A/N - I'm almost finished with this story :( I've got a lot of ideas, and my next fan fiction is probably going to be Victorious! Sorry if you don't watch or don't like the show.

Chapter 29 - Sorry

Nina's POV

I was sitting on the school steps, my dress surrounding me in a pool of fabric. Amber sat beside me, telling me what she thought of the masked stranger.
"You were great!"
"He totally likes you!"
"It was so romantic!"
After a few minutes, I blocked her out and looked beyond. It was late, yet it hadn't become dark yet. I want to be here for my last English sunset, I thought. In America, the sun beam colours were covered with skyscrapers and pollution. Eddie would love it too. Yea, the scenery was better here. I cleared my head and stood up to go back to the Dance, 1. Too find Eddie. 2. Find Masked Stranger.

Amber followed me back in where everyone was up on there feet, dancing crazily too Miranda Cosgrove's Dancing Crazy. How ironic. I noticed Joy sleeping in the punch and Fabian snoring on top of the snacks. I grabbed a drink and chugged it down in a matter of seconds, the heat was finally getting to me after being here for 2 minutes. The song switched to How We Do by Rita Ora and I joined the other dancers, letting myself loose and getting dragged into the music. Soon, there were crowds of people all over the floor and I think it was just a coincidence that Jennifer Lopez's Get On The Floor was booming out of the speakers and filling the hall with power. Six more songs played, which I danced to all of them. I was exhausted and went to find Amber to go back to the house, I did need to catch my plane on time tomorrow. I found her making out with Alphie in the hallway, so I grabbed some soda, and tipped it down his shirt. I know it was cruel, but how else was I supposed to break a heated snogging session? Yell at them? Alphie springed back and while he was clearing up his tux, I grabbed Amb's hand and made our way to the main door, via the hall. It was chaotic. Hardly any space to move, so it looked like everyone was dancing on one another. I couldn't blame them. This only happened once a year for them, sometimes twice. But back home, this was a weekly occurrence.

I grabbed the handle and pulled, stepping into the moonlight that was glinting away, making me wonder how late it actually was. I knew Jen was responsible and would come back soon - Eddie was another story. I took the blonde's hand and was stepping down the last block when a voice made me look back.

"Nina Martin?"

I turned to see Masked Stranger on the stage, holding the mike, looking extremely nervous. I crept back inside to see what he was going to do. He sat down on a stool and reached for the guitar.
"Nina, wherever you are, I love you with all my heart and I am so sorry for hurting you."
Eddie? He took of his mask to make my assumption true. I sank down lower into the back so he wouldn't find me. The same melody I heard from the night I nearly gave in started playing - this time with the lyrics.

Will you listen to my story?
It'll just be a minute
How can I explain?

What ever happened here
Never meant to hurt you
How could I cause you so much pain?

When I say I'm sorry
Will you believe me?
Listen to my story
Say you wont leave me
When I say I'm sorry
Can you forgive me?
When I say I'll always be there
Will you believe
Will you believe me?

He was singing his heart out for me... Droplets dripped down my face as I felt my feet move.

All the words that I come up with
They're like gasoline on flames
There's no excuse
No explanation
Believe me
If I could I'd undo what I did wrong
I'd give away all that I own

When I say I'm sorry
Will you believe me?
Listen to my story
Say you wont leave me
When I say I'm sorry
Can you forgive me?
When I say I'll always be there
Will you believe
Will you believe me?

If I told you
I've been cleaning my soul
And if I promised you
I'll regain control
Will you open your door
And let me in?
Take me for who I am
And not for who I've been?

By this time, I was facing Eddie from the stage, wet streams travelling down my face. Everyone was silent listening to his voice fill the empty space.

Who I've been...

When I say I'm sorry
Will you believe me?
Listen to my story
Say you wont leave me
When I say I'm sorry
Can you forgive me?
When I say I'll always be there
Will you believe?

He looked down at the crowd and saw me. His eyes widened as he sang the last chorus while I was smiling up at him. He serenaded me! Cliché yes... But it was so sweet.

When I say I'm sorry
(When I say I'm sorry)
When I say I'm sorry
(When I say I'm sorry)
When I say I'm sorry
Can you forgive me?
When I say I'll always be there
Will you believe?

I joined him at the stage and was about to whisper in his ear when I heard an erupting sound. I turned to the back of the hall, where one of the ceiling balloons had fallen, spraying green horrendous odours everywhere. People were running out the door, some fainted from the smell wafting up there nose and others pinching there sniffers hardly. A Stink Bomb? I saw Amber and Jen run out the door and up to the house so I said to two words to him which I hope he understood.

'I Do'