"Cassie?" asked Andros walking into Cassie's room to see if she was alright. She had run from the bridge crying when Astronima brought up....
"Huh?" asked Cassie snapping from her thoughts about the Phantom and Astronima and wipping her tears so he couldn't see.
"Cassie, I was just wondering if we could talk about what happened on the Dark Fortress yesterday. Why did you just run off crying like that? Are you ok? What happened to in that room that had you so freaked out?" he asked worriedly staring at Cassie.
"Well..... I um... I just...." Cassie stopped beginning to cry again, unable to continue the memory too painful to remember yet again.
She had turned her head away from him so he wouldn't see her like that but he did. He reached out his hand and gently grabbed her face to turn it to face her.
"Cassie, Please tell me. I am here for you. I love you. You know that right?" he asked looking into her sad deep brown eyes.
She looked back at him and saw his concern and nodded. "Yah I do Andros. Really! It's just.... On that ship I....." she started crying again and Andros pulled her into a hug.
"It's alright! You don't have to tell me, but I'd like it if you did." he replied.
"I do though. It is just so... Painful to think about! I mean..... I... I... Andros when I was there in that cell.... Well Phantom came to rescue me and he..... He...." Cassie bowed her head seeing it flash across her mind feeling that pain all over again. She just wanted it to go away. But how could it? She watched the man she looked sacrifice himself to save her!
"He what?" asked Andros gently.
"DIED! Astronima was going to kill me and he jumped in front of me and the Quanitrons and destroyed them. Then he went after her and she shot him down with her staff and killed him right in front of ME!" said Cassie burying her head into Andros' chest letting the tears fall freely.
Andros looked down at the girl he loved with such pain and sadness on his face. He hated seeing her in pain it was weird but it's true. He could feel her pain and he knew that he felt it because she is the one he truly loves. We are meant to be together. He thought.
"Oh Cassie! I'm so sorry. I know you really loved him. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like seeing that! But I am here for you. I will always be, because...." he began. She looked at him urging him to go on. "I can't and WONT live without you. You are my heart and soul. Without you I am nothing for I am and will always be 'Broken Without You'."
Cassie stared up into eyes and saw that he spoke the truth and she felt it. She felt the exact same way, and said "I can't and WONT live without you. You are my heart and soul. Without you I am nothing for I am and will always be 'Broken Without You'. I love you Andros. You have really helped me begin to see the real me. You are something special, a different special than the Phantom. 'Cause I know you will always be there for me just as I will for you. Thank you for giving me hope. You are my light and I'll love you forever." she said hugging him and planting a gentle but passionate kiss on his soft pink lips, and thought maybe the Phantom was right I did find someone to love me more than him and I found someone to love more than him. But still I am hoping to see him again and thank him for pointing me on my way to my lovers' arms. I will always love him in some small way I will still love him but not anywhere near the way I do Andros.
The End
