her hair shrouding her face from Erik's eyes. He silently sat down next to her and looked at her. She was shaking and sniffling, but seemed to have no intentions of talking anytime soon.

"What's wrong?" He asked. Lotte didn't move or say anything for a few minutes. Erik sighed. Maybe he should just leave her alone for now.

"I feel like everything is my fault. I hurt him so much, Erik" Lotte admitted, moving some of her long hair out of her face. Erik froze at her words. He didn't know to say. Luckily for him, Lotte continued to talk at a ramble like pace.

"You should have seen his face. I crushed his dreams! But he was going to keep me trapped in that house forever. I hate him, Erik. But I pity him so!"

"Lotte-" Erik tried coaxing her to keep her calm by holding her, but she just thrashed around as he did.

"Erik! Please don't touch me! I-" Lotte faltered and hung her head, stilling her whole body "I am unworthy of you."

"Unworthy? No... You will never be unworthy of me, Lotte!" He said firmly, holding onto her tightly.

"But I am!" Lotte insisted, tears welling in her eyes. Erik lifted her head up, meeting his eyes to her's. "I am utterly unworthy of you..."

"You might think you are unworthy, my love, but to me you never shall. Always know that I love you no matter what happens. We mighty upset or be angry at each other sometimes, but know that I love you and only you." He then pressed his lips to her forehead. Tears of love sprung to her eyes. Keeping her small body in his arms as she cried, Erik never stopped saying sweet whispers of love into her ear until all her tears were gone.

"How is it that you always know the right thing to say?" Lotte smiled, shaking her head. Erik smiled, hugging her tightly, overjoyed that she was getting back to her normal self.

"Because I know you so well," He whispered into her ear, then broke their embrace. "Come on, let's go downstairs."

She nodded, standing up. Then looping his arm around her waist, they both walked down the steps, their hearts both feeling a lighter

The living room was filled with lively chatter and Christine's coos over her husband. Her father and Jareth, Lotte noticed, had finished 'dealing' with the police and were now talking in the living room with Sarah. Erik sat down next them, knowing that Lotte would probably want to talk to her friends. And she did, squeezing herself between the end of the couch and Rin's back. "

What should I wear for the first date though?" Erica asked frantically. "The cream blouse or the black and pink striped sweater?"

"I'm sure you'll pick the right one," Rin assured, patting her on the back.

"But it needs to be just perfect for him!" She insisted and then saw her other friends poking up behind the other. "Oh, hey Lotte!"

"Hey... You guys wanna go outside?" Lotte gestured her head towards the front door.

"Sure," They both replied, getting off the couch.

Lotte looked back at her new little family of friends, all happy and safe now. She looked at her now laughing Dad. It had been so long since he had laughed and smiled like this. He deserved to though, Lotte thought, shutting the door behind them.

"Weeeeee!" Erica shouted spinning around in the falling leaves. Lotte shivered, it was getting much colder and darker now days, meaning that those lazy summers days and fresh fall days were gone and those frosty winter days were coming soon.

"Come on Lotte, join us!" Rin beckoned, smiling brightly.

So she spun.

Lotte spun around in circles with her friend. They were extraordinarily dizzy and their hair was full of leaves. But they didn't care for they felt as if they where on top of the world.

"Ugh!" Ron sighed as she finally fell over into the pile of leaves below their feet. Her two greatest friends in the whole world followed in pursuit. The trio gazed up at the now darkening sky.

"Is it just me," Lotte said, in an almost saddened tone, "or have we changed?"

Erica rolled over to her side and faced Lotte. She almost didn't look like the young excitable phangirl she used to be... she seemed older and perhaps a tad wiser. Sure, it was still erica underneath it all, but she seemed to have grown up overnight. Erica still hadn't said anything but it was it her eyes.

"Yes," Rin firmly said Erica's thoughts outloud, now looking at Lotte too. "we have changed."

"For the best, I think."

"Yes, Erica, I think it is for the best." Lotte agreed, taking one of her friend's soft hands. Rin soon also twined her long fingers through Lotte's other hand.

"Oh! Look! It's the first star of the night!" Rin excitedly said, pointing to a small but sparkling star.

"Should we wish on it?" Erica's eyes were once again filled with her special kind of child-like awe. The way they should always be, thought Lotte as she nodded.

"Star light, star bright," Erica started.

"First star I see tonight," Rin added with a grin.

"I wish I may, I wish I might," Lotte tightly closing her eyes.

"Have the wish I wish tonight." They all chanted.

They stayed silent for a while listening to the crickets chirp and the wind rustle through the leaves, just thinking to themselves.

Thinking about everything... and nothing...

Just lying under a tree and looking at the stars, the three best friends together felt the happiest they had all been in a long time...

Luxa: *yawns, waking up* Oh, hello my lovelies!

11th Doctor: Uh, 'ello. I'm the Doctor and I want my fez back.

Luxa: But I want it. *looks all serious* Fezzes are cool.

11th Doctor: They are my dear... I suppose you could keep it for a while...

Luxa: Yay! *hugs him*

11th Doctor: Reviews are wonderful and they give you waffles... *winks and goes back to hugging Luxa*