Chapter 19

AN: I'm sorry for the late post! I would have had this up sooner but FF wasn't cooperating with me these past few days!

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NavyNinjaHo: yeah, that was quite a chapter lol as for Bora drugging her, I will say that no, he is not. Something else is going on ;)

Finny-KunGoddes: I know! XD I'm a very cruel person to the characters I like the most.

Depressica: yes, she is, but hopefully you will see a new side to her starting in this chapter :)

Guest: haha well that just means I did a good job with that chapter then ;) and I understand, I feel the same way sometimes, but I also have a love for Lily ever since I've written her as a little girl. Haha and don't worry, I don't find your reviews, thoughts/comments as negative criticism, I actually enjoy seeing what you guys think and feel about the OC' I write. To me, seeing the reactions you guys have given me so far, tells me I'm doing a good job.

FairyTailFairy32027: yes. It was very sad, and I really wish I didn't have to write it lol

Hazel eyes stayed on the small box in the girls hand as Lily made her way back to her room. Her feet were dirty and stung with every step she took. She ignored the pain, thinking that she had just put Finn through so much worse. Warm tears were still flowing from her eyes, staining her tanned cheeks. The dark haired girl opened the door to her room slowly, her eyes coming up as she heard Chrono's voice.

"So where'd he go?" He asked coolly as he stood before the girl, his arms across his chest.

Lily clenched the small box in her hand tightly as her hand fell to her side. "He left…." Her voice sounded broken as her eyes began to pour tears down her reddened cheeks. She walked past the ice mage, her feet screaming at her to sit down. As she sat down on her bed, the ice mage turned around to face her, walking a few steps closer to Lily.

"Good, bout time that loser left." Chrono watched as Lily said nothing as she brought her hands up to her face, crying into them softly. "Oh what? Don't tell me you're all sad now?! Let's just get back to what we were doing." The ice mage grabbed Lily's bare shoulders and began to press his lips against her tanned skin. Lily growled as she pushed Chrono away from her, standing quickly. Her eyes burned as she stared at the mage.

"What happened at prom?"

"What the fuck, Lil?" Chrono said as he stepped back, looking the girl over. "What the hell is your problem?!"

Lily took a step towards him. "You asked Finn if he wanted a repeat of prom… what did you mean by that?! What did you do?!"

"I roughed him up a bit caz he took you to prom is all."

"I ASKED HIM TO TAKE ME! SO YOU BEAT HIM UP FOR THAT?! ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?!"

"He can't even use his magic! I don't know what you see in that kid!"

Lily rushed towards Chrono, gripping his shirt as her hazel eyes burned into him. "I SEE MORE OF A MAN IN HIM THAN I DO YOU! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! IT'S YOUR FAULT HE'S GONE! IF YOU JUST LEFT ME ALONE, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED!" The script mage pushed the ice mage back further to the door as she yelled. "GET OUT! GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY ROOM!"

Chrono grabbed Lily's hands and pulled them off of her as he stepped out of the door. "FINE! WHATEVER LIL! I KNOW YOU STILL WANT ME!"

Lily growled once more as she slammed the door in Chrono's face. She turned her body around and leaned up against the door, listening to Chrono yell on the other end. "YOU MAKE SURE TO GET BETTER BEFORE WE GO ON TOMORROW! YOU HEAR ME LILY?! I BETTER NOT FUCKING LOSE CAZ YOU'RE AN EMOTIONAL TRAINWRECK!"

Lily shut her eyes tightly, her fists clenching tight at her side. 'How…' She thought as she slowly brought her hands up to her face. Her tears started up once more as she continued to listen to the ice mage spouting threats on the other side. 'How can I think about tomorrow now? After what just happened….' Lily's hands moved away from her face, her tearful hazel eyes looking up to the bed where the small box sat. The girl made her way to the bed, sitting down slowly. She picked up the velvet box, opening it and viewed the earrings. 'Finn….How am I supposed to win now? Without you here… by my side…?' Lily brought the opened box to her chest, gripping it tightly as she hung her head down. "I don't know if I can do this without you here…."

The hour was late by the time Finn got back home. His mind kept replaying what he had seen back at the hotel the whole ride home. The ice mage gripped the steering wheel tightly as he shut his eyes and shook his head. "Stop it! Get out of my head! I'm… I'm over her…. I don't want to think about it anymore…" Finn let out a sigh as he opened his eyes back up. He looked to the windows in the front of his house, a small light was left on, making him wonder if his dad was still up this late at night.

The ice mage stepped out of his car and closed the door, looking into the back seat and realizing he hadn't brought anything back with him. He turned and made his way to the front door, letting himself in and shaking his head as the front door was unlocked again. Finn walked further into the house and noticed Gray was sitting up on the couch, a small light on beside him as he let out a puff of smoke. Without a word, Finn went to the kitchen, grabbing a beer bottle from the fridge and making his way back to his father on the couch, sitting down next to him.

Gray raised a brow as he smirked. "You're back early. I thought you said you were going to be gone all week and that you might consider coming back here." Cold eyes looked to his son as he watched Finn crack open the top of the bottle and take it back quickly, chugging the cool liquid. Gray reached out quickly and grabbed the bottle from the boys' hand. "Hey, hey… easy, kiddo. This stuff ain't that strong, but that's a quick way to get drunk."

Finn gasped for air slightly as Gray pulled the bottle away from his lips, setting it down on the table in front of him. His head hung down slightly as he spoke softly. "You were right, dad."

Gray raised a brow as he brought the cigarette to his lips. "Whatcha talkin' about kid?"

"About Lily. You were right. Everything you said about her… I didn't want to believe it… but…" Finn looked up to his father, his eyes empty. Gray knew that look. It was the same one he has had for song long since Juvia had left him. "You were right. Now I just feel like I have nothing left."

The ice mage looked to his son. He felt sorry for Finn, for he knew exactly what the boy was going through. He was responsible for their family falling apart, and now Finn had the same look on his face. Nothing was left for him in his mind. Gray waved a hand at Finn, handing him the beer bottle. "Is that why you are back so early?"

Finn nodded as he brought the bottle to his lips, taking a slower drink this time. After a few gulps, Finn began to speak. "Dad… … I can't do this. I don't want to. I'm miserable. Between work, school, training, taking care of you and Lily… I just can't do it anymore." Finn brought a hand up to his face, clenching his jaw. "Lily was the only thing left here keeping me sane. Without her I have nothing. I want to not have to worry about her, about you…. I want to be happy. I think… I need to get out of here."

"So then do it."

Finn turned his head to his father in shock. "You're agreeing with me?"

Gray shrugged his shoulders. "Why not? It's about time you worried about yourself and not so much others. You deserve to be happy, Finn. If things here are holding you back, then find something else that can help you get further."

"But… what about you? Who's gonna take care of you while I'm gone?"

Gray smirked as he put out his cigarette, taking the open bottle from Finn and finishing off the drink. "You don't need to worry about me, kid. It's about time I start taking care of myself too. So do you have a place in mind?"

Finn turned away from Gray. "I thought about it a lot while I was driving back… I was thinking about going to the Rune Knights Academy. Bora said he has connections and could get me in if I wanted to go there one day. I was going to give him a call tomorrow and see what he could do for me. He even offered to pay for everything for me so I wouldn't have to worry about that." Finn looked down at his hand, clenching his fist. "Maybe then can help me with my magic and help me understand this weird power I feel when it storms."

"You feel that power too, huh?"

Finns' solid blue eyes shot up to his father. "You… you know about it? How?"

"My father had a great power and while he trained me, he wanted me to be able to have that same power. I was never able to reach it, no matter how much he pushed me in training. Perhaps it was because I got so distracted with the band, I kinda gave up on trying to reach it. I never told anyone this, not even your mother. I guess I was ashamed. I didn't want you to follow in my footsteps either. That's why I pushed you so hard Finn. I didn't want you to end up like me. I wanted you to achieve that great power. The one thing I couldn't ever do."

"Why didn't you ever tell me this before?! All those times we were training? You said nothing!"

Gray grinned as he leaned back on the couch. "I guess we truly are just like one another. A couple of losers, washed up caz of women. And not able to tell them anything. How bout that."

Finn half smirked as he raised his brows. "Yeah…." Finn stood slowly, turning around to Gray. "Well, I've gotta get some sleep so I can wake up early and call Bora." The young ice mage made his way to the stairs, stopping as he lifted a hand to the railing, turning around to look at Gray once more. "You sure you'll be ok when I'm gone?"

Gray smiled as he turned his body and laid down on the couch. "It's about time I gave up smoking anyway. I'm sure I can try to cut back on the drinking and clean this place up a bit. How else am I going to be able to see my daughter?"

Finn smiled as he turned his head to the stairs. "How about those divorce papers? You gonna sign those too?"

Gray raised a finger into the air. "Easy, kid. One thing at a time."

"Hey, if I can forget about Lily, you should be able to forget about mom."

Gray chuckled slightly as Finn made his way upstairs. His dark eyes looking over at Juvia's' picture on the table. "I don't think I could forget about you even if I wanted too…."

Juvia stood in the living room, her hand holding up a family photo from long ago. Her fingers ran over the glass lightly as she stared at the photo. Rain walked into the room and stopped as she eyed her mother. The girl raised a brow as she walked over to her mother. "Mom?" Juvia's look was one of searching, searching for that memory in the photo. She looked as though she was miles away. "You ok?"

Juvia looked up to Rain and smiled. "Yes. Yes I'm fine." Her gaze went back to the photo, her fingers running over the faces as she said them out loud. "I was just looking at this picture of you, Finn, and myself, and…" Her fingers stopped on Gray's face, confusion coming over her. Rain watched her mother's expression, worry entering the girls head.

"Dad?"

Juvia's eyes closed for a moment, as if she was trying to think about what Rain had just said. "Gray?"

Rain watched as Juvia kept her hand on the photo for another minute before setting it down on the mantle. "Yeah… are you sure everything's ok mom?"

Juvia smiled as she looked to Rain. "Of course sweetie. I'm fine." The water mage kissed Rains forehead before walking out of the room, blue eyes following her as she left.

'Ok… that was really weird… why did she look like she forgot who dad was in that photo? Somethings not right….' Rain shook her head as she headed for the kitchen. Her tracks stopping as Bora came walking out from there, causing the girl to jump slightly. "Bora! I didn't know you were here…."

Bora grinned as he ran his hand through his hair. "Why yes. I let myself in a bit ago. And you'll be seeing a lot more of me. Isn't that great?"

Rains' fist clenched tightly, not wanting to show the man that she was scared and shaking slightly. "Yeah."

"By the way, Finn just called me, he will be coming to visit next weekend, and staying with us for a week before he goes off to the Rune Knights Academy. Won't that be nice? All of us together as a family."

Rains' brows lowered as she looked up to the strange man. "Why is he going to the Rune Knights Academy? I thought he didn't want to go there. And how is he even able to transfer? He's in the middle of a semester…."

Bora leaned in close to the girl, a creepy grin over his lips. "Oh, I have my ways, dear Rain. I was able to pull some strings so that Finn can finish his semester at the Academy and continue his schooling there. He just needs to take care of a couple of things before he leaves." The tall man straightened back up and brushed past the pale girl. "I told your mother that you could set up the guest room for him, if you don't mind."

"Sure thing…." Rain shuddered as she felt his body brush against hers. Her blue eyes burning into the back of Boras head as she turned slightly. 'I know you're up to something…I just have to figure it out…. And maybe with Finn coming here this weekend, I can try to get him to see what's going on….'

Lily made her way down to the backstage, her steps slow. She was dressed in the same outfit from the day before, but her fiery spirit was gone. Her cheeks were stained from her tears that never seemed to quit after Finn had left. She had bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep, her hazel eyes burning from all the tears she shed. Her band mates looked around frantically as they were minutes away from going on stage for their last song of the competition. Chrono eyed her making her way slowly to them. Rage was building inside of him as he marched over to her, grabbing her arm roughly. "Where the hell have you been?! You skipped out on practice again! We needed to be ready for this Lil! God damn it look at you… a fucking disaster!"

Lily pulled her arm back, her eye brows crossing as she snapped at Chrono. "I'm fine. Let's just get this over and done with…." The dark haired girl pushed past Chrono, making her way onto the stage. She shielded her eyes as the lights came on her as she made her way to the center of the stage. Her hands gripped the microphone, pulling it close to her lips. Her eyes scanned the crowd before her. They were chanting her name, they were hungry for her song. Her heart began to race as she watched them act like hungry animals. She felt like everything was moving in slow motion as she turned around to look at her bandmates. They had already started playing. Lily stared at them, her eyes wide and scared.

'I'm so nervous right now…. Can I even do this?' Her body turned back to the crowd as the band looked at each other confusingly, repeating their opening notes to their song as they waited for Lily to start singing. 'I… I can't do this… I don't think I can….'

Chrono hissed Lily's name as he repeated his part for the sixth time. "Lily! What the fuck are you waiting for?!"

Lily stood there, the microphone in hand, her eyes staring out to the crowd who looked around at each other as their voices began to die down from the lack of music being sung. Her mouth opened slightly, two words escaping her throat. "I'm… sorry…." The crowd answered her with what's, whispers and confused faces. The script mage hung her head down slowly. "I'm sorry…. I can't…." The people below her began to boo, shouting at her to play.

The ice mage walked towards the girl, reaching out for her arm. "LILY!"

The dark haired girl spun quickly and smacked the hand away, her eyes piercing into him. "Don't touch me!"

"What the hell are you doing?! Why won't you sing?!" Chrono said angrily.

"I'm done! I can't do this… I'm done with this, with the band, with you! I quit!" The dark haired girl threw down the microphone as she turned on her heels, storming off stage without another word. Chrono set down his guitar and ran after Lily.

"Hey! What the hell is wrong with you?! This is our chance to make it big! And you want to just throw it all away over some—"

Lily turned quickly and pointed a finger at Chrono. "Don't you dare say anything else. I couldn't give two shits about you or the band anymore. In fact, I didn't give two shits about you at all. All I wanted was to be in a band."

"That's bullshit Lil! I know you wanted me too!"

Chrono reached out to grab Lily again, but the script mage was quicker. She quickly wrote the word "push" into the air and thrust it out onto Chrono's chest. "DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME! IT'S OVER BETWEEN US! I'M THROUGH WITH THE BAND!"

As Chrono fell to the ground from her script magic, he let out a groan, rubbing the back of his arm as he sat back up quickly. "WHATEVER LILY! WE DON'T NEED YOU! YOU'LL SEE! ONE DAY WE'LL MAKE IT BIG!" The girl stormed away quickly, ignoring what the ice mage was yelling.

Lily swung open the door to her room as she put her phone to her ear. "Hi, yes, I would like to arrange a bus ride back to Magnolia. Yes. As soon as possible please. I would like to be back home by this evening. Thank you." The dark haired girl hung up her phone and shoved it into her pocket, quickly making her way to her bag to pack it back up for the ride home. Lily didn't bother to fold anything back up as she frantically moved around the room, grabbing all of her belongings. Hazel eyes fell upon the guitar case that Finn had left. It was leaning up against the wall next to the bed where he slept. Lily felt her heart ache as she slowly walked over to it. She reached out her hand, hesitating slightly.

Her hands ran over the handles and gripped it lightly, pulling the guitar case close to her body. She could feel tears forming in her eyes once more as she looked around the rest of the room. Finn had completely left everything he brought here. The dark haired girl set the guitar down on the bed as she moved down to pick up his bag. His scent filled her nose as she packed up his clothes. She closed her eyes and thought about the week and how happy they were. 'How could I be so dense? Why couldn't I just see the truth?' Hazel eyes opened back up as Lily set his clothes into the bag. 'I have to take these back to him… he usually has evening classes Thursdays so maybe… it'd be best if I take them back to him tonight.'

Lily wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, a couple of sniffles escaping her as she went back to packing, preparing for her trip back home.

It was late into the evening as Lily stepped off of the greyhound bus, carrying two bags and two guitars. The girl let out a sigh as she set the guitar cases down on the ground and checked her phone for the time. 'Ok, its seven… Finn should still be in classes for another hour or so…' The dark haired girl put her phone away and adjusted the bags on her shoulders, picking up the guitars once more and started walked to Finns house down the road.

Her feet were still sore from the other night, and walking on them now with all this weight was not helping the girl. She ignored the pain once more. She knew there was something more important to focus on. It wasn't long before she found herself at Finn's front door. Her hazel eyes staring at the doorbell. She had set down her things, holding only his bag and guitar at the front door. Lily reached out and pressed the small button, her mind racing as her heart began to beat fast. 'This is going to be awkward… Uncle Gray will probably answer the door… and now that I know how he really feels about me…. I'll just have to make this quick. I'll just tell him I'm sorry for everything and hand him Finns' stuff. Then just run back and grab mine. That way he won't have a chance to say anything to me…' Lily ran a hand over her face, closing her eyes lightly. 'God… I really am a screw up… I have a lot of making up to do…. Hopefully this will be a start….'

The door opened quickly, surprising Lily slightly. The dark haired girl looked up to the man standing in the doorway. Her heart skipped a beat as her eyes went wide. Finn stared down at Lily from the top step. His solid blue eyes cold and unforgiving.

Lily took a step forward as she spoke. "H-hey, Finn. I… I thought you had evening classes today… why aren't you in class right now?"

Finn crossed his hands over his chest. "I'm dropping out and going to attend the Rune Knights Academy in a couple of weeks."

Lily gripped the guitar handles in her hands tightly. "So… you're moving? Why? I thought you didn't want to go there?"

"Yeah. Well. I've got nothing left for me here. So I'm getting away from this place." Solid blue eyes stared down at the girl coldly. "Why are you even here Lily?"

The script mage fought back her tears as she looked up to Finn. His words hitting her like a dagger. "I wanted to apologize… I didn't mean to ever hurt you. It was never my intention, and-"

"Save your breath Lily, because I'm over it. I'm over you."

"Okay…. I… I deserve that. I know I do. And I understand." Lily looked down at Finn's bag, lifting it up off her shoulders and holding it out to the ice mage. "Well… here. You forgot your stuff back at the hotel. I also wanted to make sure you got everything back. And this too." She said as she handed him his guitar. Finn looked at her for a minute before taking his bag away from the girl.

"I don't want that."

Lily shrugged her shoulders, her arm still holding the guitar out in front of her. "Well… you know I don't have any use for it. I've got enough back at my house and I don't play acoustic so…" Lily stepped closer, setting the guitar down on the side of the house before stepping backwards. Her hands went behind her back as she smiled slightly. "I'll just leave it there for you…." Lily could feel her tears wanting to overflow from her eyes as she quickly turned around. "I'm really sorry for everything Finn. I know you probably won't forgive me this time around. And I understand why you are leaving…. I… I'll just leave now. I won't bother you again. If that's what you want."

Finn's fists tightened as he stared at the back of Lily's head, his jaw clenching tightly before he spoke. "It is."

Lily nodded her head as she took a step forward. Tears began to fall down her cheeks as she walked over to her bag and guitar, throwing the bag over her shoulder and carrying her guitar in front of her. Finn watched as she walked away, his eyes coming down over the guitar she had left for him. His hand reached out and grabbed the handles, bringing it inside as he shut the door.

Lily opened the door to her house, kicking off her shoes and wincing as she took steps towards the stairs. Gajeel quickly came up to her side and put his hands on his hips, a smirk over his face as he spoke. "Oh! Back so soon kid?! What's the matter?! The convention too much for ya? You had to come crawling back home, eh? Too bad you came back too late. We turned your room into a library! Looks like you'll have to look for somewhere else to sleep!"

Gajeel waited for some smart remark in return from the girl as she walked up the stairs slowly. Her only response was quiet as she made her way upstairs. "Whatever…."

Gajeel raised a metal brow as he stuck out his bottom lip, watching his daughter carefully. "Huh… she didn't fight back with me… weird… what's eatin' her?"

Levy came up from behind Gajeel and smacked the back of his head with a towel. The dragon slayers hand went up quickly as he turned to face his wife. "What the hell was that for?!"

Levy looked at him sternly, her finger raised to him. "Gajeel! She just got back home, do you have to act like a dick to her?!"

"Hey! I wasn't the one who ran off to some convention and—"

"I don't want to hear it! Just leave her alone for a while! Didn't you see that she is heartbroken?!"

Gajeel looked at Levy confusingly. "What?"

Levy sighed as she pushed past the large man. "I swear you men are idiots."

Levy made her way to Lily's room, knocking on the door lightly before letting herself in. Her hazel eyes fell on the girl sitting on the bed, petting Pantherlily lightly as he slept peacefully. Levy smiled as she closed the door behind her, walking over to Lily and sitting down on the bed next to her daughter. "Hey sweetie."

"Hi mom."

Levy reached over and pulled back some of Lily's dark hair, putting it behind her studded ear. "Everything ok?"

"I broke up with Chrono and quit the band."

Levy's eyes widened slightly. "Oh. Well. That's probably a good thing. To be honest, I always thought your relationship with Chrono was a bit unhealthy, so I think it was wise of you to let him go finally. Your father will finally be happy about that. Now you can focus on more important things."

Lily continued to pet Pantherlily, silence coming over the girl. Levy smiled as she ran her hand over the girls' dark hair, planting a soft kiss on her head. "It's good to have you back sweetie." Levy stood and started for the door, stopping as she opened and turning around to Lily. "By the way, I where the pants in this family, so no matter what your father says, you will always have a place to stay here."

Lily smiled. "Thanks mom."

Levy smiled back at Lily. "Want me to close the door?"

"Yes, please. Thank you."

"No problem honey. Get some rest."

Lily waited to hear the door close completely before she laid down beside the black exceed, scooping him up into her arms lightly and holding him close to her warm body. Pantherlily began to wake slowly. He rubbed his eyes with his paw, looking up to see who had started to hold him. "Lily? You're back?"

"Pantherlily…"

The exceeds red eyes widened as he looked upon the girl holding him. She began to cry as she spoke, pulling him in closer to her body. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean anything that I said before! I didn't mean anything I said to you, to my dad! You're my cat! You always were and always will be! I love you so much! And I'm so sorry!"

The exceed patted the girls arms as she squeezed him tightly. "It's ok, Lily, but I can't… breathe!"

Lily let the exceed go as she sat up, warm tears still flowing from her hazel eyes. "I'm sorry…"

Pantherlily smiled as he placed a paw on her leg. "It's ok. I know you didn't mean anything you said. You were just angry."

"I really messed things up… I'm so stupid… I was too dense to see how Finn really felt about me… he told me he loves me, and I went and screwed everything up with him. And now… now he's… leaving…."

The small exceed let out a sigh as he rubbed the back of his head. "Well you definitely get that denseness from your father… that much is for sure. As for Finn, why don't you go talk to him? I'm sure he'll forgive you."

Lily's hands came up to her face, covering her eyes as she shed her tears. "No… not this time. I did something terrible. I regret every second of it. And there's nothing I can do to stop him… I didn't even get a chance to tell him everything…. I don't know what I'm going to do without him. I couldn't even perform our last song after he left. I just stood there, scared. Without him… I feel like I have nothing…."

"Hey… you still have me." Pantherlily said as he smiled up at the girl. Lily's hands fell down slightly as she looked at the exceed. "And you have your mother, your brother and sister. And yes, even Gajeel. As mean as he is sometimes, he still loves you. You're not alone Lily."

"Pantherlily…" Lily wrapped her arms around the exceed and pulled him in close once more.

"I could even help you with your school work again. We could work together to get your grades back up. I remember a time where you used to get straight A's and it's not too late into the semester to try. That'll help you keep your mind off of everything."

Lily kissed the black exceed on the head. "I love you so much Pantherlily. Even after everything I've done, after everything I've said, you're the only one who's stayed by my side."

Pantherlily smiled as he blushed slightly. "I am your cat after all. That's what we exceeds do."

Both Lily and Pantherlily looked up to the girls' door as it opened slowly. Gaje stood in front of her door and stared at his sister for a minute. "Huh. You are back. I guess it was true."

Lily wiped her tears away with her hand. "Yeah? So?"

Gaje shrugged his shoulder as he looked around her room. "Shame. I was really looking forward to his room being a library. It would have been nice and quiet to read in here."

Lily rolled her eyes. "Shut up Gaje!"

The dark haired boy smiled, something that was extremely rare to see. "It's good to see you back." Before Lily could respond, the boy had brought up the book he was reading back to his face and had walked away from her door.

Lily scoffed as she smiled. Her hazel eyes moving back to Pantherlily. The exceed smiled as he crossed his paws over his chest. "See? Even Gaje is happy that you are back."

"Yeah… and now that I'm back, I've got a lot of stuff to work on."

AN: It was pretty hard to write this chapter, especially the part where Lily went to Finns house and found out he was leaving. I actually got a little choked up while I was writing this part. Same thing when I was writing Lily and Pantherlily together. Things have started to change for everyone and the character development will be interesting to see as the story goes on. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and please don't forget to review!