A/N Again, I'm sorry, really sucky chapter. Please let me know if its OK or not. I was really worried about writing this chapter, and got a bit stuck with vocab etc. Its kinda short, but I hope the ending's satisfactory! Won't leave you with a cliffy for too long...

Chapter Ten

I, of course, was a little surprised by the fact that Lily tried to pull away, but it was too late. Our lips were already attached. And that seemed to be the problem.

"Jesse, no!" she cried, pulling away. "It couldn't happen, I-"

Her eyes burnt brightly, her gaze on me intent. "Its already happening," she said sadly, looking to the ground.

"What?" I asked, dropping my hands from where they'd been cupping thin air. "What's going on?"

"I'm moving on," she said, frightened. "I was kissed by my true love, and now its all over."

"Lil!" I grabbed her hand, as if to anchor her, but she shook her head. "Its not going to work," she cried, squeezing my hand tight. She threw her arms around my neck - quite out of character, but consider the circumstances... - and kissed me gently, with passion, and a desperation I'd never seen from Lily before. "Jesse," she said. "Hector, or whatever your name is..."

"Yes?" I asked softly, as I felt her fade away. "What is it Lil? Tell me quick!"

"Jesse, I lo-"

And then she was gone. Like that. No farewell, no goodbye, no I'm going to miss you's. Just a disappearance. I sank to the floor in tears.

"LILY!!" I cried, sobbing uncontrollably, trying to reach out in front of me and pull her back. "LILY! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! DON'T YOU DARE DISAPPEAR ON ME, BITCH!"

I'd never spoken like this to anyone, not even to Susannah, but somehow my emotions had become tangled, and I was cursing and crying. I felt a split right through my heart, and laid my head on the hard carpet, weeping and yelling to her, telling her I loved her and that I was sorry.

"I'm so sorry, Lil," I said to the air. "I'm so sorry I never told you sooner. I love you, Lil, I love you, I love you, I love you..."

"This room, sir," a voice came from outside my room. In my disorientated state, I couldn't quite place it, though it was familiar...

Lily, maybe?

"Jesse, you son of a bitch, I got the master key, and I'm coming in!"

Susannah.

I got up off the floor, and instead sat on the bed, my blood pounding fiercely. The door opened, and there stood Susannah.

"Jesse! You open this door right now, or I will exorcise this little friend you have!"

Susannah had exorcised Lily. That was the only explanation. I pulled Susannah inside harshly, and thrust her against the wall.

"What did you do to Lily?" I snarled in her ear. I shook her by the shoulders. "What did you do?!"

Susannah pushed me off. "I did nothing," she spat at me. "For God's sake, do you think I care that much about your stupid little girlfriend?"

I launched towards her again, but I stopped myself. Grow up, Jesse, I told myself. Lily's gone, but would she have wanted you to act this way?

"Lily's gone," I said, rocking backwards and fowards. She just disappeared. She moved on. And I didn't even get to say goodbye."

I sank onto the bedspread I'd collapsed onto with confusion just hours before. Susannah joined me and slipped an arm around me, rubbing my shoulder sympathetically.

"Oh God, Jess," she said. "I'm so so sorry. Are you OK?"

"Um, I'm not sure, I replied. I guess I'm still in shock," I replied. Suze let go of me, and stood up.

"Then you better remain sitting down," she said slowly to me. "Because I have some news."

I raised my head from where it had been drooping. "Yes?" I asked.

"Well," started Suze. "I'm pregnant."