So when you feel like jumping
Just when your heart starts pumping
When you're standing out on that ledge
Staring over the edge
I'll be there to talk you down
I'll be there before you hit the ground
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[Author's Notes: Yay! Last chapter! It just figures that the writer's block came back just when I was finishing this. Yucky. Anyway, sorry it took so long, but it's out now! Those who haven't, *please* review it.. and those nice, wonderful, happy, sweet people who have.. please review it anyway. ^^ Anyway, on to chapter nine.]
If That's What It Takes - I Love You
It was morning now, and as if mirroring the anguish in her own soul, the rain beat fiercely against her window, attacking it with the force of the Gods. As she went through her various belongings, Pan felt the tears again, and she wiped them away furiously. 'This isn't a time to be weak,' she reminded herself, 'I'm moving on.' Biting her bottom lip, she stuffed her clothes into the suitcase and went back to sorting through her closets.
Ever since she had gotten back, she had tried desperately not to break down, not to fall back into the grave she had dug for herself. Who knew packing could be so difficult? Her breath caught in her throat when she came upon a picture she had hidden deep within her piles of clothing, and she felt herself choking on the tears unshed. He gazed up at her from the picture, with those stormy blue eyes that she had long since fallen in love with. The wind blew through his lavender locks, and his smile melted through the barriers around her heart.
She couldn't stop the tears now, there were too many, and she was too weak to fight them off any longer. She dissolved onto the floor, letting the pain and hopelessness rush through her body. In her mind, she cursed herself for everything-for falling in love with him, for thinking for a moment that he could love her too, for not becoming human while she had the chance, for being too weak to leave it all behind, for not being able to tell him. And somewhere along her millions of regrets, she lost herself to a restless slumber.
~ if that's what it takes
He buried his face in his hands, trying to hide it all-push the feelings back inside of him from whence they came. Unfortunately, it didn't work that way. Battling the aching in his heart, he paced the cold, empty halls, trying to decide what to do. Since he felt himself falling for her, no decision came easy, and that wasn't about to change. He still saw her eyes sometimes, lingering in his memory. There was confusion in those eyes, but he knew there was hope too. And he couldn't help but wonder what it was that she was hoping for.
The thoughts were bombarding him again, the endless questions. Who needed the world to stand in his way when he had himself? Trunks never believed it possible and as he saw those around him fall victim to it, he had always vowed that it would never take him. The same powerful beast that had taken his own father and some of the strongest warriors the universe had ever seen. The same beast that was about to take him as well. Love.
He was driving himself insane with worry, with doubt. He was burning alive, the flames were engulfing him. He hadn't seen her for the longest two days of his life, and he couldn't bear it much longer. He needed to see her face. Needed to hear her voice. Needed to know she was there.
~ if that's what it takes
When her eyes opened once more, she grimly continued filing away her clothes into the suitcase. Digging through her dressers, she pulled out a carefully hidden picture and slipped it under the layers of clothing. Looking around at her room, the walls seemed more bare than they had ever been before, and her heart much heavier. The pictures stared at her from the walls, silently questioning her like so many had done before, telling her she wasn't ready. "Well I am," Pan whispered to them, "and I'm leaving this behind."
She wasn't quite sure if she was angry or scared, but either way, she needed to break out of her cage, she needed to spread her wings for once. Grabbing a sheet of paper off her desk, she wondered what people wrote on farewell letters.. but as her eyes graced the surface of the paper, she froze, and a feeling very unlike anger or fear washed over her. The feeling that there was something left undone. And maybe there was. Dropping everything, she slipped out the window and into the world to finish what she had been too scared to start.
~ if that's what it takes
His eyes met hers and without a word, everything was clear. Without a single word, he had expressed the feelings than ran rampant through his soul, and without a single word, he was complete. He had finally found what he had been missing all his life.. and he didn't plan to let it go again. Closing the gap between them, their lips met, and he was enveloped in the flame once more.
Slowly pulling away, she whispered, "Trunks.. I love you."
~ if that's what it takes : p a n
If I ever had any doubts about how I really feel, they're gone. Poof. No more. And now I finally understand why what I did was right. I guess that's why fairy tales and real life are so different.. if the little mermaid stayed as she was, she probably would've regretted it for life.. but me? I think I can get used to being a little stronger than everyone else.
Being human is to be a little bit of everything and everyone. It means no one's the same. Some people will be stronger, and some will be weaker. Some people will run away from their problems, like I almost did.. and some people will face them. And sometimes, what waits after the storm will make everything else worth it.
~ End
[Author's Note: *waves an upside down spoon in front of your face* You want to review the story.. you want to review the story.. you want to review the story..]
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If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do
If we take the time to do it right, I know we'll pull through
If it took all my life, I'd prove it to you
If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do
If that's what it takes...
Just when your heart starts pumping
When you're standing out on that ledge
Staring over the edge
I'll be there to talk you down
I'll be there before you hit the ground
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[Author's Notes: Yay! Last chapter! It just figures that the writer's block came back just when I was finishing this. Yucky. Anyway, sorry it took so long, but it's out now! Those who haven't, *please* review it.. and those nice, wonderful, happy, sweet people who have.. please review it anyway. ^^ Anyway, on to chapter nine.]
If That's What It Takes - I Love You
It was morning now, and as if mirroring the anguish in her own soul, the rain beat fiercely against her window, attacking it with the force of the Gods. As she went through her various belongings, Pan felt the tears again, and she wiped them away furiously. 'This isn't a time to be weak,' she reminded herself, 'I'm moving on.' Biting her bottom lip, she stuffed her clothes into the suitcase and went back to sorting through her closets.
Ever since she had gotten back, she had tried desperately not to break down, not to fall back into the grave she had dug for herself. Who knew packing could be so difficult? Her breath caught in her throat when she came upon a picture she had hidden deep within her piles of clothing, and she felt herself choking on the tears unshed. He gazed up at her from the picture, with those stormy blue eyes that she had long since fallen in love with. The wind blew through his lavender locks, and his smile melted through the barriers around her heart.
She couldn't stop the tears now, there were too many, and she was too weak to fight them off any longer. She dissolved onto the floor, letting the pain and hopelessness rush through her body. In her mind, she cursed herself for everything-for falling in love with him, for thinking for a moment that he could love her too, for not becoming human while she had the chance, for being too weak to leave it all behind, for not being able to tell him. And somewhere along her millions of regrets, she lost herself to a restless slumber.
~ if that's what it takes
He buried his face in his hands, trying to hide it all-push the feelings back inside of him from whence they came. Unfortunately, it didn't work that way. Battling the aching in his heart, he paced the cold, empty halls, trying to decide what to do. Since he felt himself falling for her, no decision came easy, and that wasn't about to change. He still saw her eyes sometimes, lingering in his memory. There was confusion in those eyes, but he knew there was hope too. And he couldn't help but wonder what it was that she was hoping for.
The thoughts were bombarding him again, the endless questions. Who needed the world to stand in his way when he had himself? Trunks never believed it possible and as he saw those around him fall victim to it, he had always vowed that it would never take him. The same powerful beast that had taken his own father and some of the strongest warriors the universe had ever seen. The same beast that was about to take him as well. Love.
He was driving himself insane with worry, with doubt. He was burning alive, the flames were engulfing him. He hadn't seen her for the longest two days of his life, and he couldn't bear it much longer. He needed to see her face. Needed to hear her voice. Needed to know she was there.
~ if that's what it takes
When her eyes opened once more, she grimly continued filing away her clothes into the suitcase. Digging through her dressers, she pulled out a carefully hidden picture and slipped it under the layers of clothing. Looking around at her room, the walls seemed more bare than they had ever been before, and her heart much heavier. The pictures stared at her from the walls, silently questioning her like so many had done before, telling her she wasn't ready. "Well I am," Pan whispered to them, "and I'm leaving this behind."
She wasn't quite sure if she was angry or scared, but either way, she needed to break out of her cage, she needed to spread her wings for once. Grabbing a sheet of paper off her desk, she wondered what people wrote on farewell letters.. but as her eyes graced the surface of the paper, she froze, and a feeling very unlike anger or fear washed over her. The feeling that there was something left undone. And maybe there was. Dropping everything, she slipped out the window and into the world to finish what she had been too scared to start.
~ if that's what it takes
His eyes met hers and without a word, everything was clear. Without a single word, he had expressed the feelings than ran rampant through his soul, and without a single word, he was complete. He had finally found what he had been missing all his life.. and he didn't plan to let it go again. Closing the gap between them, their lips met, and he was enveloped in the flame once more.
Slowly pulling away, she whispered, "Trunks.. I love you."
~ if that's what it takes : p a n
If I ever had any doubts about how I really feel, they're gone. Poof. No more. And now I finally understand why what I did was right. I guess that's why fairy tales and real life are so different.. if the little mermaid stayed as she was, she probably would've regretted it for life.. but me? I think I can get used to being a little stronger than everyone else.
Being human is to be a little bit of everything and everyone. It means no one's the same. Some people will be stronger, and some will be weaker. Some people will run away from their problems, like I almost did.. and some people will face them. And sometimes, what waits after the storm will make everything else worth it.
~ End
[Author's Note: *waves an upside down spoon in front of your face* You want to review the story.. you want to review the story.. you want to review the story..]
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If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do
If we take the time to do it right, I know we'll pull through
If it took all my life, I'd prove it to you
If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do
If that's what it takes...