ShadowRose18: Gah, last night, at 11:30 ish, my mum was about to come downstairs and drag me off the chair, because she'd told me to go to bed an hour ago XD
So, I had to go upstairs, but I'm still trying to finish Tanma! I swear!
Chapter 7 – Cakes and Kisses
When Emma and Tancred descended the stairs, their hands entwined, no one asked any questions, but Lysander gave Tancred a sly grin and Olivia gave Emma the thumbs up.
'Come on, now! There's a cake to be eaten!' Miss Indeglew called.
Emma, along with Tancred, was pushed to the table which a grand ice-cream cake was waiting for her, with sixteen candles just itching to be blown out by the birthday girl.
Mr Yewbeam blew out all the surrounding candles and then 'Happy Birthday' was sung, to a very content Emma.
'Make a wish!' Emily said from beside Emma. Emma smiled, closed her eyes, made her wish and blew out all the candles in one breath (though she suspected Tancred accidently blew out one of them).
Everyone applauded and then helped to give out the cake.
Sitting on the couch, beside Tancred, Emma ate her piece of cake, grinning the whole time.
'What's making you so happy?' Tancred asked; his arm around her shoulder.
She beamed at him. 'My wish has already come true,' she whispered, still smiling.
'Bye! Thanks for coming!' Emma called, waving goodbye to Charlie and Ben from the door of Indeglew's Bookshop.
Lysander, Lauren, Tancred, Fidelio and Emily were the only ones who remained.
'Come on Tanc, let's go,' said Lysander, but Tancred, lying on the couch, didn't move.
'Tancred?' Emma asked, walking towards her new boyfriend.
His deep breathing indicated that he was asleep. Emma and Emily giggled while Lysander sighed.
'He was up late last night, finishing your present,' Lysander said, chuckling slightly.
Emma instantly grew worried. 'He didn't have to…' she murmured.
'But he did. I'll get Mr. Torsson to come for him in an hour,' Lysander said, taking Lauren by the hand and out the door into his father's black car.
There was a minute of silence before Fidelio's mother arrived.
'Fidelio?' Chloe Gunn sang from the door.
'Coming!' Fidelio called back. He and Emily, hand in hand, walked out of the sitting room.
'Ready?' his mother sang. Emily smiled.
'Yup,' he replied. He turned to Emily.
'See you later, Em,' he said, kissing her on the cheek, causing her to blush a deep red.
He climbed into the back seat with his sister, Mimi. As they drove away, he looked back and saw Emily waving from the footpath outside Indeglew's Bookshop. He couldn't stop grinning.
Emma, kneeling beside the couch, was staring at Tancred's sleeping face. She could see the dark lines under his eyes. Slightly upset, she gently touched them. Tancred jumped up.
'What the - ?' Tancred said, sitting up, and then he saw Emma's startled face.
'Oh, oops. Sorry, Em' he murmured. She didn't smile, still worried. Tancred noticed.
'What wrong?' he asked, touching her cheek.
'Why'd you got to so much trouble?' she asked, tears starting to fall.
'Em…please don't cry,' Tancred whispered, his heart burning.
'But -!' More tears. Tancred grabbed her, pulling her into a hug.
'Please stop crying. It hurts,' Tancred whispered into her ear. Emma, trying to stifle her tears, nodded.
Emily watched silently from the door. Her mouth formed a small smile, then she slowly and silently backed out of the sitting room and into the bookshop.
Miss Indeglew and Mr Yewbeam were studying an ancient looking book on the counter. Emily walked over to them.
'Emily?' Miss Indeglew was curious. 'Why don't you go to bed?' she asked.
Emily smiled in return. Resting her chin in her hands and her elbows on the table she replied:
'Emma and Tancred are in their own world.'
The bookshop was then filled with laughter.
ShadowRose18: no, it's not finished, but the next chapter can sort of be counted as an epilogue or something similar.
Anyway, here's the chappie! Tell me what you think! Yes, I like FidelioEmily :D
Um…Review? XD