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A/N: Yeah, I'm back. Sorry it took me so long but I wanted to make this chapter different so it took me longer than expected. April won't be a sex kitten this time. I know you're sad Meenal. But like I said this chapter can't be the same as the last. Ok, I'll shut up and let you read now.

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Chapter 3-Christopher

It was Christopher all right. He tilted his head and stared at me curiously.

"Is something wrong?"

"Nothing more than usual," I shrugged.

"Good. I can take watch now if you want to get some sleep. I'm sure you've got some hot date back in the real world," he came closer and I could make out his familiar smirk.

"Don't count on it," I forced a smile.

"Oh, come on. You could get any guy you wanted, April."

"Not anymore. Everyone thinks I'm some sort of psychopath. It's getting harder to cope, Christopher. I don't think I can do this much longer."

"We have to stick together, you and me. We're the only ones who really want to get out of this hellhole. David's totally in his element here and Jalil is treating it like a huge Rubik's Cube that he has to solve before he can move on."

Christopher came up beside me and we both sat down and looked out into the still forest. I shifted closer to him and took his hand.

"Right. You and me. We'll stick together. I promise."

"You're an amazing girl, April," he whispered and his breath tickled my ear.

"You're pretty amazing yourself," I said softly and laid my head on his shoulder.

"I'm not amazing," he chuckled.

"Yes you are. You may not think it but you're important to this group. We need you. I need you."

"April, you need me like a hole in the head. David's the muscle, Jalil's the brains and you're the sweet voice of reason. I'm not an important part really. You could all live without me."

"You are important!" I insisted forcefully.

"How so? Go on, sweetheart, enlighten me."

"Well, if you weren't around then David would running around with an ego the size of Mt. Olympus, swinging his sword and calling himself David the Great. Would you really want that to happen?"

"No," he admitted with a laugh.

"Apart from keeping David grounded you also keep Jalil from slipping into a constant state of comatose. If you weren't around to keep him real then Jalil would just sit around mumbling about 'software' and rocking backwards and forwards. I doubt you want that to happen either," I said, quite pleased with myself by now.

"What about you? Do you really need me?"

I hesitated. Proclaiming my love for him didn't exactly seem like the right thing to do considering the situation we were in. It wasn't something you just blurted out.

"Can I take it from your silence that the answer to my question is no?"

Again I didn't say anything. I removed my head from his shoulder with a sigh and turned to face him.

"I need you more than you realise. You keep me from going crazy. You're the one thing that seems right to me in this whole place. If you weren't here I'd…" my voice broke and I looked down at my hands.

"But all I do is tease you and shamelessly flirt with you," he pointed out.

"Want to know something? I like it when you flirt with me. In a place where everyone seems to want you dead it's nice to know that someone still finds you desirable. It makes me feel wanted."

"Well, in that case I'm glad to help," he grinned.

Then we were silent for a minute and I took the time to study his face. Eyes that always seemed vibrant and alive. And his lips. I'd been infatuated with his lips for months now. I don't know why exactly…I just was.

This wasn't going to be easy.

"Christopher, you know before how you said I could have any guy I wanted?"

"Yeah," he said cautiously.

"Well, there is one particular guy I want."

"Really? Who's the lucky guy then?" his interest peaked as he watched me closely.

"You."

"Sorry?" Christopher did a double take.

"You're the guy I want Christopher. Just you. No one else," I leant closer to him.

"April, what are you-"

He broke off when I kissed him softly. At first he seemed startled then tentatively he began to kiss me back. I cupped his face in my hands and savoured the feel of his lips on mine.

Before he got too into it I pulled back. I smiled to myself; he still looked completely confused.

"Now you understand why I need you. Not only do I need you but I also want you," I said softly as I stroked his cheek with my thumb.

In typical Christopher style he recovered quickly. "What the lady wants the lady gets."

I giggled and let him kiss me again. I ran my fingers luxuriously through his hair. All I concentrated on was him. Not Senna. Not even David and Jalil. All that mattered was Christopher and I.

Slowly and unwillingly we separated and he helped me to my feet. Christopher kissed my forehead then pulled me into his arms.

"I'll take care of you, April," he promised.

I was clinging to him like a child. Not that he was complaining or anything.

"Thank you," I breathed.

Suddenly Everworld felt like a much safer place. It almost felt like home.

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A/N: Sorry it was so short and boring but I had most of it done then my computer had two shit attacks in a row. I lost most of it and I had my own shit attack. I know it wasn't that good but can you please review! This will definitely be the last chapter though. I struggled enough through the last two.