Fires Collided

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I looked for Rose the whole night.The minute I heard her name being announced.But I couldn't find her.This past week has been the best time of my life.Having her so close to me.Having her in my bed the whole week.Holding her.Watching her sleep peacefully for nights.I loved every bit of it.I loved her more than I did before.I feel better about myself when I'M around her.She makes me feel better about everything.She takes out the best in me and makes me see it.She doesn't even realize it.She's been there for me a lot times before.Maybe she knew she was there for me.Maybe she didn't.But she was there.I love her and this is the night for me to prove it.

I was looking for her when I bumped into my grandfather."What's with the rush son?"I sighed."I'm looking for Monroe.I have to find her."He started laughing."So how is it between the two of you?Fighting with her father?Protecting her from rapist friends of yours?Holding her in your room for a whole week?"He winked at me."I told you I know a lot."I felt somehow emberassed about this.I knew there was nothing to be emberassed about but...I felt that way regardless."Admit it out-loud.You love her.""I know I do.I just need to find her so she could know that too."

"Do you have  something to ask me?""Where is Rose?"He shook his head."Where can I find someone who can tell me where Rose is?"He shook his head.I asked him a lot of questions leading to me where Rose was but he didn't answer."Oh my...You are so not bright."He got his hand in his pocket and took out a red velvet box."Family ring.Take it.Tonight is your chance."I looked into the box and it was the most beautiful engagement ring I have ever seen.

I thanked grandfather and continued my look for her.Until I bumped into my dad."Where have you been all week?""Home.May I leave now?"He scoffed."Outside!"He dragged me outside and threw me to the ground.I got up and fixed my suit."What the hell dad?!""I sent my father to you and you manipulated him?!He has been letting you off easy for way long!You still didn't kill her and now she's under my father's protection!""PERFECT!AT LEAST SHE'S SAFE FROM YOU!"He slammed me to the wall and started choking me."You watch your tone!She will be dead after we're done with our plan anyways!"I pushed him off of me.I don't have time for this!

"I LOVE HER!SO...TO HELL WITH YOUR PLAN!"I calmed down and sighed."Get close to her and you're done.I can forgive you for the horrible things you made me do but if you hurt her one more time I'll make your life a living hell."I went back inside and continued looking for Rose.I bumped into Mari on my way to Rose.I seriously need to stop bumping into people!Seriously!I didn't listen to a word she said.I just kept searching with my eyes.And when I saw her in that beautiful pink dress I was frozen.Mesmerized even.But she didn't look happy.She look shaken up.I ran up to her as she walked away fastly."Rose!"I finally caught up to her.

Does she really think I would go for Marigold?So I told her I loved her.And when she said it back I kissed her.I had to kiss her.And it was amazing.I felt refreshed.Like I had a lot of energy.I don't know where it was coming from but I felt complete.Like I finally found it.I'm right where I needed to be from the very start.She was all I needed.I just avoided it for years and it was too overwhelming to hide any longer than I did.I was over the moon with this.

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I heard my grandson yelling her name and it caught my attention in the middle of a converstation."Excuse me gentlemen."I left the bistro table and walked over to them.Well...it was more like everybody getting away from them.When I got there it made sense.They were both in their flame forms.Reuniting.Completing each other.This hadn't happened in centuries!They're made for each other.Literally.They were both made from the same spark.If not now they were going to find each other anyways.They were made for each other.Their love is true and more powerful than anything else in this world.Once they find each other they'll be stronger than any other fire.Their fires collided in the most perfect way possible.

But they were getting too many attention.Everybody in the crowd including myself was watching them with their jaws on the floor.Once they broke it off they hugged and I felt like they should be out of that crowd immediately so I walked up to them."Let's go kids."I got them out of there before something huge happened.

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"Mr.Fern what is going on?Why were everybody watching us?"He sighed."Ms.Monroe I will explain.Let's just leave first."I nodded and with my fingers tangled with Ralph's we left as fast as we could.We ended up in Jayden's manor."Penelope get the kids to their rooms.Get them some clothes too.""Of course sir."Then we followed Penelope."What happened back there?"I sighed."I don't know."He placed his arm around me and I wrapped my arm around his waist and leaned my head on his shoulder.

"We're here.This is your room...""Rose."She smiled."This is yours and the next door is yours.I'll drop the clothes on the bed.Towels are in the bathroom.I'll be right back."We nodded and went to our own ways.I got under the warm water and I felt relaxed.When I got out I saw the pyjamas Penelope left me.They were really nice and so me.

Ralph came knocking on the door just when I was done."The door is open."I was sitting on my bed.Staring at the floor beneath me blankly."How are you?"I sighed."I don't even know what happened to begin with.One moment everything was perfect and as amazing as it possibly could've been and the other I was being dragged out of the ball room by your grandfather.I am as confused as a person could be right now."He came over and sat next to me.I rested my head on him.He tilted my face up to him and kissed me before he hugged me."He probably has an explanation.""That's all I am asking for anyways."