Welcome back! Can you believe it? This is it, the chapter you've all been waiting for! (Maybe not) This is going to be the very last chapter of F&I. Why? Because I love things short and sweet! No, I just had no idea on how to drag it out any longer, haha. Not like I wanted to anyway... Also, thanks to EVERYONE who has reviewed the story so far. Well, here it is! The final chapter...Please enjoy!

P.S: On a side note, I would like to dedicate this last chapter to everyone who has reviewed so far. You guys are a great inspiration and I love each and every one of you! I would also like to wish my cousin a happy 16th Birthday!

Chapter 7: A Christmas to be Remembered

How ironic. Atem and Tea had ended up stopping for a cup of hot coco at the same place the went to eat on their first date, only this time they were inside. The weather was getting worse as the days progressed. Tea had picked a good day to talk to Atem. As of this moment, it was lightly snowing outside with a temperature of 23 degrees Fahrenheit. It was suppose to get worse later on it the day, but hopefully the pair wouldn't be out that long.

Tea was staring down into her coco thinking of a way to start a conversation. She was hopping that her coco would give her an idea, but so far no such luck. She knew she wanted to talk to Atem about what had happened all those weeks ago, but she didn't know what she would say. Tea let out a sigh. Sooner or later she would have to speak up, and she picked sooner. She looked up at Atem and cleared her throat. This got the other teens attention.

"So, this isn't going to be easy for me to say, but....I'm sorry," said Tea as she looked back down at her coco.

Atem was confused. What did she have to be sorry about? "Why are you sorry? I'm the one who should apologize. I should have told you everything right from the beginning. Then we wouldn't be in this awkward situation."

"I'm sorry for over reacting. I was acting like a spoiled brat. I should have just been happy that you asked me out in the first place," answered Tea.

Atem took another sip of his coco. "I'm sorry too. Like I said, I should have told you the whole story. You had a right to be mad though. I would be too if I had found out thats the only reason someone asked me out. But, Tea, once I got to know the real you, I totally forgot about the whole thing. I was only dared to go out with you on the one date. I asked you out on the second one because I wanted to get to know the real you more. You're not like the rest of the girls at our school. You're realistic and down to earth. You're not afraid to go and get what you want, and I respect that in you."

Tea looked up at Atem and smiled. She thought he was like the rest of the men she had ever dated, but now she knew she was wrong. Atem was the real thing, and she was lucky enough to have found him. The rest of the evening was spent talking about what had been going on with the two during the period Tea had ignored Atem, which she apologized for. They were each surprised to learn they both spent it doing the same thing: moping around and thinking about each other. By the time the two had finished reminiscing about the past weeks, they had each had three glasses of coco and several chocolate chip cookies. Since it was getting late and it was starting to snow harder, Atem decided it was time to walk Tea home.

The two walked down the sidewalk past various shops cuddled together. Not only because it was cold out, and they were both a bit under dressed, but because they had restored their relationship. They both agreed that this was the happiest they had been in weeks. It felt good to be back together. Atem and Tea agreed that their fight had been some what childish and if they were ever to have an argument like that again, they would sit down and talk about it like the young adults they were.

As the two were nearing the corner of the street, a light reflected off of something on the other side of the window they were passing. The light caught Tea's eye and she stopped walking to turn and look at what it was. Tea's stopping caused a slightly confused Atem to stop and look at whatever had caught Tea's eye too. Inside of the window were several pieces of jewelry strewn out for display. Tea could not help but let out a small gasp as she marveled at the beautiful pieces of silver before her eyes. Atem had noticed this too, and found each piece of jewelry extremely familiar. Then he realized that this was the jewelry store he worked at.

"Oh, Atem, aren't they all so beautiful?" asked Tea, her eyes shinning.

"Yeah, but none of them could compare to your beauty," replied Atem.

"You're such a flirt. Oh, look at that one!"

Tea had pointed to a gorgeous silver necklace. The chain was small, but not small enough to be considered a chocker. The trinket that rested at the bottom of the chain was what had caught Tea's eye. It was a magnificent silver heat with an open space in the middle. The left side of the heat didn't fully touch the other side and was twisted just a bit. Embedded into that side were seven beautiful diamonds. Four small ones placed in a row, except for the last two which were side by side, leading to three slightly larger diamonds also aligned in a row. The other side of the heart was almost shaped like an 'S'. Unlike the other side, there were no gems embedded into this side. At the top where each side of the heart met, was the letter 'M'. There was also an 'M' where the two sides met at the bottom. And in the middle of the two 'M's was a beautiful amethyst gem shaped like a heart.

"It's so beautiful," sighed Tea. "I bet it must cost a fortune."

'You have no idea,' thought Atem.

A slight breeze blew, causing a chill to run down Tea's spine. She wrapped her arms around herself in an attempt to warm herself up. Atem wrapped his arms around Tea and almost had to pull her away from the window in order for the two to keep walking and get to their destination. The wind was starting to pick up and it was starting to snow harder. Thankfully, the two weren't too far away from Tea's house.

A few hundred steps later and Atem was standing on Tea's front porch getting ready to say goodbye for the day. It almost seemed as if the day was all a dream. It had gone by way to fast to be real. As Atem hugged Tea goodbye, he felt something press up against his leg.

'What the...?' thought Atem. 'Oh! I almost forgot!'

Tea was about to open the door and walk in when Atem cleared his throat.

"Uh, Tea," he began. "I know it's not Christmas yet, and that I will probably see you around then, but I don't think I can wait to give you your gift."

Tea turned back around to look and see what Atem was getting out of his pocket. He pulled out a small black box with a white bow around it. Tea's breath was caught in her throat. What was in that little black box!?

"It's not a ring is it?" asked Tea, a bit worried.

"What? Oh! No!" replied Atem as he let out a little chuckle.

Tea breathed out a sigh of relief. She gently took the small box from Atem's hand and untied the bow. Putting the ribbon in her coat pocket, she looked up Atem wondering if it was okay for her to open it. When he gave her a reassuring nod, she slowly lifted the top of the box off. What was inside the box almost made Tea's heart stop.

Inside the small black box that she held in her hand was the necklace she had seen in the shop window only moments ago. It was looking at her asking her to put it on. She carefully lifted it out of the box and held it in front of her. Atem undid the chain and hooked it together around her neck. She picked it up and examined it a bit closer. It was exactly the same necklace from the store, with only one major difference. Instead of two 'M's, there was an 'A' and a 'T'. Tea was so overjoyed that she didn't notice she was crying until she felt the warm moisture trickle down the side of her cheek. She didn't know what to say. Words couldn't describe how she felt right now. Tea didn't know how to thank Atem properly, so she did the only thing she could think of.

She kissed him.

At first, Atem was a bit surprised, but he soon melted into the kiss. He was glad the tears that were trickling down her cheek earlier were not of sadness or disappointment, but of happiness. If Tea was happy, he was happy. The two pulled away from each other, breaking the kiss. Tea's eyes were shinning like the stars at night. She threw her arms around him and gave him a warm hug.

"Thank you Atem," Tea said. "Thank you so much."

Atem smiled as Tea let him out of her embrace. He leaned in once more and kissed her.

"Merry Christmas, Tea," he said pulling away from her.

"Merry Christmas, Atem," replied Tea, as she leaned in for one final kiss.

Awww! It did have a happy ending after all! Well, that was the end...*sniffles* If you want to see a picture of the necklace, I'll try to post the link in my profile...once I figure out how..Don't worry, I'm smart! Hehe...anyway, I really hope you liked it! Please do review! Also, look out for my next story "My Fair Lady". It should be out shortly after this chapter has been posted. Yeah, this chappy was pretty short, but it was one of my favorites! Until next time!

~Viv~