A/N: First off…DON’T KILL ME. I know you guys are mad because I haven’t updated Tangible Attraction in a month, but I swear, I’m working on it. I promise I’ll have a supersized chapter the next time I update, okay? I’ve been named Chief Editor of my school’s school magazine and Vice President of the Police Cadets, so I don’t have much energy to write nowadays. But I PROMISE, I will. I haven’t died yet, okay? And I’m not planning to any time soon. I have a story to finish! The only reason I posted this up was because I’d already finished half..so I decided to finish the whole thing.

Now, on with the story!

You are all I need to get me through (get me through now baby)
Like a falling star I fell for you (I fell for you)

Sweet anticipation
It's giving me the butterflies
And my heartbeat's racing
Cos loving you is beautiful
When you're so irresistible

I remember the day I first realized I was in love with you.

There was a meteor shower that night, and you had taken me up to Bower Hill, the highest hill around, to watch the stars fall. You were the only person (and still are) who knew that I still believed in the cliché. Wish on a star, and your dreams will come true…

You took my hand and led me up the silent hill just as the first star started to fall. It was beautiful, lighting up the silent night sky with its dying flame. The phrase “Went down in a blaze of glory” came to mind. I sat there with you for a long time in a companionable silence, the only witnesses to the awesome spectacle of nature.

You grinned when you saw my awed expression, and whispered to me, “Make a wish…it might actually come true for once.” I stuck my tongue out at you, but I closed my eyes and made a wish anyway. You pressed me to reveal my wish to you, but I refused, shaking my head playfully, giving you the age old excuse: “It won’t come true if I tell you…”

The shower wasn’t long, only half an hour. When the last star had fallen for the night, it was the moon’s turn to dominate the night sky, illuminating every blade of grass in its silvery glow. I leaned my head back and closed my eyes, hugging my knees, enjoying the sensation of the gentle zephyr tugging my long brown hair. The soft grass whispered together as the wind brushed over them. Shh shh shh… No cricket could ever create such a peaceful melody.

“Evelyn…”

My eyes flew open with a start when you whispered my name, and I turned my head to look at you playfully. I grew a bit alarmed when I saw that your normally cerulean blue eyes were now a dark blue; black, almost. I attributed it to a trick of the moonlight, and thinking that it was time to go back, groaned, “Aw, do we have to leave already?”

You shook your head slowly. “No, if I had my way, we’d never leave.”

I smiled and nodded my head enthusiastically, agreeing with you. You edged a little closer to me, and my heart gave a little flutter, but I quashed it quickly. I made no movement, simply remained where I was, unmoving, suddenly at a loss for words. Soon, you were right by my side, your face turned so that I was staring into your eyes. And what eyes they were. I was 20,000 leagues under your ocean-blue gaze, and deeper. For some unfathomable reason, my stomach was starting to feel queasy, like there were a million butterflies flitting around inside, and I was pretty sure the egg sandwich I had eaten for dinner was perfectly fine.

The wind started to kick up, and it picked up a few cherry blossoms, scattered around the ground from the nearby cherry tree. The cherry blossoms danced around us gaily, like a scene straight out of a movie. My heart began to beat faster and faster until I was nearly breathless, instinctively anticipating the inevitable as you drew in closer and closer. But instead of whispering, “I love you,” you murmured quietly, “Would you like to hear my wish?”

Trying to ignore the fact that I was practically a prisoner against your strong body, I nodded tentatively. That trademark one-sided smirk of yours curled your lips again, and you leaned in closer.

“I wished that…you loved me.”

The words I had been dying to say burst forth: “But I always have.”

So don't stop (don't stop)
What you're doing baby
So good (so good)
And it drives me crazy
One touch (who-ho-hoo)
I'm in heaven, yeah
Cos loving you is so beautiful baby cos...

Your eyes sparkled upon recognition of my answer. You smiled this time, and it was filled with an unspeakable joy that lit up my own heart. You lifted a hand to caress my face, and I was lost.

You are all I need to get me through (to get me through now)
Like a falling star I fell for you (I fell for you now)
You have taught me how to love
An angel sent from high above
Now I know that all I need is you

Cos I need you and you need me
And we'll always be together

I didn’t know dating you would feel so wonderful.

You got me through the hardest times, comforting me whenever I felt down. I hope it wasn’t obvious that you were the first boyfriend I ever had…if it was, you never said a word. I had always been self-centered, always placing my interests first; but loving you taught me to see the world in a whole new perspective, to learn how to put other people’s needs before mine. You were the one who taught me that love isn’t all whole-hearted sacrifice; rather, it was a delicate balance between give and take. The most successful relationships were those that had managed to find, and more importantly maintain, that balance. You were the only one who could make me smile on my darkest days, guiding me to the silver lining in the clouds.

You must be an angel.

Did I ever tell you how my heart melted when you whispered into my ear that you had never needed anyone as much as you needed me?

You're my inspiration
My world just seems a brighter place
I just wanna tell you
I've never ever felt this way
I never thought I'd see the day

I know this may sound corny, but you made my life worth living.

Around you, the sun shone brighter, the birds sang louder…everything was just so beautiful. I woke up every day with a smile on my face, and it seemed like there was a spotlight shining on me. The way you made me feel like a star was a whole new experience for me. Nothing ever seemed to get me down, so much so that my friends began asking me, “Did you hit your head on something exceptionally hard?”

Oh, they speculated about us all right…and who could blame them? I mean, you were only the most desired jock in school, what with being the school’s award-winning basketball team captain, and all. I? I was popular, but only to a certain extent, and certainly nowhere near your star status. I remember the first day we entered school, holding hands…people gawked openly at us and I think that girl that had a crush on you since fourth grade cried in the bathroom. Poor girl. I know it sounds mean, but I’m really not feeling too sympathetic towards her right now. I mean, how can I, when her loss is my gain?

Sounds like a line from Mean Girls, I know. But I can’t help it.

I’d been crushing on you since the beginning of the year, when you appeared in my AP English class and asked me in that deep, soft voice of yours, “Is this seat taken?” But you seemed so far out of my league, that I never thought I would ever have a chance with you. You were the inspiration behind many of my lovelorn poems and heartrending love essays, all crying buckets about how you, superstar extraordinaire, would never notice lil’ ol’ me.

Imagine my surprise when you confessed that fateful night…that you’d had a crush on me since before I knew you existed.

So don't stop (don't stop)
What you're doing baby
So good (so good)
And it drives me crazy
One touch (who-ho-hoo)
I'm in heaven, yeah
Cos loving you is so beautiful baby cos...

“I have a confession to make.” (Fidgets uncomfortably)

“Go ahead, darling, what is it?”

“I…I’ve never been kissed before.” The ground is suddenly very interesting.

“I can teach you.” (Devilish grin)

(whack) “You arrogant little mmmfff-”

(Long pause)

(Breathlessly) “Did you like that, darling?”

“…” (rapid heartbeat)

(grins) “Your tongue’s back in your own mouth now, sweetheart.”

(whack)

“Ow! That hurt!”

(mutters) “You’re going to drive me crazy someday.”

“Crazy in love, darling.”

Loving you sure brought me to one weird seventh heaven. But heck, it’s my kind of heaven! (grins)

You are all I need to get me through (to get me through now)
Like a falling star I fell for you (I fell for you now)
You have taught me how to love
An angel sent from high above
Now I know that all I need is you

Cos I need you and you need me
And we'll always be together

When I fell, you pulled me to my feet, dusted me off, kissed the pain away and I was on my merry way again. You restored my faith in love, living proof that true love really does exist. It took me 16 years of endless trial-and-error methods, broken hearts, disappointed tears and false promises to find you.

And what an unlikely choice you were. My polar opposite in more than just gender; you were everything I wasn’t. Everyone thought we were doomed to fail. And yet…being with you just seemed so…right. I’ve never felt this secure in anyone else’s arms, yet I know I have the freedom to mix with other people as I please.

I asked so much from love.

But in the end, all I needed…was you.

So, that concludes a little piece to dispel speculation that I’ve vanished from the face of the earth. I hope you get a refund if you’d started buying lilies..haha.

Now, I shall return to oblivion. Review and bring me back to life for TA’s 5th chapter! Till next time, folks!