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Every day that Garfield spent with Rachel, the more he started to care about her. Days turned into weeks. Weeks then turned into months.

He was always familiar with staying in one place for a night or two, and then leave the next day. It was very rare that he could find enough food around him to last him more than a short period of time. However, overtime, he started to get used to his new lifestyle. The two of them had worked out quite an efficient work plan. He would gather food from trees by changing into his animal forms, whilst she would stick to the foods that grew in her garden. For cooking, they would alternate every day, though he would sometimes cook for a few nights in a row. That did not bother him though, quite the contrary, he seemed to enjoy it.

The young witch had started to become a bit less shy with him, but still showed little to no emotion. Rachel and he had also made him some new clothes, replacing the ones he had been wearing for years in the woods. His old clothes were far too small for him, not surprising given the fact that he had grown considerably since his parents had died.

His parents…

There was not a single moment where he did not miss his father's laugh or his mother's smile. They were the only family he had ever had… until now.

While Rachel could never replace his parents, she was still the only other person to accept him not for what he looked like, but for what he was like inside. And that truly touched him.

Night was falling on the forest, the orange-red sky slowly turned into near blackness as the sun hid itself behind the horizon. The only lights to be seen were the brief flashes from the fireflies and the warm glow from the hearth of a tiny house. Outside, laying down on the tiny blades of green grass was a boy that blended in almost perfectly. Garfield merely looked up at the sky, resting after a long day. Every once in a while, he could see a star joining itself to the darkening sky. Little by little, more stars appeared until the now black sky was full of little white dots.

"Garfield" he heard Rachel call

"I'm out here, Rae" he answered

Garfield could hear the grass rustle as his friend came out of the house, walking towards him

"Aren't you gonna come inside?" she asked, her voice lacking any semblance of emotion (as per usual) "It's getting late"

The shapeshifter sat up a bit "Actually Rae, I think I'm gonna stay out here for a while."

"Oh, okay" she said shyly "What are you doing?"

"Looking at the sky" he answered "I always found it so beautiful at night"

"Sounds… fun" she said, somewhat sarcastically

"Yeah" he replied, before lying back down on the ground.

"Well" she continued "I'll just leave you to it, then" She turned around and started heading back inside

Garfield was a little perplexed at her reaction. Rachel always seemed a bit anti-social, but this was different. It almost seemed like she thought that he was excluding her. And he would most certainly not have her think that.

"Rachel" he called to her

The girl looked towards him. "Yeah?"

"Uh" he was a bit nervous "You… wanna join me?"

She immediately blushed "Um… sure"

The changeling made a motion for her to come closer. She did so, approaching him quite slowly, as if a bit shy, and lying next to him. They two simply laid there, not saying a single word to one another. The situation was quite awkward for the boy, so he broke the silence.

"Look" he said "You can see the moon coming out from behind the trees"

Rachel turned her head to see the moon.

"Yeah, I can see it" she said, also trying to ease the tension. The two friends reverted back to the awkward silence "You're right" she told him, attempting to break the awkwardness "The sky really is beautiful"

Garfield laughed a bit at her comment. He could tell that she was also trying to help the situation, and like his attempt, it did not appear to be working. The shapeshifter then turned his head to face her. And then… something clicked.

He saw her, lying there in the grass next to him. The pale moonlight that shined upon her made her truly beautiful. How did he not see this before? He had been living with her for five months now, and it was only now that he had seen her beauty. He had always thought of her as a friend, maybe with a few hints of them becoming more, but he never thought about it as much as at that moment.

He went over everything that had happened in the last few months in his head again. He had met her by pure coincidence, befriended her, moved in with her and now… he only wanted to be close to her. This wasn't some random chain of events, this had to be orchestrated by some higher being. Either that, or he was secretly the luckiest person to have ever walked the earth.

And at that moment, he knew what he wanted to do. He slowly moved his hand and gently placed it over hers. She immediately turned her head towards him, her face filled with shock. But that quickly changed when she made eye contact with him. He stared into those gorgeous violet eyes, as if looking into two amethyst circles that shined beautifully with the moonlight. He could not look away, not that he wanted to though. He felt her warm hand being softly placed on his face. Her face seemed to glow with realisation, as if she was feeling the same way he was.

"Garfield" she whispered "I… I think I'm… in love with you"

He approached his face to hers "Me too" he managed to say before pressing their lips together.

The shapeshifter could not believe what was happening. The two of them were pressing their lips together, both feeling ever so content with the situation. Rachel managed to bring her arms behind his head, pulling him even closer. Garfield performed a similar action, wrapping his hands around her back, bringing her body closer to his. He loved the way her lips tasted, he loved the way her hand felt, and he loved her. He never wanted this moment to end, but it did.

Rachel slowly parted their lips "I-I've never felt like this about anyone before"

He put his hand under her chin "Me neither."

Instead of looking happy, Rachel looked worried "But… should we? I mean, neither of us has ever been in love before. Are we even sure that our feelings for each other are… real?"

He looked once more into her purple eyes. "Rachel, I may not have been in love before. But I can assure you, my feelings for you are absolutely real."

Garfield saw the worry in her face change to happiness. It was so rare for Rachel to show any emotion whatsoever, yet here she was with a pleasant smile on her face.

"And also" he added "Tonight, the night sky isn't the only beautiful thing"

She gave him a slight smirk, as if telling him something like "Really?". Garfield grinned, knowing how cliché that must have sounded. The young witch put her hands back behind his head and pulled him closer, kissing him once more. He kissed her back, tasting her lips again. He ran his fingers through her hair, smoothing it out all the way down to her waist. The soft violet fibers tickled his fingertips ever so slightly. Their kisses grew more intense, more passionate. She held onto him more tightly, and he did the same.

He then stopped and pulled back from her. The young witch seemed confused at his action, as if perhaps she had done something wrong.

He smiled at her "It's late. Maybe we should get to bed."

She agreed by nodding slightly. They got up from the hard ground and entered their house, their hands interlocked. He followed her to her bed, never letting her hand go. She got under the covers and pulled him in with her. While in the safety of their home, they continued their expressions of love. This time, Garfield had no intentions of ending it any time soon.

Garfield slowly awakened from his pleasant slumber. It always felt nice to sleep on a mattress, though he usually only slept on one when Rachel had a nightmare. Garfield attempted to get up, but was faced with a rather pleasant obstacle. Rachel, his new lover, had her head and her hand on his chest, holding him down to the bed. She was awake too, though she wasn't getting up.

"Good morning" she told him, smiling slightly

He smiled back "Morning" He yawned "You been up long?"

She sighed contently "Not very"

He pressed his forehead against hers "So, any ideas for breakfast?"

She closed her eyes "Well, we have a few spare apples from yesterday"

"Sounds good"

"And" she continued "I thought that breakfast in bed might be a good idea"

He chuckled "You read my mind"

He kissed her nose before he got up from the embrace to prepare their breakfast.

A/N: Okay, I'm gonna apologize for two things:

1. Sorry that it's been a while again (school)

2. Sorry that this chapter is so cheesy that it borders on the lines of cringy