A/N- Eee…so many reviews.

Mouse- Sorry for getting your hopes up, but Jocelyn only recognized Gabe's voice. I'm so mean!

And I really really REALLY regret to say that this is the last chapter of L'ange et Le Monstre. Sorry it's so short! Don't worry, though; I'm planning on making a sequel! )

This chapter is rated "R" for extreme FLUFF! If you don't like the idea of Liz and Gabe having a happy ending, and totally DESPISE fluff, DO NOT read this chapter! Be forewarned of the fluff bunnies!

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The seven of them sat in a circle in the field behind Kal and Allie's house a day later. Kal sat next to Allie, looking more tired than usual, but otherwise fine. Allie was her usual happy self. Elizabeth sat next to Gabriel, who had his arm around her shoulders, Allie had made him a new necklace which he wore around his neck. Jocelyn and Pierre sat with Caroline in between them. Every now and then, Jocelyn would glance over at Gabriel. They had stayed up until dawn explaining. She still hadn't gotten over some of the shock of seeing him with fur (that, and almost bludgeoning him with a frying pan). Then Pierre had wandered in, and they had to start the whole thing over again.

In the center of the circle was a birthday cake, one small candle in the centre.

"C'mon, Kal, blow out the candle and make a wish so we can eat already!" Allie was urging him.

Kal grumbled something that may have been "can't believe I got myself into this" and rolled his eyes. After more chiding from the group, he grudgingly blew out the candle, much to the joy of Allie. She took out a knife and began cutting it into pieces.

"So, what did you wish for?" Elizabeth asked.

"Some really strong wine to make the day bearable," he replied dryly. He brushed a stray lock of hair out of his eyes, grazing a new cut that ran across his forehead.

Allie elbowed him in the ribs and began handing out the cake to everyone.

"How old are you?" Jocelyn asked, digging her fork into her cake. Caroline sat contentedly on the grass, starting at everyone as they talked.

Kal thought a moment, then said "Twenty-one. I think."

Elizabeth looked at him funny. "You think?"

"Hey, I don't care enough to keep track of these things," he grumbled, then wolfed down his cake. In no time, there was nothing left but a few crumbs.

Al the girls laughed and Elizabeth looked up at Gabriel. He looked happier than she had ever seen him, and yet…he seemed somewhat…nervous. What could be bothering him?

He felt her eyes on him and smiled at her. She shoved the thought out of her mind and it was quickly forgotten as Allie dug a bottle of red wine out of the picnic basket. When Elizabeth saw it, she groaned, earning a soft laugh from Gabriel. They still remembered the last time she drunk wine with perfect clarity.

"A very happy twenty-first birthday to Kal!" Allie said loudly and raising her glass, most likely to embarrass him.

Kal scowled at her (not too angrily though) and drank from his glass as everyone else raised theirs, shouting "To Kal!"

Elizabeth took a tiny sip of hers, then set it down on the picnic blanket. To everyone's amusement, Death (the raven) swooped down and dipped his beak into her glass.

Pierre looked across the circle to Kal, who was shaking his head disgustedly. "Hey, is it alright if it drinks that?"

"I hope not," Kal said under his breath, earning another nudge from Allie. Death took a few more sips then flew off again, wheeling around in the clear sky.

Everyone turned their attention to Gabriel as he hesitantly rang his fork against his wine glass. Elizabeth tilted her head, wondering why he was blushing so hard. His pale skin (well, the illusion of such, anyways) looked as if a tomato had been smashed on it.

"Umm…excuse me," he said.

"You've got our attention," Allie pointed out, raising her eyebrow.

Gabriel looked even more uncomfortable at that. "Yes…well…um.."

"Out with it, already!" Pierre laughed.

Gabriel turned his full attention to Elizabeth. "A-ange...I mean, Elizabeth, I've known you for… about a year now, and you're the best thing that's ever happened to me." As he spoke, he seemed to gain confidence and stopped stammering. "You're the Angel who melted my heart, and shortly after meeting you, I fell in love with you. What I mean to say...well, what I'm trying to say is…" Gabriel got up on one knee and dug a small black box out of his packet and opened it. Inside was a gold ring that was studded with diamonds. "Elizabeth, mon ange, will you…marry me?"

Everyone gasped in surprise and Elizabeth's jaw dropped. After a second, she broke out of her reverie and tackled Gabriel in a hug, throwing her arms around his neck. "Yes ! Yes, yes, yes!"

Pierre let out a whistle and Allie and Jocelyn let out equal screams of excitement. Kal sat with his arms crossed, attempting to look indifferent, though a small smile crept across his face.

Elizabeth rolled to her side and managed to sit up, a smile practically splitting her face in half. "On one condition," she said, and Gabriel's face dropped a little bit.

"Yes?" he asked hesitantly.

"You won't wear this," she told him, and yanked his necklace off, dropping it on the picnic blanket. Without it, his fur seemed to gleam with bluish highlights under the sun. Pierre and Jocelyn, who were still not used to him, jumped a bit, but otherwise were fine. After all, it was a thing some needed to get used to.

Gabriel looked slightly sheepish and grinned helplessly. "Anything else, ange?"

"Yes."

"What?"

"This," she told him bluntly, then leaned forward and kissed him. His eyes widened in shock, then he closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her neck. After a moment, they broke apart. "That alright with you?" she asked coyly.

Gabriel nodded quickly. "O-of course ange."

Allie, grinning like a madwoman (a very happy madwoman) intoned "I now pronounce you soon-to-be husband and wife."

Jocelyn, her expression matching Allie's, added "Gabriel, you may know kiss your fiancé."

Gabriel smiled and looked questioningly at Elizabeth before drawing her closer and giving her back her kiss.

Elizabeth felt that, at this moment, she would like nothing better for time to stop. Nothing else mattered, not even his curse. Especially his curse, for she found nothing in the world more beautiful than his shy, gentle face when he asked her to marry him, or his heart when he told her he loved her.

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Jason sat at the edge of the cliff, holding the seeing-orb in his hand. A bittersweet smile was on his face as he watched Elizabeth and Gabriel kiss for the second time.

"They're really not bad people,' he said softly to himself. His gaze drifted to his left side. There, six feet under the earth warmed by the bright sun. lay his Marie. His beautiful, kind Marie. If things had not turned out the way they did, he might be proposing to her as Gabriel had. And he would have, given the chance. Before burring his Marie, he had placed an elegant ring in her right hand. It was crafted out of incredibly pale gold, with a garnet in between two tiny diamond in the center.

Now she rested beneath the earth, under the sky that she used to watch.

"I really am sorry," he whispered to the orb, knowing that they could not hear him, but having to say it anyways. "I'm so sorry for everything I've done, and all the pain I've caused."

He looked at Marie's grave marker. It was made of black marble, polished until it shone like a mirror. On it was engraved her name, her date of birth (some two hundred-odd years previous) and her Date of death. Under that was written "Was Loved by and Will Be Missed By Many."

"I'm sorry, too, Marie. For everything that I've done." The red rose he had placed on the freshly-turned dirt looked painfully beautiful in the sun. Like her. "And for braking my promise."

I guess I've never really thought about how beautiful everything is, since I thought her dead.

And now that she is dead, I notice it.

Jason got to his feet carefully. The sky was as bright as a sapphire, the sun; molten gold, and every leaf on the trees a perfect emerald.

The stream snaking thought the bottom of the cliff shone like a line of silver. Jason thought he was crying, but he didn't feel the tears. Everything was pleasantly numb. The empty syringe lay on the ground by his feet, the ten cc's emptied into the crook of his elbow, and the one tiny droop of clear liquid turned into a diamond as the sun struck it.

"I love you, Marie," Jason whispered to the grave. "See you soon." In one fluid motion, he dived off of the edge of the cliff and into nothingness.

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The train rocked gently as it made its way back to the village. Gabriel and Elizabeth both sat on the same side this time, Elizabeth half-asleep on Gabriel's shoulder. Rose sat in his lap, napping in the ray of light that filtered through the window.

Elizabeth had grudgingly allowed Gabriel to wear the spelled necklace, at least until they arrived back at the castle. It was now August, so the spell would wear out soon anyways.

Gabriel smiled down at her. His perfect, beautiful angel. He had never thought that it would turn out like this when she first wandered into the castle, almost trembling in fright. It was better than he could have ever hoped for. And the ring, much to his relief, fit her perfectly. He had bought it in the city when she was busy.

As he watched her doze, se smiled peacefully then looked up at him.

"Yes, ange?" he asked, smoothing back her hair.

"I love you."

"As do I, ange." He smiled and kissed her softly on the lips, the drew back.

"Yes, Gabriel?" she asked, mimicking him.

"I realized if this was one of the faery tales you adore so, I think I know how it would end."

"Oh, really?" He loved the way her sky-blue eyes lit up. Like faceted jewels that would sparkle when the sun hit them. Only, her eyes were could not be priced.

Gabriel kissed her forehead. "And they lived happily ever after."

The End.