A/N: This final song is by Jets to Brazil. Don't write me off as an emo kid just because I used Panic! and then Jets to Brazil in the same story, I'm eclectic! It's actually the only Jets to Brazil song I know, but if you know any other great songs by this band, don't hesitate to tell me!

So...the last chapter. It's been fun writing for you guys, although I nearly lost out to mental block on more than one occasion. (Next time, I'll finish the story BEFORE I publish it. LOL.) I hope you like it!

Chapter 9: You're the One I Want

// The prophecies were realized when we gave them proper time. All truths come to light after lies have had their right. You've grown more beautiful since you took off. What can I do? I'm in love with you and it won't stop. You're the one I want. //

I hate this cheesy emo shit, Nina thought as she browsed the bookshelves, being assaulted by some cornball single. She silently wished that Anna really did get her an iPod.

She walked past the romance novels ("Gross!"), the automotive books ("Blah, blah, blah..."), the self-help books ("As if!"), and stopped at the Biographies section. Perhaps a Led Zeppelin biography would do. She picked it off of the shelf and backed away, accidentally bumping backwards into someone in the process. His muscular arms held her steady as she tried to maintain her balance. For a split-second she remembered how good it felt being held in Lee's arms.

Snap out of it! she thought. She turned around to apologize profusely to the man she had bumped into, and in reaction, her eyes widened in shock. "Lee?"

He had a similar expression. "Nina?"

"What are you doing here?" she asked, putting the book back in the shelf.

"Just looking around." Which was part of the truth -- he was actually on his way to the Self-Help section to look for a book on moving on after being jilted. Pathetic, yes, but he was running out of options. He'd been feeling depressed for three weeks now. And here she was, standing in front of him, the catalyst. The woman who'd single-handedly ruined his life.

And yet he couldn't bring himself to hate her.

"So," he said, "are you mad at me or something?"

"What do you mean?" She walked with him to the exit, totally forgetting about the book she was supposed to buy.

Lee crossed his arms. "You haven't been answering my phone calls."

"Oh, I -- I was avoiding someone. I actually missed talking to you." The gray sky was reflected in her eyes. Nina looked vulnerable. It was a side of her he hadn't seen before.

"But you didn't even answer your cellphone."

"When did you call? My battery went dead a few hours ago."

"Oh." He smiled and reached forward to tuck back a strand of her hair which was blowing in the wind. "Well, I missed you too."

"Look," she laughed, pointing to a bar five blocks away. "That's where we met."

"Would you go with me?"

She smiled, nodded and took his hand, and they walked down the street and into the bar. It wasn't as crowded as when they first met, but the familiar scent of cigarettes and marijuana was present, just like old times. Every girl in the area looked his way and grinned saucily, but frowned upon seeing that he already had a girl with him. "So," Lee asked after the bartender took their orders, "what's going on with you and Mr. Boyfriend?"

Nina scoffed. "It's Hwoarang, and we are so over. I found out that he was..."

"An asshole?"

"Gay. But that, too."

"How'd you find out?"

"He was ass-ramming some guy in the sauna room."

It was tough for him to hold back his laughter. "I take it he's the one you're avoiding on the phone?"

"He won't stop calling me," she lamented. "Wait, why did you want to call me?"

"Just to catch up on old times, nothing major," he lied. He had a confession of love all ready in his head, but it was ruined by Nina not answering her phone.

"Oh. Got a girl in your life then?" Her smile was forced.

"Not really in my life, but there's someone I can't stop thinking about."

"Don't tell me you're gay, too! No, no, no, oh no..."

"Nope," he laughed. "Let me finish! So this girl..." His voice quiets down as he talks.

"What about her?"

"I'm so in love with her, but when it hit me, it was too late. She had left me for someone else."

"You never told your girlfriend that you were in love with her? That's kind of stupid."

"She wasn't my girlfriend, Nina. She was just someone I had casual sex with on a regular basis." Nina's eyes widened at hearing this, but he continued. "I couldn't tell her how I felt because I was scared she would leave me. As it turns out, she would leave me anyway. She thought that I was incapable of falling in love, and frankly, I thought I was too...until I realized that what I felt for her? That was love."

"And what happened to the guy she left you for?" she asked, although she already knew the answer.

Lee laughed. "He turned out to be gay. And now I'm sitting with this girl and telling her how I feel, and if she doesn't feel the same way about me, I don't mind. Thing is, I just don't know how to get over her."

"She doesn't want you to," Nina replied, holding his hand. "Ever. God, Lee, I wish you'd told me sooner. You know why I really left you?"

"No. Why did you?"

"I was scared you'd find someone else. I just beat you to the punch, honey."

"Nina, I could never find another woman who would mean as much to me as you. I haven't been to this place in ages. It's just not the same without you. You've totally changed the kind of person I am. I love you."

A timid smile spread across her face. "You really mean it? In a hold my hand as we watch chick flicks, cuddle after lovemaking, remember our anniversary, wake up next to you, roses and chocolates kind of way? We'd go out on real dates? We'd start a family? You'd do that for me?"

"Well, it's a little weird, but we can do anything you want. I never really expected you to be the type who likes chick flicks or cuddling, though."

"Nah, I was just testing you. But I do want to try being corny sometimes. It looks kind of fun in some weird way. Oh, and before I forget: I love you too."

"So we're official?"

"We're official. It'd be a perfect moment for me to kiss you right here and now, and I really want to, but all these girls leering at you would kill me," she mused, although she was smiling.

"You know what? Screw them," he replied, and kissed her, with all the jealous girls watching them.

Just then, Anna and Raven walked into the bar. Anna spotted the twosome and nudged Raven in the ribs. "Hey, look."

"Huh? ...Oh."

She flashed a triumphant grin. "I told you so."

FIN.