Here I am alive

And I don't have the right

He gave me the right

Costing him his life

New mercy's in the morning!

I believe

What if I believe you now

Could it ever change this horror?

Forgive me

Relieve me

Please come back to life

C.C. closed the composition book slowly and placed her hand on the front, it was finished. All her memories, all the moments that she would give anything to have back, was all written down in that book, it was amazing she'd remembered all that, and it had been nearly a month now. The first person she'd give it to would be Maxwell, who had given her the idea in the first place, she owed him that. Tears were still slipping down her cheeks as she swung her feet over the side of the bed and just sat there for a moment. She let her hands dangle in front of her as she chewed on her bottom lip, trying to think of what to do next.

Looking over at the window, she saw that the sun was shining brightly, she had written all night and the morning sunlight was shining through. She smiled through her tears as she rose to her feet and crossed over to the window. She placed her hands on the latches and pushed the window open, letting the warmth of the sun cascade over her face and body. She closed her eyes and breathed in the air, she was definitely a changed person after her experience, and she didn't mind it at all.

After standing there for a few more moments, she decided it would be a good idea to take a shower, she needed one badly, then she'd probably take a nap, she needed one badly and she really needed to change out of her pajamas. She walked over to the dresser and pulled out the jeans and button up shirt that Chris had given her. She smiled at them before walking into the bathroom and shutting the door.

When she finished with her shower, she put on her clothes and brushed her hair out. As soon as she was done with that, she blow dried it and walked back into the bedroom. Just as she was about to lie down, there was a knock at the door, and to her surprise, Maxwell peered in.

"C.C.? Are you all right?" He asked, she nodded.

"Yeah, but I am a little tired, I wrote all night long, I just couldn't stop." She said. He could tell she was tired, she had dark circles under her eyes, but to him, she was still a beautiful woman, he'd always thought that about her.

"I have a favor to ask of you before you go to sleep, would you mind coming downstairs for a moment?" He asked. She shrugged and nodded her head slowly. Just as she was coming into the hall, she looked and saw that Maxwell was nowhere in sight. She furrowed her eyebrows and snarled, where had he gone?

"Maxwell?" She called as she walked down the hall. She saw the staircase coming into view, she also saw Niles standing there with a grin on his face.

"You have a visitor Miss Babcock." He said as he pointed at the downstairs area. She looked at him with a confused look and then she looked down into the living room where there was someone with their back to her. It must have been a man because of how he was built from the back, he had short light brown hair and he was tall. She walked down the stairs slowly, who was this? She couldn't tell. As soon as she was close enough, she held out her hand and placed it on his shoulder. Once he turned around, her legs nearly gave way; she covered her mouth and began to cry again, it couldn't be true.

"Come on now Spunky, don't cry on me." Derick said as he placed a hand on her cheek and ran his thumb over one of the tears that was sliding down her face.

"H-how?" Her voice was breaking.

"The whole thing was staged in a way. We all knew that they'd be coming, but not that early though thanks to Chris's forebodings, she knew what was going to happen and when. I was shot yes, but thank God for Chris and Rick having things to protect themselves as well as me with. I had on at least three types of leather on underneath my shirt, and yes it did penetrate, but not enough to kill me." He said.

"Chris? Rick?" She asked and he smiled.

"They're just fine as well. They live in Georgia now, near where Chris is from, Tanita, Anja, and Koty are happy and alive as well, they wanted me to tell you they love you." He said. She pursed her lips together. She looked down at the floor and shook her head.

"I thought you were dead. I thought I had lost you..." She said. He placed his finger under her chin and raised her face to look at him.

"I ain't gonna leave ya." He said. With a final sniff, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and when she pulled away, she rested her forehead on his.

"I love you Derick Jacobs." She whispered.

"Well do me a favor then." He said.

"What is that?" She asked. He got down on one knee and pulled a small black velvet box from his pocket. Her mouth hung open and she covered it again.

"Marry me." He said and she squeaked out a yes. He smiled up at her and let out his breath, like he'd stopped breathing for a second. He took the ring from the box and slipped it on her finger, perfect fit. She placed a hand on her cheek and started to laugh, this was all so unreal.

Fran, Maxwell, and Niles all watched the events from upstairs. Fran wiped a tear from her eye and shook her head slowly.

"Miss Babcock got the ending she deserved." She smiled and they all agreed. Maxwell wrapped his arm around her waist and Niles placed his arm over her shoulders. This truly was a happy ending.

Ok, so I hope you liked the ending. Kinda crappy, but at least I tried XD Now I will be taking a small break to write some songs. I actually wrote one about Niles and C.C., ironically title Niles and C.C., oh so creative! Anywhoozle, I shall be back soon, I have an idea that is kind of intersting, but I'll let you guys be the judge of that! Much love!

Ashton