Epilogue

You guys asked for it, and you guys got it! I'm relieved, as I was starting to really get depressed by that ending. cx So, here you guys are! The epilogue to Dancing. I hope you guys liked it! And I'm honestly surprised five people reviewed this in one day. I thought it would at least take two.

Shameless advertising now. If you guys liked this, I would love if you checked out some of my other stories, if you haven't already. Hide And Seek, Time of Dying (read Blank Space first!) and Remembered (read Forgotten first, and this book is coming in a little if a few minutes counts as a little!). They're all pretty much Meague (I ship it pretty hard) so if you liked this, I think you would probably like the other ones too!

xEmmx : Thank you! I'm always worried my stories will end up being predictable, so it's a relief to know they aren't! I like throwing off readers too, so I'm very pleased!

Guest : Thank you for the compliment! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And yes, I know, Teague can't stay alone forever. ;; This epilogue will solve that! It's okay now! And thank you! I'm glad my stories are unique, as I don't want to end up falling into a norm or anything like that.

andgirl12 : Don't worry! We'll save Teague with this epilogue.

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Teague's POV

Last night had been one of those nights where I slept, but I didn't sleep peacefully. No, my night was filled with nightmares.

They were very vivid. I could recall what happened in each very vividly, although some collided because of the fact that they all focused around the same thing. Losing Mina.

Every time the dream started, I would be standing in front of the ball of Fae magic. Sometimes I could move. Sometimes I couldn't. Sometimes I was hit. Sometimes Mina saved me. But somehow, every time, Mina died. In my arms, strangled by Edward, there were millions of ways. It was a fitful night. In fact, I think I was more exhausted when I woke up than when I went to sleep.

If that's even possible.

Waking up was even more painful. I'm burying Mina today. I'm officially giving her up. Not because I want to. But because I know that's what she would want. She wouldn't want me to dwell on her death. She would want me to move on. But I can't. Not after she told me she loved me.

And now I'm really alone. I miss my banters with Jared. I half expect him to interrupt my thought train every now and then, and have a shut up or insult on the tip of my thought tongue, or whatever you want to call it. But he never does. He's gone too.

Everybody is gone. Everybody has left me here alone. How can I be happy without them? Why did they have to leave me here? I'm all alone. Yet, they told me I needed to be happy. But I can't! Can't they see that? Why would they go on but leave me here?

These are the thoughts bouncing around in my head as I open the door to step out into the hallway. A disgusted look slips onto my face as I catch sight of Edward's body. I shove it away with Fae magic, and it goes skidding down the hallway, slamming into a wall. A slight satisfaction, but it does nothing to ease the pain.

I open the door to the room, and hear a startled squeak and some moving about. My imagination. I'm so upset by this that I'm going crazy. Wonderful. I step into the room, but my heart stops.

Mina's not in the bed.

In fact, her body is nowhere to be found. Anger soars through me as I slam my fist into a vase. It shatters on the floor. Not only did I lose her, but her body is taken away from me as well! Why am I being tortured this way?

"C-Can you please wait a moment?" It's a very nervous and timid voice. Could it be?

I turn around, focusing on a red curtain hanging from the window, and I can see it moving a little.

"Uh..." I stare for a moment. "Fine."

Am I really listening to a figment of my imagination? I guess so, because I step out of the room and shut the door. After a few moments, the person in the room/Mina/my imagination speaks up.

"You can come in now."

I step into the room, and there's Mina, sitting on the edge of her bed. She's wearing a light blue tank-top, jeans with holes in the knees, and brown boots. In fact, she doesn't look bad at all.

"I-I was getting dressed when you came in." Her face is bright pink.

But that's snaps me out of it. She's dead. She's dead. I need to face that fact.

"You couldn't have been. You're dead."

"No, no, Teague, I promise you, I'm very much alive. Just recovering." She does look a little pale. "Whenever I was marked, Edward also made me half-Fae, not so I could survive on this plane. It was because it can only mark a Fae. When it 'killed' me, my Fae side died. My other side was very much alive. It just took some time to recover. I wasn't expecting you to still be here though. I thought you would've left. So, I was getting dressed to go find you, until I heard the door and hid."

"But I saw you die. You weren't breathing." I frown. "You can't be real. I'm imagining you."

"Teague!" She's getting irritated. "If you don't believe me, come over here and let me show you."

I walk over slowly, frowning hard, until I'm beside her. She takes my hand in her's, and looks at me. It's warm, and it certainly feels real...

"Sit." It's not a request. It's an order. So, I sit, and she looks at me. "Does that feel real?"

"Yes?" I nod, but it still comes out like a question.

What happens next is something I'm not expecting. She kisses me. And that feels very, very real. I kiss her back, and after a minute, she pulls away.

"Was that real?" She asks.

"It felt that way...But then, I must be dreaming. But I don't want to wake up."

"Ugh!" She looks even more exasperated, and proceeds to prove that it isn't a dream.

First, she shows me my pulse. She pinches me, has me feel a few different objects in the room (including her hair), and even goes so far as to threaten to kick me in a spot that I really don't want to be kicked in if I don't listen to her. Finally, I let myself believe it. She's here. She's alive. She's with me.

"You know, Mina..."

"Mhm?"

"You told me you loved me..."

Her face goes pink again. "Ah..."

She isn't denying it. "And you've kissed me. Twice."

"Ya." She goes another shade higher in pink.

"So, are you going to deny it." She shakes her head at my question. "Good, because I wouldn't believe you if you did."

I scoop her up, and she lets out a loud squeak. "Teaaaagggue!"

"Nope. You're coming with me. I'm never letting you out of my sight again." I grin, locking eyes with her. "You're mine. Got that, Grimm?"

She nods, and with a bit of Fae magic I produce a ring. "Teague, wait a minute, is that a-"

I grin wider. "Yes. Like I said, you're mine. And I'm not going to lose you again."

I slip the ring on her finger.

You guys really didn't think I would kill Mina off on you, did you? I had this planned for a bit, when I decided I was going to "kill" her. Yes, yes, I know, I'm cruel. :p But, it was definitely good!

It was very upsetting to write it though. I hate killing good characters. Villains, on the other hand, I have no problem killing. But the heroes or their friends? That's always upsetting.

I really hope you guys liked this story! And hurray for happy endings!

~ Dagger