"Wow… That was a brave thing you did back there." Ian commented, turning towards his new love interest. "You know… I thought of you as a monster, at first. But now, I can only see you… as the most beautiful girl that ever existed, inside and out… Thank you for making your way into my life."

Ella smiled and blushed as Ian looked her in the eyes; they got closer to each other, practically nose to nose. But soon, they heard something coming from outside. It sounded like a large group of people coming towards the castle gate; it was everyone in town. Ella looked at Ian; she knew what had to be done.

"Goodbye." She sadly whispered as a few tears started to roll down her cheeks.

"What? …Ella, no." Ian protested, grabbing hold of her wrists.

"There's no other way, Ian."

"But… will I ever see you again?"

Ella paused, then shook her head and said nothing; Ian understood what they both had to do. He looked into her big green eyes; they were now gleaming with fresh tears. Ian began to cry too, but he knew what Ella was trying to do… and he had to return the favor.

"I love you." He whispered into her ear.

He leaned in and before Ella could do anything, Ian kissed her; hers cold and rough and his warm and soft. And with that, they parted and Ian ran down the stairs back to the ground floor to face the crowd, leaving Ella all by herself.

Then Ian met up with Edward again. The man had a terrified look on his face as he shuffled towards the stairs; he must've heard all the commotion from upstairs.

"Is she okay?" Edward asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, Ella's fine." Ian said before looking out the crack through the doors.

"What's going on?" Edward asked.

"Nothing that should concern you, sir. You stay in here and hide while I handle this crowd." Ian replied.

He grabbed a stray scissor glove from an old rack and asked Edward, "You don't mind if I borrow this real quick, do you?"

Edward shook his head.

"Okay… And you should know that even though you've never met, Ella truly loves you."

"I know."

"And one more thing… My grandmother, Kim Boggs, missed you every day."

Edward smiled and nodded his head at Ian, meaning he missed Kim too.

"Goodbye, Edward."

"Goodbye…"

Ian gave Edward a kind smile and a quick hug before walking out the huge doors to meet the terrified crowds in front of him.

"Ian! What happened to Amanda?!" Mrs. Kyle asked, keeping her focus on the bloody corpse of her son's ex-girlfriend.

"Are you okay, son?" Mr. Kyle asked.

"Where's Ella? What happened to her?" Megs demanded.

"Ella is… is dead." Ian lied.

Everyone gasped; he solemnly nodded.

"The roof caved in on her, she and Amanda killed each other." He continued. "This is all that's left of her."

He held up the glove and everyone gasped again; there, they all understood from the boy that Ella was gone. After a few moments of silence, everyone walked back down the mountain towards the neighborhood, leaving Ian standing on the steps of the mansion and still holding the glove in his hand. He or his sister never returned to the castle after that night… they never saw Ella again.