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Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: This arc isn't done yet, but we've reached the point where I'm ending a bunch of sub-plot stuff. So, yay! I think I'll be crying after this, but you never really know with me.

Also, thanks for supporting me KCL. I've just been going through a bunch of cheese right now and I'm glad you and the rest of my reviews too have kept on loving this ship that I've brung to life. Thank you so much for giving me the feedback.

Which leads to some bad news. As of now, I'm going on a temporary hiatus. I love you guys, but I need to focus on my real life and some of my other fics. So, TDFI and EAH Time Loops are going to be my focus for now. I'll get to this as soon as I can, but for now, I need a little break.

Prompt 31: I'm Sorry

Kitty and Alistair sat across the table from each other in Kitty's dorm. No one spoke for the longest time. They continued to stare at each other. Kitty had hurt and guilt in her eyes while Alistair looked tired. Finally, one of them broke the silence.

"I'm sorry," Kitty said. Alistair continued to look at her, so she continued. "Alistair… what I did that night… I almost threw us away. There were a lot of things I almost threw away, but I regret that the most. I… I didn't know I would be hurting you if I died. I thought your life would be better without me holding you back."

"But…" a tear fell from her face, "I heard you a few weeks ago. I hurt you, so much. Alistair… I love you. I can't think of anything else to say but say that over and over because I know that you think I don't. I love you. And I'm sorry."

There was silence for a moment. Kitty looked at Alistair, looking for any facial recognition. It took a few moments, but Alistair did something he hadn't done in the long time.

He gave Kitty a small grin.

"I love you too," he told her. Kitty smiled and practically leaped across the table and gave Alistair a giant hug. Alistair hugged his girlfriend back and both of them relished being in each other's arms again. "I'm sorry too. I don't think I helped you as much as I could have…"

Kitty didn't let him continue as she kissed him on the lips. Alistair let her and kissed her back. When she pulled back, she was smiling and crying at the same time. "You waited," she said. "I know you've been stressed out of your mind and it's all my fault. And I'm sorry. But… you waited for me. That's all I could have ever asked for."

Alistair smiled again. "I take it… your back to normal?" he asked.

"Not fully… but I think… I have things… where they… need to be," she said, sighing. "I just… wish this… tick went… away."

Alistair hugged Kitty again, who sighed in relief. "I'm sure you'll get over it," he said. "And if you don't… I'll still love you."

Kitty cried some more. "I thought I'd never hear those words again. And… I'm hearing them so much…" Alistair smiled in their hug and held her tighter.

"I love you."

BN: *cries in a language no one understands* AND THEY'RE FINALLY TOGETHER AGAIN! SO AMAZING! Not that they ever broke up, but stillsies. I wanted to tie things up and have Kitty come out and resolve to Alistair she messed up and have Alistair realize he can trust Kitty again. No more stress and anxiety, things are now 'back to normal'. Kitty's still recovering, yes, but now she and Alistair can truly to it together. I think this was a good chapter to go hiatus on, since there isn't really anything else that needs to be brought up right this moment.

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