Chapter 10: Goodbyes to our hearts

Authors note: Well I am starting this while I am on holiday but it will probably be updated by the time I get home! I would like to thank you all for your lovely reviews so far and I have some interesting news to share with you at the end of the chapter! But for now… ENJOY!

"Oh crud!" Rosie blurted as she halted from walking Tybalt stood next to her and also stopped as Rosie's eyes became wide with a bit of shock.

"What?" Tybalt asked watching Rosie point in front of him.

"We have reached civilisation!" Rosie explained dryly. She sounded a little panicky which worried Tybalt a little. They were on a busy street in a neighbourhood which was very similar to both Tybalt and Rosie.

"So?" Tybalt asked wondering what she was so edgy about.

"So… I have no idea where we are!" Rosie explained turning to Tybalt who mouthed the words "Oh snap!" and cringed his face a little.

"You're not going to climb any more trees are you?" Tybalt said nervously.

"Of course not! We will just have to stay here for the night and ask someone tomorrow!" Rosie replied pointing to the bush they were standing nearby. Tybalt then followed her as they both lay down as the sun set. They had already eaten so they weren't hungry. They just lay there watching the sky and occasionally glancing at each other.

"Tybalt?" Rosie began breaking the now comfortable silence that was upon them.

"Hmm?" Tybalt muttered not really paying much attention to Rosie at all.

"What is your family like?" Rosie asked unexpectedly. "I mean I have met them for a short time but I never really got to know them like you have."

"Well…" Tybalt began sitting up to face Rosie who now looked up at him smiling a smile which made him blush a little.

"Ever since we made a truce with the blues they have been very close to us. I mean many red and blue gnomes other than Gnomeo and Juliet are actually couples now. Like my uncle Lord Redbrick and Lady Blueberry! I was actually shocked when I found out they were together! I mean they had hated each other for so long, that they were practically worst enemies. It was quite a shock to everyone when they told us about their relationship! Benny and I are actually friends now, despite the fact I smashed his hat during the feud. But I guess we resolved our differences after he crashed the TERAFIRMINATOR in our garden. But I was smashed at the time so I wasn't able to witness that happening! Featherstone isn't really my good friend but I talk to him from time to time. And Gnomeo used to be my worst enemy but I guess we get on now! As for my cousin Juliet, well I guess she's the only one who really understood my situation! She taught me that the feud had caused a load of problems in the past and while I was smashed! And it didn't really help with my mother being the cause of the feud! She taught me so many bad things, and I guess I really didn't understand I was hurting people and destroying their lives! I was so angry about my mother's death that I insisted that I would take it out on the blues! I now realise I was wrong and I fully regret what I did. But my family have forgiven me and I guess life goes on!" Tybalt finished then nudging Rosie a little "But what about you? What was your family like?"

Rosie's smile vanished and a look of hurt spread like a wild fire across her features. Tybalt noticed this almost instantly and regretted what he had just said. He didn't want to even enquire further but he decided to apologise for what he had just said.

"Rosie, sorry I shouldn't have asked you that!" Tybalt touched her arm and Rosie put her hand on his arm and released it before looking at Tybalt. She smiled sadly at him before speaking.

"No, no it's ok! I guess I haven't been truthful with you Tybalt, and I guess it's about time I told you the truth!" Rosie explained and Tybalt nodded a little a he awaited what Rosie was about to say. "My family all died in vain and I should have died with them! But I wasn't the only one who was saved! My two cousins were also spared but I don't know what happened to them! I loved my family so much and I couldn't believe they were taken away from me like that in a matter of minutes! I thought my life was over!" Rosie sighed deeply before looking straight into Tybalt's eyes. "But then I met you and my life changed forever! I couldn't stand you at first but now I know that you're a really good friend! I can trust you more than anyone else around and I have only known you a week! Yet you've changed somehow! It seems the more I have been with you, the more you have not been selfish and inconsiderate! And I like that! Don't ever change Tybalt!" Rosie smiled placing a hand on his face. Tybalt suddenly felt a little uneasy, the butterflies in his stomach didn't help either!

"Rosie, when I first met you, I thought you were a pushy show off who didn't seem to have any idea where she was. But then I saw you that evening near the pond talking to Juliet and my opinion of you changed a little. I thought you were a silly little gnome before but then I realised you just didn't feel comfortable around us, you were different! And I sought of regretted our arguments but we continued to fight, and I hated it! But being stuck with you has taught me many things, and I also consider you to be a very good friend!" Tybalt spoke now smiling as the stars began to appear in the sky making Rosie's eyes glisten in the starlight which almost took Tybalt's breath away.

"Well I guess we have both impacted each other's lives a hell of a lot!" Rosie chuckled sitting up to also face Tybalt.

"Yeah I guess we have!" Tybalt smirked then glancing away across the busy street that occasionally had a few cars drive past. "You know we will probably be saying goodbye to each other tomorrow!" Tybalt explained and Rosie frowned a little.

"Shame! I was beginning to get used to you being around!" Rosie sighed lying back down on the floor.

"Really? How so?" Tybalt asked a little stunned by what she had said.

"Well, I guess I can get to sleep at night with the sound of you snoring!" Rosie smirked turning back to Tybalt who snorted.

"I do NOT snore!" Tybalt replied pretending to act offended by her remark.

"Do too!" Rosie retorted smirking even more.

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

"Do not!"

"Tybalt, let's face it! YOU DO SNORE!" Rosie replied sitting back up again throwing her hands in the air. "And rather cutely if I may add! Like you!" Rosie smiled as Tybalt blushed. He was gob smacked by what she was saying. Why was she complimenting him all the time? Why were they no longer fighting? Why on earth was he blushing? He never blushed! It was beyond him!

"W-What?" Tybalt stuttered as his eyes began to widen from her last comment. She called him cute! Was she out of her mind? Or was she actually attracted to him? And if she was, well, Tybalt would probably faint. But it was highly possible that she didn't like him like that! Just because she called him cute did not mean that she loved him! If only he knew what Rosie knew…

"Oh Tybalt! If you want me to repeat it why don't you just say 'Please can you repeat that Rosie?' instead of playing the confused act on me. I said your snoring was cute! Happy?" Rosie teased to poor Tybalt who was speechless. He had no idea of what to reply to her and this situation was getting to awkward for him, yet Rosie seemed to enjoy it!

Tybalt just nodded in reply and Rosie smiled at him sweetly, Tybalt smiled the same smile back and they stared into each others eyes for what seemed the longest time ever! Rosie and Tybalt were both sat upright and were edging closer to each other every second. Tybalt wanted to kiss Rosie so badly! He had one other chance than now to do so but thanks to Shakespeare's horrible snoring he was unable to do so.

Rosie couldn't help but smile warmly, she knew when she said Tybalt was a "Really good friend" she wanted to say she loved him and he was now more than a "Really good friend". But how could she? After tomorrow she would probably never see him again! He would probably go find a better girl who could make him ten times happier than she ever could. It was hopeless for Rosie because she had no idea how much Tybalt loved her back! They were both so blind to face the simple fact that they loved each other deeply!

As Tybalt and Rosie's faces began to draw closer to each others Rosie suddenly stopped and looked down which made Tybalt frown. He was SO CLOSE! Curse it all! But as these thoughts went through Tybalt's head Rosie looked up to find Tybalt looking extremely awkward and embarrassed. Rosie's face didn't show that, instead all it showed was a hint of hurt, sympathy, and most of all pain. And although Tybalt didn't know it, Rosie was in a big battle with her emotions to try and let Tybalt go. And guess who was winning? Her emotions at the moment.

"Rosie I-" Tybalt began but was cut off by Rosie who put her hand in front of his face.

"Tybalt, let's just get some sleep!" Rosie explained turning over so she was back to back with Tybalt.

Rosie couldn't sleep though. Too much was on her mind! Letting Tybalt go! Finding her garden to respect her recently destroyed family! And turning her head away from her emotions that were telling Rosie the same things over and over again! It was tearing Rosie apart from the insides out and Tybalt had no idea she was like this!

Tybalt was in a similar situation with having to let Rosie go. He didn't know what he would do without her! She had been the one keeping him together for the past week and letting her go would be a big challenge. But Tybalt was too tired to think about this today! He needed sleep! And tomorrow he would be saying goodbye to Rosie forever! It would be the saddest thing he would have to face since his mother's death!

Once she was sure Tybalt was asleep, Rosie turned over. She heard the soft sound of Tybalt's snoring which like she said earlier was extremely cute! Rosie sat up and looked over Tybalt and saw that adorable face of his which made her heart melt. Rosie smiled as she gazed at the sound asleep Tybalt who was oblivious to what she was about to do!

Rosie leant down and softly whispered "Good night my sweet prince," in his ear before kissing him softly on the cheek. Rosie placed her hand where she had kissed him and rubbed it slightly. Rosie then looked to the sky and noticed a star. One particular star stood out most and Rosie noticed it shone brighter than it had ever shone before. She then knew that this particular star would remind her of the gnome she was most happy with. The same gnome she couldn't stand only a few days ago, that same gnome who now ended up being the gnome she couldn't live without! Fate had certainly taken its toll and yet more was to come!

Rosie knew she wouldn't be able to get much sleep tonight! Knowing tomorrow would probably be the most difficult day of her life was not a thrilling thought. But Rosie knew it would be for the best and eventually she knew Tybalt would be happy when he would meet another girl who could love him better than Rosie. This did make Rosie feel a little jealous, but she knew it was for the best. Tybalt was now changed and perhaps his family could respect him a lot more! Tomorrow Rosie would make her way back to her own garden and act as if nothing had happened between her and Tybalt. Life would be normal again! Or would it?

…

"Well… here we are!" Rosie exclaimed looking at the floor sadly. She and Tybalt had finally managed to find their way and now they ended up where they started! The end of the alleyway that led to Tybalt's garden.

"Yeah… I guess we are!" Tybalt muttered also looking towards the floor. Neither seemed eager to leave or to stay for that matter, they just stood there in an awkward silence waiting for the other person to say something!

"Well it's been fun!" Rosie spoke up trying but failing to be optimistic about it all. How could she? This was a sad time for them both after all!

"Yeah! I guess we have!" Tybalt replied still acting weird. He was also trying to battle his emotions at this point but it was like fighting fire with fire! Hopeless! 'Just tell her for crying out loud! You know you want to!' Tybalt's emotions cried out but Tybalt tried to ignore it as much as possible. But what was the point?

"Well I won't keep you any longer! Goodbye Tybalt!" Rosie turned away trying to face her emotions once and for all, before they caused anymore pain for her. Tybalt on the other hand had a different idea.

"Rosie, wait!" Tybalt called after her and Rosie stopped in her tracks grimacing whilst bracing herself as she turned around to face Tybalt again. Rosie tried to hide it, but the more she looked at Tybalt, the more she was hurting on the inside. But Rosie did her best to try and hide this from him!

"Yes Tybalt?" Rosie asked plainly.

"Well I… just," Tybalt stammered. He knew he would make a bigger fool of himself now but he had to make his point clear to Rosie. 'Yes! Do it! Tell her how you feel!' Tybalt's emotions practically screamed at him.

"You just?" Rosie replied confused as Tybalt began to stammer more frequently.

"I just wanna say…" Tybalt continued as the voices inside his head got louder and louder. "I need to tell you!" Tybalt then sighed and gave in. What hope was there? She could never love him! And even if she did, she wouldn't want to spend the rest of her life with a worthless crack pot faced gnome like him! "I hope you find everything you're looking for!"

Rosie was a little disappointed by his reply, but she decided not to show it! But deep down in her heart, it burned like a thousand fires. Rosie looked at the floor for a second before turning back to look at Tybalt she looked at him and smiled sadly as she spoke. "You too!"

"Goodbye Rosie!" Tybalt whispered holding out his hand so she could shake it. He was actually taken aback when Rosie suddenly grabbed his hand and somehow managed to slip her arms around his body into a big hug. Tybalt quickly got over his shock and soon put his arms around her waist and compassionately hugged her back.

"Goodbye Tybalt!" Rosie sounded muffled from the back of Tybalt as she grabbed him tighter. For several minutes they continued to hug before they both realised how long they were embracing for, they quickly let go and stood there gazing at each other.

"Well… I'd better get going!" Rosie finally spoke before turning to leave. She walked straight past Tybalt and she used all her strength to combat her emotions and surprisingly enough, she was winning!

Tybalt didn't say anything. His eyes just followed the direction Rosie was going and when she reached the corner she turned around one last time to see Tybalt standing there with a stray tear rolling down his face. Rosie actually had to gather enough energy to wave because her emotions were draining her both physically and mentally. Rosie waved smiling sadly making sure that her last gaze on Tybalt was worth while. Tybalt also waved sadly but he wasn't smiling that much. Well he smiled a little but he was too busy holding back tears to notice his smile. It seemed like this moment was going on forever but it wasn't to be! Rosie finally decided to leave and then waved one last time before turning the corner and disappearing into the next street, leaving Tybalt alone in the now going dark alleyway.

The clouds overhead began to brake and rain began to pour quite heavily. Tybalt began to walk silently down the alleyway to go into his garden. He couldn't believe she was gone! The girl he loved was gone! And he just let her go! But he knew that she would somehow be happier without him. She would be able to do what she wished without him getting in the way every second of the day!

Tybalt then glanced at the lump of glue that still remained on his arm from the day he and Rosie were separated. He missed her already and he knew he wouldn't be able to get control of his emotions for quite some time! He felt so sorry for himself right now and he didn't know what to think. Tybalt continued to walk until he somehow slipped into a large puddle. Once he stood up and the water settled again he saw his reflection in the murky rain water. He sighed and softly whispered to himself "I guess it's just you and me now!"

Tybalt then noticed he was nearby the red and blue garden fence. He sighed and wiped himself off and regained his posture to a tough one. But Tybalt knew he had somehow changed and he was no longer the tough gnome who bullied people to get his own way. He was now different and he would struggle to keep his reputation going as the "Tough little flower boy," Tybalt would probably be called the "Sweet little flower boy," like Mr Capulet had called him.

Tybalt knew everyone would be wondering where he was and what happened to him. They would also be wondering about what happened to Rosie also. Tybalt sighed as he went to open the gate. It was time to face the music, and it was better to face it sooner than later!

Tybalt took a deep breath before entering the garden with a slight precaution. And the welcome he got actually surprised him!

Authors note: Ok Like I said at the top, I am updating this at home so I will be able to update more often! YAY! And second of all, two new characters will be introduced in my next chapter! One of them is named after IJGirl who so kindly helped me with the names for them! Thank you so much for your help! They were briefly mentioned in this chapter if you noticed. Check the bit when Rosie tells Tybalt about her family. And second of all I would like to tell you all that after I finish this story (which is soon coming to an end) there will indeed be a sequel! I won't tell you what it's about yet but I will tell you at the end of this story! Please review and tell me what you think about the chapter and these announcements! I would love to hear your opinions about them!