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Four years later
Your brain is trying to process what's happening. This only happens in dreams - your dreams, to be exact.
Because there is no way you would ever be staring at Sadie Kane - or Stone - in the rain in the way to your loft in London.
London has been your home for the last four years, ever since the day. It reminds you of her, and you have come to get use to the pain in you for even living here. But you are close to home, and the flights aren't as long (portals reminds you of her, and you'd rather not have too much pain at the same time).
You know she had ought to go to London with Walter for vacation, but you had never seen her, and it is surprising to finally seeing her again at the most unusual and unexpected time and place - it seemed like one of those scenes in those cliché movies you had watched with Julian to find ways to be more like Carter, since most girls like gentleman. You know, because it was raining, four years had passed, and the two of you were just staring at each other?
Yeah. You admit this is cliché, and yet you like it.
"Sean," she breathes, staring up at you. Despite already being 25, you had gotten a growth sprout at 19, turning you from tiny, little Sean to this Sean.
"Sadie," you finally say. She has changed - her hair is shorter, and her skin looks too tanned for a woman living in England, hinting she lived in a sunny area. Yet in your eyes, she is still that beautiful woman you fell in love with.
The two of you stand in silence, facing each other, before Sadie breaks the silence. "Walt and I divorced."
You say nothing, even though you are beyond happy. You shake this feeling off, knowing she has more to say, and you don't want to interrupt her by your cheering. Sadie realizes this and continues. "He went to Jaz. He...he has custody of Ruby." Her voice breaks, and she looks down.
You still say nothing. You had heard of Sadie and Walt's daughter: a three-year-old girl by the name of Ruby Elizabeth Stone. You imagine how it must feel like, to be away from your daughter, and you feel bad for her, but you don't say this, for you know she hates pity.
Sadie, noticing your silence once again, regains her voice and says, "I'll have her during the summer. But...that's not the point. I...I realized something."
You arch a questioning eyebrow, your eyes asking the unsaid question.
"I...I was stupid, back then," she rushes. "I wouldn't have known true love even if it bit me in the bum."
You smile slightly, for a second, before frowning. Didn't know of true love? What was that supposed to mean?
Apparently, by the look on your face, she can read what's on your mind. "I was a stupid teenage girl that only went after looks. That's why. I liked Anubis and Walt for their looks. But it was just a schoolgirl crush. Nothing more."
"Why did you marry Walt, then?" you finally ask, voice hoarse. You have passed through so much ever since she did - pain, regret, nightmares - and then you find out she only married Walt because of his looks. Does she know how much she is causing you pain? Or is she the selfish woman your mother always claims she is?
"Even if I was 21...I had somehow persuaded myself into believing that I loved Walt," she answers, wincing. "I was still immature and stupid and self-centered and annoying."
You think of how pleased Jaz would be if she had heard those words coming out of Sadie's mouth. She herself [Jaz] had ranted about Sadie, saying those exact words, even if you believed in them a little bit, you blame puberty.
"Oh," is all you're able to say, and you bite your lip so hard you taste blood.
"Don't do that!" Sadie cries, and she rushes over, her hands cupping your cheeks as her thumbs wipe away the blood appearing on your lip. Once she stops, your eyes lock with hers. You don't move, and neither does she.
To tell the truth? You want to lean in and kiss her in the rain, however cliché that is.
"And now that I've matured enough..." she continues, her eyes still on yours, her hands still cupping your face. "...I've realized something. I don't love Walt." You resist the urge to say This is the third time or so you've said that but you don't. You watch her every move as she takes a deep breath. "I've been in love with a guy that, when I met him at 12, wasn't the best-looking guy around, but had a big heart and very beautiful yellowish-green eyes." She swallows, and your heart is beating fast, because you were the only person in Brooklyn House that had yellowish-green eyes.
She finally says the five words you've always wanted to hear escape her lips: "I love you, Sean Kelley."
You freeze. Surely this is a dream. Sadie Kane would never love you, with your unevenly cut hair and creepy eyes. Why would she love you?
Sadie bites her lip as she waits for your answer, but you still can't say anything. You snap back to attention as your feel her hands retreating slowly, and you grab her wrists, pulling her close. Blue and yellowish-green are connected.
"I love you too, Sadie Kane," you whisper. "I wanted to tell you during your wedding, but I thought-"
"Oh, stop bloody thinking and kiss me!" Sadie exclaims, and before you know what is happening, she has pressed her lips to yours and you lose any thoughts except wrap your arms around her and kiss her back.
You don't care if this is cliché, because your dream has finally come true.
And you think, at the back of your head as the two of you continue to kiss, that probably not speaking now in the right moment is also good, unlike Jaz would say, but you might've gotten this sooner if you had.
The End
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To Thalia Marie Grace: I bet you're not.
To NeverEndingImagination1210: No, it wouldn't have been the same as Sean if Anubis had been the one there. And also, as the myths say, I SHIP ANUBIS WITH HIS WIFE, ANPUT. I bet most of you didn't know that. (I'm sorry if I offended anyone by saying this.)
To larkgrace: Okie dokie! *plans*
To FlameTamer16: I considered it to be Jarter for a while...then turned into to Seandie. XD
To everyone who commented about thinking it was Anubis: Well, it just proves how the majority of the people here are Sanubis shippers.
Thanks for everything, guys! I am happy I was able to write this! Now, I must continue with TDK! UNTIL NEXT TIME I PUBLISH A STORY! BYE!
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