Yes, the end is near! This is one of the final chapters. I can honestly say that now. Wow O.O; It's so shocking. Well, for me anyways.

Oh, and a lot of Celebrity camos in this one! You can tell which are my favourite bands at the moment XD Anyone else know the names that appear? ;D well...the two teenagers you might not have heard of. If you have...o.O I will be surprised. Yes, they are all real people. Even the redhead and purple haired girl. And yes, she does have a camera named Ananaltra. Search 'dFekTv' on youtube and you'll see the redhead :D As for the purple haired girl...I think you can hear her laugh in one of their live vids. She doesn't like that D: She remembered to shut up the next time she was filming them however. She'll stop talking in third person soon.

"You sure you want to end this?" Cassi looked at the black haired, brown-eyed man sitting on her couch. The light caught the metal of his lip ring as he spoke.

"Yeah, Davey, I'm sure," she nodded as she pushed her own dark hair from her eyes. Gathered around her were some of her closest friends she had met throughout Shell Shock's tours.

"You had such a short career," another man pointed out as he adjusted his blond bangs. A smile twitched on Cassi's lips; he often played with his bangs, and she found it amusing, maybe because it was only the blond part he played with. The rest of his hair was naturally brown.

"It is her choice, Jade," Davey pointed out.

"I know, but they showed such promise!" Jade replied, still seeming somewhat shocked by her decision.

"You'll always be on my mp3 player," yet another man with brown hair, his lighter then the rest, told her.

"Thanks Ryan," she grinned. "And I'm not saying Shell Shock is gone for good, but we'll be gone for a while anyways."

One of the men, medium length black hair and brown eyed, scratched lightly at his nose ring before speaking. "You did ask the guys first, right?" To this, one of his band mates groaned.

"Of course she did, David. You did convulse with them, right Cassi?" This made her grin even more. The light haired, blue-eyed man clearly didn't speak English as a first language.

"Consult, Seb. Yes, I did," Cassi informed them.

The only girls in the room besides Cassi were teenagers, and their appearances showed it. One had natural red hair with part of it dyed black; the other proudly sported a nose ring and purple hair.

"Do you think Shell Shock will ever come back?" The redhead asked Cassi, her green eyes reflecting how she felt about one of her favourite bands calling it the end.

Unsure of how to answer Cassi turned her own blue eyes to the ground. "I don't know, Aline. I hope so, but I can't promise that."

"So why are you quitting?" The purple haired girl asked, holding her video camera 'Ananaltra' in her hands.

"Bev, is that on?" Cassi asked, noticing the camera for the first time. When the girl shook her head, she answered the question by raising her left hand.

"Let's just say it's time for a new adventure," Cassi said softly, drinking in their reactions before gazing at the ring on her finger.

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"So Shell Shock is really over?" Leo asked, sounding somewhat far away. Cassi, who was a turtle again and lying on his lap, nodded.

"Yeah. Are you upset?" She asked.

"Not particularly. I can't say I enjoyed having my life being an open book for the public, but I'll miss parts of it," he admitted.

"Like?" Cassi inquired, looking up at him.

"The quiet nights on the bus," Leo answered honestly. "I think Mike's already missing the after show parties." This made the magenta clad turtle laugh.

"I certainly won't miss some of those."

"Neither will I."

"Why do you want to marry me, Leo?" Cassi decided to ask, changing the tone of their conversation. "You know I'm not well, mentally at least. I've tried to kill myself how many times? And how many times have I hurt you?"

"I've asked myself that as well, Cassi. Yet for some reason I can't explain, and one I bet you won't be able to either, I still love you. Part of me wants to help you, another is just determined to keep an eye on you."

Her eyes darted to her hands, which she was currently fiddling with. "So…you're marrying me because you feel sorry for me?"

"I'm not even going to answer that." This made her smile return.

"Fair enough. Leo, I hope that if we have kids, they all turn out like you."

"Why?"

"Because if I were you, I would've given up on me a long time ago."