Well, this is it guys! The last chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it! Thank you all for your support :) If it wasn't for all of you I don't know if I would be able to finish this! SO, without further ado, the last chapter.

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Chapter 21

Lily's P.O.V.

"Good morning!" I sang as I skipped into the kitchen. My aunt Maggie looked up at me from her newspaper.

"Aren't you cheerful today." she said and took a sip of her coffee. I danced to the refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of pink lemonade from it.

"I don't know, I just feel really good today." I told her and sat down next to her. "A lot better than I do usually." I thought back on the last few months. They were...very tiring. I obviously didn't feel good. At all. I spent most of my time in my room. Tom and Sara came over at least twice a week to see me. They always came with Starbucks, bless their souls. They couldn't come everyday like they wanted to because they were both in college now. I was jealous of them but, I couldn't go to college. It wouldn't make sense for me to at this point and it would just be a waste of money.

Jack, of course, was always there for me. He was there when I fell asleep and was still there when I woke up. As the days went by, he started to look more and more stressed. I felt horrible for what I was doing to him. I told him so many times that he should just go and be with the other guardians. He shouldn't have to see me wither away. But, he refused to leave my side. When I walk about this morning, Jack was acting stranger than usual. He was intently watching me and he had such a blank look on his face. I asked him what was wrong and he said there was nothing wrong with him. Of course I knew he was lying but I didn't push it. I felt so alive today I didn't want anything to bring me down.

"Well, I'm glad your feeling so good." she said with a smile. At that moment, Jack walked into the kitchen. Aunt Maggie shivered. "It's a little chilly in here."

"Mhm." I said and tried to hide my smile. "But, I kind of like it."

"I thought you hated the cold." she said.

I looked over at Jack. "I've grown to love it." I said with a smile and he smirked. I looked back at my Aunt. "I think I'm going to go out today."

She bit her lip. "Oh honey...are you sure? I don't want you to get sick or anything..."

"I'll be fine." I assured her. "I just want some fresh air. It looks so nice out today. It's still kind of warm out even though it's fall."

She sighed. "Well, all right. Just don't stay out too long. And if you feel sick in the slightest come straight home."

"Okay!" I said and started to walk toward my front door. "I'll be home soon!" I quickly opened the door and went outside. I took in a big breath. Its been so long since I've been outside. I looked to my right to see Jack.

"So, what do you want to do today?" I asked him. He was staring at the ground and wasn't responding. "Hey! Are you listening Jack?"

He blinked and looked up at me. "Sorry. Was just thinking."

"About what?" I asked.

"Nothing." he said and I sighed.

"Jack, I know something's wrong. This might sound a little selfish but can you just forget about it for now? I haven't felt this good in so long and I just want to have a good time with you." I said

He grabbed my hand. "I'm sorry. I just..." he trailed off and shook his head. "Nevermind. Hey, how about we go to that park? The one where I threw snowballs at Matt that one time. That was fun." he said with a smile. I smiled back. It has been so long since I've seen a genuine smile on his face. This one did seem a bit forced but I would take it.

"Yeah! That sounds like a good idea." I said. We headed off in the direction of it. "It's been practically a year since that happened." I said thinking back on that time. "Hey! We've been together for about a year! Isn't that cool?"

"Yeah. Best year out of my whole life." he said and I smiled.

"I doubt it." I said. "You've been around for a whiiiiile."

He rolled his eyes. "Three hundred years is not that long. And, I'm serious. This year that I spent with you has been the best. Nothing could ever replace it."

I looked down. I wish it didn't have to end...

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Jack's P.O.V.

Today's the day. The day where my life will change forever. The day I lose Lily...it's been exactly six months since the day I talked to Death. I was shocked to see Lily feeling so good today. I was expecting her to be in bed all day. But, she woke up and practically jumped out of bed. Maybe Death was wrong...maybe she will be fine. When we were at the park, she was running around everywhere and made me push her on the swings for thirty minutes. I didn't mind it though. I was just so glad she was so happy. We went back to her house after it started to get a little dark out.

"Jack," Lily said as she laid down in her bed. "Today was really nice."

"Yeah it was." I said and sat down next to her.

"Can we do it again tomorrow?" she asked and I swallowed hard. "Are you okay?"

"Y-yeah. Yeah. Sorry." I said. "But, of course we can go out again tomorrow."

She smiled up at me. "Good. I want to get as much sunshine as possible! It's going to be winter again soon." She pulled me down so I would lay down next to her.

"Maybe I shouldn't get too close. I don't want you to get cold." I said to her.

"No, it's okay. I actually feel kind of hot right now." she said and snuggled up to my arm. "Hey, why were you upset today?"

I looked at her face. She smiled at me. "It's okay Jack. You can tell me what's wrong."

You're suppose to die today, I thought. I can't tell her that. "It's just...none of it's fair."

"I know." she said. "But, that's life I guess. I mean, life is meant to be short. Well, for most people anyway." she said and poked my nose. "You know what though? I'm not mad anymore. I guess I've kind of accepted it...and having you with me really did help me. So much. I just want you to know. After I'm gone...I don't want you to be upset for long. I want you to be happy. I want you to find someone else."

"No. That's not going to happen." I told her. "I'm never going to move on and I'll never get over it."

"Don't say that." she said.

"Well, what do you expect?" I asked her. "I love you."

"I love you too." she said and yawned. "I'm really tired...how about we finish this conversation in the morning?"

"Sure. Just get some rest." I said.

"Night." she said and closed her eyes. I sighed and looked at the window. The moon was glowing.

"What are you looking at?" I asked him annoyed. "You have a lot of nerve showing your face here." Of course, there was no response from the man in the moon. I rolled my eyes. "You know, it wouldn't kill you to talk a little more." I sighed and looked back at Lily. I brushed my hand through her hair. I expected her to shiver but, she didn't move. I sat up and placed a hand on her face. Again, she didn't move.

"Lily?" I said. "Lily? Lily! Wake up!" I shook her a bit but she didn't open her eyes. I felt around for a pulse. There was none.

"LILY!" I screamed and felt tears spill from my eyes. "No no no no no!" I wailed and lifted her into my arms. "Please don't be dead. Please wake up." I buried my face in her neck. "Lily...wake up...don't leave me. You can't. I need you. Please..." I looked back at the moon. "Do something! Please...do this one thing." I waited but Lily didn't move. I gently put her on the bed and looked down at her. I kissed her forehead gently. Strange, it felt warm. I leaned my forehead against hers. "I'm so sorry Lily. I let you die...this is my fault."

"Jack..." I heard a small voice say. "You're really cold." I gasped and moved my face away from hers. She was staring at me. Lily was staring at me!

"Lily!" I cried and picked her up in my arms. "You're alive!" I spun her around.

"How...how am I back?" she asked and I stopped spinning. "Wait...put me down Jack." I listened to her, reluctantly. She walked over to the window and looked at the moon.

"Hello..." she said to him. "Yes...I can hear you...I'm a what?" she asked confused and I looked at her more closely. Lily was...different. She had this glow around her and radiate this warmth. "Oh...so no one can see me? I see...thank you." She turned around from the window and smiled at me.

"He was talking to you?" I asked shocked.

"Yeah. So, turns out you're talking to the spirit of spring and summer!" she said and that's when I saw it. Small little lilies were scattered throughout her hair. "He listened to us Jack! He made me like you!" I rushed up to her and hugged her. "Now we can be together."

"Thank you." I whispered to the moon.

"You're a lot colder than usual." she said and I chuckled.

"That's because you're a lot warmer than usual." I said. She pulled back and smiled at me. I laughed.

"What?" she asked confused.

"You're face. " she went to her mirror and she shrieked.

"Oh no! My face! It's covered in freckles." she moaned. I walked over to her.

"I think it's cute." I told her. "And you'll get use to it."

"I guess I will." she sighed and looked back at her bed. "My aunt...she's going to come into my room tomorrow and I'm going to be gone. I wish...I don't know. I wish they knew I'm okay." I placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Maybe one day they can see you. They could believe in the spring spirit." I told her and she laughed.

"I doubt my aunt will. But, maybe Tom and Sara..." she sighed and walked over to her bed. She touched her pillow lightly and closed her eyes. I was shocked to see a small tiger lily appear on the pillow. She opened her eyes and smiled a little. "That's pretty nifty."

"It is. Almost as cool as what I can do." I teased and she looked at me.

"Please! My power is a whole lot cooler." she said.

"Think whatever you want." I said and held out my hand. "We should go. I want the others to see the new you." She looked back at her bed one more time before she walked over to me. She placed her hand in mine and I felt whole.

Yeah. I could get use to feeling like this forever.

A/N: So, that's it! I hope you all enjpyed it! I'm still considering a sequel. Thank you all again!