Fate

Surprise

Axel POV

I pulled back the branches to the picnic spot I had set up with my brothers, and her face lit up like a Christmas tree as she gasped.

Fleur stood there for a few moments, her hand over her mouth just staring. I honestly couldn't blame her; I felt pretty proud of what I had come up with.

Behind the few trees and branches was a cute little area with tiny trees that curved across the top like a ceiling. Tyler had told me about it and how he went there with his girlfriend all the time, he suggested it as a great spot for Fleur and I.

Set up on all the mini trees and bushes were blue fairy lights, brightening the area fully. Hanging from the curved branches from the trees on top were all the pictures Fleur and I had took. The selfie on our first date, our dinner a few nights ago, and tons of other memories together. I had manged to print them all in time, with Tyler's help. There was a picnic blanket on the ground with a picnic basket on top of it, and white flower petals scattered across the ground around the blanket. Candles were placed on little tables in the corners of the areas, not close enough for it to be a fire hazard, though.

I looked over at Fleur and she had tears in her eyes.

"Ar-are you okay?" I asked.

She turned towards me, both hands over her mouth and tears now streaming down her face.

"You did all this? Just for me?" She hiccuped.

"Well, yeah I mean-"

She threw her arms around me dramatically, sobbing, and nearly knocking me over.

"I love you I love you I love!" She sobbed.

I was happy, obviously, but a little bit confused as well. I mean I know she was excited by why was she sobbing?

Suddenly she pulled back and looked me deep in the eyes.

"I don't want you to go. Please don't go."

Oh. That's why. I swallowed painfully hard and said.

"Fleur, you know I don't have a choice."

She sniffed and buried her head in my shoulder again, nodding.

"I know. I know, I don't know why I said that, I'm really sorry."

"No, it's okay. Really. Let's just, forget about this for now, move on with dinner. One step at a time."

She nodded again, then suddenly kissed me passionately, effectively knocking me over this time. I grunted then laughed into her mouth, as she slowly parted my lips, exploring. I moaned and wrapped my arms around her waist. After a few minutes, though, I lightly pushed her off me.

"You know, not that I'm not enjoying this, but I didn't set up this whole picnic for nothing." I murmured.

"Yeah. Okay, your right, we'll get back to that later." She said and winked.

I laughed and pulled out champagne and her favorite- pot stickers and ice cream.

She laughed when I took them out, so hard tears came to her eyes.

"Oh my god, that's so many pot stickers! And mint chocolate chip ice cream? I'm surprised you even remembered! Also where did you get the champagne? Tyler?"

"Yes, of course I did, and yeah he gave it to me." She laughed again, this time me joining along with her. Tyler was more confident then me, even Monty was too, I was still pretty shy even though I was the oldest. So I asked Tyler to use his fake ID to get some for Fleur and I.

After a fit of giggles, we opened the champagne and dug into the pot stickers, just laughing and having one of those conversations that seem to never end.

After finishing our food, I laid down on the huge blanket and pulled her close next to me. I stared at the pictures above our heads, smiling softly at the memories.

"Is this the same blanket from, you know, that picnic?" She asked.

"It is actually." I turned my head and looked at her.

She smiled and rolled on top of me, her hair falling like a curtain beside our faces.

"Well, why don't we re-create a memory then? But this one isn't caught in a picture, unfortunately. " She said in a low voice.

I swallowed. "I'd love too."

She smirked and leaned down to kiss me.

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About an hour after, I had thought Fleur had fallen asleep and was playing with her hair lightly. Suddenly, she said,

"What collage do you think you're gonna go to?"

"I- Oh I um, thought you were asleep."

She looked at me expectantly.

"Well, I mean, I kinda wanna be an architect when I grow up, but I'm not really sure. I mean I haven't thought of many collages either really, especially since I'm moving now, I have no idea what I'll do. But I'll figure it out. I hope. I mean I'll probably go to collage when I'm like around 19."

She laughed and leaned up to kiss me on the cheek. A steady blush grew up on my neck at the tiny gesture. That just made her laugh more. I sighed, greedily listening to the sound; I was really gonna miss that laugh.

"So-so what do you want to be when you grow up?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

She chuckled and answered,

"Well, I mean, I'm honestly not that sure either. I mean, I want to be a writer, but like, that's not gonna make great money, right? But-but you know there's option two. I mean, I kinda want to be a-a computer programmer." She stammered nervously.

My eyebrows flew to my hairline in sudden surprise.

"Well I mean it will make great money and plus I've been taking a few online classes about it and I kinda like it." She added.

"A computer programmer? Well that's cool. Hey, maybe we could even end up at the same collage. Wouldn't that be cool?" I joked.

She laughed and then suddenly cut off abruptly, looking at me deep in my eyes.

"I hope we will." She said it as a joke, he knew, but the look in her eyes was series as she leaned down and kissed him.

"Round two?" I said, laughing slightly into her mouth.

"I'm not gonna see you for who knows how long. Might as well get in as many as we can." She said, making me burst out laughing, but still returning the kiss she gave me. Because hey, she was right.