A/N: Well, here it is, the long awaited thirty-second chapter. I know, I said I would get it out in a week or less and I didn't live up to that promise. I apologize. It took me longer than expected. But I hope you guys still like it anyway. Thanks for the reviews! They totally motivate me.
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Well, this is it. The thirty-second chapter of THIS IS WAR... I don't even know why I named it "This Is War". It was the first thing that came to mind when I thought of Gabriella and Leslie feuding. I know, I think of the lamest titles. But I can't change it now. Anyway, I'll stop talking so you can enjoy this next installment.
This Is War
Chapter 32: Absolute Perfection
It was a quiet sunny day in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The trees were swaying to the light breeze, the birds were chirping harmonious sounds, and the flowers were blooming like never before. If every year had one perfect day, this would be the day. But in a certain part of the suburbs, in the residence of the Montezes, it was far from perfect.
"Where's my 'something blue'?" Gabriella asked frantically as she ran through her house trying to locate her 'something blue'. Yes, this was the day, in fact. The day Gabriella waited for her whole life. The day she had planned out so perfectly in her head but never really thought about what would happen in real life. This should be the best day of her life. Yes, today was the day indeed.
Today was her wedding day.
Taylor waited patiently for Gabriella to stop walking as she sat on her best friend's couch in the living room. "Gabby, it's right here, stop stressing!" Taylor said as she pulled her down on her couch, making sure her wedding dress wouldn't get creased. Taylor reached for the blue sapphire necklace on the coffee table and placed it around Gabriella's neck.
Gabriella grabbed the matching blue sapphire earrings from the coffee table and started clipping them onto her ears.
"Where is Sharpay with my 'something new'? And where's Kelsi with my 'something borrowed'? They're not gonna be late are they? They can't! Not today! Oh, my God-"
"Gabriella!" Taylor shouted, making Gabriella stop rambling. "Calm down!"
"I'm sorry Tay, it's just, it's my wedding day and I'm nervous, and stressed, and excited, and anxious, and terrified, and-"
"Gabriella!" Taylor shouted. "Relax. Just breathe for a minute will you?" Taylor said with assurance and started massaging her shoulders. "Yes, it's your wedding day, yes, you feel a lot of different things, yes I agree, this should be the most important day of your life, but it won't help if you're stressed." Taylor told Gabriella.
Gabriella took in a very deep breath and exhaled slowly. "Thanks Taylor. This is one of the reasons why I picked you as my Maid of Honor."
"Thanks. But I think Sharpay is more cut out for this than I am. I asked her to help me with the reception and the invitations, and you know what she told me? She said she already booked the reception and she already made and sent the invitations way ahead of time. I'm telling you, that girl is a major control freak."
"That's true. But we love her anyway." Gabriella said as Taylor stopped massaging her. Gabriella turned to her. "But at least you helped me pick out my wedding dress."
"Yeah, but remember, Sharpay was there, and she made you try that dress on."
"Oh yeah." Gabriella said. "But you're still my bestest friend." Gabriella said as she hugged Taylor. "And you get to do my hair." Gabriella added as she stood up and started adjusting her dress.
"You know I'll make you look fabulous." Taylor said as she herself started putting on her dress.
Suddenly, the front door of the house burst open and in came Sharpay with a shy-looking Kelsi trailing behind her. She pulled a chair from the dining room and ordered Gabriella to sit in it.
"Gabs, be an angel and sit right here, would you? I'll get my hairdresser." Sharpay said as she started to strut out of Gabriella's house.
"Actually, Sharpay…" Gabriella said, making Sharpay stop in her tracks. "I was hoping Taylor could do my hair."
"But… but…" Sharpay started but she saw the look on Gabriella's pleading face. She sighed. "Fine. But can my makeup artist at least put your makeup on? I cannot be known as the bridesmaid of a bride who wasn't professionally done. I have a reputation, you know."
"Of course, Shar." Gabriella said with a chuckle. Gabriella sat on the dining room chair just as Sharpay's makeup artist walked in. He took one look at Gabriella and said, "This might take a while."
"Where are the rings?" Chad shouted as he paced through the Evans' living room.
"And Zeke, what are you doing in sneakers? Put your dress shoes on man!" Chad ordered Zeke. Chad walked in the kitchen and saw Ryan eating a chocolate cake.
"Ryan, you better not put that fork in that cake and put it in your mouth with that white shirt on. Put it down." Chad demanded Ryan to put his fork down just as he was about to put it in his mouth. Chad quickly raced over and took the fork and the plate out of Ryan's hands.
"I'll take those."
"Can't a groom have a chocolate cake snack before his wedding?"
"Not in a white shirt he can't." Chad said, putting the cake in the fridge and the fork in the dishwasher.
"And where in the world is Troy? He's the Best Man! The Best Man can't be late!"
"Chad, don't worry, he told me he was on his way." Ryan said.
"What is it with you, man? You're acting like you're the one who's getting married and not Ryan." Jason said as he strolled in the kitchen drinking a can of soda. "You're not even the Best Man and you're still acting like this."
"Control freak." Zeke said in between fake coughs.
"I heard that." Chad said. "And you can't blame a guy for being nervous. I just feel like you and Gabriella should have the perfect wedding, considering all that you two have gone through. And it can't be perfect if there are any mishaps, so I don't want anything bad happening today." Chad said as he took away Jason's soda.
"You'll spoil your appetite. And if you do, you won't be able to eat at the buffet." He said as he threw away the can. A bewildered look came upon Jason's face.
"Dude, you're acting like a… like a…" Zeke started.
"Like a what?" Chad demanded.
"Like a dudette!" Jason finished for Zeke. "You're acting like a freakin' girl!"
Chad put his hands on his hips, enraged that his friends would call him a girl. "I am not acting like a girl!"
Ryan, Zeke, and Jason looked at Chad's hands that were resting on his hips, causing Chad to do the same.
"Oh, damn it. I am acting like a girl." Chad said and let his hands drop to his sides.
"Chad, everything's going to be okay, alright?" Ryan said, holding Chad by the shoulders. "Nothing bad is going to happen. And if something bad does happen, not saying that there is, it's still going to be the perfect day because Gabriella and I are getting married. Now get your butt upstairs and get dressed because the wedding is going to start in two hours. We'll wait for Troy." Ryan ordered.
"But-"
"Go!" The three calm guys shouted, making Chad jump out of his skin.
"Fine." Chad said, walking into the living room. "But if something happens, don't start blaming me."
"Bye, sis." Jason and Zeke teased.
Ryan shook his head just as the doorbell rang. He answered the door, revealing a very handsome and formally dressed Troy with a white case in his hands.
Ryan and Troy did the one-armed hug together. Troy came inside and greeted the other guys and handed Ryan the case.
"Thanks." Ryan said as he opened the case, checking on the wedding rings. "Did you have to wait to get them?"
"Nah, they were already ready." Troy said.
"So, this is what you look like with slicked back hair." Zeke told Troy, admiring his new hairstyle for the day.
"Yeah well take a good long look because you're never going to see it again. Do you know how much hair gel and hairspray Sharpay's hairdresser had to put in to make it look this good?"
"Wait, you went to Sharpay for your hair?" Ryan asked while getting the chocolate cake from the fridge and getting a new fork. Troy nodded.
"That would explain the buffed fingernails." Jason said, reverting everyone's attention to Troy's fingernails.
"Don't breathe on them." Troy said, taking his hands away from their clutches. "You don't know how long that lady spent to make these puppies look this good."
Chad then stumbled down the steps in his new tuxedo. His eyes floated to the group in the kitchen and his eyes landed on Troy.
"There you are! Finally! Where have you been?" Chad asked, marching over to the group in the kitchen.
"Chad's being a control freak again." Zeke whispered in Troy's ear.
"And what did I tell you about that chocolate cake?" Chad said, taking the chocolate cake away from Ryan a second time. Again, he put the cake in the fridge and the fork in the dishwasher.
Chad turned to the group and said, "I swear, I don't know what you guys would do without me."
An hour after Jean-Marc, Sharpay's makeup artist, started on Gabriella, Gabriella found herself staring at her image in Jean-Marc's portable vanity mirror. She had on light blush, light lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, and eyeliner. She definitely liked what she saw.
"Oh my, God! I look so good!" Gabriella shouted, admiring herself in the mirror. It was very rare that Gabriella would actually call herself 'beautiful'.
"And it only took an hour. That's because you, my dear, are already naturally beautiful." Jean-Marc added a compliment of his own.
"Thank you so much!" Gabriella said as she stood up and hugged the French man. Surprisingly, for a French man, he doesn't seem to carry the heavy French accent.
"Oh, and I put waterproof mascara on your lashes. So, if anytime during your wedding, you know, you feel like you want to cry, which I'm sure you will, go ahead, you wouldn't have to worry about mascara lines." Jean-Marc said before starting to pack up his things.
"Thanks again." Gabriella said. She turned back to her friends to see that Kelsi and Sharpay had slipped on matching beige strapless knee-length bridesmaid dresses. Their hair was made up courtesy of Sharpay's hairdresser, Valerie, and their makeup courtesy of Jean-Marc.
"You guys look fantastic!" Gabriella squealed in delight when she saw her friends. "Where's Tay?"
"Right here." Taylor said, creeping up behind Gabriella. Gabriella turned around to look at her friend. She stared in awe, as Taylor looked stunning in a full-length off-white strapless dress with an orange sash on her waist, tied like a bow behind her back. Her makeup was made, courtesy of herself, and so was her hair. Her makeup was simple, a light blush, lip-gloss, eye shadow, and mascara. Her bangs were straightened and side swept but the rest of her hair was in big waves.
"Well? How do I look?" Taylor asked the trio. They all smiled in return.
"Never better." Gabriella said and hugged Taylor.
"Now, how do we deal with your hair?" Taylor said, thinking up ideas for what to do with Gabriella's hair.
A few minutes of thinking and rethinking hairstyles, Taylor finally said, "I got it." She made Gabriella sit in the same chair Jean-Marc made her sit in. Taylor got the straightener, the curler, and the hairspray out.
While Taylor was doing her magic on Gabriella, Kelsi approached Gabriella with a bag in her hands.
"Gabby, the 'something borrowed' are in here, okay?"
"Cool, what is it?" Gabriella asked curiously.
Kelsi took the 'something borrowed' out from the bag and Gabriella looked at it with a twinkle in her eye. It was a pair of silver open-toed heels.
"That's why you didn't want me to get shoes." Gabriella said. "Thanks! Oh, but will they fit me?"
"Yup, we wear the same size shoes. Remember, we used to borrow each other's shoes back in high school?"
"Oh yeah! Thanks!" Gabriella said as Taylor told her to stop moving her head.
"Oh, Gabby! Here's your 'something new', I almost forgot!" Sharpay said as she flounced over to Gabby with a small box in her hands. She placed it on Gabriella's lap and she began to open it.
"So, what do you think? Do you like it?" Sharpay said as Gabriella pulled out a blue diamond encrusted bangle from the box.
"Like it? I love it! Wow, this thing must've cost you a fortune." Gabriella said as she slid it on her wrist.
"Oh, shush, it wasn't too expensive. If you're working as a movie star in Hollywood, and a Broadway star in Broadway, nothing is worth a fortune." Sharpay assured her. Gabriella smiled.
About half an hour later, Taylor clipped Gabriella's hair with a barrette. "You're done." Taylor said, making Gabriella look in her hand-held mirror.
"Already?"
"I told you, I have the magic touch." Taylor said. Gabriella looked in the mirror. She looked just like the way she did when she was in high school. It was put up exactly like the way she had it on the day of the callbacks for "Twinkle Towne" more than a decade ago. Her curly locks were pulled back by a simple barrette, while the rest of her hair cascaded around her neck and shoulders. She missed those years.
Sixteen-year-old Gabriella Montez sat on the edge of the stage after having to sing with Troy for the callbacks of the "Twinkle Towne" musicale. They won the callbacks. They were the leads for the musical! She should be happy right? But somehow, she wasn't. Troy went back to his basketball game. The theater was empty. She was all alone in the gloomy auditorium.
That is until sixteen-year-old Ryan came up behind her and said, "Hi."
Gabriella jerked, a little surprised that someone else was in the auditorium. She put a hand on her heart and turned to Ryan. "You scared me there."
Ryan apologized and sat next to Gabriella. He saw her just gazing out into the empty velvet seats. She looked rather bored.
"So… what'cha doing?" Ryan asked, trying to ease the tension and boredom.
"Nothing really, just… sitting here."
"Cool." Ryan said lamely. A few moments of relaxed silence and then Gabriella spoke.
"Look, Ryan, I'm sorry if you really wanted this, I really didn't mean to turn this whole school against you, and take away the thing you do best. I know you really like theater and Sharpay really likes theater so if you guys still want to be the leads, I'll be happy to drop out."
"What? NO! I… I mean, you don't have to drop out. You're really good at this Gabriella. Before you came here, nobody really had the courage to walk up to us – mostly Sharpay – and say, 'You know what, you're not going to tell me what to do.' I admire that about you."
"Thanks."
"You really are talented, Gabriella. Ms. Darbus picked you not because you were with Troy and he's popular, she was never one for favoritism. She picked you because you actually have talent. You may be even better than Sharpay. Don't tell her I said that." Ryan said, making Gabriella giggle.
"I don't even know why you're still talking to me after we had just beaten you out of your own game."
"Eh, don't sweat it. You deserve it. Besides, I've been doing this since kindergarten, don't you think I deserve a little break?" Ryan asked with a smile. "Now, go out there and support Troy. He needs you right now." Ryan said, standing up and urging Gabriella to go.
Gabriella stood up and looked at Ryan. "Thanks Ryan. I'm glad we can still be friends." She said. She then stood on her toes and gave Ryan a quick kiss on the cheek. It was a force of habit of hers. She couldn't help it. After she had realized what she had done, she started blushing and stuttering.
"I… um… I need… I need to go now. I'll… I'll catch you later." Gabriella said as she started sprinting out of the auditorium.
"Gabriella!" She heard Ryan shout. She turned back.
"Yeah?"
"Um… I… I like your hair today. The hairstyle… and everything. And it smells nice. It's absolutely perfect."
"Uh… thanks." Gabriella said with a nervous smile as she quickly slipped out of the theater.
"So, Gabby, what do you think?" Taylor said, snapping Gabriella out of her flashback.
"Huh? Oh… the hair, right. Taylor thanks. I really, really love it." Gabriella said appreciatively, still looking at her reflection.
"Really? You don't think it's too old school, you know, too high school-ish?"
"No… I absolutely love it. It's perfect." Gabriella said the last bit to herself and gave herself a soft smile, remembering the exact words that Ryan told her that day. "Absolutely perfect."
Sharpay interrupted Gabriella's moment by saying, "So, is everybody done? Bouquets in hand? Gabriella, where's your veil?"
"Oh, it's in the limo." Gabriella answered. She stood up from her chair and started twirling around.
"So, how do I look?" Gabriella asked her three friends. They all stared at her with complete admiration.
Gabriella's dress was completely fit for a queen. It was an orange full-length strapless gown. The top half was made of silk and bedazzled with little bits of silver rhinestones. The bottom half was flared out and reached the bottom of her shoes. It was made of satin and was also sprinkled with rhinestones. It was crumpled a bit, to make it look poofy; the hem of the dress was laced with white ribbons and just below her waist, was a white satin sash, knotted at the side.
"I love it." Taylor said.
"Yeah, it's gorgeous." Kelsi complimented.
"They could've added a bit more rhinestones though." Sharpay said. "And I've never seen an orange wedding dress before. Interesting…" Sharpay added.
"So, are we ready to go?" Taylor said before Sharpay could speculate on the dress.
"I have a feeling we're missing something." Kelsi said as she looked around.
"Mom!" Gabriella gasped as she ran up the steps to tell her mother that they were ready to go.
"Finally! I thought you all died down there! Well, come on, let's go!" Mrs. Montez said, also looking great in her off-white dress.
"Mom, you look gorgeous." Gabriella said. "Oh, mom, where's my 'something borrowed'?"
"You're wearing it sweetie." Mrs. Montez said. "That barrette that you're wearing… I also wore it to my wedding day. And you look beautiful in it."
"Thanks mom. Should we go now?"
"We shall." Mrs. Montez said as she went down the steps and outside into the bridal limousine.
"All right, the relatives and guests are already here, the priest is here, everything's set up, the decorations are perfect, the rings are with Devon, the musicians are here, no weather emergencies, it's perfect." Chad said, checking things off of his checklist.
"Yeah, everything's perfect. Except, where's the groom?" Jason said, coming up behind Chad.
Chad stuffed the checklist under his arm and grabbed his cell phone from his pocket. He flipped it open and dialed Ryan's number. But Ryan wasn't picking up. Before Chad went ballistic, Ryan pulled up in the groom's limousine and got out, sporting a dazzling white tuxedo. His hair was gelled up, and surprisingly, no hat was atop his head. He walked up to Chad before taking his position next to the priest.
"You weren't gonna start without me were you?" He teased Chad and took his position next to the priest at the beginning of the aisle. They walked down together and stopped at the altar, Ryan waiting very impatiently for Gabriella to arrive.
Jason, Zeke, Chad, and Troy take their places at the beginning of the aisle, waiting for the girls to arrive.
"Nervous?" Kelsi asked Gabriella.
"A little." Gabriella answered sarcastically.
"Good. It's always good to be nervous." Sharpay said. "Especially on your wedding day."
The limousine stopped with a halt and everybody jerked forward. "Well, here we are." Taylor said, opening the door of the limousine, revealing the Albuquerque Park, decorated in white, off-white, and orange decorations and flowers.
"I totally forgot you weren't doing it in a church." Sharpay said, carefully getting out of the limo.
"Are you gonna be fine honey?" Mrs. Montez asked Gabriella before getting out of the car.
"I hope so." Gabriella whispered. Mrs. Montez kissed her daughter on the forehead before getting out of the car and taking a seat on the front row.
The girls took their places with their respective guys. Kelsi stood with Jason and Sharpay stood with Zeke. Usually, the Best Man and the Maid of Honor would walk the aisle together but they agreed beforehand, they weren't going to do that. Taylor was to walk with Chad so that Troy can accompany Gabriella down the aisle since her father isn't present and she doesn't have a brother nor any close uncles.
As the guys exchanged compliments with the girls, Chad checked off everything, and readied himself. He cued the musicians to start playing the wedding march.
"Here we go." Ryan whispered to himself, his hands clasped tightly in front of him.
"Lord help us." Chad muttered under his breath.
One by one, they walked down the aisle. Jason and Kelsi walked together slowly and took their places. Sharpay and Zeke walked, and as the photographers took pictures, Sharpay would always strike a different pose and Zeke would look embarrassed but happy that Sharpay was being… well, Sharpay. Taylor and Chad walked down next, Taylor looking quite calm and collected, Chad looking nervous and worrisome, afraid a disaster might occur.
Little Devon appeared at the beginning of the aisle, carrying a silk pillow with the two wedding rings on it. He was the ring bearer. He smiled as the photographers took pictures of him. He reached the altar and Chad gave his son a small high-five while taking the pillow away from his hands.
Then, Rachelle and Roxanne dressed very nicely in their matching beige dresses, carried two baskets of white rose petals, and appeared at the beginning of the aisle. They were the flower girls. They walked down together, throwing the white petals in the pathway and occasionally, at the guests.
"You ready?" Troy asked Gabriella, as she latched herself very tightly onto Troy's arm and watched, as Rachelle and Roxanne were halfway to the altar. "Because you're cutting off all circulation from my arm."
"Sorry, I'm just nervous." Gabriella explained, loosening her grip on Troy's arm. "But I'm ready as I'll ever be."
"Good." He said. Troy kissed Gabriella's forehead. "Now, let's go out there and show everybody what made Ryan fall in love with you."
Gabriella took one last breath and put the veil over her face. She and Troy started walking down the aisle. The photographers flashed away with their cameras, her relatives gave her encouraging smiles and Troy rubbed her hand for comfort.
Ryan looked at his bride coming down the aisle. He had never before seen a more beautiful sight.
She looks so beautiful. Ryan thought. He didn't know what he did to deserve such a girl. A beautiful, smart, and caring girl. From this day forward, he knew for a fact that he will love her, and take care of her for the rest of his life, for she will be his for long as he will live. And nobody can ever replace her in his heart.
A few more strides and Troy and Gabriella finally arrive at the altar. Although, it only took about a minute to get there, it felt like a whole eternity to Ryan.
He looked at Troy and Troy winked at him, handing Gabriella over to him. Ryan nodded discretely to Troy and looked at Gabriella. Although the veil was covering her face, her beauty still radiated and Ryan saw what the real meaning of beauty was.
Troy took his place next to Chad. He smiled at the couple that was standing before the altar. All his life he wished for the day this would happen to him. He wanted to have a wedding day. A day out of all the 365 days that he can claim as his own perfect day which he can share with that special someone. But today is not the day for him. He knew and respected that. And he knew for a fact that one day his time would come.
"Brothers and sisters… we are gathered here today in the sight of God to join Ryan Stephen Evans and Gabriella Isabella Montez in holy matrimony…" The priest droned on. Gabriella and Ryan didn't seem to pay any attention to the priest. They would occasionally glance at each other, giving each other secret smiles, and often giggle at each other's actions. They would look out behind the priest and the makeshift altar and look at the majestic fountain that held so many great memories. They looked at the rest of the park and saw the trees that they had grown up with, the flowers they had sniffed and the birds they had fed and sang with.
It was definitely the perfect day.
After an hour of daydreaming and smiling, it was finally time. The time they had been waiting for their whole lives.
"Do you Ryan, take Gabriella, to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold, to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad? Will you love her, cherish her, comfort her, and keep her, so long as you both shall live?" The priest asked.
"I do." Ryan said with confidence brimming in his voice.
"And do you Gabriella, take Ryan, to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold, to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad? Will you love him, cherish him, comfort him, and keep him, so long as you both shall live?" The priest asked Gabriella.
Gabriella looked at Ryan and said the two magical words. "I do."
Troy came up to Ryan and handed him Gabriella's wedding ring. Ryan took Gabriella's left hand in hers and said, "I, Ryan, take thee, Gabriella, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, through sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part. With this ring I thee wed, in here with, I pledge to you my love and devotion, so long as we both shall live." As Ryan said the last sentence, the ring was fully on Gabriella's finger.
This time, Taylor came up to Gabriella and gave her Ryan's wedding ring. She took his hand in hers and said the exact same thing Ryan said, pledging her love and devotion for him.
Finally, the ring was fully on his finger and he smiled at her, only one thing on his mind.
"I love you." He whispered.
"You may now kiss the bride." The priest said. Ryan lifted Gabriella's veil. He double-checked to see if he was dreaming. But he wasn't. This was actually real. This was actually happening. He saw her and quickly confirmed that she is in fact his. She was Mrs. Gabriella Isabella Evans. And nobody can take her away anymore.
He looked at her with such passion in his eyes. She was overflowing with tears but he quickly wiped them away. He told her she was beautiful, he told her she was perfect, and he confessed his everlasting love for her.
At that point in time, Gabriella was so happy. She lost sight of everything around her. She only focused on Ryan. Seeing him as happy as her gave her a nice feeling inside. She heard him tell her that he loves her. From that point on, nothing mattered anymore. The only thing that mattered was her love for Ryan. And hearing the same three magical words come out from his very lips meant the entire world to her.
That's what mattered the most.
With no further delay, they kissed each other, a very simple, sweet, and innocent, yet very passionate kiss. It was like one of the kisses they used to share in high school. They felt sparks running through their bodies, and they swear they could hear fireworks and slow love music in the background.
They knew this whole thing, this whole encounter, this whole adventure, was so cliché. But then again, isn't every love story?
Finally, after what seemed to be a whole lifetime, they pulled away and smiled at each other. Gabriella wiped Ryan's lips of her lipstick. Ryan wiped the tears that fell from Gabriella's eyes.
"By the way, Gabby…" Ryan said and Gabriella paid full attention to him.
"I like your hair today. The hairstyle… and everything. And it smells nice. It's absolutely perfect."
And a clichéd ending for a clichéd chapter.
THE END!!!
I know, I can't believe it's over either! I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys. I wanted it to be a surprise. This is the longest chapter I've ever written (not including one-shots). How did ya'll like that? I know, it's a bit rushed, but I couldn't seem to stretch it out farther. I know this is the corniest chapter ever, sorry about that. But I did my research on all those church terms and such. Did I do a good job?
I really hope you guys enjoyed reading this story as much as I had fun writing it. It has become my baby, considering, it's like my best writing so far. I just read my older stories and I must say that I definitely needed help writing. I'm proud that my writing got better. And thanks to those who gave me constructive criticism. You guys have helped me improve my writing.
DON'T FRET!!! There is an epilogue coming up after this. So watch out for that. And I've also been working on a three/four-shot. Haven't decided on the fourth chapter yet. So make sure you stay tuned for that too! That was part of the reason why I've been late in updating sometimes, I'm juggling two stories at one time and I'm not good at juggling! lol.
And of course my traditional THANK YOU chapter will come right after the epilogue. For those of you who don't know, that's where I thank everybody who reviewed and put my story on their alert/favorite list.
Anyway, I'll see you guys on the flip side. (totally stolen from Lucas).