Measure of a Man Chapter 15, a drake & josh fanfic

Drake and Josh characters belong to their proper owners. I did create some characters for this fanfiction. "Measure of a Man" is sung by Clay Aiken. It was written by Steve Morales, Cathy Dennis, and David Seige. Any other songs mentioned also belong to their proper owners. Because you all know how much I love sticking lyrics in these things.

Final chapter. Let's see how their night ends.

Cassandra and Drake walked back into the dance.

"I'll be right back," she said. She ran off in one direction, while Josh approached Drake in another.

"So," said Josh. "How's your night been?"

"I finally told her," said Drake.

"Really what'd she say?"

"That she loves me too."

"Awesome," said Josh. "Now, you better mean that when you say it to her."

"I do Josh. More than I thought I did before."

Cassandra came back up to the two guys. She slipped her arm into Drake's as she snuggled against his shoulder. He loved it when she did that. They walked into the crowd.

Josh watched them. He hoped that they'd make it. Not just through high school but even farther. Drake cared about her so much. He'd changed a lot for her. He was still lazy and didn't like to study, but he gave up random girls every week and started doing little things for her. He took the focus off of himself. Cassandra cared about him a lot as well. Josh sighed and turned around to find Mindy.

At about 11:00, just as the dance was dying down, the DJ came over the microphone.

"Okay," called the DJ. "This last song is a dedication. Normally, I don't do this for the last song, but this little lady was pretty convincing. Now, this is a song that goes out to Drake...from Cassie."

Drake turned and stared at her. Not because she'd dedicated the last song to him, but because she'd told the DJ to use Cassie in front of everyone. He realized it was because she cared. It was her way of showing him what he meant to her. He knew how hard it was for her to hear it. Even though she told him the year before that he was allowed to call her that, it was still hard for her to hear.

The music came on softly. Cassandra slid into Drake's arms. He held her protectively as they danced.

When the world wasn't upside down
I could take all the time I had
But I'm not gonna wait when a moment can vanish so fast
'Cause every kiss is a kiss you can never get back

Lift me up
In your eyes
If you told me this is what Heaven is
Well, you'd be right
I've been waiting forever for this
This is the night

It was the Clay Aiken song they'd heard the night in the car after Drake played for Cassandra. The song meant a lot to them for that reason, and the words meant a lot as well.

When the answer to all my dreams
Is as close as a touch away
Why am I here holding back
What I'm trying to say?

Lift me up
In your eyes
If you told me this is what Heaven is
Well, you'd be right
Hold me close
To your heart
I would go with you to the ends of the earth
And we'll fly
I've been waiting forever for this
This is the night

Drake held her tighter. Cassandra cuddled closer to him.

This is the night
Where we capture forever
And all our tomorrows begin
After tonight we will never be lonely again

That's the end...until the next story in the series. Is it obvious that I love "This is the Night"? Anyway,the next story is "Collide" (Howie Day! yay!). I won't be posting it right away though. First, I will post a fanfiction that has nothing to do with this series. That'll be called "Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?". Look for it. Then I've got a plan for a Christmas story. So look for that after Thanksgiving or in December.