Chapter 7

When I met you on the outskirts of town...

When Cole and Brenda got off the bus at the last stop, just outside of town, the sun was beginning to set. It was a deep orange color and had just dipped low enough so that it appeared to be resting on the horizon across the fields in the distance.
Cole could see Dylan standing with his back to them at the other end of the grassy land, watching the sun set. As though sensing his twin's presence, he turned around and smiled, giving them a brief wave.
Cole thought that his brother – illuminated by the orange light – looked more beautiful than ever.

It almost pained him to do so, but he forced himself to tear his eyes away from Dylan and turn to Brenda for a second.
"Thank you." He said to her. "Thank you for everything you have done for us."
Smiling back at him, she said: "I'm just glad I could help. I want you guys to be happy, even if I don't understand what you're doing."
They hugged for a moment and then Brenda said "I guess I'd better go now; leave you to go to your Romeo".
Cole thanked her once more as he watched her walk away.

Feeling his heart beat rapidly in his chest, he looked at his hands and saw that they were shaking. He made his way toward his love, anxiety building up inside him. What would Dylan have to say to him? Did he still love him?
Please, God, don't let him have stopped loving me, or fallen for someone else. Please?

The long walk across the field was torture and as he finally neared his twin, he couldn't wait any longer to be with him and he ran the last few meters and threw his arms around him in a display of unbridled affection. He held him tightly, as close to himself as he could, and rested his head on Dylan's shoulder, breathing in the comforting smell of him, sobbing softly. Dylan wrapped one arm around him in return and ran his fingers through Coles' hair with his other hand.

They stayed that way for a long time until Cole raised his head, and sniffed, smiling when Dylan used his sleeve to wipe away the tears that were drying on his cheeks. And then Cole decided he was ready to speak and said: "Dylan, save me. I've been feeling so alone. I keep waiting for you but you never come. Is this in my head? I don't know what to think."

Dylan knelt to the ground and took both of Coles' hands in his own and said: "Be with me, Cole; you never have to be alone. I love you and that's all I really know. I'll be the prince and you'll be the princess. It's a love story, baby, just say 'yes'".

Cole got down on his knees, too, so that he was face to face with Dylan, his brother still holding his hands firmly, and said: "Of course, Dyl. You're all I've ever wanted".
He kissed him on the lips, for a long while, arms around him, holding him tightly to him, wanting to make sure that nobody could take him away from him ever again.

Kissing him tenderly, Dylan said "I'm in love with you and everything that you are. Just tell me that I'll always be the one that you want?"

"Dylan, you always have been, my whole life. And you always will be."
It warmed Coles' heart even further to see the happiness in his twins face.

"Will we ever see our friends again?" Cole asked. "Brenda? Debby?".
"Cole," Dylan said, smiling, "Of course we will. They'll come see us when we get wherever it is we're going. Brenda and Debby helped us get here, and the rest of the guys from "The Suite Life" cast support us, too. Me and Brenda talked to them and explained. Everything will be ok."

"Where will we go?" Cole asked him, nervously.

"It doesn't matter," Dylan replied, and lightly brushed some of Coles' hair out of his eyes, thinking how cute he looked when he was worried. "As long as we have each other we'll never be alone and it doesn't matter."
"You're right." Cole looked at him and smiled, feeling perfectly happy in the first time in as long as he could remember. "It doesn't matter at all."

They smiled at each other as Dylan took Coles' hand in his own and, as they walked away together, they realised that they had finally gotten their happy ending.

a/n Sorry I took so long to update, I really wanted to try and get the ending right. I'm still not rcompletely satisfied with it, but I don't think I ever would be lol. It was my first fanfic and I really enjoyed writing the story, so I hope you guys enjoyed reading it :).