This is it! The final chapter! Thanks for reading, everyone! And thanks for all the great reviews, too. Now, since Christmas is coming up soon, this chapter will be Christmas related. How? You'll see…
Disclaimer: Once more, I have no ownership to anything in this story.
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The week went by fast after that. I spent most of the time alone with Cody, although I spent a lot of time with my old friends, too. We had gone to a nearby beach a lot of the time too; Cody ended up getting stung by a jellyfish, which he cried about for a good half hour… People got annoyed, but it was just so adorable to see someone his age cry like that… And I got video of it…
But he didn't know that…
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I sighed as I dragged the rest of my stuff out of my room. The week-long trip had ended, and we were getting ready to head for the airport… I walked down the hallway to the main lobby, where others were waiting. I covered a laugh as I looked at Heather again; Beth had indeed cut off her hair, but that's not all… She also had given Heather a beard and mustache using the hair with some sort of super adhesive… Whatever it was, not even Chef could tear it off… And the adhesive, which was still sticky, made shaving it impossible… I had heard that she was going to have to go to the hospital to get it removed…
That's karma for you.
Naturally, we all got pictures; Beth even set up a video of her doing it on Youtube… Heather wasn't a very light sleeper, as you could probably tell.
Someone tapped me on the shoulder. I smiled as I turned.
"Oh, hey Cody…" I said.
"Hey…" He sighed as he spoke, looking down. I knew why he sad; we did not live anywhere near each other. We may have had this week to ourselves, but… Cody lived hours away from me… I wasn't going to get to see him much after this.
That didn't change anything, of course.
I was not going to replace him; I still loved him. We could still talk on the phone and everything, but… I sighed, dreading the thought of the inevitable long-distance relationship…
"We're not gonna see each other much after this…" He summed up what I was thinking. I nodded.
"Cheer up… We can still talk on the phone, or chat on the computer… I'm considering getting an Xbox 360 like you so we can talk on that…" I said. He smiled sadly.
"I know… But it's just not the same…" He reached into his pocket. I raised an eyebrow. "I got you something…"
"Cody, you didn't…"
"Here…" He pulled out something. "Hold out your hand," I shut my eyes as I did what he said. I felt something fall into my open hand. I opened my eyes, and gasped.
It was a locket. A beautiful, dark blue stone laced with shimmering obsidian bits, with a silver chain.
"Cody…" My mouth felt dry.
"Open it up…" He said quietly. I did just that. As I thought, there were pictures of us on the inside, one on each end.
"Oh my…" I felt tears well up in my eyes as I stared at the magnificent necklace… "Cody, this is…" I pulled him into a tight embrace, as I felt tears fall from my eyes; they were both from joy and sorrow. "It's perfect…!"
"Just thought I would get you something to remember me by..."
"But… I didn't get you anything…" I felt selfish when I said this.
"Don't worry… I didn't want you to…" He stroked my hair. "Besides, you already gave me your gift a few days ago…"
"What did I get you…?" I was confused.
"Why, you gave me three words…" I fell silent. "I love you…" He said softly. "As long as I can hear you say that, I don't care if you never give me anything else…" More tears dripped from my eyes. I nuzzled against him slightly.
"Cody…" I whispered into his ear.
"Gwen…" He held me close. I felt moisture on his cheek; he was crying too…
We separated, staring at each other with nothing but love in our eyes.
"When will I see you again…? "He asked.
"I don't know… It could be months… Maybe years…" I sighed. "But, until then…" I kissed him slowly and gently on his lips. "I love you…"
"And I love you…" We touched foreheads, kissing each other one last time… Then, we were off…
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I sighed deeply as I shut the locket, recalling that week… It had been months since then; it was now Christmas time here. I was behind the counter at Hot Topic, but not many people were coming in for last-minute shopping here… I had not seen Cody since then; we had spoken on the phone and all, but… I wanted to feel him against me… I wanted to feel his lips on mine again… A single tear fell as I recalled past events… People were entering the store; I shook myself from my thoughts.
"Can I help you find anything…?"
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I opened the door to my house, throwing off my coat. I walked into the kitchen, checking the fridge. There was a note.
"Dear Gwen…" I began. "I'm out doing last-minute shopping. Be back later tonight. Love, Mom," I sighed, walking into our living room and flopping down on the couch. It was Christmas Eve, but I felt really depressed… I hadn't thought about Cody for awhile, but…
The doorbell rang.
I groaned, getting up. I walked to the door, looking to see who it was. I smiled, opening it.
"Hey, Trent…"
"Hey! Merry Christmas, Gwen!" Trent, unlike Cody, did live close by. He stopped by every so often to hang out.
"Doesn't your family want you home?"
"Well, yeah," He said. "But I'm a few minutes away, so I figured I'd stop by… He turned around, dragging a huge present box in with him.
"What… What the heck is that!?" I asked, jaw dropped. The box was about the size of me.
"What, this? It's your Christmas present! Figured I'd drop it off now… It's kinda heavy…"
"I can see that!" I yelled, still shocked.
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"Aren't you gonna open it?"
"But Christmas is tomorrow…" He smiled.
"Trust me, you'll want it now… Come on, it took me all day to get this here! I was out since morning!"
"Really?"
"Yeah! I wanted to get you the perfect gift…" I smiled.
"Well, we'll see how perfect it is… Alright, fine…" I decided to humor him and grabbed some scissors. I cut the ribbon, pulling it off. I slowly pulled off the top of the box. "Wonder what's in here…" I said as I put it on the ground. I looked in, and screamed.
Cody leapt out of the box in a Santa Claus suit.
"Ho ho ho!" He said happily. "Merry Christ…" I tackled him to the ground, hugging him as tightly as I possibly could.
"CODY!!" I yelled, on top of him. "OH MY GOD!!" I planted a big, wet kiss on him. "What are you doing here?"
"…C…C… Can't… Br…Brea…"
"Can't wha… Oh…" I released him, blushing furiously. He sucked in air.
"Thanks…" I hugged him more gently this time as we got up.
"You like your gift?" I simply smiled as widely as I could at Trent.
"Yeah, Trent drove down to pick me up this morning…" Cody explained. "Figured we'd surprise you,"
"How long is he gonna be here?" I asked Trent. "All week?"
"… No…" Trent said. My face fell.
"But… We have the week off…"
"Well…" Cody began. "It's not that simple…"
"How long, then…?" I asked, worried. I hoped it was at least a few days.
"Well… You know that house down at the end of the road…?"
"The one the people are trying to sell?"
"Yeah, that's the one…"
"Why?" I asked, confused as to why he brought that up.
"Well… I have a present for you too…" He said happily.
"What…?" He held out a paper. I took it from him, scanning it.
My eyes widened. I read it again. I put a hand on my chest, jaw dropped.
"Cody…" I began. "You… You…"
"Yeah… We bought it," He smiled. "We'll be moving here by January,"
Tears formed in my eyes.
"Well… I'll leave you two alone… Merry Christmas!" Trent stepped out the door, shutting it.
"Cody… You're moving for me?"
"Of course… It took awhile to convince my parents AND sell the house…" He said, arms around me. "I've planned this ever since I got back from that trip…" He looked at my neck. "Still got that, I see…"
"I never take it off…" I said, smiling.
"I knew you wouldn't… Now, do you mind telling me about the town…?" He asked, sitting on the couch. "My parents need to know…"
"Of course…" I sat on his lap. "But can I tell you what I want for Christmas first…?"
"Sure thing, little girl!" He said, laughing. I leaned against his chest, his arms around me.
"Well, what I want isn't much…" I began. "Just this…" He grabbed his head and pulled him into a kiss, turning around so I was sitting on his lap while facing him. He fell over on the couch when I did this, causing me to as well. I was lying on top of him, laughing with him.
"You know… You can tell me later…" He said. "For now, let's just… Relax…"
Of course, by relax he meant make out.
"I wouldn't have it any other way…" He stopped me suddenly.
"But first… What's the password?" I smirked.
"I love you,"
"Password accepted… And I love you too…" With that, our lips locked once more. I sighed happily as we got more and more loving with our kiss…
Finally, I had gotten the perfect Christmas present.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaand… THAT'S THE END!! Thanks for reading, everyone! I know the Christmas thing may have kinda steered the story in slightly different direction, but I felt it was necessary. With that said, I will be writing more stories after this, so don't fret! This is Killyouguy2.0, signing off!