A/N: Hey all! So, after a while (a looooooog while) of having writer's block, I finally present to you, the epilogue that shall conclude this story! So, I'd like to make a few important notes about it before we actually begin.

First, this epilogue is a scene about Tori and Andre spending Christmas Eve together, and it talks briefly about how their relationship turned out (I wasn't too conclusive, becuase if I did that, there would be a bunch of pointless rambling, I discovered).

Second, it is written indirectly, in that it does not say the character's names (though you know who they are, obviously). The reason why I did this is because, we've already finished seeing into Tori and Andre's minds, and if I was to write it directly, it would just turn into a bunch of meaningful rambling. But the more important reason after that is, to make it obvious to someone who is not one of them the state of their relationship.

That being said, if you didn't understand my second point, just forget about it and proceed to the actual epilogue, since I really don't know how to explain, lol. This epilogue is fairly short - around 1500 words, I think. But I believe it is reasonable, because there was really only a few things to sum up, so yeah.

Oh, and one final thing I'd like to say is, many thanks to x . soaked - silly for encouraging me to continue writing this during my period of writer's block. :)

Okay, enough blabbing. Let's get on with it :) So, without further ado, I bring you, the epilogue, and final chapter of Elementary Particle. Hope you guys like it!

Disclaimer: I am not saying it again.

Epilogue

It was Christmas Eve in Los Angeles. The sky was clear, and the moon and stars were completely visible. The temperature was crisp, but it was not freezing. A light evening breeze blew through the city, and the air was filled with Christmas cheer. Everywhere, colorful lights blinked, familiar Christmas carols were sang, and gifts and warm gestures were exchanged. Families and friends gathered and accumulated in the neighborhoods and streets, getting together for the big celebration.

In the outskirts of the city, encompassed by a peaceful silence and moonlight, was a young, recently-united couple, opting to spend Christmas Eve with each other and no one else. They sat close together on the roof of the woman's car, their hands intertwined, both gazing up at the night sky. Each was thinking of the other, and their month-and-a-half old relationship. Both mentally marveled at how well things have worked out. And despite it being less than two months since their get together, they both knew they had made the right move.

"A shooting star! Make a wish, babe," the twenty-two year old man said to his girlfriend, as he used his free hand to point out the path the meteor had just streaked.

"I already got my wish, babe," the young woman replied back, giving her boyfriend a knowing smile. "My wish is to be with you forever. And as long as that wish is granted, nothing else matters to me." She raised their intertwined hands as she said the last part, and pulled his hand towards her, cradling it in the warmth of her own hands. She briefly brought it up to her lips and kissed it, before gently setting it down again. She then allowed the peaceful silence which had encompassed them moments ago to do so again, and sank back into her thoughts. The fresh, cool night breeze brushed her hair and tickled her face, causing her to smile. She was always someone who preferred cooler seasons, and winters in Los Angeles were as pleasant as the autumns. The chill temperatures helped her relax and escape from her stresses and the harsh reality of the world. And it was during these moments that she had her most meaningful thoughts. Tonight, she was thinking of her entire history with her new boyfriend – from the moment they first met to this very night. She still remembered all their key moments in photographic detail. Those perfect moments they had, such as when they first met and instantly became best friends. When they each supported the other who had just experienced a hard break-up. And when they had performed songs together on stage. All were fond memories, but she missed one – when they first got together as a couple.

She knew that was her biggest regret, and would be for a while. Had she acted sooner, she would never have had to endure the pain of being lonely for four long years. At least though, all was well now.

Silently, as if brought on by the magic of the season, a few snowflakes then began to fall, surprising and adding onto her delight. She smiled when a few of them hit her face, and felt the cooling sensation of them melting on her skin. Having it snow in Los Angeles was such a rare thing, that she couldn't help but love it when it came. Especially when it happened on Christmas Eve out of all other possible winter days.

"It's snowing – during Christmas!" she said excitedly as she hugged her boyfriend. "Magical."

"It's a Christmas miracle, babe," her boyfriend replied while smiling back and returning the hug. He couldn't even recall the last time it had been snowing during Christmas in L.A. The only white-themed Christmases he could recall were ones spent with his friends and families further up in the northern regions.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" his girlfriend said, her voice filled with happiness and awe.

"Not as beautiful as the girl sitting right beside me, my love. I don't think anything could ever measure up." He winked at her. "And speaking of Christmas, close your eyes and hold out your hands."

"Oh babe, you didn't have to!" she gasped in delight, but did as instructed. She felt something placed in her hands – a small, wrapped object – before opening her eyes again. She couldn't help but smile at what she saw, and instantly loved the gift before even opening it.

Rested in her hands was a small, neatly-wrapped box that was wrapped in bright red silk fabric with gold snowflakes, trimmed off with a silver ribbon. Normal for most perhaps, but she couldn't have asked for better wrapping.

"Well, you gonna open it, or just stare?"

She didn't need any more convincing. Very carefully, she untied the ribbon that held the fabric together, and gently removed the fabric, folding it neatly and tucking it in her breast pocket. Looking back at her hands, she then saw that she had unwrapped a small, beautifully-handcrafted wooden box. On top of the box was a red, reflective, extraordinarily-smooth, heart-shaped tile. Neatly engraved into the tile's surface was her name.

She then opened the box; slowly and gently, in fear of damaging the surface, tile, or the hinges. When she saw what was inside the box, she instantly let out a squeal of delight, as she felt herself shed a joyful tear and took the gift out. "Oh, it's beautiful."

Inside the box, cushioned by a layer of snow-white silk, was a necklace with a sterling silver chain. On the chain hung a small silver music note trimmed with rubies and diamonds.

"Oh thank you babe. Thank you so much!" She immediately gave her boyfriend a long, tight hug, trying to make it as sincere as she had meant every word she had just said. "I love it!"

"Only the best for the most amazing girlfriend ever! I saw it at the store, and I instantly knew that I had to buy it. I'm just glad to see that I wasn't wrong." He said the last part with a big smile, glad that despite having been separated from her for four years, only ending less than two months ago, he still remembered and knew her as well as before. He had been fairly nervous when he had given her the gift just moments ago, and was in fact wondering what he would do if she didn't like it or had wanted something he missed hearing about. The reaction he actually got from her, he completely did not expect.

"Now it's my turn! Close your eyes, hold out your hands," his girlfriend said, also with a little bit of uncertainty in her tone. "I just hope you'll love it as much as I love yours!"

"I don't think you have to worry about that," he assured her, as he held out his hands in the same manner. He then also felt a small, yet somewhat heavy gift box placed into his hands. When he looked at the box, he smiled widely.

It was wrapped in a bright blue fabric, also silk, decorated with silver snowflakes and a gold ribbon.

"I love your wrapping choice," he complimented, giving her a knowing wink. "It's lovely."

"You gonna open it or just stare?" she teased him with the same joke he used on her just moments ago, earning a chuckle from him as he too, carefully took off the smooth wrapping fabric and folded it, tucking it away in his front shirt pocket. When he saw what was beneath the fabric, he gasped.

Inside was a small, hand-crafted, beautifully-smooth stained glass box with a white marble top. The whole box was amazingly reflective, and he immediately set it onto his lap to avoid dirtying its perfectly-finished exterior. He slowly opened the lid to reveal the box's contents. When he saw what was inside the box, he instantly loved it.

The box contained also contained a small necklace. This one had a gold chain. On the chain hung his name, spelled out in shiny gold letters was his name. Surrounding his name on both sides, were two blue music clefs.

"Well, do you like it?" his girlfriend asked, with the same tone of uncertainty.

He looked at her. "Let me answer that question by demonstration," he said, smiling.

"What do you mean?" She then felt two muscular arms wrap around her waist, and herself being pulled towards him. Acting quickly in response, she immediately wrapped her arms around his body, and pulled them even closer together. She then leaned forward and closed her eyes, as she eagerly anticipated what was about to happen.

The moment their lips touched, a rush of sparks instantly flowed through her, causing her whole body to tingle with heat, and her pulse to speed to a climax level. She hugged her boyfriend tightly, causing him to do the same. The crisp, cool stimulating winter breeze could no longer be felt, as her senses of their surroundings faded out, and she became completely lost in the array of passion, love and desire they had temporarily formed. She ran her fingers through his neatly-braided hair, feeling his smooth, silky dreadlocks. She moved her lips in perfect harmony with his, never breaking the rhythm they had established, and feeling an ever-escalating level of intensity in their kiss, as the heat she felt infinitely climbed as each extra second. And she continued to remain in that position with him for a few moments, the only ones in existence, both acting as half of a duality, moving together as one entity.

When the two lovers broke apart after what must have been a minute and a half, they both breathed heavily, trying to catch their breath they neglected, while never breaking the intense look in both their eyes as they continued to stare and smile at each other.

"So, does that answer your question?" he asked her, still retaining the smile he had before their kiss of passion. "Thank you so much!"

"It sure does. I'm glad you liked it," she said, as all her last doubts were washed away.

"And why wouldn't I have? It was a really thoughtful gift. I wished I could have thought of a personalized necklace," he said, slightly sad that he had missed an opportunity to give her a better gift.

"Nonsense! The one you gave me is the most beautiful gift I've ever seen, I mean, it babe," she reassured him.

He smiled. "I'm glad." He then wrapped an arm around her, as they continued to sit under the moonlight and watch up at the night sky. The moon was now in the middle of the sky, and the time was now around midnight. Noticing this, he smiled and gave his girlfriend another quick kiss. "Merry Christmas, Tori."

She smiled back at him. "Merry Christmas, Andre."

A/N: So there you have it, folks! The end of Elementary Particle. Thank you all for reading and following! I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

One thing I'm curious about is, how many of you caught the symbolism associated with the gift wrap? I don't know how poorly done it was on my behalf, lol, but the reason why I picked one gift to be wrapped in red, and the other one blue is because it makes purple, the official Tandre color :) How many of you got that?

Another thing is, how many of you understand the title reference? For those of you who are still confused, an elementary particle, in nuclear physics terms, is a fundamental particle that is NOT made of any smaller particles (so like, an electron and a quark). Now get it? :P I know, I'm a nerd, lol. Okay, I'll stop now. :)

One last clarification, just in case any of you are still confused: TORI was the lead protagonist in this story, not Andre. Just throwing it in ;)

Well, as usual folks, you know the procedure! Review please! :)