Hey- Hope you like it, it enjoy. In the beginning I had the whole last chapter of the fanfic written, but like as soon as I wrote all the chapters leading to it, I hated it. This is about the seventh time I've rewritten it. But tell me what you think! R&R!

Ren117

Oh yeah, I changed the rating. I was reading my story, (especially last chapter) and relized it wasn't PG anymore. But yeah, sorry bout that.

......Picture Perfect..........

Louis entered the classroom, scanning the room. He smiled, noticing Tawny in the back.

"Hey." He sat down next to her, despite Lauren's glare.

"Hey."

"Did you sleep well? I didn't keep you up too late, did I?"

"Na, I slept fine." she smiled. "How about you?"

"Slept like a baby." He yawned. Tawny laughed and the professor began his lesson.

The lecture dragged by, but actually a bit quicker than normal. It was amazing how much more work he got done sitting next to Tawny instead of Lauren. He got up and stretched as class released. Tawny picked up her stuff.

"Hey, do you wanna come over to my place? I have something I want to show you." His face softened at the sight of her.

"Well, I have another class to go to, but I can go right after that."

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Tawny knocked on the door and Louis let her in. "So how's living with Lauren?" he made a face. "S'all right. We're not really together you know." They stared eachother down.

Tawny raised an eyebrow. "Do you mean you and Lauren, or you and me?"

He smirked. "I dunno. I would say both, but you came onto me pretty strong last night." He wiggled his eyebrows at her, satisfied with her reaction.

"Hey! No, you're the one who kissed me!" She replied with mock rage.

"Hm..." he put his hand to his chin. "I dunno...my memory's getting a little hazy. You might have to remind me what it was like." He took her by the waist and pursed his lips.

Tawny pushed him away in disgust, but couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah, you're good at throwing people off, aren't you Tawny?" She opened her mouth in protest.

"Hey you better watch it!" She punched his shoulder. "What did you want to show me, besides your ability to make an ass of yourself."

"Oh." He laughed and fist pumped his chest. "That hurt me right there, Tawny. Now I'll be scarred for life."

"Come on Louis." She rolled her eyes.

"Ok." He held out his hand. "Come here."

He led her over to his isle and took the tarp off of it.

"It was my semester final." Tawny was awestruck.

"Wow." Bright orange, red, and yellow colors made up an abstract sun in the back round. Then, rising off of the canvas was an outline of a woman. Tawny's hand gently traced the outline of her face.

"I love it." Louis smiled at her reaction.

"This woman...is she crying?" The woman's hand was brought to her mouth, as if to suppress a cry.

"Yeah." Louis gazed at her as she examined the picture, suddenly feeling a new fondness and caring for her.

"Wow, I can't believe you did this."

He smiled. "I can't either. Everybody told me I couldn't draw before I came here." He laughed. "I guess my chicken scribble is abstract here."

She shook her head. "No, this sun is abstract, but this woman isn't. And that one picture of me you did at the beginning of the year wasn't abstract either. It's not chicken scribble. You're great, Louis."

"Na," he rubbed his forehead. "The only thing I can draw normally is you."

"What? This is..."

"You," he finished her sentence. "Yeah." Her eyes widened and she looked at the painting again.

She hid her smile.

"I don't get it. How can you paint me perfectly, but not be able to paint anything else?"

"I dunno." He smiled. "All I have to do is put the brush to the canvas, and it just sort of paints itself." She looked at him disbelieving.

"Fine you don't believe me." He took out several paintings from behind his dresser. "Look, this is Lauren." Tawny literally jumped back and clutched her stomach, laughing. Needlessly to say, the normally beautiful Lauren was portrayed horribly disfigured.

"This is me." He held up another one, now laughing too. "This is a tree..."

Tawny wiped the tears from her eyes, still laughing. "I'm sorry Louis, I really didn't mean to."

He put the pictures away. "It's ok Tawn. I just wanted to show you. I don't think I'll be going here next year."

Tawny stopped. "What? Why? Louis you're great. So what if you don't have a masterpiece every time. This," She pointed toward the picture on the isle. "This is wonderful."

"Tawny, I'm flunking all of my classes. Plus, this art thing's not really for me. This painting is all I'll ever be."

"Oh," Tawny looked down. "So what are you going to do after this?"

"I think I'll go back to Sacramento and try to find myself a job."

"Alright." She embraced him gently. "You are great though."

"Thanks." They stared at eachother for a little bit, then released.

"Well I better get going."

"Ok. See ya later."

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Tawny gazed over the lake, remembering when Louis had brought her out there. She remembered him kissing her in the water, soaking wet, holding on to the boat with one hand, Louis in the other. His kisses were so different from Jason's.

"Tawny?" Jason interrupted her thoughts.

"Hm?" She had been reluctant to go out, especially after already spending an hour with Louis. But Jason insisted on it, obviously trying to cover his mess up the other day.

Jason shrugged. "It's nothing. You just seem quiet." Tawny sighed. She changed the subject, noticing a slight bulge in the side of his jacket.

"What's that in your pocket there?" He moved his hands.

"Ah it's nothing. Is there something wrong?" she stared straight ahead, pausing a little before she answered. No turning back. They stopped walking.

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Lauren came in, finding Louis smiling at the blank wall.

"What are you smiling about?"

He shook his head. Lauren rolled her eyes. "Oh, you know what I found out today?"

"Hm," Louis mumbled, not really paying attention.

Lauren danced infront of him mischievously. "Jason is proposing to Tawny today." She turned around and dusted one of the trinkets on his bedpost. "I guess they talked about it before, but today he has the ring. I saw it. It's nice. Are you going to get me a nice ring like that Louis?" She turned back around to find him gone.

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