The Meeting in the Dorms (Avalee needed!)

[Aiden]

Aiden clenched his fists hard together, so hard they were turning white.  He slowly turned to Stacey, opened his eyes.  He was beginning to tear up again, but he wouldn't let them escape his eyes which were almost bloodshot now.

Aiden shook his head slowly, and looked down with shame.  He put one hand over his face.
"Stacey, do whats best for you.  Please.  I don't deserve forgiveness..or yo-"  He cut himself off, his voice quiet as he pleaded with her.

Aiden walked up to her, and wrapped her in a hug.  He kept his face buried in her hair.
"I love you.  I love you enough that I don't want you to get hurt by anyone else..especially me.  Please, please do what is smart.  Say you never want to be with me again."  He said quietly.

[purpleraincloud]

((um. Guys can you come back up soon. Not right away but soon.))

[potter_fan122]

"D*mmit, Aiden." Stacey mumbled, putting her hands on his chest and pushing away enough to look him in the eye. She was going to have to say things she didn`t want to say, but they should make him stay.

"Aiden, I love you, and I want to be with you always. You are not going to leave me. You are not going to leave me here just like Aiden did. You aren`t going to leave me hanging like I did to Aiden. you are going to stay here with me, okay? I love you, d*mmit, and I know you love me too. You aren`t going anywhere." She had locked her eyes on his. They were a stubborn green, no longer too dark to tell the color. She wasn`t feeling so hurt anymore, she was just trying to make him stay with her.

"You are exactly what I need, and what I want."

[Aiden]

Aiden leaned back as she pushed him.  He stared at her green eyes with his black ones, so black the pupil couldn't be seen.  His frowned, a crease forming in his forehead.  He lifted his head to look at her expression. 

Aiden kept one of his hands in a fist, the other near his side.  He felt his knuckle sting with protest.
"Stacey..."  He looked down shaking his head.  "Must I make you realize I'm not what you need?"  He said quietly. 

He didn't want to fight anymore.  She wasn't going to pick what was healthy, what was right.  He was tired of trying to explain.
Aiden didn't want to do any of this anymore.  He leaned in quickly and pressed his lips against hers, kissing her urgently.  It wasn't until a moment later he leaned back.
"It's you I want, even though I don't deserve to choose."

[purpleraincloud]

((um, hello? I'm still here!))

[potter_fan122]

((Yeah, we know. We`ll get back to you when they get things figured out. they have a right to be take their time.))

Stacey shook her head and took aiden`s face in her hands. She wasn`t going to let him go. Not like this. When she spoke, her voice was soft but rough from trying to hold back her tears. she had almost stopped crying, but it was an effort to keep it that way.

"Aiden, no. You do deserve to choose. Do you think that I felt differently when I had to make my choice? No, I didn`t. I felt like the worst person in the world because I was hurting the people I loved. I. Still. Love. You. You aren`t leaving me like this. You do have a right to choose, and it sounds like you already have."

She stepped closer to him, her face inches from his. "Aiden Gray, I love you. More than I ever thought capable. You have changed my life in ways that I can`t explain. You`ve made me so happy that I don`t think I deserve you. We`ve been through this before, my moon, and we`ve agreed to disagree on that. You think that I`m the best the in the world, and I thinkt he same of you. There is no way that we aren`t meant to be together. If you leave me because you feel bad, then you are bad. You`ll feel miserable. Trust me, Aiden. Niles left me here alone. No explanation. Yuo aren`t going to do that to me." Her eyes had lightened very slightly during her speech. She wasn`t going to let aiden go until he saw things the way she did. She wasn`t going to let him leave her just because he felt that she didn`t deserve him.

Her eyes had teared up again, but she didn`t care. "I love you, my moon." She whispered. She kissed him ever so softly, her lips just brushing against his.

[Aiden]

Aiden held Stacey close to him, his arms tight around her.  This is where he wanted to be forever.  Who he wanted to be with forever.

Aiden kissed her gently, his arms around her waist.  He took in slow, deep, ragged breaths and his heart pounded in his head.  He wasn't sure of anything but he did know he loved her so much.  Aiden leaned back, opening his eyes slowly.
"Stacey, I love you,  I want you to be with me so much.  I may not know now that I deserve you, but if you think it's true then maybe one day I will see it.  But now...all I know is I need you."  He whispered, his face close to hers.

[potter_fan122]

Stacey kissed Aiden again. It was full of passion and happiness.

"Then don`t leave me." She whispered, pulling away just enough to speak. "Stay with me forever, don`t go anywhere. Be with me and need me." She shook her head and smiled.

Her eyes had brightened again. they were now a soft blue. Not quite brilliant, but definatly not sad.

[Aiden]

Aiden took both of his hands and caressed her cheeks.  He looked into her soft blue eyes.  His own eyes were still dark, and he hadn't quite calmed down yet.
"I won't, never again.  I need you like I need to breathe."  He whispered sincerely.

Aiden sighed with relief.  He almost lost the one he truly love.  What an idiot he was.  He slowly leaned in again, and kissed her vey softly.

[potter_fan122]

Stacey returned the kiss then wrapped her arms around Aiden in a tight hug.

She felt physically tired. Her chest her like her heart had been ripped open, but it had fixed itself and all that was left of the damage was a healing scar. Stacey now realized that Aiden`s revealment had given her an adreniline rush, and that explained why she was tired. She felt hopelessly happy, even though what her love had told her was not happy in the least.

"I love you." She whispered to him, still hugging him tightly.

[Aiden]

Aiden hugged her tightly back, his face in Stacey's hair.  He'd thought he had lost her for a moment so his nerves were still on a live wire, which explained why his heart was still pounding as if he had ran a marathon.

Aiden kept his face buried in her neck, and tried to keep his breathing slow again.  He held her tight, but not too tight.  Only enough so she would know he never wanted to let her go.
"I love you, so very much."  He whispered back, his voice sincere.

[potter_fan122]

Stacey shook once with a silent laugh.

"Oh, my moon. Calm." She moved a hand so it was over his heart and let the force of earth enter him. Earth was one of the hardest elements to control because it took a calm air, but it also took extreme concentration. She felt his heart slow down slowly.

"Aiden, I`m right here, and I`m not going anywhere. You can relax. I`m yours to keep forever." She whispered.

[Aiden]

Aiden leaned back, looking at Stacey's expression and eyes.  He couldn't believe he almost lost her to his own stupidity.

He wrapped one of his hands with Stacey's.  It was still amazing how they fit together perfectly.  They connected like the last peice to a puzzle.  A perfect match.
"I'm sorry.  I just still can't believe it."  He said quietly. 
Aiden noticed she still had some tears.  He used his thumb to wipe them away.  He gave her a short smile.

[potter_fan122]

Stacey returned the smile and squeeed his hand.
"Believe it. I`m too stubborn to leave you." she pushed his shoulder gently with her own, but the teasing wasn`t there, she was looking up at the school.

"You have to talk to Avalee now, don`t you?" She asked softly.

[Aiden]

Aiden followed her gaze to the school.  He took a deep sigh, and looked down.  He was going to hurt a lot of people in one night. 

Aiden looked back at Stacey, the same nervous expression he had in the common room. 
"Yeah, I have to."  He replied quietly.  "I don't know what she'll say or think, though." 

He couldn't help, but think of how many lives he'd messed up.