So, early update. Long story short, I'm in whistler over the weekend and would not have been able to update, so I'm doing it now. Hurrah, hurrah.

On a glummer note, this is the second last chapter in the story. I'm sorry, but it has to end, and their time at the Wilderness School is coming to an end. So, alas, one epilogue and then we're done with LIT.

Also, special shout out to Minako-Nikita for all the reviews he gave me. Made my day!

"I feel stupid," Leo said for the hundredth time, adjusting his tie and fixing his jacket once again.

"Leo, you're wearing a stark white suit with purple shoes and a black bowtie that's tied together in a bow," Jason said tiredly. "You knew you were going to look stupid when you rented it."

"White's my colour," the Latino shot back. "I need to get a white suit."

"Here." Piper rolled her eyes, stepping forwards and tugging at his tie. "The least you can do is fix this thing, so you're actually wearing it properly." Her hands skillfully untied and then retied his black tied, pulling it tight and then straightening it. Leo stood absolutely still, casting a nervous glance over to Jason as she worked.

Once she was done, Piper turned towards Jason. "You too, big shot." Leo noticed that Piper stepped quite a bit closer to Jason than she did to Leo, and when she was done she pecked him on the cheek. "I told you you'd look good in a suit."

"Yeah, yeah," Jason muttered, turning pink on the cheeks. "Not as good as you look in your dress, though." Leo rolled his eyes and turned away as the two continued to compliment each other. Piper was dressed in a dark purple knee length down, with a black trim along the edges. Her and Jason had playfully argued in the rental shop, with Piper claiming that she didn't wear dresses. Her resolve had crumbled under Jason's constant onslaught of compliments she had rented the dress. Now, with a little help with some nicer girls in the dorm next to her, she had touches of makeup around her eyes and lips, some blush on her cheeks. Piper hadn't let the girls style her hair, but she had given in and let them take scissors and even it out, even giving her bangs, which Jason now tucked behind her ear.

"They're blocking your eyes," he explained, almost embarrassed. He was glad to see that Leo had walked off and was going upstairs, probably to fix his hair or trade words with Dylan. As much as he liked having Leo around, he wanted a bit of time with Piper.

"Really?" Piper asked, wrapping her arms around his neck and stepping closer to him. "And is that a bad thing?"

"Very bad thing," Jason nodded, placing his hands on her waist. "I love your eyes."

"What about them?" Piper nearly whispered, pressing against him. Jason gulped. Piper wasn't quite sure why she was so calm in this position; normally, she had no clue what to do around boys.

"They change," Jason murmured. "I can't decide what colour they are." He peered closer, but in that instant Piper kissed him. She could find herself smiling against his lips as they kissed. Every time their lips touched it sent a spark of electricity through her, as if she were doing it for the first time all over again. She knew that they shouldn't be doing this, right here in the middle of the boys dorm where anyone could walk in on them.

Jason's hand skimmed up her back, stopping midways up and pulling her closer. All thoughts of being careful flew out her mind. They stayed like that for another minute until Jason pulled back gasping. They stared into each others eyes for a long time, until Jason smiled.

"I still can't figure out which colour they are," Jason smiled, and Piper laughed softly. She stepped back, missing his warmth immediately, and took his hand. It was a small replacement for the warmth of his body pressed against hers, but it would have to do.

"It doesn't matter," Piper smiled. "They can be whatever colour you want them to be."

"Blue," Jason decided. Then he frowned. "Or maybe green. Brown would look cute on you as well." He tilted his hand at her critically. "I can't decide."

"Just leave them as they are," Piper smiled, pulling him closer. "Just settle with 'better than Isabel's.'"

"Of course," Jason laughed. "You're the most beautiful girl at the school, you know that?"

"I don't think so," Piper smiled. "But you're sweet. Definitely the sweetest guy here, you know that?" Jason screwed up his face.

"You get stunningly beautiful and prettier than any girl here," Jason complained. "I get sweet?"

"Oh, shut up and take the compliment," Piper laughed, rolling here eyes. She turned quickly and kissed him once, pulling back and touching foreheads with him. "Better?"

He kissed her once more, hands skimming her waist a resting on her hips. It was longer than the previous one, and they both pulled back short of breath. "It is now," he panted.

"Fine," Piper sighed. "You're the most handsome guy I've ever met."

"You didn't have to say that," Jason said as they walked hand-in-hand to the waiting bus.

"I know," Piper replied. "But it's true."

Two of the busses were lined up, idling out front as students filed on. The air was filled with excited chatter as students offered their opinions on who they would see at the party— and everyone seemed to know exactly what they were talking about.

"Orlando Bloom," Piper snorted in disbelief. "They think Orlando Bloom is going to show up at a part that's hosted for us?"

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"Orlando Bloom?" Piper stared in disbelief. "They actually have Orlando Bloom. Orlando. Freaking. Bloom."

"He's shorter in real life," Jason decided, squinting at the famous actor with a critical eye. "And he doesn't look as picture-perfect."

"Well, of course not," Leo cut in. "He's not wearing all his makeup, and the lighting isn't perfect. He's obviously not going to look the same as he does on camera."

Piper was still staring at him with a slightly open-mouth posture. She studied him for a few seconds, before turning to Jason and looking him up and down. "You're still hotter," she decided, smiling up at him. His cheeks turned red, and Leo coughed uncomfortably.

"I'm going to go, you know, challenge him to a swordfight," he announced, slowly stepping away from them. "I want you two home before midnight, no funny business, remember the birds and the…"

"Leo," Jason cut in, glaring. The Latino boy gave a small grin before darting off in the direction of Orlando Bloom.

"Should we stop him?" Piper asked as he disappeared into the crowd. She felt slightly guilty about watching him walk away into a pack of strangers. On the other hand, this was Leo; he could make friends wherever he went. Plus, Piper wasn't going to argue with more alone time spent with Jason.

"Eh," the boy shrugged. "He'll be fine. What's the worst that could happen?" Piper didn't answer that question, just leaned her head against Jason's shoulder and wrapped an arm around his waist. They walked like that for several hours, picking up a drink when they got thirsty or food when they got hungry. The whole convention was going to start around ten, but until then guests were free to walk around and enjoy themselves.

They bumped into several celebrities along the way. Piper got a compliment from John Barrowman, and Jason ended up with a kiss on the cheek from Katie Perry. He whipped it off as soon as she was gone and gave a guilty look to Piper.

"Sorry," he muttered, but she just laughed.

"You can't help being irresistible," she told him. "Just make sure it doesn't lead anywhere, yeah?" He muttered that of course it wouldn't. She laughed and kissed him.

That's how they spent the majority of the night, slipping in and out of people and chatting the time away. Piper dearly wished that she could freeze this one moment, this instant, this day with Jason. Keep it in a box, to open whenever she felt like and experience again. Because every time that Jason laughed, every time they made eye contact, every time they kissed, sent a thrill of unrivaled shock through her body. She never wanted to loose him; never wanted to spend a moment away from him. Even if she had only known him for a few months, there was a connection; a link between the two that seemed as inseparable as an atom.

This, of course, caused an elephant in the room that Piper wasn't looking forwards to addressing. Still, she couldn't keep the matters off her hands. When the host of the party stepped onto the stage and everyone fell quite, she gestured him away.

"Can I talk to you?" she asked, grabbing his hand and pulling him away. People were gathering around the stage and all eyes were on the host. She had no trouble finding a quiet, secluded spot away by the poolside where they could talk. The pool glittered from its underwater lights in the darkness, looking cool and refreshing but also slightly frightening. The wind sent soft ripples across its surface, throwing the reflection of the night sky into nothing.

The first thing Piper did was crush her lips against his; she had been waiting a good two hours to do that unnoticed. He responded with surprise at first, and then pleasure as he met the kiss eagerly. His hands found her hips; hers were around his neck.

Finally, they pulled apart and stared into each others eyes, just as before. He kissed her on the forehead, stroking her hair lightly with one hand and holding her with the other.

"What did you want to talk about?" He asked her, his voice almost a whisper. There was no worry about being heard; it merely felt right to keep a low volume in the serene surrounding of their environment.

"It's just…" Piper hesitated. What she was about to say sounded so stupid in her head, but she needed to address it. "While, when this whole thing is over, we'll be going different ways. You'll go back to San Fran Cisco, and I'll go to California, and we'll probably never see each other again. I don't want that to happen, Jason. You're the only person whose ever cared about me, besides my dad. I don't want to loose you, okay? I don't—"her voice faltered. Jason stopped stroking her and pulled her close, hugging her tightly as she buried her head in his shoulder.

"Oh, Pipes," he muttered softly. "It'll be alright, I know it will. We'll find away. We can instant message or something, and we'll arrange to meet every now and then. It won't be that bad."

She pulled back and the next instant they were kissing again, with something close to desperation. He was holding her closer than ever, his eyes closed and his brain lost in the kiss.

They both missed Leo skidding around the corner of the pool. He had lipstick on his face, his bowtie was undone and he looked frantic. Seeing them, he raced over, stumbling over his own feet.

"Guys!" he said when he got close. "I might have accidentally gotten engaged to Selena Gomez!" He slid to a halt next to them and frowned at the couple, still locked at the lips. "How do you keep going? Do you breath through your ears or something?" Rapping Jason on the head, he sent a nervous glance over his shoulder. "Guys! She's called the chapel, there's a car waiting, this is happening now!" They paid no attention to him. Finally, he gave up, stepping back. "Fine. Fine then. I'll just go get married then, will I? See how you like that." He spun on his heel and started walking towards a distant figure at the entrance to the pool.

"Selena! Get your coat!"

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I might have coppied that from Doctor Who. Think nothing of it

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