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I really wish I owned Inception, but the amazing Christopher Nolan owns it.


The taxi ride was tense and quiet. Ariadne knew that she was not looking forward to this conversation. It was easier to be carefree and ignore the big elephant in the room. She stole a glance at Arthur who looked stiff and upset. His normally calm and collected features completely gone.

She sighed and looked down at her hands, they were intertwined at her lap. She was hoping that all this was just going to be a bad dream, that she would wake up and Arthur was right there smiling next to her.

She dug her hand into her small satchel and searched for her bishop, finding it at the bottom of her bag she clutched in desperately. It only confirmed that this was real, and reality sucked at the moment.

The cab stopped at a small beach, Arthur quickly gave the cab driver money and got out of the car, followed closely by Ariadne.

The cool breeze was refreshing and calming to both of them, and both relaxed a little before heading to the beach. Arthur guided Ariadne to the shore, walking along the slow tide.

Ariadne was waiting for him to say something, but decided to be the one to speak up first.

"What are we doing Arthur?" She quietly asked.

"We're walking along the beach." Arthur joked, trying to keep the conversation and mood light for just a little longer.

Ariadne sighed. "No, I mean between us."

Arthur looked down at his feet as he walked and gathered his thoughts. He knew that they would have to make a choice, albeit a difficult one.

"I don't know. We really have to think things through Ari."

Ariadne was a little shocked by his nickname for her, but quickly recovered and stared at him with big brown eyes.

"Ok then, let's talk." She was determined. They could make things work. She knew they could, but it was just a matter of figuring things out. And knowing Arthur, it would take some thinking through and planning, maybe even lists. He had to have everything perfect and planned out.

Arthur just stared at her as he abruptly stopped walking. She got nervous, biting her lip she thought carefully about what she was going to say.

"I want to give us a shot. I don't want to just forget this ever happened, forget that kiss never happened." She told him, her gaze never leaving his.

"But how are we going to make it work? You'll be in Paris, I don't know where I'll be. And don't say that you'll follow me, you and I both know that you need to finish college. I want you to." Arthur reasoned.

"I know that, but why can't you come to Paris? I only have another year left and then I can leave Paris." She said, trying to convince him to move to Paris.

Arthur thought about this and frowned. He wanted so much to do just that, to move to Paris, to be with her, but what happens if he needs to work? He had been working with Cobb for so long that he actually had no idea what he was going to do. He sighed, frustrated and looked away.

Ariadne could see the confliction on his face. This wasn't easy for him, she could tell, but she knew that if she were persuasive enough she could get him to move.

"Arthur, you have no where else to go. You've been with Cobb for I don't even know how long, but he's gone. And you have to accept that. And whether or not you'll get back into extraction, I don't know, but right now you're not, you can move to Paris, find a job, and start a normal life." Ariadne was sure she had him now, his face was slowly softening, full of contemplation.

"Ari…I…I don't know what normal is. I want you to have a normal life…"

"I've already been exposed Arthur, so don't say that I won't have a normal life, cuz now I won't. And I can show you how to live normally, but I'm sure you already have some kind of idea on how to live normal…" Suddenly it dawned on her, his hesitance became so much clearer now and she looked at him carefully.

"You're scared. Scared that we'll end up like Mal and Dom…" She trailed off, watching the guilty expression on his face.

"I just don't want to lose you the same way he did, I don't want to become like him." Arthur quietly responded.

Ariadne didn't know what to say, she never thought about that, but it was a possibility.

"But we're not them Arthur. We're different people and we can learn from their mistakes. We don't have to end up like them. As long as we take Cobb's advice, we should be fine."

"He hasn't given us any advice Ariadne." Arthur quickly pointed out.

"But he can." She whispered.

"What? You want to go talk to Dom, now? And ask for advice?" Arthur wasn't sure it was a good idea, but she was making sense to him, and he really did want to be with her and give them a shot.

He really liked her and would do anything for her, but he felt that intruding on Dom now would be wrong. He just got his family back and having two former colleagues come to his home might not be something he'd want.

Arthur sighed and rubbed his face, not sure whether he should give Dom a call or not. As soon as he saw the pleading look in Ariadne's eyes he gave in. He pulled out his phone and dialed a number he didn't think he'd be calling so soon.

"Hello?" Arthur could hear giggling and screaming in the background and smiled, knowing that Cobb is probably happy.

"Dom." Arthur said.

"Arthur? What's wrong? Are you alright? Is everyone else ok?" Cobb sounded worried and it was nice to know that he still cared.

"Yeah, yeah we're ok. It's just…uh, this is so awkward, but do you think Ariadne and I could come over and talk to you?"

"About what?" Arthur could sense the hesitation in his voice and sighed, knowing that if he didn't tell him, Dom would refuse if he thought it had to do with going back to work.

"Relationships." Arthur stated quietly, almost as if he were embarrassed or afraid of Dom's reaction.

"Relationships? You and Ariadne huh? I could tell that you guys hit it off, and figured it was only a matter of time before you did something…" Dom chuckled and Arthur could feel his face getting hotter. He looked at Ariadne, who was nervously watching him and playing with her scarf. "Yeah, come on over, the kids want to see Uncle Artie."

"Thanks Dom, I'm sorry to intrude on you, but…"

"It's fine, really. I'm glad to help. Just call when you're on your way."

"We will. Thanks again. I'll see you tomorrow." Arthur said goodbye and hung up.

Ariadne waited for him to explain things, slowly a smile crept on her lips.

"He's going to help?" She asked.

"Yes." He grinned and she hugged him, not letting go for what seemed like hours.

"Now how about we go get some rest before tomorrow?" Arthur suggested.

Ariadne nodded as she yawned. Arthur grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers, brushing his thumb over her knuckles. He looked up at her and grinned like he's never grinned before.

So what did you think? I wasn't sure I should add Dom in the story, but figured, why not? So let me know what you thought and push that lovely review button :)