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A/N: Here's the final chapter!

Chapter 6

The night started to pass, and Jess had fallen asleep in tears. His head was lying on top of his beloved Winnie whom was in his arms. He had lost all hope of ever seeing her alive and breathing again. Now both were quiet.

Suddenly, the clouds in the sky stirred and the moon was seen bright and full as it was before.

Winnie woke from her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. Jesse, sensing some movement, rose his head to see Winnie looking right into his face.

"Winnie?" he asked. "Winnie! Are you really alive?"

She pushed herself up with great effort and wrapped her arms around Jesse's neck. She leant in and gave him a kiss.

"Yes, it is me," she said. Then she blushed at realizing what she had done. What if he didn't like her anymore? Then she straightened her back and regained her composure. "What happened?"

Jesse flinched. He didn't want to brink back the memory of what just happened. "Uh...it doesn't matter," he said, "you're fine now."

"You saved me," said Winnie. "I remember it."

Jesse let out a deep sigh then rubbed his face in distress. "I killed a fellow human being," he said sadly.

Winnie looked down in silence.

"I killed another living, breathing being," he said.

"Stop it!" yelled Winnie. "I hate to see you do this to yourself. Tell me, Jesse. Tell me. Why did you kill him?"

"I killed him because he was harming you," he said.

"And you killed him because that's the thing you had to do to save me," she said.

"Yes, yes that's right," he said. Then he looked down at his hands then back at Winnie. "I've never killed anyone before...but...but..."

"But what, Jesse?" asked Winnie.

"But if it meant to save you, then I'm glad I did," he said with some pain still at the thought of taking a human life.

"Do you mean that, Jesse?" she asked.

"Of course I do," he replied.

Winnie smiled. "I was coming to look for you. I guess it's not quite smart going by myself."

Jesse was silent.

"I drank the water, Jesse," she said. "I drank the whole bottle that you gave me."

Jesse jerked up his head at the words. "But now you can't have a life. You'll never die, you'll never experience..."

Winnie interrupted him saying, "But I did it for you! You are my life. You are what I want. I'll experience what I want with you." She grabbed his hands. "I love you, Jesse. The choice I made was a choice for me to make alone...and I made it. I want to be with you always."

"Well, I was coming back this way to come back for you. I didn't forget you, Winnie. But I didn't know if you still wanted me," he said.

"Didn't that kiss tell you something?" asked Winnie with a grin.

Jesse gave a little laugh. "Since we're here and now...I might as well ask you. Do you want me Winnie? What I mean is...will you be my bride?"

"Yes. I'd love to," she said. "I've been waiting since I met you."

"And about that kiss...want to try that again?" asked Jesse.

All Winnie did was smile and give a nod.

She was happy to be with the person she had thought about for so many years...and it had been many years. Seven years ago she and her true love had been separated. Now she had found Jesse and they were reunited once again. And this time, they would never part.

THE END

A/N: So, what do you think of it? I started to write an epilogue, but then I thought hey! Why not have you, the readers make up your own mind. It's much better that way.

This was really hard for me to write, but at least I can say I took a shot at it.

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