Full Summary: Stitch is with Lilo and is very much in love with her. Her love for him was something so precious to him that he dared not to let go. However, somebody with a cruel, cold heart takes all that away from him simply by taking her life. Stitch is distraught as he tries picking up the pieces of his shattered world to move on. He figures falling in love again would help erase the painful memories of his love and gets in a relationship with a female experiment who had her eyes on him for a very long time. Just when he thinks he has moved on without her, an experiment who acts so much like his Lilo enters his life. In fact, this new experiment just might be Lilo!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Lilo and Stitch or their characters. I only own story, plot, and the characters Hale (Hah-le), Arlene (R-lean) Bud, and Aliella (Ah-lee-eh-luh)

A thunderous shout of 'Surprise!' stopped the thirteen year old girl in her tracks. Her chocolate brown eyes watered with tears of joy at her excited little family. Beside her was her friend, beaming at the surprised expression on her face. She took the girl by the shoulders and pushed her in, closing the door fully once the girls entered inside the home. The astonished teen scanned the room, her heart pounding with enthusiasm at the beautiful decorations that adorned the walls. Her smile grew wider at the balloons that dangled above her head and the purple banner that read 'Happy Birthday!' in large, bold, yellow letters.

"Happy birthday Lilo." The brunette girl whispered to her, grinning at the still shocked emotion on her face.

Lilo turned her head to smile gratefully at her friend. She then bolted to her older sister's outstretched arms. The young woman bent down, holding out her arms for the birthday girl. Lilo crashed into them, trying to hug her only sibling. "Happy Birthday Lilo." The woman replied merrily.

"I'd love to hug you Nani, but little Hale is in my way." Lilo smiled, looking down to observe the rounded belly filled with a baby boy.

"What about me? Don't I get a hug?" A man from beside Nani asked as he knelt down to Lilo's height.

Lilo dove into his arms and nodded when he softly wished her a happy birthday. She was all grins as she pulled away, ecstatic that her family did something like this for her. "This is great guys. Thanks."

"Don't thank us." A one eyed alien, who goes by the name of Pleakley, replied. "Thank that little mon- er, boyfriend of yours. He's the one who came up with the whole thing."

The crowd, consisting of her adopted uncle Jumba, Aunt Pleakley, Nani, David, Angel, other experiments, and Victoria, dispersed to make room for another guest to show his face. Stitch walked forward, a large beam on his face as he approached his giddy girlfriend of three months. After the day he and Lilo took their friendship up a step, he vowed to make her every day memorable. She had done so much for him these past years and he was determined to make her happy for the rest of her life.

Lilo sprinted to his arms, hugging him tighter than she did for her sister and brother-in-law. She closed her eyes when she felt his comforting arms snake around her back to hold her close. She nuzzled into his chest, trying to conceal her tears. Lilo had never known love could be so wonderful. She had thought love was just a word that romantic authors like to exaggerate on to make his or her story interesting and earn money. However, when she and Stitch fell in love, she couldn't compare their love to sappy love stories. She felt no author could use any kind of descriptive words to describe how beautiful their love truly is.

She pulled away after a moment, looking up to gaze into his loving black orbs. He had done so much for her that sometimes she felt she didn't deserve him. He filled the empty void after her parent's deaths. He stood up for her when Myrtle and her posy badgered her, even if it did lead to violence. He was always there to dry the tears from her eyes and held her in her moments of weakness. He had done that and plenty more, which made her feel so loved in her family. "You did all this?"

Stitch smiled, keeping her body close to his. "Yeah, I did. It's my way of saying thank you for all that you have done for me. It's not much, but-"

Lilo tapped her index finger on his lips, silencing his speech. "It's everything. Thank you."

She removed her finger and replaced it with her lips. Stitch reacted quickly, gliding his lips across hers. They were lost in a new world until a very rude voice interrupted them. "Alright love birds! Break it up! It's time for the birthday girl to blow out the candles."

Stitch and Lilo broke apart to look at Angel, who had an annoyed emotion on her face. Lilo sighed as she went up to the table. Stitch watched her back and was about to follow her until Angel came up next to him. "I told you she was the one for you."

Stitch rolled his eyes. "I know that now. How are you coming along with Kixx?"

Angel squealed. "I think he likes me! Okay, I accidentally dropped my weight on the floor and you know what he did? He picked it up, smiled at me, and gave it to me! He winked and smiled at me! Stitch, do you think that means he likes me? Do you think that's signs of flirting? Do you think I stand a chance with him? Do you think-"

"Do you think you could ask 100 questions at 90mph? Angel, I know you like him, but do you mind if I watch my girlfriend blow out her candles?" Stitch questioned.

Angel chuckled. "Okay. But just answer me this, do you think he likes me?"

Stitch rolled his eyes. "Why don't you ask him." Before she could retort, he swiftly strolled past her to observe the girl who sat on the table.

His heart pounded in his chest as he thought about the times they had been through together. All those times where it seemed friendship was more appropriate than love, now been proven wrong. Even though it was such a small thing, he loved how her legs curled under her and how her face hovered above the chocolate cake. Her long hair curtained her face, hiding her smile.

Lilo blushed slightly as everyone sang the birthday song in harmony. She wasn't used to receiving so much attention from her loving family. When they finished the song, Lilo blew out the candles to hush their voices urging her to blow out the cake. Her forceful breath engulfed the fire that lit the tip of her candles, causing it to fade and leave behind the scent of smoke.

Everyone clapped as she slid off the table, accepting hugs. Her mind reeled with thoughts that now she was a teen. That means she only has three more years to go before she could drive. She was now permitted to go on dates with Stitch, in his Kenny disguise of course. Best of all, she was one year closer to becoming Stitch's wife. Yes, she was thinking about marriage already, but she couldn't help the fact she was head-over-heels in love with him. She had been waiting for the spectacular day when she would claim Stitch as her husband rather than her boyfriend. Every time she looks into his eyes, she could see her bright future with him. She dreamed of it, even tasted it in his kiss. She had even wondered what their kids would look like and what powers or talents they would acquire from them. She couldn't wait.

Stitch noticed his girlfriend's stupor and grinned as he strolled over to her. He knew that every time she spaces out like that, she was thinking of their marriage. He couldn't blame her though for having these thoughts, because he was having them too. He so much despised the rule for marry. The only way Lilo and him could get married now is unless they get Nani's consent to let them marry. He knew Nani would never let them marry until Lilo is about 19 or 20 years old. He hated that. Lilo loves him and he most certainly loves her too. Shouldn't that be a good enough reason why to marry? Shouldn't they marry purely out of love rather than age?

He walked up to Lilo, snapping her out of her dreamland. "Not yet buchee-bu. Still have six years left to go."

"I know." Lilo huffed angrily, crossing her arms irritably. "I still don't see why Nani would want me to wait until I'm 19. We love each other, shouldn't we marry because of that?"

"I tried telling her that, but-" Stitch started, but was interrupted.

"Save it. If you tell me what she told you, I'll get mad at her and today isn't the day to be mad." Lilo replied with a smile. "Besides, it's almost like we are husband and wife. We live in the same house, share the same bed, take baths together."

"All we need is a bunch of little Lilo's and Stitch's causing havoc." Stitch added as a joke.

Lilo laughed. "I wonder what our kids would look like."

"They'd be beautiful like their mother and cute like me." Stitch replied, then kissed her cheek. "Come on birthday girl, let's have some of that cake!"

He took her hand and led her into the kitchen. She stayed in the living room while Stitch went after the cake. She waited a few moments before Stitch came back out with mouth watering German Chocolate cake with strawberry ice cream on the side. Lilo sat on the floor and he sat down across from her, handing her one of the two spoons he brought along with him.

She dipped her spoon in the ice cream while Stitch dipped his in the cake. They took a bite of the delicious dessert, cooing in satisfaction after their tongues devoured the sweet meal. They indulged themselves in conversation as they ate. After much chatting, they finished the dessert and Stitch went to discard the plate and plastic spoons. When he came back, he wasn't alone. All of Lilo's family members and friends gestured her to the couch where each person showered her with gifts and demanded her to open theirs first. Lilo unwrapped the present from her uncle Jumba, marveling at the laptop that revealed itself to her. Jumba explained it could play any game such as play station one or two, game boy, X-box, and even a board game. All she had to do to play a board game, was insert a small piece from the game and the screen views the game she desired. She thanked him then grabbed the present that Pleakley was shoving in her face.

The opening presents continued with Lilo appreciating every gift she received. However, she was a bit disappointed that Stitch hadn't got anything for her. She instantly scolded herself for being so selfish. This surprise party was her present and she adored it. After all, his love and eternal devotion to her was the greatest gift he could ever give to her.

Stitch looked to Nani who nodded at him, encouraging him. He turned back to Lilo and grasped her hand. She laughed as he eagerly tugged her out the door. She tried to even paces with him, but that was difficult considering he was practically dragging her past the trees that loomed above them. She commanded him to slow down, but he only did so slightly. She gave out a shriek of exhilaration as the world whooshed past her.

Finally, Stitch slowed down, causing Lilo to bump into him. He grabbed her to maintain both of their balances and walked forward. Lilo followed him, curious about where he was leading her. He led her over to a tree standing isolated in the emerald blades of grass. Lilo didn't see anything significant about the tree despite the fact the evergreen leaves keeping it's lovely green color. That is, until, Stitch pointed his claw at the inscriptions.

Lilo stepped closer, her eyes squinting to decipher the scrawls that embedded itself in the bark. The first signatures she saw were Lika and Analu Pelekai, her grandma and grandpa. Below that, were Aliella and Hale Pelekai, her mom and dad. Then the last signatures read, Nani and David Rowena (Sorry if that's wrong, I don't know what David last name is), her sister and brother-in-law.

"Nani told me about this tree. She said this is the place your grandpa used to hang out when he was a little boy. He would always climb to the first branch and do tricks in the air as he jumped down. When he turned 21, he showed your grandma and this became their tree. This is where he proposed to her. After they had your dad, your grandpa showed him this tree when he was 17 and told him that when he finds the girl he wants to spend the rest of his life with, they should carve their names into this tree and proposed to her. When your grandpa died of cancer, your dad went with it. He met your mom, fell in love, then they carved their names into this tree and proposed to her. When Nani turned 14, your dad told her about this tree and told her she had to carve her name into this tree with her lover's name beside it. That's exactly what David and Nani did and he proposed to her after many rendezvous. Long story I know." Stitch chuckled.

Lilo smiled. "So, are we going to carve our names into here?"

Stitch bent down to pick up a rock with a jagged point and handed it to Lilo. "All these signatures starts with a lady's name, so you go first."

Lilo turned to face the tree. She had never known that a simple tree could hold a thousand memories of not only her parents, but her grandparents as well. Before she could carve her name, she reached out to touch her grandfather's name. She had never met him before. He died before she was born. She had to get stories from her grandma and dad about what a good man he was. It made her heart wrench in grief that she was never awarded the chance to meet her grandfather. Her hand touched Lika's name and she closed her eyes. She remembered her grandma's pearly white smile and twinkling blue eyes. Shortly after she became close to her grandmother, she quickly died as well and was laid to rest beside her husband, Analu. Her eyes turned to the names of Aliella and Hale Pelekai. A lump formed in her throat as she took in the sight of her parent's names. Her eyes began to water with tears, causing her vision to go blurry. She involuntarily released a small sob, but that sob was enough to attract Stitch's awareness.

He strolled over to her, bringing his arms around her waist. She turned in his arms, still clutching the rock tightly as she slowly turned to bawl into his chest. Stitch caressed her hair, knowing how deeply she missed her parents. He rubbed her back to sooth her nerves. He didn't let her go until he heard her sobs pacify. He released her and looked into her eyes, seeing her brown pools sparkle with tears. Even with her eyes bloodshot and tear streaks lining her face, she still looked pretty to him. He brought his arm around her shoulders, pecking her cheek before she turned back to the tree. Carefully, she glided the rock across the bark, creating her name. When she was done with the o, she handed it to Stitch who began carving his name as well.

When he was done, he dropped the rock and turned her chin to face him. "You ok?" She nodded wordlessly and he went on. "I love you Lilo."

She grinned. "I love you too. I'm sorry about that, it just brought back so many memories."

"Enlighten me on those memories." Stitch demanded softly.

She sighed. "There's too many, so why bother starting?"

Stitch nodded. "Lilo, I know you want to marry and believe me, I want to as well. But as much as I hate to say it, Nani's right. We are too young to be legally married. However, we can pretend." This caused Lilo to look up at him, her eyes wide. She opened her mouth to question him, but all that came out was an incoherent stutter. Stitch continued. "You say we're almost like a married couple, living in the same house, sharing beds, all that. So, though we may not be married legally on Earth, we can be married in each other's eyes." He brought out his extra arms, which surprised Lilo. It had been so long since he revealed his extra features. Ever since the fall of Leroy, he had never brought them out and this was almost four years ago. She noticed on his bottom outstretched palm was a velvety blue box. She stroked the velvet then pulled her hand away when Stitch took the box and extracted his limbs. He opened the box, revealing a diamond ring. "It was your mother's." Lilo tore her gaze away from the gorgeous ring to the eyes of her lover. "Will you be my wife?"

Lilo's eyes sprung with tears for what seemed to be the millionth time that day, except this time, it was out of joy rather than sadness. She flung herself into his arms, crushing his neck. "This has to be the greatest birthday I've ever had. Yes Stitch! I will."

He beamed as he held her, proud that he had caused yet another ecstatic feeling in her life. She pulled away to crash her lips upon his. He tightened his grip around her waist, pulling her closer. After a minute, they pulled away. She grinned as he slipped the ring on her finger, smiling at her as he did it. He then took her hand and led her home. She rested her head on his shoulder, her mind reeling with thoughts at how her bad luck had changed drastically. She went from an unloved, depressed orphan in danger of the government seizing her, to a very much loved little girl with a smile on her face and a carefree air around her. She tilted her head up to the alien who had changed all that luck for her, causing her to kiss his neck, which was the closest she could get to him.

They arrived home, noticing the house looked picked up and vacant. Before Lilo could step inside, Stitch stopped her. She gazed at him questioningly until he swooped down and lifted her. She squealed in joy as he cradled her bride style and entered the house with her in his arms. She laughed as he carried her to the couch and gently laid her on top of it. He joined her and she sat up, leaning over to kiss him once more. Stitch eagerly acquiesced her request and brought his arms around her. She scooted closer to him, wanting to be near him.

"Well look at the next Nani and David."

The two broke away at the voice. Lilo blushed and Stitch scowled when they saw Pleakley enter the room with a mop in his hand from the kitchen. "What are you doing here Pleakley?" Stitch asked while gritting his teeth.

"I do live here you know. Oh and, Nani wants to have another family night since it's Lilo's birthday." Pleakley replied and contributed to their round of groans. "I know, but if we want to make the terrifying wrath of hormones to stay away, we have to do what she wants us to do. You two have about five hours before the movie starts. Make the best of it."

Stitch grinned as he grabbed Lilo's hand. "We will." Then they shot out of the room and rode the platform to their dome where they tried out Lilo's new gift from her Uncle Jumba. They were very amazed about the gift and they stayed up there for all the five hours trying out different games until Nani hollered at them it was time for them to come down.

Nani allowed Lilo to pick out the movie as long as it wasn't too gruesome. With Stitch's approval, she didn't want him to hate her pick, they returned to the room with the movie in hand. She gave it to Nani who stuck it in the VCR. Pleakley, Jumba, Nani, and David shared the couch. Nani laying on David for a pillow while Jumba and Pleakley just settled with their hands or the back of the couch. Lilo and Stitch sat on the floor in front of the coffee table, leaning into each other as they shared a bag of popcorn. In the middle of the movie, the bag was empty and Stitch waded it and tossed it perfectly at the bin. Lilo's eyelids grew heavy and she fell asleep on her lover's shoulder.

Stitch heard a faint snore beside him and he smiled. He kissed her head before gently leading her down to the ground. He let her lay on his lap, stroking her hair as she slept. He then finished watching the movie. When the screen darkened to black and credits began scrolling, Pleakley went to turn the light on. Stitch took Lilo into his arms and carried her to the dome. He set her on the far side of the bed, ripping the sheets back then created a comfortable head rest for her. He reached over to grab her and tuck her in bed.

"Stitch." Lilo moaned in her sleep, cracking her eyelids slightly. "Join me."

"I will buchee-bu. You just rest okay. I'm going to go help clean up, then I'll join you." Stitch bent forward to kiss her forehead then left.

He had never given it a thought that he wouldn't join her after all.

Downstairs, pandemonium ensued. Pleakley hustling around the house while bickering with Jumba about the slight romance in the movie. Nani and David arguing that they needed to get to the store to buy some more peanut butter. Lately, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches had oddly been Nani's cravings. After much arguing, David succumbed. He met Nani's hormonal rage and he certainly didn't want a reunion.

"You know, you are being part of problem surfer boy." Jumba replied.

David just scowled at him then followed after Nani. Pleakley watched him go. "I think I'll go too. There's a new style in the catalog that I like to try out."

With that, Pleakley disappeared behind the door. Stitch turned to Jumba. "What about you?"

"Evil Genius going to work in ship. New project in there that is waiting for completion! Ahaha!" He boomed, shaking the house vigorously with his thunderous laughter.

"Shut up Jumba!" Stitch growled. "Lilo's asleep! Do not wake her."

"Sorry." Jumba chuckled. "Now, what will you be doing."

"I'll go after Nani and David. Nani says all she wants is peanut butter, but she ends up buying loads more." Stitch declared, rolling his eyes.

Without another word, Stitch bolted out the door. He dashed down the porch steps, reaching the buggy in time before it took off. David had caught the sight of Stitch and stopped long enough for him to hop in. Of course, Nani demanded Stitch to tell her who's watching over Lilo, to which Stitch answered Jumba. This made Nani feel skeptical about leaving her baby sister to an alien who had no expertise in babysitting, but she didn't have the chance to leap out of the miniature car when David's foot applied pressure to the gas pedals.

At the store, Stitch was correct about Nani not only buying peanut butter. The cart's wheels creaked as they strolled through the store, thanks to the ample of products piled on top of it. Stitch with his amazing strength, pushed the cart while David tried talking Nani into letting them go home. Of course, she would blow up at him that they needed the stuff for their baby to be perfectly healthy and happy. David reluctantly complied to her request, glancing at Stitch with annoyance at Nani's behavior. Stitch just shrugged his shoulders and flashed him a look of sympathy before they went on.

As they were looking through baby clothes, Nani's cell phone went off. She dug through her purse for it and plucked it from its confines. She read the number, which said 'Home'. She sighed, thinking it was Jumba asking her about something idiotic about the household appliances. She lifted the phone to her ear after pressing the green button. She expected to hear a thick Russian voice, but her heart plummeted when she heard her sister's weak voice.

"N-Nani… please come… home." Lilo's voice groaned through the receiver. She heard spluttering, as though Lilo was coughing up something. "S-someone t-… tore the door down. H-he hur-hurt m-me. Please… please… please… he-help me."

"Lilo?" Nani questioned frantically. Concern overwhelmed her being, which caused the baby inside her to kick in insecurity at his mother's obvious change of mood. "Lilo? Sweetie?"

At the name Lilo, Stitch stepped away from the cart to observe the woman. He tried reassuring himself that Lilo was fine, but judging from Nani's tone, he was beginning to feel the arousal of worry tugging his heartstrings.

"Lilo? Lilo can you hear me? Lilo!" Nani screamed, tears now brimming the edges of her eyes. All she could hear was silence. She hung up the phone and turned to David who also wore a worried look as well. "It was Lilo. I think she's in danger. Oh David, we have to get home!"

Stitch didn't even wait for them to react. Once the thought of Lilo being in grave danger hit him, he tore to the exit of the store. Nani and David raced as fast as they could to the exit, trying to catch up with Stitch before he leaves them all behind. Luckily, they passed Pleakley and informed him of Lilo's call. Without one word of protest, Pleakley dropped the shirt he was observing and ran after them.

Stitch reached the parking lot before them, racing to the buggy standing alone in the lot. Somehow, the family reached him and they hopped inside the buggy. Stitch hopped into the driver's seat, wanting so badly to reach Lilo before she…

No, don't think like that. He thought to himself as the tears began to form. She'll be alright. This is Lilo, she's strong. We'll reach her in time. I'll still have my wife.

However, Stitch was deathly wrong. Once he parked the car in the carport, he leaped out of his driver's seat and bolted straight for the house. Instead of turning the knob to open the door, he ripped the door from its hinges, discarding it on the porch. He raced straight to the dome, where he had just left his love. At the same time, Jumba stepped off the platform, his clothes drenched in crimson blood. Lilo's blood.

Jumba spotted his experiment and bent down to catch him. Stitch crashed into Jumba's arms, flailing desperately to get out of his grasp. He wanted to see Lilo. He didn't want to hear what Jumba had to say. He wanted to see it for himself. He wanted to see her, to see if she really is hurt or if this was just a cruel joke. Stitch hoped it was a joke, but he felt cut off from the world when Jumba began to speak.

"Too late. She's gone. Murdered." Those were the only words that clicked into Stitch's brain. Too late, she's gone, and murdered rang through his head over and over again. The words dissolved itself into his brain, picturing what his creator meant. Suddenly, his world crashed around him and shattered into a million shards. Lilo was dead.

Instantly, he began struggling, the tears beginning to spring from his eyelids. "I want to see her!" He growled, flailing his limbs. "Let me go! I want to see her!"

"626, you wouldn't be liking sight." Jumba replied, using every bit of strength he had to overpower his creation.

"No! No! I refuse to believe she's gone. Not Lilo! She's fine ok! She just needs to get to the hospital and they'll heal her right? Let me go!" Stitch shouted.

"Jumba being sorry 626. But, there's nothing we can do. She's gone." Jumba whispered to him, trying but failing hugely to comfort his devastated Stitch.

"You're lying! She's not gone! She can't be! She said she loves me and promised that we would marry. Blitznac Jumba! She can't be gone!" Stitch roared as he slipped from the bulky alien's massive arms and boarded the lift, his heart ramming in his chest as what he would see once he reached the top.

The room reeked of blood and death. The smell alone made his knees buckle underneath him. His legs gave out and he had to settle with crawling over to the bed. With a shaky hand, terrified of what he would see, he pulled himself up on the bed. He was startled to feel, instead of warm inviting sheets, he felt wet and bitter sheets greeting his warm body. He searched the darkness for his love's body and almost shrieked when he felt her cold hand. He ran his hand down her arm, shivering at the coldness that engulfed every inch of her skin. His hand found her clothed chest and he briefly thanked the heavens she wasn't violated.

He debated whether he should move his hand up or down. He settled for south and his hand complied. He barely moved his hand down until he felt fresh wetness damping his palm. His heart stopped, time seemed to freeze, and the world seemed to stop spinning to watch what was happening as well. Stitch's breathing grew irregular when he felt a slight burning and more wetness. He freaked and turned over to turn on the light switch, not even registering the thought he could've used his glow in the dark vision. Once the light shone in the room, Stitch noticed he left a little bit of blood on the switch. His eyes widened as he glanced at his quivering hands, breathing shallowly when he took in the sight of blood.

Slowly, he turned his head, fearful of what he'll see. Everyone had always thought thee invincible experiment 626 was fearful of nothing. No beastly creature could frighten him. No loud noises could cause him to stir. No one with even the scariest of features could faze him. The only thing that could scare him, was being trapped underwater, which was very understandable considering the greatness in his molecular density. Other than that, 626 wasn't frightened of anything. Nothing could ever startle him. However, once he turned his head, he knew he had a fear that ran much deeper than being trapped underwater. In fact, he wished he was in a small box filled to the top with water than facing this. What he saw had to be his deepest fear. Seeing this sight tore his heart as though it was a piece of paper, his soul shattered like glass, and for the first time in his life, he cried. This time, really cried.

"Lilo."

There she laid, drenched in her own blood. Her lively tan skin now pale and deathly cold. Her hair in a disheveled mess and coated red with blood. Her stomach had a huge gash, presumably from a plasma shot; definitely not from a bullet. In her hand, she clinched tightly to the phone which now had blood stains on it as well. She clenched the phone as though it was the only life saving tool she had left. She depended on the phone to get her help, but she couldn't dwell for long. She had given up and now, her so called husband stared at her in disbelief that she was really gone.

"Lilo… no…" Just saying her name was enough for him to fall on top of her, despite her blood soaking his ocean blue fur and weep at the pain of losing his love.