A.N.: This chapter is dedicated once again to Quietly Losing Control for being the first to review to my last chapter. I would also like to give a special thanks to Koizak, Merak Sardonyx/BillThePonyLlama, nikki007, and Smiley0925 for being the people to review to every chapter.

Quietly Losing Control: That was funny. I love concerts, actually, my brother is in a band and he's playing at my birthday party. That will be fun. And sorry about your ears and thanks for the review.

Koizak: You'll find out what Paulie did when you read. Hint Hint. And I'll cry with you about Jesse and Suze. It is very sad how much of a gloomy person I can be.

nikki007: Hmmm, I don't know. I guess you'll just have to read to find out and thanks for the compliment.

CeeCeeCaffeine: You should read the China Garden book. It is really good. And that's a funny idea. I might use some of it at some point. You are so funny. You really make my day when I read your reviews. Keep it up and I might actually want to write more!

Smiley0925: Thanks so much for the review. I appreciate it.

BillThePonyLlama: You changed your name? I noticed it when I was looking at your user number. And I guess Paul is like Harry Potter. Lol. And a turkey? That's strange and funny. When I drive it's usually on the highway, but I never see any goddamned turkeys. Yeah and it sucks for Jesse. Poor Jesse. Lol. Thanks for the HILARIOUS review.

PinkExplosion: No, Suze is not going back in time and you'll find out what Paul did when you read.

mahley: Wow, that's a lot of pleases'. Lol. And I love the way your name is spelled. It's so original.

Seeing and Believing

The Choices We Make

Jesse's POV-

Susannah had gotten into a fight with Slater. Not that I couldn't understand. Slater was an easy target for a fight; it's just that Slater mumbled some words in another ancient language after their brawl was over. I am not scared of Paul Slater, but I don't trust him, especially around mi Querida.

Even though the words were practically incomprehensible due to the volume that he stated them, I could still tell that they were ancient enough. I would say about five thousand years or so depending on the language.

But Slater himself didn't look happy with what he did. I could easily decipher that Susannah had influenced him into doing that thing. After he was done, he relaxed into the couch and said, "Done, you have one hour." I didn't like that at all.

But I wasn't paying attention too much after that because Susannah was in front of all of us and I could see her. I wasn't even going to chance looking around the room to see if anyone else saw her, but by Mrs. Ackerman's muffled sobs I would say she had.

"Mommy." Susannah practically ran into her mother's arms. I know knew what the thing had done. It was to make non-mediators see ghosts. And by what Slater had said, it lasted an hour. And I vaguely wondered how he had gotten a hold of that. It's not something one would come across everyday.

Both Susannah and her mother were crying softly into each other's shoulders. Eventually, Mr. Ackerman pulled them both apart so we all could have time with her before she disappeared to us forever. But I didn't want to fill my head up with these thoughts. I would enjoy Susannah while I could and that was that.

Susannah sat down on the smaller sized couch and her shining emerald eyes searched the room for me. "Jesse, please…" I knew what she wanted. It was the same thing that I wanted. To be held by our one true love, nothing less and nothing more.

I sat next to her and instantly folded her within my arms. I wasn't letting go of her until she was no longer corporeal. I buried my head into her soft beautiful hair while she was sobbing quietly into my chest.

"Querida, you should never have done this." I looked down at her body and saw the fluorescent pigment of her skin and the coldness that her body radiated on me.

"I don't care what you say Jesse. I love you and you deserve this. And besides, I'll still be here when you die." She smiled slightly through her tear stricken face.

"I love you too mi amor. I love you so much. Talk to me; you don't have much time to do so." I wanted to hear her melodic voice before she slipped through my fingers.

"Well, I'm probably going to end up stalking you for the rest of your life, but other than that I don't know what to talk about." Susannah's family looked slightly mortified at the aspect of that.

"Is there any way this…condition…can be changed?" I was surprised that Father Dominic would ask a question like that.

"As far as I know there's nothing that I can do to change this." She seemed hesitant to answer the question. I didn't know if it was out of sheer fear or anger or if it was out of carefulness.

"You guys, I made Paul do this because I needed to tell you all something. I don't want you guys to mourn me and not live. Mom, I know you lost Dad, and now me, but we're both still here whenever you need us. Jesse, I want you to live. I want you to find someone else to love and get married and have kids. Don't dwell on me; you are free to live the life you were denied over a century ago. I want the rest of you to not push Jesse away. He's a part of me even if he's not me." Her speech left her in tears. I know it would have been hard for me to tell the love of my life to find someone else.

"Querida, I won't do it. You're my love, mi amor, and I'm not going to pretend that you're not there. I can't." My heart was breaking in my chest. I'm shocked that no one could her it crumbling down to my diaphragm.

She leaned over and kissed me softly before she started to fade. "Just be happy with whatever you do. And I love all of you so much." She gave her mother a long-lasting hug and kissed her stepfather and stepbrothers on the cheek before sliding out of my sight.

Mrs. Ackerman was smiling through her tears, "Well, now I believe."

A.N.: So, how was it? I know the end was kinda cheesy and romantic-y, but whatcha gonna do? Sorry about the delay, I was in Florida and I wrote this as fast as I could, I swear. But, if you review I might write faster…