Hey everyone! Well, you all voted between Fadam and Abeth and now here it is. The final chapter in this dramatic love story. Will Adam go after Beth and try to fix their broken relationship? Or will he go back to his first love and fix that instead? You can find out now in this sweet and loving final chapter of "Kindred Spirits." Enjoy!

Chapter 9: A Choice from the Heart

After a disastrous day of being dumped by his girlfriend, Beth, Adam stormed straight home with hot tears streaming down his face. When he got home he slammed the front door shut, which got the attention of his mother and step-father who were watching television peacefully in the living room. Adam ran upstairs, went straight to his room, slammed the door shut, and then locked it. Mrs. Torres got up from her chair, and walked till she got to the bottom of the stairs.

She shouted, "Adam, is that you? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine mom," shouted Adam from his room, "just don't come upstairs alright."

"Uhh okay. But if you need anything just call me."

"I will."

Mrs. Torres walked back to the living room while still feeling worrisome over her son. And she was right to feel that way. As soon as Adam figured that his mother was listening in to him anymore, he began trashing his room in a fit of anger. He violently threw his backpack at the wall, pushed everything off his desk and sent them crashing to the floor, and finally he grabbed a pillow to scream loudly into it. His whole love life was crumbling before his very eyes, and there was nothing he could do to fix it. Deep down Adam knew that what Fiona was doing wasn't out of love. In his mind he knew that Fiona had concocted some sort of plot that would split him and Beth up.

With all the ruckus going on Mrs. Torres heard the commotion. She hurried out of the living room, and stopped at the bottom of the stairs.

"Adam! What's going on up there?"

She got no response from her son at all, so she started heading up the stairs; hoping that her son was alright. She went to his door, and knocked on it three times.

"Honey, are you okay?"

"Yeah mom I'm fine. I just tripped over my backpack that's all."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes mother. Now can you please leave me alone?"

"Okay. But if you ever want to talk just-"

"I said I'm fine! Go away now!"

She stood there speechless for a moment, and then walked off. She headed downstairs with a feeling of discomfort and concern.

Adam stood there in his room, catching his breath while pulling his hair back. He looked at his desk mirror and saw that his face was cherry red from all the rage and yelling he did.

He paced around his room for a few minutes, thinking about how he was ever going to fix this.

"What am I gonna do?" he asked himself while pacing around the room.

"Beth's never gonna talk to me again, let alone allow me to come within five feet of her. This sucks so much and it's all Fiona's fault!"

Adam stormed towards his little trash can, and took out the crumpled up picture of Fiona he threw away a while ago. He straightened it out and gripped it tightly.

He angrily yelled at the photo, "This is all your fault!"

Then he began ripping it to pieces until there were hundreds of tiny fragments of it scattered on the floor. He was so frustrated at Fiona for ruining his perfect relationship. Now everything was falling apart again just when things were starting to get better for him. As he stood there looking down at the pile of ripped up photo pieces he thought to himself, "How am I ever gonna fix this?"

Then he looked upwards towards the ceiling with a look of desperation in his eyes.

"Please God," he said, "give me another chance. Don't take this away from me. I don't want to be lonely again. And most certainly don't want what Beth and I had before gone forever. We were in so much love with each other. I was finally with someone who could understand what I'm going through and accepts me for who I am on the inside. I thought that for once I had finally met the girl of my dreams, but thanks to a certain someone who shall not be named she hates me and will never speak to me again. I ask of you, please give me a sign. Please, give me some idea of how I can fix this."

He stood there quietly, still staring at the ceiling as if waiting for an actual response from God. Then he tilted his head down in defeat. Deep down, he knew that there was no way of fixing this. And even if he could he still had to worry about whether or not he still had feelings over Fiona. After all, it was the main reason that Beth broke up with him. "But how am I gonna get rid of those feelings," thought Adam.

He thought very hard on why he still had feelings and how he could get rid of them. He was also thinking of how he was going to convince Beth that he truly loves her more than anyone else in the world. While he was thinking he looked over at his bass guitar and the stack of comics that was next to it. For some reason those items caught his attention, but he didn't know why. Then, as if a light bulb went up in his head, an idea came suddenly.

"That's it!" he said.

And it was a really good idea to him. It was an idea that was going to solve all of his problems. It was going to solve the Fiona problem, and the break-up problem. It was so good, and Adam was hoping that it would work. And he thought that hopefully if God was on his side, it would work out perfectly.

The Next Day….

It was just like every other Friday. School was the same as usual with the students all excited for the weekend. However, none of them were as excited as Adam because he had a set plan for today and tomorrow. It was a plan that he hoped would solve everything for him.

As soon as the final bell rang, Adam rushed out of the school and began walking into town. He had told his mother that he was going to hang out with some friends but in actuality he was doing something else. While he was walking to town he was carrying a large bag with him. It was filled with certain items that would serve useful to him in his plan. He kept walking until he made it to his destination. It was a small building with various kinds of objects hanging on display. On one side there was an old looking bike along with a few pieces of jewelry, clothing, and toys. On the other side was a fancy looking violin in its case, some golf clubs, and an old, wooden, handmade go kart. He looked above him, and saw a sign that read "Irv and Viv's Pawn Palace" in big green letters. Then he went forward, and through the doors into the building. There he initiated his plan that would make everything better again.

Ten minutes later….

Adam walked out of the store with a feeling of accomplishment flowing through him. Part one of his grand master plan was complete, but now he had to begin part two of his plan which involved a meeting with the last person he ever wanted to see again. However, he had no choice but to do if he wished to get rid of the conflicted feelings he had. He took out his cell phone and started dialing. He pressed enter and placed the phone next to his ear. He waited patiently for that person to pick up, and after the first three rings he heard the phone being picked up.

"Hello," said the person on the other line.

"Hey it's me Adam," he said with little pleasure as possible. "Listen, we need to talk. I have something important to tell you and it can't wait any longer. Meet me at The Dot in ten minutes. Don't be late."

And with that he hung up, and began walking towards his next destination.

Ten More Minutes Later….

Adam was sitting patiently at The Dot, waiting for his guest to arrive any second now. Peter came up to him, and placed a cup on his table.

"Here you go buddy," he said, "one mocha espresso with a dash of whipped cream. Is there anything else I can get you?"

"No thanks I'm good."

Peter walked away, and as soon as he did his guest had finally arrived. It was none other than the girl that started all his problems in the first place, Fiona. She came in, and looked around to see him. When she spotted him she immediately looked down, trying to avoid making eye contact with him. She walked to his table, and took a seat across from him. At first neither of them said anything to each other. Fiona simply stared down at the table while Adam looked straight at her.

"Why did you call me here?" asked Fiona who finally broke the awkward silence.

"Because there's something that I need to say. And this is probably something I should have said a long time ago. Probably from when I first realized that I was enabling your drinking problem. It was something that I was too afraid to say because I didn't want to destroy the first relationship I had ever had with a girl before. But in the end you were the one that broke it off with me, and I was utterly devastated. And that's where the problem began.

I wasn't ready for it. I wasn't ready to break-up, and deep down I made myself believe that I wasn't ready to let you go. And because of that it got in the way of my relationship with Beth, the one girl that I was truly in love with. The truth is that even though I was in love with Beth, I was still in love with you because I didn't want to let you go.

But now that I see what kind of a person you really are, and what pain you caused me, I realized that I don't need someone like you in my life. I shouldn't love someone who would intentionally try to break apart two people simply because they're jealous. And I also realized that now I am truly ready to let you go, and be with the one true love of my life. However, before I can do that I have to say something to you and that's the reason I brought you down here. Whether or not you were still in love with me or if it was all a ploy to split me and Beth up, I still want to say this."

Adam then got up from his seat, and took a deep breath before speaking.

"Fiona Coyne, you and I are through for good. Do you hear me? We are over, and whatever we had together is gone forever. You had your chance, and you blew it. That's what I wanted to say to you because I know that by saying this it means that I am finally ready to let you go and I am truly ready to move on with my life where you aren't involved in it. This time I'm the one who broke up with you."

Fiona sat there speechless while staring at Adam wide-eyed. He could see tears forming. He began walking away towards the door, but then stopped. He turned around to look at Fiona.

"And another thing Fiona," he said with a cold tone. "That plan of yours to break me and Beth up, I hope it was worth it because in the end you're the one that ended up burned. Not me. Not this time."

He then turned around and walked out the door, leaving Fiona frozen and silent in her seat with small tears trickling down her face.

Adam started walking home when a small smile appeared on his face. He was so proud of himself because now he realized that those feelings he once had for Fiona were finally gone. He didn't have the slightest attraction to her at all. Sure it was harsh, but it had to be done. And now that the second step in his plan was done, he had to get ready for the final part that had to take place tomorrow where he would anxiously wait to get Beth back into his life.

The Next Day….

It was a bright Saturday morning, with barely a cloud in the sky. Adam woke up with a feeling of determination coursing through his veins. Today was the day that he was going to win back the love of his life, or at least that's what he hoped. Now that he was over Fiona for good, there wasn't anything else that could stand in the way of him and Beth. He got out of bed, got himself ready, and headed out the door in a hurry.

He ran out of his house and straight towards the park where people were setting up for the big animal adoption fair that was today. People were putting up signs, and setting up fences. The biggest sign said "Pet Adoption Day" and below it said "Sponsored by ASPCA." ASPCA was short for American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which was an organization that Beth fully supported. Trucks drove in with a bunch of cages containing different kinds of animals. Some cages had dogs in it, some of them had cats, and some of them even had birds.

Adam went looking around to see if Beth was there, and wouldn't you know it there she was. She was wearing a neon green shirt with ASPCA written on it. She was carefully putting the puppies in a wide fenced area. She looked so happy holding those cute and adorable puppies in her arms. After putting a golden retriever down she looked up, and saw Adam staring at her. Her happy face immediately disappeared, and turned into a more frustrated and angry look. Adam took a deep breath, and walked towards her. He was so nervous. He was praying in his mind that his plan would work perfectly. It worked well so far, so why shouldn't work this time. Beth continued putting the puppies in the play area, ignoring Adam's existence completely. When he was finally close enough to her he took another deep breath.

"Hey Beth," he said. Beth gave no response, which worried Adam a little.

"Listen Beth I know that you're mad at me but there's something I need to say."

"You don't need to explain," said Beth suddenly which surprised Adam. He was so happy to hear her beautiful voice again.

"I already know," she continued.

"Know what?" said a confused Adam.

"I know that you didn't kiss Fiona on purpose. She told me everything."

"Who told you?"

"Fiona told me."

"She did?"

"Yeah she called like yesterday, and told me everything. About how she purposely kissed you to try to split us up. She sounded really sad on the phone like someone just broke her heart. Anyways she told that you didn't want to kiss her, and that she would never bother you and me again."

"So you see, I didn't mean for it to happen. So everything's good right?"

"No it's not. Everything's not alright."

"What? B-but why?"

"Because that's not the reason I broke up with you. I did it not because you and Fiona kissed. I did it because you still had feelings for her. You were conflicted with feelings for me and her, but I didn't want that. I didn't want to be the "other girl." I wanted to be the girl. I wanted to be the only girl you love. But that wasn't the case, so that's why I broke up with and it's why I don't think we are meant for each other."

"You're right Beth. About everything. I was still in love with Fiona, and was conflicted between the two of you. But the truth is that's over now. What Fiona and I once had, it's gone forever. The reason that I had those feelings was because I thought that I wasn't ready to let her go so quickly. And I admit that wasn't fair to you. But I was still so madly in love with you. I'm more in love with you than I ever was with her, which is why I talked to Fiona yesterday and told her that we are officially over. I knew that if I was the one to break it off with her, then I would be able to let her go for good. And now I know that I am one hundred percent in love with you, and only you."

Beth's eyes were beginning to water a little.

"I want to believe that Adam," she said. "I really do. But I'm just scared that if I open up my heart to you again you'll just crush it like before."

"Well," said Adam, "I can understand that. But the truth is you don't ever have to worry about that ever again because there is nothing on this Earth that I want more than you. That's why I got this to prove to you how much I care about you."

Adam reached in his pocket, and pulled out a huge wad of cash. Beth's watery eyes widened when she saw it.

"What the hell is this supposed to be, a bribe to get me back?"

"No, no it's nothing like that. I got this money so that I can donate it to the ASPCA. I figure that they deserve it more than I do."

"Well then where did you get all that money?"

"I got from a pawn shop where I sold my stuff."

"Stuff? What stuff?"

"I sold my bass guitar, and a bunch of the most valuable comic books I own. All together I made around fifteen hundred dollars."

"You sold your guitar? But you love that guitar more than anything."

"Well you're wrong because there is one thing I love more than that guitar or even life itself and it's you."

"Adam, I don't know what to say."

"Well then let me say something else. Beth, you make me so happy. Every time you smile I feel such warmth in my heart, and every time I hear your laugh it makes me feel so joyful to be alive. You're the most caring, and selfless person I know. You give your time to those who need it more, and you bring so much happiness in people's lives; especially in my life. I love spending every moment I can with you. You make all the anxiety I have go away, and you make life worth living. I know that made the dumbest mistake ever, but I promise you from the bottom of my heart that there is nothing I wouldn't do to make you happy again. So I hope that you can find it in that big heart of yours to forgive this idiot and give him one last chance to make things right. And if you choose not to I will still respect your decision with dignity. So what do you say?"

By that time tears were streaming down Beth's face. She stood there motionless and speechless. Adam was nervous and scared of what she might say. Finally, after a few seconds of silence, she wiped away the tears on her face and looked at him straight in the eye. A tiny smile started to form on her face.

"You have…one last chance, so don't blow it."

Adam let out a breath of relief and smiled so widely with tears rolling down his face. He was completely happy and overjoyed. He couldn't believe his luck. Beth finally forgave him and now things were looking well for Adam.

"I promise I won't blow it. Not this time or anytime for that matter because I love you so much."

Beth was really crying now but was still smiling.

"I love you too," she said. "More than you will ever know."

Beth then reached and hugged Adam. He wrapped his arms around her and they both embraced each other so tightly. They were both so happy that things were better again. They kept on hugging as if their lives depended on it. They could feel each other's tears soaking their shirts, but neither of them cared. Then they looked into each other's eyes, and kissed. Their lips made so much passion in that one kiss. Adam once feared that he would never be able to touch her sweet lips again. But now here he was kissing the one true love. Beth was just as happy as he was, maybe even more. They continued kissing as the sun shined brightly above them. It was as if God was shining down upon them, showering them with his grace. While they were kissing Adam thanked God in his mind for giving him another chance at love. Adam couldn't have asked for a better happily ever after, because now he had his princes and Beth had her prince charming. Life for Adam was at last beginning to look good for him.

So there you have it people! Fadam may be gone, but Abeth is now reborn and looking better than ever. Please write some reviews about this chapter and write some reviews of what you thought of this whole story. I hope you enjoyed reading this.