Emma sat by herself on a coach, waiting for Olivia to come and pick her up to go to the Moonlit Ball. She had a funny feeling about tonight and didn't know what to expect.

She was dressed in a soft blue dress that fell just below her knees. She had put her hair back in a messy bun, because she thought she didn't have any reason to look pretty tonight. She didn't want to be a third wheel.

When the knock on the door came, Emma didn't answer it. She just let Olivia knock.

"Emma, why aren't you answering the door?" Julia wondered and headed towards it.

"I don't want to go with Olivia. She's got Charlie." Emma whined.

Julia answered the door and was shocked to see that this was not Olivia at all. "Emma, it's time to go to the ball," Julia muttered.

Emma sighed and stood and looked towards the door. Her breath almost escaped her completely.

Standing there looking completely handsome and irresistible was Tancred Torsson. He was wearing something Emma thought she'd never see him in: a tuxedo.

Julia walked away and left the two alone.

"Tancred, what are you doing here?" Emma wondered.

"Lysander called and told me you broke up with Ben. I thought that I could go with you, since neither of us have dates." He told her. His eyes were glued to her. She was absolutely stunning tonight.

Emma thought she was about to cry, with happiness, of coarse. "Okay, Tancred. I'll go with you."

Tancred grinned and took her by the arm towards his father's car. "You look beautiful," He told her before the two slipped into the back seat.

"I feel like a chauffer tonight." Tancred's father chuckled as he began driving towards Bloor's.

Emma still felt nervous. When the two of them got out, she felt all eyes on her. She blushed with embracement.

The two were quickly bombarded by their friends. All of them knew that Emma was oblivious to the fact that this was all a set up for the two to tell each other how they felt. Tancred was already planning on telling her. It was his own plan for tonight. It was time to put things back where they belonged.

After a while of dancing and talking, Tancred pulled Emma from the ball room to the garden.

"Tancred, what are you doing?" Emma wondered as he began dancing with her when there was clearly no music anywhere.

"Dancing, of course." He told her.

"Why out here?"

"So I could talk to you in private." Tancred said.

"What do you want to talk about?" Emma wondered.

Tancred paused for a moment, and just stared into her eyes. "I'm so happy you broke up with Ben."

"Why?" Emma inquired.

"I'm in love with you, Emma Tolly. It hurt to see you dating another guy like that." He responded.

The look in his eyes made Emma freeze up. He was being dead serious. Tancred Torsson was in love with her.

Before Emma could respond, Tancred continued. "All this happened because I didn't tell you this a few months ago. You started dating Ben, so I started dating Jamie because she reminded me of you and you're the only one I want on my mind."

"Tancred, are you serious?" Emma wondered. A simple thing like three words had started this whole mess?

Tancred nodded, kind of depressed that her response wasn't what he had respected.

"Well, Tancred Torsson, I think I love you too." She told him honestly, from the bottom of her heart.

Tancred grinned and stared into her eyes just as something cold touched his cheek.

Both of them looked up to see the first snow of the season falling from the sky. It just added to the perfection of the night.

Tancred grabbed Emma's chin and lifted it up so their lips met.

Emma was shocked at first, but then she kissed him back, because, of course, she loved this boy with all her heart and she would never let him go, just like the heart does with the first snow.


i'm going to miss this story with all of my heart. i hope the ending pleased you. i'm writing it after a crazy day, where i'm pissed and loopy at the same time, and i almost 'died'(joke, lol) multiple times. Even thought it's the end, I STILL WANT REVIEWS. AND PLEASE KEEP THEM POSOTIVE. I HAD SOMEONE INSULT MY WHOLE STORY AND I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. i'll start another story next weekend, about Tancred and Emma, of coarse, and post it, so look for that.

xoxo, alliey1213