A/N: Hey everyone! I know it's super late but here's the next chapter. I've been working on a new High School story called Alone. If you haven't checked it out, please do so. I really appreciate it. I was really thinking about giving up on this story until I checked on the story and saw that there are 40 followers on it. I was blown away and I realized I should keep on going. So thank you for that. Enjoy!
Humphrey's POV:
We started walking towards Jasper... or so we hoped. We walked off trying to pick up any familiar scents to get back. I walked close beside Lilly. I didn't want her to get hurt. I kept looking over at her to see her smiling at me. I just had to grin back. We stayed quiet unless something worth mentioning came up. I was humming a tune as we were walking along. Lilly just smiled as we treaded on, but something weird happened. I looked over at her again, and her smile faded away. I stopped in my tracks. "Lilly, is something up?" I asked. "Nothing... just the sky I guess," she replied as she shot me a weak smile. "Yup. Something's up. C'mon Lilly, you can tell me anything. I don't want you to be like this. Something's on your mind, and it looks like it's eating you alive. I want to help you," I told her. "What if I'm not the one? What if this is just a lie to soften the blow on my fragile little heart?" She whispered. Before I could interrupt her poisonous thoughts, she continued, "I keep thinking about what everyone is going to think when we get back to Jasper. You're the perfect guy and Kate knows that. She'll want you back Humphrey. I was never enough for anyone. I was turned down by so many boys. The mere thought of a relationship with me just made guys nauseous, and even though it feels so right Humphrey, I keep getting this feeling like something's going to sweep me from under. I'm just pathetic." Lilly kept going on, getting more frantic by the minute, "This thing that still beats inside my chest has been beaten down so much Humphrey, and I don't know what losing you will do to me, I was never good enough. Just a moron, a sick loser for love! I... I..." I stopped her commotion by wrapping my paw around hers. I used my other paw to wipe the tears from her eyes and to put aside that part of hair covering one of her gorgeous eyes. I then turned her cheek up to look at me straight in the eyes. I didn't say a word. I just stood there, gazing into her pain.
Lilly's POV:
He didn't do anything. He just looked... straight into me. I saw tears flowing from his eyes. He knew... He understood. All of these statements could be read from his eyes. They told me I was special. They looked at me like a treasure. They understood what it was like to be so lost in love, constantly looking for an answer. They loved me. They would never let me go. We kept weeping, but he brought me into a kiss. We stayed there, frozen in time, letting the tears flow. Our paws kept brushing away the tears that were filled with all of our confusion, our desperation, our anger, our deep regret. After what seemed like an eternity, we pulled away. We sat down, lying under an enormous pine tree. "I want you to get used to this feeling Lilly," Humphrey softly spoke. "What feeling my love?" I whispered back. At that moment, Humphrey pulled me in close next to him, arms wrapped around me, and he was holding my paw. I scooted in even closer to him, lying my head on his shoulder, and I closed my eyes. "I will never leave you Lilly," he whispered. I replied by giving his paw a tight squeeze. He returned it, and we relaxed. Humphrey continued to hum his toon, and I soon joined along to his melody, adding my heart into it:
(Part of the Lyrics to the song, "The Only Exception" by Paramore)
Maybe I know somewhere,
Deep in my soul, that love never lasts.
But we've got to find other ways, to make it alone, or keep a straight face.
And I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable, distance.
But up until now I have sworn to myself that I'm content, with loneliness.
Cause none of it was ever worth the risk!
Well you, are, the only exception! (4 times)
I've got a tight grip on reality, but I can't let go of what's upon me here!
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up!
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream! Whoa!
You, are, the only exception. (4 times as the song builds)
You, are, the only exception! (another 4 times)
And I'm on my way to believing.
Oh, and I'm, on my way to believing.
I finished the song. And as if I already couldn't anymore, I scooted in more to the only wolf who gets me, and fell asleep. As I started to drift off into my dreams, it had just began to rain.
A/N: Hope you guys like it. I really put my heart into this one. If you haven't, please check out my new high school story Alone and likke and review this chapter. Thanks for all of your undying patience. You all are amazing. See ya for the next chapter.
-MLW22
