Fate

Problems

Fleur POV

Ever since the day that Axel agreed to call the police, things have been going really well. Like the perfect life that every one wanted. Except one thing. There was no such thing as perfect.

Axel and his siblings called the police, and they got them away from that horrible father. We went to court with him, and he was ruled as guilty, thankfully, though I don't really know why he wouldn't be. The next day, Axel and I celebrated by going out to dinner, thinking that life honestly couldn't even get any better.

But then it got worse.

My mom didn't really know who we could give Axel and his siblings to, all her other sisters who lived nearby didn't want 3 children, and the only person she knew of was her sister who lived in Maryland, and said it was either her or an orphanage. They didn't really have a choice.

So now they have to move. To Maryland.

So today was their last day in Brooklyn. Their last day with me.

I felt numb. It felt like the world was all just dull, like everything was grey. Axel said tonight we would go out, and he said he had a surprise for me. Every time I think about tonight, I literally get teary eyed. I can't bear the thought of losing him, I don't even know how I'm going to handle tonight.

School went by quick, I barely comprehended what was happening. I only focused on my classes, I wanted to focus on anything but Axel. I got a few strange looks I think, but I pretended not to notice, and didn't care.

I came home and ignored my mom, irrationally angry at her, and went to my room and flew on my bed, locking the door before I burst into tears. I cried and cried until there were no more tears left, and used a whole box of tissues. After sitting sulking for half an hour, I went on my phone and started going through old pictures of us, even though I knew it would only make me worse.

Suddenly, my phone vibrated and I saw his contact name come up on my screen, face timing me. I cursed and grabbed another box of tissues, quickly wiping my nose and eyes, sniffed hard, then answered his call.

"Hey." I croaked. I sniffed again and cleared my throat.

"Hi. Um, so for tonight, meet me in the school parking lot?"

The school parking lot? Our last romantic night together was gonna be held at the school?

He seemed to notice my distress and quickly started saying,

"I mean- no- it's not actually going to be at the school, don't worry."

I nodded, feeling slightly relieved, and then made up some lame excuse that I had to go and ended the call, just so I could keep looking at our pictures together.

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After a few hours, seven o'clock finally rolled around. I put on my favorite yellow dress and some flats, applying a little make-up, too, something I rarely did. I wanted tonight to be perfect, our last night together, my last night with my first boyfriend.

I didn't know how I was gonna make it through dinner, better yet through him leaving.

I drove up to the school, trying not to think about it too much, or I'd probably start crying again. I pulled up in the parking lot, noticing how different the school looked at night, not filled with people coming in and out. I texted him that I was there and he said to meet me outside by the big forest across the river. Slightly confused, I got out of the car and walked awkwardly alone over to the river behind the school.

When I saw him standing there, moonlight shining on the lake and his raven hair, I almost couldn't hold the tears. I almost wanted to walk away, and not deal with my emotions right now, just eat ice cream and binge watch Jane the Virgin and ignore the fact that he's leaving, not think about it at all. I took at deep breath, told myself that I wanted to do this, and walked towards him, swallowing the lump in my throat.

I wrapped my arms around him from behind, feeling him stiffen, then relax, turning around slowly in my arms.

"Hey. You made it. I mean, obviously you did, yo-you texted that, texted me that-"

I put a finger on his lips to stop his babbling, smiling at how adorable he was.

"Hi. You're adorable when your nervous. And yes, I made it."

He smiled and laughed softly, and I was starting to think maybe this wasn't going to be so bad. Besides the part where I had to leave at the end, but I didn't want to think about that. Being here, with him, calmed me down more then any binge watching could.

His eyes slowing raked up and down my body, taking me all in.

"You look beautiful." He said. I blushed slightly, then noticed he actually looked stunning, too. He was wearing a light blue button down shirt, perfectly accenting his eyes, with black jeans that matched well. His hair was somewhat put together, though I'm guessing his brother helped him with that, and I smelled faint cologne, leaving me feeling slightly touched.

"Yes, and you look pretty great yourself." I whispered. He leaned down and kissed me chastely, briefly, then pulled away.

"So, um, shall we?" He said, and held out his arm for me. I giggled and looped my arm around his.

"And where exactly are you taking me?" I asked with a huge grin on my face.

He didn't say anything, just turned his head towards the lake, where I saw a tiny boat waiting. In the boat were a few candles, balancing on a shelf in there.

"Awwww, is this the surprise you were talking about?"

"Pshh, not even close Fleur."

"Really? Then what is it?"

"Ah, ah, ah, I'm not telling you yet."

I laughed and slowly lowered myself into the boat with Axel just behind me.

He took the row and slowly started rowing across the river, which was easier said then done. It took a few tries-nearly flipping ourselves over, frantically catching the falling candles and a lot of laughing before we finally got on track.

"Hmm. I never knew how romantic the school's river could be. Especially at night."

"Hmm. Me neither."

We both laughed quietly, then something crossed my mind.

"So then why did you take me here? I mean, what is the surprise? Is it in the forest? Or-"

He cut me off with another laugh, taking my hand while pulling up to the other side of the river.

"Well why don't we see?"

He helped me out of the boat, then pulled back a few branches and...

I gasped.

There was the surprise.