~A Once and Again series~
Life is what you make of it
I hate hate to say this, but this will be the last chapter to this series! Ahh.. it's been fun, but it's time to end it. Don't worry, there will be a happy ending (at least for some of you! Sorry Grace/Eli fans! Someday maybe I'll write a fanfic that is just based on the two of them.). And I'll write more Grace/Dimitri fanfics of course.. I have one up already, "Now and Then" if you haven't noticed! : ) Anyways, enjoy and thanks so much for reading and reviewing!!! It's been fun!!
Chapter 34//The End
Grace went to his house reluctantly. She had been in a depressed mood all week. She just couldn't help but count down the days until she had to leave Augustus behind. But Augustus had caught her in the hallway of school and had told her she had to come to his house. He had something important to tell her, he had said. Grace had agreed, but knew that every minute more she spent with him alone just hurt more, because she knew she had to soon leave him. He promised things would be the same when she got back and kept saying it was only four months, but Grace didn't hear him. All she felt was the pain of separating from him.
The lights were out, and Grace almost didn't stop at his house, but then pulled to a stop, thinking if he had gone somewhere, he'd be back soon. She went to wait by his back door and was surprised when she found it open. She looked in the doorway at the vast darkness and called out, "Augustus?"
No answer, instead the light sound of music playing in the living room drifted up to her. Grace's fears dropped away as she headed towards the sound of the music. Candles were lit in the living room, giving it a soft warm glow. A beautiful song Grace didn't recognize filled her ears. Augustus wasn't in the room. "Augustus?" Grace called again.
Still no answer and then Grace realized the candles formed a path that led out of the living room and into the hall. Grace followed the path, smiling at all the work Augustus had put into this. The candles led her into his bedroom and stopped before the bed. Augustus wasn't in here either. Grace looked around the room in confusion, wondering why he went up to all this, only to be hiding away from her. Grace thought it was possible that she had come too early or something and he hadn't finished setting things up. But everything looked nicely set up to her - the only thing missing was him.
Grace walked to the bed and was going to sit down and wait for him, when she saw the little black box sitting open on top of the bed. Grace gasped as the candle light bounced off the ring, making it glimmer. She turned around in a circle and finally saw Augustus. He stood in the doorway, waiting.
"Well?" He asked.
"Huh?" Grace managed, her tongue lay uselessly in her mouth. Her heart had sped up and she kept thinking that this couldn't be happening.
"Will you marry me?" Augustus walked to her, and picked up the ring box and presented it to her.
Grace smiled speechlessly. She looked up into his eyes, filling her own eyes filling up with warm, happy tears. "Are you serious?" Came flying out her mouth.
"Of course. We'll have a long engagement, but eventually we will get married, that's if you accept this?"
"Yes!" Grace cried happily. She leaned into him, kissing him. "Yes!" She cried again, throwing her arms around him with such passion that they almost went tipping over on the candles.
Augustus grinned happily, "You just made me the happiest man alive."
"Good, because you have made me the happiest woman alive," Grace smiled joyfully up at him.
"I love you."
"I love you."
****************The End********************
Okay, here's what happened after this story ended
Grace goes to Australia with her family and with a ring and a promise. She emails Augustus a lot and they talk on the phone. Eventually, Grace gets to come back home and they have a happy reunion. Grace finds out Augustus has left the school and is now working on another book of poetry and on writing a play. Grace is 18 now, and they are legally allowed to see each other. They eventually tell Lily, Rick and Jake and everyone about the two of them.
Lily doesn't take it that good, but she can see how much Grace loves him. But Lily is also horrified to find out how long the relationship had been going on for. Jake hates having a man his age date his daughter and doesn't take it good at all. Jessie is angered by it too, but she eventually gets over it. And Eli accepts it, because he realized long ago that he was not the right one for Grace and that Augustus was. Grace graduates high school one semester early and Augustus and Grace get married, and everyone, including her parents are there, even though they don't exactly like it yet, especially her dad.
Grace and Augustus live happily ever after, and bring three kids into the world Augustus Jr., Hope, and Faith.
Life is what you make of it
I hate hate to say this, but this will be the last chapter to this series! Ahh.. it's been fun, but it's time to end it. Don't worry, there will be a happy ending (at least for some of you! Sorry Grace/Eli fans! Someday maybe I'll write a fanfic that is just based on the two of them.). And I'll write more Grace/Dimitri fanfics of course.. I have one up already, "Now and Then" if you haven't noticed! : ) Anyways, enjoy and thanks so much for reading and reviewing!!! It's been fun!!
Chapter 34//The End
Grace went to his house reluctantly. She had been in a depressed mood all week. She just couldn't help but count down the days until she had to leave Augustus behind. But Augustus had caught her in the hallway of school and had told her she had to come to his house. He had something important to tell her, he had said. Grace had agreed, but knew that every minute more she spent with him alone just hurt more, because she knew she had to soon leave him. He promised things would be the same when she got back and kept saying it was only four months, but Grace didn't hear him. All she felt was the pain of separating from him.
The lights were out, and Grace almost didn't stop at his house, but then pulled to a stop, thinking if he had gone somewhere, he'd be back soon. She went to wait by his back door and was surprised when she found it open. She looked in the doorway at the vast darkness and called out, "Augustus?"
No answer, instead the light sound of music playing in the living room drifted up to her. Grace's fears dropped away as she headed towards the sound of the music. Candles were lit in the living room, giving it a soft warm glow. A beautiful song Grace didn't recognize filled her ears. Augustus wasn't in the room. "Augustus?" Grace called again.
Still no answer and then Grace realized the candles formed a path that led out of the living room and into the hall. Grace followed the path, smiling at all the work Augustus had put into this. The candles led her into his bedroom and stopped before the bed. Augustus wasn't in here either. Grace looked around the room in confusion, wondering why he went up to all this, only to be hiding away from her. Grace thought it was possible that she had come too early or something and he hadn't finished setting things up. But everything looked nicely set up to her - the only thing missing was him.
Grace walked to the bed and was going to sit down and wait for him, when she saw the little black box sitting open on top of the bed. Grace gasped as the candle light bounced off the ring, making it glimmer. She turned around in a circle and finally saw Augustus. He stood in the doorway, waiting.
"Well?" He asked.
"Huh?" Grace managed, her tongue lay uselessly in her mouth. Her heart had sped up and she kept thinking that this couldn't be happening.
"Will you marry me?" Augustus walked to her, and picked up the ring box and presented it to her.
Grace smiled speechlessly. She looked up into his eyes, filling her own eyes filling up with warm, happy tears. "Are you serious?" Came flying out her mouth.
"Of course. We'll have a long engagement, but eventually we will get married, that's if you accept this?"
"Yes!" Grace cried happily. She leaned into him, kissing him. "Yes!" She cried again, throwing her arms around him with such passion that they almost went tipping over on the candles.
Augustus grinned happily, "You just made me the happiest man alive."
"Good, because you have made me the happiest woman alive," Grace smiled joyfully up at him.
"I love you."
"I love you."
****************The End********************
Okay, here's what happened after this story ended
Grace goes to Australia with her family and with a ring and a promise. She emails Augustus a lot and they talk on the phone. Eventually, Grace gets to come back home and they have a happy reunion. Grace finds out Augustus has left the school and is now working on another book of poetry and on writing a play. Grace is 18 now, and they are legally allowed to see each other. They eventually tell Lily, Rick and Jake and everyone about the two of them.
Lily doesn't take it that good, but she can see how much Grace loves him. But Lily is also horrified to find out how long the relationship had been going on for. Jake hates having a man his age date his daughter and doesn't take it good at all. Jessie is angered by it too, but she eventually gets over it. And Eli accepts it, because he realized long ago that he was not the right one for Grace and that Augustus was. Grace graduates high school one semester early and Augustus and Grace get married, and everyone, including her parents are there, even though they don't exactly like it yet, especially her dad.
Grace and Augustus live happily ever after, and bring three kids into the world Augustus Jr., Hope, and Faith.