Terribly sorry for the long update! Sorry! It's just that school started and we were already given a lot of work so I'm really sorry!

Please enjoy this chapter. All will be clear don't worry. Well, almost, ;)

"Amy. Ian's gone."

Then it dawned on her. He was gone. There was nothing she can do.

"Amy, are you alright?" Dan asked as he reached out to touch her shoulder.

He felt her body tense when he placed his hand. After a few minutes, he felt her relax. She turned her head and smiled at him forcedly. She slipped out of his grip and returned the excess set.

"I'm okay. I forgot. All these school things just sometimes ramble my mind." she said without looking at either of them.

After returning them to the cupboard, she placed her hands on her hips and sighed.

"I need to get something in my room." she said then she walked out of the kitchen.

Dan and Fiske stood in silence as they watch her leave the kitchen. Upon hearing the door of her room close, they looked at each other. After some time, they returned to continue making dinner.

"I'm worried about her." Fiske said while cooking the noodles for the pasta.

"I know." Dan replied. He slipped the chicken inside the oven.

"It's been three years and she still hasn't accepted that he's gone."

"I know."

Fiske sighed. "You think she'll be okay?"

Dan stood straight and looked at Fiske. "I don't think she will. I know she will be okay. Just give her time."

Amy closed the door as she threw herself on her bed. She felt her tears explode.

She smiled and walked towards their table.

"Hey, guys!" she said as she approached them.

"Ames! There you are!' exclaimed Mae before stuffing her mouth with food.

"Nice dress, Amy." Scarlett commented with a smile. "I like it."

Amy looked down at her dress and twirled around in front of them. After steadying herself, she bowed while they clapped their hands.

"Simple yet elegant. Right, Max?" asked Scarlett as she placed her hand on his thigh.

"Oh, yes but I like yours better." he smiled sweetly at her.

Scarlett slapped his arm. Max rolled his eyes and turned to Amy.

"I like it too, Amy." he said. "But Scarlett's dress is still better."

Scarlett slapped his arm again and glared at him.

"Sheesh! But I really do like your dress. It makes your eyes stand out more." Max added then gave Scarlett a look. As if saying 'Was that okay?'."

Scarlett glared at him then apologized to Amy. "I'm sorry, Amy. Max, here, is very impolite."

Amy smiled at their silliness. "Oh, it's okay, Scarlett. We're cool." She bumped fists with Max.

Then suddenly they heard someone shriek. They all turned their heads. Only to find Mae standing,waving her hands frantically with her dress wet. Ben was beside her trying to help her while apologizing.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm really really sorry!" apologized Ben.

"What were you thinking!?" asked Mae.

"Sorry! I was..." Ben's voice faded into a mutter.

Mae placed her hands on her hips. "You were what?"

Ben muttered something then suddenly blurted it out. "I was nervous!" His face was red in embarrassment.

"Aw! You're so cute! Come on!" Mae grabbed his hand. "Help me! Let's go!"

She dragged him then stopped to excuse themselves from them. Ben stood awkwardly then looked at Amy. Amy smiled then winked at him. Ben smiled weakly at her as Mae dragged him to the restroom.

Amy smiled. Those two were so cute. She's got to remember to make Ben pay for what she did. If it wasn't for her, Ben wouldn't have asked Mae to prom. She shook her head and turned around when Max called her name.

"Amy, we're going to dance. Catch you later." said Max.

"Have fun!" Amy replied.

She watched as they walked towards the dance floor. She sighed bu there's something missing, rather someone. Then she saw Taylor dancing with a guy. She smiled. Taylor looked absolutely gorgeous with her black dress. Her hair was tied up in a bun. The usual playful grin was replaced by an elegant smile. She was dancing with someone but Amy can't see who it was because of the lighting. But whoever it was, Taylor was having a good time with him.

Him. Amy searched the room. Where is he? She looked at her watch. 9:03. She arrived at 8:35. She's been waiting for almost 30 minutes and he's still not present. That's weird. Ian Kabra was not known to be late. She scanned the room once more, hoping that she only overlooked him in the crowd but still nothing. She looked at her phone. No message. She sighed. There was one place she wanted to visit and she hoped she will find him there too.

He was not there. Cool air blew across her face as she entered the rooftop. The rooftop was one of his favorite places. He would go there when he was thinking. Sometimes he would jut sit there, missing lunch time.

How did she know? Well, she is his secretary. Apparently, her job title involved talking to the president personally. Though sometimes he would ask her to have a snack with him instead of talking. They would eat together. Either chips or anything he had at that time. Then they would laugh and talk for hours. They would sit with their feet hanging off the edge just like what she was doing right now.

She remembered once when they were talking on the roof. They were laughing when all of a sudden rain started to pour. Amy ran towards the door but Ian pulled to stop her from reaching the door. She glared at him, asking him what was his problem. Then the next thing she knew, they were laughing as Amy tried to get past Ian who was guarding the door. She tried everything but he still managed to keep her from the door. She was drawing her last card. The most stupid one, in her opinion. The old 'distract-by-pointing-anywhere' trick. To her surprise, it did work. He raced after her to home. Upon reaching home, they both received a scolding by Fiske while they were soaked by the rain.

Amy felt her body shiver from the cold breeze. Suddenly she felt something on her shoulders like something was placed there. She felt a smile crept to her lips. Her heart jumped in joy. She turned around then she frowned. She found no one. She looked at her shoulders. There was nothing on it. She shook her head and closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes, she already made her choice. Whatever his reason is, it must be important. He better have an explanation for this. She stood up.

She was going to enjoy her prom. With or without him.

She never expected that she was not going to see him anymore. For the last three years, they tried to look for him. On the first few months of the first year, they thought he just went to do some Lucian business. But after some time, they realized he was truly missing. They searched around the world, trying to find him. One thing led to another. That another thing led to nothing. On the second year, they finally gave up. They did everything they can do and they found nothing.

After crying for minutes, she finally managed to lighten the load that was still heavy. She doesn't know what to do. She doesn't know what to feel. All she knew is that he was gone as she stared into nothing. All she had in her mind right now was him. Nothing else. Just him.

Knock! Knock!

Amy snapped out of her trance but she didn't budge.

Knock! Knock!

She heard a muffled voice. "Amy?"

She didn't care who it was from. She ignored it. After some time, she heard the door creak.

"Amy?"

Amy didn't turn around. She just sat there as she felt someone coming closer. The bed dipped as the weight on top doubled. She felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her.

"Amy, are you okay?" asked Jake.

But Amy wasn't listening. She was somewhere. Somewhere no one understood even herself.

Upon sensing her ignorance, he held her closer to him, resting his chin on top of her head. He felt her shift under him. He once again saw her beautiful green eyes. He tucked her hair behind her ear.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

She didn't answer him. She just looked at him blankly. It's like she was looking past him but she was also looking into him. His heart beat fast. She looked lovely even when she's crying. Why does everything she have to do be so beautiful and appealing to him?

She blinked several times and then buried her face in the his chest. She breathed deeply inhaling his scent. Once again, she felt better and safe.

"Thank you." she muttered before pulling away. She look back at him and smiled then she walked out of the room.

Jake sat there for a few minutes. After all these years, he was still losing. He knew her heart belong to someone else but that still doesn't make him forget that he still loves her and she doesn't ask him to stop. So he won't stop. He won't stop until she says yes.

Again, guys! I want to thank you for your reviews and support. Please don't stop! The fun is about to begin.

*Hope that cleared things up a bit. I wanted to give things that happened in the time skip away piece by piece to , you know, add some sizzle :D